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English
chinson@conejo.k12.ca.us
805 495-7429 x 1152
English Course description......
Accelerated Reader...
Student responsibilities
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About Ms. Hinson

Ms. Hinson received her bachelor's degree in English from UCLA and her master's degree in Education from CSUN. She also has a reading specialist credential and a counseling credential. She has been teaching at Colina since 2001. She has been teaching for 29 years and spent 19 years at Westlake High School. While teaching at WHS, she received the PTSA Honorary Service Award in 1997 and was selected as CVUSD Teacher of the Month for February 1998. In her spare time she enjoys reading, traveling with her husband, and spending time with her two Keeshond dogs, Baron and Bandit.


.....Ms. Hinson's Policies.....
Homework Grades
Grades updated approx every 2 weeks, starting about third week of school.
Report Cards Makeup Work Late Work
To find out the daily homework, upcoming tests and long-term assignments...

To find out the student's grades on assignments and tests...
Regarding the student's mid-tri Progress Report and end-of-tri Report Card...
To make up work after absence...
Regarding turning in late homework...
...go to Zangle ParentConnect.
Log on with the PIN & Password*; to find out your student's homework, click News (NOT Assignments) in the upper left. Zangle PIN and Password info are mailed home within the first few weeks of the year.
...go to My Own Grades.

Then select class from the drop-down menu, type student Last Name, type Password*, click View Report. Password is case-sensitive; it's a CAPITAL LETTER, lower-case letter, lower-case letter, numeral, numeral, numeral (e.g., Xyz123). My Own Grades Password (which is different from the Zangle Password) is mailed home within the first few weeks of the year.

My Own Grades is updated approximately every 2 weeks, usually on Mondays.

1. Find out the assignment:
a. Call a Study Buddy (at the start of the school year your student should exchange phone numbers with at least two students per class); or
b. Look up the assignment in Zangle ParentConnect (Parent needs to login with parent PIN/ Password.*)
c. Find out upon return from absence--the homework is posted in the classroom.

2. Obtain any missed handouts:
Check stacks on counter upon return.

3. Get any explanation you need:
Get help from teacher at lunch on Mon, Tue, Fri, after school on Wed or Thurs, or by appt.

District policy stipulates that a student has as many days as he/she was absent to make up missed work. However, it is desirable that as much work as possible be done during one's absence.
No late work accpeted. Long-term projects/ assignments are due on due date even if student is absent.

Expectations for Success

Student Responsibilities
A. Calendar all work daily in your Assignment Notebook.
B. Study on average for 1.5 to 2 hours per weeknight.*
1) Do Homework that's due tomorrow.
2) Work on Long-Term Assignments.
3) Quiz yourself for upcoming Tests.
4) Review back work on your own.

*cumulative time for all subjects combined; of course, the actual time on any given day will vary.

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Parent Recommendations
A. Check your student's Assignment Notebook.
B. Check the actual completed work. (Don't just ask "Did you do it?" Instead say, "Show me.")

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Disclaimers: The official required Colina method for obtaining your assignment is to write it in the Assignment Notebook when it is given to you in class. The student is responsible for doing all assigned work, whether or not it is indicated on this website. In general, the website is not intended as a substitute method for obtaining assignments; rather, providing this information is a courtesy service which is meant as a tool for helping students to refine what they have written in the Assignment Notebook and for helping parents to help students to calendar accurately and specifically in the Assignment Notebook. If the website homework pages or the hotline is not helpful to you, please do not use it. If this page is not updated when you are viewing it, please try later in the day. Occasionally, it will not be feasible to update or post; again, the student is still responsible for all assigned work. Thank you.

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