BACK TO BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHTSCHOOL NIGHT

The Adventurer Team would The Adventurer Team would like to welcome you this like to welcome you this

evening. As you enter, please evening. As you enter, please use the life skill of friendship use the life skill of friendship

by meeting and greeting by meeting and greeting others in attendance.others in attendance.

TEACHERSTEACHERS

Mrs. Udovich- MathMrs. Udovich- Math Mr. Beamon- MathMr. Beamon- Math Mrs. Kilcoyne- ScienceMrs. Kilcoyne- Science Mrs. McCormack- Social StudiesMrs. McCormack- Social Studies Ms. Baldino - Language ArtsMs. Baldino - Language Arts Mrs. King - Language ArtsMrs. King - Language Arts

LANGUAGE ARTSLANGUAGE ARTSReading, Writing, Speaking, Reading, Writing, Speaking,

ListeningListening

Ms. BaldinoMs. Baldino

Mrs. KingMrs. King

Adventurer TeamAdventurer Team

Reading WorkshopReading Workshop

Our GoalOur Goal: To teach : To teach students strategies students strategies for reading for reading comprehension, to comprehension, to develop life-long, develop life-long, passionate readers passionate readers who self-reflect and who self-reflect and self-pace within an self-pace within an environment that environment that allows students time allows students time to read and share to read and share booksbooks

Reaching Our Goal…Reaching Our Goal… Teacher Read AloudTeacher Read Aloud Mini-lessonsMini-lessons Guided and Independent ReadingGuided and Independent Reading Conferencing Conferencing RespondingResponding Book Clubs/Partnerships (Shared Book Clubs/Partnerships (Shared

Reading)Reading) Reading Records (Student/Teacher)Reading Records (Student/Teacher)

Student ArtifactsStudent Artifacts

Reading LogReading Log School-wide InitiativeSchool-wide Initiative Eight 30-minute blocks per weekEight 30-minute blocks per week

Four blocks in schoolFour blocks in school Four blocks for homeworkFour blocks for homework

Students must have log signed daily Students must have log signed daily

Writing About ReadingWriting About Reading Short JotsShort Jots

Post-itsPost-its Graphic Organizers/Response JournalsGraphic Organizers/Response Journals

Reading Response JournalsReading Response Journals Writing longer with citation of textual evidenceWriting longer with citation of textual evidence

Writing WorkshopWriting WorkshopThe Writing ProcessThe Writing Process

Generating Meaningful Story IdeasGenerating Meaningful Story Ideas Planning and DraftingPlanning and Drafting Writing (strategies taught through the Writing (strategies taught through the

use of mini-lessons)use of mini-lessons) Revising Revising EditingEditing Publishing/SharingPublishing/SharingTypes:Types: NarrativeNarrative PersuasivePersuasive InformationalInformational

LANGUAGE ARTS LANGUAGE ARTS GRADING SCALEGRADING SCALE

Reading 40%Reading 40%

Writing 40%Writing 40%

Homework 10%Homework 10%

Classwork 10%Classwork 10%

LIFE SCIENCELIFE SCIENCE

Mrs. KilcoyneMrs. Kilcoyne

Adventurer TeamAdventurer Team

TOPICS OF STUDYTOPICS OF STUDY

Diversity of LifeDiversity of Life

-Characteristics and -Characteristics and needs of organismsneeds of organisms

-Cells-Cells

-Microscopic life -Microscopic life formsforms

Animal Adaptations Animal Adaptations

for survivalfor survival

Environmental Environmental ScienceScience

-Ecosystem -Ecosystem organizationorganization

-Relationships in an -Relationships in an ecosystemecosystem

*Competition*Competition

*Predation*Predation

*Symbiosis*Symbiosis

GRADE ANALYSISGRADE ANALYSIS

TestsTests ProjectsProjects Class workClass work HomeworkHomework

Homework PolicyHomework Policy

Please check your child’s agenda daily for Please check your child’s agenda daily for assignments.assignments.

