KEEP THIS SYLLABUS AT HOME AS A REFERENCE
Reading Syllabus (6th, 7th, 8th)
Mrs. Dobbs’ Achieve 3000 Reading Program
Franklin-Simpson Middle School
Achieve 3000 is an online reading program designed to increase student’s reading ability and comprehension. The students will read non-fiction/real-world articles culled from the Associated Press. The articles that they read will be on THEIR reading level as determined by an initial placement test.
All students will find success with this program and can log-on after school hours as well!
Daily Required Materials: (should be brought to class EVERY day)
*Binder or folder with paper *Daily bell work *Pencil/pens
*Agenda *Achieve 3000 tracking sheet
Common Assessment Points:
· Achieve 3000 article quizzes (late work will result in ½ credit )
· Thought questions (electronic responses/firm due dates on these)
· Bell ringers (daily assignment; late work will result in ½ credit )
· Daily graphic organizers (in class assignments)
Students can log on at home or any computer to complete work at: www.teenbiz3000.com
Grading Scale:
90-100 A 80-89 B 70-79 C 60-69 D 59 and below F
Posted Classroom Rules and Expectations: (FAILURE TO FOLLOW = T3 CARD)
· No Food/Drink in the Computer Lab (You will get a T3 card…this is your warning)
· Be on time (tardy with no note = T3 card)
· Be respectful
· Be prepared (binder, paper, pencil, tracking sheet and agenda) unprepared = T3 card
· Follow rules of computer usage noted in student handbook
Absent:
If you are absent from class (for any reason) it is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to…
· Get missed bell work from a classmate/Complete graphic organizers on your own
· Check the bulletin board for assigned articles
· Check the “What Did I Miss” folder for any worksheets you may have missed
· Turn in missed assignments within 3 days for full credit; after 3 days, only half-credit is available
Late Work:
Due dates are very important. Any article quizzes submitted after 3pm of the due date will receive ½ credit. Thought Questions carry a FIRM due date….if they aren’t submitted on the due date, a zero will be entered as your grade. You will have been given plenty of class time to complete these as well as being able to work from any computer after school hours.
ANY STUDENT HAVING 3 OR MORE ZEROS MUST SERVE AN AFTERNOON OF DETENTION PER FSMS DIRECTIVE
Improve Your Grade:
Students have the opportunity to improve their grade every single day. All they have to do is read extra Achieve 3000 articles, take the quizzes, and record it on their tracking sheet. These articles can be used throughout the semester to replace lower grades. It is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to meet with Mrs. Dobbs to show her the work and replace the low grade.
* Late work receives half credit and cannot be switched with extra articles*
*If your child would like to donate a TRAVEL SIZE bottle of hand sanitizer and/or facial tissues, they can earn UP TO 25pts. (Limit of 5 travel size donations) *
*If your child does not have access to a home computer, they can come to my room any morning at 7:30 to get extra work time.
Core Content: (Informational Reading)
· Annotate/formulate questions to guide reading
· Annotate/Summarize information to guide reading
· Analyze Facts/Opinions within informational text
· Analyze Main Idea of a passage and Supporting Details
· Organizational patterns: Compare/Contrast, Cause/Effect, Problem/Solution,
Sequence of facts and/or events, and Summarizing information
· Connect information from: text-to-self, text-to-world, and text-to-text
If you have any questions or concerns, you may email me at: or you can call and leave a message at the front office of FSMS (270-586-4401).
Let’s work together to insure that your child has great success this year!
How to Access
Mrs. Dobbs’ Website
§ Go to www.simpson.k12.ky.us
§ Click “Schools” on the top blue bar
§ Scroll down, click Middle School
§ Click “teacher Website”
§ You’ll now see an alphabetical listing of teachers, click “Dobbs”
This website is updated weekly with information that will help your child succeed and will keep you informed of the happenings in our class.
“Focused Students Maintain Success”
Related Arts Team
Discipline Policy
Failure to follow the classroom expectations/rules/CHAMPS procedures (i.e. late without a note, being off-task, logging-on early, not logging out of your account at the end of class, wrong voice level, disrespect, blurting out, being unprepared, having food or drink, not upholding other rules/expectations, etc.) will result in a T3 Card.
You will fill out your own card without talking or further disruption and return it to the teacher. Each T3 Card you receive deducts three points from your conduct grade.
After you receive 2 cards, your parents will be contacted
3 cards = parent contact + TIP 4 cards = parent contact + TIP
5 cards & above = trip to the office
*office referral subject to severity of behavior*
TIP (TEAM ISOLATION PLAN) Student will be isolated within the classroom to complete assignments.
REWARD!!! Students who have ZERO T3 CARDS at the end of the 9 weeks will receive free time in the gym! Office referral is automatic loss of reward time.
**Student’s with incomplete assignments will NOT attend reward until work is completed
THIS SYLLABUS IS TO BE KEPT AT HOME, DETACH BELOW SECTION AND RETURN WITH PARENT/GUARDIAN SIGNATURE BY: _______________________
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Student Name (please print): __________________ Period: __________
***I have read the information about Mrs. Dobbs’ reading class. My child and I understand the daily materials required, the classroom rules and expectations, the grading scale, and the related arts discipline policy. We have discussed “Mrs. Dobbs’ Classroom Expectations” and we understand that a copy is kept in my child’s Related Arts binder and can be viewed on Mrs. Dobbs’ website.
* ______________________ (parent/guardian signature)