Getting ready for the 2013-2014 School Year

Hello and welcome!

I am so excited to begin the 2013-2014 school year with you at Kell High School!

This blog will be the invaluable tool for your World Literature class or your Yearbook class.  It will be updated at least weekly, probably more often, so make sure you check it on a regular basis.  I’ll use it to communicate with students and parents, list makeup work, upload handouts, let you know when I’ve sent something home, give you more information about an assignment, update you about your deadlines and due dates, for just about everything, really.

I’m looking forward to meeting all of you, and please feel free to contact me at any time:

kimberly [dot] bundschu [at] cobbk12 [dot] org

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So you can utilize this blog effectively, I'd like to give you a small tour of its features

•  You can receive an email every time I post an update.  Type in your email address in the "Follow this blog" text box to the right.
• The Weekly Updates tab (the main page of this blog) will be updated weekly (at least) with information, announcements, and updates for the class.  It's a way for parents to keep up with what your child is doing in our class, as well as for students to have a preview of what's coming up.  This tab is mostly filled with general information, while the other tabs at the top of the page will have specific information you'll need for the class.  Since I teach two different courses, I'll give my posts section headers in bold so you know to which class the information below is pertinent.  
• The Calendar tabs at the top of the page will show the lesson plans for the day for your 10th World Lit class or your Yearbook class.  You can check here to see what we will be doing, or to see what we did if you are absent.
• The Kell Calendar tab at the top of the page is the official calendar for Kell High School.  It will have dates and deadlines for the school, as well as list events.
• The Resource tabs at the top of the page will have links to everything we use in your 10th World Lit class or your Yearbook class.  Everything from the syllabus, to handouts, PowerPoints, Links, assignments, study guides ... everything we use.  If you miss a day, check the calendar to see what you missed, then go to the Resource tab to get the resources we used that day.
• The SUMMER READING TAB has a list of all of the Summer Reading assignments for your English classes.  Make sure you've read one of the 10th World Lit Summer Reading books if you're in 10th World Lit!  Yearbook, since it is an academic English elective (and you have a Summer Reading assignment in your English class) there is no Summer Reading assignment this year.  

Materials:
In addition to paper, pencils, pens, etc. you will specifically need a bound journal (composition book, spiral notebook, etc.) in which to record daily work.  Many stores have them on sale right now, including a certain store whose name begins with W, who had them for 50 cents.

10th Literature students will also need to purchase the Sadlier Oxford Vocabulary Level E Student Workbook.  The school will order the books within the first few weeks of class at a group discount.  After that time, students will need to purchase theirs on their own.