FRANK C. MARTIN INTERNATIONAL K-8 CENTER SIXTH GRADE SUPPLIES LIST 2018-2019

General Supplies are Required Daily for All Students

• Personal Headphone or Earbuds (For Use in Classroom, Lab, and Media Center)

• 1 (4 gigabyte or larger) USB Flash Drive

• 1 FCM Agenda Book ($6.00 available through FCM PTSA Store)

• 1 Safety Lanyard (for use with school issued I.D. Badge) Language & Literature (6th grade)

• 1 - 1-Inch 3-Ring Binder

• 5 - Dividers with Tabs

• Loose-Leaf Paper

• Pens • Pencils

• Highlighters

• Sticky Notes

• Ream of Copy Paper • Magazine ($11.00)

Novels for Advanced 6th Grade:

90 Miles to Havana, by Enrique Flores-Galbis Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963, by Christopher Paul Curtis

Wonder, by R.J Palacios

Novels for Gifted 6th Grade:

90 Miles to Havana, by Enrique Flores-Galbis Wonder, by R.J. Palacios The Giver, by Lois Lowry

Language Acquisition (French)

• 1 - ¾ inch binder with loose leaf paper

• 6 - Plastic sheet protectors

• 1 - Composition Book

• 1 - Red/Green Pen

• 1 - Blue/Black Pen

• 1 - Highlighter

• 3 - Sharpened Pencils

• 1 - English/French Dictionary (Larousse)

• 1 - Ream of Copy Paper

Language Acquisition (Spanish)

• 1 - Composition Notebooks

• 1 - Duo Tang Folder with pockets

• 1 - pencil pouch with 3 (# 2) pencils

• 1 - Red/green pen for checking

• 1 - Blue or black pen for writing

• 1 - Glue stick

• 1 - Highlighter

• 1 - Spanish/English Dictionary (70,000 words or more)

• Crayons or colored pencils

• Loose Leaf Paper

• 1 - Ream of Copy Paper

• 1 - Bottle of Hand Sanitizer

Individuals & Societies – U.S. History (6th Grade)

• 1 - Three-Ring Binder

• 4 - Dividers

• Colored Pencils

• Blue or Black Ink Pens

• Wide or College Ruled Loose Leaf Paper Science (6th Grade)

• 1 - 2-Inch 3-Ring Binder

• 5 - Dividers

• 1 - Packet of Loose Leaf Paper

• 1 - Composition/Lab Notebook

• 1 - Small Stapler

• #2 Pencils

• Blue Ink Pens

• Personal Pencil Sharpener

• Colored Pencils

• Permanent Markers

• Graph Paper

• 3X5 Index Cards

• Science Lab Fees - $4.00

Mathematics (6th Grade)

• 1 - Composition Books

• 1 - Ruler (cm./in.), 2 Red Pens, and Pencil Sharpener

• 1 - Folder with Pockets

• 2 - Packets of 3X5 Index Cards

• Pencils, Erasers, Protractor and Compass

• ¼ inch Graph Paper

• College Ruled Loose Leaf Paper Music (All Band & Orchestra)

• Mechanical Pencils

• Extra erasers

• Black Duo-tang Folder with Pockets

• Rosin (Orchestra Only)

• Instrument with personal cleaning kit (new students will select instrument at start of year)

• Folding music stand (for home use and performance field trips)

• Band 1 - Essential Elements Band Book 1 (After students select their instrument)

• Orchestra 1 - Essential Elements Orchestra Book 1 (After students select their instrument)

• Band 2 & 3 - Essential Elements Band Book 2

• Orchestra 2 & 3 - Essential Elements Band Book 2

• Band 1 and Orchestra 1 students should not purchase instrument or instrument supplies until they are assigned the instrument that they will be learning.

• Music/Instrument Fee $10 fee (music acquisition/repair replacement) Design (Technology)

• 1 – Ream of Copy Paper

• 1 Bottle of Hand Sanitizer

• 1 Container of Disinfecting Wipes (Clorox)

• 1 Box of Tissues

• 1 USB Flashdrive: M or G Bytes)

• 1 Art Eraser

• 1 Black Permanent Marker (must give to teacher)

• $5.00 Technology/Design Fee

Physical & Health Education

• 1 - Plastic Duotang Folder with Pockets

• Pens/pencils

• PE Uniform Shirt (IBILEY or FCM PTSA Store)

• PLAIN Navy Blue shorts

• Sneakers Theatre Arts

• 1 - Composition book (process journal)

• 1 – 1-inch RED plastic binder with loose leaf paper and dividers

• #2 pencils (no mechanicals) & erasers

• Red/green pens & highlighters

• Colored pencils

• Crayons/ glue

• Index Cards

• 1 red folder Art (supplies may be purchased through the PTSA Store)

• 1 - 8½ X 11 Sketchbook

• 1 - magic rub eraser and sharpener

• 12 - #2 wood pencils.

