Welcome

Hello! My name is Ms. Convertino, and this is my 12th year of teaching 6th Math Intervention at Smyrna Middle School. I am excited for the incredible group of students I have this year and look forward to collaborating with these young scholars to support and teach skills to help them better understand the general curriculum in 6th grade math.

A little background on me: I am originally from Rhode Island and gained my bachelor’s degree in Theater Art. I was on a national tour for two years before moving to Tennessee, where I have made my home for the past 27 years with my husband and two children. I found my passion for helping students understand math concepts while working as an intervention EA in math, and seeing that "ah ha!" moment on a scholar’s face fills my heart with joy. I also use my extensive theater knowledge to run the drama club at school, and this year we will be performing "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" in the fall and "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and "Macbeth" in the spring.

As my student, I have elevated expectations for your openness to learn and your willingness to make mistakes. We are partners in furthering your education. This year in intervention, we will learn strategies for multiplication fluency, decoding word problems, understanding rational numbers and integers, and working on 6th grade standards that may need a little extra help. In your inclusion classroom, I will be teaching alongside your general education teacher to educate you on 6th grade math standards and assist with remediation.

In my classroom, I follow the Smyrna Middle student expectations: respect yourself, others, all adults, and school property; display positive and appropriate citizenship and character; and be prepared for school and class. This means coming to class on time, ready to learn, listening for instruction, participating in lessons, being considerate of classmates, and taking care of classroom materials and furniture.

Parents, I am always here to answer questions and provide updates on your child’s progress. You can reach me at [email protected] anytime, and I will do my best to respond in a timely manner. Welcome to a great new school year; I hope it will be filled with new experiences, learning opportunities, and a lot of fun!

 Check your grades regularly through Skyward using your assigned username and password. If you need assistance with your Skyward login information, please e-mail Ms. Natareno [email protected] 

***Students will use Clever to access online textbooks and assignments in Schoology. Parents may see course material and student work in the Schoology Parent Portal. If you do not have access to your Schoology Parent Portal, please email me to obtain an access code.

You can access your Office 365 account by clicking here. The username and password are the same as your computer login at school.

Example username: [email protected]