Welcome to Open House

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Welcome to Open House
As a sixth grader, what does your future hold?
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Any concerns?

• E-Mail us
• holley_zenns_at_hflcsd.org
• lori_gearinger_at_hflcsd.org
• diane_mclane_at_hflcsd.org
• (Were available after school and during study
  halls)
• Thursdays are Homework Club
• make-up days!

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Late Assignment Flow Chart
Incomplete Homework
Teacher Assesses Situation
Acceptable Situation
Unacceptable Situation
Day 1 25 OFF
Extension
Homework Complete
Teacher Reassesses
End
Day 2 50 OFF
Homework Complete
Homework Not Complete
Homework Complete
1 Week Zero
Top of Flow Chart
END
End
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The Zennocrat Gearinger(1st Edition will be in
October)

• School News
• Weather
• Topics covered in school
• Sports
• Book reviews
• Puzzles with vocabulary or spelling
• Interviews

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Social Studies B Days

• Geography
• Map Skills
• Culture
• Legacy
• Ancient times to present day

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Social studies

• Map skills- including latitude and longitude
• Southwest Asia/North Africa
• Sub-Saharan Africa
• Asia
• Peninsulas of Europe
• Mainland of Europe

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Current EventsLast Tuesday of Every Month

• Choose 3 articles per month (except
  Dec.,Feb.,Apr.,and June)
• Summarize all articles
• Avoid using I statements
• Typed
• Bibliography
• Share with the class

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ScienceA Days

• Energy
• Light Energy
• Weather
• Chemistry
• Earth
• Astronomy
• Liquids (water)

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Science Labs

• Problem-stated as a question
• Doing Research
• Developing Hypotheses using-if then because
  statements
• Following Procedures
• Writing Conclusions using-CEEI
• Claim Evidence Evidence Interpretation

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Reading Street ELA Program

• Provide consistent instruction across ALL 6th
  grade teams
• Provide differentiated instruction for students
• Integrate ELA skills with content areas using
  informational text (Program focus 60
  informational text/40 fictional text)

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Reading Street ELA Program

• Build positive character traits with rich themes
  built within the program
• Provide continuous home/school connections via
  weekly home newsletter and ideas for parent
  involvement on the bottoms of all worksheets

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Collins Writing Program

• Five Types
• 1.Brainstorming
• 2.Quizzes
• 3.Rough Draft
• 4.Revising and
• Editing
• 5.Publishing

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Spelling

• Generalizations rather than rules
• Part of the Reading Street ELA themes/units
• Leveled for individuals
• List given on Friday with 2 sheets activities to
  complete by Wednesday
• Test every Friday

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Grammar

• Skill taught each week that follows the reading
  and writing selections
• Two assignments given on Friday to be done by
  Wednesday for review
• Test on Friday with spelling and comprehension
  checks

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Independent Selections(Due first Tuesday of
following month)

• Each month a genre will be assigned.
• Students must read at least a 125 page book.
• For every 125 pages read, they will complete a
  reader response.

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Heart of Cougar Character

• Be Respectful-
• of others and materials
• Be Responsible-
• for your behavior and assignments
• Be Safe

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Balancing Our Checkbooks!
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Deposits
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• Respect
• Following Directions
• Prepared

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• Homework Complete
• On Time
• Citizenship
• Extra Credit
• Jobs