WELCOME
TO TEAM 3!
Fort Riley Middle School
2013 - 2014
WHO ARE MY TEACHERS?
CORE TEACHERS
 Math – Mrs. Dombrowski
 Language Arts – Mr. Hunstad
 Science – Ms. Barnes
 Social Studies – Ms. Reinert
ELECTIVE TEACHERS WITH TEAM 3
 Band – Mr. Levendofsky
 Careers – Mr. Crubel
SUPPORT
 ELL – Mrs. Dover
WHAT’S SO AWESOME ABOUT TEAM 3?...
EVERYTHING!
Team 3 is a combination of 6th
graders and 7th graders- the only combo
team in the school! These students will
have a slightly different schedule from
the other teams in the building.
Though the schedule may provide
challenges, the Team 3 teachers are
willing to help and will be patient as
we all start the school year and get into
the swing of things.
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 8:25
GRADE SCHEDULE
- 9:30 Core A
 9:34 - 10:42 Core B
 10:46 - 11:16 Lunch
 11:20 - 12:05 6th Grade PE
 12:09 - 12:54 Exploratory
 12:58 - 1:28 Academic Strategies
 1:32 - 2:25 Core C
 2:30 - 3:25 Core D
6TH GRADE
SUPPLIES
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Two packages White looseleaf notebook paper (replace
as needed throughout the
year)
One 3 inch, 3-ring binder (no
Trapper Keepers)
4 blue or black pens
4 file folders
One 1-inch, 3-ring binder
Colored Pencils
One 3-hole pencil pouch for
binder
48 #2 Pencils
1 bottle of hand sanitizer
(large)
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4 Composition books
1 pair (blunt end) scissors
12 Glue Sticks
4 boxes of facial tissues
4 multi-colored highlighters
1 Pencil Sharpener
Two sets of tab dividers
Pencil-top erasers
4 3x3 sticky note pads
One package hole
reinforcements
10 clear sheet protectors
6TH GRADE EXPLORATORY
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6th graders will go to 2 Exploratory classes during
the day.
1st
Exploratory:
2nd
Exploratory:
All Team 3 6th
graders will have PE.
Mix with other 6th graders
from different teams.
• Art, FACS, Computers,
Technology, Careers,
Vocal Music, etc….
Ms. Reinert: Social Studies
 Beginning my sixth
year at Fort Riley
Middle School
 I am a K-State
graduate and an avid
sports fan.
 I teach 6th grade
Ancient World History
and 7th grade World
Geography.
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6 Grade World History
Activities
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Reading/Writing
Graphic Organizers
Composition Books
Cooperative Learning
Projects
Online webquests and
activities
 Tests/Quizzes
 And More!
6th Grade World History
Curriculum*
 Ancient Civilizations including:
 World Religions including:
 Early Man
 Hinduism
 Mesopotamia
 Buddhism
 Ancient Egypt
 Judaism
 Ancient India
 Christianity
 Ancient China
 Islam
 Mesoamerica
 Ancient Greece
 Rome
 Middle Ages
* All subjects taught are aligned with Kansas Social Studies Standards
Deb Barnes
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MIXTURES AND SOLUTIONS
VARIABLES
DIVERSITY OF LIFE
WEATHER AND WATER
CHOOSING THE BEST WAY
-INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOKS
-REFERENCE BOOKS
-INVESTIGATIONS- INQUIRY/HANDS ON
-WORK IN LAB BOOKS
-INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOKS
-SINS (SCIENCE IN THE NEWS) FOUR DUE EACH
SIX WEEKS.
-TESTS/QUIZZES/DAILY WORK
-RESEARCH PROJECTS…SCIENTISTS,
ECOSYSTEMS, SIMPLE MACHINES
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PENCILS OR PENS
PAPER
ERASERS
COLORED PENCILS
SCISSORS
INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOKS (COMP BOOKS)
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KONZA PRAIRIE BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH (FALL)
Seventh grade students will go Tuesday,
September 10th. Sixth graders will go
Thursday, September 12th. Lunch
notifications must be returned by August
27th.
KONZA PRAIRIE BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH
(SPRING) Dates will be announced at a later
date.
Careers
Mr. Crubel
Preparing kids for the
Century workforce.
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What Do students learn in Careers?
• Personality Types,
Values, Skills, and
Interests
• Technical WritingFutures 2000+ Grant
• Goal Setting
• Determining Your Career
Path
• Furthering education
• Cover Letters, Resumes,
Job Applications
• Job Interviews
• Creating a Business
• Budgeting and the Real
Game
• Workplace Issues
Futures 2000+ Grants
Architect
Dog Trainer
Zookeeper
News Reporter
Auto-Body
Mechanics
Pamela Dombrowski
USD 475 – Geary County
Fort Riley Middle School
6th and 7th Grade Math
Every child has the potential to learn...I believe
every student can achieve success in
mathematics with the proper guidance,
instruction, challenge and motivation. I enjoy
showing parents and students there
are many ways to solve a problem,
they just need to figure out what
works for them.
Kansas Teacher of the Year 2013
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This year we are going to focus on the four
categories of Language Arts outlined in the
Common Core State Standards
• Reading
• Writing
• Speaking and Listening
• Language
 Reading
› Literature (novels, short
stories, poems, plays)
› Informational text
(articles, essays, speeches)
 Writing
› Daily!
› Argumentative Essays
(claims and evidence)
 Speaking and Listening
› Class discussion
 Language
› Incorporated into daily
writing
Mr. Levendofsky
My son Aiden