Curriculum Night

2015

• Mr. Robert Dodd (Revolution Hall)

• Mrs. Erin Kirby (Transformation Hall)

• Mrs. Jennifer Shoemake (Legacy Hall)

• Mr. Jack Hall (co-teacher)

Areas of the World Content Area

Europe Australia Latin America Canada

Geography History Economics Government

• Students and parents should expect homework when work is unable to be completed in class or projects

• Review of class work each evening is advised

• Homework will be collected for a grade

• Quizzes (formative)are given when each standard has been met

• Major assessments (summative) will be given at the end of each unit (approximately every three weeks).

• Ask him/her about his/her social studies class and assignments

• Use Parent Portal and ItsLearning

Mrs. Molares, Mrs. O’Hara, Mr. Jack Hall, and Mrs.

Shoemake

Reading Writing Speaking Listening Vocabulary Presentations of Work 21st Century Skills

Exploration of a variety of writing for various purposes and audiences such as narratives, persuasive/argumentative, and informational.

Use of the RACE strategy to compose effective essays.

Focus on preparing for the writing demands of the Georgia Milestones test.

Emphasize the writing process, meeting deadlines, and using trait-based rubrics

Grammar lessons are embedded throughout each unit.

•Learn and apply reading strategies to works of fiction and non-fiction, using Holt-McDougal’s Literature textbook, in alignment with Common Core State Standards

•Focus on literary elements: including setting, plot, conflict, characterization, point of view, theme, resolution, and figurative language

•Class Novels-read in class

* Textbook website: my.hrw.com

Self-selected reading is expected at home on a regular basis (minimum of 20-30 minutes per night)

Students are encouraged to use their on-line text books to build upon reading skills taught in class. There are many level-up tutorials on concepts such as inferencing, context clues, theme, methods of characterization, etc.

Vocabulary instruction is embedded in each unit.

Students are taught strategies for tackling unknown words.

Each unit test contains vocabulary words which have not been discussed in class requiring students to apply strategies for decoding.

Math Information

Materials needed for Math class:BinderPENCILS Notebook/graph paper

6th Grade Math: Revolution Hall: Jana CrumpTransformation Hall: Leeanne MullinaxLegacy Hall: Alesia SimmonsJack Hall (co-teacher)

Units Covered…•Unit 1 - Rational Explorations: Numbers and their oppositesThis was our first unit with coordinate graphs and number lines•Unit 2 - Number System FluencyCurrent unit - Multiplying and dividing fractions, compute fluently with multi-digit numbers and find common factors and multiples•Unit 3 - Rate, Ratio, and Proportional reasoningUse unit rate, ratios and proportions to solve real world problems•Unit 4 - ExpressionsWrite expressions (learn letters can stand for numbers)

End of First Semester

Units Covered 2nd Semester..

Unit 5 - One Step Equations and InequalitiesSolve one step equations and inequalities, substitution, order of operationsUnit 6 - Area and VolumeSolve real world problems involving area, surface area and volumeUnit 7 - StatisticsRecognize a statistical question, summarize and describe distributions (mean, median and mode, interquartile range)Unit 8 - Show What We KnowWork on projects that cover all we have learned for the year

Summative Exams can be retaken for a maximum of 85% credit.

Formative Exams can not be retaken.

Ask about class/assignments Look at agenda and notebook with your

student (emphasize organization) Replenish pencils/glue sticks/supplies Encourage use of tutorials/self assess

features of the online book, if applicable Use Parent Portal for grades and itsLearning

for course information

Important dates:Student-Led ConferencesOctober 21st – 22nd

Please contact us with your questions or concerns.

6th Grade

Revolution Hall: Amber BrannonTransformation Hall: Sue SciorrottaLegacy Hall: Alesia SimmonsJack Hall (co-teacher)

1� st  Semester: Geology, Rocks and Minerals, Plate

Tectonics, Layers of the Earth. Earth and Energy, Volcanoes and Earthquakes.

1� st Final – Cumulative for 1st semester (last week before break) �

2nd Semester : Hydrology, Water and Ocean.

Meteorology, Atmosphere and Weather, Severe Storms, Astronomy, Planets

—Milestone —2nd Semester Cumulative Final (last

week of school)

Curriculum Related LinksGeorgia Performance Standardshttp://www.phschool.com/

Assessment Weight : 20% Formative: Class work, homework,

quizzes 80% Summative:Tests, projects

The Georgia Milestones Assessment System (Georgia Milestones) is a comprehensive summative assessment program spanning grades 3 through high school.  Georgia Milestones measures how well students have learned the knowledge and skills outlined in the state-adopted content standards in language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies.  Students in grades 3 through 8 will take an end-of-grade assessment in each content area, while high school students will take an end-of-course assessment for each of the eight courses designated by the State Board of Education.

Features the Georgia Milestone Assessment System include:

open-ended (constructed-response) items in language arts and mathematics (all grades and courses);

a writing component (in response to passages read by students) at every grade level and course within the language arts assessment;

norm-referenced items in all content areas and courses, to complement the criterion-referenced information and to provide a national comparison; and

transition to online administration over time, with online administration considered the primary mode of administration and paper-penc il as back-up until the transition is complete.

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