Welcome to

Back-to-School Night
Sixth Grade Room 412
Mrs. Heather Wooten

Welcome to Griffin Middle

School!
My name is Mrs. Wooten and this will be my first year
teaching and I am very pleased to teach in such a
wonderful school.
I grew up and graduated from high school in Dallas,
Texas.
I have been married to my wonderful husband for 24
years and have 3 children.
I look forward to working together with you all to
prepare for this transition into middle school!

Important Information

School begins: 8:35 a.m.

Lunch 12:20-12:50 p.m.
Dismissal: 3:35 p.m.

Important School Personnel

Front office: 972-876-5432
Principal - Mrs. Principal
Counselors - Mrs. Carpenter/ Mr. Lewis
School Nurse - Mrs. Johnson
Mrs. Wooten: 972-123-4567 ext. 345
School email: hwooten@griffin.com
If I am unavailable to answer your call please leave a message.
I will respond to your calls and/or emails ASAP and within 24 hours.

Technology!
Go to:
www.teacherweb.com/TX/GriffinSchool1/MrsWooten
Once you visit our site, save it to your favorites!
You can also go to www.griffin.k12.tx.us. Click on
School 1/Teacher Web Pages. Click on Mrs. Wooten
and link up with our class website.
Daily Homework
Add your cell phone or email address. You will be
notified whenever the site is updated.

Student Expectations
Respect others.
Follow directions.
Be on time.
Complete class work/homework
on time.
Bring all necessary materials to
class.
Be an active learner-Participate!

Curriculum
This year my students will be exposed to a
rigorous curriculum.
We will use a variety of teaching techniques &
activities to explore social studies topics.
Students will be expected and encouraged to
continue their learning at home in order to fully
understand the concepts I teach in class.
Students will usually have two homework
assignments per week.
Students will need to be prepared to set aside
some time each evening for their studies.

Homework
Homework is assigned twice a week and is
posted each morning on the whiteboard & on
our class website located on:
www.griffin.k12.tx.us.
Students are responsible for copying
assignments into their planners & checking
our class website.
Homework is due the next day unless
otherwise instructed.

Projects and Trips

Various projects will be completed
throughout the year.
Field Trip to San Antonio (Exact Date
TBA).
Possibly one additional class trip. Details
to come.
All class projects are listed under Class
Projects on our class homepage!
Griffin Academy Awards---Historical
Reenactment Video Contest.

Additional Information
Daily grades, progress reports, and absences can
be found on the Home Access Center,
http://hac.friscoisd.org.
There will be at least two days of review before
tests.
I am available after school until 4:05pm for
students who need additional help.

Grading Scale
(Determined by the Texas Board of Education)

A = 90 -100
B = 80 - 89
C = 70 - 80
F = 0 69
Progress reports keep you informed of
your childs progress.

Conferences & Report Cards

Report Card Dates:
December 2, 2016
February 17, 2017
April 21, 2017
June 23, 2017

Parent -Teacher Conference Dates:

Nov. 30th-Dec. 2nd (Fall)
March 8th-10th (Spring)

Standardized Testing
May 9-12, 2017
Make-up days:
May 16-19, 2017

Supplies Needed for the

Classroom
Pencils
Pens
Map pencils
3-ring Binders (2)
1 pack of 5 dividers
Tissues! Tissues! Tissues!- The school does
not supply the classrooms with tissues.
Hand sanitizer (i.e., Purell)

Thank you!

Questions?