Open House 2018 Grade 6 Green Team

Team Tidbits Parent Portal: Already live! Help available in main office. Conference Day: October 18th Remind: Text Alerts to help you help us help your kids

New to Sixth Grade Mid-term Exam (Test Grade for the Quarter) Cumulative Final Exam (20% of Final Year End Grade) Numerical Report Card Grades

Text Alert Sign Up Prompts Please take out your cell phone. Enter this number: 81010 Text this message: @6greenem When prompted, enter your CHILD’S name.

English-ELA Mrs. O’Connor

Chrome Book

Encourage students to become better readers, writers, and thinkers. Mini-lessons Encourage students to become better readers, writers, and thinkers.

Independent Reading Students are given time to read in class (book of their choice) Students should ALWAYS have a chapter book with them! Read at home: minimum 150 minutes per week Complete Reading Log

ELA Assessments Please mark your calendars! April 2nd – 4th

English II What is this?

Math Mrs. Wells

Envision (Yellow Workbook) Engageny.com HW every night! Please make sure they are writing in the agenda!

Afterschool help Mon – Thurs: send note or give phone confirmation

Mark your calendar NYS Mathematics Assessments: May 1st - May 3rd

Math II What is it?

Science Mrs. Zimmerman

Current Area of Study: Scientific Method (Exploring Phenomena) Curriculum Overview Current Area of Study: Scientific Method (Exploring Phenomena)

CPO Life Science Unit 1: Living Systems Chapter 1 – Studying Life Chapter 2 – Living Things Unit 3: Cell Biology Chapter 7 – Cell Structure and Function Chapter 8 – Cell Processes Chapter 9 – The Microscopic World

CPO Physical Science Unit 4 – Sound and Light Chapter 9 – Waves and Sound Chapter 10 – Light and Color Unit 5 – Matter Chapter 11 – Temperature, Heat, and the Phases of Matter Chapter 12 – The Physical Properties of Matter

Variety of Assessments Tests Quizzes Projects Binder Checks Lab Reports Lab Performance (Scientific Process Skills) Presentations: Individual & Team Class Participation, Responsibility, Behavior

THERE WILL BE A CUMULATIVE SCIENCE FINAL EXAM THIS YEAR. Grading: 50% (Tests/Quizzes) 40% (Classwork/Homework) 10% (Binder Upkeep) (Study Skills & Strategies Integrated within All Units of Study)

Social Studies Mrs. Danner

Units of the year include: Geography/ Neolithic Revolution Mesopotamia/Fertile Crescent Egypt India

Arab World/ Middle Ages/Renaissance China Greece Rome Arab World/ Middle Ages/Renaissance

Things to know… There are many notes that are housed in the social studies binder. It is important to keep the binder updated & organized.

Grade 6 Field Trip News…Stay tuned Grade 6 Field Trip News…Stay tuned! Watch for the opportunity to join and support the PTO They do a lot for our students

Thanks for coming to Open House…all of us are looking forward to a wonderful year with your children!

The bottom line is…to do something!!!

We’re in this together! Feel free to call or email at any time! Mrs. Danner – Social Studies Mrs. O’Connor- English Mrs. Wells- Math Mrs. Zimmerman- Science Mrs. Michalek & Ms. Wagner – Support Staff Grade 6 Green Team