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BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE ACADEMY
WEEKLY INSTRUCTIONAL AGENDA
SIXTH GRADE
1/15/2018 – 1/19/2018
WEEK 2 OF CYCLE 4
THE 6th
GRADE TEAM
Dean: Ms. de Dios [email protected]
TEACHERS
English Language Arts
Ms. Harris [email protected] Conference Time: 2:35 – 4:00 pm (B10)
Mr. Hayner [email protected] Conference Time: 2:35 – 4:00 pm (B10)
*Ms. Obeid [email protected] Conference Time: 10:00 -11:20 am (B7)
*Also teachers Spanish
Reading
Ms. Beller [email protected] Conference Time: 8:30 – 9:55 am (A1)
Mr. Bowen Stephen.Bowen@houstonisdorg Conference Time: 12:10 – 1:25 pm (B8)
Mr. Martinez [email protected] Conference Time: 11:25 – 12:40 pm (B8)
Mathematics
Mr. Steele [email protected] Conference Time: 2:35 – 4:00 pm (A5)
Mr. Wanjala [email protected] Conference Time: 10:00 -11:20 am (A2)
Mr. Buddelmeijer [email protected] Conference Time: 2:35 – 4:00 pm(A5)
Math Lab
Ms. F. Bonno [email protected] Conference Time: 12:10 – 1:25 pm (A3)
Mr. Eligio [email protected] Conference Time: 2:35 – 4:00 pm (A5)
Ms. A. Bonno [email protected] Conference Time: 2:35 – 4:00 pm (A5)
Science
Ms. Masood [email protected] Conference Time: 12:10 – 1:25 pm (B8)
Mr. Nicholas [email protected] Conference Time: 11:25 – 12:40 pm (B8)
Ms. Sudhakaran [email protected] Conference Time: 10:00 -11:20 am (B7)
Social Studies
Mr. Palmitier [email protected] Conference Time: 2:35 – 4:00 pm (A5)
Ms. Scott [email protected] Conference Time: 2:35 – 4:00 pm (A5)
Mr. Ball [email protected] Conference Time: 11:25 – 12:40 pm (A3)
Latin
Ms. Kirk [email protected] Conference Time: 10:00 - 11:20 am (B7)
Neuroscience
Ms. Torres [email protected] Conference Time: 10:00 - 11:20 am (A2)
Dr. Williams [email protected] Conference Time: 10:00 - 11:20 am (A2)
Ms. Brown [email protected] Conference Time: 11:25 –12:40 pm (A3)
Physical Education
Mr. Johnson [email protected] Conference Time: 12:10 – 1:25 pm (A3)
Ms. Strong [email protected] Conference Time: 10:00 - 11:20 am (A2)
*PLEASE NOTE THAT AN APPOINTMENT NEEDS TO BE SET UP PRIOR TO
MEETING WITH A TEACHER.
IMPORTANT DATES AND INFORMATION
PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR YOUR STUDENT’S GRADES
IN GRADESPEED
January 19 Friday 4:40 – 6:00 p.m.
STEM Symposium
Parents are invited to view posters and have refreshments
January 23 Tuesday 1:30 – 2:00 p.m.
6th
Grade Cycle 3 Honor Roll Assembly
Parents are invited to attend
SATURDAY TUTORIAL DATES (9:00 am to 12:30 pm)
o STARTS THIS SATURDAY, JANUARY 20
o Jan 27
o February 3, Feb 10, Feb 17 and Feb 24
o March 3 and March 24
o April 7, Apr 14, Apr 21 and Apr 28
o May 5
Please make sure your student comes on time and stays for the whole duration of
the tutorial period to gain the full benefit of Saturday tutorials.
Uniforms
HISD has relaxed the uniform policy, but students may wear uniforms, if they
have secured them or been provided such. Deans will continue to work with all
students to assist with obtaining uniforms, once identified as a need. Students who
were not impacted by Hurricane Harvey should remain in uniform, as they have
secured such. If needing financial assistance, please feel free to approach your
grade level Dean or any campus employee.
School Bus Tracker
If your student will be riding HISD transportation, please register on
www.houstonISD.org/BusTracker to track your student’s bus in the AM and PM
time. The district’s account number is 76647.
Parent Student Connect (Gradespeed)
You can access and monitor your student’s attendance, assignments and grades.
