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Click on the links below for forms to fill out for your student at Alexander Graham Middle School.

Everything you need for paying is found at my FAMILY SCHOOL ACCOUNTS button.

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Family School Accounts
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Be sure to get an EMAIL or CORREO ELECTRONICO for clear information for you!
PTO for Family Participation in School
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8th National Essay Contest: Korean Spirit and Culture Promotion Project! First Place $300.00 for a Scholar!

Rules for the contest
I hope you'll visit the 'My Favorites' Page. Remember, everything we learn in ESL is to be able to be successful in life and school in the United States.
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International Center
For testing and school assignments
What is Montessori?

The Shape of Things to Come

Qualify for Free Tutoring
This to see if you can qualify for free after school tutoring for your child.
Free Homework Help
Free Homework Help
First Aid and Safety Center
For Car Emergencies
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Free Classes to Learn How to Fix  House Things
What to do in hard financial times
What is DACA? What is DAPA?
  • This helps you make a decision about your child's health.

Student Superlatives!

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Student Success Picture to Go Here! Hope it's YOU!!
KIDS USA!

Tools for Tooling About

Google Translate
This is for translating any website text
or words you don't understand.
Rand McNally Driving Maps and Directions
This is for finding places you need to go.

I am your ESL Teacher! Welcome! 

Contact me at agm.hopkins@cms.k12.nc.us or 980.343.5810
BUS ISSUES:
Mr. Robert Folk
Telephone: 980.343.5810
Email: robert.folk@cms.k12.nc.us

syllabus.docx
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The syllabus is how my class works! Enjoy!
Find the nearest LIBRARY
Directions to the library nearest you. KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!!!
Download the Library App to Your SmartPhone
Apply for  a library card

ESL Forum:Talk to Me!

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CMS Grading Scale
Bad Weather Information
CMS Parent University

SCHOOL FOOD SOLVERS

FOOD: For free and reduced lunch information, see your packet from the Registrar  Mrs. Jo Warwick
jo.warwick@cms.k12.nc.us or speak to
ESL teacher Ms. Angelina McCurry
agm.hopkins@cms.k12.nc.us
Cafeteria Manager Ms. Utonda Ardrey
utonda.ardrey@cms.k12.nc.us in the cafeteria.
A/B Calendar
School based on address
Holidays Schedule
Holidays in Spanish
Fast Phonics for Adults and Children
Games to Play with Your Children!
What is Differentiation?
What are Thinking Maps?
Lexile Levels
Language Law
Simple Ways to Encourage Learning
VOA English Lessons & News
You asked for it! You got it!
English Language Phonemes for Practice
Caine & Caine
Whole Child Education
What is WiDA?
These are the standards of growth for language learners. The CanDos say what the learners have demonstrated they can do.
Common Core
What is Common Core?
What is blended instruction?
Blended Instruction
Blended Instruction Benefits

Higher Education

Central Piedmont Community College
UNC-Charlotte
Johnson C. Smith
Queens University
Johnson and Wales University
LATEST NEWS

Adoption

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Considering International Adoption?
International House
Adoption and Language Learners
Help! My Kids Don't Speak English!
Language and the Younger Adoptee
Language and the Older Adoptee
What is brain based learning?
Brain based teaching benefits
Six Tips for Brain Based Learning
BGfL Multiple Intelligences Grid

Take this test to find out what your multiple intelligence is and what kind of learner you are!
Reading Tips for Parents
Exceptional Children at CMS
Learning Disabilities
How to Advocate for Your LD Child
CHADD
Tips for Parents of ADHD children
RTI and LD for Parents
Autism
Parents Help Speech
A.S.H.A. for Speech Issues
Hearing Impaired Student Help
Child Amputee Network
ABCs for Academic Success
National Origin Discrimination
Build Parent Teacher Relationships
Preventing Drug Abuse
NSOPW Department of Justice
What You Can Do at Home
CNN en Espanol
CNN Asia
International Times

Local Newspapers

The Charlotte Observer
Charlotte Post
Asian Herald
La Noticia
Creative Loafing Charlotte Events
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You Can Do It!

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Life Topics

Dial 911 on your telephone when there is an emergency. Ask for POLICE with crime, FIRE DEPARTMENT if you see a fire, or an AMBULANCE if someone is EXTREMELY HURT OR SICK AND CANNOT MOVE OR SPEAK.

WebMD Symptom Checker
If you or your child is sick, look here to see what could be happening to your body. Then make a decision about whether or not you need to see a doctor.
Language Disorders
Essential Language Disorder Diagnosis
Ask The Expert
Traffic Laws in North Carolina
It is a money saver if you get an attorney!
How TV affects children
International House
 International House celebrates your heritage, language, and assists you in coming to the United States through English classes, clubs, legal help if you need it, shows you community resources and advocates for you if you need help. They can also help you find a job.
Parks and Recreation in Charlotte
Fun Things to Do in Charlotte with Kids

More Life Topics

Crisis Assistance Ministry
This is where to go when you cannot pay your utility bills.
Florence Crittenton 
If you have an unplanned pregnancy and need a place to get food, shelter and medical care as well as a plan for the future, this is a place who will help you find your way.
Suze Orman at La Raza
Suze Orman is an outstanding financial analyst who has national status.  She is well known for being poor, losing everything and coming back to become a very wealthy woman who cares about helping other people become wealthy and financially strong. She remembers very well what it means to lose everything.
Finding Houses
Finding Apartments
Habitat for Humanity
Rescue an Animal as Your Pet!
Humane Society
How to take care of your pets!
PetSmart
Dog Training Classes
Pet Pharmacy
Lost Pets
If you lose your pet, check here. They may have information for you to find your loved one.
Child Support Enforcement in NC
Help for Single Parents
If you or a friend have a "deadbeat" parent that will not pay you to help keep your child's life manageable, you can go here and they will help you get your child's money
Medicaid
WIC
Organizing Meals
United Way: How We Help
For Bargain Hunters
Social Service Agencies in Charlotte NC
This agency can help you find help for almost anything you need if there is an emergency.
Inexpensive Fun Things to Do with Kids
Avoid becoming a Crime Victim
Suggestions on Disciplining Your Child
A Parent's Guide To Surviving Teen Years
NC Works Online
  Connects jobs to talent.
Hospices and Palliative Care in Charlotte
School and Family Life
Runaways
This is  a place runaway children can go sometimes when there are problems with a family. They will get counseling and the agency will work to get your and family whole again.
Help for Homeless Kids
If you know a child who does not have a home and is living on the streets alone, you can ask  the police to take that child to this place.
More Bargain Possibilities
Help for Battered Women
If you know someone who needs help because they are being hurt, you can tell them to go here. Hitting spouses is not allowed in the United States.
Alcoholics Anonymous
This is a very private way for you to help a friend.
Narcotics Anonymous
What do food labels mean?
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