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Mrs. Eberhart and Mr. Murrieta
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Mrs. Eberhart and Mr. Murrieta
About Mrs. EberhartBachelor’s from Widener UniversityTeaching Certificate from TexasMaster’s in Education from NAUTeaching here for 11 years Certified in Special Education and Elementary K-
8 EducationBeen married for 29 years I have 2 boys; ages 23 and 21
Welcome!
About Mr. Murrieta Bachelor’s from ASU Master’s from NAU Teaching here at Santan for 9 years Married to Kelly – a teacher at Jacobson They 3 boys and 1 girl
We are the inclusion classes this year and are very fortunate to have Miss Curry in with us during reading, writing and math.
A little about her: Bachelor's in Elementary Ed from SUNY Oneonta Master's in Learning Disabilities from Hunter College Going back to school for Master's in Cross
Categorical Special Education at Grand Canyon University
Teaching in Inclusion/Resource for 10 years Moved from New York to Arizona 4 years ago
About Room 23 & 34
Skill lessons in grammaradhere to the Chandler District objectives and
Core StandardsWrite From the Beginning StrategiesUse of Rubrics and ScalesVariety of Genres will be used, but a large
focus will be on Expository.Most of our writing will be centered around
the books we read and our Social Studies and Science curriculum.
Selected titles from “Trophies” (Harcourt-Brace) Various literature booksFocus of Reading Instruction
Developing fluency Expanding vocabulary Developing critical thinking skills Being able to answer comprehension questions and
defend their answers with textual evidenceDaily 5 and Literacy Café Strategies
Individual instruction based off of:Assessments (DRA, DIBLES, Skill Assessments)Teacher observationsStudent goals
Emphasis of Instruction› Problem solving› Skill mastery › Conceptual understanding of math
Math textbook series is Scott-Foresman› developed to meet the new Arizona Academic
standards in Mathematics. › DOK based questions
Other math resources will used along with › Mental math activities› Manipulatives› Games› Drill and practice
The focus will be on the inquiry process. Data collection Experiments
Science Topics- Scientific Method and Process Skills Weather/Atmosphere/Water Cycle Oceans/Water Resources Energy Plant and Animal Cells Human Growth and Development History of Science Science Fair
Science Fair projects will take place the second and third quarters of school
Social studies will be taught using Arizona State Standards.
6th grade topics include:› Geography› Early Civilizations› Mesopotamia› Egypt› China› India› Greece› Rome› Medieval Times› Renaissance
Essential questions to tie big ideas together
Nightly reading- 30 minutes and students are to record their minutes on their reading calendar
Students will write a literature response based on books read at home and school. (Responses will be written at school but will become homework if not completed.)
Incomplete class assignments will become homework
Words Their Way- Suggested activitiesRebecca Sitton sight words as needed
Percent Percent %%
Writing Writing RubricRubric
General General Grading Grading RubricRubric
Letter Letter GradesGrades
Report Report Card Card
IndicatoIndicatorsrs
Meaning Meaning for for
StudentStudentss
100 – 90100 – 90 6-56-5 44 AA MSMS WOW! I WOW! I got it!got it!
89-8089-80 44 22 BB MSMS Almost Almost There!There!
79-7079-70 33 22 CC PP On the On the right right track!track!
69-6069-60 22 11 DD NINI Getting Getting StartedStarted
59 and 59 and belowbelow
11 00 FF NINI Not yet Not yet
Late work with ONLY be accepted one day late. This includes any work that has been taken home as homework.
Any late work receive a 20% reduction in grade after the first day and an additional 30% reduction after the second day.
If the student is absent, they will have the same amount of days to make of the assignment that he/she missed.
Absent work will be provided upon the child’s return from sick day/vacation.
Progress Reports Mid Quarter
Parent-Teacher ConferencesAugust 28th and August 29th
Possible Special EventsYouth Frontiers (October)Child’s Play
Progress Reports Science Fair – January Parent/Teacher Conferences
› February 12 and 13 AIMS Testing Junior High Registration Parent Information for Human Growth and
Development Apex Fun Run – February 14th
Possible Special Events› Chariot Races› Biosphere 2› Pool› Sixth Grade Dance
Daily AgendaLanguage Arts – Reading and WritingMathScience and Social StudiesRulesFolders for completed work, unfinished
work and notes to go home.
Developed with the studentsOlweus Bullying Program
We will not bully others.We will try to help students who are bullied.We will try to include students who are left out. If we know that somebody is being bullied, we will tell
and adult at school and an adult at home.We will practice each Pillar of Character each day:RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY, TRUSTWORTHINESS,
CARING, FAIRNESS & CITIZENSHIP.Character Counts – Character PillarsDeveloping student’s own internal code of conduct
Weekly EmailsE-alertsClassroom Web SiteInfinite Campus gradebook
•Magazine donation•Tax Credit
•Website Information
Important Papers
Thank you for attending Curriculum
Night!!!
