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BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE ACADEMY
WEEKLY INSTRUCTIONAL AGENDA
SIXTH GRADE
10/9/2017 – 10/13/2017
THE 6th
GRADE TEAM
Dean: Ms. de Dios [email protected]
TEACHERS
English Language Arts
Ms. Harris [email protected] Conference Time: 2:35 – 4:00 pm (B10)
Mr. Hayner [email protected] Conference Time: 2:35 – 4:00 pm (B10)
*Ms. Obeid [email protected] Conference Time: 10:00 -11:20 am (B7)
*Also teachers Spanish
Reading
Ms. Beller [email protected] Conference Time: 8:30 – 9:55 am (A1)
Mr. Bowen Stephen.Bowen@houstonisdorg Conference Time: 12:10 – 1:25 pm (B8)
Mr. Martinez [email protected] Conference Time: 11:25 – 12:40 pm (B8)
Mathematics
Mr. Steele [email protected] Conference Time: 2:35 – 4:00 pm (A5)
Mr. Wanjala [email protected] Conference Time: 10:00 -11:20 am (A2)
Math Lab
Ms. Bonno [email protected] Conference Time: 12:10 – 1:25 pm (A3)
Mr. Turolski [email protected] Conference Time: 2:35 – 4:00 pm (A5)
Mr. Eligio [email protected] Conference Time: 2:35 – 4:00 pm (A5)
Science
Ms. Masood [email protected] Conference Time: 12:10 – 1:25 pm (B8)
Mr. Nicholas [email protected] Conference Time: 11:25 – 12:40 pm (B8)
Social Studies
Mr. Palmitier [email protected] Conference Time: 2:35 – 4:00 pm (A5)
Ms. Scott [email protected] Conference Time: 2:35 – 4:00 pm (A5)
Mr. Ball [email protected] Conference Time: 11:25 – 12:40 pm (A3)
Latin
Ms. Kirk [email protected] Conference Time: 10:00 - 11:20 am (B7)
Neuroscience
Ms. Torres [email protected] Conference Time: 10:00 - 11:20 am (A2)
Dr. Williams [email protected] Conference Time: 10:00 - 11:20 am (A2)
Ms. Brown [email protected] Conference Time: 11:25 –12:40 pm (A3)
Physical Education
Mr. Johnson [email protected] Conference Time: 12:10 – 1:25 pm (A3)
Ms. Strong [email protected] Conference Time: 10:00 - 11:20 am (A2)
*PLEASE NOTE THAT AN APPOINTMENT NEEDS TO BE SET UP PRIOR TO
MEETING WITH A TEACHER.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Uniforms
HISD has relaxed the uniform policy, but students may wear uniforms, if they
have secured them or been provided such. Deans will continue to work with all
students to assist with obtaining uniforms, once identified as a need. Students who
were not impacted by Hurricane Harvey should remain in uniform, as they have
secured such. If needing financial assistance, please feel free to approach your
grade level Dean or any campus employee.
School Bus Tracker
If your student will be riding HISD transportation, please register on
www.houstonISD.org/BusTracker to track your student’s bus in the AM and PM
time. The district’s account number is 76647.
Parent Student Connect (Gradespeed)
You can access and monitor your student’s attendance, assignments and grades.
Go to www.HoustonISD.org/PSCregister to get started.
You may also use Gradespeed to communicate with your student’s teachers.
Lunch Applications
PLEASE submit an online lunch application for your student. You can apply
online at: https://mealapps.houstonisd.org/Login.aspx?action=18.
Lunch Money and Menus
You can manage account balances at www.schoolcafe.com
You can also retrieve menus and nutritional information at
www.houstonISD.org/Menus
AFTER-SCHOOL TUTORIALS
4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.
Mondays – ELA/Reading
Tuesdays – Science
Wednesdays – Social Studies
Thursdays – Mathematics
Students attending after-school tutorials or after-school activities must report directly to
the cafeteria. Teachers pick up their respective tutorial students from the cafeteria.