Go to www.HoustonISD.org/PSCregister to get started.
You may also use Gradespeed to communicate with your student’s teachers.
Lunch Money and Menus
You can manage account balances at www.schoolcafe.com
You can also retrieve menus and nutritional information at
www.houstonISD.org/Menus
After-School Tutorials (4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.)
Mondays – ELA/Reading
Tuesdays – Science
Wednesdays – Social Studies
Thursdays – Mathematics
*Students attending after-school tutorials or after-school activities must report directly to the
cafeteria. Teachers pick up their respective tutorial students from the cafeteria.
*Please pick up your child promptly at 5:15 p.m. when he/she attends any after-school
tutorial or activity.
*Please be reminded that there are no after-school tutorials or activities on FRIDAYS.
DROP-OFF AND PICK-UP FOR CAR RIDERS
WHEN YOU DROP OFF YOUR STUDENT IN THE MORNING AND PICK
HIM/HER UP AT DISMISSAL IN THE AFTERNOON, PLEASE FOLLOW THE
DIRECTIONS OF SCHOOL PERSONNEL WHO WILL BE DIRECTING THE FLOW
OF TRAFFIC TO KEEP EVERYONE SAFE, ESPECIALLY STUDENTS.
Students will be allowed into the building at 7:45 a.m. Please note that there will be no
school personnel monitoring students who will be dropped off earlier than 7:45 and left
on school grounds, outside of the building.
In the afternoon, students who are not picked up by 4:30 will be led back into the school
building. Anyone picking up after 4:30 will have to go to the main office to pick up their
student. If unable to get off your car and pick up your student yourself from the main
office, please send an adult, and not a child, on your behalf.
If your student will be walking home after-school, send/submit a signed letter of
authorization to Ms. de Dios, the 6th
grade dean. The letter must clearly identify the
student, the person authorizing the student to walk home after school and the contact
information of the said person.
***SCHOOL RULES AND POLICIES***
Before being dismissed for first period, ALL students MUST be in their assigned
areas. 6th
grade students report to the AUDITORIUM. No students are allowed to be in
the hallways, classrooms or restrooms WITHOUT PERMISSION.
Locker times: Morning, after being dismissed from their designated areas; Before and
After Lunch; Between 4th
and 5th
Period.
Dress code: Navy blue polo shirt with BCMA logo, khaki pants/shorts or skirts that are
knee-length, BCMA navy blue sweater or solid blue sweater. School I.D. must be worn
around the neck at all times. If your student has lost his/her school I.D., a replacement
school I.D. costs $5.00. Payment must be made through Ms. Westbrook, the school
secretary.
ONLY ON FRIDAYS: Blue or black jeans with no tears, cuts or holes, BCMA spirit
t-shirt or college t-shirt.
When dismissed at 4:00 p.m., all bus riders must proceed directly and promptly to the bus
ramps. School buses will leave at 4:07 p.m. everyday. Car riders must proceed directly
and promptly to the front of the building.
Be respectful to school personnel and fellow students.
READING
MS. BELLER
Students will analyze a utopian society and will identify the qualities of a hero.
Students will be introduced to The Giver, by Lois Lowry.
Students will make connections across text and within genre.
Students will complete a quiz over chapters 1-4 of The Giver on Thursday/Friday.
HOMEWORK:
o Due Tuesday and Wednesday: Reading Log Check 2
o Due Thursday and Friday: The Giver Independent Reading Annotation
Chart for chapters 2-3
Reminder: Parents, please sign and return the parent signature form for the novel
study. Students who have not returned the form will not be allowed to check out a
copy of The Giver to take home.
MR. BOWEN
The students will demonstrate comprehension through Renaissance 360 Universal
Screen Test for reading.
The students will begin The Giver for an upcoming novel study unit
The students will utilize various test taking strategies on practice questions
HOMEWORK:
o Students will continue their independent reading
o Students will complete a practice assessment
o Students will begin answer discussion questions over The Giver
MR. MARTINEZ
Students will make inferences about text and use text evidence to support a
position.
Students will identify text evidence in a nonfiction article to support ideas and
understanding
Students will take Middle of Year Reading Universal Screener assessment (week
of Jan 22-25)
Students will analyze familiar and unfamiliar vocabulary in context
Students will discuss and work on daily individual test practice for STAAR
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
MS. HARRIS
ELA 6.15B –Write poems using poetic techniques
ELA 6.19A – Identify, use, and understand the function of non-count nouns in the
context of reading, writing, and speaking.
