My Philosophy is: “It Takes A Whole Village To Educate A Student.”
In order for your child to have a successful year at school, he/she needs to adhere to the following:
1) Come to school everyday.
2) Abide by all school and classroom rules, expectations, and procedures as outlined in the Muscogee County School District Code of Conduct Handbook, the Rothschild Middle School Handbook, and the "How to Survive in Ms. Curtis' Dynasty for Learning" guide.
3) Bring the necessary TOOLS FOR LEARNING (pencils, pens, paper, notebooks, textbooks, AR books, etc.)
4) Maintain a positive, cooperative ATTITUDE!
5) Read at least 30 minutes at home each night.(RAH)
Homework will be given as reinforcement to the classroom lessons and activities that have been taught during the school day. There will also be many days when no homework is assigned to your child.
I encourage you to take an interest in your child's educational process and to visit the school/my classroom at any time, but please make sure you stop by the main office to secure a visitor's pass. If you have questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at 706-569-3709 or e-mail me at bcurtis@mcsdga.net
SCHOOL SUPPLY LIST FOR MS. CURTIS' CLASS:
Language Arts:
Notebook Paper
Pencils
Pens (Blue or Black)
Pencil Top Erasers
Small Manual Pencil Sharpener
Highlighters
Wite Out (optional)
Dictionary/Thesaurus (for use at home)
*All students should have supplies in class with them everyday.
Social Studies:
Notebook Paper
Pencils
Pens (blue or black ink)
Pencil Top Erasers
Small Manual Pencil Sharpener
Highlighters
*All students should have supplies in class with them everyday.
LET THE LEARNING BEGIN!
December 1-19
Language Arts:
1) Daily Language Grams(5 minute lessons that will cover the Georgia Performance Standards)
2)Vocabulary for the remainder of the second nine weeks will be Christmas Words.
1) December
2) candles
3) family
4) eggnog
5) mistletoe
6) tradition
7) yuletide
8) ornaments
9) festive
10) candy canes
11) evergreen tree
12) carols
13) Christmas
14) holiday
15) wreath
3) Grammar Unit-The Eight Parts of Speech. The class will complete various worksheets and activities related to the following parts of speech.
December 1-5 Verbs
December 8-12 Adjectives
December 15-19 Adverbs
4) Journal Writing-Students will write daily in class about a Christmas topic/prompt selected by teacher. Every Friday will be "FREE WRITE" (students will choose own topic from THE WRITING JOURNAL (a binder with a list of acceptable/appropriate topics/prompts for writing)
5) Accelerated Reading (AR)-Students will read AR books for at least 15 minutes in class each day. Please encourage at least 30 minutes of RAH (Reading At Home). As soon as your child has read a book, he/she will be allowed to take an AR test. A score of 70% is passing for every AR test. Each student needs to have 5 books read by December 15.
Social Studies
1) We begin each class with a Daily Warm-up (2-3 questions that relate to our unit of study)
2) Social Studies-We are still studying the Geography of Europe. The standards we will cover during the unit are:
SS6G8 The student will locate selected features of Europe
SS6G9 The student will discuss environmental issues in Europe
SS6G10-The student will explain the impact of locatiion, climate, natural resources, and population distribution on Europe
SS6G11 The student will describe the cultural characteristics of Europe.
We will finish the Europe unit before the Christmas break. We will take a unit test after the unit is completed. Your child will receive a study sheet/study guide for the test.
3) Each student needs to bring a newspaper article for class on Friday. Remember, the article can be local, state, national, or world news.
HOMEWORK:
1) Social Studies-Bring newspaper article for Current Events this Friday.
2) Please study vocabulary words and definitions with your child at home each night. He/she should bring home a set of flash cards with the words and definitions printed on them.
Scheduled Tests for the Week of December 15-19.
Vocabulary Quiz-Monday 12/15. The students will be allowed to use flash cards with words and definitions to take this quiz.
Other Notes:
1) Please make sure your child bring materials for class with him/her to school every day. They are listed at the beginning of my web page.
2) Thanks for the support and encouragement you give to your child.
Let's Make The Next Three Weeks Great Weeks At The ROCK!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
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