Welcome to 6th Grade Welcome to 6th Grade English and History English and History

Mrs. VazquezMrs. VazquezRoom 29Room 29

About MeAbout Me

BA in Child Development from Cal State Los Angeles, Multiple Subjects Credential Program and Masters Degree in Education from Azusa Pacific University

8th year teaching – 2 years in 7th grade and 6 years in 6th grade

Married – no children yet, but I have a dog named Bella

Enjoy scrapbooking and running

CommunicationCommunicationIt is very important that home/school

communication be maintained! One of the best ways to communicate with me is by email: hvazquez@cvusd.k12.ca.us

Aeries (ABI) is also available for you to check your student’s grades and assignment completion as well. Letters with access codes will be mailed out in October.

Checking both the agenda and notebooks will also keep you up-to-date as to what is getting covered in class.

Available before/after school and during my preparation period (3rd) for conferences.

Phone number: 626-974-7300School Website:

sierravista.cvusd.k12.ca.us

Dates To RememberDates To Remember

Minimum Day 9/17 (Staff Development Day)

October 7 – 10 Minimum Days (Parent/Teacher Conferences)◦ October 7 & 8 Conferences from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.◦ October 9 & 10 Conferences from 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.◦ Students get out at 12:05 PM◦ No school for students on October 11

PTA Dance – October 4◦ Don’t forget to join the PTA - Only $6◦ Otherwise Dance admission is $6

Academic Agenda & Study HabitsAcademic Agenda & Study HabitsStudents expected to:

◦ Comply with Falcon Standards◦ Be Prepared with Materials & Completed Homework◦ Filling in Agenda with assignments/projects daily◦ Daily Parent signature

Communication about missing assignments will be made directly in the agenda book (Yellow Communication

Card).Students will be given detention if there are excessive

missing homework assignments.

Communication Card - “Infractions” Behavior Consequences

English Curriculum:English Curriculum:  

Weekly Reading JournalWeekly Reading Journal - due every other Friday - due every other Friday Vocabulary UnitsVocabulary Units – – due every other Friday  due every other Friday 

English Interactive Notebook An Interactive Notebook is a spiral notebook that students will use for every assignment in English class. This was created as a strategy to help students

“interact” with the text and material presented in class. LiteratureLiterature

Short stories and poetry from anthology: Short stories and poetry from anthology: The Language of Literature (McDougal Littell)The Language of Literature (McDougal Littell)

Crash by Jerry Spinelli Crash by Jerry Spinelli The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine PatersonThe Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson

GrammarGrammarLessons from the district approved workbook.  Lessons from the district approved workbook. 

  Writing Writing

Persuasive Persuasive Response to Literature Response to Literature

Personal Narrative Personal Narrative

History Curriculum:History Curriculum:  

History Interactive Notebook An Interactive Notebook is a spiral notebook that students will use for every assignment in History class. This was created as a strategy to help students

“interact” with the text and material presented in class.

TextbookTextbook Discovering Our Past: Ancient Civilizations (Glencoe California Series)Discovering Our Past: Ancient Civilizations (Glencoe California Series)

Early HumansEarly HumansAncient Egypt and KushAncient Egypt and Kush

Ancient Israelites Ancient Israelites Ancient India Ancient India Early ChinaEarly China

The Ancient Americas The Ancient Americas The Greeks and RomansThe Greeks and Romans

Rise of ChristianityRise of Christianity  

Historical Figure Research ReportHistorical Figure Research Report22ndnd Quarter Quarter

District Benchmark ExamsDistrict Benchmark ExamsDistrict Benchmarks Exams will

be given quarterly. They cover the Common Core standards learned in that grading period, as well as review any key standards from previous grading periods.

BindersBinders

White binders need to be at school every day.

Communication cards stapled in the agenda.

Binders should stay free of writing, stickers, photos, etc.

Agenda should be in binder at all times.

Assignment Weighting

English Classwork/Essays/Homework 40%Quizzes/Tests 40%Projects/Interactive Notebook 20%

History Classwork/Reports/Homework 40%Quizzes/Chapter Tests 40%Projects/Interactive Notebook 20%

9 weeks quarter report cards (mailed home)

4-5 weeks teacher “internal progress” report

Semester report cards (mailed home)

Materials NeededMaterials NeededBelow are items you will need this year for

6th grade English and History.   Two single subject spiral notebooks (one for English and one for History). Glue sticks Pencils (Always have several) HighlighterRed pens (for correcting)Colored pencilsLoose leaf college ruled paper

Donations Appreciated Donations Appreciated

White and pastel colored copy paper

PencilsTissue boxes8 ½ x 11 college ruled paperColored pencilsWhite board markersRed felt tip pensDisinfectant wipes

Please collect!Please collect!

 

HELP OUR CLASSROOM EARN FREE BOOKS! Collect UPC Labels from Bottles of SUNNY D Collect BoxTops for Education from

participating products

Thank you for taking the time to come tonight to learn more

about your child’s education.Looking forward to a great year!