BACK TO SCHOOL
NIGHT
The Adventurer Team would like to
welcome you this evening. As you
enter, please use the life skill of
friendship by meeting and greeting
others in attendance.
TEACHERS
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Mrs. Udovich- Math
Mr. Beamon- Math
Mrs. Kilcoyne- Science
Mrs. McCormack- Social Studies
Ms. Baldino - Language Arts
Mrs. King - Language Arts
LANGUAGE ARTS
Ms. Baldino
Mrs. King
Adventurer Team
READING AND WRITING
WORKSHOP
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The reading and
writing workshop
approach promotes
the love of reading
and writing through
mini-lessons as well
as responding and
reflecting on
independent reading.
READING
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Strategies
Basic Plot Diagram
Fiction
Nonfiction
Poetry
Drama
Book Clubs/Partnerships
Reading Logs
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Schoolwide Initiative
Eight 30 minute blocks per week
Four blocks in school
Four blocks for homework
Students must have log signed daily
WRITING STRATEGIES
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The Writing Process
Perfect Paragraph
Narrative
Persuasive
Expository
Five Domains of Writing
Sitton Spelling
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Students learn to spell within the
framework of a total word-skills curriculum.
Visual Skills
Spelling and Language skills
Basic Concepts
Skillful Writers
Assessment Readiness
Proofreading Skills
LANGUAGE ARTS GRADING
SCALE
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Reading
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Writing
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Homework
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Classwork
LIFE SCIENCE
Mrs. Kilcoyne
Adventurer Team
TOPICS OF STUDY
Diversity of Life
-Characteristics and
needs of organisms
-Cells
-Microscopic life forms
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Adaptations
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Insects
Environmental
Science
-Ecosystem
organization
-Relationships in an
ecosystem
*Competition
*Predation
*Symbiosis
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GRADE ANALYSIS
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Tests
Projects
Class work
Homework
Homework Policy
Please check your child’s agenda daily for
assignments. Science follows the RMS zero
tolerance policy for assignments.
SOCIAL STUDIES
Mrs. McCormack
Adventurer Team
6TH GRADE CURRICULUM
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Ancient Civilizations
-Mesopotamia and Sumer
-Egypt
-China
-Greece
-Rome
GRADING POLICY
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Tests/Quizzes
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Projects
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Classwork
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Homework
INTERDISCIPLINARY UNITS
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Cross curricular topics that are co-taught
periodically throughout the year.
*Antarctica
*Geography and its impact on biodiversity
in an ecosystem.
*Civil Rights- historical figures and their
contributions to Science and humanity.
MATHEMATICS
Mr. Beamon
Mrs. Udovich
Adventurer Team
MATH NOTEBOOK
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Table of Contents
Tool Kit
Packet
ACE
Assessment
6TH GRADE BOOKS
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Prime Time
Data About Us
Bits and Pieces I
Bits and Pieces II
Shapes and Designs
Covering and Surround
Bits and Pieces III
How Likely Is It?
MATH DEPT. GRADING
SCALE
10%
15%
60%
15%
as s es s ments
homework
c las s partic ipation
notebook
MATH PLUS CURRICULUM
6TH GRADE
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Bits and Pieces I
-Understanding fractions,
decimals, and percents
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Bits and Pieces II
-Using fraction operations
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Bits and Pieces III
-Computing with decimals
and percents
MATH PLUS CURRICULUM
7TH GRADE
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Variables and Patterns
-Introducing Algebra
Stretching and Shrinking
-Similarity
Comparing and Scaling
-Ratio, Proportion, and Percent
Accentuate the Negative
-Integers
Moving Straight Ahead
-Linear Relationships
What Do You Expect
-Probability
CONTACT INFO.
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Ridley Middle School
*610-237-8034
Homework Hotline
*610-237-8034 x1480
Email
firstinitiallastname@ridleysd.org
CONTACT INFO.
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Ridley Middle School Web Site
 Teacher
email addresses
 Teacher room numbers and subject areas
 Weekly homework “hotline” update
 Activity calendar
 Team Handbook
 Power Point Presentation
THANK YOU
We look forward to having a
successful and rewarding
school year.