1. 6th grade Math/ Carnegie Learning Series Akimel A-al Middle School
Curriculum Night
6th grade Math/ Carnegie Learning Series
Akimel A-al Middle School

2. About Mrs. Anderson 8th year of teaching/3rd year at Akimel A-al
My favorite color is green
I love working out
I’m a mom and a wife. 2 kids at Desert Vista
Let’s look at my website.

3. Meet the Teacher/Curriculum Night Schedule
English and Social Studies presentations:
5:00, 5:30, 6:00, 6:30
Math and Science presentations:
5:15, 5:45, 6:15, 6:45

4. How to read the schedule…
1st core class
2nd core class
3rd core class
4th core class

5. Core Enrichment
Students will rotate through their core classes during the time frame of fourth period.
Monday is extra time with Period 1
Tuesday is extra time with Period 3
Thursday is extra time with Period 5
Friday is extra time with Period 7
All of sixth grade will have minutes of personal silent reading time at the beginning of Core Enrichment
All students will need a reading book every day

6. Advisory
Who: All students will be assigned to a Akimel A-al Staff member
What: Second Step is a fully web-based program that utilizes weekly lessons addressing four key social-emotional objectives: (1) growth mindset and strategies for achieving goals; (2) making decisions based on values, building positive friendships, and avoiding negative relationships; (3) learning the relationship between thoughts, emotions, decisions, and emotional regulation; and (4) identifying, avoiding, and resolving serious conflicts.
When: Every Wednesday morning first thing.

7. Akimel A-al PTSO! Parent Teacher Student Organization
Meetings around once a month
Make sure to link your Fry’s card to our school (directions under fundraising link on the PTSO’s page)
Visit their page on the school’s website to get involved!

8. Curriculum –AZ College and Career Readiness Mathematics Standards
Module 1 –Composing and Decomposing
Topic 1: Factors and Area
Topic 2: Positive Rational Numbers
Topic 3: Decimals and Volume
Module 2 – Relating Quantities
Topic 1: Ratios
Topic 2 : Percentages
Topic 3 : Unit Rates and Conversions
Module 3 – Determining Unknown Quantities
Topic 1: Expressions
Topic 2: Equations
Topic 3: Graphing Quantitative Relationships
Please visit the Kyrene Website for
specific math objectives.

9. Course 1 Continued… Module 4 – Moving Beyond Positive Quantities
Topic 1: Signed Numbers
Topic 2: The Four Quadrants
Module 5 - Describing Variability of Quantities
Topic 1: The Statistical Process
Topic 2: Numerical Summaries of Data

10. Compacted 6/7 Focus Units Includes all of Course 1
Module 1 –Thinking Proportionally
Topic 1: Circles
Topic 2: Fractional Rates
Topic 3: Proportionality
Topic 4: Proportional Relationships
Module 2 – Operating with Signed Numbers
Topic 1: Adding and Subtracting Rational Numbers
Topic 2 : Multiplying and Dividing Rational Numbers
Module 5 –Thinking Constructing and Measuring
Topic 2: Three Dimensional Figures

11. Student Resources MATHia® Software Access
Software companion to textbook
One day per week during class.
Carnegie Learning Series, Course 1 (Math 6)
Carnegie Learning Series, Course 1 and 2 (Math 6/7)
Consumable, which means kids can write in them!
Tear pages out one unit at a time; books kept at school.

12. Grades
Grades will be posted on ParentVue regularly. Please check student grades there on a regular basis.
Found on Kyrene.org, Parents, ParentVue
In 6th grade the students grades are weighted.
80% of your child’s grade will be assessments.
20% of your child’s grade will be practice work which is classwork, Mathia and homework.

13. Materials 1 Blue composition OR spiral notebook
1 Blue two pocket folder with prongs (plastic cover recommended)
Pencils (Replenish frequently, please!)
Calculator
Highlighter (any color)

14. 2018-2019 Yearbooks- Don’t wait!
$35
Meet the Teacher Special: Order a Yearbook and receive extra signing pages for free!
You can use a credit card:
Order at
Enter order number: 6161
WE SOLD OUT LAST YEAR!!!
$35
Or cash/check
Order forms available in the MPR

15. Thank you for coming!!! It’s going to be a great year! Questions???