Thank you for checking out our class page! My schedule is as follows:
1st - Office
2nd - Conference
3rd - room 303 - Basic English 4
4th - room 303 - Basic Algebra 2
5th - Office
6th - room 303 - Basic English 4
7th - room 303 - Basic Algebra 2
8th - room 313 - Conference
Content Mastery is open the entire day from 7:45 AM to 3:45 PM for student use. (It is closed for lunch.) CM is in room 313, located upstairs near the bathrooms in the 300 hallway.
The CM staff includes Mrs. Baker and Mrs. Eveslage. We also work closely with the 3 helping teachers, Mrs. Meredith, Mr. Panek, and Miss Overby. These wonderful people work in the classroom with the CM students.
TAKS TUTORIALS
Tutorials for TAKS tests are now being offered by the Special Education teachers. These are held once a week for each subject area test. The schedule will be posted as soon as it is established.
ONLINE REVIEW FOR TAKS
This website has tutorials and practice tests for all 4 subject areas. Check it out!
http://www.track.uttelecampus.org/
PRACTICE TAKS TESTS AVAILABLE
Go to: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/release/taks/index.html to find released TAKS tests to practice with. (See link below) Answer keys are also available. If the ELA essay is an area your student needs to improve, check out the link to the "Scoring Guide". It gives examples of essays that score a 1, 2, 3, or 4 and explains why they are scored that way.
TAKS TESTING DATES
These are the testing dates for the junior TAKS tests:
ELA- March 3
Math- April 29
Science- April 30
Social Studies- May 1
Testing will start at 8 AM.
AUDIOBOOKS ONLINE
There is a link at the bottom of this page to a website that has digital recordings of novels, etc. that are public domain. These books or individual chapters can be downloaded and put on an ipod or mp3 player too. Some of the ones our English classes are reading are Scarlet Letter, Red Badge of Courage, Frankenstein, Huck Finn, Beowulf, The Awakening, Gulliver's Travels, and Rime of the Ancient Mariner.
FREE SOFTWARE FOR READPLEASE.COM
This is a free software program that never expires! It will read with computer generated voices anything that can be copied and pasted into a new file. The voices are pretty good and the speed and font size can be adjusted. There is a very reasonably priced upgraded version that you can download and use free for 30 days without entering any credit card information. It opens up to a full screen (the free version does not expand to a full screen)and has some other additional features. HINT: Copy and paste from Sparknotes.com. Also some Sparknotes have the full text if they are older than 75 years. You can find the full text after choosing a chapter. The link for the full text is at the top of the chapters screens.
See the link for Readplease.com at the bottom of this page to try it out.
FINAL EXAM SCHEDULE
First semester exams in January will be: blocks 5, 6, and 8 on January 14; blocks 1, 2, and 4 on January 15; blocks 3 and 7 on January 16. Final Exams in June will be: blocks 1, 2, and 4 on June 3; blocks 5, 6, and 8 on June 4; and blocks 3 and 7 on June 5. Seniors may exempt both first and second semester exams if they meet the criteria. Juniors may exempt final exams in June if they meet the criteria.
FAMILY ACCESS
Parents can access their child's grades online (9th-12th grades). To get signed up for Family Access, pick up the information in the main office. This will give you directions on accessing the site and your login and password.
SPECIAL EDUCATION NEWS ARTICLES
Parents interested in receiving email newsletters from Council for Exceptional Children may sign up at http://www.smartbrief.com/cec/
After signing up, you will receive emails with brief summaries and links to articles in newspapers and magazines from all over the U.S. This is a free newsletter and most links to articles are also free.
TEACHER WEBSITES
You can find links to the teachers' websites on the district website. Click on "Faculty", then "Carroll Senior High" and look next to the teacher's name.
First Day Letter
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