6th Grade curriculum night Mrs. Jackson Mrs. Morgan Miss West Mrs. Yubeta

Your teachers You will see 3 teachers: - Mrs. Jackson – ELA (Mrs. Jackson & Mrs. Yubeta homeroom only) - Mrs. Morgan – ELA (Mrs. Morgan & Miss West homeroom only) - Miss West – Math - Mrs. Yubeta – Science & Social Studies

English language arts Journey’s Spalding Easy Plus Grammar Lit Studies Recitations Interactive Notebooks Writer’s Notebook One independent book assignment per quarter All students will need a USB (PTO)

mathematics Glencoe Math Program- Course 2 Interactive Math Notebooks Nightly math homework checked twice a week (about one hour each night)

Science In class lab work & projects Science Fair Projects 2nd/3rd quarter Science Notebook Science Camp

Social studies - Holt Textbook - Ancient Civilizations - Social Studies Notebook - Projects

homework - Bring home assignments Monday – Thursday Students are expected to complete the work and bring it in finished on the due date. If it is not complete when class begins, it is late. Students should be completing 1 – 1.5 hours of homework each night PLUS 30 minutes additional AR reading Problems: If your child is having difficulty, please let us know so we can resolve homework issues.

Communication - Agenda- check over the weekends & sign for Monday morning - Sixth Grade Newsletter is emailed after school every Friday - Project due dates will be in newsletter - Look for School Newsletter through Parent Portal Please look over student’s work - Best way to contact us is through a BRIEF email. If you don’t hear back from us after 24 hours, feel free to try emailing us again. Sometimes things get filtered out through junk email.

Field trips Renaissance Festival – March Science Camp – May 13-15 Amazing Jake’s – End of May (end of the year celebration) Approximately $200 in tax credit is needed per student.

SCIENCE CAMP INFORMATION May 13-15 Located at Prescott Pines Camp just outside of Prescott. We will depart at approximately 8:30 am on Monday, May 13 We return to school at approximately 3 pm on Wednesday, May 15 The $150 per student covers: Transportation – Charter Buses Lodging Food Activities for the 3 days and 2 nights at Prescott Pines Memories to last a lifetime! 

Science camp chaperones In order to be a chaperone, you must: Be fingerprinted & complete a background check Be a parent of a 6th grader Pay $100 fee Chaperones sleep in the cabins with the campers: Moms of daughters Dads of sons More information about the process to apply for our lottery will come at Fall Conferences. Parents will be notified by Spring Conferences if selected.

Behavior plan Falcon 5 Club - Earn fun activity/reward at end of week - Reflect on week or work on missing assignments/homework in Responsibility Club

Other information - Independent Thinkers - Wearing Make-Up/Colored Hair - Uniform Enforcement- Please refer to handout and CTA procedure manual (pg 20) - Pick up handouts from homeroom teacher - Sign up for Volunteering.. We love volunteers! - PTO

Contact information Mrs. Jackson – jackson.sandy@cusd80.com Mrs. Morgan – morgan.erin@cusd80.com Miss West – west.melissa@cusd80.com Mrs. Yubeta – yubeta.krista@cusd80.com

We are looking to a fun-filled year of learning and memories! QUESTIONS? We are looking to a fun-filled year of learning and memories!