Please pick up your child promptly at 5:15 p.m. when he/she attends any after-school
tutorial or activity.
THERE WILL BE NO AFTER-SCHOOL TUTORIALS ON WEDNESDAY,
OCT 11.
Please be reminded that there are no after-school tutorials or activities on FRIDAYS.
DATES TO REMEMBER
CYCLE 1 REPORT CARDS WILL BE SENT HOME ON OCTOBER 13
October 12, Thursday and October 13, *Friday: PICTURE DAY
November 16: Retakes
*PLEASE WEAR YOUR BCMA UNIFORM ON THIS DAY
DROP-OFF AND PICK-UP FOR CAR RIDERS
WHEN YOU DROP OFF YOUR STUDENT IN THE MORNING AND PICK
HIM/HER UP AT DISMISSAL IN THE AFTERNOON, PLEASE FOLLOW THE
DIRECTIONS OF SCHOOL PERSONNEL WHO WILL BE DIRECTING THE FLOW
OF TRAFFIC TO KEEP EVERYONE SAFE, ESPECIALLY STUDENTS.
Students will be allowed into the building at 7:45 a.m. Please note that there will be no
school personnel monitoring students who will be dropped off earlier than 7:45 and left
on school grounds, outside of the building.
In the afternoon, students who are not picked up by 4:30 will be led back into the school
building. Anyone picking up after 4:30 will have to go to the main office to pick up their
student. If unable to get off your car and pick up your student yourself from the main
office, please send an adult, and not a child, on your behalf.
If your student will be walking home after-school, send/submit a signed letter of
authorization to Ms. de Dios, the 6th
grade dean. The letter must clearly identify the
student, the person authorizing the student to walk home after school and the contact
information of the said person.
***SCHOOL RULES AND POLICIES***
Before being dismissed for first period, ALL students MUST be in their assigned
areas. 6th
grade students report to the AUDITORIUM. No students are allowed to be in
the hallways, classrooms or restrooms WITHOUT PERMISSION.
Locker times: Morning, after being dismissed from their designated areas; Before and
After Lunch; Between 4th
and 5th
Period.
Dress code: Navy blue polo shirt with BCMA logo, khaki pants/shorts or skirts that are
knee-length, BCMA navy blue sweater or solid blue sweater. School I.D. must be worn
around the neck at all times. If your student has lost his/her school I.D., a replacement
school I.D. costs $5.00. Payment must be made through Ms. Westbrook, the school
secretary.
ONLY ON FRIDAYS: Blue or black jeans with no tears, cuts or holes, BCMA spirit
t-shirt or college t-shirt.
When dismissed at 4:00 p.m., all bus riders must proceed directly and promptly to the bus
ramps. School buses will leave at 4:07 p.m. everyday. Car riders must proceed directly
and promptly to the front of the building.
Be respectful to school personnel and fellow students.
READING
MS. BELLER
Students will continue consuming and critiquing personal narratives.
Students will complete a Must Have/Might Have/Won’t Have chart for narratives.
Students will identify the elements of short stories.
HOMEWORK:
o Due Monday and Tuesday: Reading Log Check
o Due Monday and Tuesday: Independent Reading Annotation Chart (for all
classes except B6)
o Due Thursday: Independent Reading Annotation Chart (for B6)
Reminder:
o All creative projects for The Hunger Games are due in class on October 17
for blue day students and October 18 for burgundy day students.
o Projects should be completed independently at home. If you have any
questions, please email me at [email protected]
MR. BOWEN
The students will analyze universal elements of narratives.
The students will utilize story structure to create effective summaries.
The students will comprehend characterization.
HOMEWORK:
o Students will read for 20 minutes every night and record their progress in
their reading logs.
o Students will complete a Venn Diagram over three narrative texts.
o Students will read “Seventh Grade”, a short story by Gary Soto, and break
down its story structure.
o Students will complete a STEAL chart using a character from their
independent reading. They will focus on indirect characterization in their
charts. They are also expected to illustrate their character highlighting
examples of direct characterization.
