Christine M. Dickey (Ms. D.)
6th, 7th, and 8th Grade Gifted Language Arts and Literature
LBJ Middle School
6811 Taylor Ranch Rd. NW
Albuquerque, NM 87120
Chamber E11 - The Realm
505-898-1492 (school)
505-226-2108 (Google Phone)
email:  christine.dickey@aps.edu
Distance Learning Office Hours:
Mondays 10:00 -3:00 - Open Google Meet 10-11 Code: Realm2020
Tuesdays-Fridays 8:00 -10:00 

Distance Learning is underway! Here's the class Google Meeting schedule:
Advisory
Mondays @ 9:00
6th Grade
Tuesdays and Thursdays @ 10:25
7th Grade
Wednesdays and Fridays @ 10:25
8th Grade 
5th Period - Tuesdays and Thursdays @ 1:05 
6th Period - Wednesdays and Fridays @ 1:05

​Monday - Advisory Only - 10/19
1.  Announcements 
2.  Survey
2.  Let's watch more of those videos that bring you joy!

Tuesday, 10/20 (Vocabulary & Writing focus)
6th Grade
1.  Fill out agenda & D.'s Daily Journaling
2. Vocabulary Test for List 6 "sect"  
3.  Next week's test is a review of lists 4, 5, & 6 so study those words on Quizlet!
4. Article of the Week - Fat Bear Week! (due today)
5.  Grammar Grab! - Action Verbs (due Thursday)

8th Grade (5th Period) 
1. Fill out agenda & D.'s Daily
2.  Time Management Slides
3. Vocabulary Test - WWW List 14 Part 1
4.  New List given - List 14 Part 2 and homework assigned (it's due in TWO weeks)
4.  D.'s Weekly Editing - Grocery Game (due today)
5.  A couple of podcasts remain - then turn in peer review sheet

Wednesday, 10/21 (Vocabulary & Writing Focus
7th Grade
1. Fill out agenda & D.'s Daily
2. Vocabulary! WWW List 3 Part 2 test
3.  WWW list 4 part 1 given and homework assigned (it's due in TWO weeks)
4.   D.'s Weekly Editing - How to Operate...
​5.  Mountain Language Week 4

8th Grade (6th Period)
1. Fill out agenda & D.'s Daily
2.  Time Management Slides
3. Vocabulary Test - WWW List 14 Part 1
4.  New List given - List 14 Part 2 and homework assigned (it's due in TWO weeks)
4.  D.'s Weekly Editing - Grocery Game (due today)
5.  A couple of podcasts remain - then turn in peer review sheet

Thursday, 10/22
6th Grade
1. Agenda and D.'s Daily - time to turn in D.'s Daily entries!
2.  Freak the Mighty - ch. 

8th Grade (5th Period)
1.  Agenda and D.'s Daily
2.  
  
Friday, 10/23
(ALL CLASSES) SUBMIT PICS FOR AGENDA CHECK AT THE END OF THE DAY
7th Grade
1.  Agenda and D.'s Daily - time to turn in entries!
2.  

8th Grade (6th Period)
1.  Agenda and D.'s Daily
2.  

Supplies for 2020-21
One binder or 3-subject spiral (yes... even for distance learning)
Once we Return to in-person School:
6th grade: one green folder
7th grade: one purple folder
8th grade: one black folder
1 Composition Book
Your Language Arts Notebook (you should already have this  since it was set up during distance learning) 
1 box of Kleenex
1 pack/box of pencils to be donated to the Realm
1 pack college ruled notebook paper to be donated to the Realm
I gladly accept ongoing donations of:
Kleenex
Clorox Wipes
Hand Sanitizer
Packs of lined paper (college ruled preferred)
Packs of pencils

Join Quizlet!
6th grade
https://quizlet.com/join/QCGwcGBjh
7th grade
https://quizlet.com/join/ZB6Ct6gHT
8th grade
5th Period: https://quizlet.com/join/dX2w5QVmr
6th Period: https://quizlet.com/join/DqsA2jzaE
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​Cell Phones
Cell phones are not allowed in the Realm during instructional time... not even in your pocket. Place them somewhere else while you are in a Google Meeting.  Once we are back in school, either leave them in your locker, or in my Device Depot in class.  You will be reunited with your phone when you leave the Realm. Information about this is also in the syllabus.

Quote of the Week:
​"Fiction gives us empathy: it puts us inside the minds of other people, gives us the gifts of seeing the world through their eyes.  Fiction is a lie that tells us true things, over and over." Neil Gaiman
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Here are the weights for grades this school year. 
During Distance Learning
Tests/Quizzes - 20% 
Homework/Class work - 55%
Projects - 20%
Presentations - 5%

During Hybrid/In-Person
Tests/Quizzes - 30%
Homework - 10%
Classwork - 35%
Projects - 20%
Presentations - 5%