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Meet the Teacher Night

Meet the Teacher Night. Mrs. Deer, 6 th Grade Humanities and World Cultures. tdeer@kyrene.org (480) 541-6301. Welcome!. If you are 12 years old or younger please come sit on the floor in the front of the room Let’s save the chairs for the adults

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Meet the Teacher Night

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  1. Meet the Teacher Night Mrs. Deer, 6th Grade Humanities and World Cultures tdeer@kyrene.org (480) 541-6301

  2. Welcome! • If you are 12 years old or younger please come sit on the floor in the front of the room • Let’s save the chairs for the adults • All information presented tonight is available on my website. You do not need to take notes (unless you really want to)

  3. First Day of School • Bring a lunch for the first week • Bring a refillable water bottle. It’s hot! • Wear comfy clothes. You will be sitting on the floor the first day • Eat a good breakfast. There will not be snacks in the morning

  4. Communication www.kyrene.org/apr

  5. Communication ELA Teacher Sites

  6. In Addition… • Text @apren to (480) 725-2273 for Aprende notifications via textmessage • Check your contact information in ParentVUE before Thursday in order to receive updates on upcoming events. Incorrect information, contact office. • Sometimes these messages do not forward to your email address, but instead post in Parent VUE itself. Download the app and log in regularly! • Newsletter every other Friday sent through Parent VUE

  7. Finally… • Assignments, tests, announcements are postedonmyclassroomwebsite and Google Classroom. • Sign up for Kyrene and Aprende Newsletters through www.kyrene.org. Click on the Subscribe to newsletters tab on the left

  8. Last Tidbits • Email is our preferred method of communication. • There are many places to find our email addresses! • We will respond within 1 business day.

  9. How to Check Grades www.kyrene.org/apr

  10. How to Check Grades

  11. How to Check Grades • Kyrene’sParentVUE gives you immediate access to your student’s grades. • In fact, you and your student should log on to check them together once a week! • Parents and students have different log on and password.

  12. How to Check Grades • If you have never used ParentVUE before -OR- you need to update your email address from last year, please email the front office.

  13. What will my student be learning this year? Reading: • Various short stories and informational texts from the my Perspectives by Pearson, Expeditionary Learning, Scholastic Scope, and DBQ articles. • Literature study: The Girl Who Owned a City, The Golden Goblet, Good Masters, Sweet Ladies, Stories from Shakespeare, and Freak the Mighty.

  14. What will my student be learning this year? Writing: • Quarterly short answer argument writing • Paragraph with intro, facts, text evidence, elaboration, and conclusion • Document Based Essay Questions-once per unit • Research writing

  15. What will my student be learning this year? Language: • Vocabulary: Students will learn vocabulary through the literature read in class. • Grammar and usage: Students will learn about parts of speech and how to correctly compose a sentence through various grammar activities.

  16. What will my student be learning this year? • Speaking and Listening • One-on-one, group, and teacher-led discussions • Presentations of work, including visual displays and/or multimedia components • Interpretation of speeches and multimedia presentations • AVID- Philosophical Chairs and Socratic Circles

  17. Global Studies World History from its Earliest Cultures through the Middle Ages. • World Geography • GRAPES • Origins of Culture and Civilization • Mesopotamia (Middle East and North Africa) • Egypt (Middle East and North Africa) • Egypt (Middle East and North Africa) • Europe (Greece, Rome, Middle Ages) • Russia and Eurasian Republics • East Asia • South Asia

  18. Supplies • 6th Grade Supply List is on the Aprende Website • Each student needs these exact highlighters: green, blue, yellow, and pink. No substitutions please. • All 6th graders MUST have a 2 inch, 3 Ring Binder with dividers for AVID.

  19. Supplies, contd. • One of the top supplies your child needs is an independent reading book. Your child should have one in his/her backpack at all times. 40 Book Challenge. • There is also a library permission slip that must be signed if you allow your child to check out 7th and 8th grade books. (optional) • We do go to the library on a scheduled day and time to check out free choice books

  20. BINDER SUPPLY LIST AVID Binder Supply List6th Grade Students must have their APR AVID agenda at ALL times. If it is lost or severely damaged it will cost $5 to replace.

