6th GradeParent Night

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English/Language Arts – Mrs. Comer• Students are expected to apply reading

strategies to a new reading of text. (No more testing over one story that the students read over and over for the week.)

• Students use note taking, graphic organizers, and highlighting techniques. (“Read with a pencil”)

• Students engage in discussions about text connections. (Collaborative Conversations)

• Students must cite text evidence to support their responses.

Language Arts – Mrs. Comer

Grades 3 – 6 Reading Grade Breakdown:

•Weekly Tests – 50%•Unit Test/ 9 week Test – 20%•Other Daily Assignments– 30%

English Grades – 6th GradeTests – 60%Other Daily Assignments – 40%

Accelerated Reader• Students are allowed to take AR tests daily during

Reading Class after reading instruction/lessons are given to students.

Students are working on various goals:•1. The 9 Week Points Goal•2. The Million Words Goal•3. 50% fiction/50% nonfiction •4. The Star and Classic Reader

Certification Goals Star Certification: Read/pass tests on 3 level 4.0 or

higher books worth 4 pts. or more each. Class Reader Certification: Read/pass tests on 3

level 6.0 books worth 7 pts. or higher.

Mrs. Woodruff/ Math

Key Shifts in Math CCRS

• Less material that goes more in depth , higher expectations, learning builds on concepts learned in previous grades, increased rigor

• Students are able to independently apply mathematical concepts in real world situations

• Students problem solve with persistence and “struggle” with problem solving

• Use multiple strategies to solve problems and perform error analysis of problems

• Construct arguments and critique the reasoning of others

• Students can write and speak about their math understanding

• Mathematical procedures are performed quickly and accurately

8 Practices of Mathematical Thinking1. Make sense of problems and persevere in

solving them2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively3. Construct viable arguments and critique

the reasoning of others4. Model with mathematics5. Use appropriate tools strategically6. Attend to precision7. Look for and make use of structure8. Look for and express regularity in

repeated reasoning

Concept: Multiplication of Whole Numbers

[5.NBT.5]

Concept: Exponents[5.NBT.2]

Concept: Multiplication of Decimals[5.NBT.7]

Unit Essential Question: How can we use multiple strategies when multiplying whole numbers and decimals?

Key Learning: Knowing and using a variety of strategies and connecting the problem to a context build conceptual understanding of fluency in solving multiplication problems.

Lesson Essential Questions:1. What are the properties of multiplication?2. How can you estimate products?3. What is the standard algorithm for multiplication?. 4. How can you use the distributive property to write expressions and solve equations?5. How do you multiply by 1 digit numbers?6. How do you multiply by 2 digit numbers?7. How do you multiply 3 digit numbers by 2 digit numbers?

Lesson Essential Questions:1. How can you use exponents to write a large number? 2. What is true about the factors of a number written in exponential notation?3. When might you want to use exponential notation rather than expanded form?

Lesson Essential Questions: 1. What is the rule for multiplying decimals by 10, 100 or 1000?2. What are some ways to estimate products with decimals?3. How can you multiply whole numbers and decimals?4. How do you multiply whole numbers by a decimal?5. How can you multiply two decimals?

Vocabulary:Partial productsAlgorithmFactorsProductMultiplyCommutative property of multiplicationAssociative property of multiplicationZero property of multiplicationIdentity property of multiplication

Vocabulary:exponents exponential notationexpanded formstandard formbasesquaredcubedpower

Vocabulary:Partial productsAlgorithmFactorsProductMultiplyCommutative property of multiplicationAssociative property of multiplicationZero property of multiplicationIdentity property of multiplication

Math Grading Categories •Journaling 20% •Fluency 20%•Tests/ Nine Weeks Test 40%•Application 20%

▫Daily grades, homework, quizzes

Homework

•Fluency Practice▫Math Facts on Renaissance Place▫Flash cards▫Online games

•At least one session of math SuccessMaker should be completed from home each week

*THERE SHOULD BE SOMETHING WRITTEN IN YOUR CHILD’S PLANNER DAILY FROM MATH CLASS.

Social StudiesMrs. Schaffer

•50%=Tests, Projects•30%=Quizzes •20%=Daily Work

•Grades are taken from short quizzes, section work in notebooks, projects, tests, writing assignments and notebooks.

Social Studies United States 1877 to Present

The children use many different resources to learn about our history.

InternetTextbooksVideo clipsPrimary SourcesSecondary Sources

Social Studies Type of Assignments•Electronic tasks – Prezi, Glogster, Power

Point, Photo Story and others•We are focusing on expository and

persuasive writing.•We will use the above to complete

projects – MAINLY IN CLASS.

Science / Mr. Sturdivant

•AMSTI/Hands On•Catastrophic Events•Earth and Space•Supplemental Math (Daily Work,

SuccessMaker, Math Facts)•Science Fair (Information Coming Soon)

Dress Code•Shorts/skirts must be at or longer than 4 inches

above the knee. (No Nike type running shorts)•No tank tops, shirts with spaghetti straps less

than 1 ½ inches wide.•No holes in shorts or jeans.•No pajama pants.•No caps, hats, or sunglasses.•No sagging pants.•Leggings are not pants! A long shirt/dress

must be worn over the leggings.•No hoods. (Hoodies are acceptable…but the

hoods must not be worn on heads at school.)

Just because a store sells it, doesn’t mean you can wear it to school!

Absences and Make Up Work

• If you are absent, you must bring a signed note within 3 days of your absence.

• If you are sick, we prefer that you rest and heal at home. You may get your make up work when you return to school.

• Any assignment that was given on the last day you were at school is due on the day you return to school.

Classwork/Homework

•Students were issued a School Planner on the first day of school. Restroom/hall passes are located in the back of the planner.

•Each teacher has a whiteboard beside the door. Students are instructed to copy this information daily. Teachers don’t check planners.

•If a conference if requested, students will attend and will bring the planner for viewing.

6th Grade Free Day Friday Plan6th Graders will begin each week with a clean slate and 3 Tickets.

• How Do Students Lose a Ticket?▫ Incomplete classwork

▫ MisbehaviorIf a student loses all 3 tickets in a week, he/she will remain inside during Fun Day Friday with a

teacher.

At the end of the year, there will be a “Big Blow Out” Celebration. In order to attend this celebration, a child can not miss more than one Fun Day Friday PER NINE WEEK PERIOD.

Reminders:•Morning Car Line Opens at 7:05 a.m. All students who morning car riders must be dropped off in the BACK CAR LINE. (Students may not be dropped off in the front parking lot.)

•Morning Car Line Closes at 7:35 a.m.

•Instructional Day Begins at 7:40 a.m.

•Dismissal Bell – 2:40 p.m.•Afternoon Car Line closes at 3:00 p.m.

Questions?????