Hi, my name is Nicole Kelpe and I am very excited to be teaching English Langauage Arts at Colony Middle School this year.

Daily Schedule:

Period 1 7:45-8:37 Prep

Period 2 8:42-9:30  6th grade English Language Arts

Period 3  9:35-10:23  7th grade English Language Arts

Period 4 10:28-11:16  7th grade English Language Arts

Lunch A 11:16-11:46

Period 5  11:51-12:39  6th grade English Language Arts

Period 6  12:44-1:32   6th grade English Language Arts Skills 

Period 7 1:37-2:15  6th grade Advisory

Grading Policy:

Grades will be calculated in the following way

40% Formative Assessments, such as bell work, collaborative discussions, Kagan cooperative learning structures, written responses, venn diagrams and other in class work

50% Summative Assessments, such as tests, quizzes, and papers

10% Work Habits, such as preparedness, participation, timliness, and attitude

Late Work:

Late work is accepted. If a student has been absent he/she can turn the work in for full credit. Other work that is turned in latewill still be accepted, but will have points deducted. Please never assume that it is not worth it to coplete a late assignment.

Assignments:

Assignments are posted on our google classroom, and kept if files in the classroom. If you are in need of a missing assignment, please check our google classroom, your class file, or with Mrs. Kelpe.

Due Dates:

Due dates for assignments are posted on our calendar in our classroom, on this website, and on our google classroom. 

Homework:

Homework for all classes is to read 20 minutes a night in a book of the student's choice.

7th grade will have an article of the week due weekly starting the 2nd quarter.