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First Week of Ninth Grade

I. Overview of what we have been doing the first week:

  • Welcoming students
  • Familiarizing students with the schedule
  • Study Hall - Explanation of why 9th graders don't have a Study Hall class but on their schedule, SH represents the additional time 9th grades spend in Block I and Block II.
  • 9th graders either have Language Arts/Social Studies classes or Health/Science classes and will change to the other block classes at the quarter
  • Gathering the green parent/student information sheets and the summer reading assignments.
  • Sorting out locker problems(!)
  • Setting up log books in academy blocks
  • Going over Course Expectations (ask your students to see these for all of their courses if they have not shown them to you)
  • Mentorship is an advisory or homeroom-type class where students will do their registration for next year's classes, learn about the four-year graduation plan, hear about the service learning graduation requirement and do guidance activities and lessons throughout the year.
  • Mentorship is a required, Pass/Fail, credit class.
  • Ninth graders will have their mentorship teacher for their freshman and sophomore years.
  • Book chats are ten percent of the Language Arts grade:
  • Students will select their own reading material
  • Students pursuing the honors designation will need LA teacher approval of their selection
  • The required number of pages needs to be completed during the two quarters in which the student has
    Language Arts
  • 300 pages are required each quarter the student has LA; 600 pages are required for the honors designation
  • Students will schedule “book chats” with the mentorship teacher
    • II. Web site information www.hale.seattleschools.org. Check out our website for calendar and event information, school schedules, and information on our philosophy, academics, departments, athletics and other items. Staff information is still being updated on the website - for most staff e-mail and phone numbers, please check the "Staff E-mail" link in the lower left hand corner of the Hale website. More information can be found by clicking on the "Academics" link at the top of the page and following the "Ninth Grade Academies" link on the following page.


    Blue Academy

    Megan Simmons
    Tim Ames
    Annemarie Plumpe
    Matt Hinckley

    		 Green Academy

    Shannon Conner
    Erin Lynch
    Cindy Kegley
    Nina Christensen

    		 Red Academy

    Karl Englert
    Doug Sylver
    Ted Lockery
    Nicki McDonald


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