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ESTABLISH COMMUNICATION BETWEEN TEACHER, PARENTS, AND STUDENTS.

*Planners will be filled out by the students at the end of each day.

 

*Classroom information will be sent home via email.

 

*Parents have access to grades online through the district website. Grades will be updated

weekly, so that parents can monitor student achievement.

 

*Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns. My email address is

mhyatt@dsdmail.net

DEVELOP GOOD STUDY HABITS.

*Students will have assigned homework each night composing of math and/or reading pages. The assigned homework will be due the following day. Students will have a math journal they may take home to use as a homework guide. Math homework videos will be online. Students will be assigned a book report every four to six weeks. Please encourage your student to earn the 40 book challenge this year.

*On occasion students will have homework in social studies, art, health, technology and writing.

*All homework is to be turned in on time. Additional time will be given to those students who are absent.

*Students may redo any assignment below 84% in order to more fully understand the concept. However, the assignment must be redone during the week the concept is being taught. The new score will be given.

SMART GRADING SYSTEM

Standards Master Reporting Tool

Davis School District created the Davis Essential Skills and Knowledge, also known as the DESK Standards, which students must know and

be able to do at each grade level or in each course. Standards-based teaching and reporting is not new in Davis. The SMART tool is

an updated version of an earlier mastery reporting system.

Grading. I will be using the district‐wide grading system. It is based on mastery of the

core standards. Percent grades will be given on daily assignments.

(100%‐85%=3/84%‐80%=2.75/79%‐75%=2.5/74%‐70%=2.25/69%‐60%=2/59%‐50%=1.75/49%‐40=1.5/39%‐30%=1.25/29%‐20%=1)

3's are given to students who have meet or exceeded grade level standards.

2's are given to students who perform below grade level standards.

1's are given to students who perform far below grade level standards.

STUDENTS WILL BE EXPOSED TO DIFFERENT TEACHING STYLES THROUGH AFTERNOON ROTATIONS.

We will rotate with Mrs. Jacobsen’s class every other week.

Tentative Rotations

September: Science: Heat and Light

Social Studies: Ancient Civilizations and Mesopotamia

October: Science: Sound and Scientific Process

Social Studies: Egypt

November/December: Science: Bactria and Protists

Social Studies: Rome

December/January: Science: Fungi and Viruses

Social Studies: Greece

February: Science: Science Fair

Social Studies: Middle Ages

March: Science: Space

Renaissance: Social Studies: Renaissance

April: Science: Phases of the Moon

Social Studies: Chinese Civilization

May: Science: Review for End-of-Level Testing

PROMOTE POSITIVE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN PEERS, STAFF, AND ADMINISTRATION

*Encourage students to develop new friendships by playing through sports (tournaments), group activities, and

assigned partner classroom assignments.

 

*Reinforce positive behavior by rewarding the students with classroom rewards and sixth

grade activities.

 

*Understand there are consequences for negative behavior by signing the clipboard,

losing a privilege, or receiving a Tiger Behavior Ticket.

40 BOOK CHALLENGERequirements: Read at least 20 minutes per night on your reading level. A student’s vocabulary, knowledge base, and overall academic skills will improve if a student reads often.

Required Elements:

*2 Poetry Anthologies

*5 Realistic Fiction

*2 Historical Fiction

*2 Science Fiction

*5 Fantasy

*4 Mystery

*5 Informational

*5 Biography or Autobiography

*10 Chapter Book Choice

BOOK REPORTS

September - Genre: Autobiography/Biography Assignment: Dress as your character.

October – Genre: Science Fiction Assignment: Movie Poster

November/December - Genre: Fiction Assignment: Newspaper

January - Genre: Fantasy Assignment: In a ……..

February- Genre: Realistic Fiction Assignment: Book Sandwich

March – Genre: Nonfiction Assignment: Box Diorama

April- Genre: Fiction Assignment: Cereal Box

May- Country Reports Research

MRS. HYATT’S CLASS SCHEDULE

Monday - Thursday

8:45 – 9:00 Self Starter

9:00 – 10:30 Mathematics

10:30 – 10: 50 Word Work (Writing, Grammar, or Spelling)

10:55 – 11:25 Scatter Groups (small group instruction Math/Language Arts)

11:30 – 12:20 Art, Library, Computer, or P.E.

12:25 – 1:10 Recess and Lunch

1:10 – 2:10 Language Arts

2:10 – 2:25 Recess

2:25 – 3:25 Science or Social Studies

Friday or Short Day

8:45 – 9:00 Self Starter

9:00 – 10:30 Mathematics

10:30 – 11:30 Language Arts

11:30 – 12:25 Science Social Studies

12:25 – 1:10 Lunch and Recess

1:10 – 1:25 Art

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