1. Welcome to Back to School Night! 6 th Grade Teachers Contact Info: Mr. Ives – Math, Science, Health Email: DEIves@bcps.k12.md.us Mrs. Kenderdine – English, Social Studies Email: KLKenderdine@bcps.k12.md.us

2. Raising the Bar O Common Core State Standards are in full swing… how is CCSS being used to help your child? O http://www.corestandards.org/video/ http://www.corestandards.org/video/ O PARCC testing – computer based assessment O Math – Agile Minds curriculum O Representing Ratios O English – LDC (Literacy Design Collaborative) Modules O Flesh and Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Fire and Its Legacy by: Albert Marrin

3. Helpful Home Websites: O Khan Academy O https://www.khanacademy.org/ https://www.khanacademy.org/ O Achieve the Core O http://achievethecore.org/ http://achievethecore.org/ O BCPSS Parent Portal O https://pc.bcps.k12.md.us/parentportal/logi n.html https://pc.bcps.k12.md.us/parentportal/logi n.html

4. Grading Policy O Homework – 5% O Participation/Behavior – 10% O Classwork – 25% O Tests/Projects/Quizzes – 60% O Second Chance Work Policy O Second chance work may be assigned only if requested by the student. O Second chance work will be graded by averaging the original attempt grade and the 2 nd attempt grade.

5. Homework O Students will receive and be responsible for completing their assigned homework each evening O Homework will be assigned each night except for Friday O Unless that day’s classwork was not completed and is sent home to complete O Occasionally long term projects will be assigned that will need to be worked on at home

6. Essential Supplies O Binder O 5 divider tabs O Labeled: Math, Science, Health, Reading, Social Studies O Loose leaf paper O Placed inside each tab O Keep extra packs at home in order to replenish when needed O Pencils/Pens/Colored Pencils or Crayons O One folder (take home/HW) O 2 Composition Notebooks (science/reading)

7. Behavior Expectations O Hampden is a PBIS school O (Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports) O 6 th graders will be able to earn “Hampden Dojo points” throughout the week O www.classdojo.com www.classdojo.com O Each week the goal is to earn 18 points in order to participate in the weekly Friday incentives O There will be bigger incentives offered to those students who consistently earn 18 points each week quarterly

8. Attendance & Tardiness O School wide goal for improving attendance O Opportunity to win a bike raffle and end of the year trip for good attendance O Entering the building past 8:00 am will result in being marked tardy O Students will be directed to collect a late pass after 8:00 am O If your child is not here… they cannot learn!