Open House Powerpoint 2012
Created by Kristina Lavelle and Amy
Olear.
The Powerpoint is also available for
parents on my class website.
Welcome to Open House 2013!
Mrs. Olear’s Class
Grade 6
Important Things to
Remember
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Cell phones are not allowed in the classroom. If
students have cell phones, phones are to remain
turned off in their lockers (Please refer to WSS
Handbook).
Students should adhere to the WSS dress code. A few
items from the dress code that are not allowed are flip
flops, spaghetti straps, and short shorts/skirts. Also,
jackets are not allowed in the classroom.
Please check your child’s red folder for important
forms that need to be returned in a timely manner.
WSS Anti-Bullying Policy
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Physical or verbal threats that happen on a
repeated basis towards a target student are
considered bullying.
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Students are encouraged to stand up for one
another if they witness a classmate being bullied.
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Students are encouraged to tell an adult at school
and an adult at home if they are being bullied or if
they witness someone else being bullied.
Math- Mrs. Lavelle
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Common Core Standards
EXPRESSIONS – our new math program
Teacher-selected supplemental materials
Small group instruction (groups based on
pretests)
Common Formative unit assessments (CFAs)
modeled after the Common Core
 Part 1: Multiple Choice
 Part 2: Short Answer and Written Response
6th Grade Math Curriculum
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The Number System
Decimals
Fractions
Ratios and Proportional
Relationships
Percents and Measurement
Conversions
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Expressions
Equations
Inequalities
Area, Volume, and Surface
Area with Nets
Statistics
Components of Reading- Mrs.
Olear
 Common Core Standards
 Guided Reading:
 Weekly Comprehension Skills
Strategy instruction to implement skills
 Differentiated Instructional Levels
Small Group Application
 Shared Reading:
 Core novels, Read-alouds (Teacher
discretion), Nonfiction
 SSR/D.E.A.R. (Silent Sustained Reading)
Student driven selections
Components of Writing- Mrs.
Olear
 Modeled Instruction
 Use of Picture books and various
writing genres.
 Direct Modeling (teacher discretion)
 Conferencing
 Peer conferencing
 Teacher conferencing
 Word Study/Spelling/ Grammar
 Application of Word Study to our writing
(Taught by homeroom teacher)
6th Grade Science- Mrs.
Lavelle
 Chemistry
 Weather
 Plate
Tectonics
 Living
Environment
 Ecology
 Astronomy
6th Grade Health
Health is taught as a separate course at
William Street (Mrs. DiMarco is the
Health teacher)
 Students have Health 3 times a week for
one half of the year (Students have Art 3
times a week the other half of the year)
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6th Grade Social Studies- Mrs.
Olear
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Ancient Civilizations
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Early Man – Stone Age
Mesopotamia
Egypt
India
China
Greece
Rome
Arabia
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World Religions
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Judaism
Christianity
Hinduism
Buddhism
Islam
6th Grade Social StudiesMrs. Olear
 What You Can Look Forward
To…
 Study Guides
 New Textbook with online
access (info to follow)
 Videos
 Hands-on activities
 Dramatic Role- play
 Visuals
 Web hunts
 Research
 Review Games
Homework Policy
 Homework will be assigned to reinforce classroom
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instruction
Homework is due the next school day unless otherwise
noted
Homework will be posted on a daily basis in the classroom
and on our classroom websites
Homework that is incomplete or missing will need to be
completed by the next day
If a homework is incomplete/missing, a blue sheet will be
sent home to notify the parent(s)/guardian and will need to
be returned the next day with parent/guardian signature
Homework is not graded, but completion of homework will
be included in a student’s quarterly grades
Grading/Testing Procedures
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Students’ grades will be comprised of assignments, quizzes, tests, and
homework participation
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Tests are given for every unit and are weighted more heavily in student
averages
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Students will be informed in a timely manner about quiz/test dates
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Parent Portal/ eSchool
Parents will have access to grades on eSchool (through Parent Portal).
Grades will be posted on eSchool in a timely manner.
The due date you see is not the actual day that was attached to the
assignment/quiz/test. It is a default date the computer uses when teachers
enter data.
If you have problems with the Parent Portal, please call the main office.
There is Parent Portal assistance available tonight
Classroom Behavior Policy
 Student behavior, preparedness, and homework
completion are monitored on a weekly basis. Our team uses
a checklist to keep track of student infractions.
 Students will lose Friday free time according to how many
infractions they incur throughout the week.
 Discipline and behavior issues are initially handled by the
classroom teacher. If need be, issues regarding students
will be handled by school administrators.
 The school has a discipline documentation procedure in
place. Documentation will be placed in student files and
sent home to parents.
Snacks, Birthdays and
Holidays
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We are an allergen-safe classroom. Please refer
to the list of safe snacks that was sent home when
sending in daily snack or a birthday treat.
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Students are allowed to bring in a birthday treat
to be passed out during their lunch. Birthday
treats should not require any cutting,scooping,
etc. (no beverages please).
 We do not have holiday parties. However,
students are allowed to bring in a treat to pass out
to the class on days of/before holidays.
Important Dates to
Remember
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Parent conferences are Thursday, December 5th
and Friday, December 6th
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NYS ELA Exams will be given April 1st - April 3rd
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NYS Math Exams will be given April 30th – May 2nd
Closing Thoughts
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Please refer to the WSS Handbook for other
information not mentioned tonight
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A copy of this PowerPoint will be available on our
classroom websites
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Please sign up for parent-teacher conferences if
you haven’t already done so