LEARNING & COMMUNICATION

STRATEGIESCurriculum Night 2015

Ms. Neely Jarrell

Pine Lake Middle School

ABOUT THE TEACHER

• Ms. Neely or Ms. Jarrell??

• Education

• Background

• Excited

CLASSROOM RULES AND EXPECTATIONS

• Be on Time

• Be Prepared

• Be Ready

• Be Respectful of Self and Others

EXPECTATIONS CONTINUED

• Students are expected to come each day prepared and ready to learn. They are to be respectful of peers and staff. Participation in class is a key component and students will be expected to engage in conversations with each other.

PURPOSE

The purpose of learning and communication strategies is:

• To work on a variety of social skills based on IEP goals and student need.

• To understand expected and unexpected behaviors in a variety of settings.

• To gain skills to work as productive members of a group.

• To increase social awareness in game situations.

• To develop and maintain an organization system that supports the demands of middle school.

GRADING

• Grading in class will be based on participation. Three days per week will include direct instruction on specific social skills. One day per week will be spent on organization where students will learn to use Skyward, locate teacher websites and keep track of missing assignments. Participation in written work, group work and conversations is essential.

EMAIL ACCOUNTS

Students will need to have an email account. You can choose whatever carrier you like. Gmail, Comcast, etc will work fine. Please select a username and password that your student will remember. The purpose of the email account is to increase self advocacy by emailing teachers about projects, assignments, and missing work.

MY WEBSITE

• Where to find homework, announcements, calendar, etc.

• http://connect.issaquah.wednet.edu/middle/pine_lake/staff/ms_jarrells_site/default.aspx

ONE MORE THING

• National Board Certification

• Parent permission for work samples and videos.

• Thank you!