Welcome 8th Grade Students and Parents!

Welcome 8th Grade Students and Parents!!!

I am very happy to be a part of this wonderful community, and I am really looking forward to getting to know all of you this year. I love living in Jackson Hole and the Tetons, and I am excited for another great school year!!!

This is my second year at JHMS. I moved to Jackson in 2007 from Boulder, CO., where I did my Master’s Degree in Secondary English Education at The University of Colorado. My Bachelor’s Degree is in English and Psychology from The University of Iowa. I have been teaching since 2000, and I have worked at the pre-school, middle school, high school, and university levels in Colorado, Wyoming, and abroad at an American School in La Paz, Bolivia.


I am bilingual (English/Spanish), and have spent several years living in South America – Venezuela and Bolivia. I have traveled and lived extensively around the world including Central and South America, the Caribbean, Southeast Asia, West Africa, and Australia. My passions include: snowboarding, hiking, running, dancing, yoga, drumming, reading and writing, and traveling.


This blog will be a space for parents to stay connected to what we are doing in class, reading, writing, and homework schedules, as well as literature circle activities and ongoing projects.

You are all welcome to email me with any questions, etc. at any time. You can contact me at: jflammang@teton1.wy.k12.us. You can also reach me at 307-733-4234 ext. 3102.

Please utilize the classroom blog to stay updated on assignments, homework, projects, and deadlines: http://language-link.blogspot.com/
Looking forward to a great school year!!!

Jessica Flammang

CLASSROOM POLICIES
This form will be handed out on the first day and must be returned by Friday, September 5 with student and parent signatures.

1)Follow all JHMS policies, guidelines, and expectations.

2)Come to class on time and prepared each day with necessary materials including: texts, binder, notebook, journal, pen/pencil, JHMS agenda, and any other necessary materials for the current project or assignment.

3)When the bell rings, you are in your seat with your materials out and ready to go.

4)No food or soda. Water is allowed. Bottles must be recycled.

5)Clean up after yourself after each class session. Recycle all paper and bottles.

6)When you use classroom items, return them to where they are kept when you are finished.

7)Utilize the classroom blog regularly: http://language-link.blogspot.com.

8)Be responsible – come prepared and ready to stay. Leaving class requires a pass.

9)Be respectful – raise your hand, listen and respond thoughtfully to others and respect their opinions. Behave and speak respectfully toward all substitutes, classroom guests, staff, administrators, observers, and project facilitators. Have a good attitude!

10)Be safe – behave with others’ welfare in mind. Conduct yourself appropriately.

11)Produce your best work.

12) When you are absent, it is your responsibility to get and complete all missing work.

13)Attend homework help sessions if you are receiving a failing grade.

14)Inappropriate behavior and speech will not be tolerated.

15)Be an active member of the classroom community! Share, contribute, cooperate, and participate.


Student Signature:________________________________________ Date:__________


Parent/Guardian Signature:_________________________________ Date:__________

WEEK ONE AGENDA:

MONDAY - NO SCHOOL - LABOR DAY

TUESDAY:

1) Welcome to 8th Grade Language Arts! Room tour, evacuation procedures, classroom rules, materials needed

2) Media Center Visit for id's and passwords

WEDNESDAY:

1) CEF and materials reminder

2) WNB Rubrics model and overview

3) Bring 3 prompts for Writer's Notebooks for Friday

THURSDAY:

1) Personal Questions Powerpoint

2) Blog Tour and Scavenger Hunt

FRIDAY:

*Student and parent surveys due
*Classroom Policies due
*3 prompts due

1) More on WNBs -- Read "What is a Writer's NB, Anyway?"

2) WNB #1: "One thing I wish my parents/teachers knew about me..." and share

3) Blog Hunt results...