Language Arts NewsLetter

Week of August 29th

Cycle 1B Instruction starts this Monday:

6th-grade focus standards:

• 6.RL.2.2 -Main idea

• 6.W.6.1e - Compound / Complex Sentences

7th-grade focus standards:

• 7.RL.2.2 -- Main idea / Central idea

• 7.RN.3.2 -- Text Structures

8th-grade focus standards:

• 8.RL.2.2 Main idea /Central idea

• 8.RN. 3.2 Text structures

Please check the Language Arts Portal for Cycle 1B instruction. You will find information on the big ideas, essential questions, "I can" statements, and critical vocabulary. Also, check the Instructional Calendar for additional information on standards and resources. It's just one click away. Click here to be on your merry way to our Portal!

"Every moment is a fresh beginning"

--T.S. Eliot

This week's PLCs focus is on

the teachers' evaluation rubric on the Standards for Success website.

Please look at your Cycle 1A mini-assessment data and be prepared to share a trend, concern, or interesting anomaly that you noticed (6th grade).

NWEA Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) assessments start this week. I will come around Monday morning to address any questions, problems or concerns you have. There is a link to the computer lab schedule on the front page of the Language Arts Portal with up-to-date NWEA Map testing assignments.

This week would be a superb time to introduce the Assessment Vocabulary to your students. Assessment Vocabulary Presentation with lesson resources is on the front page of the portal. Clicking here will take you there!

MAP-it's all about growth!

7th-graders will receive their Chromebooks this week.

8th-grader will receive theirs the week of September 5th.

As your students start receiving their devices, please review your classroom rules and procedures regarding the care and use of Chromebooks.

Click here to visit the Language Arts Portal