1. Welcome to Barker Road Middle School, Purple Team!
Mrs. Roser
Social Studies –1st & 6th periods

2. Who is Mrs. Roser? This is my 18th year teaching.
I taught 2nd and 3rd grades for 15 years.
I graduated from St. John Fisher College with a BS in Biology and minors in Chemistry and Education.
After spending 10 years as a mortgage underwriter, I went to Nazareth College for my Masters in Reading and Elementary Education.

3. I have two sons. Brian is a senior at SUNY Oneonta and Jason is a freshman at SUNY Oneonta (both graduated from Sutherland).
My dog Manny is 10 years old and we spend a lot of time at our family camp in the Adirondacks.

4. Teachers Mrs. Roser –Social Studies/English Mrs. Winn – Science/Math
Mr. Smith – Math
Mrs. Drooz-English
Mrs. Keeley–Social Studies
Mr. Sacchitella – Science
Mrs. Ballard-counselor

5. Courses of Study
Full Year – Core every day World Languages/Gym – every other day Half Year – Health, Band, Orchestra, Chorus, Select Chorus Optional – Band, Orchestra, Chorus, Select Chorus Lunch – 5A or 5B

6. Miscellaneous
Homeroom – Gather notes, take attendance, morning announcements
Bus Passes – Must have a written note
First Bell – 7:35
Sign in/out – in the main office
Homework Requests – after 2 sick days
Homework Pick-up – envelope on wall rack across from main office
Late Buses – 3:25
Enrichment-7th period daily

7. 6th Grade enrichment- period 7
Start of the school year students go to their homeroom for enrichment (7th period). We discuss transitioning to BRMS
About the 3rd week of school, we start rotating through core classes:
Monday – 1st period class
Tuesday – 3rd period class
Wednesday – 4th period class
Thursday – 6th period class
Friday – 1st period class (in room)

8. Social Studies Enrichment:
In room
Every Friday
With one of the purple team teachers (rotates about once a month)
Students work on missing homework assignments
Make up test or quizzes
Get extra help
Social Studies Enrichment:
continue instruction, work from class, supplemental
work, or sharing of projects/maps

9. Morning Bark Announcements
Your Child’s Schedule
Period
Time
Homeroom/1
6:00-6:10
Morning Bark Announcements
6:10-6:15 2
6:19-6:28 3
6:32-6:41 4
6:45-6:54 5
6:58-7:07 6
7:11-7:20 7
7:24-7:33 8
7:37-7:46 9
7:50-7:59
Tonight we are following Day 1

10. Social Studies Units -Ancient Civilizations of the Eastern Hemishpere
Geography-2 weeks
Neolithic Revolution (Ice Age/Stone Age 1 week)
Early River Valley Civilizations: (16 weeks)
Fertile Crescent / Mesopotamia (Tigris and
Euphrates River Valley)
Ancient Egypt (Nile River Valley)
Ancient China (Yellow River Valley)
South Asia (Indus River Valley)
Classical Civilizations: (10 Weeks)
Ancient China
Ancient Greece
Ancient Rome
Mediterranean World: (6 weeks)
Feudal Western Europe
Byzantine Empire
Interactions Across the Eastern Hemisphere (1 week)
Comparative World Religions (1 week)

11. Think GRAPES Geography Religion Achievements Political Economics
Social Structure

12. Homework policy
All homework is due at beginning of class on assigned date. Homework is posted on the board, then copied into agendas. I will add to my homework calendar, but the agenda is the primary source.
If homework is late or incomplete, points may be deducted.
If late, student will be expected to work during free period, or study hall to complete, or finish at home. It is due the next day.
Parents will be contacted if homework is consistently incomplete.

13. 6th Grade Social Studies
Homework is given 1-2 times a week Monday – Thursday.
Tests are given after each unit. Each test requires more written responses. There is an opportunity to take a retest after some tests.
Some units will require projects or webquests either in school or at home.

14. Benchmark Assessments
There will be 4 Benchmark Assessments spread throughout the year
Students will need to analyze
documents and write a
paragraph or two about these
documents

15. Grading Tests/quizzes – 80% Maps/Projects – 15% Daily homework – 5%
Infinite Campus on-line grading has begun
If you do not have a portal account, go to the registrar to sign up

16. Important Web Sites! Team Purple Site – Easy access to all teachers!
Purple Team Homework Calendar
Mrs. Roser’s website

18. Thank you for coming!