MR. MARTINEZ
Students will discuss multiple examples of personal narratives and discuss how
senses add to the meaning of figurative language.
Students will make inferences about text and use textual evidence to support
understanding
Students will summarize, paraphrase, and synthesize texts in ways that maintain
meaning and logical order within and across texts.
Students will participate productively in discussions, plan agendas with clear
goals and deadlines, set time limits for speakers, and take notes.
HOMEWORK:
o Students will read nonfiction articles and respond to questions for
comprehension.
o Students will strengthen vocabulary in context to determine or clarify the
meaning of unfamiliar or multiple meaning words.
o Students will read independent novels and books.
o This fall, the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)
celebrates TEEN READ WEEK, October 8-14, 2017 with the "Unleash
your story" theme. Libraries and bookstores will share great stories, tales,
memoirs, and autobiographies from their collections and help teens write,
tell, and share their own personal stories. For more information, visit
www.ala.org/teenread
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
MR. HAYNER
Students will be able to access the vocabulary quiz on Vocab.com through
Tuesday October 10. If they failed their first attempt or did not take the quiz, they
must do so, or receive a “0” in the grade book.
Due to family obligations, I am unable to have tutorials every Monday, but I will
make up lost days the following Thursday. My tutorial schedule includes the
following dates: Thursday October 12, Monday October 16, Thursday October
26, and Monday October 30. November and December dates TBD.
Topics
o The Writing Process
o Personal Narrative
o Drafting
o Revising
o Editing
o Publishing
o Transitional words
o Simple and compound sentences
o Subordinating conjunctions
o Greek and Latin roots
HOMEWORK:
o Monday – Greek and Latin roots worksheet.
o Tuesday/Wednesday – Greek and Latin roots worksheet.
o Thursday/Friday –Greek and Latin roots worksheet.
MS. HARRIS
Monday (A day) and Tuesday (B day)
Grammar Warm-Up
Personal Narrative notes (if needed)
Brainstorm ten ideas for a personal narrative
Analyze mentor texts
Create a rubric based on analysis
HOMEWORK:
o Study for first grammar quiz (based on week one of grammar warm-ups).
o Students will receive a study guide with examples. The quiz is scheduled
for October 13th
(A) and October 16th (B)
Wednesday (A day), Thursday (B day)
Grammar Warm-up
Create a plot map for personal narrative
Draft exposition paragraph ONLY
HOMEWORK:
o Finish drafting exposition paragraph ONLY -- Due next class period.
Friday (A day)
Grammar Warm-Up
Sacred Writing
Grammar quiz
MS. OBEID
Monday (A day) and Tuesday (B day)
Vocabulary Workshop Unit 1 due
Check vocabulary workshop unit 1
Kahoot game
Finish second draft of personal narrative and write final draft
HOMEWORK:
o Study for Vocabulary quiz Wednesday/Thursday, complete final Draft due
Monday/Tuesday next week
Wednesday (A day) and Thursday (B day)
Vocabulary quiz
Discuss The Hunger Games
Write a personal narrative based on the perspectives of a character from The
Hunger Games
HOMEWORK: Complete final Draft due Monday/Tuesday next week
Friday (A day)
Discuss The Hunger Games
Start book clubs
HOMEWORK: Complete final Draft due Monday/Tuesday next week
MATHEMATICS
MR. WANJALA
Monday (A day) and Tuesday (B day)
Focus: Multiplying Fractions and Mixed Numbers
HOMEWORK: Practice and Problem solving – Page 39/45
Wednesday (A day) and Thursday (B day)
Focus: Dividing Fractions
HOMEWORK: Practice and Problem Solving – Page 51
Friday (A day)
Focus: Dividing Mixed Numbers
HOMEWORK: Practice and Problem Solving – Page 57
MR. STEELE
Monday (A day)
Mu Final Exam – Covering:
o classifying rational numbers
o absolute values and opposites values
o ordering and comparing rational numbers
o multiplying and dividing fractions and mixed numbers
HOMEWORK: Work on vocabulary. Use the Frayer Model to demonstrate
knowledge of the math terms -
1. Set 2. Subset 3. Natural Number 4. Whole Number 5. Integer
Tuesday (B day) and Wednesday (A day)
Multiplication and Division with decimals
Thursday (B day) and Friday (A day)
Problem Solving(word problems) with rational numbers
HOMEWORK: For the five vocabulary words listed below, students will use the
Frayer model to define each math term –
1. Repeating Decimal 2. Non-repeating Decimal 3. Terminating Decimal
4. Non-terminating Decimal 5. Rational Numbers
MATH LAB
MS. BONNO
Monday (A) and Tuesday (B)
Parentheses & Order of Operations
Wednesday (A day) and Thursday (B day)
Order of Operations
Friday (A day)
Divisibility
Everyday
ALEKS (Continuous individualized math topics program): Students have
approximately one hour in class daily to work on weekly topic assignment.
