back to school parent night welcome to 6 th grade august 9 th, 2011
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Back To School Parent Night
Welcome to 6th Grade
August 9th, 2011
The Teachers
• Mrs. Rona Lezama– Science
• Mrs. Jodi Pearson – Math
• Mrs. Brandy Samberg – Language
Arts
• Ms. Chanel Smith – Social Studies
PAL
• PAL President: Suzanne Driver
• Please join PAL!– PAL does so much for us as teachers
6th Grade Science Curriculum
The Scientific Method Space Science-Our Solar System and beyond Geology – Rocks, Minerals, Volcanoes,
Earthquakes and Soil Energy Transfer The Water, Nitrogen and Carbon Cycles Food Chains and Interdependence Sound and Light Human Impact on the Environment
THE SCIENCE CLASSROOM Academic Assistance Hours: Thursdays 7:30-
8:00 am and 3:30-4:00 pm. Lab safety rules must be followed at all times. Some assessments may be re-done. This will
be announced when applicable. Grading Percentages and Policy
40% Tests and projects 40% Labs, quizzes and classwork 10% Homework 10% Participation
http://mrslezama6thgradescience.pbworks.com
To succeed, students need to study for at least 10 minutes every night.
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6th Grade Math: Mrs. Pearson
• Rational Numbers– Integers– Fractions– Decimals– Percents
• Exponents– Prime factorization– Scientific/Standard
Notation
• Probability – Simple and Compound– Independent and
Dependent– Theoretical and
Experimental
What are we learning about this year?• Algebra
– Order of operations– Expressions– Equations– Inequalities – Ratios– Proportions
• Geometry– Angles– Perimeter– Area – Circumference – Transformations
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Things You Need to Know About Math Class
• Homework• Every night • Online• Must show work – Blue Stamp Sheet– Red vs. blue stamps– No late HW– Cumulative HW
grade
• Warm-Ups– Collected bi-weekly
• Academic Assistance – Wednesdays
– 7:30-8:00 am – 3:30-4:00 pm
• Grading Scale– 35% Tests– 25% Quizzes– 25% Classwork– 15% Homework
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Points
Points 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
EOG Percentile 77-79 80-82 83-85 86-88 89-91 92-94 95-97 98-100
Points 1 2 3 4
EVAAS 80-84 85-89 90-94 95-100
Points 0 1 2 3
Numeric Grade below 84 85-89 90-94 95-100
Points 0 1 2
Teacher Recommendation
Do not recommend Recommend Highly Recommend
Total Points:
Math Plan-Advanced Math
Language ArtsVocabulary/Conventions Use of a dictionary and thesaurus Parts of Speech Root Words Prefixes Suffixes Context Clues Vocabulary Extension Grammar Basics
Reading Literary Devices Literary Elements Critical Thinking Skills Comprehension Skills
Generate Questions Make Inferences and Predictions Draw Conclusions Make Connections
Evaluate and Solve Problems Explore a Variety of Genres Author’s Craft Evaluate Argument
Writing Summary Reading Response Journals Foundations of Argument Writer’s Purpose
Grading scale Tests and Projects = 30% Quizzes = 25% Class Work = 25% Homework = 10% Participation = 10%
Reading Log Homework – sambergewa.pbworks.com
Pink stamp sheet Daily Warm-Ups-collected bi-weekly Academic Assistance Hours
Thursdays, 7:30am – 8:00am and 3:30pm-4:00pm
Social Studies Curriculum at a Glance
The World of Geography Earth’s Human Geography Europe and Russia (Culture, Geography
and History) Maya, Aztec and Inca Civilizations South America (Culture, Geography and
History) Country Profiles in Europe, Russia and
South America
Additional InformationProjects
The students will have projects that they will need to complete during class time.
* European Country Project
**South America Project
***There will be several mini projects that will be conducted in class as well.
StudyingStudents are encouraged each night to look over their worksheets/ notes for 10 minutes.
Although it may not be written in their planners, each student is required to study
nightly.
Current EventsEach month students are required to
complete a current event and turn it in for a grade.
QuizzesStudents will have a quiz each Friday to ensure that they understand the material
learned from that week.
Academic AssistanceOffered every Wednesday morning
from 7:30-8:00 and Wednesday afternoon from 3:30-4:30.
Grading Scale
A = 100 – 93B = 92 – 85C = 84 – 77D = 76 – 70F = 69 &
Team Information
• Projects
• Honor Policy
• REFOCUS
• Student of the Week
• Discipline Policy
Team Information Continued
• Make Up Work
• Zero Hour
• Tardy Policy
• Academic Assistance
Academic Assistance Days/Times
Mrs. Pearson and Ms. Smith
• Wednesdays:– 7:30-8:00 am– 3:30-4:00 pm
Mrs. Lezama and Mrs. Samberg
• Thursdays:– 7:30-8:00 am– 3:30-4:00 pm
*Please Note: Due to carpool, some weeks there may only be morning Academic Assistance. Please refer to teacher websites.*
Home/School Communication
• Engrade (www.engrade.com)
• Contact Information– [email protected]– [email protected]– [email protected]– [email protected]
Websites• Mrs. Lezama
– http://mrslezama6thgradescience.pbworks.com
• Mrs. Pearson– http://pearsonewa.pbworks.com
• Mrs. Samberg– http://sambergewa.pbworks.com
• Ms. Smith– http://smithewa.pbworks.com
Mrs. Price• [email protected]
• 5th and 6th grade Exceptional Children's Teacher.
• Inclusion Model – The integration of a special education teacher into the regular education classroom to meet the individual needs of specific learners.
Questions?
Thank You for Coming!
Here’s to a great sixth grade year!!
This PowerPoint will be posted on each of our Websites.