1. Welcome To Back To School Night
Nobel Middle School
Ms. Halpern
Honors Math/Science 6th Grade
12/9/2018

2. Classroom Standards Being mentally and physically prepared to work
Rules and Consequences-See parent letter
Class work and Homework-Projects are marked down if they are late! I will not accept anything past one week of the due date. Homework can be handed in within a week for half credit.
Grades and Points-Cumulative per each semester, See parent letter
Graded on tests, classwork, homework, and AM.
After school tutoring available.
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3. Communication
Student Planners- student, parent, and teacher involvement (I sign it several days to show if your child did their homework or not.)
6th period conference
Parent Conferences available before school.
Phone Messages and letters will be responded to within 24hrs
me at
Nobelms.com
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4. Classroom Technology Nobelms.com Calendar with assignments
Accelerated Math (AM)
reinforces concepts within program
exercises, practices, tests
ENGRADE.COM
online grades and discipline
MY.HRW.COM
online math textbook
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5. The Four Components of the Gifted Program
Acceleration-The pace or speed of learning is altered in order to challenge learners.
Complexity-Broadening the learner's understanding of the areas by asking the learner to make connections, relationships, and associations between, within and across subjects and disciplines.
Depth-Challenging learners by enabling them to venture further, deeper, more elaborately into the area under study.
Novelty-Gaining a personal understanding of the area under study.
Curriculum focused on the California State Standards
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6. Academic Program Math
Go Math
Topics – Decimals, Fractions, Integers, Number relations, Solving equations, Ratios, Proportions, Percents, Geometry, and Statistics.
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7. Science Holt Earth Science
Topics- Plate tectonics, Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Erosion, Weathering, The Atmosphere, Living things, and Biomes.
Technology
Material will be covered through power point presentations.
Projects
Some projects will be done inside their spiral notebook.
Larger projects will be given throughout the year to reinforce concepts.
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8. Please see wish list for details. Thank you, Mrs. Halpern
Thank you for any donations that you can contribute to the classroom!!!
Please see wish list for details.
Thank you,
Mrs. Halpern
12/9/2018