1. Open House 2018 Grade 6 Green Team

2. Team Tidbits
Parent Portal: Already live! Help available in main office.
Conference Day: October 18th
Remind: Text Alerts to help you help us help your kids

3. New to Sixth Grade Mid-term Exam (Test Grade for the Quarter)
Cumulative Final Exam (20% of Final Year End Grade)
Numerical Report Card Grades

4. Text Alert Sign Up Prompts
Please take out your cell phone.
Enter this number: 81010
Text this
When prompted, enter your CHILD’S name.

5. English-ELA Mrs. O’Connor

6. Chrome Book

7. Encourage students to become better readers, writers, and thinkers.
Mini-lessons
Encourage students to become better readers, writers, and thinkers.

8. Independent Reading
Students are given time to read in class (book of their choice)
Students should ALWAYS have a chapter book with them!
Read at home: minimum 150 minutes per week
Complete Reading Log

9. ELA Assessments Please mark your calendars!
April 2nd – 4th

10. English II What is this?

11. Math Mrs. Wells

12. Envision (Yellow Workbook)
Engageny.com
HW every night! Please make sure they are writing in the agenda!

13. Afterschool help Mon – Thurs: send note or give phone confirmation

14. Mark your calendar
NYS Mathematics Assessments:
May 1st - May 3rd

15. Math II What is it?

16. Science
Mrs. Zimmerman

17. Current Area of Study: Scientific Method (Exploring Phenomena)
Curriculum Overview
Current Area of Study: Scientific Method
(Exploring Phenomena)

18. CPO Life Science Unit 1: Living Systems Chapter 1 – Studying Life
Chapter 2 – Living Things
Unit 3: Cell Biology
Chapter 7 – Cell Structure and Function
Chapter 8 – Cell Processes
Chapter 9 – The Microscopic World

19. CPO Physical Science Unit 4 – Sound and Light
Chapter 9 – Waves and Sound
Chapter 10 – Light and Color
Unit 5 – Matter
Chapter 11 – Temperature, Heat, and the Phases of Matter
Chapter 12 – The Physical Properties of Matter

20. Variety of Assessments
Tests
Quizzes
Projects
Binder Checks
Lab Reports
Lab Performance (Scientific Process Skills)
Presentations: Individual & Team
Class Participation, Responsibility, Behavior

21. THERE WILL BE A CUMULATIVE SCIENCE FINAL EXAM THIS YEAR.
Grading: 50% (Tests/Quizzes)
40% (Classwork/Homework)
10% (Binder Upkeep)
(Study Skills & Strategies Integrated within All Units of Study)

22. Social Studies Mrs. Danner

23. Units of the year include:
Geography/ Neolithic Revolution
Mesopotamia/Fertile Crescent
Egypt
India

24. Arab World/ Middle Ages/Renaissance
China
Greece
Rome
Arab World/ Middle Ages/Renaissance

25. Things to know…
There are many notes that are housed in the social studies binder. It is important to keep the binder updated & organized.

26. Grade 6 Field Trip News…Stay tuned
Grade 6 Field Trip News…Stay tuned! Watch for the opportunity to join and support the PTO They do a lot for our students

27. Thanks for coming to Open House…all of us are looking forward to a wonderful year with your children!

29. The bottom line is…to do something!!!

30. We’re in this together!
Feel free to call or at any time! Mrs. Danner – Social Studies Mrs. O’Connor- English Mrs. Wells- Math Mrs. Zimmerman- Science Mrs. Michalek & Ms. Wagner – Support Staff Grade 6 Green Team