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Welcome to Back to School Night - Mrs. Egleston’s Class Overview

Join us for an engaging Back to School Night for Mrs. Egleston’s 8th-grade class in Room 214. Discover our standards-based curriculum focusing on essential skills in reading, writing, language conventions, and listening/speaking. Learn about our "Word of the Day" program, where students will explore vocabulary in fun and engaging ways. We also discuss homework expectations, including approximate time commitments and our Accelerated Reader program. For questions, feel free to reach out via email at peglest@hartdistrict.org. We look forward to an exciting school year!

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Welcome to Back to School Night - Mrs. Egleston’s Class Overview

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  1. Welcome to Back to School Night English 8 Mrs. Egleston Room 214 peglest@hartdistrict.org

  2. Standards Based Curriculum • Reading • Writing • Language Conventions • Listening and Speaking

  3. Reading 1.1 • Analyze idioms, analogies, metaphors, and similes to infer the literal and figurative meanings of phrases.

  4. Word of the Day • Each Monday there is a the new list of 5 words • We practice them throughout the week in various ways including hearing them used in classes and on the morning announcements • Every two weeks we take a quiz over the definitions and spellings

  5. Word of the Day • Incipient: (adj.) a beginning or early stage; just begun • Serena’s incipient party plans included a live band and some carrot cake.

  6. How much homework time will my child need? • That can vary from child to child. • We suggest that students will need to spend 30 minutes per day per class. • Four team classes: two hours • That can be broken up during the afternoon/evening hours • Best time to “memorize” is just before going to sleep

  7. Accelerated Reader • Hundreds of titles to choose from in our library, the public library or our local bookstores • Each student is required to earn 10 points a quarter • Any additional points earned will go towards extra credit

  8. What if my child needs to miss a class? • Upon returning to class, student needs to get the “Agenda Book” and copy ALL agenda items for the day that they missed. (Remember: that class can not be re-taught in two minutes.) • The student needs to make up any reading/class work/homework that was missed.

  9. Thank you for coming to our 2007-2008 Back to School Night • If you have any questions about tonight’s presentation or anything else that I might be able to help you with, please don’t hesitate to call or email. • pegleston@hartdistrict.org • Watch for our team website coming soon.

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