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Back to school night, Nobel Middle School, Ms. Halpern, Honors Math/Science, 6th grade, classroom standards, communication, curriculum, projects, technology
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Welcome To Back To School Night Nobel Middle School Ms. Halpern Honors Math/Science 6th Grade
Classroom Standards • Being mentally and physically prepared to work • Rules and Consequences-See parent letter • Class work and Homework-Projects are marked down if they are late! I will not accept anything past one week of the due date. Homework can be handed in within a week for half credit. • Grades and Points-Cumulative per each semester, See parent letter • Graded on tests, classwork, homework, and AM. • After school tutoring available.
Communication • Student Planners- student, parent, and teacher involvement (I sign it several days to show if your child did their homework or not.) • 6th period conference • Parent Conferences available before school. • Phone Messages and letters will be responded to within 24hrs • Email me at michieee@aol.com • Nobelms.com
Classroom Technology • Nobelms.com • Calendar with assignments Accelerated Math (AM) reinforces concepts within program exercises, practices, tests ENGRADE.COM online grades and discipline MY.HRW.COM online math textbook
The Four Components of the Gifted Program • Acceleration-The pace or speed of learning is altered in order to challenge learners. • Complexity-Broadening the learner's understanding of the areas by asking the learner to make connections, relationships, and associations between, within and across subjects and disciplines. • Depth-Challenging learners by enabling them to venture further, deeper, more elaborately into the area under study. • Novelty-Gaining a personal understanding of the area under study. • Curriculum focused on the California State Standards
Academic Program Math • Go Math • Topics – Decimals, Fractions, Integers, Number relations, Solving equations, Ratios, Proportions, Percents, Geometry, and Statistics.
Science • Holt Earth Science • Topics- Plate tectonics, Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Erosion, Weathering, The Atmosphere, Living things, and Biomes. • Technology • Material will be covered through power point presentations. • Projects • Some projects will be done inside their spiral notebook. • Larger projects will be given throughout the year to reinforce concepts.
Thank you for any donations that you can contribute to the classroom!!! Please see wish list for details. Thank you, Mrs. Halpern