1. Welcome homeroom parents 
Please find your child’s schedule on the desk and have a seat  There are extra seats around the room!

2. Welcome to 6th Grade Math Hightower Trail Middle School
Open House
Welcome to
6th Grade Math
Hightower Trail Middle School

3. Mrs. Jaclyn Bonsecour
Bachelors Degree in Middle School Education at Georgia State University
Masters Degree in Mathematics Education from Kennesaw State University
This is my 12th year teaching and fourth year at HTMS

4. Ways to stay in touch 1) Bonsecour Web Blog
Resource page on Blog is great for your
child to use for extra practice 
2) Questions just
3) Read over the Weekly s

5. Awareness Test………
Test

6. No Brochure…… But this PPT will be on my blog for you to look at whenever you would like….you can’t misplace that 

7. Quick Information Synergy On-line Access to grades…
Please update addresses through synergy. I send a weekly e- mail EVERY Friday!!!!

8. Math 6 Syllabus
Syllabus is on my blog and everything on it will be discussed today.

9. Textbooks….
Text Workbooks Online Access
Information to log-in is on my blog 
Peach Coach Book

10. Math 6 Units Covered

11. Unit 1

12. Unit 2
Rates
Ratios
8th grade students travel to Washington, DC every year. If they go 425 miles in 5 hours, how many miles do they go in ONE hour?

13. Unit 3

14. Unit 4

15. Unit 5

16. Unit 6
HTMS 6th grade Parents were surveyed to see how many donuts they eat in one week. Results: What is the mean, mode, range, and median?

17. Unit 7

18. Grades Summative Unit Assessments – 35% Summative Quiz – 25%
Formative Classwork – 25%
Formative Homework – 5%
Formative Computation Challenge-5%
Summative Touchstone Assessments-5%

19. What is CAPS? Students will take a CAPS every MONDAY!
It is a math skills 10 minute challenge.
It will cover 5th grade standards along with new topics discussed in 6th grade.
5% of your child’s grade (will not affect overall grade if they don’t do well on a few of them…there will be 8 every 9 weeks)

20. Daily Agenda Sponge – review of material taught in a previous lesson
Homework reviewed – students make appropriate corrections
New material – direct instruction

21. Every Day Supplies
Pencils
Notebook
Peach Book
Agenda

22. Student Notebook Organization
Left Side
Right Side
Sponge
Homework (If in worksheet form)
Notes and/or foldable from teacher on the standard for the day
Student Notebook Organization

23. Classroom Rules
Be Ready
Be Respectful
Be Responsible

24. Rewards in class…..
If I see students doing one of the three R’s they will get a ticket for a drawing every Friday 
100% Club (on quizzes, tests, and Comp Challenges)

25. Leaping Towards Success Agenda
Around the room……
100% Club
Standards
Leaping Towards Success
Agenda

26. Weekly Friday e-mail  Will look like this……..
Upcoming Dates to know…… Decimals Quiz this Friday Unit 1 Decimals and Fractions test on Friday September 8th.
Week 3 started today with another CAPS 
Please have students check blog on daily basis.
As always please let me know if you have any questions.
Decimal Study Guide DUE TOMORROW with ALL WORK SHOWN!

27. Bonsecour Wish List
Any of the following you can contribute would be AWESOME! Clorox Wipes Candy (no peanuts) Expo Markers Glue Sticks

28. Extra Help Sessions
Extra help sessions are held in room 6A2 on Mondays at 8:15.
I will go to theatre at that time and get any students who would like to come for a help session.

29. Any questions
Thank you for coming!