1. 7th Grade Reading/Language Arts
Ms. Kathryn A. Hopkins

2. About Me Bachelors: DePaul University
Masters in Curriculum and Instruction: Saint Xavier University
4th Year teaching
6th Year at Summit Hill Jr. High

3. About Mrs. Park Bachelors: Lewis University
Masters in Teaching & Leadership: Lewis University
7th Year teaching at Summit Hill Jr. High

4. Reading Content
Prentice Hall’s Literature: Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: Collections
The reading curriculum will consist of the literature text, independent reading, novels, and essays.
Tests, daily assignments, book reports, reading logs, Accelerated Reading Tests, etc. will be assigned throughout the year. Point values for each will be announced beforehand.
Students are to have a novel with them AT ALL TIMES.

5. Books needed for class…
Chains-Laurie Halse Anderson
Chasing Lincoln’s Killer-James Swanson
To purchase these books I have set up a classroom store on scholastic.com-parents-shop- scholastic reading club.
Our class access code is NCY28

6. Language Arts Content Prentice Hall’s
Writing & Grammar: Communication in Action
No Red Ink
The Language Arts curriculum will consist of the grammar textbook, Vocabulary Workshop workbook, writing assignments/essays, journal writing, and stem derivatives
Tests, daily assignments, essays, etc. will be assigned throughout the year. Point values for each will be announced beforehand.

7. Resources for your child
Ms. Hopkins – Please encourage your child to talk to me and we’ll set up a time for me to help her/him before, during, or after school.
Study Hall- Teacher supervised
Academic Assistance- Monday through Friday after school
Website-
SHJH
Teacher Pages
Hopkins
Weekly events are on the website

8. Grading Policy Homework will be assigned daily.
All unfinished class work is automatically homework.
If a student is absent, it is he/she’s responsibility to get the work they missed and complete it upon return.
Homework/classwork (Formative) are 25% of grade.
Tests/Projects (Summative) are 75% of grade.

9. Stems Tuesday/Thursday 25 stems per list
Each list will be broken into fourths for the first few lists
Once the students get acclimated to their lists, the list size will be broken down into halves

10. Bell Ringers Monday through Friday Literary Term of the Week
Ethical Dilemmas
Quote of the Week
Video Journal
Silent Reading
Written in journal that is kept in class

11. Discipline Plan Occurrence Chart (Behavior)
Occurrence #1 verbal warning
Occurrence #2 parent contact
Occurrence #3 reflection
Occurrence #4 detention
Begin each quarter with a clean slate
No checks by mid-quarter earns reward
PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports)
Spartan Spirit

12. REMINDER Check website on a weekly basis
usually ready for viewing by Friday afternoon
s sent every Friday with weekly events