Transcript expedition – world civilizations (fall)

Welcome!!
Mr. Costello, 6th grade
Voyage Academy
Who is Mr. Costello?
• Background
• Contact info
• Goal
Classroom Management
• Individual – Clip Chart
• Table – Points
• Class – Points
• School Wide System
Class – IIII IIII
Table 1
IIII
Table 2
II
Table 3
I
Table 4
III
Table 5
IIII
Table 6
II
Money System
•Buy things in our store.
•Pay rent for their chair and table.
•Pay fines (i.e. going to locker excessively.)
•Clip Chart infractions
•Participate in raffles, auctions.
Money System
•Each crew member will:
• Be paid biweekly.
• Manage their money individually.
• Be given opportunities to earn additional.
Curriculum
• Math – Pearsons – Common Core (CC)
• Expressions and Equations, Ratios and Proportional
Relationships, Statistics and Probability, The Number System,
Geometry (GRADE APPROPRIATE)
• Spelling – Words their Way
• Grammar/Writing – Engage NY – (CC)
• Frightful’s Mountain, Dragonwings, and Lightning Thief
• Science – (CC)
• Moon/Planets/Universe/Seasons, Heat/Light/Sound/ and
Microorganisms.
• EXPEDITION – SPACE (SPRING)
• Social Studies – (CC)
• World History from early man – modern times.
• EXPEDITION – WORLD CIVILIZATIONS (FALL)
• Excursions – Life Skills and Computers – Coordinate with Library,
Art, and Music Teachers
SCHEDULE
Volunteers
• Classroom
• Coordinator Volunteer Needed
• Parties
• Projects
Volunteers
• Field work
• Chaperone
• Transportation
• Supplies and classroom needs
• SNACKS – Sign up is in back!
Report cards
• 1 = Not Met
• 2 = Progressing Towards
• 3 = Meets Standards
• 4 = Exceeds
Potentially Rare
Homework
1. Reading Log - (30 minutes 4 days) OPTIONAL
2. Math - Usually work that is not finished in class
3. Expedition work – Items that they choose to do at
home
4. Book Reports (1 per month)
5. SAGE or PEARSON’s online website assignments
6. Others As Appropriate
Homework folder
• Should come home every day
• Will contain any letters from the school, notices,
notes from me
• Please ask for them and look through them
PACKET
Left
• Small Scavenger Hunt
• Disclosure
• Student Success
contract
Right
• Remind 101 Sign up
info
• Scholastic info
• Uniform policy
• $20.00
DISclosure
• Please read carefully
• Fill out and sign and turn it in as soon as possible
but NLT 8/28
questions ?
• PLEASE ask!!
• ALWAYS ask!!!
• I am here for you!!!!