Miss Lisa Phillips

Welcome from Jefferson Staff


	*There should be a little voice in your head like the storyteller is saying it. And if there's not, then you're just lookin' at the words.~LaKeisha* *9th Grader in San Francisco~*


	CONTACT INFO My name is Lisa Phillips and I teach 7th grade English and Leadership. The following are ways I can be contacted. Email: Lisa.Phillips@vansd.org. This is the easiest way for me to communicate with you throughout the day. Phone: 313-3700 Please leave me a detailed message and I will do my best to contact you within 24 hours.

	OFFICE HOURS: I am available before school from 8:30-9:00 and afterschool from 3:30 to 4:15


	NEWS and ANNOUNCEMENTS November 20th--Advisory Schedule November 23rd--1 hour late start November 25-27th THANSKGIVING BREAK!


	NEED A BOOK?

	Thomas Jefferson Library Click on the tree in the left hand corner to begin your search on the new Destiny Quest search engine

	Fort Vancouver Regional Public Library Can't find what you're looking for on the TJMS library? Take a look here!

	BOOK REVIEWS by kids

	Spaghetti Club Book Reviews by Kids for Kids

	Scholastic Book Reviews by Kids Organized by genre and grade level, the site provided easy-to-use tools for students to find books of interest for them.

	STUDENT RESOURCES

	America's Library of Congress

	Children's Library 820 books online in nine languages

	Ask Kids

	Discovery Kids

	Book Adventure

	Math Stories

	Tumble Books Online collection of animated, talking picture books that kids really love.

	Story Line Online An online series of streaming video where children of all ages can find and appreciate wonderful stories. Project by the Screen Actors Guild Foundation

	Reading Quotes Need a quote to inspire you about reading? Here is just a start. Lots to choose from. Bring your favorite quote to Ms. Phillips for a little surprise! (This is a little trick she does to see who had been on the website)


	If you can read this, thank a teacher. ~ Anonymous Teacher ~

	Light Show

	Light Show (1 min. clips) A video with about a minute of each song is posted on the Olympian website under the 2007 Holiday Light Show Contest.


	WEEKLY ENGLISH CALENDAR

	7th Grade English Click here to follow weekly what we are doing in class and print off any missing assignments.

	IMPORTANT NOTE! All late work or redo's are due Friday Nov. 20th


	PARENT RESOURCES

	Parent Access to Online Gradebook

	National Education Association Parent resource

	WASL Reading Practice Find released WASL reading items! Scroll down to Secondary Reading Resources and click on your grade. Then click on "Student" to try practice problems and "Teacher" to find answers to those practice problems.

	Literacy Links: Teacher and Parent Resources in Reading

	Parent Resources to Support Reading Comprehension Strategies for Expanding Meaning: Activities parents can do with their kids at least 3 times per week

	Ms. Phillips learns to read at the age of 2...Amazing isn't it?



	Still finding the time for a good picture book...Professor Wormbog In Search of the Zimperump-a-zoo

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