1. Curriculum Night 2015

2. Mr. Robert Dodd (Revolution Hall) Mrs. Erin Kirby (Transformation Hall) Mrs. Jennifer Shoemake (Legacy Hall) Mr. Jack Hall (co-teacher)

3. Areas of the World Content Area  Europe  Australia  Latin America  Canada  Geography  History  Economics  Government

4. Students and parents should expect homework when work is unable to be completed in class or projects Review of class work each evening is advised Homework will be collected for a grade

5. Quizzes (formative)are given when each standard has been met Major assessments (summative) will be given at the end of each unit (approximately every three weeks).

6. Ask him/her about his/her social studies class and assignments Use Parent Portal and ItsLearning

7. Mrs. Molares, Mrs. O’Hara, Mr. Jack Hall, and Mrs. Shoemake

8.  Reading  Writing  Speaking  Listening  Vocabulary  Presentations of Work  21 st Century Skills

9.  Exploration of a variety of writing for various purposes and audiences such as narratives, persuasive/argumentative, and informational.  Use of the RACE strategy to compose effective essays.  Focus on preparing for the writing demands of the Georgia Milestones test.  Emphasize the writing process, meeting deadlines, and using trait-based rubrics  Grammar lessons are embedded throughout each unit.

10. Learn and apply reading strategies to works of fiction and non-fiction, using Holt- McDougal’s Literature textbook, in alignment with Common Core State Standards Focus on literary elements: including setting, plot, conflict, characterization, point of view, theme, resolution, and figurative language Class Novels-read in class * Textbook website: my.hrw.com

11.  Self-selected reading is expected at home on a regular basis (minimum of 20-30 minutes per night)  Students are encouraged to use their on-line text books to build upon reading skills taught in class. There are many level-up tutorials on concepts such as inferencing, context clues, theme, methods of characterization, etc.

12.  Vocabulary instruction is embedded in each unit.  Students are taught strategies for tackling unknown words.  Each unit test contains vocabulary words which have not been discussed in class requiring students to apply strategies for decoding.

13. Math Information Materials needed for Math class: Binder PENCILS Notebook/graph paper 6th Grade Math: Revolution Hall: Jana Crump Transformation Hall: Leeanne Mullinax Legacy Hall: Alesia Simmons Jack Hall (co-teacher)

14. Units Covered… Unit 1 - Rational Explorations: Numbers and their opposites This was our first unit with coordinate graphs and number lines Unit 2 - Number System Fluency Current unit - Multiplying and dividing fractions, compute fluently with multi-digit numbers and find common factors and multiples Unit 3 - Rate, Ratio, and Proportional reasoning Use unit rate, ratios and proportions to solve real world problems Unit 4 - Expressions Write expressions (learn letters can stand for numbers) End of First Semester

15. Units Covered 2 nd Semester.. Unit 5 - One Step Equations and Inequalities Solve one step equations and inequalities, substitution, order of operations Unit 6 - Area and Volume Solve real world problems involving area, surface area and volume Unit 7 - Statistics Recognize a statistical question, summarize and describe distributions (mean, median and mode, interquartile range) Unit 8 - Show What We Know Work on projects that cover all we have learned for the year

16. Summative Exams can be retaken for a maximum of 85% credit. Formative Exams can not be retaken.

17.  Ask about class/assignments  Look at agenda and notebook with your student (emphasize organization)  Replenish pencils/glue sticks/supplies  Encourage use of tutorials/self assess features of the online book, if applicable  Use Parent Portal for grades and itsLearning for course information

18. Important dates: Student-Led Conferences October 21 st – 22 nd Please contact us with your questions or concerns.

19. 6 th Grade Revolution Hall: Amber Brannon Transformation Hall: Sue Sciorrotta Legacy Hall: Alesia Simmons Jack Hall (co-teacher)

20.  —1 st Semester:  Geology, Rocks and Minerals, Plate Tectonics, Layers of the Earth. Earth and Energy, Volcanoes and Earthquakes.  —1 st Final – Cumulative for 1 st semester (last week before break)—

21.  2 nd Semester :  Hydrology, Water and Ocean. Meteorology, Atmosphere and Weather, Severe Storms, Astronomy, Planets  —Milestone  —2 nd Semester Cumulative Final (last week of school)

22. Curriculum Related Links Georgia Performance Standards http://www.phschool.com/ Assessment Weight :  20% Formative: Class work, homework, quizzes  80% Summative:Tests, projects

23.  The Georgia Milestones Assessment System (Georgia Milestones) is a comprehensive summative assessment program spanning grades 3 through high school. Georgia Milestones measures how well students have learned the knowledge and skills outlined in the state-adopted content standards in language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies. Students in grades 3 through 8 will take an end-of-grade assessment in each content area, while high school students will take an end-of-course assessment for each of the eight courses designated by the State Board of Education.

24.  Features the Georgia Milestone Assessment System include:  open-ended (constructed-response) items in language arts and mathematics (all grades and courses);  a writing component (in response to passages read by students) at every grade level and course within the language arts assessment;

25.  norm-referenced items in all content areas and courses, to complement the criterion-referenced information and to provide a national comparison; and  transition to online administration over time, with online administration considered the primary mode of administration and paper-penc ​ il as back- up until the transition is complete.

26.  Email  ITS Learning  Parent Portal  Telephone