8th Grade ELA with Mrs. O'Hea
For the 2023-2024 school year, I am co-teaching two sections of eighth grade ELA with Mrs. Drozd, as well as teaching an eighth grade specialized instruction ELA class. I enjoy working with my wonderful students.
Dear Students,
I believe in you. I am here for you. I expect great things. I love your uniqueness. I will NEVER give up on you. You are listened to. Your opinion matters. You are important. You're a winner. You will succeed. We'll have a wonderful year together.
Love,
Mrs. O'Hea
Resources
Parents and students: Just a friendly reminder that our district has several wonderful digital resources for your use.
- Learn 360 is a digital resource for short videos, interactives, printables, audio clips and maps & flags.
username: frankfortsd157
password: digital
- destiny.fsd157c.org is our library database. You can:
*look up books in our library (also Grand Prairie and Chelsea)
*access our "collections" in Destiny Discover. Collections are lists of titles curated into genre lists.
- *ebooks (about 30 nonfiction titles)
*access accounts to check when books are due, if a fine is owed and how much it is or place a hold and check to see if it's ready for pick up.
*home page contains links to lots of useful/fun resources as well.
- *WebPath Express, a safe search tool that integrates trustworthy, relevant websites into our library catalog. It can be accessed from school and at home. *Destiny and all of its components are also accessible through the district's webpage.
Destiny student login: computer login credentials (year of graduation, first initial, last name)
password: ID number (500....)
- www.soraapp.com gives staff and students access to ebooks and audio books. While both are available on our school computers, you can also read/listen on any device when you download the free app on your phone or kindle.
Student login: computer log in credentials (same as above but add @fsd157c.org
student password: ID number
- World Book online from home and school
From school: access through district webpage, student resources
from home: www.worlbookonline.com, ID: fsd157c, password: tigers
Reminder to parents about our class library:
In an effort to build passionate readers, we continue to build classroom libraries in which students have choice over the texts they select. There may be books in libraries that are identified by publishers as “young adult” due to the fact that our students are young adults. With that being said, “young adult” books are considered appropriate for up to 18 years of age. Please discuss with your children any parameters that you would like for them to follow as they choose texts from our classrooms.