6th Grade Parent Night

September 12, 2011

6th Grade Schedule

7:50 Dismissal from Gym7:50 - 8:05 Homeroom8:05 - 8:10 Transition to Block 18:10 - 9:40 Block 19:40 -9:50 Transition to Block 2/Breaks/Specials9:50 - 10:30  Specials10:30 - 11:15 Recess/Lunch11:15 - 12:40 Block 212:40 - 12:45 Transition to Writing/Block 312:45 - 1:15 Writing1:15 - 2:40 Block 32:40 - 2:45 Transition back to homeroom to

prepare for dismissal

Homework Policy

6th Graders are expected to fill in their agendas daily and complete all assigned work on time.

If a student, except in the case of absence from school, does not have an assignment completed on time, he/she will have the opportunity to complete that assignment during a lunch detention and return it to the teacher he/she has for that subject by the end of the lunch detention and receive 75% credit for that assignment.

Homework Policy Continued

If the assignment is turned in completed one day late (the student did not make the best use of his/her time during the lunch detention, but made the responsible choice to complete the assignment anyway), the student will receive half-credit for the assignment.

If the student chooses not to take advantage of these opportunities, they will not receive any credit for the assignment. 

Late/missing assignments will be noted in Harmony

Discipline

We expect that all of our 6th grade students will follow our school and classroom procedures and are looking forward to a very successful year with them.  The demerit system takes the place of the conduct cards used in the lower grades and helps prepare our students for the expectations of the junior-senior high school.

Demerit System *Please note that the following list is a “work in progress” and subject to amendment as the year

progresses.

To insure that your child does not receive a demerit, here are some of our expectations: 

I will follow the life skill of organization and be prepared for class by having all necessary materials and being in my seat when the bell rings.

I will follow the life skill of integrity by remembering to keep my cell phone turned off and in my backpack until after dismissal. 

Chewing gum on school property can cause extra work for the custodians, so I will follow the life skill of cooperation and remember to chew gum only when I am off WTE grounds.

The WTE dress code policies remind me that I am in school and should dress appropriately for learning and for the weather.  I will follow the life skill of pride and follow the dress code procedures as stated in the handbook.

Consequences

1st demerit – Harmony documentation 2nd demerit – Lunch detention, Harmony

documentation, parent e-mail or note 3rd demerit – After School Detention (Friday

until 3:15, Parent/Guardian pick-up required) 4th demerit – ½ day ISS 5th demerit – 1 day ISS

Zero Demerit Movie

Students receiving ZERO demerits by the end of the grading period would earn the ZERO Demerit Movie. The other students would have detention during the movie.

Plagiarism & Cheating Policy

Show what YOU know…not what someone else knows!  Students have a responsibility to complete assignments with

honesty and integrity. This means cheating and plagiarizing are not acceptable. 

What is plagiarism?

Turning in someone else’s work and putting your name on it Copying words, pictures, and ideas without giving the author

proper credit

If you want to use information, you must use it correctly by:

Giving the author credit for any ideas you used that belong to them Putting information in your own words…This is VERY

IMPORTANT. You may not cut and paste information from Wikipedia or any other source. It MUST be in your own words. I care about you and your progress not about how much the author of a Wikipedia article knows. 

Listing all sources that you used This means saying where you got the information you are using. Google is not acceptable. You may use Google as a search engine

but the complete website must listed as a source for a picture or other information. You must include the title of website, book, or magazine along with the author. 

Using phrases such as “According to…,” and “In the book…” and then cite the source.

Cheating Includes:

Copying assignments Trading assignments with another student to

look at or copy Using notes without permission during a test

or quiz Sharing answers before, during or after

quizzes or tests.

Plagiarism, Continued

Students will continually be discussing that work must be their own. Cheating and plagiarism is a serious matter. The first time an assignment is plagiarized will result in deducting 50% of the total points. After that, plagiarized assignments will receive zero points. Also, cheating will result in earning zero points for an assignment.

Parent Teacher Conferences

Conferences will be on Thursday, Oct. 27th from 1:20-2:40, 3:10-5:30, and 6:00-7:00 pm.

Teachers will be available in their classrooms at this time, and we will not take appointments.

Please keep in mind that you may have to wait a brief amount of time to meet with a teacher.

Grading Scale

Grading Scale A+ 100 A 99-91 A- 90 B+ 89 B 88-81 B- 80 C+ 79 C 78-71 C- 70 D+ 69 D 68-61 D- 60 F 59-0

Writing

Your child will receive writing instruction daily for 30 minutes.

This instruction will be focused on a Writer’s Workshop incorporating the six traits of writing (Ideas, Organization, Voice, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, & Conventions).

Your child’s Block 3 teacher will be his/her writing teacher as well.

Your child will receive a Pass/Fail grade for Writing on the report card.

Math

Your child will have 90 minutes of math daily. We use the Everyday Mathematics program

at William Tell. Each night, your child should bring home a

Student Reference Book. This book is referenced on most homework assignments and provides examples, definitions, and explanations.

Materials

Math Journal (Volume 1 & 2) – This will always stay at school. The only exception is if your child is absent.

Study Links Workbook – This is where the homework comes from. Students generally tear the page out and leave the workbook at home.

Student Reference Book Geometry Template Calculator

A typical day….

Mental Math & Reflexes Math Message Study Link Follow-Up Part 1 – Direct Instruction Part 2 – Practice, Review Concepts Games Differentiation – Readiness or Enrichment

Grades

Daily Grade on a Skill or Concept (5 points) Homework Completion Grade (5 points) Oral/Slate Assessments (varying points) Tests (100 points) Extra Practice/Skills Link (varying points)

Language Arts – Block 2

Read Aloud Core Vocabulary/ Greek and Latin Roots Shared Reading Guided Reading

– Strategy for the Week– Scope and Sequence Strategy– Fresh Read– DR– Nonfiction read– ISTEP Prep– Vocabulary– Fluency

Daily Reading Practice

1. Read the selection carefully. The subject of this selection is:________________.

2. Write a title for the selection:____________.

3. The author’s purpose in writing this selection is to: inform/entertain

4. The genre of this selection is:___________.

Daily Grammar Practice

Identify each noun (common, proper, possessive), pronoun (nominative, objective, possessive), adjective, verb/simple predicate (helping, action, linking), adverb, conjunction (coordinating, correlative), article, and interjection.

the scales strengthen the wings said the teacher

Language Arts – Block 3

Grammar/Writing - DGP Read Aloud Core Vocabulary/ Greek and Latin Roots Shared Reading Guided Reading

– Strategy for the Week– Scope and Sequence Strategy– Fresh Read– DRP– Nonfiction read– ISTEP Prep– Vocabulary– Fluency

Daily Grammar Practice

Identify parts of speech including noun (type), pronoun (type and case), verb (type and tense), adverb, adjective, article, preposition, conjunction (type), interjection.

smoke drifted lazily from a multitude of chimneys

Daily Reading Practice

1. Read the selection carefully. The subject of this selection is:___________.

2. What would be an appropriate title for this selection?________________

3. The author’s purpose in writing this selection would be to:_____________

4. My purpose in reading this selection is to:____________

5. The genre of this selection is:________

Questions or Concerns?

Please feel free to contact any member of the 6th grade team if you have any concerns or questions as the year progresses.

Our staff email addresses are available on the Tell City-Troy Township School Corporation website (www.tellcity.k12.in.us)