Welcome to Sixth Grade

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Welcome to Sixth Grade

• Curriculum Night

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Whats this Arizona College and Career Readiness
stuff?

• State-mandated standards
• Research- and evidence-based
• Rigorous
• More consistent across the nation
• Internationally benchmarked 
• Covers skills essential for college and career
  readiness in a twenty-first-century, globally
  competitive society

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College and Career Readiness means that
students will

• demonstrate independence
• build strong content knowledge
• respond to the varying demands of audience, task,
  purpose, and discipline
• comprehend as well as critique
• value evidence
• use technology and digital media strategically
  and capably
• come to understand other perspectives and cultures

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Standards for Mathematical Practices
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Math Topics

• Connecting ratio and rate to whole number
  multiplication and division
• Using concepts of ratio and rate to solve
  problems
• Completing understanding of division of fractions
• Extending the notion of number to rational
  numbers, including negative numbers
• Writing, interpreting, and using expressions and
  equations
• Developing an understanding of statistical
  thinking

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How Parents Can Help

• Word problems, especially problems of the day,
  may seem very complicated and advanced.
• Students will need support in thinking about
  these ideas before they begin to solve the
  problems.
• Ask your student
• What do you know about the problem?
• What do you know about the answer?
• Does this look like a problem you have seen
  before?

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How Parents Can Help

• Students will often be encouraged to use
  sense-making strategies to solve mathematical
  problems.
• These strategies will support their growth.
• Teachers may delay showing students short cuts or
  standard algorithms.
• Please honor that delay it is by design in order
  to develop a deeper understanding of the concept.

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English Language Arts (Reading Writing)with
ACCRS

• Things you will see
• Reading and analyzing non-fiction as well as
  fiction
• Learning about the world by reading
• Unpacking and reading challenging material
  closely
• Discussing complex text and supporting arguments
  using evidence from what is read
• Writing fiction and non-fiction and citing
  evidence
• Using academic vocabulary in writing and in
  speech
• Meaningful daily interaction and practice with
  words and spelling patterns

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How Parents Can Help

• Supply both fiction and non-fiction texts on
  topics that interest your child
• Read non-fiction books aloud or with your child
  and have fun with non-fiction in front of your
  children
• Find books that explain how things work and why
• Discuss both fiction and non-fiction texts and
  their ideas
• Demand use of evidence in everyday discussions,
  debates, and disagreements

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Science Topics

• Earth and Space Science
• Structure, processes and systems of the Earth
  and the atmosphere
• Life Science
• Structure and function in living systems
• Physical Science
• Storage and transfer of energy
• Inquiry Process
• Scientific method
• Health Content
• Human Growth and Development

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Social Studies Topics

• American History
• Early Civilizations Contemporary United States 
• World History
• Research Skills for History Early Civilizations
  the World in Transition Renaissance and
  Reformation Encounters and Exchange
  Contemporary World
• Civics/Government
• Foundations and Functions of Government Rights,
  Responsibilities, and Roles of Citizenship
  Government Systems of the World
•  Geography
• The World in Spatial Terms Places and Regions
  Physical Systems Human Systems Environment and
  Society Geographic Applications
•  Economics
• Foundations of Economics Personal Finance

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Classroom Behavior System

• Consequences are earned for
• Not doing what you are supposed to do (e.g.,
  being off task, not following classroom rule(s),
  disrupting)
• Not having what you are supposed to have (e.g.,
  missing work, agenda at home, no pencil)
• Agendas should be signed daily. Minor behavior
  infractions will be noted there as well as other
  communication.
• Repeated and/or more serious behavior infractions
  will be written up as misconduct tickets. The
  consequences for these infractions will depend
  upon the severity of the behavior. These sorts
  of infractions can affect a students eligibility
  for science camp later this year.

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Late Work Policy

• Assignments are due on the day they are assigned.
• 1 day late 90
• Up to one week after its entered in the
  gradebook 70 Check grades online to be sure
  you are up-to-date in all subjects.
• After that 50

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Check the Infinite Campus parent portal regularly
forgrade updates, progress reports, and messages
with targeted information about your child.
See the front office if you need login
information. With one login and password, you
can track grades and messages for all of your
kids.
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How to help at Basha

• Please visit the volunteer page on our school
  website if you are interested in being a
  volunteer.
• - Tax Credit donations- 400 per couple or 200
  single
• - Attend PTO meetings
• Help with school wide Fund Raisers
• Sign up to teach Art Masterpiece or Junior
  Achievement for your childs class

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Thank You for Coming!