6 th Grade!

1. 6th Grade! Mrs. Engelman Room 9

2. Get Connected! • My email: sengelma@egusd.net • Class Website: www.schoolrack.com/engelman • Class Grading: www.engrade.com • Accelerated Reader: www.renlearn.com • Go Math: www.thinkcentral.com • All the directions to access these websites are in your folder. It will be important for you to check these sites weekly.

3. Classroom Environment • #1 Rule is RESPECT! Respect others, the environment, and yourself! • Students who are not following the classroom/school rules will first-get a warning, second- fill out a “Behavior Reflection Sheet”, and third- call home and/or be sent to another class on a time-out. • If you are ever to walk in our classroom, you will probably not hear silence! I run a very interactive classroom where students work together. • Students sit in cooperative groups of 4 to enhance their learning experience. We will switch groups every four weeks. I will not switch students mid-rotation, since I’m trying to teach them how to work with all kinds of personalities.

4. Curriculum All curriculum is aligned with CA Common Core State Standards (CCSS) • Grade level novels: Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, The Egyptian Game, Where the Red Fern Grows, Westing Game, + more to be determined! • Go Math • eSci+ (extra science program through EGUSD and CSUS) • Holt Earth Science • Holt World History • SPARKS Physical Education • Computer Resource • Wordly Wise (vocabulary program) • Step Up to Writing • Accelerated Reader • Visual and Performing Arts with Mr. Morse

5. Homework Expectations • Homework will take approximately 45-60 minutes a night, Monday-Thursday • Wordly Wise, Weekly Math Word Problems, & Reading Log- given on Monday, due on Friday • Go Math will be assigned each night • Writing, social studies, science, and novel studies will be given as needed • We’re to the point where it is very difficult to predetermine homework. Most of the homework assigned is given at the end of a lesson and depends on how much we’ve covered that day. Therefore, I will not be able to provide homework in advance of an absence. • Students who are absent are responsible to check the master agenda and get all homework from the homework files. I will work with the student to arrange a due date for missing work. • If your child is having difficulty with the amount/pace/quality of homework, please do not hesitate to contact me. I do make exceptions. • Homework will be written in an agenda every afternoon. Parents are encouraged to look at their child’s agenda each evening.

6. Grading • Check out Engrade! New online grading system that enables you and your child to check their grades anytime online! • When requested, a physical copy of progress reports can be sent home. • Students will be given rubrics for a majority of the projects/writing assignments. • Not all work coming home will be included in their overall grade. • Grades are weighted- see attached page with details for each subject • Change made to trimester academic awards- Grades 4-6 will only be giving out District Honor Roll (3.5 GPA), citizenship awards, and attendance awards. • I HIGHLY encourage you to keep a folder/box at home to put all graded assignments that come home for the YEAR! We all make mistakes, including me, and this protects the student in case a mistake is made!

7. Intermediate Grade Scale • Adopted by 4-6 teachers • 100 % A+ • 99-94 A • 93-90 A- • 89-87 B+ • 86-84 B • 83-80 B- • 79-77 C+ • 76-74 C • 73-70 C- • 69-67 D+ • 66-64 D • 63-60 D- • 59- F

8. Few More Things! • Accepting a $6 donation for Social Studies/Science Weekly magazine. Make checks payable to CW Dillard. • Join PTO! First meeting is September 5th at 7 p.m. in MP room • Check out the Classroom Volunteer List! Yes, that means you are still needed, even in 6th grade!!! • Alliance Redwoods meeting on September 4th, room 9 at 3:45 p.m. Any adult that wants to chaperone MUST be fingerprinted and have clearance by the September 4th meeting. We will choose the chaperones at the meeting.