Back to School Night !

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Back to School Night !

• Mrs. Rutherford
• 6th Grade
• Language Arts and Social Studies

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Classroom Expectations

• Be Respectful
• Be Prepared
• Be Productive
• Be a Good Citizen
• Treat everyone with respect and kindness.
  NO PUTDOWNS!
• Be ready to learn with all required
  materials and completed
• work.
• Use your time wisely and get work done in
  class.
• Follow all school-wide policies and
  regulations.

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Rules and Consequences

• First Offense Warning
• Second Offense Check mark/ minute after class
• Third Offense Time out/alternate
  seating/Detention (parent notification)
• Fourth Offense After school detention/Alt.
  class (parent notification)
• Severe Violations 5th Offense Sent to
  Administration (parent notification) i.e. -
  Fighting, vandalism, defiance

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Rewards

• Student of the Month
• Tickets for Classroom passes
• Positive note/email home
• Free time and/or classroom game

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Curriculum California Content Standards in
front of textbooks

• Language Arts Text Prentice Hall
• Writing narrative essay, persuasive essay,
  research, descriptive, and informal
• Reading Core novels (Wrinkle in Time, The Cay),
  short stories, poetry, informational, reading
  strategies, comprehension, vocabulary
• Grammar parts of speech, sentence structure,
  punctuation, usage, spelling
• Social Studies Text McDougall Littell
• Semester 1 Ancient Civilizations (geography,
  early man, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Kush, and Israel)
• Semester 2 Civilizations (China, India, Greece,
  and Rome)
• Objective
• Patterns in civilizations geography, politics,
  economy, religion, culture

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Visual/Performing Arts

• Based on an extension of the curriculum
• To develop students cultural awareness
• To have fun while learning!
• Address students multiple intelligences
• May includedrawing, painting, skits, readers
  theatre, drama, technology, public speaking,
  debates
• Students given choice in how they show their
  knowledge of CA State Standards

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Homework Policy

• Importance of Homework
• Reinforces what has been learned
• Prepares student for upcoming lessons
• Teaches responsibility
• Helps student develop strong study habits
• Late homework will lose points for each day its
  late
• Projects/Essays will lose points for each day
  its late
• NO NAME NO CREDIT ZERO POINTS
• Absences
• Students are responsible for obtaining and
  completing missed assignments if absent
• Allowed 1 day for each day of absenceto turn in
  missed work

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Interactive Student BinderEncourages Multiple
Intelligences

• ISB MUST INCLUDE
• Table of Contents / Assignment Sheet
• Name
• Due Date
• Unit Title
• Assignment Date
• Page Numbers
• Parent Signature
• Assignments in order
• Written in Pencil (only)
• Neat, organized and complete is the key to
  success!

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Supplies

• Essential Supplies
• One inch view binder
• Pencil pouch (to go inside the binder)
• 5 dividers (3 - hole punched)
• 1 composition notebook (journaling and warm-ups)
• Notebook Paper
• A chapter book for silent reading (brought to
  school each day)
• Pencils with erasers, plastic pencil sharpener,
  or mechanical pencils with extra lead
• Pens for correcting (preferably red, purple, or
  green)
• Glue Sticks or Double sided tape dispenser such
  as Tombow Mono Adhesive with refills
• Colored pencils, markers, a highlighter, and
  crayons (to be kept in their backpack)

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donations

• I greatly appreciate any donations! Your
  donation will be for all students to share in the
  classroom.
• White printer paper
• Lined paper (college rule)
• White construction paper (12 x 18)
• Tissues (lots of it)
• Hand wipes/ Air fresheners
• Disinfectant wipes (for cleaning desks)
• Colored markers, colored pencils
• Watercolor paints and paint brushes

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Contact

• Website announcements, homework, ISN list,
  class files
• Email (Best way)
• lrutherford_at_murrieta.k12.ca.us
• Phone [phone] x3512
• ABI