SOCIAL STUDIESSOCIAL STUDIES

Mrs. McCormackMrs. McCormack

Adventurer TeamAdventurer Team

6TH GRADE 6TH GRADE CURRICULUMCURRICULUM

General Map KnowledgeGeneral Map Knowledge What is a CivilizationWhat is a Civilization

Ancient CivilizationsAncient Civilizations

-Mesopotamia and Sumer-Mesopotamia and Sumer

-Egypt-Egypt

-China-China

-Greece-Greece

-Rome-Rome

GRADING POLICYGRADING POLICY

Tests/QuizzesTests/Quizzes

ProjectsProjects

ClassworkClasswork

HomeworkHomework

USING THE WEBSITEUSING THE WEBSITE

Check your child’s grades onlineCheck your child’s grades online SS Webpage available for viewing:SS Webpage available for viewing:

*Assignments and Deadlines*Assignments and Deadlines

*Projects and Deadlines *Projects and Deadlines

*Documents to View or Print*Documents to View or Print

*Extra Credit Assignments *Extra Credit Assignments

INTERDISCIPLINARY INTERDISCIPLINARY UNITSUNITS

Cross curricular topics that are co-Cross curricular topics that are co-taught periodically throughout the taught periodically throughout the year.year.

*Antarctica*Antarctica

*Geography and its impact on *Geography and its impact on biodiversity in an ecosystem.biodiversity in an ecosystem.

*Civil Rights- historical figures and *Civil Rights- historical figures and their contributions to Science and their contributions to Science and humanity.humanity.

MATHEMATICSMATHEMATICS

Mr. BeamonMr. Beamon

Mrs. UdovichMrs. Udovich

Adventurer TeamAdventurer Team

MATH NOTEBOOKMATH NOTEBOOK Table of ContentsTable of Contents Tool KitTool Kit PacketPacket ACEACE AssessmentAssessment

6TH GRADE BOOKS6TH GRADE BOOKS Prime TimePrime Time Data About UsData About Us Bits and Pieces IBits and Pieces I Bits and Pieces IIBits and Pieces II Shapes and DesignsShapes and Designs Covering and SurroundingCovering and Surrounding Bits and Pieces IIIBits and Pieces III How Likely Is It? How Likely Is It?

MATH DEPT. GRADING MATH DEPT. GRADING SCALESCALE

60%15%

15%

10%

assessments

homework

class participation

notebook

MATH PLUS MATH PLUS CURRICULUMCURRICULUM6TH GRADE6TH GRADE

Bits and Pieces IIBits and Pieces II-Using fraction -Using fraction operationsoperations

Bits and Pieces IIIBits and Pieces III-Computing with -Computing with decimals and percentsdecimals and percents

MATH PLUS MATH PLUS CURRICULUMCURRICULUM7TH GRADE7TH GRADE

Variables and PatternsVariables and Patterns

-Introducing Algebra-Introducing Algebra Stretching and ShrinkingStretching and Shrinking

-Similarity-Similarity Comparing and ScalingComparing and Scaling

-Ratio, Proportion, and Percent-Ratio, Proportion, and Percent Accentuate the NegativeAccentuate the Negative

-Integers-Integers Moving Straight AheadMoving Straight Ahead

-Linear Relationships-Linear Relationships What Do You ExpectWhat Do You Expect

-Probability-Probability Data Around UsData Around Us

StatisticsStatistics

CONTACT INFO.CONTACT INFO.

Ridley Middle SchoolRidley Middle School

*610-237-8034*610-237-8034 Homework HotlineHomework Hotline

*610-237-8034 x1480*610-237-8034 x1480 EmailEmail

firstinitiallastname@ridleysd.orgfirstinitiallastname@ridleysd.org

CONTACT INFO.CONTACT INFO. Ridley Middle School Web SiteRidley Middle School Web Site

Teacher email addressesTeacher email addresses Teacher room numbers and subject Teacher room numbers and subject

areasareas Weekly homework “hotline” updateWeekly homework “hotline” update Activity calendarActivity calendar Team HandbookTeam Handbook Power Point PresentationPower Point Presentation

THANK YOUTHANK YOU

We look forward to having a We look forward to having a successful and rewarding successful and rewarding

school year.school year.