Tuesday (A day) and Wednesday (B day)
Grammar Warm-Up
Work on Vocabulary Unit 4 (Due week of January 22nd
)
Read and analyze mentor texts (poetry)
HOMEWORK: Unit 4 Vocabulary
Thursday (A day) and Friday (B day)
Grammar Warm-Up
Sacred Writing
Work on Vocabulary Unit 4 (Due week of January 22nd
)
Read and analyze mentor texts (poetry)
HOMEWORK: Unit 4 Vocabulary
REMINDER: The deadline for the Vocabulary.com competition is February 14th
.
The class period with the most points wins a prize!
MR. HAYNER
Tuesday (A day) and Wednesday (B day)
Brain Pop Do Now: Mood and Tone
Apex: Narrative Techniques (Unit 8, Topic 4)
Writing Workshop: “Point of View” and “Story Ideas”
Vocabulary Unit 4, Pages 55 – 58. Vocab.com quiz due January 28
HOMEWORK: Brain Pop Video quizzes due January 21.
o Mood and Tone; Show, Not Tell; and Adverbs
o Extra Credit: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Thursday (A day) and Friday (B day)
Brain Pop Do Now: Show, Not Tell
Apex: Narrative Techniques (Unit 8, Topic 4)
Writing Workshop: Prewriting – Plot Chart due next class
Show, Don’t Tell Activity
HOMEWORK: Brain Pop Video quizzes due January 21.
o Mood and Tone; Show, Not Tell; and Adverbs
o Extra Credit: Martin Luther King, Jr.
Paper homework assignments are available on the HUB and gradespeed for
students who lose their copy. I will do my best to make other assignments
available.
The vocabulary is completed in class only, and students are graded on accuracy as
a classwork grade. If students need extra time, they will have to come after
school for tutorials or during elective period. Quizzes will still be taken at home
on vocabulary.com.
Thank you, and have a great MLK day tomorrow! Remember the legacy of the
great Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.!
MS. OBEID
Tuesday (A day) and Wednesday (B day)
Vocabulary Unit 6 Due
Play Kahoot for vocabulary
Finish Fiction Activity and Discuss
Activity: Introduction to Close Reading Using Song Lyrics
HOMEWORK: Study for Vocabulary Unit 6 Quiz on 1/18/2018 (A Day) and
1/19/2018 (B Day)
Thursday (A day) and Friday (B day)
Vocabulary Unit 6 Quiz
Finish partner activity: intro to close reading using song lyrics
Begin My Album Project
o Project Due on 1/29/2018 (B Day) and 1/30/2018 (A Day)
HOMEWORK: Vocabulary Workshop Unit 7 Due 2/1/2018 and 2/2/2018
Vocabulary Workshop Unit 7 Quiz on 1/5/2018 and 1/6/2018
MATHEMATICS
MR. BUDDELMEIJER
Tuesday (A day)
Multivision (multiplication/division) inequalities
HOMEWORK due next time I see you: Pg 365, Pg 371 questions 7-12, Pg 372
questions 18-24
Wednesday (B day)
Unit quiz on chapters 10 to 13 in the Go Math! Book (i.e. numerical and algebraic
expressions, subdition (subtraction/addition) equations and inequalities, and
mutlivision equations and inequalities
Homework: none
Thursday (A day) and Friday (B day)
Middle of Year (MOY) district level assessment (done on the computers in the
library)
Homework: none
MR. WANJALA
Tuesday (A day) and Wednesday (B day)
Focus: Proportional Reasoning.
HOMEWORK: Practice and problem-solving on Proportional Reasoning
Thursday (A day) and Friday (B day)
Focus: Universal Screener – MOY (District Assessment)
HOMEWORK: Practice and problem-solving on Proportional Reasoning.
MATH LAB
MS. R. BONNO
Topics: Absolute Value and Integer Sums
2-5 problems daily, examples and unlimited corrections allowed
Everyday
o ALEKS (Continuous individualized math topics program): Students have
approximately one hour in class daily to work on weekly topic
assignment.
o All topic and time goal assignments are due by Sunday, midnight.
o Please check your timeline and assignments on report page of ALEKS for
current week’s assignments as well as future quiz and test dates!!
