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Rachel Laney Nye6th grade

Pre-Ap/Regulars Language Arts

Room 402

"Where Cougars Belong and Cougars Succeed; Every Student-Every Day!"

Be PREPARED!• Bring L.A. Binder with 5 tabs and

spiral every day!• Bring OWN book every day!• Bring paper, pens, pencils,

highlighters, CAT, books, and other required materials every day!

• Writing-folder and composition book are kept in room.

• Reading-spiral is kept in the classroom.• Textbooks are online. We use class sets.• We share post it notes and index cards.

Grades • Minor – 30%• Major – 60%• Homework – 10%• Late homework/ daily

grades – -25 one day late/then half credit

• You can access grades online!

• http://www.kleinisd.net/default.aspx?name=sis.parent

Homework• Approximately one-

two assignments per week (vocabulary and others)

• Check website–Agendas tab

• KEEP UP WITH CAT!!!– on board and on

screen daily

Important Days• Tuesday and Friday are our

TEST days• Vocabulary homework and

quiz routine is usually Monday-Thursday

• We go to the library approximately once every 2 weeks.

• We also go to the computer lab approximately once per grading period.

Web Site http://classroom.kleinisd.net/default.aspx?Ms. Rachel Laney Nye/Home

Reading

Agendas

Writing&Grammar

Vocabulary Word Studies

Conduct• PRIDE• Social Contracts (per

class)• The Three R’s

–Respect–Responsibility–Readiness

• Warning (4 questions), classroom consequence, and parent contact, before office

Communication with Parents

• e-mail: rnye@kleinisd.net• webpage:

http://classroom.kleinisd.net/default.aspx?Ms. Rachel Laney Nye/Home

• Grade Book (Parent Connect): https://gradespeed.kleinisd.net/gs/

• phone: 832-249-5370 (832-249-5400-direct line to the office)

• Conference-1:30-2:15 (MWF) *by appointment only

Reading Books & Applying Plot Elements

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuZSfvHHMr4

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuZSfvHHMr4

PRIDE • Period 5 (Cougar PRIDE period)• 12:56-1:25 daily• Homework, make-up work, extra help,

etc.• READ!• Quiet place to work and study!• Sometimes used for assemblies (Wise-up

Program, etc.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jByfWOLmjo

We can all work together to help your little squirrel!