Welcome to 6th Grade with Miss White

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Welcome to 6th Grade with Miss White

• 2016-2017

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Summertime Travels Fun!

• Traveled to Maine Cape Cod
• Was maid of honor in my best friends wedding
  went to another wedding in Maine
• Spent some time with my adorable nephew Oliver
  before his little brother/sister arrives in
  November ?

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Classroom Procedures

• Bathroom You must ask permission to use the
  bathroom. There is a sign-out notebook by the
  door. Please write your name, time out, and time
  in. In the case of an emergency, go right ahead.
• Pencil Sharpening You must have at least two
  sharpened pencils at the beginning of each day.
  If necessary, during the day, you may sharpen
  your pencil at any time as long as a
  teacher/classmate is not speaking during a
  lesson.

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Classroom Procedures (continued)

• Water Fountain You may get a drink of water
  when you feel the need. Again, please do so as
  long as a teacher/classmate is not speaking. You
  may keep a water bottle at your seat as well.
  Water only please!
• Book Corner/White Library Our classroom library
  is full of books for your own reading pleasure.
  You must return books within two weeks of
  borrowing it in case a classmate is waiting to
  borrow it. Please be respectful of the books, do
  not lose them, and return them without any damage.

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Fire Drill Procedure

• Our class will exit the back door in a single
  file line out to the grassy area outside the 4th
  grade wing doors. There will be no talking.

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Earn Return Cards

• You can earn hole punches in your cards each day.
  Youll need a total of 20 hole punches to fill
  your card. On Friday afternoons, if your card
  has been filled, you will be able to choose a
  prize from the Prize Box.

• How can you earn hole punches?
• See poster by Miss Whites desk
• Challenge Activities
• SRA
• Journal Jar
• Brain Teasers
• Positive behavior/attitudes
• Being helpful, following directions, etc.

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Specials Schedule
Monday PE 1045-1130
Tuesday Library 100-150
Wednesday Health/PE 105-150
Thursday Art 100-150
Friday Technology 100-150
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Whoo has a job this week?

• Each week, you will have a job, and it will
  change each week. You may end up having the same
  job two weeks in a row.
• You must have your homework written down and
  books ready in a timely manner before you do your
  job at the end of each school day.

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Teachers Assistant
Food Patrol

• This person is in charge of delivering notes to
  the office other classrooms, etc.

• Two people each week will be in charge of taking
  lunch count and submitting it using School Lunch
  Counter on computer 1. Please let Miss White
  know of any absent students.

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Paper Passers
Operator

• Two students will be in charge of handing out any
  worksheets and/or materials during the school day.

• One person will be in charge of politely
  answering the classroom telephone. You will
  answer the phone as so
• Miss Whites room, this is (your name) speaking,
  how many I help you?

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Librarians
Cubby Organizers

• Two people will be in charge of keeping our book
  corner neat and organized. Please check at the
  end of each day to make sure each book is put
  back correctly.

• Two people will check the cubbies at the end of
  each day to make sure no one has forgotten
  his/her belongings.

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Dust Busters
Mail Monitors

• Two people will be in charge of keeping the floor
  clean at the end of the day. There should be no
  trash or scraps on the floor. You may use the
  Dust Buster if it is necessary/if time allows.

• Two people will be in charge of filing any
  corrected papers and notices into the appropriate
  mailboxes. Be sure to see me for any handouts!
  Please check mailboxes at the end of each day to
  ensure everyone got his/her mail!

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Computer Technician
Botanist

• One person will be responsible for turning on and
  logging into our classroom computers each
  morning.
• You will also need to shut down the computers
  each afternoon at dismissal time.

• One person will water our tree twice a week,
  preferably on Tuesdays and Fridays.

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Pencil Patrol
Whiteboard Wizard

• One person will be responsible for emptying the
  pencil sharpener each afternoon. Please also
  make sure there is a sharpened pencil with the
  Bathroom Sign-Out page.

• One person will be responsible for erasing the
  whiteboards throughout the day as well as the end
  of the day.

