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Welcome to 6 Grade
Meet Your Child’s Teachers:
Mrs. Yang
Mathematics and Science
My husband and I along with our dog Rodgers, just moved here from
Illinois. Making this my first year here at Guerrero but will be my 7th
year teaching. I taught math in Illinois for the previous six years. I enjoy
being active (playing soccer, going for hikes, swimming), traveling, and
cooking. In sixth grade, we focus on place value, adding, subtracting, multiplying, and
dividing whole numbers, decimals and fractions. In science we use the scientific
method to help us in our discovery of plant and animal cells, energy oceanography and
weather and the ecosystem. I am looking forward to making this a great year! Please
feel free to contact me any time; email: ecyang@mpsaz.org or call: (480) 472 – 9208.
Email is the best way to get ahold of me and I will get back to you as soon as possible,
but it may take me up to 24 hours to respond.
Mrs. Lewis
English Language Arts and Social Studies
This will be my first year teaching at Guerrero Elementary and I could
not be more excited! I have lived in Arizona for the last 13 years and I
live less than a quarter mile from Guerrero. I have a 10 year old
daughter that will be attending 5th grade here at Guerrero Elementary
School this year. I enjoy crocheting, reading, learning, and spending time with family
and friends. In 6th grade English Language Arts, we will be learning reading
comprehension, writing, spelling, grammar, and vocabulary. In Social Studies, we will
be learning about history, geography, and government. I am extremely passionate
about education and I am looking forward to teaching your student this year!!! Please
feel free to contact me any time via email at: jllewis@mpsaz.org. Or you can call our
classroom phone number at: 480-472-9181. Email is the best way to get ahold of me
and I will get back to you as soon as possible, but it may take me up to 24 hours to
respond.
6th Grade Behavior
Here at Guerrero we take pride in our students and expect them to model appropriate
behavior around the school. 6th graders have a very important role, because they are
role models for the younger grades and show what appropriate behavior looks like all
throughout the school. We ask that our students be respectful, be safe, be ready, be
responsible and do their best in class.
To help monitor, remind, and reinforce appropriate behavior we will be using
ClassDojo. ClassDojo lets the teachers offer instant feedback for behaviors that we
want to see continue and for behaviors that have room to improve.
Students can earn and lose points for actions such as coming to class prepared,
hallway behavior, showing respect, helping others etc. We encourage all students to
strive for 100% in ClassDojo and want to recognize those who are consistently
modeling appropriate behaviors.
Student Recognition
Daily: students can earn Guerrero Geckos daily for going above and beyond school
expectations. The Geckos can be used at PBIS assemblies.
Weekly: a raffle will be held weekly and all students are entered into the raffle. In
order to earn a prize, your name needs to be called and you must have a weekly
average of 80% or higher in ClassDojo
Examples of prizes include:
Pick from the prize box
Use the teacher’s chair for a day
Be the teacher for a class period
Free time on the computer
Have lunch with the teacher
**Weekly progress report printed out from Dojo and signed by the parents
Homework:
Language Arts: Your student should expect homework
Monday - Thursday. Homework can consist of grammar,
spelling, and writing, reading passages, and analyzing text.
***6th Grade students MUST read at least 5 days during the week for at
least 30 minutes each time***
Social Studies: Please check your student’s agenda daily for any social
studies homework. Social Studies homework will be given about 2-3 times a
week.
Math: Homework should be expected Monday - Thursday; and is due the
next day. Math homework is a check in grade, as a class,
we will go over the homework and at the end of the week
questions from your homework will be on a quiz.
***6th Grade students MUST practice their basic math
facts (addition/subtraction/multiplication/division) at least 5 days during the
week for at least 15 minutes each time***
Science: please check your students’ agenda daily for any science
homework. Science homework will be given about 2-3 times a
week; and will range from interpreting tables, charts, graphs,
reading and answering questions, and completing labs/writing
conclusions.
Agendas
Every student will be given an agenda and are expected to
use it. They will have time in every class to write down the
homework.
We ask that you please go over the agenda with your
student and sign it every day.
Supplies:
(Some supplies will be collected for the classroom)
Highlighters
Kleenex
Lysol, Clorox or Baby Wipes
Colored Pencils
Hand Sanitizer
Pencils
Dry Erase Markers
1.5” Binder
3 (one subject) Spiral Notebooks
Markers
*Please do not bring: mechanical pencils, pencil boxes, or pencil sharpeners to school*
**If you are going to bring a water bottle, we ask that it is NOT frozen and has only
water (no juice, sports drinks, pop, flavored water etc.)**