Transcript WELCOME TO Mrs. Anderson’s and Mrs. English’s Class

WELCOME TO
CURRICULUM NIGHT
6TH GRADE
THANK YOU!
• Thank you for taking the time to come tonight!
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• Thank you to all who volunteered to help with
parties and send in items.
• We also appreciate everyone getting beginning of
the year forms turned in so promptly.
Meet the Teachers
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Mrs. Guy – Math
Mrs. Jackson- Reading/LA
Mrs. Malecek- Social Studies
Mrs. Westbrook-Science
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Sixth Grade Website
o Your behavior card
must stay in your
agenda at all times.
o You must get behavior
card signed if you lose
points or if you don’t
turn in an assignment.
o Students who maintain
90+ points for the
quarter will attend a
reward activity.
Behavior Card
Grading
 -10 points per day off
grade for each day it is
late
 You have 1 day of grace
for each day you are
absent before points are
taken off
 Grading Percentages:
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Tests
Projects/Tasks
Classwork
Quizzes
Homework
25%
25%
20%
20%
10%
MAKE-UP WORK
• Students are responsible for work, even when they are
absent. They can check teacher websites to find
missing assignments, or ask when they return. If a
student is absent for more than 2 days, we will make a
list of make up work for them.
• They have the same amount of days to make up the work
as the number of days absent from school. (i.e. absent
1 day = 1 day extra to turn in work)
• Missing assignments can be found on teacher websites.
Miscellaneous Items
• Puberty Class
– Class will be held last 2 days before fall break
– Permission Forms will be sent home soon.
• PTA Membership
– We are short of our goal of 100%. If you need an
extra form, we have them available on the forms
table.
Miscellaneous Items
• Upcoming Dates:
– Tuesday, August 26:
• Non English Speaking Families Curriculum
Night
– Thursday, August 28:
• Picture Day
– Tuesday, September 3
• Progress Reports
Miscellaneous Items
• Field Trips
– April 30-May 1:
*Coca Cola Space Museum in Columbus, GA
*Extended Day Field Trip
* Cost = $75. Will begin collecting in January
– May:
* DRMS Tour & 6th Grade Picnic at Biello Park
Miscellaneous Items
Firebird Communities
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Designed create a sense of community across grades
among our students and staff.
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Students will draw to see what “house” they belong to
during Specials tomorrow.
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Each house will meet on a regular basis throughout the
school year during the school day. They will work on
different service projects that will benefit our school and
the community around us. Our goal is to create more
connections between all grade levels.
Mrs. Malecek
• 7th Year of Teaching
• Taught at Woodstock Middle prior to
IKES
• 2 Sons: 1 is in first grade at IKES,
the other turned two in April
Social Studies
• Sixth grade Social Studies standards
address Europe, Latin America, Canada &
Australia.
• We study the
– Geography
– Governments
– Economics
– Culture
– History
Social Studies
• Reviewing notes each night is a must! There is a
lot of new vocabulary and locations that students
are not familiar with.
• There will be daily work, projects, quizzes &
tests.
Mrs. Jackson
• First year at IKES
• Previously taught at Lake Winward
Elementary
• Has 3 children- Drew (K), Kelsey (4th)
and Ally (6th)
Reading
• Reading thematically connected fiction and
non-fiction each quarter and analyzing
using CCGPS
• Independent Reading:
• We will be utilizing the Reading Challenge.
Students should complete 6 entries each
quarter.
• Warm up: flocabulary all on website
– 15 words each unit
– Quiz every 3 weeks (typically on Friday)
Language Arts
• Focus on 3 Types of Writing
– Argumentative
– Informational
– Narrative
• Material from Other Classes
Supported through Writing in ELA
• Conventions and Structure
*Implementing a new writing program:
Lucy Calkins Writing
Mrs. Guy
• 20 years teaching experience
• Have previously taught at Canton, Dean
Rusk, Crossroads & Holly Springs
• Have taught many subjects & many grades
• Married and have 4 children – Jessica
(Asbury University), Jonathan (Oglethorpe
University), Laura (Sequoyah), Caleb
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(IKES) and one son in law- Joshua 
Math
• Math standards address number system fluency,
algebra, geometry, integers and statistics.
• Students do have a WB that we will be using this
year along with USATestPrep & VMathLive. There
are many practice activities on my website.
• Expect homework on a regular basis. Some will be
pencil/paper; some will be computer based.
• Morning tutoring is available on Tuesdays &
Thursdays at 7:00 a.m.
Mrs. Westbrook
• This is my 26th year in education. Before teaching
into Cherokee I taught in Cobb and Gilmer counties.
• In Cherokee, I have worked in the county
curriculum department, at E.T.Booth Middle,
Woodstock Middle, Holly Springs Elementary and
Indian Knoll.
• My husband is a teacher and coach at Etowah H.S.
We have 5 boys ages 24-29 and one grandson. We
are “usually” empty nesters.
Science
• In 6th grade science, we study Earth
Science all year. This includes the study
of ecology, space, weather, climate, rocks,
minerals, water, oceans, plate tectonics,
volcanoes, & earthquakes.
• My website is a great way to stay
informed of what we are doing in class.
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Mrs. Westbrook's website
Conferences
• We would like to meet with parents at
least twice during the school year.
• We will begin scheduling Fall
conferences tonight. Sign up sheets
are available on the tables as you
leave. Please sign up on your child’s
homeroom teacher’s conference sheet.
Let’s Work
Together to
Have a
GREAT Year!