1. Welcome! 6th grade Open House
Jennifer Kinsella and Camera Baskett

2. Contact Information
Phone is usually not a good method of communication!
Check the blog for homework, due dates, and extra handouts.

3. Organization Students should also come with book to read!
One binder for LA with four dividers
Journals
Classwork
Handouts
Graded Papers
Loose leaf paper, pens (black,
blue, and red) pencil, and flashdrive
Make it nice or write it twice, be neat!
Students should also come with book to read!

4. Curriculum Textbook: Springboard $82.82
Read books with lexile range take and pass 3 Reading Counts Quiz
Quiz dates: Check lexile at August September 5 September 21
Writing: Narrative, Expository, Persuasive,
Research

5. Homework Philosophy
Students should review/complete what was done in class each evening. Revise and edit papers.
If they are coming home with lots of homework….they are wasting class time!
Read a minimum of 30 minutes each evening.
Please check to make sure your child is writing in his/
her agenda daily and sign or initial agenda.

6. BYOD
Bring Your Own Device- (BYOD)-Tapp is allowing students to bring their own electronic devices to school to use in the classroom.
Students will be using the devices for reading their AR books to meet their reading goals along with using it as a learning resource.
Devices should not be out or visible unless it is a BYOD time designated by the teacher.

7. Wish List
Kleenex
Individually wrapped candy (Jolly Ranchers, Skittles, Air Heads, Dum Dums)
Hand sanitizer