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Welcome to 6th Grade!Mrs. Smiths Class

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday8:00 8:10HOMEROOM8:10 9:10ReadingReading

Readers WorkshopReaders WorkshopReading

9:10 9:40 Language Arts Language Arts Language Arts Language Arts Language Arts9:45-10:25MusicPhysical EducationPhysical EducationArtTechnology10:30-11:00ScienceScienceWritingScience10:30 -11:10P.E.11:05 -12:05Mathematics Mathematics MathematicsMathematicsMathematics12:10-12:40LUNCHLUNCH

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LUNCH

12:40-1:20Social Studies

Social Studies

Test Prep/ Project TimeSocial Studies

Writing1:25 1:45Study HallStudy HallStudy HallStudy HallStudy Hall1:30 - 2:101:30 - 2:101:45 -2:05ChorusRecessBand

Recess

RecessBand

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Recess2:10STUDENT DISMISSALDaily Schedule

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To give your child the academic tools they need to progress. To provide a supportive learning environment. To have fun while we learn. To make new friends and discover new interests.Goals for Our Classroom

After School Procedures

Your childs teacher will let you know in advance when he/she would like your child to stay after.

Must have a written note Full student name Teacher/Club How getting home

Late Bus/Pick-UpPromptly at 3:10PM

We encourage you to check your childs assignment pad on a nightly basis. There is a plethora of information that you will find useful in helping your child. All students have nightly math homework. All students have nightly independent reading assignments and weekly journals. All students have spelling homework. All students have Friday spelling tests. Students may have a Science or Social Studies assignment that needs to be completed.

Student Assignment Pad

Assignment Planner*Please Check your childs planner every day for assignments and notes from the teacher!

Weekly Spelling WordsNotes/Signature Box

Independent Reading

Why Cant I Skip My 20 Minutes of Nightly Reading?

Student AReads 20 minutes each day3,600 minutes in a school year

Student BReads 5 minutes each day900 minutes in a school yearStudent CReads 1 minute each day180 minutes in a school year

We have snack daily at 10:30 am. Students are to provide their own snacks. Birthday celebrations are allowed, but must be arranged ahead of time. At this level they are brief and usually occur during snack time.

Snacks and Class Parties

NYS Testing

NYS ELA April 14-16, 2015

NYS Mathematics April 22-24, 2015

ELA

ELA Units

SRA Unit 1 Taking A Stand

SRA Unit 2 Ancient Civilizations

SRA Unit 3 Ecology

SRA Unit 4 Great Expectations

SRA Unit 5 Earth in Action

SRA Unit 6 Art and Impact

Whats Shifting

Your child will now read more non-fiction in each grade level. What to Look for in the Backpack

Look for your child to have more reading assignments based on real-life events, such as biographies, articles and historical stories. What Can You Do?

Read non-fiction books with your children. Find ways to make reading fun and exciting. Reading more non-fiction texts will help your child learn about the world through reading. Look for your child to bring home more fact-based books about the world. For instance, your 6th Grader might read Number the Stars or Out of the Dust. Know what non-fiction books are grade-level appropriate and make sure your children have access to such books.

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Your child will read challenging texts very closely, so they can make sense of what they read and draw their own conclusions. Your child will have reading and writing assignments that might ask them to retell or write about key parts of a story or book, make connections to self, other books or the world, and/or what they wonder. Provide more challenging texts for your kids to read. Show them how to dig deeper into difficult pieces. When it comes to writing or retelling a story, your child will use "evidence" gathered from the text to support what they say. Look for written assignments that ask your child to draw on concrete examples from the text that serve as evidence. Evidence means examples from the book that your child will use to support a response or conclusion. This is different from the opinion questions that have been used in the past. Ask your child to provide evidence in everyday discussions and disagreements.

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Your child will learn how to write from what they read. Look for writing assignments that ask your child to make arguments in writing using evidence. Encourage writing at home. Write together using evidence and details.

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Your child will have an increased academic vocabulary. Look for assignments that stretch your childs vocabulary and teach them that language is power. Read often to babies, toddlers, preschoolers and children.

Math

Math ModulesRatios and Unit RatesArithmetic Operations Including Dividing by a FractionRational NumbersExpressions and EquationsArea, Surface Area, and VolumeStatistics

Whats ShiftingYour child will work more deeply in fewer topics, which will ensure full understanding. (less is more!) What to Look for in the backpack Look for assignments that require students to show their work and explain how they arrived at an answerWhat Can You Do?

Know what concepts are important for your child based on their grade level and spend time working on those concepts

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Your child will keep building on learning year after year, starting with a strong foundation. Look for assignments that build on one another. For example, students will focus on using multiplying and dividing to solve ratio and rate problems about quantities. Once these areas are mastered, they will focus on fractions. Building on that, they will then focus on Algebra. You should be able to see the progression in the topics they learn Know what concepts are important for your child based on their grade level and spend time working on those concepts. Your child will spend time practicing and memorizing math facts. Look for assignments that build on one another. For example, students will focus fractions, decimal, and percents. Once these areas are mastered, they will focus on rational numbers. You should be able to see the progression in the topics they learn. Be aware of what concepts your child struggled with last year and support your child in those challenge areas moving forward.

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Your child will now be asked to use math in real-world situations. Look for math assignments that are based on the real world. Provide time every day for your child to work on math at home.

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Your child will understand why the math works and be asked to talk about and prove their understanding. Your child might have assignments that focus on memorizing and mastering basic math facts, which are important for success in more advanced math problems. Help your child know and memorize basic math facts. Ask your child to do the math that pops up in daily life.

Sample NYS Grade 6 Exam Questions:1.) Evaluate:6 + 7 4A 1324B 244C 757D 892

2.) Evaluate:Which pair of expressions below is equivalent?A 9x + 2y and 11xyB 4x 5y and 5y 4xC 5(2x 3y ) and 10x 3y D x + y + x + y and 2(x + y )

3.) The area of a rectangular park is 3/5 square mile. The length of the park is 7/8 mile. What is the width of the park?Show your work.Answer_____________mile

ScienceThe science curriculum covers many topics. Mapping the Earths Surface Weathering and Soil Formation Erosion and Deposition Chemistry Labs States of Matter Labs Plate Tectonics Earthquakes Volcanoes Rocks and Minerals Rocketry

Social StudiesOur Social Studies curriculum stresses study of ancient civilizations and how they have shaped the world of today. Some major topics of study include: Geography SkillsHow Historians Study HistoryAncient EgyptAncient MesopotamiaAncient IndiaAncient ChinaAncient GreeceAncient Rome

Through technology, students will: Research Organize Collaborate Create

Technology is the KEY to 21st Century Learning:

Wheeler Classroom Pages- Smith & Sixth Grade

Wheeler Parent Resource Page

Engage NY-Parent Resources

Grade 6 Curriculum GuidesResources

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Math fact practice

Homework help, as needed

Homework helper should check homework daily

Math games and board games

Discuss student work and help your child make correctionsHow You Can Help at Home

Contact Informationesmith@ ocs.cnyric.orgSSonnacchio@ocs.cnyric.org (AIS Teacher)

Questions and /or Concerns

Thank You!Lets Have a Great Year !!