Welcome to Open House 2015!

Olear/Lavelle TeamGrade 6

Important Things to Remember

Cell phones are not allowed in the classroom. If students have cell phones, phones are to remain turned off in their lockers (Please refer to WSS Handbook).

Students should adhere to the WSS dress code. A few items from the dress code that are not allowed are flip flops, spaghetti straps, and short shorts/skirts. Also, jackets are not allowed in the classroom.

Please check your child’s red folder for important forms that need to be returned in a timely manner.

Our classrooms are allergy safe this year. Students should bring snacks that are nut free for our snack time. Perfumes and colognes are not allowed.

School policy states that students should not take buses to friends’ homes (unless there is an emergency).

Important Things to Remember

WSS Anti-Bullying Policy Physical or verbal threats that happen on a

repeated basis towards a target student are considered bullying.

Students are encouraged to stand up for one another if they witness a classmate being bullied.

Students are encouraged to tell an adult at school and an adult at home if they are being bullied or if they witness someone else being bullied.

Math- Mrs. Lavelle

Common Core Standards EXPRESSIONS: Our math program Teacher-selected supplemental materials Small group instruction (groups based on unit

pretests) Common Formative unit assessments (CFAs)

modeled after the Common Core Assessment Part 1: Multiple Choice Part 2: Short Answer and Written Response

6th Grade Math Curriculum

The Number System Decimals Fractions Ratios and Proportional

Relationships Percents and

Measurement Conversions

Expressions Equations Inequalities Area, Volume, and

Surface Area with Nets Statistics

We use the following math computer programs in school: Fastt Math, IXL, and Frontrowed.com IXL can be used at home (refer to teacher website for

directions/topics)

Components of Reading- Mrs. Olear

Common Core Standards 2 module units with novels

Small Groups/Whole Class: Weekly Comprehension Skills Strategy instruction to implement skills Differentiated Instructional Levels

Shared Reading: Core novels, Read-alouds (Teacher discretion),

Nonfiction

SSR/D.E.A.R. (Silent Sustained Reading) Student driven selections

Components of Writing- Mrs. Olear

Modeled Instruction Use of Picture books and various

writing genres.

Direct Modeling (teacher discretion)

Conferencing Peer conferencing

Teacher conferencing

Word Study/Spelling/ Grammar Application of Word Study to our

writing (Taught by homeroom teacher)

6th Grade Science- Mrs. LavelleLiving environment

Ecology

Astronomy

Chemistry

Weather

Plate tectonics

6th Grade Health

Health is taught as a separate course at William Street (Mrs. DiMarco is the Health teacher).

Students have Health 3 times a week for one half of the year and Art 3 times a week for the other half of the year.

6th Grade Social Studies- Mrs. Olear

Ancient Civilizations Early Man – Stone Age Mesopotamia Egypt India China Greece Rome

World Religions Judaism Christianity Hinduism Buddhism

6th Grade Social Studies- Mrs. Olear

What You Can Look Forward To… Study Guides Videos Hands-on activities Dramatic Role- play Visuals Web hunts Research Review Games

Homework Policy

Homework will be assigned to reinforce classroom instruction.

Homework is due the next school day unless otherwise noted.

Homework will be posted on a daily basis in the classroom and on our classroom websites.

Homework that is incomplete or missing will need to be completed by the next day.

Homework is not graded, but completion of homework will be included in a student’s quarterly grades.

If a homework is incomplete/missing, you will receive an email from either Mrs. Olear or Mrs. Lavelle.

Grading/Testing Procedures

Students’ grades will be comprised of assignments, quizzes, tests, and homework participation.

Tests are given for every unit and are weighted more heavily in student averages.

Students will be informed in a timely manner about quiz/test dates.

Parent Portal/ eSchool Parents will have access to grades on eSchool (through Parent Portal). Grades will be posted on eSchool in a timely manner. The due date you see is not the actual day that was attached to the

assignment/quiz/test. It is a default date the computer uses when teachers enter data.

If you have problems with the Parent Portal, please call the main office.

Classroom Behavior Policy

Student behavior, preparedness, and homework completion are monitored on a weekly basis. Our team uses a checklist to keep track of student infractions.

Students will lose Friday free time according to how many infractions they incur throughout the week.

Discipline and behavior issues are initially handled by the classroom teacher. If need be, issues regarding students will be handled by school administrators.

The school has a discipline documentation procedure in place. Documentation will be placed in student files and sent home to parents.

Birthdays, Holidays, Snacks

Students are allowed to bring in a nut free birthday treat to be passed out during their lunch. Birthday treats should not require any cutting, scooping, etc. (no beverages please).

We do not have holiday parties. However, students are allowed to bring in a treat to pass out to the class on days of/before holidays.

Due to our late lunch, the students are allowed to have a snack earlier in the day.

Important Dates to Remember

Parent conferences are Thursday, December 3rd and Friday, December 4th

NYS ELA Exams will be given April 5th - April 7th

NYS Math Exams will be given April 13th – April 15th

Closing Thoughts

Please refer to the WSS Student Handbook for other information not mentioned tonight.

A copy of this PowerPoint will be available on our classroom websites.

Please sign up for parent-teacher conferences if you haven’t already done so.