English
Hello! This is Mrs. Ketchum & Mrs. Wick, and we teach English and Language Arts or ELA. ELA is one of the two longest parts of a middle school student’s day…literally, since we have them for two hours each day to tackle reading, writing, speaking, and so much more.
Our class incorporates independent reading, language tasks, writing, and the study of novels and informational texts. We use the state written Guidebooks as our curriculum. Each guidebook unit incorporates the ELA Louisiana State Standards. Students read an anchor text which can be a novel, an informational book, or a shorter text like a speech or article. From there students examine themes and ideas across multiple texts, write essays, and research topics related to each unit. The high level of thinking required of the students is astounding and the discussions we have in class show impressive thinking on the part of the students.
We also try to look outside our middle school and interact with the elementary students at our school. Our middle school students can often be found reading to younger students or helping them at larger events.
Middle School English Syllabus
Social Studies
Welcome, I am Mr. Thomason and I teach Social Studies for the middle school grades. The purpose of Social Studies is to give every student a cultural world view while covering the Louisiana State Standards. To accomplish this goal, students will be examining the past and present cultural aspects of history. Students will be analyzing artifacts, art, and documents from the past and present to gain an understanding of what life was like. Students will be making claims about historical topics, and supporting those claims with evidence they find. They will also be completing Document Based Questions or DBQs. The students will be using a variety of technology like: Google Classroom, Nearpod, Kahoot, Quizlet, virtual field trips, and many more.
Middle School Social Studies Syllabus
Math
Dr. J Middle School Math Syllabus
Mrs. Pipes Middle School Math Syllabus
Science
Middle School Science Syllabus
AEP Science Fair Handbook