Hi Everyone! Greetings! My name is April Hughes and I'm a 6th grade Language Arts teacher, on the Chinook Core, at Silver Hills Middle School. I grew up approximately 40 miles west of Chicago in the NW Suburbs. I got my BsED in Elementary Education from Northern Illinois University in 2001. I continued on at Northern Illinois University to obtain my MsED in Literacy in 2008 and my MsED in Administration in 2011. I just obtained my doctorate in Curriculum Leadership from Northern Illinois University. I have lived in Colorado for almost 5 years and I love to do yoga in my spare time. I run the yoga club at SHMS. I have two beautiful daughters that are in high school and college. I'm a proud owner of 3 Miniature Schnauzers and they keep me very busy! I love to scrapbook, read, and blog in my spare time. I have taught middle school for 15 out of my 18 years and I love this age group. I love to focus on social-emotional learning in my classroom. I tried to incorporate meditation, yoga, and mindfulness into my daily lessons.
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Student grades will be recorded based on the Adams 12 Standards-Based Grading Scale:
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4 - Exceeds the Standard
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3 - Meets the Standard
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2 - Approaches the Standard
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1 - Does Not Meet the Standard
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M -Missing
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