BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT - Ridley School District
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BACK TO SCHOOL
NIGHT
The Adventurer Team would like to
welcome you this evening. As you
enter, please use the life skill of
friendship by meeting and greeting
others in attendance.
TEACHERS
Mrs. Udovich- Math
Mr. Beamon- Math
Mrs. Kilcoyne- Science
Mrs. McCormack- Social Studies
Ms. Baldino - Language Arts
Mrs. King - Language Arts
LANGUAGE ARTS
Ms. Baldino
Mrs. King
Adventurer Team
READING AND WRITING
WORKSHOP
The reading and
writing workshop
approach promotes
the love of reading
and writing through
mini-lessons as well
as responding and
reflecting on
independent reading.
READING
Strategies
Basic Plot Diagram
Fiction
Nonfiction
Poetry
Drama
Book Clubs/Partnerships
Reading Logs
Schoolwide Initiative
Eight 30 minute blocks per week
Four blocks in school
Four blocks for homework
Students must have log signed daily
WRITING STRATEGIES
The Writing Process
Perfect Paragraph
Narrative
Persuasive
Expository
Five Domains of Writing
Sitton Spelling
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Students learn to spell within the
framework of a total word-skills curriculum.
Visual Skills
Spelling and Language skills
Basic Concepts
Skillful Writers
Assessment Readiness
Proofreading Skills
LANGUAGE ARTS GRADING
SCALE
Reading
Writing
Homework
Classwork
LIFE SCIENCE
Mrs. Kilcoyne
Adventurer Team
TOPICS OF STUDY
Diversity of Life
-Characteristics and
needs of organisms
-Cells
-Microscopic life forms
Adaptations
Insects
Environmental
Science
-Ecosystem
organization
-Relationships in an
ecosystem
*Competition
*Predation
*Symbiosis
GRADE ANALYSIS
Tests
Projects
Class work
Homework
Homework Policy
Please check your child’s agenda daily for
assignments. Science follows the RMS zero
tolerance policy for assignments.
SOCIAL STUDIES
Mrs. McCormack
Adventurer Team
6TH GRADE CURRICULUM
Ancient Civilizations
-Mesopotamia and Sumer
-Egypt
-China
-Greece
-Rome
GRADING POLICY
Tests/Quizzes
Projects
Classwork
Homework
INTERDISCIPLINARY UNITS
Cross curricular topics that are co-taught
periodically throughout the year.
*Antarctica
*Geography and its impact on biodiversity
in an ecosystem.
*Civil Rights- historical figures and their
contributions to Science and humanity.
MATHEMATICS
Mr. Beamon
Mrs. Udovich
Adventurer Team
MATH NOTEBOOK
Table of Contents
Tool Kit
Packet
ACE
Assessment
6TH GRADE BOOKS
Prime Time
Data About Us
Bits and Pieces I
Bits and Pieces II
Shapes and Designs
Covering and Surround
Bits and Pieces III
How Likely Is It?
MATH DEPT. GRADING
SCALE
10%
15%
60%
15%
as s es s ments
homework
c las s partic ipation
notebook
MATH PLUS CURRICULUM
6TH GRADE
Bits and Pieces I
-Understanding fractions,
decimals, and percents
Bits and Pieces II
-Using fraction operations
Bits and Pieces III
-Computing with decimals
and percents
MATH PLUS CURRICULUM
7TH GRADE
Variables and Patterns
-Introducing Algebra
Stretching and Shrinking
-Similarity
Comparing and Scaling
-Ratio, Proportion, and Percent
Accentuate the Negative
-Integers
Moving Straight Ahead
-Linear Relationships
What Do You Expect
-Probability
CONTACT INFO.
Ridley Middle School
*610-237-8034
Homework Hotline
*610-237-8034 x1480
Email
[email protected]
CONTACT INFO.
Ridley Middle School Web Site
Teacher
email addresses
Teacher room numbers and subject areas
Weekly homework “hotline” update
Activity calendar
Team Handbook
Power Point Presentation
THANK YOU
We look forward to having a
successful and rewarding
school year.