Fun Facts About Ms. Hinman
This is the sport that Ms. Hinman coaches here at Ballston Spa.
What is girls' varsity basketball?
Can you retake or redo tests or quizzes to change your grade?
What is no!
What is the acronym (letter abbreviation) that we use for outside reading?
What is OSR?
How are we doing poetry this year?
What is we will look at poetry with each unit, and students will write their own poems all year?
Before speaking to the whole class to answer a question or offer a comment, what should you do?
What is raise your hand and wait to be called on?
Ms. Hinman played this position when she played in the World Series in 6th grade.
What is 2nd base?
This is how much credit you will lose per day for late work.
What is 5%?
How many OSR projects will you do throughout the school year?
What is 4?
When are we doing our first research project?
What is in October (it's a really cool mythology project)?
What materials should you bring with you every day to class?
What are your English binder, something to write with, your school agenda, your Chromebook, and your outside reading book. (Index cards can be brought every day, or only on new vocab list days.)
Ms. Hinman played this position on her basketball team in high school and college.
What is point guard?
This is the percentage of your grade that assessments (tests, quizzes, projects, essays) make up.
What is 60%?
When will OSR projects be due?
What is 1-2 weeks before the end of each quarter?
How many class novels will we read this year?
What is at least 4?
If you need to use the bathroom or otherwise leave the room, when is the best time to do that?
What is after directions or notes are given - not in the middle of a lesson. Of course emergency situations are different, but those should be rare!
How many of the Adirondack 46 High Peaks has Ms. Hinman hiked?
What is 29?
This is the percentage of your grade that practice (classwork, homework) makes up.
What is 40%?
What is at our school library (we will always have a book talk), at the public library, or at a bookstore?
You will have a vocabulary routine for each vocab list that will start by making flash cards and end with what?
What is a quiz?
If you do not understand something, what should you do?
This is where Ms. Hinman's family camp was while she was growing up.
Where is the Adirondacks?
What is one reason that Ms. Hinman takes credit off for late work?
What is to hold you accountable? What is to make sure you do your learning on schedule? (Other good answers are acceptable at Ms. Hinman's judgment!)
What is your final project AND all writing process steps?
Our goal is to learn at least how many new vocabulary words this year?
What is 90? (9 lists of 10 words)
What are the 4 main things Ms. Hinman asks of you each and every day in class?
What are: 1) Be here! 2) Give your best effort! 3) Have an open mind! 4) Be respectful!