SOMERSET SILVER PALMS
PARENT WORKSHOP
ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW TO ASSIST YOUR CHILD IN 6TH GRADE
October 5th, 2013
Principal: Kerri Ann O’Sullivan
Assistant Principals: Mr. Serna
Mrs. Desousa
Our Goals For Today
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We are a Team (High Expectations)
6th Grade Field Trip Guidelines
Incentives and Consequences
How to Assist Your Child
Monitoring your Child’s Grades
Course Recovery
FCAT 2.0 Reading & Mathematics/ New
Rigorous Exam to come.
 Questions and Concerns
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How To Log On To The Parent Portal
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Steps to Accessing the Parent Portal:
 Visit
www.dadeschools.net.
 Click on Parents.
 Click on Create Account or Login to Parent Portal.
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Step 1: Setting up your profile
Step 2: Registering for email notification
To reset your password, click on the following link:
https://webapps.dadeschools.net/wprs/forgotpass
word.aspx
Language Arts
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On a weekly basis, my regular students read at least one story in class,
have a vocabulary quiz, and an assessment based on that story.
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For home-learning, I require that the students read a story from the same genre
that we are reading that week in class.
Vocabulary Flashcards are available online using: Vocabulary Center at
ClassZone.com
To study for the weekly assessment, the students can not only reread the story
which is available through ClassZone’s Online Book, but they can also use the
Graphic Organizers which are explored during the class reading.
On a quarterly basis, my advanced students complete a Unit of
SpringBoard which includes both activities and Embedded Assessments.
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At home, you can help them by editing their writings including Quickwrites,
Writing Prompt Responses, and the actual Embedded Assessments which are in
an essay format.
During the second half of the school year, the class will incorporate the novel,
Holes by Louis Sachar.
Textbooks
Advanced Classes:
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The SpringBoard textbook
drives our curriculum.
The students have their
own textbook.
To access the online book,
the students should have
set up their account at:
www.springboard.college
board.com.
Regular Classes
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We have a class set of
literature books which is
our class’ core.
To access the online book,
the students should have
set up their account at:
www.classzone.com.
Grammar
In CLASS RESOURCES:
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The Grammar
Textbook
The Grammar
Workbook
PowerPoint
Presentations
HOME-LEARNING RESOURCES
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Uploaded PowerPoint
Presentations
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Online Grammar
Workbook
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Standing Home-Learning
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Study Island is the Online Component for the class that
will help prepare the students for the FCAT as they
master the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards.
The students will be given at least one assignment per
week to complete online using www.studyisland.com.
Independent Reading
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Mathematics Binder
First Thing First: ORGANIZATION
Your child should have a 3 ring binder (with 5
dividers) and an composition notebook for computer
based programs
The binder should be set up as follow:
1) Class Requirements
2) Warm Ups
3) Vocabulary
4) Daily Activities
5) Paper (including grid paper)/FCAT
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Mathematics Binder
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Class Requirements: is where they keep their syllabus,
website log in information, and any other handouts I ask
to be placed in that section.
Warm Up: This is the section they will be working out
their bell ringer problems to get them into the learning
mode.
Vocabulary: Word, definition, and an example. They
are allowed to write multiple words on a page. (The
words, for the most part, can be defined from the online
Text Book my.hrw.com)
**** Might want to buy your child a hole puncher so they can easily punch holes into
their papers if needed***
Mathematics Binder
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Daily Activities: is where the bulk of the binder is at. Every time you child
enters my room, the agenda for the day is on the board. Your child has
about 5 to 10 min to copy the days agenda and to complete the warm-up.
The agenda consists of copying the Essential Question (reflection question
which from now on they will be able to answer them on Edmodo), the
agenda for the day (what we are doing in class that day), vocabulary for
the week, and the Home Learning assignment for that day. Right after they
copy that, we start reviewing the warm-up, previous Home Learning
assignment, and start our new lesson. Behind the cover sheet for the day,
they should have that day’s notes, classwork, and the Home Learning
assignment for that night. The next day they walk into my class, they have
the same routine all over again.
FCAT/Paper: Any math handouts geared towards FCAT style questions and
assessments will go here including Crunch Time packets when given.
Mathematics Home Learning
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The Purpose of home learning is for your child to review
the skills taught in class. Yes, your child has two days to
do home learning assignment, but I suggest they do
home learning the night it is assigned. Like that it is
fresh in their heads and if needed they can come by the
next day and ask a question about the assignment.
They should refer to notes they took in class when doing
their home learning. They can even refer to slides used
in class on my.hrw.com.
FCAT is ALL word problems!! Have your child try their
hardest to complete the Apply It section of their home
learning sheets.
Math Home Learning Websites and Recourses
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http://my.hrw.com/ Online textbook with tutorials, power points, and tons of online
practice and resources you can use with your child. (EVEN BOOK ONLINE IN SPANISH)
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www.explorelearning.com/ These Gizmos are assigned depending on
skills taught in class. When assigned, the worksheet that accompanies
the Gizmo must be turned in when provided along with submitting the
Gizmo quiz result electronically. Gizmos, when assigned, will be due
on Mondays for a grade.
http://www.edmodo.com/ Edmodo is like Facebook but safer. Students can
interact with fellow classmates, ask other students questions about home learning
assignments, find what home learning they missed if absent, and even answer online
quizzes I can assign on there. Students should check this site at least once or twice a
day to see if any updates have been made. Parents can also sign up to Edmodo
and view what I assign and post. Ask your child to log on to their EDMODO account
and on the left bottom corner, you should see your parent code to register.
