Welcome to 6 th grade Social Studies

1. Welcome to 6th grade Social Studies

2. Contacting Me • chetannam@pvpusd.net (no prep, so e-mail is quickest reply) • 310-732-0900 x703

3. Daily Routine Warm-up put out homework from previous day write down new homework in agenda respond to warm-up Go over homework from previous night Class Business Notes/Activity Explain new homework

4. Mindfulness Integrity Success

5. Keys to Success • Be organized (keep all papers – dated & & & corrected) • Be involved in class • Discuss with others • Prepare for exams • Ask when you need help

6. Content Early humans Mesopotamia Egypt India China Israel Greece Rome

7. Essential Questions How does geography impact the development of a society? How are values and beliefs manifested in a society? What is the role of government within a society? What important accomplishments has a society made, and why are they lasting and important? What happens as societies encounter and interact with each other? How is the social hierarchy defined in a society?

8. Skill development • Organization • Note taking • Research • Paragraph writing • Oral presentation • Geography • Cooperative learning • Critical thinking

9. Homework Help After School 3:05 – 4:00 Tuesdays : Leibfried (rm. 411) Wednesdays: Kennedy (rm. 415) Thursdays: Ross (rm. 308) Already started!

10. Goals for students • Think! • Be responsible • Appreciate and enjoy history

11. Thanks! To you-- for coming and all of your help at home To the Booster club – running after school programs and staffing the library To PTSA – supporting MIS & teachers To Ed Foundation – librarians, computer aides, safe school coordinator, saving teachers Xie Xie Shukron Toda danyavad

12. Student input P. 3 Carter – edlio Aaron – what we’ll be learning, Week in Rap Sai – How we take notes Aarna – presentations or projects? Faith – great students Sofia – expectations for class Charlotte – sit in rocking chair Dekglynn – be quiet, play fortnite Damian – how their child is doing Claire – sections for binder, potatoes Carlos – test scores, how much Victory Royales they have David – warm-ups Holden – what the homework is Hudson – what we’ve learned so far Noah – turtles Jack – how good of a class we are Iva – what we’re tested on Joselle – notebook quiz

13. Student input Per. 4 Hana – type of work we’ll be doing, how to study for the test, expectations for success Michael – how to be organized Juan – what we’ve been doing, warm-ups, Renata – expecting 100% effort in work and also being nice & having a good attitude Chiyo – edlio, what is posted Arya – try on your own first & then ask for help if necessary Lukas – how useful he is and how good he did on his SS test Alexis – bad or good on tests Owen – he likes helping his classmates Celeste – they work hard and do their best Gabriela – they’re angels

14. Per. 5 • Shaun- Paul – what we learn in class, they’re focused geniuses • Isabella – progress thus far & how to improve, how we did on the test, Boby is waiting • Hailey – new things we’ll learn • Melina G – schedule, I’m nice • William – all students are doing well in class • Omar – everyone did their homework hopefully, we’re the loudest class in the school • Charlotte – what to expect in regards to homework • Devin – that they are good children • Luc – upcoming tests, projects, quizzes • Jacob – they are civilized humans and smarter than Albert Einstein • Malia – fun things we’ll do • Osiris – they’re happy people • Mateo – “hi” “gottem” • David – so efficient • Isaiah – “welcome to the class” • Taylor – all birds can be fat • Kyler – everything listed may not be true • Gavin – his mom went to school with me • Jake – their minds are really big

15. Edline & Aeries Edline Homework Dates of exams and long term projects Instructions on long-term projects Notes Handouts – if your printer breaks, send a note Grades aeries

16. Student Input –