ms. megan welcome to 6 th grade! back to school night september 7, 2012
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Ms. Megan
Welcome to 6th Grade!
Back to School Night
September 7, 2012
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Tonight’s TopicsTonight’s Topics
Introduction Schedule 6th Grade Curriculum & Common Core Homework Grading Scale State Assessments Class Constitution & Behavior Management Fieldtrips Recess Communication!
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Who Am I?Who Am I?
Blessed Sacrament alum
St. Vincent Ferrer HS
SUNY Geneseo: Communication
Hunter College: General and Special Childhood ED
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My Teaching PhilosphyMy Teaching Philosphy
Everybody getting the same thing…
Everybody getting what they need in order to be
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Differentiated InstructionDifferentiated Instruction
Student centered
Multiple approaches to content, process and product
Qualitative rather than quantitative
Blends whole class, group and individual instruction
Flexible grouping
Learn the same standards in different ways
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Our Schedule: The BasicsOur Schedule: The Basics Please be prompt! All students must be in
the cafeteria by 8 am 7:45 am for breakfast
Dismissal is at 3:00 p.m.
Half-day dismissal, generally speaking, is 11:30 a.m. unless otherwise noted
Consult the school calendar and the weekly planner for important reminders
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Special SubjectsSpecial Subjects
Academics in the morning
Spanish with Señorita Ally: Mondays
Art with Ms. Irizarry: Tuesdays
Library with Ms. Jillian: Wednesdays
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What is a Brain Break?What is a Brain Break?
Quick and effective way too Activateo Re-energizeo And stimulateLearners
• Interspersed throughout the day
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The Common Core: The Common Core: What Is It?What Is It?
A common set of standards for the nation
A more coherent progression of learning expectations in ELA and Math instruction
Designed to prepare students, K – 12, for college and career success
Informed by other top-performing countries to prepare students for the global economy
Evidence-based
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Common Core & Common Core & AssessmentsAssessments
State assessments
Benchmark assessments
Authentic Assessments: Real life application
Summative Assesments: Chapter Tests
Continuous formative assessments– Teacher questioning - Student reflections– Discussions - Conferences– Learning activities
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Math and Common CoreMath and Common Core
Building skills and conceptual understanding
Problem solving ability
Increased expectations for depth of understanding
Increased focus on applications of mathematics concepts of solve real world problems
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Math CurriculumMath Curriculum *Ratios and Proportional Relationships*
– Understand ratio concepts and use ratio reasoning to solve problems. The Number System
– *Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication and division to divide fractions by fractions.*
– Multiply and divide multi-digit numbers and find common factors and multiples.
– Apply and extend previous understandings of numbers to the system of rational numbers.
*Expressions and Equations*– Apply and extend previous understandings of arithmetic to algebraic
expressions.– Reason about and solve one-variable equations and inequalities.– Represent and analyze quantitative relationships between dependent
and independent variables. Geometry
– Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving area, surface area, and volume.
Statistics and Probability– *Develop understanding of statistical variability.*– Summarize and describe distributions.
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Texts and other materialsTexts and other materialsIn an effort to build
conceptual understanding rather than teach isolated skills, we will use the following texts:o Teaching Student
Centered Mathematicso Elementary and Middle
School Mathematics: Teaching Developmentally
o Common Core Math Standards with Hands-on Activities
o enVision Math series
Other important materials include:o Concrete manipulativeso Visual manipulatives
and representationsThe use of manipulatives is
crucial to students understanding!
We will depend on them to move through the 3 stages of understanding.
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Mathematics AssessmentsMathematics Assessments
Students will be assessed through Authentic Assessments:Performance
tasks Daily Warm-Ups (Do Nows) Classwork Quizzes Traditional ChapterTests
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Sample Performance TaskSample Performance Task
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ELA and Common CoreELA and Common Core
Reading and writing informational texts
Comprehension of texts, including analysis for credible evidence and sound reasoning
Explicit teaching of the 3 types of writing
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Texts and other materialsTexts and other materials
In an effort to provide students with meaningful and rigorous learning opportunities in ELA, we will not depend on a textbook this year.
Instead, your students will be expected to read actual texts thoughtfully and analytically!
