Ms. Papadoulias
hpapadoulias@wcpss.net
Welcome
th
6
to
grade
Language Arts with
Ms. Papadoulias!
Here are some things
you will need to
know…
 From
Long Island, NY
 Graduated from Old Westbury College
 I am the youngest of seven
 This is my second year at Ligon!
 I LOVE teaching!
Grading
scale:
93-100= A
85-92=
B
77-84=
C
70-76=
D
69 or below= F
 10%
= Homework
 10% = Interactive Reading Notebook
Check
 10% = Vocabulary
 30% = projects, presentations, and
classwork
 40% = quizzes and tests
1. Be
prepared.
2. Be respectful.
 Bring
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Folder /binder
Writing utensil
Agenda
Last night’s homework
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the following items to class EVERY DAY:
Homework is due WHEN THE BELL TO START CLASS
RINGS.
** “I left it in my locker” is not an excuse. You
will not be permitted to go to your locker once
class has started.**
 Sections:
 1=
Grammar/Vocabulary/Warm-up
 2= Notes
 3= Reading /Writing
 4= Vocabulary
 5= Quizes & Tests/homework
 **If the order is different in your notebook,
this is OKAY.** 
 Every
student has 3 warnings every class
period.
 Once a student has 3 warnings, a call home
will take place, along with a referral.
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Consequences depend on the infraction.
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Ligon Middle School’s student matrix
Entering the classroom
1) Enter the classroom QUIETLY
2) Go directly to your desk
3) Take out your homework
4) IMMEDIATELY start working on the
class warm up
 Make-up
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work
If you are absent one day, check the “We missed
you” binder when you return. This binder is
placed in the front of the classroom and will
contain all materials needed to make up your
missed work.
It is YOUR responsibility to pick up and complete
any missed work.
 Bathroom
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Policy
You will only be permitted to use the restroom
for EMERGENCYS only!
You must use the FAST PASS . Be sure to sign out
before you leave and back in once you have
returned to the room.
You have 5 minutes between each class to use
the restroom. (and lunch…)
 What
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do I do if I finish my work early?
Start working on homework or finish a
journal/warm up entry.
Read a book.
You are NOT to talk while working individually.
 How
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do I turn in my work?
When you are finished with an assignment, you
will turn it into your class period’s bin.
 Proper
heading on your work
upper RIGHT corner
 Name
 Date
 Class Period
 How
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do I exit the classroom when the bell rings?
Leave the classroom when Ms. Papadoulias permits you
to do so. (**LISTEN FOR HW CHANGES.**)
Just because the bells rings, this does not mean you are
allowed to exit.
Push your chair under your desk.
Make sure the desk is where it was when you entered the
classroom.
Pick up any trash around your desk and throw it away on
your way out of the door.
 Attention:
1
this policy is for all of 6th grade!!
day late =
-20 points
2 days late = -30 points
3 days late=
-40 points
4 days late=
NHI (50)
If you turn your work in on
time, you will NEVER have to
worry about this policy!! 
 Fill
out a late work slip at the front of the
room.
 Staple it to the assignment
 Turn it into the late work bin on Mrs.P’s desk
 Bi-Weekly
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Article
Non-fiction texts (tied to Common Core
Standards)
Skills covered with the Bi-Weekly Articles:
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1st night: Annotating & close reading- analyzing the
text
2nd night: Identifying facts & opinions
3rd night:
 Tone
 Loaded words
 Author’s purpose
 Text structure
4th night: Writing (letter to the editor)
 1=
Who am I?
 2= Belonging
 3= Survival
 4= Making Choices
 5= What’s Your Point?
 6= Where am I?
 **literature and assignments are tied to these
themes**
You can access this sight
through the Ligon page.
–Click STAFF
-Go to Mrs.Papadoulias
-Click “website”
GEAR UP
FOR A
GREAT YEAR!!