Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 8:00 – 8:10 HOMEROOM 8:10 – 9:10 Reading Readers Workshop Readers Workshop Reading 9:10 – 9:40 Language Arts Language Arts Language Arts Language Arts Language Arts 9:45-10:25 MusicPhysical Education Physical Education ArtTechnology 10:30-11:00 Science WritingScience10:30 -11:10 P.E. 11:05 -12:05 Mathematics 12:10-12:40 LUNCH 12:40-1:20 Social Studies Test Prep/ Project Time Social StudiesWriting 1:25 – 1:45 Study Hall Study Hall Study Hall Study Hall Study Hall 1:30 - 2:10 1:45 -2:05 Chorus Recess Band Recess Band Recess 2:10 STUDENT DISMISSAL

Your child’s teacher will let you know in advance when he/she would like your child to stay after. Must have a written note Full student name Teacher/Club How getting home Late Bus/Pick-Up Promptly at 3:10PM

*Please Check your child’s planner every day for assignments and notes from the teacher! Weekly Spelling Words Notes/ Signature Box

Why Can’t I Skip My 20 Minutes of Nightly Reading? Student A Reads 20 minutes each day 3,600 minutes in a school year Student B Reads 5 minutes each day 900 minutes in a school year Student C Reads 1 minute each day 180 minutes in a school year

NYS ELA April 14-16, 2015 NYS Mathematics April 22-24, 2015

SRA Unit 1 – Taking A Stand SRA Unit 2 – Ancient Civilizations SRA Unit 3 – Ecology SRA Unit 4 – Great Expectations SRA Unit 5 – Earth in Action SRA Unit 6 – Art and Impact

What’s Shifting  Your child will now read more non-fiction in each grade level. What to Look for in the Backpack  Look for your child to have more reading assignments based on real-life events, such as biographies, articles and historical stories. What Can You Do?  Read non-fiction books with your children. Find ways to make reading fun and exciting.  Reading more non-fiction texts will help your child learn about the world through reading.  Look for your child to bring home more fact- based books about the world. For instance, your 6th Grader might read Number the Stars or Out of the Dust.  Know what non-fiction books are grade-level appropriate and make sure your children have access to such books. Source: engageNYengageNY

 Your child will read challenging texts very closely, so they can make sense of what they read and draw their own conclusions.  Your child will have reading and writing assignments that might ask them to retell or write about key parts of a story or book, make connections to self, other books or the world, and/or what they wonder.  Provide more challenging texts for your kids to read. Show them how to dig deeper into difficult pieces.  When it comes to writing or retelling a story, your child will use "evidence" gathered from the text to support what they say.  Look for written assignments that ask your child to draw on concrete examples from the text that serve as evidence. Evidence means examples from the book that your child will use to support a response or conclusion. This is different from the opinion questions that have been used in the past.  Ask your child to provide evidence in everyday discussions and disagreements. Source: engageNYengageNY

 Your child will learn how to write from what they read.  Look for writing assignments that ask your child to make arguments in writing using evidence.  Encourage writing at home. Write together using evidence and details. Source: engageNYengageNY  Your child will have an increased academic vocabulary.  Look for assignments that stretch your child’s vocabulary and teach them that “language is power.”  Read often to babies, toddlers, preschoolers and children.

Math

Ratios and Unit Rates Arithmetic Operations Including Dividing by a Fraction Rational Numbers Expressions and Equations Area, Surface Area, and Volume Statistics

What’s Shifting  Your child will work more deeply in fewer topics, which will ensure full understanding. (less is more!) What to Look for in the backpack  Look for assignments that require students to show their work and explain how they arrived at an answer What Can You Do?  Know what concepts are important for your child based on their grade level and spend time working on those concepts Source: engageNYengageNY

 Your child will keep building on learning year after year, starting with a strong foundation.  Look for assignments that build on one another. For example, students will focus on using multiplying and dividing to solve ratio and rate problems about quantities. Once these areas are mastered, they will focus on fractions. Building on that, they will then focus on Algebra. You should be able to see the progression in the topics they learn  Know what concepts are important for your child based on their grade level and spend time working on those concepts.  Your child will spend time practicing and memorizing math facts.  Look for assignments that build on one another. For example, students will focus fractions, decimal, and percents. Once these areas are mastered, they will focus on rational numbers. You should be able to see the progression in the topics they learn.  Be aware of what concepts your child struggled with last year and support your child in those challenge areas moving forward. Source: engageNYengageNY

 Your child will now be asked to use math in real-world situations.  Look for math assignments that are based on the real world.  Provide time every day for your child to work on math at home. Source: engageNYengageNY  Your child will understand why the math works and be asked to talk about and prove their understanding.  Your child might have assignments that focus on memorizing and mastering basic math facts, which are important for success in more advanced math problems.  Help your child know and memorize basic math facts. Ask your child to “do the math” that pops up in daily life.

Sample NYS Grade 6 Exam Questions: 1.) Evaluate: 6⁴ + 7 × 4 A 1324 B 244 C 757 D ) Evaluate: Which pair of expressions below is equivalent? A 9x + 2y and 11xy B 4x − 5y and 5y − 4x C 5(2x − 3y ) and 10x − 3y D x + y + x + y and 2(x + y ) 3.) The area of a rectangular park is 3/5 square mile. The length of the park is 7/8 mile. What is the width of the park? Show your work. Answer_____________mile

The science curriculum covers many topics. Mapping the Earth’s Surface Weathering and Soil Formation Erosion and Deposition Chemistry Labs States of Matter Labs Plate Tectonics Earthquakes Volcanoes Rocks and Minerals Rocketry

Our Social Studies curriculum stresses study of ancient civilizations and how they have shaped the world of today. Some major topics of study include: Geography Skills How Historians Study History Ancient Egypt Ancient Mesopotamia Ancient India Ancient China Ancient Greece Ancient Rome

Technology is the KEY to 21 st Century Learning:

Wheeler Classroom Pages- Smith & Sixth Grade Wheeler Parent Resource Page Engage NY-Parent Resources Grade 6 Curriculum Guides

Math fact practice Homework help, as needed Homework helper should check homework daily Math games and board games Discuss student work and help your child make corrections

ocs.cnyric.org (AIS Teacher)

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