1. Mr. MacLean 6 th Grade Virgil School 09/24/2015

2.  Role Model  Golden Rule  Respect  Never Give Up

3.  8:15-8:35 Start of day-Morning Message, Morning Work  8:35-9:00 Morning Meeting  9:00-10:25 ELA (Double Period, Fridays 2 nd half is Library)  10:30-11:10 Social Studies  11:15-11:55 Special- M,W- P.E.; T,Th-Music; F- Art  12:00-12:30 Recess  12:30-1:00 Lunch  1:05-1:45 Science  1:48-2:28Math  2:30-3:10RTI  3:10-3:15Get ready for dismissal

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10. The ELA and Math Standards can be accessed on: https://www.engageny.org/ Take a stand, support it. Use evidence from multiple sources. Explain and align different texts. Infer information.

11.  We have the expectation of all students reading a minimum of 25 AR books and passing the tests associated with them.  Millionaire’s Club  Any books in class may be taken as AR tests

12.  Journals-  Your student has one journal that will travel to and from school daily. These are our reading journals.  Designed to get your student thinking about their reading in different ways. They should select a prompt prior to reading.  Reading journals- are for daily homework, reading 15 minutes a night and answering a reading prompt.  Journals are checked every day for completion.  I will collect approximately every 2 weeks and reply to your student’s prompts, beginning September 25 th.

13.  Students will be assigned writing projects and reading projects throughout the year  Reading Groups and Literature Circles- students are rated on their completeness of work and ability to attend to the task while discussing the reading book  Writing projects are rated on a generic 4-point rubric, some are itemized on a task specific rubric to ensure certain criterion are met, rubrics are discussed in class and will be posted on my website when the class has finalized their rubric, prior to the project starting.

14.  Learn more about fewer key topics  Build skills within and across grades  Develop speed and accuracy  Really know it, really do it  Use it in the real world  Think fast and solve problems 12/6/2015

15.  Sprints to practice fluency  Encourage estimation for reasonableness  Shortcuts are okay if they understand why.  Math goals to reflect on our practice. 12/6/2015

17. Sphero Dash and Dot Kibu Cubelets

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19. Your School ID is: 218582

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24. Campbell Soup Labels Box tops Price Chopper Target- Tyson chicken labels

25. The great thing about our school PTO is that you can be as involved as you would like. The PTO sponsors many events and activities that benefit your child. Meetings are once a month. The next is October 14 th @ 7pm in the Dining Room. Amy Johnson, PTO President ajohnson@cortlandschools.org X1137 607-345-0748 (c) 607-835-6623 (h)

26. Ways you can expect to contact/be contacted by me:  Our Class Website! http://www.cortlandschools.org/teacherpage.cfm?teacher=2050 http://www.cortlandschools.org/teacherpage.cfm?teacher=2050 Weekly Newsletters (We’ve had two so far) You can contact me through: nmaclean@cortlandschools.org Or At the school: 607-758-4130

27. Thank you for coming! I appreciate you taking time out to come and get to know our classroom a little better. Please be sure to sign up for a conference time on MONDAY, November 16 th, to discuss your student’s academic success.