1. WELCOME TO 6 TH GRADE 2015-2016

2. COMMUNICATION- “OPEN DOOR POLICY”  Remind 101- to receive classroom messages via text, text @b54aa to 81010  Email- erwoodham@Dothan.k12.al.userwoodham@Dothan.k12.al.us  Beverlye Magnet School Website  Lists info on our class, content taught, and ALL homework/classwork assigned to students  Classroom Calendar- updated every Sunday evening for the following week’s activities  Notify –Me  Sign up for email or text notifications on BMS news

3. STUDENT PLANNERS  Planners will be provided to every student  Evert Monday, I will have the students copy their weekly Science classwork/homework into their planners  Test/Project grades will also be written into the planners

4. ABSENCES  Student’s responsibility to turn in an excuse to the homeroom teacher, and then to meet with each of their teachers to discuss their missing work  Academic IOU’s- all missing work will be due 5 days after absence (per Dothan City Schools’ Code of Conduct)

5. BEHAVIOR PLAN  Discipline Plan-  First Offence- verbal warning  Second Offence- silent lunch  Third Offence- phone call to parents to discuss concerns  Rewards for positive behavior-  PAT Time- “Preferred Activity Time” (reading, board games, class activities, or time on iPad) for the last 10 minutes of Friday’s class  Field Trips at the end of each 9-week period (last year we went to Six Flags in ATL)  Cell Phone/iPad Misuse-  First Offence- Cell Phone/iPad taken up by the classroom teacher for the class period  Second Offence- Cell Phone/iPad taken up by the classroom teacher, and phone call to parents  Third Offence- Cell Phone/iPad given to Mrs. Adams, and a parent will have to come by school to pick it up

6. SCIENCE OVERVIEW  Earth Science-  We begin by exploring the Earth's Surface (minerals, rocks, earthquakes, volcanoes, and plate tectonics)  Next, we examine the Earth’s changing surface and waters (Erosion, fossils, fresh water systems, and ocean motion/zones)  We conclude with a unit on Astronomy (Moon, Sun, Solar System, stars, and galaxies)  Classwork/Homework-  Daily lessons include small-group work which will incorporate hands-on projects and inquiry learning  All homework is due at the beginning of the next class block (any work not turned in on time will result in a score of 0)  Tests-  All tests are taken on the students’ iPads through the software program, Edmodo  Most tests/projects will be graded by Sunday (following the test) and posted in iNow  You can view the entire test (once it has been graded) through your child’s Edmodo account (grades, questions, and answers)

7. SCIENCE FAIR December 7-11