Good evening and welcome to 6th grade Good evening and welcome to 6th grade. We would like to take this time to welcome you and your child to Lobit Middle School and the 6th grade team. We’re sure you are as excited as we are about the upcoming year. It’s going to be great, and we’re looking forward to getting to know both you and your child. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions or concerns. Connie Poindexter- ELA/SS cpoindexter@dickinsonisd.org Jennifer McCord– Science jmccord@dickinsonisd.org Maryvel Quintanilla– Math mquintanilla@dickinsonisd.org Luke Schneider– Reading/LA/SS lschneider@dickinsonisd.org Please be mindful that we do not check our emails or phone calls during class time. We will return any messages as soon as we can.

We will have teacher webpages that will hold lots of goof information We will have teacher webpages that will hold lots of goof information. The links on the school page will start working on November when our pages officially go live. Until then we all have our pages ready to view please use the following address to view the teacher pages until the links are active on the schools main page. http://schools.dickinsonisd.org/page/jmccord-home http://schools.dickinsonisd.org/page/cpoindexter-home http://schools.dickinsonisd.org/page/lschneider-home http://schools.dickinsonisd.org/page/mquintanilla-home

Arrival: 6:50-7:05 – Students eating breakfast will report to the cafeteria Students NOT eating breakfast will report to the gym 7:05 Students are released to homeroom 7:12 Pledges to the Flag and Morning Announcements 7:20 School begins. Students are tardy beginning at 7:21 Dismissal: 2:37 Students are dismissed from school Dress Code: Please reference the DISD dress code for students. Parents will receive phone calls from the front office staff if students are in violation of any part of this code. Parent Conferences will be scheduled by teachers soon. If you have specific questions or concerns about your child’s progress, please email them to schedule a conference

Hallway – Students are expected to walk quietly through the halls so other classes can continue their learning without distractions. Cafeteria – Students sit with their homeroom classes and remain seated until teacher dismisses them. Rest Room – Students are permitted to use the restroom as needed. Please be respectful and clean up after yourself. Remain quiet as to not distract others. Classroom – Students are expected to: Follow directions Be Respectful to teachers and other students Come to class prepared with all need supplies Remain on task at all time Complete all assignments/homework

AVID Binder – Students are required to have a 2” binder that travels with them to all of their subject classes but electives. The binder contains colored pocketed dividers to help students stay organized. It will be brought home daily. Each color represents a subject: Red – Reading/Language Arts Yellow – Social Studies/World Cultures Green – Science Blue – Math Purple – Take Home Planners should be filled in by students daily and brought home daily.

Word Study: Every Wednesday the Word Study spiral assignment is due with a parent signature. Reading/Math/Science: Please encourage your child to read at least 30 minutes every night. Science homework will be assigned as needed. Math homework will go home on Fridays and will be due the following Friday. Projects: Most projects will be completed in class. Occasionally, work will be sent home to help the in-class project (research, unfinished work).

Through out the year we will be studying various genres of reading Through out the year we will be studying various genres of reading. We will cover many areas within each genre: Text structure and features Author’s purpose Theme Character traits Main idea Summary Point of view

Through out the year we will be reviewing what we learned in word study in previous years and building on that knowledge. This will help in our reading and writing skills. High Frequency Words Forming plurals Prefixes/Suffixes Contractions Synonyms/Antonyms Irregular nouns/verbs Greek and Latin roots Grammar and Conventions Using vocabulary to show meaning

This year we will be focusing on several forms of essay writing and the writing process. Within these essays we will be working on adding: Figurative language Leads and Conclusions Sensory details Strong Thesis Statements Concluding Statements

Educational Opportunities Religion This year we will be learning about the diverse cultures throughout the planet. We will be expanding our knowledge from around the world about… Government Economics Educational Opportunities Religion

6th grade content.It is important for students to: Students will use many skills they have learned in 3rd, 4th and 5th grade. There will be daily instruction that incorporates review of these TEKs in addition to 6th grade content.It is important for students to: Gradually build a strong grasp of fractions, decimals, place value, operations and multiplication of rational numbers as we move throughout the year. Students will learn how to apply their own problem solving process to word problems and real life situations. Certain classes will have projects. All classes will have Unit Tests and checkpoints. Students will be expected to maintain an interactive math notebook all year long. **This notebook can be used as a tool to help students and parents understand homework problems and see what we are learning at school.

We will cover a variety of topics in life science, chemistry, Earth and Space, as well as force, motion, and energy. I make sure I vary activities throughout the year to meet the learning styles of all students. We will have labs, notes, hands-on learning, videos, technology lessons and occasional guest speakers. 1st nine weeks: Science procedures Classification Levels of organisms-Ecosystems 2nd nine weeks: Elements/compounds Change in Matter Metals, non-metals & Metalloids 3rd nine weeks: Structures of the Earth Rock Cycle Plate Tectonics Space 4th nine weeks: Potential/kenetic Motion Energy Transformations Simple Machines