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Texts and other materialsTexts and other materials James and the Giant Peach: Dahl Boy Tales: Roald Dahl Talking Eggs: Souci Just So Stories: Kipling Cut from the Same Cloth: Souci When Jesse Came Across the Sea: Hest If Your Name Was Changed at Ellis
Island: Levine New Kids in Town: Bode The Story of Ruby Bridges: Coles Leon’s Story: Tillage
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Texts and other materialsTexts and other materials “Jabberwocky” Lewis Carroll The Westing Game: Raskin “The Windhover” Hopkins The People Could Fly:
Hamilton “Myth of Daedalus and
Icarus” Hamilton To Fly: The Story of the
Wright Brothers: Old Reading Street Series
textbook and workbook Giggles in the Middle
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ELA AssessmentsELA Assessments
Creation of projects and original documents to demonstrate understanding
Written responses to literature
“Caught Ya’s”
Formal tests
Classwork
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Writing RubricWriting Rubric
See handouts
1) Explanatory2) Argument3) Narrative
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Religion: The Old Religion: The Old TestamentTestament
Objective:
To understand the Old Testament as the revelation in the history of a people, a revelation fulfilled in the New Testament.
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Religion AssessmentsReligion Assessments
Assessments are modeled after previous ADNY exams.
While this format may be more rigorous than previous tests, they are designed to make students more comfortable and confident with the format and expectations.
True or False Multiple Choice Vocabulary Matching Essay
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Sample Religion TestSample Religion Test
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Sample Religion TestSample Religion Test
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Sample Religion TestSample Religion Test
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Sample Religion TestSample Religion Test
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Social Studies: Eastern Social Studies: Eastern HemisphereHemisphere
Social Studies is linked to literacy skills in the Common Core
The topics we will cover include:
The Ancient World Classical Civilizations Interactions of Western
Europe, Asia and Africa Renaissance and
Reformation
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HomeworkHomework
Homework reinforces what is being taught in the classroom.
Greater workload in preparation for high school
Students will most likely have homework in each subject every night
All students may not have the same assignments
– Reinforcement– Reteaching– Challenge/extension
assignments
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Homework PlannerHomework Planner
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Missing AssignmentsMissing Assignments
Missing assignments will requireo No homework
formo Parent, student
signatureo Plan to
complete the assignment by next day
o 20 point penalty
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Assessment/Grading Scale
Tests . . . ……….40%
Projects/Essay….10%
Class work & Participation…….20%
Homework…….. 10%
Quizzes . . . . . . 20 %
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State AssessmentsState Assessments
This year, your children are expected to take 3 state assessments:
1. Mathematics
2. ELA
3. Religion
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State Assessment State Assessment Performance LevelsPerformance Levels
Level 1: Below Standard Student performance does not demonstrate an understanding of the
ELA/mathematics knowledge and skills expected at this grade level.
Level 2: Meets Basic Standard Student performance demonstrates a partial understanding of the
ELA/mathematics knowledge and skills expected at this grade level.
Level 3: Meets Proficiency Standard Student performance demonstrates an understanding of the ELA/mathematics
knowledge and skills expected at this grade level.
Level 4: Exceeds Proficiency Standard Student performance demonstrates a thorough understanding of the
ELA/mathematics knowledge and skills expected at this grade level.
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How will we prepare?How will we prepare?
Formal tests modeled after state assessments
*Exception: ELA and Math
Test prep lessons & activities
Rigorous lesson and activities designed to build conceptual understanding
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Class ConstitutionClass Constitution
1. Respect others
2. Respect ourselves
3. Respect materials
4. Respect the learning environment
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Behavior ReportBehavior Report
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RewardsRewards
Work for prizes as teams to reinforce sense of community
Prize Bucket:o 1 extra point on a quiz o 2 points on a testoHomework choiceoChoice JoboGrab bag
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ConsequencesConsequences
First Warning
Second Warning: Behavior Reflection
Third Warning: Ticket taken
Fourth Offense: Visit Mrs. Engel
Repeat Offenses: Meeting with parents
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ConsequencesConsequences
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FieldtripsFieldtrips
To be determined…
suggestions welcomed!
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RecessRecess
•20 minutes
•No items from home please unless a donation to the class for the year
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CommunicationCommunication
Working together is key!
I am available before and after school by appointment.
I’m looking forward to working with you and your children this year!
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Questions, Comments, Questions, Comments, ConcernsConcerns
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Mathematics Curriculum: Mathematics Curriculum: 55thth Grade Grade
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55thth Grade Math and Grade Math and Common CoreCommon Core
Building skills and conceptual understanding
Problem solving ability
Increased expectations for depth of understanding
Increased focus on applications of mathematics concepts of solve real world problems
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Texts and other MaterialsTexts and other Materials
In an effort to build conceptual understanding rather than teach isolated skills, we will use the following texts:o Teaching Student Centered Mathematicso Elementary and Middle School Mathematics: Teaching
Developmentallyo enVision Math series
We will also make use of virtual and concrete manipulatives to scaffold student understanding
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Math AssessmentsMath Assessments
Students will be assessed through Authentic Assessments:Performance
tasks Daily Warm-Ups (Do Nows) Classwork Quizzes Traditional ChapterTests
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Sample Performance TaskSample Performance Task