All topic and time goal assignments are due by Sunday, midnight.
Please check your timeline and assignments on report page of ALEKS for current
week’s assignments as well as future quiz and test dates!!
Next Quiz: October 25 and 26
Next Test: October 31 and November 1
HOMEWORK: Complete unfinished weekly goals by Sunday midnight
MR. TUROLSKI
Monday (A day) and Tuesday (B day)
ALEKS
o Class Objective: Whole Numbers
o Topic: Order of Operations
Wednesday (A day) and Thursday (B day)
ALEKS
o Class Objective: Whole Numbers
o Topic: Order of Operations
Friday (A day)
ALEKS
o Class Objective: Whole Numbers
o Topic: Divisibility rules
Weekly Homework: Complete Unfinished Weekly Goals
HOMEWORK: Assignment 1.5
MR. ELIGIO
Monday (A day) and Tuesday (B day)
Addition or subtraction of fractions with different denominators
5 topics learned in ALEKS program
HOMEWORK: Online HW in ALEKS Program
Wednesday (A day) and Thursday (B day)
Fraction multiplication
Quiz about graphing Linear Functions
5 topics learned in ALEKS program
HOMEWORK: Online HW in ALEKS PrograM
Friday (A day)
Division involving a whole number and a fraction
5 topics learned in aleks program
HOMEWORK: Online HW in ALEKS Program
SCIENCE
MR. NICHOLAS
Monday (A day) and Tuesday (B day)
Lesson: Elements and Compounds
o Students will explore the abundance of elements within the Earth’s crust,
Earth’s Atmosphere, ocean, and in living things.
o Students will complete an activity to list and describe the percentages of
elements in these regions and the element’s effects within those regions.
HOMEWORK: Project: Element Poster Project will be due on October 17th
and 18th.
Wednesday (A day) and Thursday (B day)
Lesson: Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures
o Students will complete a group activity with 4 parts. Part I will focus on
Matter. Part II will focus on Elements, Compounds and Mixtures and Part
III will focus on how elements combine to make compounds and Part IV
will focus on analyzing compounds.
HOMEWORK: Project: Element Poster Project will be due on October 17th
and 18th.
Friday (A day)
Lesson: Elements, Compounds, and Mixtures
o Students will continue their group activity with 4 parts. Part I will focus on
Matter. Part II will focus on Elements, Compounds and Mixtures and Part
III will focus on how elements combine to make compounds and Part IV
will focus on analyzing compounds.
HOMEWORK: Project: Element Poster Project will be due on October 17th
and 18th.
Reminders/Comments:
o Homework assignments will be due the next class meeting unless
otherwise instructed.
o Parents, please check Grade Speed to remain up-to-date with student
progress.
o Parents, please check Classdojo.com for updates on student behavior.
o Report Cards will be sent home on Friday, October 13, 2017.
