Welcome to

6th Grade

6th Grade Team

Mrs. Martinski Science room 200 & Social Studies

Mrs. Combs Math room 210 & Character Ed

Mrs. Fritz Reading room 201 & Writing

6th Grade is a Benchmark Year!

• Students must achieve a “C” or better as a final grade in both Reading and Math.

• Students must meet the district wide standards of the NWEA MAP test given in Spring 2016.

• Students may not have 9 or more days of unexcused absences for the year.

6th Grade Program

• Common Core aligned, unit based• Rigorous• Critical thinking & higher-order thinking skills• Leveled support for understanding increasingly complex texts•Traditional and performance-based assessments

Homework Policy

• CPS policy mandates a minimum of 90 minutes of daily homework for middle school students

• 30 minutes Reading

• 30 minutes Math

• 30 minutes Social Studies, Science, etc.

Late homework will be accepted the next day with a penalty.

Homework is listed on Beaubien’s web site EVERY DAY.

What Can Be Expected

• Teacher support

• Differentiated instruction with data driven curriculum using MAP test results

• Remediation after school program

• Online access to student grades

What Will Be Expected• Prescription glasses, if needed

• Come to class everyday with all materials and prepared to work & learn

• Absent work to be completed in a timely manner.

• Daily homework completed on time

• Self advocate for help & guidance

• $50.00 instructional fee

Mrs. Fritz

nsfritz@cps.edu

Reading & Writing

Mrs. Combs - MATH Big Ideas Math, Larson/Boswell

• Online Book• Explanation based

Enrichment• Khan Academy• Math Club

kacombs@cps.edu

Math Grading Breakdown Homework (assignments strictly assigned

for completion at home) Class

Participation/Corrections(Participation in class discussion, completes work, fixes up thinking, comes to class prepared and ready to learn)

Classwork (Assignment expected to be completed in class, group work, investigations, Daily Check-ups)

Notes/Portfolio (Notes everyday) Exit tickets(Single Skill Quiz) Multi-Skill Tests/Performance Assessments

(Application to real-life)

Mrs. Martinski

Science &

Social Studies

cvdelacotera@cps.edu

Social Studies•World history•Tests every 4-6 weeks•2nd quarter poster project

Earth Science

Hands-on curriculum

Use of writing to show evidence of answers

Labs = 25% of grade

• Projects due beginning of November

• Completed research paper

• Oral presentation

• Science boards on sale $5.00

Physical Education & Dance Class Attire

• Beaubien gear is always acceptable

• white shirt (no printing on back) & shorts or pants

• NO dresses & skirts

• rubber-soled “gym” shoes

• NO sandals, flip flops, TOMS, flats, wedges, Uggs, or any other type of boot

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for allschool news

where homework

is listed every day

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just those who are bullied or those who bully others

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school environment

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Our class motto:

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