Welcome to Sixth Grade!

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Welcome to Sixth Grade!
A-10 Mrs. Schmidt

• Home of the Columbia Tigers!

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Some Top Tips

• Students grades are posted on PowerSchool- check
  regularly
• Absent students will be required to make up
  tests/quizzes on the day of their return.
• Please contact me via email nschmidt_at_bhpsnj.org

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A class calendar is available online with
quiz, test and project dates.1. Go to the
district website2. Select Columbia School3.
Select Staff Websites4. Select White Team for
calendar of Paskow Tracey and Schmidt
assignmentsMy personal website has some useful
resources like handouts and homework
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What is Opportunity Period?

• A time to study, get extra help, or catch up on
  missed assignments
• Organize notebooks
• Read a book response book
• No homework to be done during this period

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Language Arts Guidelines

• One book response due each month. Some done in
  class, some at home
• Each student began the year with a homework grade
  of 100!
• Research/I-search paper in the spring will count
  50 of marking period grade.
• There is no extra credit available.

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Pay Up Our way to keep students accountable

• Students are given ten dollars at the beginning
  of each Pay Up cycle.
• Students lose money for leaving supplies in
  locker, missing homework, or breaking any other
  classroom or school rule.
• If your child has at least one dollar left, they
  may attend the reward period (outside, movie,
  downtime with friends).
• If your child loses all money please help them
  come up with a plan to do better next cycle. They
  will also be given help/tips while others are at
  the reward.

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How Students Will Be Assessed

• Content and literary element quizzes/tests
  through classroom novels
• In-class and at home book responses
• Grammar and vocabulary quizzes/tests
• Formal writing workshop assignments
• Research Paper/I search Paper
• Informally everyday with journal writings and
  grammar notebooks