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Class Info

English 5 (NW)

Class Year:  2022-2023
Time:  Wed 01:00 pm - 02:30 pm;
Teacher:  Erica Miller
Tuition:  $495 / Year or $55 / Month for 9 Months (September - May)
Supply Fee:  $60 / Year Due Upon Registration (Non-Refundable)
Location:  Northwest (Cypress)

Tuition: $495 per year, or $55/month for 9 months (September – May)

Supply Fee: $60 due by August 1, 2022, non-refundable

This course will focus on literature, writing and grammar. We will read some great novels, write some amazing things and learn and review grammar along the way! English 5 is a teacher & parent partnership, and I will need your help to make this year a great success for each student. Parents will be responsible for facilitating grammar homework, along with monitoring reading and writing projects.

Required curriculum, to be purchased by parents for the first day of class.

  1. Easy Grammar, Grade 5 Teacher’s Edition by Wanda Phillips. This will contain the homework for your child, along with grammar explanations for the parent, answer keys and tests.

https://www.christianbook.com/easy-grammar-grade-5-wanda-phillips/9780936981413/pd/981413?event=CPOF

  1. Structure and Style for Students, Year 1, Level A (Binder and Student Packet*) by The Institute for Excellence in Writing. This will be our main in-class curriculum. Utilizing curriculum from the Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW), students will learn a variety of stylistic techniques as they work through nine structures of writing including: note-taking & outlines, writing from notes, retelling narrative stories, summarizing references, writing from pictures, summarizing multiple references, inventive writing, formal essay models and formal critique. *This should only cost $35. There are more expensive options that include video streaming that are not needed for our class.

https://iew.com/shop/products/structure-and-style-students-year-1-level-binder-student-packet

  1. Portable Walls by The Institute for Excellence in Writing. “With Portable Walls students can create a writing station right at their desks. This tri-folder is packed with the Unit Models and several word lists, including prepositions, strong verbs, substitutes for said, and more!”

https://iew.com/shop/products/portable-walls%E2%84%A2-structure-and-style%C2%AE-students

  1. Novels (Please feel free to shop around and/or purchase used copies.)

The Doughnut Fix by Jessie Janowitz

https://www.amazon.com/Doughnut-Fix-Jessie-Janowitz/dp/1492671487/ref=asc_df_1492671487/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=385629070973&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4243100532157641384&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9027746&hvtargid=pla-760659533880&psc=1&tag=&ref=&adgrpid=78303887906&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvadid=385629070973&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4243100532157641384&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9027746&hvtargid=pla-760659533880

Snow Treasure by Marie McSwigan

https://www.amazon.com/Snow-Treasure-Marie-McSwigan/dp/0142402249/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=snow+treasure+by+marie+mcswigan&qid=1652295973&sprefix=snow+treasure%2Caps%2C120&sr=8-1

The Tanglewoods’ Secret by Patricia St. John

https://www.amazon.com/Tanglewoods-Secret-Patricia-St-John/dp/0802465765/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+tanglewoods+secret&qid=1652296066&sprefix=the+tanglewoods+%2Caps%2C117&sr=8-1

Mr. Popper’s Penguins by Richard Atwater

https://www.amazon.com/Mr-Poppers-Penguins-Richard-Atwater/dp/0316058432/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=mr+poppers+penguins+book&qid=1652296170&sprefix=mr+poppers+%2Caps%2C142&sr=8-1

Other important info:

2022-2023 Mandatory Parent/Student PREP Classes Orientation: Tuesday, August 16, 2022. 5:45-9:00 pm @ Cypress Bible Church Gym. Please see the PREP website for additional details.

Tuition can be payed by check or Venmo @ Mrs-Erica-Rae. Monthly tuition is due the first class of each month.  Late tuition will incur a late fee of $10.  For students who drop the class after September 30, three month's tuition will be required as a drop fee.  For students who drop the class after December 15, tuition for the remainder of the year will be required as a drop fee.

Additional Supplies: Students will need notebook paper, a folder with pockets and pencils or erasable pens. Pilot FriXion pens are great!

It’s going to be a great year in English 5!!