1. Mrs. Gabaldon 6th Grade Room D103 Math and Science
Back to School Night
Mrs. Gabaldon
6th Grade Room D103
Math and Science

2. About Mrs. Gabaldon

3. Curriculum California Content Standards in front of textbooks
Math:
Text: Big Ideas Course 1 (green book)
Big Ideas Record and Practice Journal - workbook
Fractions, decimals, percent, geometry, algebra, statistical measures and more!
Science – Text: CPO Focus on Earth Science
Also will include life science, physical science, and engineering.

4. New CA Standards - Math Thinking Deeply Integrating Learning
Analyze more, discuss more, evaluate more, justify more
Integrating Learning
Combining subjects/real world problems
Showing How They Know
Emphasizes proof and evidence
Need to explain how they know
Ways to help at home:
Its ok if they make mistakes – we learn from them.
Let it be hard – help them talk it out
Encourage questions and explore answers

5. Science – Stem Scopes

6. Rules and Consequences
Warnings
Change of seat – different seat/room
Parents contacted
Office Detention
Saturday School
Coupons – Listen to music, homework pass, sit anywhere for the day, 3 extra points on test/quiz, etc…

7. Homework Policy Importance of Homework Absences
Reinforces what has been learned
Prepares student for upcoming lessons
Teaches responsibility
Helps student develop strong study habits
No late homework accepted but still need to do for notebook grade
Projects get lowered 1 whole grade for each day late
Absences
Students are responsible for obtaining and completing missed assignments if absent
Allowed 1 day for each day of absence to turn in missed work

8. Notebooks Math Notebook Science Notebook
Must be 8 ½ x 11 inches!
Need to bring to class every day!
Very organized
Table of Contents
Left side – Homework
Right side – Notes
Science Notebook
All work must be kept in notebook
Handouts need to be glued into notebook

9. Contact
Agenda
Check for homework – stamp/initial if homework is turned in/checked
Website – announcements, homework, class files, projects, etc.
(Best way)
Phone: x3513
ABI/Aeries – get code/password from office or links on school/district website
Parent/Teacher conferences at end of Sept for D/F students.