1. Welcome to 6 th Grade Core Tina Ahmed Room 13, Tice Creek

2. Welcome to Room 13 Core 6 with Mrs. Tina Ahmed o Write them a note on the post it, or save it to write me a note. o Please fill out the parent information sheet.

3. What is core?  Core is made up of three periods during the school day.  It covers Social Studies and Language Arts.

4. 6 th grade stages of emotions  Eagerness and fear  Shock  Indignation  Fatigue  Confidence

5. Curriculum  Language Arts includes writing, reading, spelling, grammar, and vocabulary development  Our literature :The Language of Literature McDougall Littell  Harvey Daniels’ Texts and Lessons: Non Fiction  Novels: Seedfolks, Lightning Thief, & Bud, Not Buddy  Grammar: Giggles in the Middle

6. Curriculum – Social Studies  Archaeology and early humans, and early ancient civilizations of the world : Mesopotamia, Egypt, Kush, Israel, India, China, Greece, Rome.

7. Social Studies Text: Ancient Civilizations, Glencoe. Activities from TCI, which emphasizes multi-sensory learning and problem solving skills.

8. Homework  Homework philosophy: Core allotted 20 minutes in addition to 30 minutes of reading. So..we read every night, and bring home some work which is a follow up to work in class.

9. Potential trouble spots  Not completing homework  Not reading directions  Not taking advantage of class time provided for work

10. Google Drive  All students have their own account.  The account is closed. WCSD users can only communicate with other WCSD users.

11. Google Classroom  I use Google Classroom (class code sh2mg) to post some assignments.  Reading homework: Each night students will need to read 30 min. then log reading on the reading form.

12. Communication  Feel free to contact me with questions or concerns. The best way to reach me is by email.  tahmed@wcsd.k12.ca.us tahmed@wcsd.k12.ca.us