Schedule
Period Times Classes
1st Period 8:30-8:57 Consult
2nd Period 8:57-9:55 Coteach 6th
3rd Period 9:50-10:40 8th F1/F2
10:40-11:51 Lunch/Plan
4th Period 11:51-12:41 7th F1/F2
5th Period 12:30-1:28 Coteach 6th
6th Period 1:31-2:21 6th F1/F2
7th Period 2:24-3:15 Coplan 6th
Materials
Materials Needed:
charged chromebook every day
pencil, pen, and composition notebook
willingness to work hard and put forth your best effort
Grading Scale
Major Assessment/Calculation of Grades: Evaluation of Student Progress
Tests will be given after each unit of study. Quizzes and other class work assignments will be given throughout the units to monitor for understanding. Homework will be assigned as a quarterly choice board.
Grading Scale
A 90-100
B 80-89
C 70-79
D 60-69
F below 60 No grade will be recorded below a 50.
Codes found in PowerSchool grade book
GFA=Grade Floor Applied
Your child showed mastery on less than 50% percent of the information being assessed.
NHI=Not Handed In
Your student has not turned in this assignment.
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Classroom Expectations
Hughes uses a behavior plan called ROCK. This stands for Respect, Order, Communication, and Kindness. Students are encouraged to keep these qualities in mind in all aspects of their day. Compliments for positive actions as well as consequences for negative actions are recorded on the ROCK card which is located in the student agenda. Please review the ROCK card for further information.
Be Respectful
Be Responsible
Be Ready to Learn
Course Description
Fundamentals 1 (F1)
Textbooks: Inside Fundamentals 1 (National Geographic / Cengage 2014); Inside Phonics (National Geographic / Cengage 2014)
Course Description: “English learners will communicate for social and instructional purposes within the school setting.” - WIDA English Language Development Standard 1
This course follows Greenville County Schools’ curriculum for ESOL.
General Learning Objectives:
By the end of this course, you will develop language, expand vocabulary, and develop literacy. Students will read, write and speak daily in English.
Quarter 1
Course introduction
Pre-assessment
Unit 1 Give Information
Pronouns
Present tense of “to be”
Short vowels
Unit 2: Colors, shapes and sizes
Steps in a process
Action verbs
Quarter 2
Unit 3: Tools and Careers
Present tense verbs
Ask and answer questions
Unit 4: Numbers
Ordinal and cardinal numbers
Negative sentences
Unit 5: My Neighborhood
Regular past tense verbs
Location words
There are and there is
Quarter 3
ACCESS Preparation
ACCESS Testing
Unit 6: Home and Family
Rooms and household objects
Have and has
Unit 7: Landforms and Transportation
Describing places
Proper nouns
Quarter 4
Unit 8: Feelings
Expressing emotions
Describing actions
Was and were
Negative sentences
Unit 9: Countries
Ask and answer questions
-ing verbs
Describing people
FUNDAMENTALS 2 (F2)
Textbooks: Inside Fundamentals 2 (National Geographic / Cengage 2014); Inside Phonics (National Geographic / Cengage 2014)
Course Description: “English learners will communicate for social and instructional purposes within the school setting.” - WIDA English Language Development Standard 1
This course follows Greenville County Schools’ curriculum for ESOL.
General Learning Objectives:
By the end of this course, you will develop language, expand vocabulary, and develop literacy. Students will read and write daily in English.
1st Quarter
Course introduction
Pre-assessment
Unit 1 Community Workers
Possessive Adjectives
Long Vowels
Cause and Effect
Unit 2 Making a Difference
Irregular Present Tense Verbs
Sequence and Classify
Give Information, Directions
Express wants and feelings
2nd Quarter
Unit 3: Our Living Planet
Sensory Adjectives
Details
Describe Places
Unit 4: History
Object Pronouns, Past and Present Tense Verbs
Comparisons
Unit 5: Story Telling
Variant Vowels
Character Traits
Story Elements
3rd Quarter
ACCESS Preparation
ACCESS Testing
Unit 6: Body and Sports
Past Tense Verbs and Pronouns
Main Idea and Details
Express Thanks
Unit 7: All Across America
Describing places
Proper nouns
Classify
4th Quarter
Unit 8: Plants
Prefixes and Suffixes
Comparisons
Give Information
Unit 9: Stars
Agree and Disagree
Contractions
Goal and Outcomes
*Parents please contact me if you have any questions.