Welcome to the first day of the
rest of your life!!!!
Or
The Day the Pre-Teens Took
Over the School!!!
This is what
your teacher is
like on a good
day……
This is what
your teacher is
like on a bad
day…
What is he like?
What did I read this summer?
Everything you needed to know to make your child succeed:
•Check the day planner (and then check the web site if you don’t believe them)
•They always have 30 minutes of reading (make them do it and blame it on me)
Team Teaching
Math: Mrs. Perry/Thorbeck
Reading: Mr. Roark
Social Studies: Mrs. Perry
Science: Mr. Roark
Schedules and Day Planner
Time
8:00-8:10
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Word Study
Morning Work
Morning Work
Morning Work
Morning Work
Holy Time
Creative Writing
Band/Orchestra
/Music
8:10-8:40
Band/Orchestra/
Creative Writing Music
8:40-8:45
Library
Band/Orchestra/
Music
PE
PE
Band/Orchestra
/Music
8:45-9:10
Library
Holy Time
PE
PE
Holy Time
9:10-10:00
Writing
Writing
Writing
Writing
Writing
10:00-10:30
Recess
Recess
Recess
Recess
Recess
10:30 -11:30
Reading
Reading
Reading
Reading
Reading
11:30-11:50
Recess
Recess
Recess
Recess
Recess
11:55-12:15
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
12:15 - 1:25
Math
Math
Math
Math
Math
1:25-2:25
Art
Art
Science/SS
Science/SS
Science/SS
2:20-2:30
Dayplanners
Dayplanners
Dayplanners
Dayplanners
Dayplanners
Mrs. Perry: Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday (math and social studies)
Mrs. Thorbeck Monday and Tuesday (math)
Mr. Roark: everything other than math and social studies
Homework Policy
 Do all your work !!! Most homework can be used during tests, so
it’s to your advantage to do it!
 For daily assignments, they’re due by the end of the day or not at
all. Daily work creates the effort grade on the report card.
 Extensions on major projects are given only if asked for in
advance and when requests are submitted with proof of work
already done.
 If you’re sick you deserve and will receive extra time and extra
help.
 Don’t copy and paste other
peoples’ work….that’s cheating.
 Wikipedia bad….Encarta good!!!
 From the handbook: “If a student is reporting that he/she does not
have any homework or assignments a parent should contact the
teacher, as this may be an inaccurate perception on the child’s
part.”
School Rules
 Respect
 Classroom Violations
 Behavior Matrix
Miscellaneous Fun Stuff
 Dress Like a Pirate
Day
 National Pickle Day
 Cross-country Ski Trip
 Sushi
 Apple Cup Party
 Class Movie Night ?
 Experimental Garden
 Rockets
Mathematics
Piloting Math Expressions!
 Math Journal (sample problems, vocabulary, etc)
 Nightly Homework M-TH (*20 minute rule)
6th Grade Math Strands
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Multiplication and division of fractions and decimals
mathematical expressions and equations (pre-algebra)
ratios, rates and percents
Two and three-dimensional figures (volume and surface area)
Negative numbers (locate, compare and order)
Help at Home
 Practice Math Facts nightly(skip counting, count-bys, flashcards, all
operations)
 Review nightly homework with your child
 Links on our websites
 Towards the end of each unit your student will bring home:
 Quizzes from the unit to study from for the unit test
 Homework completion update (Please feel free to check with us anytime).
 Signatures required
Social Studies
 World Geography and Ancient
Civilization Comparison Unit
We will be studying world
geography as well as comparing
and contrasting Ancient Egypt,
Rome and China. For a
culminating project students will be
researching a topic in all three
civilizations and doing a
PowerPoint presentation.
 Ancient Greece
Students compete in city-states on
a variety of tasks (chants/logos,
city-state maps, timeline, famous
Greeks presentations) as they
Volunteering
Room Parent ?
Super Cheesy Prizes
Reading Interviews
Ski Trip
Questions?