WELCOME TO CURRICULUM NIGHT!

MR. HOLDCRAFT

Aprende Middle School

Home of the Jaguars

EMAIL REMINDER

• We do quite a bit of communication through email. If your

email address changes or you get one for the first time, just

let us know so we can keep you up to date!

• Please fill out the Google form with your contact info:

• https://goo.gl/ixBuCQ

COMMUNICATION

I use many different forms of communication for both my

students and parents. Below are a few of the communication

resources that will be implemented this year:

Traditional forms of communication:

• Email

• Phone

• Webpage

• Yes, even snail mail

Remind.com Text Alerts/Reminders

Twitter (@HoldcraftRocks)

Instagram (holdcraftrocks)

REMIND.COM

• What is Remind.com?

• Take out your phones and send a

text using the information in the

graphic

• If you don’t have texting available,

please check out the full

instructions on my website.

Tech Theatre (8) Alerts:

A LITTLE ABOUT ME

• Born and raised just outside of Chicago

•Married with 4 kids ages 11, 14, 23, and 26.

• New Grandson!!!

• Served in the U.S. Army from 1990-1998

• Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from ASU!

• Raised in a theatre.

• Jaguar Players Tech Director

CLASS SUPPLIES

•Graph paper

•Pencils & Erasers

•1 Tri-fold foam presentation board (black preferably)

•Old paint clothes

•Make-up Kit ($20 forms will come home)

•Sketchbook (optional)

CLASSROOM DONATIONS

Additional needed classroom supplies:

•Tissues

•Loose leaf Graph Paper

•Extra Foam board (like for Science Fair, black )

•Extra Make-up Kit Donations

•Home Depot/Lowes Gift cards

CLASS NORMS

• Tech Theatre is a project-based class. Students are expected to

be able to work in groups

• All students are expected to be in class on time

• All projects/assignments are expected to be completed on time

• Students must have all of their supplies with them everyday

• Safety!!!

• Discipline – Classroom refocus, ISI, Parent Contact, Office

• Floating Classroom

TECH THEATRE CONCEPTS

• Intro to the Stage

•Careers in Technical Theatre

•Set Design & Construction

•Scenic Art

•Lighting Concepts

•Sound Design

•Make-up

GRADING POLICY

•Projects/Assessments: 80%

•Classwork: 20%

•Late projects/assignments

QUESTIONS?

1st Period 5:00 - 5:20 PM

2nd Period 5:23 - 5:43 PM

3rd Period 5:46 - 6:06 PM

5th Period 6:09 - 6:29 PM

6th Period 6:32 - 6:52 PM

7th Period 6:55 - 7:15 PM