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Ms. Brown 6th Grade
About Ms. Brown• My family• My background• My hobbies and interests
CLASSROOM ENVIRONMEN
T• Classroom agreements-rules agreed
upon• Classroom consequences-student
generated• Classroom monetary system-motivate
students• Group points-to earn bonus dollars• Preferred Activity Time
STUDENT EXPECTATIONS• Come to class prepared and on
time• Be respectful to others and self• Take responsibility for own
actions and words• Be ready to cooperate in the
classroom and playground
CLASS MANAGEMENT• Scholar Dollars• Student Jobs• Bi-weekly paychecks with
amount based on level of performance
• No Homework = Detention Notice
HOMEWORK• District’s allocated time is 1 hour
and 15 minutes daily• Students will be assigned
homework Monday-Thursday with occasional weekend assignments
• All assignments will be in agenda • If absent, students have one day to
complete assignments
Projects• First Trimester Science Faire
• Second Trimester Poetry Portfolio and Persuasive Writing Sample
• Third Trimester Country Report and Musical Instrument Project
Grading Policy
• We will use electronic report card based on district guidelines
• Projects and tests 50% of grade• Quizzes 30% of grade• Homework and class work 20% of grade• Math class work will be on a scale of 1
to 5• Spelling 50% homework and 50% test
STUDENT SUPPLIES
• #2 pencils!• Three ringed binder with dividers• Hand held pencil sharpener with
shaving compartment• A correcting pen• Pencil Pouch (small and not a
box)• Non-Spiral Bound Notebook• Crayons/Colored Pencils
Daily Schedule• 8:20-9:00 MorningBusiness• 9:00-9:55 Open Court Language
Arts• 9:55-10:10 Recess• 10:10-11:15 Math• 11:15-11:55 Lunch• 11:55-12:20 Novel Studies• 12:20-1:00 Writing/Grammar• 1:00-2:30 Science/Social
Science/P.E./ Agenda
Common Core National Standards
• Third through Sixth grade focus is on English Language Arts, Literacy in History/Social Science, and Science and Technical Subjects for school year 2012-2013
• School year 2013-2014 focus will be on Mathematics
STUDENT TEXTBOOKS
• Open Court Language Arts
Language Arts
• Open Court test and homework• Comprehension from Science/Social
Studies• Reading Log (Tuesday –Monday)• Accelerated Reader:• First & Second trimester Third Trimester• 19-21 A 25-27 A• 17-18 B 22-24 B• 15-16 C 19-21 C• 13-14 D 17-18 D
STUDENT TEXTBOOKS
• Scott Foresman Mathematics
Mathematics• Nightly Homework -Scale of 5 points:• Completed on time on folded paper (recycled)• All work is shown• Corrections are made• Review problems are worked out• Correct heading• Math Average every two weeks• Friday quiz• Chapter TestC
STUDENT TEXTBOOKS
• Holt Social Studies
Social Studies• Cornell Notes• Worksheets• Vocabulary Builder• Chapter Test
STUDENT TEXTBOOKS
• Holt Earth Science
Science• Cornell Notes• Interactive Reader Study
Guide• Worksheets• In class Labs • Chapter Test
Spelling• Pretest with 5X each• Word Knowledge• Worksheets• Spelling Sentences• Spelling Grid• Spelling Test every two weeks
Writing• Summary • Linking Essays• Samples:
Expository/Persuasive• Poetry Portfolio• Grammar
Sly Park• October 1-5th 2012• Cost $275.00 per student• Final Payment Due
September 7th
COMMUNICATION• Weekly update with
assignments attached• Paycheck is bi-weekly • E-mail• Make an appointment• Blog
–blogs.egusd.net/brownblog/
CLASSROOM HELPERS
• Art Docent• Field Trip Chaperone• Correcting Papers (home)• Classroom Helper
Emails and Web sites
• Ms. Brown- [email protected]• Blog- www.blogs.egusd.net/brownblog/ • Elk Grove Unified School Home Page= www.egusd.k12.ca.us• National Common Core Standards• http://commoncore.tcoe.org/Home/Home• www.firstinmath.com
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