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Welcome to Sixth Grade!

Welcome to Sixth Grade!. Holland Elementary 2013-2014. Sixth Grade Teachers. Barbara Dan Melanie Kiker Amy Lynn Amy Malone Andrea Mangold Ken Rooney Judi Swerk. Character Education. HES Four Pillars Cooperation Respect Responsibility Sportsmanship Responsive Classroom

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Welcome to Sixth Grade!

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  1. Welcome to Sixth Grade! Holland Elementary 2013-2014

  2. Sixth Grade Teachers • Barbara Dan • Melanie Kiker • Amy Lynn • Amy Malone • Andrea Mangold • Ken Rooney • Judi Swerk

  3. Character Education • HES Four Pillars • Cooperation • Respect • Responsibility • Sportsmanship • Responsive Classroom - To promote a climate of warmth, safety, and acceptance

  4. Language Arts • RELA = ELA = Journeys (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) • Journeys will be our primary resource for all things ELA: vocabulary & vocab. strategies; reading comprehension, decoding, and fluency; research skills; media literacy; listening; speaking; grammar; spelling; writing. • Materials: student textbook, student workbook, leveled readers ( , , , ), www.thinkcentral.com • Assessments: multiple available, such as screening, diagnostic, weekly, unit, & benchmark. Will use as needed. • Organization: 6 units, each unit has 5 lessons. Lessons comprise five days of activities.

  5. To log on to Journeys website:

  6. HES, Staff, 6th Grade, Lang. Arts

  7. Math Program • Curriculum • Problem Solving focus throughout • Middle School Math (McDougal Littell Course 1) • Areas of study include: • graphing, fractions, integers, geometry, decimals, measurement, ratio, proportion, percent, probability • algebra introduced throughout • Materials: student textbook, 6th grade webpage, www.classzone.com

  8. www.classzone.com Valuable!

  9. Math • Assessments: • Quizzes (usually 1/chapter midway through) • Tests (chapter and quarterly) • Problem-solving activities (Daily and Bi/Tri-weekly) • Performance tasks - Homework – Worksheets on-line. 3 points each. Can select evens or odds. Children to check answers on-line. Children also can do pre-assessment questions for next day’s lesson to help differentiate. These are on-line too.

  10. Social Studies • Overview of topics • Constitution • Geography • Ancient Mesopotamia • Ancient Egypt & Nubia • Ancient China & India • Early Americas (Mayans, Incas, Aztecs)

  11. Social Studies • Assessment • Participation • Preparation (has required materials) • Current Events • Projects • Quizzes and tests

  12. Social Studies • Projects • Creating an authentic civilization • Egyptian Booklet • Debates /Trials • Travel brochure about an ancient civilization • Computer/Self-selected projects

  13. Science • Curriculum • Inquiry-based/hands-on • Units of study: • Scientific Method • Variables (Full Option Science Systems: FOSS Kit) • Levers and Pulleys (Full Option Science Systems: FOSS Kit) • Animal Adaptations / Biomes • Astronomy “Earth, Moon, and Sun” (Delta Science Kit) • Life Skills • HIV/AIDS

  14. Science • Assessment • Observation and participation • Preparation (has required materials) • Notebook (binder) checks • Quizzes (pop and announced) • Tests • Written and performance based • Lab Reports • Projects (group and individual)

  15. Homework • Math most every night • Language arts nightly • Science & SS twice per week on avg. • Time management skills • Personal responsibility • Homework book/organization skills • All tests and quizzes must be signed

  16. Elementary Performance Assessment • 3 day process that allows students to celebrate their success in learning • Create a question • Research • Write report • Create Visual (Power Point) • Present • Practice begins in Fall • Assessment in Spring

  17. Middle School Transition • Goals for students: • Independence with HW, reading, & writing; organizational skills; work ethic; personal responsibility • Course recommendations in spring • Visits from Principal, Guidance Counselors; we visit Holland Middle School in spring

  18. Other • Computer instruction/integration at least once per week • PSSA – Math and Reading in March • Field Trips – one in each half of the school year? • School play • Check E-Friday Folder, HES, 6th Grade, and individual class web pages for school info.

  19. Thank You • If you have questions . . . • Always feel welcome to write us with questions or concerns. • bdan@crsd.org • mkiker@crsd.org • amalone@crsd.org • amangold@crsd.org • krooney@crsd.org

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