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Ms. Brown 6th Grade

About Ms. Brown• My family• My background• My hobbies and interests

CLASSROOM ENVIRONMEN

T• Classroom agreements-rules agreed

upon• Classroom consequences-student

generated• Classroom monetary system-motivate

students• Group points-to earn bonus dollars• Preferred Activity Time

STUDENT EXPECTATIONS• Come to class prepared and on

time• Be respectful to others and self• Take responsibility for own

actions and words• Be ready to cooperate in the

classroom and playground

CLASS MANAGEMENT• Scholar Dollars• Student Jobs• Bi-weekly paychecks with

amount based on level of performance

• No Homework = Detention Notice

HOMEWORK• District’s allocated time is 1 hour

and 15 minutes daily• Students will be assigned

homework Monday-Thursday with occasional weekend assignments

• All assignments will be in agenda • If absent, students have one day to

complete assignments

Projects• First Trimester Science Faire

• Second Trimester Poetry Portfolio and Persuasive Writing Sample

• Third Trimester Country Report and Musical Instrument Project

Grading Policy

• We will use electronic report card based on district guidelines

• Projects and tests 50% of grade• Quizzes 30% of grade• Homework and class work 20% of grade• Math class work will be on a scale of 1

to 5• Spelling 50% homework and 50% test

STUDENT SUPPLIES

• #2 pencils!• Three ringed binder with dividers• Hand held pencil sharpener with

shaving compartment• A correcting pen• Pencil Pouch (small and not a

box)• Non-Spiral Bound Notebook• Crayons/Colored Pencils

Daily Schedule• 8:20-9:00 MorningBusiness• 9:00-9:55 Open Court Language

Arts• 9:55-10:10 Recess• 10:10-11:15 Math• 11:15-11:55 Lunch• 11:55-12:20 Novel Studies• 12:20-1:00 Writing/Grammar• 1:00-2:30 Science/Social

Science/P.E./ Agenda

Common Core National Standards

• Third through Sixth grade focus is on English Language Arts, Literacy in History/Social Science, and Science and Technical Subjects for school year 2012-2013

• School year 2013-2014 focus will be on Mathematics

STUDENT TEXTBOOKS

• Open Court Language Arts

Language Arts

• Open Court test and homework• Comprehension from Science/Social

Studies• Reading Log (Tuesday –Monday)• Accelerated Reader:• First & Second trimester Third Trimester• 19-21 A 25-27 A• 17-18 B 22-24 B• 15-16 C 19-21 C• 13-14 D 17-18 D

STUDENT TEXTBOOKS

• Scott Foresman Mathematics

Mathematics• Nightly Homework -Scale of 5 points:• Completed on time on folded paper (recycled)• All work is shown• Corrections are made• Review problems are worked out• Correct heading• Math Average every two weeks• Friday quiz• Chapter TestC

STUDENT TEXTBOOKS

• Holt Social Studies

Social Studies• Cornell Notes• Worksheets• Vocabulary Builder• Chapter Test

STUDENT TEXTBOOKS

• Holt Earth Science

Science• Cornell Notes• Interactive Reader Study

Guide• Worksheets• In class Labs • Chapter Test

Spelling• Pretest with 5X each• Word Knowledge• Worksheets• Spelling Sentences• Spelling Grid• Spelling Test every two weeks

Writing• Summary • Linking Essays• Samples:

Expository/Persuasive• Poetry Portfolio• Grammar

Sly Park• October 1-5th 2012• Cost $275.00 per student• Final Payment Due

September 7th

COMMUNICATION• Weekly update with

assignments attached• Paycheck is bi-weekly • E-mail• Make an appointment• Blog

–blogs.egusd.net/brownblog/

CLASSROOM HELPERS

• Art Docent• Field Trip Chaperone• Correcting Papers (home)• Classroom Helper

Emails and Web sites

• Ms. Brown- shlbrown@egusd.net• Blog- www.blogs.egusd.net/brownblog/ • Elk Grove Unified School Home Page= www.egusd.k12.ca.us• National Common Core Standards• http://commoncore.tcoe.org/Home/Home• www.firstinmath.com

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