  21. Success Center Tutoring • I am available for tutoring after school on Tuesdays until 4:00 PM • Purpose: make up test, missing work, additional help with concepts, complete homework • Tutoring will start August 20th

  22. Why read 20 minutes at home every day?

  23. Why read 20 minutes at home every day? Assuming these students started reading each day in kindergarten, by the end of 6th grade: • Student A will have read for the equivalent of 60 school days, • Student B will have read for 12 school days, and • Student C will have read for 3. Want to be a better reader? It’s easy: just read.

  24. Expectations

  25. Student Advocacy • We welcome student interaction • Students will learn to advocate for themselves: • Write the teacher a note • Email the teacher • Approach the teacher after instruction in class • Stay after class • Come in before school or stay after school

  26. Problem Solving Once the student has approached the teacher, if further action is needed: • Student talks to their parent • Parent emails the teacher • Parent and teacher work toward a solution

  27. Grades

  28. Grading Policy • Standard grading scale. • Weighted grades. • 80% assessments. 20% classwork and homework • Grades at or above an 89.5 are rounded to an A 90-100% = A 80-89% = B 70-79% = C 60-69% = D 50-59% = F

  29. Homework • Your child can expect 30-60 minutes of homework every day • Homework serves as practice • It is okay to help your child however • There is important learning involved when working through tough problems. Let them struggle! • Communicate with the teachers if you have questions or concerns

  30. Student Integrity • Student integrity is a mark of good character; honesty and responsibility are expected. • In the event of cheating on tests we refer students to administration, and they receive a score of zero for the test (this includes plagiarizing material on reports/other writing). • We use class time to provide specific instruction to students on the issue of plagiarism and how to avoid it.

  31. Every School Day Counts • If your child is sick or has to be out of school: • Students have equal days as days absent to make up work (including homework). • It is the student’s responsibility to determine missed assignments and copy missed notes upon return to class. • Teachers make sure that all assignments are posted in class or online for the week. • Students can consult their agenda (a good reason to keep agendas current). • You can email the teachers in advance if your student is going to be absent in order for us to provide work.

  32. Late Work • We have an expectation that students will complete all class and homework on time. • In the event of an absence, students will have extended time to complete work. • All absent/make up work is due before the end of a unit or unit test. (Ex: Greece, pronouns, cells, etc.)

  33. I Need a Snack

  34. Snacks • Students can enjoy a healthy snack in the afternoon at the beginning of 5th period. 10 minutes only! • Water • Fruit/vegetables • Crackers/granola bars • String cheese • No bad C’s (candy, cookies, cakes, chips) • No snack that requires utensils to eat

  35. What I Learned as a Middle School Mom • Stay Connected-Not All Stories Are True! • Write a Contract, include what you expect, what will you accept. • Include us, let us know what is going on, Sometimes we can help. • Go to In N Out (or your favorite eatery) and sit in a booth. • Help them, go through their backpacks, check their work, organize them.

  36. Questions? • Please email me at tdeer@kyrene.org with any questions you may have that we didn’t get a chance to answer tonight! Please include: • Your name AND your student’s name • Your question(s) • Preferential seating, wears glasses, etc.

  37. About Mrs. Deer • I grew up in Illinois. My husband and I moved to Arizona in 1998. This is my 24th year teaching and my 21st year at Aprende. • I graduated from Kaskaskia College and Eastern Illinois University. • Degrees in special education and elementary education. • Endorsements in Gifted, SEI, Learning Disabilities and Emotional Disabilities and Early Childhood Special Education. • In my free time, I like to read, cook, go to sporting events, travel, binge watch Netflix, try non-chain restaurants, play with my dog, and cheer on my kids at their various sporting events and school activities. • My favorite hobbies are organizing & decorating.

  38. Middle School Feels Like… • 6th Grade

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