1. Mrs. Belmonte

2. Contact Information    By phone   *Use this number for immediate concerns.  This will allow you to speak to a member of our office staff who can then relay any messages to me.   By voic  By    * Please allow 24 hours for my reply.  Thank you.   Please update your information in HAC…I send communicate regularly through there!

3. Special Schedule Monday – Music Tuesday – Computers
Wednesday – Library
Thursday – Gym
Friday - Art

4. HAB Organization Binder!
new
Front: signature sheet
Homework tracking system
Assessment: Section for each subject
Behavior tracking system
No Surprises!
Look out for it each Friday!

5. Positive Behavior Support Plan
School-wide initiative
CARES rules
Apology in actions & behavior notices streamlined for school and grade level
Awards in specials and cafeteria
School-wide rewards
Class rewards

6. About 60 minutes per night on average Math homework nightly
Read 20 minutes nightly (fiction and nonfiction)
DAILY LOG
1 Reading Response Journal every other week due Monday but don’t wait!
Book checks about every 10 days –recommended dates on calendar
Social Studies homework – 1 to 2 days per week
Science homework – 1 to 2 days per week
It’s updated daily on my webpage!

7. ELA NEW Collections program Writer’s notebook
Writer’s notebook

8. 6th Grade Math connectED.mcgraw-hill.com Look at my webpage!
WE ARE SWITCHING THE ORDER!
Some topics we’ll explore:
Decimals
Fractions
Ratio/proportion
Geometry
Integers
Equations
Probability
Problem solving
Daily homework assignments
Chapter tests, signed
Extra help
More info on my page!
Try again?
Sure!

9. 6th Grade Science Mrs. Belmonte and Mrs. Mannino
Science is a discovery activity – a process for developing new knowledge
FOSS Science Curriculum (Full Option Science System)
Helps students develop scientific knowledge
Active learning (hands on investigations)
Leads to the development of abstract thoughts
Uses the Scientific Method
Working in Groups
Earth, Moon, and Stars, Variables, Levers and Pulleys,
New* Genetics
Quizzes/Performance Tasks (Assess knowledge and vocabulary & the application of concepts)
District Quarterly Tests

10. 7th Grade Placement Follow 7th grade teachers guidelines
Takes place in March
You have the final say
Place student based on performance, not potential
General guidelines from middle school are:
Recommending for Honors: (math example)
student has 94% average or above all marking periods, strong work ethic, highly motivated, responsible, excellent problem solver, organized, independent worker, needs minimal assistance after a concept is taught.

11. Conferences November 20 (PM & Evening) November 21 (PM Only)
November 22 (AM Only)
*I’ll the Sign-Up Genius soon!

12. Thank you to our homeroom moms: Mrs. Rakowski, Mrs. Wichterman & Mrs
Thank you to our homeroom moms: Mrs. Rakowski, Mrs. Wichterman & Mrs. Scarlett
Before you leave…
Check in with our homeroom moms
Leave the note you wrote for your child on his/her desk.