1. WELCOME TO 6TH GRADE!
The 6th Grade Team

2. Why Families and Rotations?
To make the transition between elementary and Junior High smoother by working with a set of core teachers and three other subject teachers.
To experience being responsible to multiple teachers with different styles and expectations
To learn time management skills in and out of school
Enable teachers by teaching a single subject, to prepare and deliver in-depth higher quality lessons.
Families – Math, Reading & Writing, single subject
Zelt(21), Honawar(14), LP(20)
Oram(19), Imahara(16), Bains(7)
Afnani(9), Taha(18), Gentry(10)
Bains – LA, LP – Science, Gentry – So. Studies

3. Department Webpage
Due to the reorganization of 6th grade into a department model we have created a separate department webpage on the Warm Springs School website’s main menu.
All general information relevant to all the nine classes as well as important dates and deadlines for projects, assignments etc. scheduled by all the teachers can be viewed on a common calendar in this webpage.
Important announcements and soon a common weekly update covering the entire 6th grade can be viewed on the webpage.

4. Attendance Students are expected to be on time.
Immediately after the first bell, students should line up outside their homeroom class for attendance and lunch count.
Once the second bell rings, students must go to the office and get a tardy slip before going to their scheduled class.

5. Backpack contents
Encourage your student to check their daily schedule before packing their backpack daily.
Required daily –
Pencil pouch, planner, reading composition book, math book and notebook.
On the day the class is scheduled –
-for so.studies - text and composition book
for language arts – composition book and if needed Treasures Practice book
for science – nothing. Completed work/projects etc. when assigned.

6. Grading and Engrade All teachers will be using Engrade
Every teacher responsible for teaching a subject to a student will have access to that student to input grades
The homeroom teacher will maintain the grades for Citizenship, Habits for Success and Listening and Speaking
Questions regarding a subject should be forwarded to that subject teacher

7. Parent conferences
Parent-teacher conferences will be held with each family group of teachers in November.
The scheduling and format of the conferences will be similar to those held at the Junior Highs.
More detailed information will be sent home closer to the date of the conferences.

8. Ms.Imahara’s Reading & Writing Class Room 16
Reading and Writing will reflect the CCSS
Writing Workshop
Students write at their speed and grow with individual goals
Grammar, spelling, stamina, working, vocabulary, formatting, etc.
Core Books (Literature & Informational)
Students analyze and evaluate books that we read as a whole class, and use it as a model for writing
Study, analyze, evaluate, compare/ contrast, etc.

9. Ms.Imahara’s Reading & Writing Class Room 16
Reading and Writing will reflect the CCSS
Writing Workshop
Students write at their speed and grow with individual goals
Grammar, spelling, stamina, working, vocabulary, formatting, etc.
Core Books (Literature & Informational)
Students analyze and evaluate books that we read as a whole class, and use it as a model for writing
Study, analyze, evaluate, compare/ contrast, etc.

10. Ms. Imahara’s Reading & Writing Class Room 16
Homework:
Will be given weekly
Treasure’s Textbooks/ Literature worksheets
Unfinished classwork will be homework
Daily reading: Min. of 30 min/ night (signed)
Grading:
Based on homework, classwork, online assignments,journals, tests/ quizzes, essays, and projects/ reports
Check my website for any updates on resources and homework

11. Mrs. Bains’s Language Arts Room 7
Students will be focusing on academic vocabulary, and grammar to improve writing skills. Collaborative and discussion skills will be worked on by participating in Literature Circles.
Positive behavior will earn table points.
Homework: Unfinished classwork.
Grading policy: Homework, quizzes, projects, classwork and tests.

12. Mrs. Oram’s Math Class Room 19
With Common Core State Standards, there is a shift from focusing only on basic computation to providing explanation and justification of strategies used in solving problems.
Weekly menus will provide opportunities for sharpening these skills. Menus include:
new skill practice, review work, and application problems
If students are focused and using time wisely, they will often be able to finish the assigned work in class. Unfinished classwork will be homework, no designated homework will be assigned separately.

13. Math Homework & Grading Room 19
unfinished daily work, including Problem of the Week/Month, TenMarks
Grading
Assessments %
Activity Quizzes %
Application Projects %
Math Menu %
Skill Quizzes %
Weekly assignments can be found on my class webpage
Please check Engrade regularly

14. Math Homework & Grading Room 19
Math Menu
given out on Mondays; Due Fridays
includes:
Mnt Math (skill review)
Problem of the Week or Month (application project)
Daily Work- checked the following day
TenMarks (corresponds to skills being taught)
Assessments
Often on Engrade
Variety of types: skill quiz, activity quiz, assessment, application project

15. Science and NGSS
Room 20
This year 6th grade is transitioning two strands earth and life sciences while following the old standards for the rest of the curriculum.
The goal over the next three years is to transition one strand every year so that by the end of the year 2019 we will be fully vested in NGSS.

16. Science Assessments Room 20
Assessment for the most part WILL NOT look like the traditional assessments.
They will look more like lab activities followed by application questions where the students have to show evidence of their understanding of the concepts learned and exhibit their capability in applying them to real world situations.
There will also be projects, research-reports and pop- quizzes.

17. Where to find Information and Assigned Work?
Teacher webpage – go to WS Elementary webpage. Under teachers look for Mrs. Lakshmipathy’s name and click on it. Homework, projects etc. will be posted in the side bar of the teacher page.
Google Classroom – Work will be assigned here with due dates and times and will have to be submitted using Google classrooms.

18. Teaching Website
Room 20
Daily classroom lessons will be recorded using Educreations.com and uploaded to I cloud for each of the nine classes.
Students will be able to access them by enrolling into the website and using the access code that has been provided for each of the classes.

19. Social Studies- Ms Gentry,Room10
Topics
Early Humans & Societies
Mesopotamia, Egypt, & Kush
Civilization in India & China
Foundations of Western Ideas
The Roman World
Endings & Beginnings

20. Homework & Grading Room 10
Pre-reading in preparation for upcoming lessons, unfinished class assignments, and work on long-term projects
NO late homework accepted. Late long-term projects- 10% deduction per day for every day late.
Grading
Based on a combination of points given on homework, long-term projects, and tests
Feedback will be provided to clarify the grade received
log in to Engrade regularly to track progress