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Welcome Parents!

Welcome Parents!. Thank you for taking the time to visit with me and to find out what your child will be learning this year. Welcome Parents. Stephanie Malm BA in Journalism/Mass Communications and Political Science MA in Secondary Education, 2011. Social Studies.

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Welcome Parents!

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  1. Welcome Parents! Thank you for taking the time to visit with me and to find out what your child will be learning this year.

  2. Welcome Parents • Stephanie Malm • BA in Journalism/Mass Communications and Political Science • MA in Secondary Education, 2011

  3. Social Studies • 1st Quarter: American Revolution, Foundations of Government • 2nd Quarter: Great Depression, World War II, Cold War • 3rd Quarter: Korea and Vietnam; Civil Rights; Functions of Government • 4th Quarter: Economics/Personal Finance; Cold War to present time.

  4. English Language Arts (ELA) • 1st Quarter: Short stories; grammar (will also be reviewed throughout the year) • 2nd Quarter: Epic poetry (The Iliad); mythology, fairy tales and folklore; poetry • 3rd Quarter: Research and Rhetoric; non-fiction literature (still in discussions). • 4th Quarter: Classics and Drama: Shakespeare (TBD); classic novel (i.e., A Separate Peace; A Wrinkle in Time; The Giver)

  5. Literature Books • After careful review, I have chosen the following books to read this year, one per quarter. Each book will be a literature book that follows the curriculum of social studies, so both are incorporated. These are in addition to books and stories we will read in class: • “My Brother Sam Is Dead” by Collier and Collier (Revolution) • “The Devil’s Arithmetic” by (Holocaust) • “The $66 Summer’ by Armistad (Civil Rights) • Independent Reading Project (the decades) - information will go out before Spring Break.

  6. Expectations of Students • Be prepared • Be respectful (teacher, students and room) • Follow classroom rules at all times • Work to highest potential • Accept that mistakes will be made– we learn from them. NOT OK to ridicule other’s mistakes • Be open to new experiences and ideas • Have a good time

  7. Teacher’s Goals • Test twice per unit of study. (First test is this Friday). • Vocabulary for each subject will be required each week. • Communicate through mass email with parents once a week (on Fridays). This is in addition to the team newsletter that goes out every Friday as well. • Have assignments graded and returned in a timely manner. • Keep grades updated.

  8. Grades • Standards-based grading: Grades are earned based on state and/or Common Core standards per subject. • We will be assigning and distributing parent and student login information as soon as possible (hopefully this week).

  9. THANK YOU! • It is my pleasure to be your student’s teacher this year! We have hit it off (for the most part!) and we are beginning to find our classroom groove. • Volunteers always welcome! I am finding I have a ton of copying to do!  • Please donate hand sanitizer and soap. Also, if you don’t mind donating more paper, the Tech Lab and Mrs. Martinez can use reams of paper – a lot of printing goes on in their every day, and she is already out.

  10. Contact Information • Website: www.mrsmalm.weebly.com. Students will find homework/classwork information here. • Email: stephanie.malm@eduprizeschools.net

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