Welcome to Simpson Middle School. Our 2012 - 2013 school year will be filled with many new experiences and learning opportunities. Our teaching staff is amazing and everyone is here to help you adjust to middle school.  Just ask and I will do all I can to make this a very successful year. Third Trimester begins Monday, March the 18th.

Let me introduce myself to our new Simpson families.  I am a proud third generation elementary school teacher.  My mother and I are both graduates of U of M-Dearborn.   GO BLUE!     My daughter, Renee, also graduated to U of M-Ann Arbor is now an Emergency Room doctor in Flint. Her first child was born in August and it was a girl.  Maybe she will be a teacher too.  I also have one son, Darren, who is working at Henry Ford Community College and works hard for his local union. His family just grown to include 5 grandchildren ages one to thirteen.  I am a very proud and busy grandmother but I always have time to complete lesson plans and come up with creative ways to help my students learn. Each school year offers new challenges for all of us to learn from each other.

Mrs. Macon and I are the Resource Teacher at Simpson Middle School.  Mrs. Macon focuses on math, while I work with our students in the area of Language Arts.  My Learning Targets are based on the five areas of language arts.  These are:  Reading,  Speaking,  Writing, Listening and Viewing.   Individualized lessons are presented on a daily basis and there is time for grade level homework help. 

You have wonderful websites accessible from our home page.  Each teacher lists course work, projects, news and upcoming tests. They are easy to access-just click on.  Look for the yellow drop down menu on the top left of the page. 

You can check out classroom websites which list course requirements and grading scales. Classroom expectations and learning targets are also posted.  You can also visit our District Pyschologist, Dr. Maria Sella's home page or locate Dee Korany our Speech Teacher.

masella@mail.flatrock.k12.mi.us Dr. Sella has several very informative links for parents with children who have a Learning Disabled or are struggling with ADHD. Just send her an e-mail if you have specific questions that need to be answered. 

Our Special Education Director, Tom Arkwright, also posts messages for all our parents at http://www.spedcoop.org His site includes links to several wonderful sites that explain the current evaluation proceedures and RtI (Response to Intervention.) 

Did you know that we are part of Wayne County RESA?  This regional education center has information on all aspects of your child's education. Click on http://resa.net/curriculum/specialed You can look at the core content areas that we are focusing on daily. Any questions or issues related to special education services are also answered there.  The RESA search engine is located in the upper right hand corner. Simply type in a word or two and you will be amazed at the information you will be connected to.

Having trouble in Math? I would like to tell you about a wonderful math website http://mrmaffesoli.com/ You will find a Quick Links drop down menu with Released MEAP items, Graphic Organizors, K-8 GLCES and many other grade level tools and activities.

 

Did you know that I also teach READ 180 early in the morning?  This is an intense, multimedia reading program designed by Scholastic Reading.  Students are placed in the course based on MEAP reading scores and teacher recommendations from 5th grade. Later in the day, Sam Macon and I run the Resource Room program 5th, 6th and 7th hour.  We are in constant contact with the classroom teachers and help out when needed.  You may be receiving e-mails from us to remind everyone of upcoming tests and project due date. Please make sure we have your e-mail address on file. 

Please contact Mrs. Macon and I if you have any questions or difficulties with our new Trimester Schedules.