Mrs. Yankovich Grade 6 Humanities

19 years teaching Humanities in CR With 12 years in regular education in grades 2-6 GRAND TOTAL= 31 years teaching experience Master’s Degree plus in Education with focus in Social Studies and Fine Arts

See Link on website under Back to School Night Handouts

* ALWAYS CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION OR CONCERN. * YOU ARE YOUR CHILD’S MOST IMPORTANT TEACHER.. * WE HAVE THE SAME GOALS for OUR CHILDREN. “Seek First to Understand”

* Please visit our website for Back to School handouts and updates on Humanities Happenings. * Please encourage your child to use Citrix. When they save documents to this site it makes it easier to access it from home and school. * Students can me when sick or to send in digital assignments. (I will try to check at night- but no guarantees.) * Did you get my about Back- to- School Night?

* Meant to reinforce and review class activity. * Should not take more than 15 minutes for humanities per night – on average. * Multiple nights are given for assignments that take longer. * Not all assignments are graded- stamp means completed on time- all homework can be corrected for a better grade. * No meltdowns allowed- see tips on the webpage handout

*F*F ocus on Metacognition Students are encouraged to take responsibility for their own learning through self-evaluation and goal setting. “Have some respect for my learning style.”

* Study Skills techniques and strategies * Strengthen writing in the content areas. * Time management * Organization * Problem Solving and self reliance * Communication Skills * Self Confidence

* All written projects will have an attached rubric. * Test and Quiz grades * Notebooks will be graded- this incorporates the homework * Class participation- teacher observation * Student self-reflection

How do we prepare our children for the future? Develop a skill set that includes: CHALLENGE Self- motivation and self- direction CREATIVITY Capacity to learn to think and to think to learn RESOURCEFULNESS Skillful decision making and problem solving RESILIENCE Ability to be persistent and learn from life experiences From the book: How Children Succeed by Paul Tough

This year I want to…..

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I love it when……..

I feel successful when…….

I know for sure that……..

I will never forget….

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I love it when my family…

I love it when my teacher…

Allow your child to become independent and encourage effort. As much as we want our children to always be happy, sometimes tough going is a “good” thing. Let them make and learn from their own mistakes.

Being the head learner is the most important role I can have in my classroom. The illiterate of the 21 st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn. Alvin Toffler