1. Welcome to 6th Grade English and History Mrs. Vazquez Room 29

2. About Me BA in Child Development from Cal State Los Angeles, Multiple Subjects Credential Program and Masters Degree in Education from Azusa Pacific University 8 th year teaching – 2 years in 7 th grade and 6 years in 6 th grade Married – no children yet, but I have a dog named Bella Enjoy scrapbooking and running

3. Communication It is very important that home/school communication be maintained! One of the best ways to communicate with me is by email: hvazquez@cvusd.k12.ca.ushvazquez@cvusd.k12.ca.us Aeries (ABI) is also available for you to check your student’s grades and assignment completion as well. Letters with access codes will be mailed out in October. Checking both the agenda and notebooks will also keep you up-to-date as to what is getting covered in class. Available before/after school and during my preparation period (3 rd ) for conferences. Phone number: 626-974-7300 School Website: sierravista.cvusd.k12.ca.us

4. Dates To Remember Minimum Day 9/17 (Staff Development Day) October 7 – 10 Minimum Days (Parent/Teacher Conferences) ◦ October 7 & 8 Conferences from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. ◦ October 9 & 10 Conferences from 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. ◦ Students get out at 12:05 PM ◦ No school for students on October 11 PTA Dance – October 4 ◦ Don’t forget to join the PTA - Only $6 ◦ Otherwise Dance admission is $6

5. Academic Agenda & Study Habits Students expected to: ◦ Comply with Falcon Standards ◦ Be Prepared with Materials & Completed Homework ◦ Filling in Agenda with assignments/projects daily ◦ Daily Parent signature Communication about missing assignments will be made directly in the agenda book (Yellow Communication Card). Students will be given detention if there are excessive missing homework assignments.

6. 30 min. detention Parent contacted 4 45 min. detention Parent contacted 8 2 hours Saturday School “N” in Citizenship 12 4 hours Saturday School “U” in Citizenship 16 In house Suspension Behavior Contract “U” in Citizenship 20 SST “U” in Citizenship 24 Communication Card - “Infractions” Behavior Consequences

7. English Curriculum: Weekly Reading Journal - due every other Friday Vocabulary Units – due every other Friday Literature Short stories and poetry from anthology: The Language of Literature (McDougal Littell) Crash by Jerry Spinelli The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson Grammar Lessons from the district approved workbook. Writing Persuasive Response to Literature Personal Narrative English Curriculum: Weekly Reading Journal - due every other Friday Vocabulary Units – due every other Friday English Interactive Notebook An Interactive Notebook is a spiral notebook that students will use for every assignment in English class. This was created as a strategy to help students “interact” with the text and material presented in class. Literature Short stories and poetry from anthology: The Language of Literature (McDougal Littell) Crash by Jerry Spinelli The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson Grammar Lessons from the district approved workbook. Writing Persuasive Response to Literature Personal Narrative

8. History Curriculum: Textbook Discovering Our Past: Ancient Civilizations (Glencoe California Series) Early Humans Ancient Egypt and Kush Ancient Israelites Ancient India Early China The Ancient Americas The Greeks and Romans Rise of Christianity Historical Figure Research Report 2 nd Quarter History Curriculum: History Interactive Notebook An Interactive Notebook is a spiral notebook that students will use for every assignment in History class. This was created as a strategy to help students “interact” with the text and material presented in class. Textbook Discovering Our Past: Ancient Civilizations (Glencoe California Series) Early Humans Ancient Egypt and Kush Ancient Israelites Ancient India Early China The Ancient Americas The Greeks and Romans Rise of Christianity Historical Figure Research Report 2 nd Quarter

9. District Benchmark Exams District Benchmarks Exams will be given quarterly. They cover the Common Core standards learned in that grading period, as well as review any key standards from previous grading periods.

10. Binders White binders need to be at school every day. Communication cards stapled in the agenda. Binders should stay free of writing, stickers, photos, etc. Agenda should be in binder at all times.

11. Assignment Weighting English Classwork/Essays/Homework 40% Quizzes/Tests40% Projects/Interactive Notebook20% History Classwork/Reports/Homework 40% Quizzes/Chapter Tests40% Projects/Interactive Notebook20%

12. 9 weeks quarter report cards (mailed home) 4-5 weeks teacher “internal progress” report Semester report cards (mailed home)

13. Materials Needed Below are items you will need this year for 6th grade English and History. Two single subject spiral notebooks (one for English and one for History). Glue sticks Pencils (Always have several) Highlighter Red pens (for correcting) Colored pencils Loose leaf college ruled paper

14. Donations Appreciated Donations Appreciated White and pastel colored copy paper Pencils Tissue boxes 8 ½ x 11 college ruled paper Colored pencils White board markers Red felt tip pens Disinfectant wipes

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17. Thank you for taking the time to come tonight to learn more about your child’s education. Looking forward to a great year!