Mrs. Murray

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Welcome to Language Arts! Parents and students, please  feel free to contact me at any time through 
voice mail or email:
771-1770 - school phone number
amurray@rcsdk8.org  - email
771-1775 x102 - voice mail/homework hotline
Please note: Messages will be returned as quickly as possible, usually within 24 hours.

The first trimester ended on November 20. As of November 30 we are starting a new term with the 
beginning of second trimester.  First Trimester report cards will be mailed home the first week of 
December. Second trimester ends on March 12.

Congratulations to my top spellers in each class:
Period 1 - Destiny Butcher and alternate Alexis Millan-Ruiz
Period 2 - Michael Allard and alternate Parker Carroll
Period 3 - Dominick Quilala and alternate John Hynes
Period 4 - Malerie Walker and alternate Gan Chanontree
The top spellers in each class will compete in the next round of the Bee, to be held at lunch on 
Tuesday December 8 in Room A-4 (Dwillis). Good Luck!

All 8th graders are required to pick out a novel to start reading as of November 13. Novels will need 
to be finished by Dec. 10. Most of the reading will need to be done at home, although some of the 
reading can be done during SSR time after lunch.  Bring your novel to school with you every day! If 
you have any extra time, or you are done with your homework, you can read your novel! After we are 
done with the reading, we will be writing an essay (more info. on the essay to be announced in 
December!)

A note to students who are absent:
I suggest that students pair up with a "study buddy". Students should exchange phone numbers or 
email addresses with a fellow student in class in case of absence. I will of course continue to  
respond to homework requests, but a classmate might be able to answer your questions sooner!

If you are absent on a day when we are reading in the Language Arts textbook, you may need to 
make arrangements to check out a copy of the textbook from our school library. To check out a 
textbook, contact our librarian, Mrs. Wolff.

Grades are now available for parents and students to view online. Please contact Mrs. Mamuyac in 
the office if you need technical support or have trouble logging on. Please allow plenty of 
time for essays, tests, book reports, etc. to be scored and updated in the online gradebook.

Language Arts involves reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. As you will see on the report 
card, the standards for Language Arts are as follows:

1. Demonstrates knowledge of word origins, relationships, and context clues to determine the 
meaning 
of grade level appropriate words. 10% of total grade.

2. Responds to grade-level appropriate material, including fiction and non-fiction, both orally and in 
writing. 15% of total grade.

3. Delivers clear, coherent, and focused writing for a variety of purposes. 25% of total grade.

4. Reading comprehension. 25% of total grade.

5. Delivers focused, coherent oral presentations. 5% of total grade.

6. Using Conventions (spelling, writing rules, grammar rules.) 10% of total grade.

7. Homework/Summative assessments. 10% of total grade.

Students will need to have a reading book for SSR (Sustained Silent Reading) every day.

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