Next Quiz: Friday January 26/ Monday January 29
HOMEWORK: Complete unfinished weekly goals by Sunday midnight
TUTORIALS: Every Tue/Thu morning. The side door by parking lot will be
open at 7:30 to admit students.
Cycle Goal (Project Grade): Master 244 Topics, Due Feb 11, midnight
MS A. BONNO
Objective: Rational Operations
Everyday
o ALEKS (Continuous individualized math topics program): Students have
approximately 1.25 hours in class daily to work on weekly classwork topic
assignment.
o All homework assignments, topic goal and time goal assignments are due
by Sunday, midnight.
o Please check your timeline and assignments on report page of ALEKS for
current week’s assignments as well as future quiz and test dates!!
o Next Quiz: Monday, February 5
o Next Test: Tuesday, February 13
o
MR. ELIGIO
Tuesday (A day) and Wednesday (B day)
Solving a word problem on proportions using a unit rate
5 topics learned in ALEKS program
HOMEWORK: Complete unfinished weekly topics goal by Saturday midnight
Thursday (A day) and Friday (B day)
Solving a one-step word problem using the formula d = rt
Quiz on solving a word problem on proportions using a unit rate
5 topics learned in ALEKS program
HOMEWORK: Complete unfinished weekly topics goal by Saturday midnight
Website: www.aleks.com
SCIENCE
MS. MASOOD
Tuesday (A day) and Wednesday (B day)
Types of Forces
Tug of war
Balanced and Unbalanced forces
Work the Newtons out activity
Calculate the Net force
Figuring out Net force with claim evidence and Reasoning
Thursday (A day) and Friday (B day)
Need for speed
Calculating speed
Speed Lab
HOMEWORK: Speed Challenge.
MR. NICHOLAS
Tuesday (A day)
Lesson: Balanced and Unbalanced Forces/Energy Project Presentations
Students will present their energy projects to the entire class. Students will reveal
their findings from the Energy Audit of their homes over the Christmas Break
Students will begin working on their Balanced and Unbalanced Forces packet.
HOMEWORK: Read and complete all questions on pages 188-193 in iScience
Textbook.
Wednesday (B day) and Thursday (A day)
Lesson: Balanced and Unbalanced Forces/Energy Project Presentations
Students will present their energy projects to the entire class. Students will reveal
their findings from the Energy Audit of their homes over the Christmas Break.
Students will continue to work on their Balanced and Unbalanced Forces packet.
Students will begin work on their video guides #’s 1-2 for the STEMScope
Connections videos.
HOMEWORK: Read and complete all questions on pages 194-203 in iScience
Textbook.
Friday (B day)
Lesson: Balanced and Unbalanced Forces/Energy Project Presentations
Students will present their energy projects to the entire class. Students will reveal
their findings from the Energy Audit of their homes over the Christmas Break.
We take a look at graphs and how they are used to record data from force and
motion.
Reminders/Comments:
o Homework assignments will be due the next class meeting unless
otherwise instructed.
o Please, check student’s planner for homework assignments (any changes
to homework assignments will be updated in the planner), exam dates and
due dates for any projects.
o Parents, please check Grade Speed to remain up-to-date with student
progress.
o Parents, please check Classdojo.com for updates on student behavior.
MS. SUDHAKARAN
Tuesday (A day)
Lesson: Pulley (Continued from last week)
Students will understand that a pulley system consists of a rope attached to a
wheel and a load. Pulleys distribute the weight of the load over different sections
of the rope. They reduce the force needed to lift the load by increasing the
distance the load is moved.
HOMEWORK:
o Students will select one energy source, describe whether it is renewable or
non-renewable, find its applications in real life and compare its advantages
and disadvantages.
o The project can be either a poster, a power point or a research paper.
Wednesday (B day) and Thursday (A day)
Lesson: Changes in Force and Motion
Students are expected to identify and describe the changes in position, direction
and speed of an object when acted by an unbalanced force.
HOMEWORK: Students will continue working on the project
Friday (B day)
Lesson: Changes in Force and Motion
Students are expected to calculate average speed using distance and time
measurements and measure graph changes in motion.
HOMEWORK: Students will complete Stemscope activities from the lesson
“Changes in Force and Motion”, (Standard 6.8B, C,D)
SOCIAL STUDIES
MS. SCOTT
Tuesday (A day) and Wednesday (B day)
Students will show mastery on a map locations quiz on Europe.
