1. Welcome to Sixth Grade Parent Night

2. Merton Schools Mission Statement
The mission of Merton Schools is to meet the needs of the 2020 student by providing educational opportunities for students that:
Utilize a variety of teaching styles
Adapt our teaching to the different learning styles of our students
Coordinate current technology into learning
Emphasize strong relationships between staff, students, and the community

3. Academics Science Social Studies Environments
-Plant Kingdom -Animal Kingdom
Landforms -Rocks & Minerals
Social Studies
Ancient Civilizations -Mesopotamia
-Egypt
-China
-Greece
-Rome
-Middle Ages

4. Academics Math Language Arts Everyday Mathematics Algebra
Prentice Hall
Trade Books

5. Writers Workshop Power Point Power Point (Parents)
Find a moment that inspires you.
Notebooks are our portfolios of ideas.

6. Project Development Comparison
Teacher presents facts and concepts. Students take notes and practice.
Teacher gives a test to the students to assess learning.
Teacher created project and rubric are given to students to complete.
Traditional:
Universal theme or guiding question initiates project development
Teachers and students design project to meet standards and assess learning
Teachers and students acquire facts, develop knowledge and communicate results to a real life audience.
Project-Based Learning:

7. Example from Last Year 2012 Merton Wellness Fair
Universal theme or guiding question initiates project development
Teachers and students design project to meet standards and assess learning
Teachers and students acquire facts, develop knowledge and communicate results to a real life audience.
2012 Merton Wellness Fair
Health and Wellness: What is Important to Know?
Wellness Fair Booth License: Standards + Plan to Complete a High Quality Booth
Booth Development, construction and presentations at the Fair in
June 2012

8. What is Project Based Learning?

9. Photos

10. What doesn’t change? Standards Grade level Standard assessments
Traditional tests
Grades
Direct instruction where appropriate
Practice when needed

11. What is different?
Teachers facilitate and assist students locate resources and learning targets. Learning is side by side—teacher and student.
More collaboration between students
More communication of learning
More teacher collaboration and planning
Project planning is day by day, not unit by unit. Planning needs to be responsive to the project.

12. 21st Century Skills
Collaboration
With students in our homeroom and other 6th grade homerooms
Older and younger students
Students that do not attend Merton
Communication
Presentations to students, staff and community
Blogs
Website articles
Interviewing mentors/experts
Contacting sources inside and outside Merton
Problem Solving
Creativity
21st Century Fluencies-

13. RtI
Data will be collected from Achieve Level Set scores and MAP test scores
Those who were in Select and Targeted groups last year will be given a QRI (Qualitative Reading Inventory) by our Reading Specialist, Brian Fleischmann
MAP data will be ready at the end of September, at which time we will analyze the target skills and create groups.
RtI time every day from 12:17-12:47

14. Chrome Books Mid September – Early October arrival
Google Apps instruction in Tech Class to prepare for transition to Google Docs and Google Drive

15. Online Resources Everyday Math Scott Forsman Social Studies
Achieve 3000
Foss Web Science
Skyward
Merton Community Schools Home Page
Pearson Success Net

16. 6th Grade Homework
Assignments not completed during class work time become homework.
Merton School Board policy states that 6th grade students will have an average of minutes of homework each evening.
Due dates for tests and long term projects will be given in advance so students can plan accordingly.
Make-up work/Board Policy

17. 6th Grade Homework
In Skyward you will find grades with point values for each assignment and project that earned points.
In addition, parents will find “no count” grades. This means the assignment was required practice for the class, but no points were assigned to the practice assignment. They are essentially check-in assignments.

18. 6th Grade Missing Assignment
If an assignment is not complete and ready to hand in when it is due, the student needs to call a parent and let them know.
The student takes the assignment home, shows it to their parent and explains this is the assignment I called home about. A parent needs to contact the teacher letting them know they are aware of the missing work.
Initial or sign the assignment
Send an

19. 6th Grade Missing Assignment
The student brings the late assignment to their teacher the next morning
If the student does not show it to their teacher the next morning, they need to report to lunch detention with Mr. Posick that day and finish the assignment.
If the assignment still isn’t complete by the following day another lunch detention is needed and parents will be contacted.

20. Choir, Band and Study Hall
Choir and Band meet on alternate days: Choir on Monday/Wednesday and Band on Tuesday/Thursday. They will alternate Fridays.
Students not in Choir or Band have study hall
Study hall is a quiet work time for students to complete homework and meet with individual teachers for help

21. Field Trips Medieval Times University of Wisconsin Engineering Expo
Camp Minikani (Science Curriculum)
Band-MSO Field Trip/Mitchell Park Domes
Other field trips as they become available and pertain to our curriculum.

22. Parent / Teacher Conferences
Thursday, November 8th from 4-8:00 PM
Tuesday, November 13th, from 4-8:00 PM

23. Thank you for attending!
We are looking forward to an outstanding year with you and your child.