Welcome to Kempsville Middle School and Sharks English!
RECENT NEWS:
August 14, 2008
I am looking forward to hearing from new students and parents, and meeting some of you at the PTA Back to School Bash and Open House on Tuesday, August 26. The Bash begins at 5:00 p.m., followed by a PTA board meeting at 6:00; the classroom (room 106) will be open for your visits starting at 6:20.
Please understand that many parents will be visiting with questions and concerns during this time, so it would be unprofessional of me to engage in extended discussions about your child. Due to privacy and legal concerns, I cannot discuss any element of a child's IEP or 504 plan without the student's case manager and/or an administrative designee present.
I will certainly be available to conference in a more professional and in-depth setting after the first week of school is complete. I am available for conferences starting September 8 between the hours of 11:05 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. weekdays. I am not available before or after school for conferencing.
Don't hesitate to get in touch over the summer via e-mail; my address is listed below along with my school phone and voice mail extensions.
Enjoy the summer!
HOMEWORK:
Homework assignments are posted every day in each classroom. The students' planners are the primary method for recording assignments. Technical problems and teacher absence could result in assignments not being posted to Homework Live in a timely manner. If students are present in class they are expected to have their homework assignments copied in their planners; Homework Live is only a backup.
Homework assignments will usually be posted daily by 4:30 p.m. on Homework Live; there is a link below to reach the website.
LINKS:
Below you'll find a list of links that may be helpful, including some great literary and grammar resources of interest to students as homework helpers and parents as homework-checking helpers. There is also a link to my personal website, where you can learn more about me and link to pictures of my family and classroom.
EnglishPage.com Interactive grammar lessons plus Foreign Language conversion dictionaries.
Poetry.com Free poetry hosting site: get your voice out there!
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre Home page for the restored Globe Theatre in London. Find out facts and history and see pictures of the theater.
BrainPOP! An excellent source for quick video lessons and quizzes on English, Science, Math, Social Students, and Technology skills (Psst...good for quickie parent refresher, too.)
WHRO-TV Home page for our local public television affiliate, with outstanding educational documentaries and series, children's programming, and local information.
Shenandoah Shakespeare Information about the Shenandoah Shakespeare troupe and the extraordinary Blackfriars Playhouse, right here in Virginia.
The Writers' Almanac This is a great, daily five-minute radio show about each day's literary history. Hosted by Garrison Keillor of NPR's A Prairie Home Companion.
Beethoven.com Live digital radio of great classical and film music - excellent background music for studying at home, and it's free!
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