Introductions

Team Goals and Discipline

Team Rules

Parent Conferences

Individual Grading Scales

Team Newsletter

Introductions

Mrs. Jackie Burney

Mrs. Burney earned her B.A. from the College of Charleston with a major in Religious Studies and a minor in English. She earned her M.S. in Education from the University of New Haven. Her certifications are in secondary English and reading.

Dr. Kynsie Feaster

Mrs. Feaster received a degree in Mental Retardation from Albany State University and Master's Degree from Nova Southeastern University. She Also earned a Doctorate degree from Nova Southeaster University in Educational Leadership with emphasis in Special Education. Her Certifications include Special Education P- 12th grades and Early Childhood Education K-5.

Mrs. Kriss Powell

Mrs. Powell received her B.S. in education with a major in history and a minor in political science from Georgia Southwestern College. She earned her M.S. in secondary education/history from Troy University. She’s certified to teach all Social Sciences in grades 6-12, and Middle Grades Language Arts. This is her 27^th year of classroom teaching.

Mr. Chad Smith

Mr. Smith earned his B.S. from Valdosta State University in Valdosta, GA with a major in History/Science at the middle grades level. His certifications are in History, grades 4-8 and Science grades 4-8. This will be his first year teaching at West Bainbridge.

Mrs. Amy Thomas

Mrs. Thomas earned her Bachelor of Science in Middle Grades Education from Columbus State University. She earned her Master of Education in Foundations of Education from Troy University. Her certifications are in Reading, Math, and Science. This will be her eighth year in education.

Mrs. Thomas is pleased to announce that your child's math book can now be accessed online at the following website.

http://my.hrw.com

Your child will be given a username and password that grants access to the textbook online, CRCT practice, online tutorials, and interactive practice tests that correspond with the skills that your child is studying.

Extra credit will also be rewarded to those that complete online assignments recommended by the teacher.

Team Goals and Discipline

We are delighted to welcome your 8th grader to the Apple Team. Our goals for this year are:

1. To foster an appreciation for education.

2. To build self-esteem.

3. To teach responsibility and self-discipline.

4. To provide a safe learning environment.

We want each child to reach his or her fullest potential. This can only happen if there are minimal disruptions in class.

Each class on the Apple Team will maintain a discipline book. If inappropriate behavior continues, after being fairly warned by the teacher, the student’s behavior will be documented.

When a student receives three entries in the discipline book, a student conference will be held with the Apple team teachers. If the behavior continues, a parent conference will be requested.

After the parent conference, if the inappropriate behaviors still exist, the student will be referred to the office.**

**Some situations may result in immediate office referrals regardless of the number of documentations.

The discipline plan starts over each semester (every 2 nine weeks).

Team Rules

Be respectful of yourself, your classmates, the furnishings, and your teacher at all times. (This includes words and actions.)