Aleks
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http://www.aleks.com/ Aleks is a MANDATORY online computer based
program that is differentiated and catered to your child’s needs. It finds
where your child is at, works on skills he or she may need, and builds
upon them. Students are required to do a total of 200 min on Aleks
biweekly and master at least 12 sessions biweekly. (100 min a week and
6 sessions a week mastered). This will be a BIWEEKLY GRADE!! I will
print out their biweekly results EVERY OTHER MONDAY with a start
schedule on Edmodo and due dates. (SO IF THEY SAY THEY DON’T HAVE
HOME LEARNING….. THEY ALWAYS DO!! )
www.khanacademy.org and www.sumdog.com can be additional
resources available to the students for extra support.
If your child still struggles with knowing their Time Tables, they should also
find some time to dedicate to Aleks Quick Tables practice.
Comprehensive Science
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Contact Information
Ms. Rincon
E-mail: yrincon@somersetsilverpalms.net
School Phone Number: (305) 257-3737
School Website: http://somersetsilverpalms.net
Comprehensive Science
Class Overview
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Unit A-Life Science
Unit B-Earth Science
Unit C- Physical
Science
Unit D-Space &
Technology
Grades Breakdown
10%
Participation/homelearning
 20% Classwork
 20% Quizzes
 25% Labs
 25% Formative
Assessments/Projects
 100% Total
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RESOURCES
Pearson
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https://www.pearsons
uccessnet.com
REMINDER 101
Gizmo
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http://www.explorele
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Teachers
Staff directory
Yulisa Rincon
Home
Links (Gizmo & Pearson)
Home Learning & Projects (HW is posted in class)
Wish List
Classroom News
World History Assignments
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All assignments will be placed in the teacher’s page
of the school’s website.
Grading procedures are based on classwork,
homework, quiz, test, projects, and participation.
Quizzes are usually twelve to fifteen questions.
Tests are usually twenty to twenty-five questions.
Projects usually will be power point presentations
New World History Curriculum
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- Pre-History
– Geography, Economics, and Citizenship
– Early Humans and the Agricultural Revolution
– Mesopotamia
– Ancient Egypt and Kush
– The Israelites
– Ancient Greeks
– Ancient India
– Early China
- Rome: Republic to Empire
- Rise to Christianity/The Americans
Additional Sites and Information
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Somersetsilverpalms.net – All assignments and
supplemental material will be posted as a new area of
study is covered.
Discover.com – Videos and general information about
ancient civilizations
Bring class materials everyday A/B day
All work done in pen or pencil except for projects
(Typed)
Shared binder for warm up activities, classwork
assignments and photocopies homework assignments.
Composition book/Journal for vocabulary and current
events.
FCAT
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The Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) is part of
Florida’s overall plan to increase student achievement.
It is a criterion-referenced tests (CRT), which measures
selected benchmarks in Mathematics, Reading, and Science
from the Sunshine State Standards (SSS).
Spring 2014 administration dates:
April 22 – May 1, 2014
Computer Based 6th grade
FCAT 2.0 Mathematics
April 28 – May 7, 2014
Computer Based 6th grade
FCAT 2.0 Reading
FCAT Reading 2.0
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Primary purpose is to assess student
achievement of the high-order thinking skills in
the Next Generation Sunshine State
Standards.
Length of passages ranges from 200 – 1100
words, with an average of 700 words.
Test duration is 140 minutes
Test Item Format
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There is one type of test question:
 Multiple Choice – 1 point
50- 55 multiple choice questions
FCAT 2.0 Mathematics
Measures student achievement in Mathematics
 Questions are presented in real-world contexts
or related to real-world situations. That is why
the Apply it side of Home Learning is
imperative to complete.
 Graphics are used extensively
Some are necessary to answer the question
 Test duration is 140 minutes
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Test Item Format
There are two types of test items
Multiple choice - 1 point (1 minute to
solve)
Gridded Response – 1 point (2 minutes
to solve)
 35 – 40 multiple choice questions
 10 – 15 gridded response questions
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Multiple Choice C.1
Merrill baked a cake in the shape of a rectangular prism for a party.
After the party, 2/3 of the cake had not been eaten. Merrill froze
1/4 of the remaining cake. A diagram of the portion eaten and the
portion frozen is shown below.
Which expression can be used to find the fraction of
the original whole cake Merrill froze?
Gridded Response C.1
A bag of popcorn sells for $1.75 and a drink sells for $1.25 at a snack
bar. The expression below can be used to determine the total cost, in
dollars, for p bags of popcorn and d drinks.
What would be the total cost, in dollars, to
purchase 3 bags of popcorn and 5
drinks?
Don’t forget!!!
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Don’t forget to drop off your family donation form in the
labeled box by the front exit.
Attendance: missing first period
Uniform check
The NHS has begun offering FREE tutoring/ home learning
help afterschool in the media center. Days are Tuesdays
and Thursdays from 2:35 to 3:35.
Ensure that your child is completing home learning assignments
– practice and repetition is critical especially in Math!
Course Recovery
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We are a Team (High Expectations) We can’t do this without
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you!
Questions and Concerns
Thank you for coming, together we can help
your child succeed at Somerset Silver Palms.