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Mr. Porcella

 

 

 

My name is Mr. Porcella and have been a resident of Hamilton since 1980.  I attended Reynolds Middle School and graduated from Nottingham in 1990.  As a matter of fact, I took wood shop in the same room that I will be teaching. I graduated from Kean College in 1996 with a  B.A. in Industrial Education.

I began my teaching career at Fisher Middle School in Ewing, staying there for 3 years.   I was then hired as a Technology Teacher at Reynolds Middle School, where I remained for the last 23 years.  In 2015, a Reynolds coworker of mine and I began an after-school Aviation Club, where students learn how to fly a plane using Microsoft Flight Simulator. Although I will now be teaching at Nottingham HS, I will still continue to run the Aviation Club at Reynolds MS.

This year, I am looking forward to taking over the Materials Processing Program here at Nottingham.  The courses I will be teaching are Materials Processing (Levels I - IV)  Students will be given a detailed course syllabus for their respective classes once the school year begins.

 

SUPPLIES:  Please be sure to have Pencils and a 2 pocket folder with some paper in it that will be left in the classroom for use during class.

 

District Grading Policy is as follows:

Summative ..............50%
Formative ................40%
Individual Practice ....10%
 
 
HOMEWORK:  Nightly homework is NOT ASSIGNED in any of my classes. However, there may be instances in which students may need to complete an assignment that was started in school, or to study for a test.
 
Visit Google Classroom for updates & information about our class this year.
 
 
ATTENTION PARENTS/GUARDIANS:   PLEASE VISIT YOUR CHILD'S POWERSCHOOL PORTAL TO VIEW ALL UPCOMINGT DUE DATES FOR ASSESSMENTS, PROJECTS, AND HOMEWORK.
 
 If you need to contact me, please send me an email to:  rporcella@htsdnj.org 
 
Have a great day!
 
Mr. P 
 
 
“Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return."

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