• 1 - Set of Graphite Pencils 2H, HB, B, 2B, 4B, and 6B

• Art Student’s Portfolio – 12” X 18” or Larger (suggested: Red Wallet Portfolio 12 X 18)

• Art Fee semi-annually for all in-class materials - $2.00 (collected during Fee Week)

PLEASE LABEL ALL STUDENT’S ART MATERIAL

MYP Summer Reading & Writing Requirements

Frank C. Martin K-8 Center

Summer Reading Requirements: According to the grade-level you will be entering in August 2018, you

MUST read the novel(s) listed and be prepared to partake in graded activities, involving these novels once school begins.

• 6th grade

o A Single Shard, Linda Sue Park

o Hoot or Flush , Carl Hiaasen

• 7th grade

o The Westing Game, Ellen Raskin

o Seedfolks, Paul Fleischman

• 8th grade

o Touching Spirit Bear, Ben Mikaelsen

Summer Writing Requirements: 6th-7th-8th grade students will keep a summer journal or travel log with

a minimum of one entry per week—10 entries in total. Each entry must be at least one full page in length, and include the date the entry was written. Please bind your entries together to make a booklet—be creative! All

entries must be typed. ABSOLUTELY NO notebooks, composition books, folders, etc. will be collected.

Listed below are suggested writing ideas.

• Reflect on or summarize the book(s) you are reading

• Write a letter to a character from the book(s) you are reading

• Create a timeline of major events from the book(s) you are reading

• Choose a newspaper or magazine article that interests you and write a reaction

• Visit a historical landmark and write about the experience

• Write a letter to a friend or relative—real or imaginary

• Write about your personal feelings and/or experiences during the summer

• Write about the expectations you have for yourself next school year

• Tell about your summer travels—even if you only travel locally

• Tell about community service projects you participate in over the summer

• Describe the camp you attend over the summer

• Describe any sports activities you participate in, or games you play

• Watch the sunset and describe what you see

• Make a bucket list of all the things you hope to accomplish one day

• Summarize each week of summer—ups and downs, exciting or boring

• Write about a day in the life of a cat, dog, fish, turtle, etc.

Have a great summer. Read! Read! Read! We are looking forward to a new school year full of wonderful adventures through reading and writing!

The MYP Language & Literature Department

Summer Math Packet incoming 6th Graders 2018-2019

You must show your work for every single problem. No calculators!

Dear Students and Parents: The purpose of this packet is to review math concepts as you look forward to next year. All concepts in this packet have been previously covered. Please use this summer to assure all pre-requisite concepts have been understood. This packet will be checked for completion by the end of the first week back in September. Show all your work for each problem. Your child will receive extra credit for completing the packet!! Have a wonderful summer!

ORDER OF OPERATIONS

Use order of operations. Don’t forget: PEMDAS. Multiplication/Division are part of the same step.

Addition/Subtraction are part of the same step.

1.) 5 – (0 × 5) × 5 × 1

2.) 2 × (4 × 1)

3.) (2 + 1) + 7 – 7

4.) 7 – 7 – 0 + (2 – 3)

5.) 3 × (3 + 3) – 2 + 6 + 2

6.) 5 – 2 – 4

7.) (6 × 3) + 3

8.) 2 + (6 – 7) + 5

9.) (5 – 7) – 5 × 5 – 3

10.) 5 × 5 + 0 × 1 + (4 + 0)

11.) (7 × 0) + 2 + 3 + 0

12.) 7 − (7 + 12 + 9)

13.) (5 × 4 − 9) − 3 − 5

14.) (9 × 73 − 2)

15.) 5 + (73 + 83) + 92 + 2

16.) 93 − (23 + 7) × 1

17.) (9 − 72) − 9

18.) (92 × 8 − 6 − 1 − 8)

19.) 1 + (43 + 2) × 3

20.) (6 − 23 × 42) − 7

FRACTIONS

Remember: When adding and subtraction fractions, you need a common denominator. When

multiplying fractions, multiply the numerator then denominator and reduce.

