Grade 6 Math Ms. Samarah Qadir

A little background about me I am from Pakistan but I was born in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Since I grew up between Jeddah, Islamabad and Boston, I appreciate all different cultures and love having a multicultural classroom. Bachelor of Science from Babson College in Boston, MA Teaching Program from Lesley University in Cambridge, MA Certification from the Massachusetts Board of Education K-8 Teaching I have been teaching in international schools for eleven years. Previously, I was teaching in Islamabad and AISA, our sister school in Abu Dhabi. I’ve taught a range of various subjects to Grades 6-8 but most of my experience has been with Math and Science with 6th Graders. This is my seventh year in UAS and sixth year as team leader. I’m blessed to have my family living in close proximity.

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Middle School Math Curriculum Pearson Realize throughout the Middle School -Best aligned to the Common Core standards -Will be teaching conceptually rather than rote learning of algorithms Units to be covered through the year are: Operations with Fractions and Decimals Ratios and Unit Rates Expressions and Equations Rational Numbers Statistics Area, Surface Area, and Volume *Prerequisite math skills: Multiples up till 12, place value, rounding/estimating, addition/subtraction/multiplication with both fractions and decimals.

Classroom Environment -Students will be working both individually and collaboratively to acquire new skills and learn from each others’ perspectives. -Every student will be given an equal opportunity to contribute to the classroom through the use of equity sticks. -Homework will be assigned regularly and will be checked for completion rather than accuracy -’Exit tickets’ will be used to help get an understanding of student progress when a new concept is taught. -Assessments will be on-going throughout each Unit. Some will be formative and others will be summative. -We will be grading the assessments based on a 1-7 scale, similar to the IB one.

Communication must sign them out from the office* -Parent communication will be done through our Grade 6 Blog http://sites.uasdubai.ae/msgrade6blog/ -Students will be using Google Classrooms in each of their core classes Engrade Progress (formative assessments) and performance (summative assessments) information for parents and students Updated throughout unit -Please email me at sqadir1@uasdubai.ae If there has been or is going to be an absence If there are extenuating circumstances which prevented your student from completing his/her homework Questions or concerns arise *When picking up your child from school early you must sign them out from the office*

Thank you for coming tonight Thank you for coming tonight. I am looking forward to a wonderful year of learning with your children. Any questions????