Welcome to 7

th
Grade Language Arts
Mr. Justin Vedder
Dear Parents and Students,
Welcome to another year at Potterville Middle School! Ive enjoyed meeting my
seventh grade classes, and I look forward to working with you to develo their
talents in the areas of reading and writing!
I thought you might want to know a "it a"out the erson who will "e working
closely with your son#daughter! $harlotte, Michigan is my hometown, and I
graduated from $harlotte %igh School in &''(! I received my "achelors degree
from Michigan State )niversity in &''* and joined the Potterville Middle School
sta+ in May of &'',! I earned my masters degree from Marygrove $ollege in
May! -eading, listening to music, and laying my "ass guitar are some of my
favorite astimes! I also enjoy working on my anti.ue (/0' 1ord $ustom!
Students and arents should review this class overview together! 2fter doing so,
"oth a student and arent signature is needed for the 0 oints this assignment is
worth!
Class Materials
Students are e3ected to "ring the following to class4
5Pencil or en 5672 8inder
5672 note"ook 5$hater 8ook
Homework Hotline
$all the homework hotline at 517.!5.!77, and a recording will e3lain that
day9s homework assignment! :he homework hotline will "e udated daily "y
;4''m! :his is a great tool for students to use if they haen to forget what
homework they were assigned in language arts class! It9s also a great tool for
arents who want to monitor homework comletion!
Grading "olic#
:he grading categories for my class are Assessments $75%&' "ractice $15%&'
(eading Counts $1)%&.
"otter*ille Middle +chool Grading +cale,
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(eading Counts
Students must o"tain &0 -eading $ounts oints all four .uarters of the school
year! Students can take a test on any book, whether it has an online test
or not. 2 "ook summary will take the lace of a te3t that does not have a test on
the comuter! Students must write the summary in my class during student work
time, lunch, or "efore and after school! 1ailure to o"tain any reading counts
oints usually results in a comlete grade dro @e!g! 1rom a 8= to a $=A!
"arentC-../C0
2ll grades for all assignments for all classes are osted online for arental
monitoring! :herefore, rogress reorts will not "e sent home! Bf course, if there
are serious concerns regarding your student9s erformance, arents#guardians
will "e contacted!
1eha*ior Conse2uences
(! Conver"al or ver"al warning @deending on violationA
&! DStudent will "e written5u
DStudent will sit in the hall to comlete an action lan
DParents will "e contacted
>! Student will "e issued a detention and will "e sent to the ISS @in school
susensionA area!
(estroom "olic#
Gold Le*el, With ermission, these students my use the "athroom or
get a drink without a ass!
Maroon Le*el, With ermission and a ass, these students may choose to use
the "athroom, "ut they are re.uired to trade time after school
until >4(0m! Students will have a week to trade "ack their time!
1lue Le*el, :hese students are not ermitted to leave the classroom
er the student hand"ook!
-For more detailed information regarding the level system, please refer to the student
handbook.-
Missing and 2"sent 2ssignments
Missing Assignments
If a student does not have an assignment comleted at the time it9s due, it is
considered missing, and the student will "e re.uired to comlete the assignment
during academic intervention lunch! ,'< is the ma3imum score a student will
receive for any comleted missing assignment!
A3sent Work
If a student is absent, it is his/her responsibility to see me before or
after school to obtain missed assignments. 2 student gets one day of
makeu time for each day he#she was a"sent!
I look forward to working with "oth arents and students this school year! Bne of
the major comonents for a successful teacher5arent team is communication!
2s we work together, we need to make sure we trust each other, stay in contact,
and udate each other on issues related to your childs education! Doing these
things will hel make this school year a successful one!
Sincerely,
Eustin Fedder
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Please call "efore or after school, or during my lanning eriod which is from
(&40>5(40(!
Please detach this page from the syllabus and return it to Mr. Vedder.
Student's Name:__________________
Date:__________________
Hour:__________________
Signing this sheet signiHes that a arent#guardian and the student have read and
understand the attached sylla"us! Please kee this sylla"us for reference!
-eturning this sheet signed "y a arent#guardian and student is worth 0 oints!
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Parent/Guardian Student