Open House Powerpoint 2012

Created by Kristina Lavelle and Amy Olear.

The Powerpoint is also available for parents on my class website.

Welcome to Open House 2013!

Mrs. Olear’s ClassGrade 6

Important Things to Remember

Cell phones are not allowed in the classroom. If students have cell phones, phones are to remain turned off in their lockers (Please refer to WSS Handbook).

Students should adhere to the WSS dress code. A few items from the dress code that are not allowed are flip flops, spaghetti straps, and short shorts/skirts. Also, jackets are not allowed in the classroom.

Please check your child’s red folder for important forms that need to be returned in a timely manner.

WSS Anti-Bullying Policy Physical or verbal threats that happen on a

repeated basis towards a target student are considered bullying.

Students are encouraged to stand up for one another if they witness a classmate being bullied.

Students are encouraged to tell an adult at school and an adult at home if they are being bullied or if they witness someone else being bullied.

Math- Mrs. Lavelle

Common Core Standards EXPRESSIONS – our new math program Teacher-selected supplemental materials Small group instruction (groups based on

pretests) Common Formative unit assessments (CFAs)

modeled after the Common Core Part 1: Multiple Choice Part 2: Short Answer and Written Response

6th Grade Math Curriculum

The Number System Decimals Fractions Ratios and Proportional

Relationships Percents and

Measurement Conversions

Expressions Equations Inequalities Area, Volume, and

Surface Area with Nets Statistics

Components of Reading- Mrs. Olear

Common Core Standards

Guided Reading: Weekly Comprehension Skills

Strategy instruction to implement skills Differentiated Instructional Levels

Small Group Application

Shared Reading: Core novels, Read-alouds (Teacher

discretion), Nonfiction

SSR/D.E.A.R. (Silent Sustained Reading) Student driven selections

Components of Writing- Mrs. Olear

Modeled Instruction Use of Picture books and various

writing genres.

Direct Modeling (teacher discretion)

Conferencing Peer conferencing

Teacher conferencing

Word Study/Spelling/ Grammar Application of Word Study to our

writing (Taught by homeroom teacher)

6th Grade Science- Mrs. LavelleChemistry

Weather

Plate Tectonics

Living Environment

Ecology

Astronomy

6th Grade Health

Health is taught as a separate course at William Street (Mrs. DiMarco is the Health teacher)

Students have Health 3 times a week for one half of the year (Students have Art 3 times a week the other half of the year)

6th Grade Social Studies- Mrs. Olear

Ancient Civilizations Early Man – Stone Age Mesopotamia Egypt India China Greece Rome Arabia

World Religions Judaism Christianity Hinduism Buddhism Islam

6th Grade Social Studies- Mrs. Olear

What You Can Look Forward To… Study Guides New Textbook with online

access (info to follow) Videos Hands-on activities Dramatic Role- play Visuals Web hunts Research Review Games

Homework Policy

Homework will be assigned to reinforce classroom instruction

Homework is due the next school day unless otherwise noted

Homework will be posted on a daily basis in the classroom and on our classroom websites

Homework that is incomplete or missing will need to be completed by the next day

If a homework is incomplete/missing, a blue sheet will be sent home to notify the parent(s)/guardian and will need to be returned the next day with parent/guardian signature

Homework is not graded, but completion of homework will be included in a student’s quarterly grades

Grading/Testing Procedures

Students’ grades will be comprised of assignments, quizzes, tests, and homework participation

Tests are given for every unit and are weighted more heavily in student averages

Students will be informed in a timely manner about quiz/test dates

Parent Portal/ eSchool Parents will have access to grades on eSchool (through Parent Portal). Grades will be posted on eSchool in a timely manner. The due date you see is not the actual day that was attached to the

assignment/quiz/test. It is a default date the computer uses when teachers enter data.

If you have problems with the Parent Portal, please call the main office. There is Parent Portal assistance available tonight

Classroom Behavior Policy

Student behavior, preparedness, and homework completion are monitored on a weekly basis. Our team uses a checklist to keep track of student infractions.

Students will lose Friday free time according to how many infractions they incur throughout the week.

Discipline and behavior issues are initially handled by the classroom teacher. If need be, issues regarding students will be handled by school administrators.

The school has a discipline documentation procedure in place. Documentation will be placed in student files and sent home to parents.

Snacks, Birthdays and Holidays

We are an allergen-safe classroom. Please refer to the list of safe snacks that was sent home when sending in daily snack or a birthday treat.

Students are allowed to bring in a birthday treat to be passed out during their lunch. Birthday treats should not require any cutting,scooping, etc. (no beverages please).

We do not have holiday parties. However, students are allowed to bring in a treat to pass out to the class on days of/before holidays.

Important Dates to Remember

Parent conferences are Thursday, December 5th and Friday, December 6th

NYS ELA Exams will be given April 1st - April 3rd

NYS Math Exams will be given April 30th – May 2nd

Closing Thoughts

Please refer to the WSS Handbook for other information not mentioned tonight

A copy of this PowerPoint will be available on our classroom websites

Please sign up for parent-teacher conferences if you haven’t already done so