Back-to-School Night

Welcome to Room 14!
English 8 with Mrs. DeSimone

  • Sign-In with e-mail addresses in notebook
  • Distribute teacher contact information
  • Overview of classroom website
  • Overview of Classroom Expectations
    • Hand out Classroom Expectations to parents whose students did not return signed form/comment
  • Overview of Sustained Silent Reading Program
  • Overview of Curriculum
    • grammar
    • literature/vocabulary/poetry
    • writing
  • Our Sample Day
  • Questions?
  • Viewing Hearts throughout Classroom

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