curriculum night 2016 17
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Curriculum Night2016-17
6TH GRADE
MS. ANDERSEN
Welcome
Take a minute to read your child’s “About Me” page and Growth Mindset learning
Please write them a letter on the back of the “About Me” Tell your child what your hopes and dreams are for
their life Share with them what you hope they achieve this
school year Leave your child a love note for the morning
Housekeeping…
Lunch Free/Reduced program: Last year’s application will
run out in early October. Please renew if needed. Lunch Money needs to be put on lunch cards.
Checks payable to SSD or pay online If your child comes home with an apple stamp on
their hand, it means they have two or less lunches left on their card. Send lunch $!
More Housekeeping…
Scholastic Book Orders build up our classroom libraries. Checks made out to Scholastic Book
Orders Ordering online with a debit or credit
card is easiest.
Afternoon Dismissal Guidelines
Bus Passes Students must bring a note to school for a bus pass
Or Parent/Guardian needs to call the office by 2:20
Parent Pick up Located at the Kindergarten Playground. Please
meet your kids there.
Conference Schedule
October 24-27 and March 27-30 Student-Involved: Please sign up for a time
when both you and your student can attend.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Normal School Day
Normal School Day
Half School Day
No School/Conferences
During Normal Day
No School
No ConferencesAfternoon &
Evening ConferencesNo
ConferencesEvening
ConferencesNo Evening Conferences
Volunteering
Volunteers needed: Copying Misc. Classroom Jobs Grading Agenda (Weekly, Mondays or Fridays) Special Events Thursday Folder Filing Thursday Work Slip Printing & Stapling
Washington State Patrol Forms for classroom volunteers Must be on file to be in the classroom/school volunteering. Expires every couple years, please verify it’s current. Thanks!
Behavior Expectations
Restorative Questions Adopted school-wide questions that build upon
the values of empathy and personal responsibility.
Cathcart Code of Conduct
BE SafeKindRespectfulYour Best
Classroom Economy
Earning Wise Choices Finishing Work Taking personal responsibility Thinking/acting ahead
Spending Snacks Class Store Fun Events Fines!
Class Dojo
Track behavior Positive student feedback – earn class money Needs work – fined class money
Communication tool between school and home Videos and photos from the classroom Parent app –push notifications optionalwww.classdojo.com or download the ClassDojo app
Specialists
Music Mondays and Wednesdays 8:40-9:15
PE Tuesdays and Thursdays
8:40-9:15 Library
Fridays 9:50-10:25
Design Challenge:Water Tower Design Challenge
Problem: How can we design strong yet inexpensive structures to support heavy objects?
Criteria: Tower must support the mass of a full water bottle in
a stable position as far above the table top as possible.
Constraints: Final design must only use five 8 ½ x 11 sheets of paper to support one full water bottle. You have 10 minutes.
Design Challenge
Kids vs. Parents
Reading & Writing
Accelerated Reader Students are assigned a reading range and a point goal
based on their reading level (Star test) Tests can be taken in the classroom or the library Look up books at www.arbookfind.com
Reading standards will be taught through: Novels (Starting with Wonder and The Westing Game) National Geographic classroom magazines Science articles
Writers’ Workshop Writing tied into the other disciplines Writing conferences with individual students Students get choice in what they write Subject-based projects
Math
6th grade Math Standards: Ratios and rates Operations with fractions and decimals Negative numbers How to write, interpret and use numerical and algebraic
expressions, equations and inequalities Statistical thinking (Data analysis, Graphing) Volume and surface area
www.bigideasmath.com See Big Ideas Tab of class blog for access code and
instructions IXL: www.IXL.com/signin/cathcart
Social Studies
6th Grade: The Ancient World History Alive! The Ancient World introduces students to the
beginnings of the human story. As they explore the great early civilizations of Egypt and the Near East, India, China, Greece, and Rome, students discover the secrets of these ancient cultures that continue to influence the modern world.
Graded on Interactive Student Notebooks and Assessments See History Alive! tab of class blog for link to online
textbook and access instructions
Science
Science: Levers & PulleysModels & DesignsTeaching the Science StandardsScientific ModelSTEM Challenges
Science Notebooks
Health
Drugs and Alcohol Awareness Unit Human Growth and Development
HUMAN GROWTH December 12th, 2016 Separated by gender and grade level
HIV/AIDSDecember13-16th Given in our classroom as one group
Agendas & Thursday Folders
Communication line between home and school Building skills for middle school Please initial the agenda nightly when your child has completed the assigned work.
Homework is highlighted or outlined. Thursday Folders will contain
Newsletters (classroom news will be on the blog, or emailed home) Graded work or tests School letters Flyers Cougar Tracks (by request only) Any other school information or news Missing work slips Weekly behavior summary – Class Dojo Weekly student reflection on work completion and behavior
Homework
Any work not finished during the day Due the next day unless otherwise specified Long-term projects will be assigned a due date in the agenda
IXL Math 25 minutes of nightly practice; skills may be assigned, or students
may practice any 6th grade skill. Reading Requirement
Your child should be reading an AR book within their range for 25 minutes nightly
AGENDAS REMINDER: Refer to the agenda to see what assignments need to be completed. Homework will be highlighted or outlined in the agenda Feel free to check the blog if your student is absent or you’re unsure
what their agenda says
Outdoor Education
6th Grade Awards
Cathcart Leadership Award Good citizens are those that: ALWAYS follow school rules ALWAYS conduct themselves respectfully towards adults on campus ALWAYS conduct themselves respectfully towards peers on campus Have no office referrals that result in disciplinary action Have an 90% turn in rate for school work Met or exceeded AR goals (both Semester) Helps around the school
6th Grade Awards
Presidential Excellence All threes and fours on the math and reading Smarter Balance or
MSP for 4th-6th grade All threes and fours in academics on the 6th grade report card Most often puts forth 100% in academics
Presidential Achievement Have overcome some type of learning disability to do well in school Maybe one MSP wasn’t a three or four but all others were Students who excel in one or more academic areas (3’s & 4’s in
reading, math or writing) but don’t meet the gold level requirements. Met Excellence award, however consistently put less than 100%
effort in academics.
6th Grade Celebrations
End of the year events 6th Grade Recognition Assembly (6/14 afternoon?) Community Service (Give back to Cathcart)(6/15 morning? 6/16 morning?) Celebration Event (Skating or Bowling)
(6/15 afternoon? All day?) We will need some parent leads (three)
1. Lead to organize and arrange the ceremony2. Lead to organize the Community Service Morning at Cathcart3. Lead and organize the Celebration Afternoon
Book Fair
Head over to the library to grab some good books for your kiddo from the Fall Book Fair
