Transcript Welcome! [www.mrspoort.com]

Welcome to room 127!
LANGUAGE ARTS & SOCIAL STUDIES
MRS. POORT & MS. IOANNIDES
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I’ll introduce myself
I’ll tell you about what we do in here
I’ll tell you how I assess progress
I’ll tell you about my goals for the class
You’ll write your goals/a note to your student
Please keep in touch!
• Mrs. Joia Poort
• 206.252.5010
• [email protected] (preferred method)
• [email protected]
• www.mrspoort.com
• Best time to reach me-after 2:20pm
• Expect a reply within 24 business hours
– If you’d like to meet in person, please make an appointment.
Guest Speaker?
If you have any special skills,
interests, or abilities you’d like
to share with the class, please
drop me an email or write down
your name, contact info and
“skill” on a sticky note!
Eckstein Annual Campaign
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Class library
Stools
Sticky charts
Sticky notes
Pens, markers
Text Books
Reading Books
• Every year the Humanities department submits a request for funds from
the Eckstein Annual Campaign.
• The classroom libraries are funded in part by EAC.
• The campaign has just begun – please consider supporting this event. It is
the major fund raising event at Eckstein.
• The other funding for classroom libraries comes directly from teacher’s
pockets. Please consider donating any books that you have that are
appropriate for middle school readers.
About Mrs. Poort
• 8th grade LA/SS teacher (French)
• 16th year teaching
• WEB teacher leader
• Masters Degree in Teaching
• B.A. University of Washington-GO HUSKIES!
– Quarter abroad at the Universite de Poitiers in Poitiers, France
– Interests: Travel, sewing, dance
– Favorite job? Mom to 2 girls!
Anna Ioannides
 Have one son, Aleco who is a
senior at the University of Oregon
 Have a dog named Lilo
 I love to exercise, kayak,
watch soccer, and read
 This is my 27th! year of
teaching
 BA from the UW in Bilingual Education
and Spanish Literature. Masters work in ESL
and Mathematics
 Firmly believe in the power of education and the duty we have to try to
understand and respect others
My vision and teaching philosophy
• I envision my classroom as being a safe, enjoyable
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environment for students to enrich their views on the
world, USA, writing, reading, Washington state, and each
other.
My goal is for all of my students to succeed (personally,
academically, etc).
To make the class FUN as well as informative.
To daily push students to achieve their personal best.
To make learning fun!
To set high, but attainable standards in all areas of
learning.
Why do we have High Standards ?
• 16 years of teaching students who were able to work at
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this level.
Preparation for High School (no late work).
Colleges are getting more challenging to get in to.
The global market is more and more competitive.
Literacy is paramount to success in high school,
college, and the global job market.
The pressure to perform on standardized tests is high.
Scrutiny on American education (and SSD).
These are the reasons why I hold kids accountable to
high standards. I want them to succeed and it’s my job
to give them the tools and opportunities to learn these
skills.
Class Information
 Website: www.mrspoort.com
 Instructions and tour
 I do not use Fusion
Grades
• Grades in this class are based on Standards:
– Grade is based on if a student is exceeding, meeting, approaching, or
below a standard. (A, B, C, D respectfully).
– A student should only have an “E” if they are not doing their work.
– 0% Effort (mainly On-Time Grades-OTG, homework, group work, etc
however these behaviors directly relate to academic grades)
– 0% Citizenship (self-graded weekly-behavior, being prepared, etc)
• Grades of missing “mi” or incomplete “inc”
– Count as a 0.
– Students need to turn it in or revise for a higher grade within 1 week.
• Grades are now posted at least every 2 weeks. You can check
your progress as frequently as you’d like.
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Please ask your child questions about a grade before contacting me. All
assignments have a rubric and they should be able to tell you why points
were lost.
The 5 P’s
Live by the “5 P’s”
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Prompt-be on time
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Prepared-be ready with all supplies (including homework
and a reading book)
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Polite-be kind to yourself and others
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Proud-do your best work
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Participate-be an active part of the class (but, don’t blurt!)
Language Arts Curriculum
Ongoing throughout school year:
 Focused informational text reading instruction
 Novel and Literary studies
To Kill a Mockingbird
 Various short stories, essays, plays
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Outside Reading Program-IRP due monthly
Literary Analysis
Argument essay
Research paper
Detective Story-creative writing
Practice in listening and speaking
Group Skills
Independent Reading Program
 Students are expected to have a book to read at all
times.
 They are expected to read 500 pages per month.
 Book talks happen with an adult.
 Worksheets and are on my website.
Outside Reading Math
• A “just right book” should be read at a rate of 1 page
per minute.
• 30 minutes of reading=30 pages read.
• It would take ~9 days to read 250 pages at that rate.
• It would take 18 days to read 500 pages (that leaves
12 days of “not” reading to work on book talks).
Social Studies Curriculum
U.S. History
1st Quarter
 Columbus
 Revolution &
Constitution
 US Geography
3rd Quarter
 Civil War
 Reconstruction
 Immigration
 CBA-People on the Move
2nd Quarter
 The “Indian Problem”
 Manifest Destiny
 1801-1850
4th Quarter
 Industrialization
 Liberty & Justice for All
 Research
 Presentations
Homework
 Effort grades are mainly determined by work
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being turned in on-time (OTG) and complete.
It is the responsibility of the student to ask for
and get all make-up work.
Website, Student File.
Late turn-in box up front
Re-take policy requires students to show that
they did something to learn the material. (Note
from home or attend a tutoring session here).
How much homework?
• 30 minutes of reading.
• Occasional additional work on typing or writing a
paper, editing, a worksheet, make-up work, etc.
• Daily maximum should be an hour for a normal day
(this is for 2 classes).
How you can help
 Edit your child’s work (spelling, capitalization,
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punctuation, complete sentences, neatness and
presentation)
Read their writing aloud to them. Google
Translate!
Reminders to put homework in backpack at night
Create a place to do work daily.
HIGH expectations!
Know the absence policy!
Now that I’ve told you my goals:
 Take a moment to write a note to your child.
 Think about your goals for your child in this class. Next,
think about how you can help them attain my goals in
this class. Write your goals down and how you plan on
helping them actualizing their goals.
 Or, just write them a note!
 Put in their “return-to-work” file on the table, stick to
their name on the sticky chart, or put in the box up front.
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THANK YOU for coming and supporting your child!
Homeroom/Advisory
Most often Homeroom is a Study hall.
 30 minutes of silent reading time
 15 minutes of homework time
 Time available to check-in with teachers, get makeup work from absences, make-up or complete tests
 Tuesday and Thursday mid-day
Homeroom/Advisory
Sometimes Homeroom serves as an Advisory.
• Discuss issues and resolve problems related to school
• Set goals and monitor progress
• Prepare for high school and beyond
• Prepare for Student-led Parent Conferences