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Sixth Grade Transition Student Role - Cognitive Development Learning Accountability Developing Skills for Success Distractions: Emotional, Social, and Physical Development

Sixth Grade Transition Parent Role – Support and Advocacy Hold Child Accountable-Sometimes Tough Love Expect Mistakes Active Monitoring of Academics/Organization Communication with Child and Teachers Listen and Problem Solve

Sixth Grade Transition Our Role – Support and Advocacy Hold Child Accountable-Sometimes Tough Love Expect Mistakes Active Monitoring of Academics/Organization Communication with Child and Parents Listen and Problem Solve Work Together to Maximize Coordination of Work Load, Monitor Student Progress, and Provide Interdisciplinary Instruction

Student Work Homework? Yep. It has not fully kicked in yet. Expect an average of less than 60 minutes per night. Way too much homework? USE OF CLASS TIME Balanced by Teachers who Communicate Using Homework Calendars/Planners Scaffolding Complexity from Modified to TAG – the Balancing Act from Swamped to Bored. iPads

Student Work CURRENT ASSIGNMENTS THE “UH-OH” LATE ASSIGNMENTS STUDY HALL – HOW AND WHY? ABSENT ASSIGNMENTS REDO/RETAKE EXTRA CREDIT

Student Work Shifting Paradigm from Elementary to Middle Homework is not just a behavior in the corner of a report card. A student’s grade is the accumulated effort and quality of work that is put in over the course of a grading period. Student grades include classwork, homework, participation, assessments and tests, and performance tasks.

Twality Grading* 90-100% A 80-89% B 70-79% C 60-69% D LESS THAN 60% F *You will also receive progress on CCCS. This will be reported separately.

Our Weighted Grading PARTICIPATION: 5% PRACTICE: 20% ASSESSMENT: 75% TESTS ASSESSMENT PERFORMANCE TASKS

Our Team Grading EPS Exceeds PS 100% BPS Beyond PS 92% MPS Meets PS 85% APS Approaching PS 75% DPS Developing PS 65%

Progress Communication WEEKLY MISSING WORK PRINTOUTS GIVEN TO STUDENT AS HARD COPY AND SENT IN AN EMAIL TO PARENTS (NO PARENT SIGNATURE) FULL GRADE PRINTOUTS GIVEN TO STUDENTS AS HARD COPY AND SENT IN AN EMAIL THE LAST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH - FIRST GRADE PRINTOUT NEXT THURSDAY – OCTOBER 9 (PARENT SIGNATURE REQUIRED) SYNERGY WILL BE UPDATED AT THE END OF EACH QUARTER FOR REPORT CARDS AND WITH CCCS STANDARDS PROGRESS

Parent Communication

Parent Communication

Parent Communication

FOLLOWS ADOPTED STATE STANDARDS: Classes SOCIAL STUDIES FOLLOWS ADOPTED STATE STANDARDS: GEOGRAPHY – 5 THEMES ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS SUPPORT READING AND WRITING STANDARDS AND STRATEGIES INTEGRATED WITH LANGUAGE ARTS

Classes MATH DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION AND CONTENT CONTENT DETERMINED BY 6TH GRADE CCCS HOLT TEXTBOOK WITH ONLINE RESOURCES, EXTRA PRACTICE, AND INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS NIGHTLY PRACTICE OF SKILLS

The last designated reading class for most students. Classes READING The last designated reading class for most students. • Curriculum and instruction determined by Common Core Standards – Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening • Emphasize both informative text and literature • Focus on strategies that can be used to access content in other subjects • Use a variety of reading sources – novels, short stories, news articles, subject text books, etc. • Weekly vocabulary starts next week • Look for an emphasis on “Responding to Literature”

Classes Language Arts • Curriculum and instruction determined by Common Core Standards – Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening • Approximately 1/3 of the year spent on each of the following: Narrative Writing, Explanatory (Informative) Writing, Argumentative Writing • All three units begin with paragraph development and evolve into longer forms of writing • Within each writing type, focus on Statement of Purpose, Elaboration, Organization, Language & Vocabulary, and Conventions • Instruction is often integrated with other subjects, especially Science and Social Studies

Classes SCIENCE • Environmental Science • Lab Safety FOLLOWS ADOPTED NGS STANDARDS • Environmental Science • Lab Safety • Human-Environment Impact • Energy • Climate & Weather • Heredity • Body Systems • Cells • STEM/Engineering & Design/Inquiry

Classes CONNECTIONS • Study Skills • Geography • Art • Creative Writing • G.R.E.A.T. •Other extension activities for Math, Science, Social Studies, Reading, Writing, etc.

CONFERENCES OCTOBER 20 (ALL DAY) OCTOBER 21 (MORNING) SINGLE CONFERENCE TOGETHER YOU CAN ALSO MEET WITH SPECIALISTS, OTHER CONTENT TEACHERS, AND ELECTIVE TEACHERS ON A DROP-IN BASIS