Welcome Parent Night

2016-2017

Contact Information

Mrs. Katie Contreras

kcontreras@d64.org

mrs-contreras.weebly.com

Qualifications Illinois Professional Educator’s License (PEL) for Elementary Education (K-9) Endorsements: * Reading * Language Arts * ESL * French * General Science * Social Science * Middle Grades * Self-Contained General Education Undergraduate Degree Bachelor’s in Elementary Education Illinois State University Master’s Degree Master’s in Curriculum & Instruction Concordia University Chicago In Progress Master’s in Library & Information Science University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Experience

My Role 2nd Year at Emerson Channels of Challenge Language Arts Teacher Grades 6, 7, & 8

Conferences

Look for sign-up information to come

home in early October.

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Please don’t hesitate to contact me if

you have a concern.

Classroom Expectations

Classroom Interventions

Language Arts

Strategies

• Workshops

– Reading Workshop

• Skills & Strategies

– Writer’s Workshop

• Writing Process

• Interactive Notebook

– Foldables

• Literature Circles

• Discussions

• Book Talks/Reviews/Commercials

• STEM/Design Process

Writing

argument

persuasive/ opinion

narrative poetry

expository

Writing

• Personal pronouns – I think – My opinion

• Opinion/persuasive writing • Argument writing without a refutation/counterargument • Begin MLA formatting, Works Cited, and parenthetical citations

Writing

• Transition away from personal pronouns and into impersonal pronouns – One – The reader

• Some opinion/persuasive writing • Argument writing with a refutation/counterargument • Review MLA formatting, Works Cited, and parenthetical citations

Writing

• Impersonal pronouns – It is evident – This shows the reader that

– One can conclude • Argument writing with a refutation/counterargument • Comfortable using MLA formatting, Works Cited, and parenthetical citations

Grading Categories

• Reading

• Writing & Grammar

• Vocabulary

• Listening & Speaking Skills

Total Points to Calculate Grade

Late & Absent Work

• Late work will not be accepted. • Electronic copies will not be accepted. • Students are responsible for all work they miss while absent.

Retakes & Extensions• Students who wish to retake/resubmit an assignment must complete the blue form and return it within one week of receiving their original grade. • Students who would like to request an extension on an assignment must submit a completed yellow form at least one day before the assignment is due.

Extra Help

By appointment: • Before School

• Lunch

- 7th Grade

• After School

Curriculum• Tri 1: Personal Challenges

- The Giver • Tri 2: Conflict

- Romeo and Juliet • Tri 1: New Discoveries

- The Little Prince • Reading

- Rebecca Caudill - 3 books minimum by Feb 1

- Great America Reading Log - 6 hours minimum…deadline early April?

- Book Talks/Commercials/Reviews each Tri - Parent Permission will be needed

for mature reads and movies in the classroom - Please discuss family values with your student for their book choices

Curriculum• Tri 1: Me

- Short Stories, Poetry • Tri 2: Me & Others

- Animal Farm, Romeo and Juliet • Tri 1: Me & The World

- Literature Circles • Reading

- Book Talks/Commercials/Reviews each Tri - Parent Permission will be needed

for mature reads and movies in the classroom - Please discuss family values with your student for their book choices

Curriculum

• Tri 1: Influence - Frankenstein

• Tri 2: Sameness - Romeo and Juliet, Utopias

• Tri 1: Tolerance - Interdisciplinary Genocide Unit, Maus II

• Reading - Book Talks/Commercials/Reviews each Tri

- Parent Permission will be needed for mature reads and movies in the classroom - Please discuss family values with your student for their book choices

1,000,000 Words Goals

• Nightly Expectation 20-30 minutes (or 2+ hours per week) • Track books in Reading Log • Aim for 1,000,000+ words over one year • arbookfind.com

Field Trip

6th Grade: March 15 7th & 8th Grade: February 27