welcome to the msr (middle school rockers) family! mr. manthe mrs. wagstaff ms. howard mrs. knight
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Character Expectations R espect O thers C haracter K indness and Compassion S uccessful T rustworthy A nd R esponsibleTRANSCRIPT
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Welcome to the MSR (middle school rockers)
family!Mr. Manthe
Mrs. WagstaffMs. HowardMrs. Knight
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HIS Cornerstones• Engagement- Rigorous Instruction• 21st Century Learning- Preparing our
students with the necessary skills to help them to be successful in a global economy
• Building Relational Capacity - Providing students with opportunities to interact with their peers and teachers in academic and social settings.
• Healthy Organization
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Character Expectations• Respect• Others• Character• Kindness and Compassion• Successful• Trustworthy• And• Responsible
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CHAMPS• Communication – What should the
voice level be during an activity?• Help – How will the student get
help?• Activity – This defines what the
student will be doing.• Movement – Where can the student
go?• Participation – How will the teacher
see participation?• Success
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Trust Cards• Each student has been issued a
trust card. By wearing their trust cards, students receive special privileges. If a student behaves inappropriately, his/her trust card can be taken away. If that happens, the student will be assigned a consequence in order to earn back his/her trust card.
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MyWyFi• This year students are able to
bring their own Internet enabled devices to school. Students who choose to bring their own device will have access to a guest wireless network. With classroom teacher approval, students may use these devices in the classroom as part of their day to day activity.
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Parent Communication• Weekly Newsletter• Skyward Email• Website• Facebook• Twitter• Wylie Community News• School Messenger
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6th Grade Social Studies
Year at a glance . . .• North America• Latin America• Africa• Europe• Middle East• Asia• Australia/Oceania
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6th Grade Social Studies 5 Themes of Geography• Location (coordinates of longitude and latitude, distance
from another place or general)• Place (climate, physical features or the people who live there
and their traditions)• Human-environment interaction (how people change the
environment to meet their needs and its positive and negative impact)
• Movement (patterns of movement of people, commerce, ideas)
• Regions (defined by characteristics including area, language, political divisions, religions)
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6th Grade Social Studies
Here’s how to help:• ask your student what they are learning• share your own knowledge and experiences• contribute requested supplies when possible
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ELAR**English, Language Arts, and Reading
• Reading skills are the primary focus– Maniac Magee – Literature Groups with leveled novels– Outside reading– INS
• Assessments: Major Grades– PBL Presentations– Common Assessments– Stems 6 week test
• Grammar Use in Daily Writing– Journaling– Literature response– Compositions during year (3)
• Speaking and Presentations
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The Daily Grind• Agenda• Small Group Participation– Novels – Literature Circles/Reading groups• Each participant has a job for accountability
– Group work– Table discussion
• Teacher Table– In class tutoring– Reading group
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How you can help…• Ask your child
– About what they are learning– About what the are reading
• Discuss what the story is about• Ask about the characters in the story
– What they did in class that day• Funniest• Most interesting
• Homework– Spelling practice– Stems study– Set up a place at home for the sole purpose of homework
• Encourage reading– Designate Prime Time Reading
• A time set aside for family reading– Introduce your child to Smith Public Library
• Have them get their own library card
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Science NotebookingStudents will work in their science notebook daily. They are welcome to take it home to use as a study tool, but will need it in class every day.
Tutoring is available before and afterschool every Tuesday and before school on Wednesday.
All students were given a tutoring passand are welcome to attend. Mandatorytutoring will begin soon.
At home, please refer to my website for study tools and information.
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Projects!!WHEN?Throughout the year.
WHO?ALL STUDENTS
WHERE?IN THE CLASSROOM
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6th Grade Science Curriculum2011 – 2012
• Classifying Organisms• Cells and Cell Theory• Organisms and Their Environment• Physical Properties of Matter• Elements and Compounds• Conservation of Energy• Potenial/Kinetic Energy & Simple Machines• Force & Motion• Rock Cycle• Solar System
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Grading Policy
• 40 % Major (Common Assessment, Readiness Assessment) and 60 % Minor (class work).
• Homework will be given throughout the school year usually on Monday, due on Wednesday.
6th Grade Math
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Bundles• Curriculum is put into 3
week bundles• Common Assessment
and CBA after each bundle is completed
• Readiness Assessment during bundle over Readiness TEK
• Daily grades at least once a week over bundle material
• Weekly spirals from previous and current bundles
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Wagstaff Classroom Website
http:// sites.google.com/site/mrswagstaff• Copy of homework• Weekly Agenda• Bundle Practice• On-line Assessments• Copy of Math Journal• Featured YouTube Videos
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MSR Grading Policies• Grading– Major Grades = 40%
• Common assessments• Benchmarks• Projects
– Daily Grades = 60%• Class work• Projects• Homework• Warm-ups/Target reading• Journals
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Our Goal is to Make
Your Students College-Ready!