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Substitute
Chromebook Keepers

• One person each week will be asked to fill in for
  any absent students and complete his/her job.

Two people will be in charge of keeping the
Chromebook cart orderly, neat, and plugged in
when possible.
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Morning Routine

• Each morning, go right to your desk, quietly
  unpack your belongings, and hang your backpack in
  the cubby area.
• Any notes for Miss White need to be placed on her
  laptop.
• Each morning, the right board will have what you
  need to turn and where it should go. Turn in ALL
  homework before morning work.
• Then, Daily Bite will need to be completed in
  your Daily Bite notebook.
• All morning work needs to be completed quietly.

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• Whats Next?
• If all of your unfinished work is completed,
• and youre wondering what to do next
• complete a journal jar entry
• Challenge Yourself activities
• read a book
• complete an SRA
• work on any center activities
• work on Miss Whites Brain Teasers packet
• Its up to you to become independent.
• You should never be sitting with nothing to do!

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Journal Jar

• Youll each be given your own journal. During
  free time/if you finish an assignment early, you
  may choose a journal prompt out of the jar.
  Please follow the guidelines posted above the
  chart for the directions. After each entry, be
  sure to have it initialed by me. Youll receive
  one hole punch for each complete entry.

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Challenge Activities

• Over on the closet door, youll find several
  challenge activities. From brain teasers, to
  word searches and word ladders, youll find
  yourself challenged in various subjects! If the
  computer is necessary to complete an activity,
  you must ask for permission to use the computer
  before doing so. Each correctly completed (80
  or better) activity will earn you a hole punch in
  your Earn and Return Card!

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Computer Center

• You will be able to use the computers when time
  allows. Each person has been assigned a computer
  as well as a day. This is a great time for you
  to work on any projects, unfinished work, or
  research for an assignment. You may also use the
  computer once your snack has been finished if it
  is your day.
• (No food/drinks near the computers!)

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Buzz-Worthy Work

• Every few weeks, your own work will be displayed
  next to your name on the bulletin board behind
  Miss Whites desk.

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Pin It!

• Have you ever seen anything outside of school
  that relates to what youre learning in school?
• If it is in a magazine, newspaper, etc., cut it
  out and pin it on our board!
• You will earn one hole punch for each pin. You
  may earn up to 5/week or 1/day.

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Our Class Rules!

• As a class, you have created and agreed upon a
  set of rules that must be followed at all times.
  
• You are to represent OUR class and yourself in a
  positive manner.

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Homework

• Homework will be posted daily on the class
  website. There are no excuses for missing
  assignments.
• If you miss an assignment, you must write down
  the date, assignment, your excuse and what you
  will do about the missing assignment in the
  EXCUSE BOOK. Be sure to tell Miss White at the
  beginning of the day. The EXCUSE BOOK is located
  on the top bin, and you must tell Miss White you
  will be writing in it.

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End of the Day Routine

• At the end of each day, we will copy down the
  homework in our planners.
• You must place all handouts/worksheets in your
  homework folder in the To Do side and bring it
  back to school places in the Finished side.
  STAY ORGANIZED!
• Be sure to check your mailbox before getting your
  backpack out of the cubby. This is your
  responsibility each day!
• You will be called to get your bags according to
  the job you have each week. Be sure to listen as
  the jobs are called. Once you are all packed,
  you may then complete your job.
• Once your bag is packed and your job is complete,
  you sit quietly in your seat and wait until
  dismissal.
• At dismissal time, you will line up in bus order.

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Some Things To Look Forward To..

• Camp Bournedale
• (October 3rd-7th)
• D.A.R.E. program
• Country Reports
• Collaborative projects
• Chromebooks we have our own cart! ?
• Basketball Games
• Field Trips
• Ski Club
• And much more

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Advice from Miss White

• Dont be afraid to take risks and try something
  new
• Work to your fullest potential
• Be polite and respectful ALWAYS
• Dont be afraid to ask questions
• Be yourself
• Have fun ?