1. Mr. Stephen: Husband, Father, Teacher

2. Welcome to Class 6 Parent Night 13 September 2017
Szkoła Międzynarodowa
The International School
Mr. Stephen Bergen’s Class

3. English Curriculum Reading 5x/wk ++Grammar/Writing ++Spelling/Speaking
Math 1x/wk
Science 1x/wk
Social Studies 1x/wk
Art 1x/wk

4. Reading Keystone Reading & Novel Studies Comprehension strategies
Main Idea
Story Elements
Visualization
Prediction
Connections
Questions
Inferences
Organization
Fact & Opinion
Drawing Conclusions
Summarize
Compare & Contrast
Cause & Effect
Figurative Language

5. The International School Obligatory Novels for Class 6
Hatchet: Gary Paulsen
Tuck Everlasting: Natalie Babbitt
A Tale Dark and Grimm: Adam Gidwitz
Danny Champion of the World: Roald Dahl

6. Language Writing Skills Narrating & Entertaining (Narrative)
Explaining & Informing (Expository)
Expressing & Influencing (Persuasive)
Grammar, Usage & Mechanics
Complete sentences
Parts of speech
Capitalization & Punctuation
Editing
iXL Online Language Grammar 

7. Spelling Assignments completed in class
Weekly words and definitions from reading
Friday spelling quizzes/tests (10-15 words)
Words found on Class 6 Canadian Website
Bonus vocabulary word
Practice words 5 minutes each night!

8. Math MATH MAKES SENSE & CANADIAN CURRICULUM
Spiraling curriculum that repeats concepts
Data Management (Unit 5)
Geometrical transformations
Graphs
Measurement
Problem Solving
Decimals and fractions
iXL Online Math 

9. Science/Social Studies
Canadian Curriculum: Classifying Living Things
Canadian Curriculum: Flight
Canadian Curriculum: Motion, friction
Aboriginal People
Early explorers to Canada and the New World
Project presentations and costumes on explorers and their impact on the New World.

10. Homework
May consist of MATH, READING, LANGUAGE, WRITING PROMPTS, SPELLING, SOCIAL STUDIES, SCIENCE and finishing PROJECTS begun at school.
Assignments not completed in class will become homework.
Students should also be reading an English chapter book each evening for at least minutes!!!!
Homework will be posted on Librus.

11. Grading Scale A+/6 Above 100% C+/3+ 67-69% A+/5+ 95-100% C/3 63-66%
87-94%
C-/3-
60-62%
A-/5-
80-86%
D+/2+
57-59%
B+/4+
77-79%
D/2
53-56%
B/4
73-76%
D-/2-
R/1
50-52%
0-49%
B-/4-
70-72%

12. Grade 6 Class Norms 1. One person speaks at a time
2. Speak English when in English class
3. Only touch your own supplies
4. Treat each other with respect

13. Communication Conferences/Meetings
(I will respond within 24 hours max!)
Phone:
Please don’t wait to contact me!

14. Students really enjoy these short clips and retain ideas from them.
Flocabulary is short rap music videos used to supplement current events and lessons!
Students really enjoy these short clips and retain ideas from them.

15.
Best Last Year Ever!