Welcome Students and Families! Please allow me to take a moment to welcome you to Franklin Academy Cooper City. My name is Mrs. Lyons, and I will be your 7th grade Language Arts and Reading teacher. During the first week of school we will be focusing on student expectations to be successful during this school year. Both students and parents will receive a copy of this letter, so we are all on the same page about your success in this classroom. 1. Be Prepared – Every day you are expected to have a composition notebook dedicated to ELA, a ballpoint pen, a pencil and eraser. Textbooks and consumables will be provided in class. A supply list specific to my class is attached. 2. Curriculum – The students’ curriculum will consist of textbooks and consumables in class, all which will also be available online. We will also be utilizing various technology such as projectors, document cameras, iPad and laptop carts as well as the in room computers to enhance the learning experience. This year we are proud to be implementing the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme as we are an IB Candidate School. With this, our students will embark on a rigorous and rewarding year full of growth and the opportunity to become global learners. Our students will be fostering a culture of international mindedness and world peace through our interdisciplinary curriculum framework. For more information on this program please visit www.ibo.org. 3. Assignments – Hand in all assignments when they are due. If assignments are frequently turned in late or missing, I will contact your parent to advise them of my concerns. In the event of an absence, you will need to personally contact me at a convenient time upon return to school to receive make-up work, as per school policy. Franklin Academy does have a no homework policy. However, this does not imply you are not to be an active learner at home. It is with high expectations; you go home and practice every night. If an assessment is coming up, what you are at home reviewing the materials for the following day. You will use this time after school to reflect and review the day’s work. 4. Grades – Grading policy requires that all work be completed by the due date in order to receive full credit. There are four categories for grading:
Welcome Students and Families! Please allow me to take a moment to welcome you to Franklin Academy Cooper City. My name is Mrs. Lyons, and I will be your 7th grade Language Arts and Reading teacher. During the first week of school we will be focusing on student expectations to be successful during this school year. Both students and parents will receive a copy of this letter, so we are all on the same page about your success in this classroom. 1. Be Prepared – Every day you are expected to have a composition notebook dedicated to ELA, a ballpoint pen, a pencil and eraser. Textbooks and consumables will be provided in class. A supply list specific to my class is attached. 2. Curriculum – The students’ curriculum will consist of textbooks and consumables in class, all which will also be available online. We will also be utilizing various technology such as projectors, document cameras, iPad and laptop carts as well as the in room computers to enhance the learning experience. This year we are proud to be implementing the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme as we are an IB Candidate School. With this, our students will embark on a rigorous and rewarding year full of growth and the opportunity to become global learners. Our students will be fostering a culture of international mindedness and world peace through our interdisciplinary curriculum framework. For more information on this program please visit www.ibo.org. 3. Assignments – Hand in all assignments when they are due. If assignments are frequently turned in late or missing, I will contact your parent to advise them of my concerns. In the event of an absence, you will need to personally contact me at a convenient time upon return to school to receive make-up work, as per school policy. Franklin Academy does have a no homework policy. However, this does not imply you are not to be an active learner at home. It is with high expectations; you go home and practice every night. If an assessment is coming up, what you are at home reviewing the materials for the following day. You will use this time after school to reflect and review the day’s work. 4. Grades – Grading policy requires that all work be completed by the due date in order to receive full credit. There are four categories for grading:
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