Sixth Grade Curriculum

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Sixth Grade Curriculum

• Santan Elementary

Welcome to Mrs. Portugals and Mrs. Buis
Class 2013 2014 School Year
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Pairing General Information

• Pairing is when two teachers pair up to teach
  the grade level content.
• Mrs. Portugal will be teaching reading and
  writing while Mrs. Bui will be teaching math and
  science/social studies.
• Students will spend about half the day with each
  teacher. They begin the first half of their day
  with their homeroom teacher and the second half
  of their day with the pairing partner.

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English Language Arts

• Literature Studies
• Independent, partner reading and whole group
  reading
• Guided reading to meet individual needs
• Daily CAFÉ (Comprehension, Accuracy, Fluency and
  Expanded Vocabulary)
• One on One conferencing

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Common Core State StandardsEnglish Language Arts

• Elements of a plot and how a character responds
  to it
• Cite textual evidence from all types of text
• Determine a theme or central idea
• Determine the meaning of words and phrases in
  text
• Explain how an author develops a point of view
• Analyze a particular point of view or cultural
  experience
• Compare and Contrast reading a story to another
  version of the story
• Compare and contrast texts in different forms or
  genres
• Elements of Non-Fiction Text Structure
• By the end of year, read and comprehend
  literature, including stories, dramas and poems
  in grades 6-8 text complexity.

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Spelling

• Words their way is an instructional approach to
  teach
• phonics, vocabulary and spelling to improve
  literacy
• skills.
• Topics covered
• Words Their Way sorts specific to skill level.
• Dictation Sentences
• Students will be leveled for spelling this year
  and
• switching classrooms for fifteen minutes each
  day.

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Writing

• Write From the Beginning is a developmental
• vertically aligned writing program for all
  grades.
• Writing is modeled with focused mini lessons
• intended for specific skills. Thinking maps are
  used.
• Genres of writing
• Argumentative
• Personal Narrative
• Imaginative Narrative
• Informative/Explanatory
• Poetry
• Literature Response and Journal writing
• 61 Writing Traits are integrated in writing.

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Grammar

• Modeling through mini-lessons
• Daily grammar review
• Application in every day writing

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Mathematics

• The overall goal within the curricular area of
  mathematics is for students to have a not just a
  basic knowledge of each concept that they learn,
  but for them to apply it with a certain depth of
  knowledge. Due to this, students will be
  required to solve more detailed questions and
  problems.
• Visit the Arizona Department of Education or
  Chandler Unified School District website to see
  more about standards changes.
• Arizona Department of Education homepage
• www.ade.state.az.us
• Chandler Unified School District homepage
• ww2.chandler.k12.az.us

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Math Common Core Standards

• Topics covered in Sixth Grade
• Rates, Ratios, and Percents
• Dividing Fractions and All Decimal Operations
• Integers and Exponents
• Graphing and the Coordinate Plane
• Expressions and Equations
• Geometry and Measurement
• Data Analysis/Statistics

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World History

• Topics Covered
• Stone Age and Early Cultures
• Mesopotamian Era
• Greece
• India
• China
• Egypt
• Rome
• The Dark Ages
• The Renaissance

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Science

• Topics Covered in Sixth Grade
• Earth Process
• Weather and Natural Disasters
• Energy
• Plant and Animal Cells
• Inventors and Inventions
• Science Fair

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Field Trips and Events!

• How you can help is by volunteering at any of our
  
• fundraisers, field trips or grade level events
  this year.
• Fundraisers- Grade level T-shirts, Grade level
  calendar, Fall Carnival, and jingle jog.
• Tax Credit Donations. See form.
• Field Trips and Events
• - Youth Frontier
• - Childsplay
• SRP Bike Presentation (conserving energy)
• - Chariot Races (Optional)
• Biosphere
• Mesquite Pool
• 6th grade dance

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Anti-Bullying Rules 1.We will not bully
others.2.We will try to help students who are
bullied.3.We will try to include students who
are left out.4.If we know that somebody is being
bullied, we will tell and adult at school and at
home.5.We will practice each pillar of character
each day Respect, Responsibility,
Trustworthiness, Caring, Fairness, and
Citizenship.These rules will be recited after
the pledge daily!

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Homework

• This year homework will be assigned on a nightly
  basis. Anything that is not finished in class
  will be taken home and finished for homework.
  This really reinforces to the students the
  importance of using their class time wisely.
  When they use their time wisely, they will have
  less homework on a nightly basis however the
  continuation of class work will not always be the
  students only homework. Students will be given
  math problems nightly that will allow them to
  practice the math concepts we have worked on that
  day.
• Students will have a reading goal of 30 books
  this school year. Read a minimum of 5 days a
  week consistently.

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Agendas

• Students should write down what they are working
  on in class, as well as what they have for
  homework assignments each day.
• Parent signatures once a week and will be checked
  on Mondays.
• If a student has a missing assignment Mrs. Bui
  and Mrs. Portugal will initial and make note of
  it in their agenda that day.

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Grades

• We will continue to use Infinite Campus as our
  grading system
• Pick up an instruction sheet for how to log in to
  the student portal before you leave.

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Late Work Policy

• Any work that is turned in one day past the due
  date will automatically result in a 20 reduction
  in score. After that it will be a 50 reduction
  in score. We expect students to complete their
  work and turn it in, even if it is late, or it
  will result in a zero.

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Website Registration

• Please go onto our school website and register.
  You will then be prompted to subscribe to
  specific teachers and other areas here at Santan.
  Please subscribe to our room and PTO.
• http//www.mychandlerschools.org/santan
• The purpose is to receive notification for any
  updates along with newsletters.

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Thank you for allowing me to be a part of
your childs life!

• If you have any questions dont hesitate to
  contact me via email at
• Portugal.christine_at_cusd80.com
• Bui.mary_at_cusd80.com
• Sincerely,
• Christine Portugal and Mary Bui