Ms. Stein's Teacher Page -- 7th and 8th Grade ELA

Week 5 Notes - Progress Reports this Week (posted 9/8)

Hi -

Progress Reports are due to the office by Friday - students should analyze their scores on Aeries and Canvas to see whether they should submit anything.

8th Grade: My goal is to get all posters and summaries in the gradebooks by Thursday so that progress report grades will be as accurate as possible. New work will include: peer review of summaries and then reading the final article in the unit - Teens do their share of Lying.
7th Grade: My goal is to get all posters and summaries in the gradebooks by Thursday so that progress report grades will be as complete as possible. New work will include: peer review and rewriting of summaries and studying vocabulary for Great on vocabulary.com.

This week, specifically Monday, maybe Tuesday, students will be given an opportunity to finish their iReady diagnostic in Reading. If they have completed their reading diagnostic, they will be allowed to try the independent lessons for instruction. Note - They will finish their math diagnostic during math class and have the opportunity to try the independent lessons in math. This is new to all of us, so we will figure it out as we go. Thank you for your patience.

It was great seeing so many parents and guardians during back to school night. If you still have questions - or were unable to attend - please shoot me an email or give me a call.

Be scholarly, be kind, read good books and ask hard questions.

Welcome to AY 2024-25:

Welcome to AY 2024-25:

I like to tell the kids that I'm "a hundred years old." While it's a slight exaggeration, it's fun to keep them guessing while teaching them about Hyperbole, an example of ironic speech. I've been at the Manor since 2008 and teaching middle school in the district since 2001. I completed my single subject teaching credential in English at Cal State East Bay (it was Hayward at the time), and earned my Bachelor's in English and American Literature at UC San Diego. My oldest grandchild is an incoming freshman at UC Santa Cruz and my youngest grandchildren were born in May and June of this year.

My goal is to improve your students' literacy skills, and we have some really good tools to do that. The old ones: talking to the text, Newsela, BrainPop and vocabulary.com. We will also utilize regular assessments with iReady to evaluate reading skills and develop an individualized program for improvement. I'm looking forward to seeing how this works.

Thanks and Reminders

Hall Passes for the Restroom:

Students should try to use the restroom during break, lunch and passing periods. We will observe the 10 and 10 guideline - no passes will be issued during the first and last ten minutes of class unless it is an emergency. Based on experience, students who come to class late have had time to use the restroom and will not be given a pass to the restroom except in an emergency.

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Name: Veronica Stein
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Technology Needs

If your student needs a Chromebook to complete school assignments, contact your teacher or the school office so one can be assigned.

Grade Scale:

A = 93-100%

A- = 90 - 92.99

B+ = 87-89.99

B = 83 - 86.99

B- = 80 - 82.99

C+ = 77-79.99%

C = 73 - 76.99

C- = 70 - 72.99\

D = 60-69%

F = 59% and below

NM = Failing score with low attendance