1. Shivela Middle School 6 th grade Math and Science

2. Classroom Behavior  I expect that the students:  come prepared (paper, pencils, pens, notebooks, silent reading book)  to participate in class lessons/discussions and pay attention!  be organized: student work should be neat and done according to the directions.  Do their own work.

3. Grading Policies  Absent Work: Students have the number of days absent to make up assignments. It is the students’ responsibility to get his/her make-up work! Please contact me regarding absences.  Late work will be accepted but possibly penalized 10% for each day it is late.

4. Math Homework  Students will be required to complete homework daily.  Homework will be from the workbook or software.  Quizzes every Friday. Will correct their quizzes as homework  Chapter Test

5. Math first semester  1 Numerical Expressions and Factors  A. powers and exponents  B. order of operations  C. Prime factorization  2 Fractions and Decimals  A. multiplying and dividing fractions  B. Adding, multiplying, and dividing decimals  3.Algebraic Expressions and Properties  A. algebraic expressions  B. distributive property  4. Areas of Polygons  A. areas of parallelograms, triangles, and trapezoids  B. Polygons in the Coordinate Plane  5. Ratios and Planes  A. Ratios, Rates  B. Comparing and graphing ratios  C. percent

6. 6 th grade Science Semester 1  Ch 1 The Scientific Process  Ch 2 measurement, systems and variables  Ch 3 Observing Earth  Ch 4 Heat  Ch 5 Buoyancy and Density  Ch 6 Earth’s surface and Heat.  Ch 7 Heat Inside Earth

7. 6 th grade Lab  Height and Energy  Convection in Earth’s Atmosphere  Buoyancy  Formation of Metamorphic Rock  Earthquakes  Volcanoes  Sedimentary Rocks  Renewable Energy  Classroom participation is part of lab

8. Contact Me  Email is the easiest way to contact me  Webpage my email address is posted mrodriguez@murrieta.k12.ca.us  Call and leave a message (951) 696-1406 x4016

9. Grades Online  ABI is an on-line service that allows you to see your child’s grades, performance, and homework assignments at any time.  Grades are updated daily/weekly.

10. Please contact me with any questions and/or concerns at any time. mrodriguez@murrieta.k12.ca.us phone: (951) 696-1406 X4016 mrodriguez@murrieta.k12.ca.us