Exam Week: November 10-14

Greetings Parents!
We have an eventful week ahead of us.

 FINAL EXAMS SCHEDULE:

Monday, November 10th 1st and 2nd Period 
Tuesday, November 11th 5th and 6th Period

• Plus Veteran's Day Salute at 1:15pm

Wednesday, November 12th 3rd and 4th Period

Thursday, November 13th 7th and 8th

FINAL ESSAY FOR 2ND SIX WEEKS:

9th and 10th grade ELA students have a final essay due

NOVEMBER 14TH

ALL writing prompts are on ClassJump

A Message from the NIAA CAFE

Good afternoon, amazing ones!

Next Early Dismissal day is Friday, November 14, 2014.  


Follow this link to order/decline lunch for your student(s)…

http://tinyurl.com/niaaelunch

The deadline for orders is Thursday, November 6, 2014

Thanks so much for all you do!

Alanna Thornton

NIAA Café

REMINDER: TAKE HOME QUIZ DUE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31ST

9TH AND 10TH GRADE 

STUDENTS AND PARENTS!

TAKE HOME QUIZ

Located on my ClassJump along with the associated stories, in your respective grade category...

Is due this Friday!

Students: Please read directions carefully before starting your quiz, which may be submitted hand written (NEATLY) or typed.

Miss Sanders

NIAA-ELA
New posting on For Parents Only!

NO EXCUSES, JUST RESULTS! 

Into Week Three We Go!

Greetings Awesome Newman Parents!

My ELA classes, 9^th and 10^th grade,  are reading really great stories in groups and individually. All stories will be posted to Classjump as students complete them. 

Collaborative Learning:
I enjoy listening to the group discussions as our students are respectful of each other’s opinions. They also provide insight ideas and suggestions to their collaborative group efforts.

HOMEWORK!!!!

We have challenging assignments coming up, the first being the Extended Article Review due  October 24^th. Already, I have received great article ideas from students who are excited to explore topics which interest them. All instructions and information concerning Article Reviews can be found on my classjump.com

Students also have a TAKE HOME QUIZ, which is also posted on CLASSJUMP and due October 31^st.

Finally, Progress Reports will be distributed on October 29^th . However, please keep in mind if you want to view your students grades, you can log in at the PARENT PORTAL and check on their progress as well.                  
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Have a wonderful week!

Ms. Sanders

ELA-NIAA

2nd Six Weeks: We've Got Spirit, Yes We Do!

English I and II (9^th and 10^th Grade) will continue to read and discuss short fiction stories. Student will also be completing their first extended article review which is due October 24^th.

Greetings NIAA Parents,

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An extended article review involves students choosing an article of considerable length (at least 5 pages or more) and writing a review of that article. I have encouraged students to explore topics that interest them. So far I have receive ideas ranging from health science, sports medicine to music.

The specific requirements for this assignment can be found on my CLASSJUMP.

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 Student will also have 4 reading log homework assignments  to complete this six weeks. I appreciate all of the newspaper donations. Keep them coming! 

FYI:

Reading logs serve three purposes:

1.  Our students are up to date on current events

2. They are researching, skimming and reading, which sharpens their reading comprehension levels

3. They are responding, reviewing and writing about the information they locate

October is an exciting month here at Newman:

**October 14-17 is HOMECOMING Spirit week!**

*****COLLEGE NIGHT! TONIGHT 6:00PM!

Keep up with your student’s grades and assignments at PARENT PORTAL Please contact us at 817-45-8555 if you require your user name and password.

Have an awesome Week!

Miss Sanders

NIAA-ELA

Third Thrilling Week Ahead!

Greetings NIAA Parents,

Student’s first reading log homework assignments are due September 8^th for MWF classes and September 9^th for T-TH-F classes. The log can be found on ClassJump.com .

This week 9^th and 10^th grade (English I and English II) will address writing extended article reviews as well as begin reading, discussing and analyzing short fiction.

Next week we will begin review the writing process and drafting our first essay, which will be due during the final week of these 1^st six weeks, September 29^th – October 3^rd.

Reminders:

September 16^th -- PSC Meeting 6:30pm and Warrior Showcase 7:00pm

September 17^th -- 3rd Week Progress Reports

September 24^th – See You At the Pole

September 29^th thru- October 3^rd – Exam Week/ Early Dismissal 12:30pm/Parent Conferences

 

Here's to a Great Start!

Greetings NIAA Parents,

Welcome to another fabulous year of learning. For the 2014-2015 school year I will instruct/teach/facilitate 9^th and 10^th grade English Language Arts (ELA).

To start off the school year right, we are spending time, reviewing and learning the process of completing my homework assignments, honing our reading strategies and rebuilding and flexing our writing muscles.

Please make sure your student has sign up for www.Classjump.com this website is where I will post necessary documents as well as the class calendar for upcoming homework, including weekly reading logs, bi-weekly article reviews, essay and exam due date reminders, etc.

Students will need a 3 ring binder or dedicated multiple subject spiral notebook for my class and they should have their school issued planner with them each day as we will update it with information weekly.

My blog updates vary from weekly to bi-weekly, I have also added a page “For Parents Only” to share articles related to school/parent partnerships. Please feel free to share with me any articles you think other parents may enjoy reading.

My email is psanders@newmanacademy.org if you have any questions. I am looking forward to a great year!

Miss Sanders

ELA-NIAA