Welcome to Back to School Night 6 th Grade Humanities Mrs. Sark Room 109

Tonight A little about the teacher 6 th grade History English Enrichment Homework and Grades Setting up Powerschool Questions

WELCOMEWELCOME

6 th grade Student Teams Sark – English, History Lee – Math, Science Benefits: Share students, challenges, workload

Ancient Civilizations Mesopotamia Egypt/Kush India China Greece Rome History Alive! Interactive Student Notebook Study Guides - online History covers approximately one chapter a week

Ancient Civilizations Geographic Political Economic Religious Social structure

Fun Investigations History Alive! Greek Olympics Cave Paintings Comic books Trips down the Nile River Culminating Unit Projects – songs, books, videos, gameshows

English layer_embedded&v=g10jFL423ho#t=15https:// layer_embedded&v=g10jFL423ho#t=15 Start 2:45 End 4:00

English Language Arts Daily Oral Language (D.O.L.): grammar, spelling, vocabulary Assignments Core Literature Book – Wrinkle In Time Writing

Reading Comprehension Read, Read, Read (at appropriate level) GOAL: Students will be critical readers who will demonstrate their abilities to comprehend and analyze increasingly complex text. Students will be encouraged to read for enjoyment as they strive to meet the goal of reading 1,000,000 words annually. 100,000 words per month Reading Counts Web Site

Reading Comprehension SRI – Scholastic Reading Inventory Reading Counts - similar to Accelerated Reader at Elementary School

Transition to Common Core California State Standards vs. Common Core Every state has same standards (Left hand side “California Academic Standards K-12)

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Writing One of the most difficult set of skills for students to acquire Six Traits is used to strengthen student writing (Found in Student Agenda) Focus on a few traits at a time and progress to all traits

6 Traits of Writing Ideas Organization Voice Word Choice Sentence Fluency Conventions

Types of Writing Informative/Explanatory/ Research Persuasive Narrative Response to Literature

Enrichment Art Painting Drawing Sketching Drama Improvisation Staging Games

Enrichment Technology Typing Skills PowerPoint Excel Programming Music Music Basics Famous composers composition Academic Enrichment

HOMEWORKHOMEWORK

Homework Different than elementary school Additional 15 minutes of reading to add to SSR Most writing and student activities done in class. Parent/ Student questions

Graded Work Student work will be sent home every 1-2 weeks on Wednesday Graded Work Papers Student Portfolios Check grades online

Grade Scale A+: 100% B+: 87%-89% C+: 77%-79% D+: 67%-69% A: 93%-99% B : 83%-86% C : 73%-76% D : 63%-66% A-:90%-92% B- : 80%-82% C- : 70%-72% D- : 60%-62% F: Below 60%

Setting Up a PowerSchool Account Logging in to chromebooks Password: student63 goo.gl/H8zbGW Powerschool.ausd.net Follow instructions on paper

ABSENCES AND LATE WORK RESPONSIBLE FOR WORK MISSED DUE TO ABSENCE RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING MISSED WORK AND SCHEDULING DUE DATE PLEASE TELL ME ABOUT EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES

Daily Tools for Success Student Agenda Interactive Student Notebook Interactive Reader Study Guides “R” Pages

Communications Student Agenda School website: Grades Online Graded Work FMS Office