1. Welcome to Team 6A’s Curriculum Night Team Teachers:Miss Griffin Mrs. Huffman Mr. Sheppard Interventionists: Mrs. Corbo Mrs. Cronauer

2. Comprehensive Literacy Program ReadingWriting Word Study

3. Comprehensive Literacy Reading Workshop Model – DRA2 (Developmental Reading Assessment) – Shared Reading / Read Aloud – Mini Lessons – Written Responses to Reading – Guided Reading – Independent Reading – Midterm – Quarterly Assessment

4. Writing Workshop Model Mini Lessons Independent Writing Conferencing Quarterly Assessment Rubrics are used for grading  Goal: Students should be at a 3 (competent) by the end of 6 th grade

5. Word Study (Spelling) DSA (Diagnostic Spelling Analysis) Word Study Groups Word Sorts by generalization

6. Science Physical Science Strand: Chemistry Life Science Strand: Cellular to Multi-celluar Earth and Space Strand:Rocks and Minerals

7. Integrated in all science units: Science Technology Scientific Inquiry Scientific Ways of Knowing

8. Science class is mostly hands-on in the form of lab work. Students are expected to work as teams when necessary. Students are assessed individually through checkpoints, formatives, and common assessments.

9. If you would like to see what we are doing in class, have your child show you in his/her binder. Study guide sheets with the learning targets are found in the front of students’ binders. We fill them out and complete each sheet as we move through the unit. Common Assessments are focused on understanding as well as the recall of information learned.

10. Social Studies

11. Introduction: Five Themes of Geography Unit 1: Ancient River Civilizations Unit 2: West Asia Unit 3: Africa Unit 4: East Asia Unit 5: Europe Unit 6: Australia The sixth grade year focuses on the geography of the world.

12. Social Studies Students will learn through nonfiction texts, investigative research, simulation activities, small group projects and class discussions. We use the National Geographic: Reading Expeditions text series; however, these books are rarely sent home. Learning Targets and supplemental materials are in students’ binders.

13. Social Studies Ask your child what he or she learned that day. Help your child study his or her Learning Targets throughout the course of the unit. Play the Jeopardy game that I provide on my website before each assessment.

14. Math College Preparatory Mathematics is the math series (physical copy and e copy). Common Core state standards

15. Collaborative learning Problem based learning Spaced learning Math

16. Because of the shear amount of indicators for 6 th grade math, students can expect to have homework every night. Students will have homework each night in math. Accelerated students will have double the amount of homework. Please encourage your child to ask questions during math class. We frequently walk around our rooms during math periods and check in with kids, so this would be a good time for your child to call us over for extra help. Math

17. Assessments Formative Assessments – Snapshots of ongoing learning, descriptive feedback provided.

18. Summative Assessments – Common Assessments are given at the end of each unit in all subjects. – You will receive a cover sheet (inventory) that shows the student's performance on each indicator and a final letter grade for that assessment. Parents are required to sign and return the inventory sheet regardless of the grade. This facilitates parent/student communication about school. – Ohio Achievement Assessments (OAA)

19. Grading Interims will only be sent home with students who need extra monitoring in any content area. We will not send interims to all students. Report Cards are sent home quarterly. Common Assessment grades make up the report card grade.

20. OMS Discipline Policy Continuing this year Building-wide policy Positive Behavior Support System – Good Apples – Golden Apples – Quarterly parties are building sponsored

21. Negative Consequences – Signing agenda for missing assignments or inappropriate behavior. – Call parents once student has reached 3 signatures. – At 5 signatures, student loses quarterly reward.

22. Negative Consequences – At every additional 3 signatures, students will be assigned an after school detention. – After school detentions will be served in the cafeteria from 3:35-4:15. A Detention Notice will be sent home alerting you to the date of the detention. – At 11 signatures, a conference will be held.

23. Team A Behavior Plan Good Apples Student Behavior Checklist in agenda Rewards

24. Keeping Track of Assignments and The Family Information System www.soloncityschools.org

25. Reminders 1.Sign-up for our team parties in your child’s homeroom. 2.Take a moment and visit the DARE, Music, Art and PE teachers. 3.Visit the Book Fair and Spirit Wear table in the media center. THANK YOU