1. World Cultures Mrs. Cummings Room 406 281-641-4200
Mr. Stephens
Room 404
Mr. Stephens
Room 404
Mrs. Cummings
Room 406

2. What will your child learn about ?

3. Topics of Study Map and Geography Skills
Geography, Culture, History, Government and Economic Systems of selected Societies of Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia, South America, and North America

4. Social Studies Skills
Creating, Reading, and Analyzing Maps, Charts and Graphs
Vocabulary and Note Taking
Organization and Study Techniques
Research and Writing

5. Supplies Needed Paper Pencils & Sharpener Colored Pencils
Binder with a Cultures divider.
There will be important papers we ask students to keep the entire year. Please do not throw away. They will be on colored paper or have an identifiable label.
Paper
Pencils & Sharpener
Colored Pencils

6. Procedures
If you miss class, check my website or your planner for the assignment.
TUTORING: Monday 7:45- 8:20 a.m, 4:00- 4:30 p.m.
If coming to tutoring, your child must know what they will be working on or correcting.

8. Textbooks McGraw-Hill Connect Ed App -Username: hisd+Student ID
-password: Novell password
**this info is on the schedule**
Students may check out a textbook to take home.
$75 if lost

9. Grades!! Pre-AP/ OL: Summative- Test 60% (at least 3 per 9 Weeks)
Formative- Daily Work 40% (2 per week)
Students will not be allowed to do extra credit to inflate or replace a grade.

10. Late Work Policy KMS will count 10 points off the first day late
KMS will count 10 points off the second day late
If not received after the end of the three week grading period a 0 will be recorded with no further chance to make-up.

11. Correction Policies Fall & Spring Semesters Formative Assessments
A maximum of 6 grades below a 75 can be corrected to a maximum of 75 (per nine weeks).
Summative Assessments
A maximum of 3 grades below a 75 can be corrected to a maximum of 75 (per nine weeks).

12. All corrections have to be done in tutorials on Mondays

13. How to see your child’s grades

14. To personalize your own alert you receive for grades, class assignments, and course grades, please go to the KMS website under “Homework Center Gradebook Alerts” or click here to go directly to the link.

15. Trouble accessing e-school?
Call KMS front office- (281)

16. Technology in the classroom
Have to fill out agreement form
Has to be curriculum based
Bring at your own risk

17. Pages that will be helpful
Test
Quizzes
Pages that will be helpful

18. World Cultures 6th Grade-On-Level
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19. World Cultures 6th Grade Pre-AP
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World Cultures 6th Grade Pre-AP