SATURDAY SCHOOL- FEB. 6--STUDENTS MAY BRING A SMALL SNACK,ONLY, SINCE THERE IS NO BREAKFAST OR LUNCH SERVED ON SATURDAYS.STUDENTS WILL BE ARRIVING JUST BEFORE 8:00 A.M. AND CLASSES WILL END AT 12:00 NOON.
Students are given homework at least 3 times a week. Please check your child's agenda to be sure they are writing down their assignments daily.Some students may need some extra monitoring if their grades begin to fall. I will be happy to initial any agendas. I will also initial "none" when there is no assignment.This will work for most students if there is a reward/punishment system tied to getting the signatures.Behavior is directly tied to grades and performance--Well-behaved students have good grades.Parents may also want to sign the agenda nightly and look for homework completion.My Grading Scale was sent home along with a list of units to be covered this year--Classwork, Labs,Class Activities-50%, Tests, Projects,Quizzes-40%, and Homework-10%. It is very important that students are turning in their classwork and not hiding it in their notebook- papers cannot be graded that are not turned in with the class.Ten points will be deducted from work turned in late unless student is absent.
Students will have Warm-Ups questions some weeks, not every week. When they are given, students are to keep up with the sheet until all 5 are completed and then turn in for a classwork grade.Part of the grade is learning the responsibility of keeping up with the sheet and using their book to answer the question daily.When students are absent on a day a warm-up is given they simply write absent on that day and then turn in their paper.They will not need to worry about that particular day. Students can not make up warm-ups.
Homework and classwork will be posted in the class room daily. Projects, Quizzes, Tests, and Units of study will be posted on this site. Students need to get in the habit of writing down their assignments in their agenda daily. Please encourage them to do this and you will always know what is happening.
All Students should:
Be sure to keep check of their assignments and turn in all completed work on time.Be sure to use their agenda daily and continue to write down assignments daily.
Students will have one week notification of all tests and a review sheet will be given.
Be sure to check the white board in the classroom for any announcements of tests written in boxes on the board.Don't forget to check the assignment notebook for work you missed due to an absence and turn it in promptly.Failure to do this can result in zeroes in the grade book.DO NOT GET BEHIND AFTER AN ABSENCE.
Students are issued a textbook to keep at home to do homework. This book must be returned before track out so the teacher going into our room will have enough textbooks for their students. We will reissue a book each track-in time. They will also be issued a workbook to keep in their binder. Most homework will come from this workbook. A second,different workbook will be kept at school in the classroom for use with class work assignments. There will also be a class set of books in the classroom to use at school daily.Please help your child to cover these books that they keep at home to help keep them looking new.
Lost Science Textbooks cost $55.52.Lost workbooks cost is $7.00-each student is given the first one.
Interim reports will be sent home every three weeks in each core classroom...BE SURE TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THESE REPORTS.Any zeroes should be made up promptly on the date the interim is due back to the teacher signed.
CLASSROOM DONATIONS:
Pencils, notebook paper, kleenex, endcap erasers, are always appreciated.Restock your own notebooks each quarter with notebook paper and pencils.Suggest a small pencil sharpener for use during class to eliminate too much classroom movement.
We can only use the brand name Purell for hand sanitizer at school, if you would like to donate this brand.NO CLOROX OR AMMONIA BASED PRODUCTS ARE ALLOWED THIS YEAR. NO AEROSOL CONTAINERS OF LYSOL PRODUCTS, etc... ARE ALLOWED EITHER THIS YEAR.....recently revealed to us after open house.
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CURRENT TOPICS of STUDY:
SCIENCE
We are currently studying Unit E- Chapter 2- finishing up the study of the moon, and starting Chapter 4 the Sun and stars.
We will do some vocabulary and worksheets and notes related to these topics before we track out.these will be completed in class now, because ALL BOOKS ARE NOW DUE TO BE TURNED IN BEFORE TRACKOUT. NORMALLY WE HAVE A WEEK TO COLLECT THESE ,BUT WITH THE SNOW DAYS...WE HAVE LESS TIME TO GET ALL 94 BOOK RETURNED.PLEASE HELP YOUR CHILD TO REMEMBER TO PACK UP THEIR BOOK AND TURN IT IN TO THE CLASSROOM.
OTHERWISE YOUR CHILD WILL BE CALLING YOU TO BRING THE BOOK TO SCHOOL, OR YOU WILL NEED TO BRING IT THE NEXT DAY AFTER TRACK OUT FOR TRACK 3 TO BE ABLE TO USE.
Students will be given assignments posted in the classroom on the white board. They are to write them down daily in their agenda. Be sure to ask them to see their agenda nightly.This is the students responsibility.Classwork will be completed in class and turned in daily.Homework at least 3 times a week is common in this course.A Science textbook is sent home with each student upon tracking in. This book is to stay at home for use at home until about two weeks before we track out. It must then be returned before we track out for the next teacher and students to use while we are tracked out.
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SOCIAL STUDIES:
This year I will also teach one class of Social Studies 3rd period. A letter explaining the 6th grade Social Studies units and grading policy, etc... was sent home for parent's review and signature on Wed. July 8th.Student's will work in class with a Social Studies textbook. Students will receive any notes, etc, to study for tests ahead of time and the units will be posted as well as the test dates on this website.Daily assignments will be posted in the classroom for students to copy into their agendas. Please check their agendas nightly for these assignments. I will also have them write none if their is no assignment. I will be glad to initial any agendas
if requested.Tests will be announced at least one week prior to the test.OTHER INFORMATION SUCH AS GRADING IS EXPLAINED IN THE SOCIAL STUDIES LETTER THAT WAS SENT HOME FOR PARENT SIGNATURES ON JULY 8.Please return these letters signed.
NEW UNIT OF STUDY: Each of us will now branch out and teach a specific unit or units to each social studies class. I will be teaching Chapter 8, 9, and 10 South America first.We will work on each section and have open book quizzes on each section as we complete them.We are currently learning the geography, climate and physical features of Carribean South America.
We are currently studying Atlantic South America- Chapter 9. we will be doing vocabulary for this chapter and taking notes using graphic organizers in the classroom before we track out.
STUDENTS NEED TO RETURN THEIR SOCIAL STUDIES BOOK BACK TO THE CLASSROOM....NOW!!! THESE BOOKS ARE SHARED BY 3 SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS IN TRACK 3 AND MUST BE HERE WHEN THEY RETURN.
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