Welcome to

BHMS!

Mrs. Jolene Rule

Course Description: Room 221
This course builds upon elementary level instruction and
demands increased application of skills and intellectual Email:
jolene.rule@bvsd.org
reasoning while reading, writing, speaking and listening.
Focus studies include: analyzing literary components, ex- Website:
amining text structures, developing vocabulary knowledge Mrsrule.weebly.com
through context, organizing and structuring writing for in-
Office Hours:
tended audiences and purposes, informative/expository I am available by appointment
and persuasive writing, grammar and mechanics of English
language. (Taken from the BVSD curriculum guide.)

Classroom Norms and Expectations: This QR code will

take you to my
website.

DREAM RTL RTS Procedures:

(Ready to Learn) (Ready to Submit) Write homework in plan-
Determination Heading: ner and then immediately
Respect Paper work on the Bell Ringer.
Pencil Jolene Rule
Keep your voice at the
Equity Planner
9/1/15
Period 3
voice level indicated.
Achievement Tools of the Trade
Be an active STARS lis-
Mindfulness Tools tener

Rules: of the Trade: Follow BHMS

Listen for Surfs Up and
Writers Notebook Give Me Five
1. Be determined to give your Writing for Accuracy
personal best. Wait for the teacher to
2. Be respectful to everyone No ruffles dismiss you, not the bell.
and their tings. When Needed: Neat work
3. Be equitable. Markers, highlighters, Proper Heading
4. Challenge yourself to colored pencils, glue, and
achieve at your highest
level.
scissors
5. Be mindful of who you are
and the impact you make.

Grading Categories: Absent? Missing Work? Need a Redo?

Citizenship, Prep and Practice 10%
Formative Assessments 40%
Summative Assessments 50%
It is important for you to come to school everyday. Please see me or refer to
However, if you are absent it is your responsibility to my website to fill out the
get caught up and ask for the work you missed. You retake form. You must
can ask a buddy, check my website, or send me an also schedule an appoint-
email. ment with me.
If you need to know what work you are missing, Remind!
please refer to Infinite Campus (IC) and make a list Sign up for Remind. Please
to bring to the teacher so you can get the work you
refer to my website for di-
need.
rections . Your parents
must sign you up.