1. 6 th Grade Orientation Elmwood Elementary Expect Excellence!

2. Introductions Jo Boardman, Principal Meghan Lipphold, Assistant Principal 6 th Grade Educators: Tom Casanova Lawrie Pietrowiak Mary Jo Chmielewski Deb Harmon Katy O’Sullivan

3. Goals and Objectives Strive for independence, organization, & time management Transition to middle school & adolescence Covering the “ big ideas ” and skills needed for the 21 st century

4. Writing Persuasive Memoirs Fiction Poetry Research Projects On-demand prompts Grammar

5. Writing Assessment: 6 Traits of Writing 1. Ideas 2. Organization 3. Voice 4. Word Choice 5. Sentence Fluency 6. Conventions The process is stressed!!!

6. Reading Literacy Block Nonfiction Research Nightly reading Goal: 30 minutes

7. Reading Strategies Questioning Visualizing Making Inferences Making Connections Synthesizing Information Finding Importance

8. Social Studies The 5 Themes of Geography Ancient Civilizations: Nile Mesopotamia India China Greece Rome

9. Science Environment Inside the Earth Cells and Heredity Weather and Climate Science and Technology Scientific Method

10. Math Connected Math Program 6 th /7 th Hybrid Class 6 th Grade Class Focus On: Concepts Problem-solving Calculations

11. Ropes & Challenges Field Trip Camp MacLean Tuesday, September 20 th 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM Community-Building Activities

12. Homework Expectations 6 th grade quality Timeliness Time management Create routine: Time Quiet location Help focus and assist

13. Communication Website Includes: Search engines Homework Useful sites Email Elmwords, class updates, parent contact

14. Communication Students can check the website for homework Phone calls Email

15. Successful Beginnings Positive reinforcement at school & home Encourage healthy lunch & snack choices Clothing & make-up See website for policy: http://www.nbexcellence.org/parents/do_dist rict_handbook_elem.cfm State Testing – WKCE

16. Thank you for all your hard work, time, dedication, and enthusiasm!!! We look forward to working with you! Mary Jo, Lawrie, Tom, Deb, & Katy