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Welcome to Back-to-School Night

Welcome to Back-to-School Night. 6 th Grade World Cultures and Geography Mrs. Kathleen Beckwith. Student Expectations. Come to class and be on time. Complete class work on time. Do all your homework and bring it to school with you each day. Bring all necessary materials to class.

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Welcome to Back-to-School Night

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  1. Welcome to Back-to-School Night 6th Grade World Cultures and Geography Mrs. Kathleen Beckwith

  2. Student Expectations • Come to class and be on time. • Complete class work on time. • Do all your homework and bring it to school with you each day. • Bring all necessary materials to class. • Be an active learner- participate

  3. Curriculum • Geography • 5 themes of geography • United States • Canada • Latin America

  4. Grading Scale • Tests 40% • Quizzes 30% • Class preparedness/participation 15% • Homework 15%

  5. Homework • Purpose: to reinforce/review the concepts being taught and discussed in class • Homework is posted each and every class period. Students are responsible for copying assignments into their planners. • Homework is due the next day unless otherwise directed.

  6. Homework Grading • Grading • Stamped at the beginning of class for completion (Students need to try their best to complete the entire assignment) • Reviewed in class and students are expected to make corrections or complete it

  7. Homework (cont’d) • Smiley STAMPS receive a “100%” for a completed assignment • Frown STAMPS receive a “50% for partial completion or “0” for no homework. • Every 5 Smiley STAMPS earns a Sparten or a treat.

  8. Supplies Needed for the Classroom • Please replenish your child’s pencils, pens, colored pencils and highlighter supply as the year continues. • Tissues! Tissues! Tissues!- The school does not supply the classrooms with tissues - only paper towels - which make for very sore noses when students have the sniffles. • Hand sanitizer (example:Purell)

  9. Contact me… • Email – kathleen.beckwith@scrsd.org • School 570-348- 3631 • Grade print outs – Approximately mid quarter- Remember you can check grades anytime online!

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