Students will continue with “The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire”.
Thursday (A day) and Friday (B day)
Students identify the discoveries that took place during the Industrial Revolution
that shape our world today.
MR. PALMITIER
Tuesday (A day)
Students will work independently on the topic of the Industrial Revolution.
Wednesday (B day) and Thursday (A day)
Map quiz over the countries of Europe.
Students will work independently to learn about the causes of WWI and how the
events following paved the way to WWII
Friday (B day)
Review for the Unit test over Europe
Stay up to date with notes at http://palmitierbcma.weebly.com
Practice for the map quiz at
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/European_Geography.htm
MR. BALL
Tuesday (A day)
Impact of China’s one child policy and North Korea
HOMEWORK: How has the one-child policy hurt the elderly population in
China?
Wednesday (B day) and Thursday (A day)
North and South Korea
HOMEWORK: Study for your test
Friday (B day)
Test
SPANISH WITH MS. OBEID
Wednesday (B day)
Empecemos A Vocabulario Quiz
Materials and Syllabus due if did not bring on Friday (1 day late)
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Learn about masculine and feminine nouns
Learn about definite vs. indefinite articles
Receive Empecemos B materials
HOMEWORK: Study for Empecemos B Quiz on 1/23/2018
Friday (B day)
Materials and Syllabus due if did not bring on Friday (2 days late)
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RWLS Activities (Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking)
HOMEWORK: Study for Empecemos B Quiz on 1/23/2018
NEUROSCIENCE
MS. TORRES and MS. BROWN
Concepts
Unit 3: Sensory Signals, students will review all unit material and take a unit exam.
1. Senses provide us with information about the world.
2. Different areas of the cerebrum receive information from the senses.
3. The brain receives and integrates information from the senses.
4. Receptors in the skin receive information from within their receptive fields.
5. The somatosensory cortex receives information from receptors in the skin.
Activities
1) Reading & Writing Practice: Cookie Crumbles Book (Chapter 20)
2) Review Video Presentation(s): How the Ears Work, How the Eyes Work, How the
Skin Works
3) Group Activity: Unit Review – Super Senses
4) STEM Symposium: Independent Research Day
Reminders/Comments:
Unit 3 In-Class Review
o Students are expected to bring their interactive notebooks to review for the
exam. Students will have the opportunity to answer any questions relating
to the exam.
Unit 3 Exam
DR. WILLIAMS
Motor Highways Unit
Week of January 15th
Standards Elements Intellectual Traits
Be Clear Purpose Disciplined Undisciplined
Be Accurate Question Fair-mindedness Unfairness
Be Relevant Information Intellectual Integrity Intellectual hypocrisy
Be Logical Information Intellectual
Perseverance
Intellectual laziness
Be Fair Assumptions Intellectual humility Intellectual arrogance
Precision Point of View Intellectual empathy Intellectual narrow-
mindedness
Breadth Concepts Intellectual
autonomy
Intellectual Conformity
Depth Implications Intellectual courage Intellectual Cowardice
Significance Confidence in
reason
Distrust of Reason and
Evidence
Lesson 1: Signals and Synapses
Concepts
The basic building block of the nervous system is the neuron.
Neurons transport messages within the body.
The muscles and the nervous system work together to achieve movement.
SCIENCE & MATH SKILLS
Problem solving, modeling and inferring
Activities
Using a simple game, students model how signals are sent along nerve cells within the
body to achieve movement.
Reading, Trouble at Tsavo
Lesson 2: Make a neuron
Concepts
Neurons have special parts that are important for sending and receiving messages or
signals.
There are many different kinds of neurons.
Activities
Students create three-dimensional models of neurons (nerve cells).
Reading, Trouble at Tsavo: The Tale of the Black Rhino.
INVOLUNTARY AND VOLUNTARY MOVEMENT:
Lesson 3: Eye Opener
Concepts
1) Involuntary movements happen without us thinking about them.
2) Reflexes are a kind of involuntary movement.
3) Some reflexes are processed through the brainstem.
Activities
Students learn about reflexes as they investigate the effect of bright light on pupil size.
Academic Practice: Refer to your daily agenda in your neuroscience binders for
assignment instructions and due dates.
