Welcome to Curriculum Night

1. Welcome to Curriculum Night

2. Your Seahawk Team Mr. Smith Mrs. Noel Ms. Quan Mrs. Gordon

3. P.R.O.P.S. Prepared - Are you prepared for school and for your class Responsible - Are you responsible with you class work and homework Organized - Do you have an organized book bag, binder and notebook Polite - Are you polite to your teachers and classmates Safety - Are you practicing safety at school, off school grounds and on the bus If P.R.O.P.S. earned: - Fun Friday - Monthly Celebrations - Future Field Trips - Other Rewards by teachers - Verbal Praise

4. Grading Policy Formal Grades – 65% • Tests • Projects/Long Term Assignments • Final Draft Writing/Essays • Formal Quizzes Informal Grades – 35% • Homework • Informal Quizzes • Classwork  • Participation • All late work must be turned in but will result in a loss of points. Homework is expected to be complete when class begins. • Late homework, projects, and final draft writing will be penalized 5 points per day late.

5. Math Grading Rubric

6. AGENDA • The agenda book must come to school daily • It is used to write down all homework assignments • It can be used to write notes back and forth to teachers • It has important information in the front of the agenda • Dress code • Grading Policy • Absent Policy • Calendar • Emails • If lost it must be purchased in the office for $6

7. Announcements • If possible, please make sure that your child has The Cay by Monday, October 6. • Summer reading assignment final turn in date – Tuesday September 30th • If you are interested in setting up a first quarter conference Parent conferences are held on Tuesdays between the hours of 3:15-4:00.  We meet in room A5, Mrs. Gordon’s classroom.  If you’d like to schedule a conference, visit www.signupgenious.com, search anna.redmond@cms.k12.nc.us or contact 6th grade counselor Ms. Andrews at 980.343-3620. • Join the PTSA for $6.00! They work so hard for QHMS's students and staff! • To receive a Bi-Monthly newsletter send an email to stacey.noel@cms.k12.nc.us • Social Studies • My Remind – 704-322-3154 @gordonsoc • www.discoveryeducation.com • ID - Student Number_cms • Password – Student Number • Immunizations • Due by September 23 • Will not be allowed in school on September 24. • Supply Needs • Glue Sticks • Colored Printer Paper • Post Its, varied sizes

8. FALCON FUND DRIVE • Every $5 You Give Makes a Difference… • Money will benefit students: • More technology tools, programs and software • More classroom projects like book studies for language arts and social studies, materials for science and math exploration • September 16 Thru October 10 • Our School needs to Raise $15,000…. • And a generous donor will give ADDITIONAL $5,000. • Help Quail meet this challenge!! • QHMS CAN RAISE $20,000 !!!

9. Dress Code • The student handbook has specific dress code information that we expect all students to follow. • However we've noticed some things we'd like to highlight • Boys - remember to wear a belt and have pants on their waste. If they have a hat it should be on their pants loop while in the building. • Girls - Skirts and shorts should be to the end of their finger tips. Leggings are not considered as pants. No spaghetti strap tops...all tops should be at least three finger tips wide. • Both - No pajamas, no bedroom shoes and nothing see-through.

10. Language Arts Course Description The sixth grade English/Language Arts curriculum will follow the Common Core State Standards for Literacy. These standards are based on four areas of study: • Reading (literature and informational text) • Writing • Speaking and Listening • Language To be ready for college, workforce training, and life in a global society, students need the ability to gather, comprehend, evaluate, synthesize, and report on information and ideas, to conduct original research in order to answer questions or solve problems, and to analyze and create a high volume and extensive range of print and non-print texts in media forms old and new.

11. Interactive Student Notebook, My Obsession! INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOK • To provide organizational skills in Language Arts, we use an interactive notebook in class. The notebook enables students to interact with teacher input and allow them to respond, create, interpret, and judge concepts learned in class. • Students are responsible for keeping the notebook neat and organized for notebook checks. • Notebook checks may be announced or unannounced and are counted A GRADE.

12. First Quarter Objective Elements of a Short Story • Plot Overview • Author’s Purpose • Story Elements • Mood/Tone • Point of View • Central Idea/Supporting Details • Making Inferences • Summarizing • Active Reading Strategies • Novel Study – The Cay • Grammar – Parts of Speech and Sentence Types • Vocabulary Roots, Prefix and Suffix origins • Expository Writing

13. 3rd Quarter Objectives 2nd Quarter Objectives • Informational Text • Text Structure • Cause/Effect • Fact/Opinion • Compare/Contrast • Folklore Study • Dialogue/Dialect • Symbolism • Character Analysis • Novel- The Call of the Wild • Novel-based Vocabulary • Grammar – Basic Sentence Structure/Pronoun Focus • Persuasive Techniques • Bias • Poetry • Figurative Language • Symbolism • Performance Techniques in Drama • Novel – The Call of the Wild • Parallel Structure • Novel-based Vocabulary • Grammar – Pronoun Focus

14. Stacey.noel@cms.k12.nc.us http://staceynoel.cmswiki.wikispaces.net/ http://qhmsla6.cmswiki.wikispaces.net/ 980-343-2620 Education is not the filling of a bucket, but the lighting of a fire.-- W. B. Yeats There is a brilliant child locked inside every student.-- Marva Collins Teaching is not a profession; it's a passion.-- Unknown It's okay to make mistakes. Mistakes are our teachers -- they help us to learn.-- John Bradshaw

15. Mrs. GordonWorld History Early Man through the Renaissance Time Period • Remind • 704-322-3154 • @gordonsoc Interactive Notebooks Mrs. Gordon’s website: http://anna-gordon.cmswiki.wikispaces.net/home

16. Thank you so much for 
coming!