I am so excited for this 2019/2020 school year to begin! This will be my 14th year of teaching in San Juan Unified and the years have flown by. English class will be a place for reading, writing, researching, and digging deep into texts. I'm thrilled to share my love of words with your child this year. We are going to have a blast! AVID will be a class where students will learn and apply study skills and learning strategies to improve performance in all classes.  And my ELD class will be a place for students to improve their English skills to hopefully reclassify as English proficient.  

 

The best way to contact me is by email at gina.berry@sanjuan.edu

 

 
Google Docs 

Students will become very familiar with Google Docs in English but it will also be utilized in other content areas. Google Docs is essentially cloud based document creation and storage program. These are available from any computer and are saved without the need for a thumb drive. Students also have a gmail email address that is within the sanjuan.edu network which means that they cannot send or receive emails with anyone outside of the sanjuan.edu server.

 

 

 

Wish List of Misc. Items
Kleenex
Lysol Wipes
Post-it Notes 
Colored Copy Paper
 

Knowing what's going on in school is key for students and parents. I will send out important information via a texting app called Remind. To sign up, please follow the directions below. 

 

Period 1- click here  

 

  

Period 6- click here   

Textbooks for English
We will use a variety of books, stories, texts, and articles as we learn this year.  The board adopted curriculum is Amplify. You can learn more at https://www.amplify.com/california/ela Students will have daily access to Chromebooks in the classroom and at home internet access is wonderful, but not required. Homework will take that into consideration.

 

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