August 24, 2015
Dear Parents,
Welcome to Sixth Grade. This is going to be an exciting year for your child. We will be
learning new things everyday so please make sure your child is in attendance as much as possible.
We will be learning with interactive notebooks in both reading and math so it will be very hard for
students to make up this precious learning time. Mrs. Dowell will try to post as many journal
entries as she can on the website to help with students who are not able to be at school on certain
days. In addition to completing the interactive notebook in class, Ms. Harris requires students to
read 20 minutes each night. Students will be expected to earn AR points each nine weeks based on
your child’s individual reading level.
Our discipline policy is very simple. We have a code of conduct located at the back of the
room that we expect the children to follow. Basically it is to respect the teacher, other teachers,
other students and themselves. They are to be friendly, truthful, honest, and polite to others. They
should be ready for each new school day. They should always strive to do their best.
This year in 6th grade you will get to be a part of a classroom economy. An economy is a
money system within a certain community. You will be able to earn money for how well you do
your job, coming to school, and spend your money on extra privileges throughout the year. This is a
great way to incorporate all your math skills you have learned up to this point, and learn how our
actual economy works. You will be responsible for renting your desk each month, paying taxes to
help those who cannot, donating to a charity of your choice, and of course adding to your savings
account for an end of the year special. You must pay for these things before you can pay for
extras. Some of the extra things you may be interested in are: Fun Friday- bring your own snack,
homework point pass, lunch buddy pass, and free lunch Friday. Just like in any economy nothing is
free, so choose wisely on your purchases. Good luck!!
As the oldest students in the building, our 6th graders have a great responsibility to set the
standard of good behavior for the younger students at Timber Creek Elementary. We will be
rewarding our students for wonderful behavior through our economy system. The better
disciplined they are with academics and behavior the more money they will earn. They will have
plenty of fun opportunities to spend their money throughout the year.
We have two online resources available to students at home. The reading resource is
mylexia.com and the math resource is thinkthoughmath.com. We are getting all our students set up
in these systems so please be on the lookout for their login name and password.
We believe that open communication between parent and teacher is necessary for this year
to be successful. The best time during the day to contact us is during our plan time-10:00-10:40. If
you ever have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to call or e-mail.
Again welcome to sixth grade. This is an exciting time in your child’s life and we look
forward to partnering together with you to make this a successful year for all of our 6th grade
students!
Mrs. Dowell and Ms. Harris