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Welcome to 6 th grade math!. Mrs. Paluch. The Teacher…. Capri Paluch 14th year at MSN Teach 6 th grade M ath and 7 th grade Math Easiest way to reach me during the day is email!. When am I available to help?. Before school (by appointment) After school (by appointment) Lunch
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Welcome to 6th grade math! Mrs. Paluch
The Teacher…. • Capri Paluch • 14th year at MSN • Teach 6th grade Math and 7th grade Math • Easiest way to reach me during the day is email!
When am I available to help? • Before school (by appointment) • After school (by appointment) • Lunch • During class!!
The Sixth Grade Math Curriculum will focus on 8 Mathematical Practices!
1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them • When presented with a problem, I can make a plan, carry out my plan, and evaluate its success.
3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others
4. Model with mathematics • I can recognize math in everyday life and use math I know to solve everyday problems.
5. Use appropriate tools strategically • I know HOW to use math tools. • I know WHEN to use math tools. • I can reason: “Did the tool I used give me an answer that makes sense?”
7. Look for and make use of structure • I can see and understand how numbers and spaces are organized and put together as parts and wholes.
8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning • I can notice when calculations are repeated. Then, I can find more efficient methods and short cuts.
6th Grade Advanced Math Units of Study • Rational Number Operations • Expressions, Equations, and Linear Relationships • Ratios and Proportions • Data and Probability • Geometric Measurement
TEXTBOOK • The books are fabulous! They are a wonderful resource for your child. • There is an on-line textbook along with valuable resources at www.classzone.com
Online Book • To access online book, students must locate the activation code. • This can be found on E-School under Student Links and Student Software. • Once you have the activation code students can create an account to access the book online.
Canvas The new learning management system that CUSD 95 has adopted. Can accessed through app on iPad or through the website lz95.instructure.com. Homework and upcoming assessments will be posted on here.
The Homework…. • Homework will typically be assigned daily. Each homework assignment will be worth 5 points. • Points are earned by completing all problems and correcting them the next day. • The homework will be posted on Canvas. • The homework will be also be posted on my website: • You can locate my website through MSN’s staff directory. www.lz95.org/msn • The purpose of each homework assignment will be to review what was taught in class.
Assessments Standards Based Grading
E-School • Please use E-school to monitor your child’s grades. • I try to post each day, but if I fall behind, it will be posted by Friday. • I will post late/ missing assignments as well as notes on great accomplishments.
Thanks!! • Thank you for coming to Open House! • Please feel free to call me or email me at any time! • Have a great year!