Welcome!!Mr. Costello, 6th grade

Voyage Academy

Who is Mr. Costello?

•Background

•Contact info

•Goal

Classroom Management

• Individual – Clip Chart

•Table – Points

•Class – Points

•School Wide System

Class – IIII IIII

Table 1 IIII

Table 2 II

Table 3 I

Table 4 III

Table 5 IIII

Table 6 II

Money System•Buy things in our store.

•Pay rent for their chair and table.

•Pay fines (i.e. going to locker excessively.)

•Clip Chart infractions

•Participate in raffles, auctions.

Money System

•Each crew member will:•Be paid biweekly.

•Manage their money individually.

•Be given opportunities to earn additional.

Curriculum

•Math – Pearsons – Common Core (CC) • Expressions and Equations, Ratios and Proportional

Relationships, Statistics and Probability, The Number System, Geometry (GRADE APPROPRIATE)

•Spelling – Words their Way

•Grammar/Writing – Engage NY – (CC)• Frightful’s Mountain, Dragonwings, and Lightning

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•Science – (CC) • Moon/Planets/Universe/Seasons, Heat/Light/Sound/

and Microorganisms.

• EXPEDITION – SPACE (SPRING)

•Social Studies – (CC) •World History from early man – modern times.

• EXPEDITION – WORLD CIVILIZATIONS (FALL)

• Excursions – Life Skills and Computers – Coordinate with Library, Art, and Music Teachers

SCHEDULE

Volunteers

•Classroom• Coordinator Volunteer Needed

• Parties

• Projects

Volunteers

•Field work• Chaperone

• Transportation

•Supplies and classroom needs

•SNACKS – Sign up is in back!

Report cards

•1 = Not Met

•2 = Progressing Towards

•3 = Meets Standards

•4 = Exceeds

Potentially Rare

Homework1. Reading Log - (30 minutes 4 days)  OPTIONAL

2. Math - Usually work that is not finished in class

3. Expedition work – Items that they choose to do at home

4. Book Reports (1 per month)

5. SAGE or PEARSON’s online website assignments

6. Others As Appropriate

Homework folder

•Should come home every day

•Will contain any letters from the school, notices, notes from me

•Please ask for them and look through them

PACKET

•Small Scavenger Hunt

•Disclosure

•Student Success contract

•Remind 101 Sign up info

•Scholastic info

•Uniform policy

•$20.00

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DISclosure

•Please read carefully

•Fill out and sign and turn it in as soon as possible but NLT 8/28

questions ?

•PLEASE ask!!

•ALWAYS ask!!!

• I am here for you!!!!