Welcome
Adventures Beyond
the Classroom
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6 Grade - 1 Day
Two girls and two boys (Alexander, Bertha, Glenn,
Hiroko), whose last names are Kraft, Loring,
Silverman, and Tyndall, were born in different
months (February, January, May, October) of the
same year.
Match up everything from the clues below.
1. Glenn was born after Tyndall and before Hiroko.
2. Bertha is older than Kraft and younger than Loring.
3. Silverman is not the youngest, and Tyndall is not
the oldest.
Kraft
Loring
Silverman
Tyndall
January
February
May
October
Alexander
Bertha
Glenn
Hiroko
January
February
May
October
Solution
ABC Website
You may access all the information from this
orientation on the website:
• http://margietyner.me
My Family
Mrs. Tyner
• We are going to have a great year learning
how to think productively, plan projects and
designs, communicate what we have learned,
discuss causes and effects, and make
decisions.
• There are a few things we all have
to do in order to make our
classroom run smoothly.
• I will greet you when you get off the bus at the
school. We will walk together to the
classroom.
• When we come into the room you will hang
up your backpack in your locker.
• Place any notes you may have in the “NOTES”
Box on my desk.
• Get your composition book.
• Get started Morning “Mind Bender” Activities
Hallway and Restroom
• There are classes being conducted in all
areas of the school. Students are expected
to walk quietly through the school.
• If you need to go to the restroom, sign out
on the notebook near the door. Go quickly
and make sure you wash your hands
before you return.
Emergency Procedures
• Since we are in a “storm shelter” room there are
a few procedures you need to know about.
– Fire
– Tornado
– Intruder
Fire Drill
• When the alarm sounds, line up quickly and quietly
at the door.
• Without talking, follow the teacher outside to the
safety spot.
• Stay in a straight line, I will
take roll once we are
outside.
• We will wait quietly for the
signal for us to return
quietly to our classroom.
Severe Weather
• When the alarm sounds, you should go
immediately to your seat.
• The Multi-Handicapped class will come to our class
during this time they will sit calmly on the carpet.
• You are to stay in your seat and make sure your
listen to instructions.
Intruder Alert
• You will quickly and quietly move to our spot
in the classroom.
• You may not move or talk.
• You can not go to the bathroom or leave the
room at this time.
• Make sure you watch and listen to
your teacher
If your teacher has an
Emergency
• You need to remain calm.
• One person will go to Mrs.
Thompson’s Mr.
Newingham’s, or Mrs.
Nix’s classroom to get help.
• Another student will push
the button to call the office.
When the office person
answers, everyone may say,
“We have an emergency,
send help.”
When Mrs. Tyner is Teaching
• Your eyes should be on your teacher or the
presentation.
• Pay attention to what is being said.
• If you have any questions, wait until I am
finished teaching or ask if you have any
questions.
Morning Meeting
Once we finish the “Mind Benders” we
will have a Class Meeting.
Our Class Meeting is an important way
for us to learn and have fun together.
In order to make this possible, you
MUST follow the rules for the
Meeting.
During this time we will say good
morning to each other and participate
in an activity.
Meeting Times
It is important that we listen to each
other. This means we do not talk
when our friends are talking or when
I am talking to the class.
We all need to participate - this means
listening, participating in activities,
and responding to questions.
We are all friends. We’ll sit by a
different friends each day.
Thought of the day:
Respect for one’s parents is the highest duty of civil life.
Think about the things your parents do for you.
They feed you, provide a home for you, and get you
to school, just to name a few. It’s important for you
to respect your parents by obeying their rules and
listening to the things they tell you. In your
journal, write about a reason it’s important to
respect your parents. Begin your sentence this way:
One reason it’s important to respect my
parents is ___________________________.
Manners and Courtesies
• Remember you represent your family
when you come to school and when you
are here for ABC classes, you represent
your school.
• Make your parents proud by being well
behaved.
• Do the right thing even when no one is
watching just because it is the best thing to
do.
Manners and Courtesies
• When a person enters the room to talk to
me, you must lower your voice to a
whisper so she will be able to hear what
that person needs to say.
• When an announcement comes on, you
must stop talking and listen to the
speaker.
6th Grade Units
• 1st Nine Weeks – Independent Study
• 2nd Nine Weeks – Shakespeare
• 3rd Nine Weeks – Marine Science
• 4th Nine Weeks – Building and Engineering
Grades
ABC Report Cards go home each nine
weeks.
You will be graded on 1 to 5 point scale.
Work that is completed correctly and well
will receive a 3. In order to receive a 4 or 5,
you must complete work in a fashion that
is over and above what is expected.
Completion of Work
You will complete your work in the ABC
classroom.
You may do research at home.
You may bring in supplies and materials
needed for your presentations; however, you
must complete all work in the classroom.
First Unit – Independent Studies
Independent Study
Here are some tips for coming up with a research topic:
Pick a field that interests
you: Look through books,
magazines, and
newspapers to find a topic
that catches your attention
and makes you want to
find out more about the
subject.
Choose a topic for which
lots of sources are
available: Make a list of
preliminary sources
available on your topic. If
the list is too short or the
sources are not credible,
find another topic.
Avoid topics that are too
broad: If you start with a
broad category, you’ll
need to narrow it
down. For example, you
might narrow the broad
topic of Soccer, to be
about a particular player.
You must have a clear research question (problem) to address in
your paper. For example, Mia Hamm faced some challenges as a
child because of a problem with her feet.
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1
Step
• As tempting as it may seem to dive right
in and start writing (so you can get it
done) a good research paper starts before
you start crafting stellar sentences. First,
you'll need to brainstorm a topic.
Brainstorm
• Pick something that interests you. This is
the single most important brainstorming
step. If you're into sailing, maybe it's
World War II watercraft that'll float your
boat. If your tastes are tantalized by other
cultures, perhaps you could compare
traditional foods from two different
countries. How yummy would that be?
Choosing a topic that interests you is
sure to make the work go more smoothly.
List
• Write a list of absolutely every idea you
can think of.
Think and Look
• Flip through books in our classroom or a
textbook. Have you covered a topic within
the last year that made you curious and want
to know more? Here's your chance to
investigate something your teachers have
introduced that you thought was kind of
cool.
• Being around books gets good ideas flowing.
Flip through newspapers and magazines too.
Think and Look
• Think of your family and friends.
• Your father or grandfather may have
fought in a war so you have someone you
are able to interview about the war.
• You may have a family member that has
struggled with an illness or a problem on
which you want to find more information.
Think and Look
• Think of your family and friends.
• Your father or grandfather may have
fought in a war.
• You may have a family member that has
struggled with a problem or experienced a
great honor.
• You'll probably use books, articles, and
the Web for most big projects, but don't
forget about additional resources like the
people in your life.
Make a Decision Today
• When you finish your list, read it again.
Circle three favorite topics.
• Write those three things in a Decision
Making Matrix.
• Look on the internet and at several books
to narrow the topic down to ONE.
• Make sure you write your topic in your
composition book. Write in on Mrs.
Tyner’s decision clipboard.
Class Dismissal
• ABC Students are to board the bus at
2:20.
• At about 2:00 we will quickly clean
up and turn off computers.
• We must be packed up and ready to
go at 2:10.