What You Will Need for This Class

Here are some required and suggested items.

For this reading class you will need these items each day:

• Bring your own pencils and pens every day. I will have some available to loan, but you should return them at the end of class, and should only rarely need to borrow.
• Bring lined paper.  
• For every class, bring a book to read during Supported Independent Reading.  You'll receive more information about how to select books.  
• You need a thumb drive for Ms. Dorsey's segment of Reading 7.  We are learning about reading the Internet (including doing research) and you will need a thumb drive on which to save your work. 

Computers and Internet
Note to Parents: If you have a computer and printer, you will want to check to see that you have enough printer ink on hand so your student can print off homework when needed for any class. Please encourage your student to finish and hand-in assignments before the deadline, so any computer or printer problems don't make them late.

During this segment of Seventh Grade Reading, we will be learning about reading the Internet, and will be doing research on the Internet.  Your student my need to finish some of the work outside of school hours.

If you do not have access at home, the student could use computers in our school media center, sometimes (such as during CaveTime) our computer labs are open to students who need extra time, and the Internet is available at the public library.
Parents should have signed a release for the student to use the Internet at school, and the student will need to have his or her Internet card (student ID card) in hand to use the Internet on the media center computers and in the other computer labs.