Welcome & Classroom Information
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Welcome to the 2023-2024 school year! My name is Mrs. Bridges, and I teach Language Arts 6, Language Arts 6 Honors, and two Art Elective classes for the combined 6th, 7th and 8th grades.
I will be using Google Classroom for all of my classes, and I hope you will join the Google Classroom your student is enrolled in.
For those of you that are new to Las Colinas, please remember we will be beginning this year together, and we'll all help one another through these first few days!
We will be supporting one another to create a positive community this year!
Please email me if you have any questions:
All class work and homework can be found in Google Classroom. Parents and guardians, please sign in to Google Classroom. If you need the code to sign in, please email me @
Google Classroom will not be assigned until Friday, August 25th, 2023 to allow for changes to schedules.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS (ELA) & ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS HONORS
Following the DISTRICT GRADING POLICY – ELA grades will be based 50% on formal assessments and core reading tests.
Formal Reading – district benchmarks and core reading tests
Formal Writing Assessments – Various writing styles will be taught, including, Narrative, Research-based Information Writing, and The Literary Essay: From Character to Compare/Contrast
California Collections text. We will have various tests throughout the year on short stories in the text.
Other standards-based assessments include: grammar, punctuation, Greek/Latin roots, proofreading exercises and vocabulary.
CLASSROOM POLICY
Enter class quietly and take out your silent reading book, your two ELA textbooks, and your charged-up chrome book, while attendance is being taken. Do NOT open your chromebook unless you have been instructed to. Instead, READ quietly from your silent reading book while you are waiting for class to begin if there is not an assignment for the beginning of class time.
Place your backpack under your desk, and your water bottle on the floor. Please remove your hat, and store it in your backpack.
DAILY - REQUIRED MATERIALS
Your two ELA textbooks
Your charged-up chromebook
Your Agenda
Suggested Materials
A silent reading book
A notebook for ELA, or paper in a separate section in a three-ring binder
One black or dark blue ink pen
One green or red ink pen
One sharpened pencil (no mechanical pencils) and a small pencil sharpener that collects the shavings
For the Parents and Guardians of the students in Mrs. Bridges Art Classes
The curriculum for the Art class your student is participating in has been created to introduce students to some well-known artists, and for students to try their hand at expressing themselves artistically after being inspired by these artists.
On a daily basis, students should have a notebook to keep their notes in, and several sharpened pencils. Please keep in mind, I can only suggest the students bring these materials with them. However, since COVID has not disappeared, if your student is able to bring their own supplies, your student will not be using shared art supplies.
SUGGESTED SUPPLY LIST for Art Exploratory
Notebook to take notes in, or paper for an Art section in a 3-ring binderSeveral sharpened pencils (Please no mechanical pencils)
A spiral bound sketch book. It is important to keep your work in one place, and this makes it easy to do this.
A small pencil sharpener that collects the shavings.
A box of colored pencils
Watercolor paint set with a brush
Fine tipped sharpie
A pair of scissors
Two glue sticksA folder that is large enough to save your work in. (It is a great idea to keep every assignment you create in class).
*An individual tempera paint set. (Very small amounts of paints in different colors, with a brush and a mini art palette) This could also be a mini acrylic set. (These paint sets should not be left in lockers – you will be given advance notice if you need these at school)