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SOCIAL STUDIES
MR. PALMITIER
Monday (A day) and Tuesday (B day)
World Cultures classes will now begin analyzing specific regions of the world,
starting with SW Asia and North Africa.
First, we will take a look at the physical/geographic setting of the area with a map
activity to prepare students for a map quiz.
Wednesday (A day) and Thursday ( B day)
An overview of last week’s test will take place.
Students will be introduced to the history of the region, including ancient cultures
and some of the more recent events.
Expect homework.
Friday (A day)
The oil and water resources of the region will be examined and discussed in an
effort to understand the natural resources available and the issues surrounding it.
*EXPECT A MAP QUIZ TO BE SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 17 and 18
MS. SCOTT
Monday (A day) and Tuesday (B day)
Students will take a quiz over key elements of maps, latitude and longitude.
Family Tree and Culture Traits for Culture Project
Wednesday (A day) and Thursday (B day)
Students will define “ESPN” and identify its aspects. Notes are taken in
Composition notebook.
Homework: Political and Economic Systems
Friday (A day)
“ESPN” continued
MR. BALL
Monday (A day) and Tuesday (B day)
5 Themes of geography and how they relate to the environment
HOMEWORK: Draw a picture that shows each of the 5 themes of geography
Wednesday (A day)
Limited and Unlimited government and the purpose of government
HOMEWORK: Create a list of the 10 most important laws or rights in a country
Friday (A day)
Practice ESPN
HOMEWORK: Label the 7 continents of the world (you will have a quiz over
this later.)
SPANISH WITH MS. OBEID
Objective:
I can create my own clinic with a group
I can create my own medical conversation to greet a patient and ask them their
basic information
I can recite the alphabet memorized
I can understand and say what time it is if a patient asks me
I can understand and say the number 0-100
I can say and understand what time of day is and when an appointment is
Schedule:
Tuesday (B day)
Due: recorded recitation of vocabulary due on the hub, a usb, or through email
Finish creating our own clinic and medical conversations activity
Start Empecemos C Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking activities
HOMEWORK: Empecemos D vocabulary quiz Thursday 10/12
Thursday (B day)
Empecemos D Vocabulary Quiz
Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening Group Rotation activities Empecemos C
and D
Receive Capitulo 1 vocabulary and goals
*Parents: Check out Houston Latin Fest with your kids on 10/15. Students can bring
their tickets to class for extra credit. Visit www.houstonlatinfest.com for tickets
*October 13th
is Hispanic Dress Day – Dress in any traditional Hispanic clothes for
extra credit
NEUROSCIENCE
MS. TORRES and MS. BROWN
Concepts:
1) There are several kinds of learning and learning is a complex process
2) Memory can be enhanced through practice and repetition
Activities
1) Group Discussion: Students will create an argument to debate the pros and cons
of daylight savings time
2) Group Activity: Students will review the sleep unit and reflect on their learning
thus far
3) PowerPoint Presentation: Introduction to Memory and Learning
4) Group Activity: Students will practice their memory strategies by reciting a poem
5) Handouts: Sleep Review Worksheet and Memories Poem worksheet
Reminders/comments:
Parents, please sign-up for Remind.com for communication and updates.
o Ms. Brown code: @36297f
o Ms. Torres code: @rtorre11
Students please come to class prepared and ready to learn!
ART ELECTIVE WITH MS. PRICE
Theme of the Week: Op Art
Monday (A day) and Tuesday (B day)
FINISH Part 2 of Project #2: Op-Art Mini-Murals in groups
Wednesday (A day) and Thursday (B day)
One-Point Perspective – Halloween Towns
Friday (A day)
Work with Community Artists’ Collective to learn about Dia de los Muertos and
paint Sugar Skulls
PLEASE NOTE: Please consider donating items like rolls of paper towel, facial
tissue, newspaper, and sterile/clean yogurt containers (the large containers).
