1. 1213 Orientation.notebook August 10, 2012
20122013 Middle School Open House
Mrs. Liz Slavens
St. John Lutheran School
8th Grade Homeroom and 78th grade Language Arts
Bachelors in Education, Concordia University Seward, NE (2002)
Masters in Education, Maryville University St. Louis (2009)
Experience:
2.5 years Sophomore/Junior English in St. Paul, MN
7 years at St. John Lutheran School
Best way to contact me: lslavens@stjstl.net
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2. 1213 Orientation.notebook August 10, 2012
Homeroom • Dismissal
• Mornings
• Lockers
• Seminar
• JA Field Trip
• Chapel Buddies
• Grand Canyon
• Chipotle
• Volunteer SignUp
Best way to contact me: lslavens@stjstl.net
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3. 1213 Orientation.notebook August 10, 2012
House
• Ligno Vitae
• Wednesdays after Chapel
• Community/Team Building
• Pride/Ownership/Accountability
• Gold Cross Standards
• House Points
Best way to contact me: lslavens@stjstl.net
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5. 1213 Orientation.notebook August 10, 2012
Schedule of the Week
Grammar/ Grammar/
7th Writing Literature Writing
Spelling & Spelling &
Grade Workshop Circles Workshop
Literature Literature
8th Grammar/ Grammar/
Writing Literature Writing
Grade Spelling & Spelling &
Workshop Circles Workshop
Literature Literature
Best way to contact me: lslavens@stjstl.net
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6. 1213 Orientation.notebook August 10, 2012
Grammar
• Language Network
• Mostly in class
• Tests and Quizzes
Best way to contact me: lslavens@stjstl.net
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7. 1213 Orientation.notebook August 10, 2012
Spelling/Vocabulary
• The Word Up Project
• Differentiated for student need
• Pre/Post Test
• Vocabulary Writing
Best way to contact me: lslavens@stjstl.net
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8. 1213 Orientation.notebook August 10, 2012
Writing Workshop
• 6 Trait Writing
• Writing Process
• Novel Based
• Essays
• Thesis Paper
Best way to contact me: lslavens@stjstl.net
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9. 1213 Orientation.notebook August 10, 2012
Literature
• Novel Based
• Literature Circles
• Independent Reading
Best way to contact me: lslavens@stjstl.net
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10. 1213 Orientation.notebook August 10, 2012
Summer Reading Reminders
Summer Reading Paper: Due Monday 8/20
BINGO Card: Due Monday 8/20
Project:
Assigned and discussed in class
Mostly worked on in class
Best way to contact me: lslavens@stjstl.net
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