Transcript back to school080615 - Mrs. McDaniel`s 6th Grade Class

Welcome!
Back To School August 27,
2015
Mrs. McDaniel Rm. 67
Mossdale Elementary
6th Core
AGENDA TODAY
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Attendance
Breakfast (1st period)
Routines (How we do things)
Rotations/Bell Schedule
Review Forms to go home
About Mrs. McDaniel
Questions & Answers
Mrs. McDaniel
• Multiple subject teaching credential
• B.S. Business Administration with a
concentration in Personnel
Administration and Labor Relations –
Cal State East Bay
• Masters of Science in Educational
and Instructional Technology.
What will your child be
learning this year?
Language Arts and Reading:
• Continue to work on spelling skills
• Intensive grammatical applications of the eight
parts of speech and sentence structures
• Notetaking skills
• Reading Comprehension
• Expository Writing
• Verb Structures
• Poetry and Figurative Language
Houghton Mifflin
Grade 6
The Sixth Grade Team
Mrs. McDaniel – Rm. 67
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Mr. Sam – Rm. 66
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Mrs. Bell – Rm. 65
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Mathematics:
Mr. Sam
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Basic review of place value
Fractions
Geometry: Rules of Angles
Order of Operations
Linear Equations
Percentages
Rations and Proportions
Problem Solving (POW)
Simple Graphing
Probability and Statistics
Social Studies
Science & Health
Mrs. Bell
Grade 6
Stay Informed
• Class Blog-drmcdaniel.edublogs.org
• Email: [email protected]
• Engrade-grading program; check your
child’s grades anytime.
[email protected]
Class Rules:
• Follow directions the first time
they are given.
• Respect rights and property of
others.
• Raise your hand to speak or
leave your seat.
• Work quietly in the classroom.
• Have a positive attitude at all
times.
Class Supplies
Students should come prepared each day with a minimum of
something to write with and write on.
• SSR book for Independent Reading
• Crayons (for the class)
• Colored Pencils & Markers (for the class)
• #2 Pencils (In backpack)
• Pens (In backpack)
• Binder Paper (A few sheets in backpack, and some
for the class.
• Spiral Notebooks (single subject, blue & green)
• Kleenex tissue
Parent Volunteers
• We would love to have you assist us
in the classroom.
• Please email us on how you can help.
Consequences
• Verbal Reprimand or warning
• Student conference and/or seat adjustment
• Student conference, placement in counseling
chair, parent contact, and 15 minutes detention
• Referral
Homework
• Unfinished classwork automatically becomes
homework.
• Students have Study Hall 4th period TuesdayThursday. This time is set aside to work on any
unfinished classwork or assigned homework.
• Students should not be spending more than 90 minutes
per day at home on homework. If this is the case, the
student may not be working productively during study
hall.
Agendas
Students are given time
everyday in class to write down
their homework in their agendas.
 You must write your signature in the agenda
Monday through Thursday. I check agendas
every week and make sure the students are
filling them out correctly, and parents are
signing them.
Rewards
• Individual Raffle tickets
• Fun Fridays
• Praise and encouragement
Class Policies
• Late work one day late is accepted for half
credit. Second semester no late work will
be accepted.
• Absent work is due upon the number of
days the student was absent. For
example, if you child was absent for two
days, then he/she has two days to make up
the work.
• It is the student’s responsibility to check
the assignment book to see what they
missed when they were absent.
Class Policies, Continued
• Attendance is mandatory on days
of scheduled oral presentations.
• Students missing a district
assessment will have to make this
up on their own time.
• Participation in classroom
discussions and cooperative
activities are required and
factored into student’s grades.
Grades
Grade divisions are as
follows:
• 100%= A+
• 94-99%= A
• 90-93%=A• 88-89%= B+
• 84-87%=B
• 80-83%=B-
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78-79%=C+
74-77%=C
70-73%=C68-69%=D+
64-67%=D
60-63%=D59% and below=F
Parent Conferences
Conferences are scheduled at end of the
first quarter. You will pick your child’s
report card, have the opportunity to meet
with the teachers.
***However you can request a
conference with me at anytime.
Contacting the Teacher:
Danette McDaniel
School Phone: 209-938-6285
Email: [email protected]
Something to Ponder:
“Every adult needs a child to teach;
it's the way adults learn.”
~Oprah Winfrey