Welcome to Sixth Grade!
Team: Fiji
Avon Grove Intermediate School
HOMEROOM INFORMATION
schedule
8:10-8:30
8:35-9:15
9:15- 10:00
10:05-11:20
11:25-12:40
1:00-1-15
1:15-1:45
1:50-3:05
3:10
Homeroom
Special 1
Special 2
Block 1
Block 2 (snack)
RTII
Lunch
Block 3
Dismissal
SPECIALS CYCLES
4 cycles including:
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Art
Science Lab
Technology
Music
Physical Education/ Health (every cycle)
Learning support Teachers
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Mrs. Drinker
Mrs. Holden
Miss Hunt
Ms. Cornacchia
Mrs. Logue
▫ Ms. Apgar
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Ms. Salvi
Mrs. Deaner
Mrs. Staton
Mrs. Kowal
Mrs. Shoen
ESL Teachers
• Ms. Boone
• Mrs. Prinsloo
• Mrs. Boyd
• Mrs. Olski
homework
• Typically given on a daily basis as
determined by the teacher.
• Homework is given on Fridays
• Expected to be completed the next school
day unless otherwise specified.
• Recorded in assignment books.
assignment books
• Excellent Parent/ Teacher
communication tool.
• Must be carried to each class.
• Homework is written down daily in class.
• NONE is written if there is no homework.
• If a student loses it, they will have to pay
for a new one.
• Responsibility Calendars should be kept
with the assignment book.
responsibility calendar
• Calendars should be signed with every
mark AND every Thursday night.
• Helps students monitor their personal
behaviors and identify traits where there
is room for improvement.
• Communication tool between teachers,
students, and parents.
teacher websites
• Accessible from AGSD homepage by clicking
on the directory link on the left hand side.
• Select Avon Grove Intermediate School.
• Click 6th grade then the submit button.
• Find your child’s teacher’s name and click
on their webpage link.
• Please check for announcements,
assignments, due dates…
Thursday folders
• All papers sent home will be in the folder
(PTA, AGRA, etc…)
• Please ask your child to see their folder!
behavior expectations
EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO
LEARN
Be Respectful
Be Safe
Be Responsible
Be Fair
Do your personal best every day!
Power Announcement
• District communication system
• Automatically calls home for important
information from AGI or the District
▫ Snow Days
▫ Reminders
▫ Emergencies
• Info Snap
▫ District will provide more information.
wellness policy
• Full policy is located online at the Avon
Grove Website.
• Due to the numerous allergies in all
classes no treats are to be sent into
school.
• Water bottles are permitted in class.
• Please provide a healthy snack for your
child.
Keep in mind, ALL classrooms
are nut and egg free!
field trips
Sixth grade takes 3 field trips during the school year
1. Trip 1 is a team building experience.
2. Trip 2 is an educational field trip related to the
curriculum.
3. Trip 3 is a celebratory field trip to mark the end of sixth
grade.
Two Trips are currently still in the planning process.
When locations have been determined, you will receive
more information.
**To chaperone a field trip you must have valid clearances
on file with AGIS. If applying for clearances, please be
aware it may take up to four weeks to get them in the
mail.
Conferences
• Scheduling will be done online
• You will meet within your child’s team of
teachers and will NOT be meeting in the
cafeteria
6th Grade Spirit
• Countries
▫ Purple – Greece
▫ Orange – England
▫ Orange – Madagascar
▫ Red- Fiji
▫ Blue – Bahamas
8th annual Career Day
• When: November 8th
• Where: Avon Grove Intermediate School
• Time: 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
You are invited to help make our Career Day a
success! We are looking to expose our 5th and 6th
grade students to a wide variety of career
choices. Forms are available with the
ambassadors located in the front of our school.
q&a
General questions?
Make sure to take note of the opportunities
to volunteer this year.
(Country Christmas, etc.)
Thank you for coming!
We look forward to working with you and
your child this year!
…and now a message
from our principals.
Schedule
6:30 – 7:05
7:10 – 7:18
7:20 – 7:28
7:30 – 7:38
7:40 – 8:00
Homeroom
Block 1
Block 2
Block 3
Other school-wide visits
MATH SLIDES
Ma and Pa Kettle Math
mathematics concepts
• Emphasis on mathematical reasoning and
problem solving
▫ Specifically, students will be able to analyze
more, discuss more, evaluate more, justify
more and explain their thinking and
understanding, especially through writing.
• Alternative strategies encouraged and
valued.
• Actively engaged in modeling, working with
materials and with peers to solve
mathematical problems
course 2 topics
• Decimals and
Integers
• Exponents, Factors,
and Fractions
• Operations With
Fractions
• Equations and
Inequalities
• Ratios, Rates, and
Proportions
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Percents
Geometry
Measurement
Patterns and Rules
Graphing in the
Coordinate Plane
Display / Analyze
Data
• Using Probability
online textbook
• Prentice Hall provides an online
interactive textbook that your child will
have access to.
• Username and password will be provided
to the students.
https://www.pearsonsuccessnet.com/
map testing
MEASURES OF ACADEMIC PROGRESS
• 3 times a year
• 50-60 minutes typically (untimed)
• Students will set goals for improvement
• Tool for teachers to differentiate
instruction
• More information at www.nwea.org
Content slides
social studies enduring understandings
• Humans adjust to life based on
their physical surroundings
and they alter those
surroundings to meet their
needs and wants. (Geography)
• Cooperation and conflict
between groups of people have
produced change in the world.
(History)
• There are different levels of
government; each has its own
responsibilities to work to
form a unified government.
(Government)
• Trade influences economic
structure and growth.
(Economics)
Units
• Mesopotamia
• Egypt
• Greece
• Rome
• China
science big ideas
• Celestial bodies have patterns of
movement based on the force of gravity.
• All objects obey universal laws relating
force and motion.
• Systems interact with one another, have
specific needs, and continually adapt and
change.
• Relationships exist among organisms in
different ecosystems.
• Composition of Matter
science units
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Astronomy
Motion & Design
Populations and Ecosystems
Chemistry (Science Lab Special)