21.) 1

5+

4

5

22.) 2

7+

1

3

23.) 1

2+

5

6

24.) 2

3+

1

6

25.) 9

10+

1

5

26.) 2

3+

5

6

27.) 10

13−

5

26

28.) 1

2−

1

3

29.) 3

5−

3

10

30.) 5

14−

1

7

31.) 6

7−

2

3

32.) 21

3−

9

3

33.) 4

11−

1

5

34.) 2

9×

9

11

35.) 15

21×

7

10

36.) 8

15×

4

15

37.) 6

7×

6

10

38.) 21

22×

11

12

39.) 14

15×

5

7

40.) 9

10×

3

5

LEAST COMMON MULTIPLE

Find the least common multiple between the following numbers. Make sure you know the difference

between multiples and factors.

41.) 16 & 3

42.) 5 & 12

43.) 2 & 3 & 4

44.) 9 & 6

45.) 10 & 20

46.) 5 & 12 & 3

47.) 11 & 6

48.) 14 & 8

49.) 7 & 3 & 9

50.) 4 & 6

GREATEST COMMON FACTOR

Find the greatest common factor between the following numbers. Make sure you know the

difference between multiples and factors.

51.) 3 & 6

52.) 15 & 35

53.) 6 & 16

54.) 12 & 36

55.) 16 & 30 & 18

56.) 9 & 42

57.) 17 & 12 & 38

58.) 22 & 42

59.) 16 & 54

60.) 100 & 46 & 60

MULTIPLICATION

Multiply. Show all your work! Check your answers.

61.) 367 × 12

62.) 11 × 200

63.) 153 × 26

64.) 78 × 98

65.) 3021 × 9

66.) 24 × 12 × 5

67.) 16 × 77

68.) 999 ×11

69.) 45 × 54

70.) 675 × 30

DIVISION

Divide. Show all your work! Remember, the first number is the dividend. This goes inside the “box”

when you do long division. The second number is the divisor. This goes outside the “box” when you

divide. If necessary, write your remainders as fractions in simplest form. Check your answers.

71.) 521 ÷ 12

72.) 11032 ÷ 4

73.) 802 ÷ 20

74.) 329 ÷ 3

75.) 695 ÷ 70

76.) 10000 ÷ 200

77.) 15906 ÷ 9

78.) 320 ÷ 5

79.) 1392 ÷ 15

80.) 10536 ÷ 12

WEBSITES

Use these websites for extra Math practice.

▪ mathplayground.com – Logic games.

▪ multiplication.com – Games utilizing the basic Math facts of addition,

subtraction, multiplication and division.

▪ funbrain.com – More than just Math.

▪ mathvids.com – An abundance of Math videos to help teach concepts from

integers, to absolute value, to fractions and so much more.

▪ coolmath4kids.com – Math games.

▪ ixl.com/math – Extra practice on many different topics in Math.

Science Topics

Group: Sixth Grade Students

Year: 2018 to 2019

In coming 6th grade students should have the basic knowledge and comprehension of the following

science skills and concepts:

1. Skills & methods utilized by scientist

2. Using measurements in science i.e. using SI units of measurement such as the metric system to

measure attributes including density, volume, distance, mass, weight, time, temperature etc…

3. Using math in science i.e. calculating percent errors, estimation, and graphing data.

4. Doing experiments and documenting data using the scientific method/inquiry skills.

5. Identify independent variables, dependent variables, controls, constants etc.

6. Must know how to write a full scale lab report (awareness of every component in a detailed lab

report).

7. Creating and using models.

8. Scientific Theories and Laws

9. Rocks and rock formation

10. Weathering and Erosion

11. Exploring Earth’s surface and its geological aspects i.e. (all layers, rock type in the crust, volcanoes,

earthquakes, and Natural disasters.

12. Energy and Energy conservation

13. Forces and motion i.e. Newton’s Laws of Motion

14. Cells and Life processes

15. The Human body such as the systems (skeletal, muscular, skin, nervous, digestive, circulatory,

respiratory, Excretory).

16. Diversity of Life i.e. classifying life, domains and kingdoms, evolution and classification.

17. A basic understanding of astronomy i.e. (Earth’s position in space, the solar system, the sun,

galaxies, and space technology).

Students will be provided with a packet over the summer containing the majority of concepts

mentioned above and this will give them a chance to begin the new school year refreshed and familiar

with the foundation they’ll need to excel in this course.