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=Welcome to Mr. Martin’s Eighth Grade Language Arts Classroom at Magic Middle School!! =



I am very excited to have all my students in class this year, and I am looking forward to having a fun year ahead with book projects, literature circle groups, weekly grammar and vocabulary activities, and creative writing assignments.

This year, our classroom will be using a fantastic new tool called **Wikispaces Classroom**. This wiki will be our online gathering place for resources, projects, assignments, and collaborating with others.

I am very excited to be using **Wikispaces Classroom** to help manage class projects, provide a way for students to create personal online content and share ideas with classmates, and give feedback to students. We will be using our Wikispaces Classroom site to post resources, events, and discussions, so feel to visit for all of the latest updates!

__Each student will have an account to log in__ and share their own writing and work throughout the year that they can share with classmates and parents. Our classroom will be practicing the idea of digital citizenship, which includes how to write, post comments, and collaborate online in an appropriate way. Students will be able to access this site at school and at home!

Parents, I hope that you will support your students as they use the site to post their own work and collaborate with peers in a safe online environment.

Please view the **Letter to Parents** to learn more about our Wikispaces Classroom site.



Please also read over the **Classroom Policies** document and return the signature page to school.



Please visit the Wikispaces home page if you have additional questions or want more information about our new Wikispaces Classroom wiki.

Wikispaces Home Page

If you have any questions about this website, please feel free to contact me. Let’s have some fun this year using our Wikispaces Classroom site!

Sincerely,

Mr. Martin