6th Grade is Social!

1. 6th Grade is Social! • Notecard • Barro’s Night! 8/22 • Where? Kyrene and Warner • When? 10:30 am - 9:30 pm • Who? All 6th grade families • How? Mention “KMS” for delivery, carryout, dine-in • Teachers will be there from 5:00-6:30pm • Please leave me a note about your student; include both of your names • What do you want me to know about them? • What goal do you have for them this year? • Anything else that you want to share.

2. Welcome to 6th Grade @ KMS!

3. Meet Mrs. Campbell

4. 6th Grade Science Projects Projects may change - students will have at least 2 weeks to complete at home projects 1st Quarter • Scientific Method • Energy 2nd Quarter • Water • Weather 3rd Quarter • Microscopes • Cells • Plants 4th Quarter • Human body • Diseases • Solar Ovens/Wind Cars • Weather Maps • Ocean Research • Technology/Scientist Research • Plant/Cell Model • Flower Dissection • Wing Dissection

5. What to Expect for 2018-19 • GATE Course of Study • Guaranteed and Viable Curriculum • Criteria for Placement • Professional Development

6. 6th Grade Gate Science Projects Projects may change 1st Quarter • Scientific Method • Energy 2nd Quarter • Water • Weather 3rd Quarter • Microscopes • Cells • Plants 4th Quarter • Human body • Diseases • Sustainable Clubhouse • Future City Competition • Energy efficient and Natural Disaster Recovery • Access to Clean Water • Plants you can Eat • Prosthetic Limb Readings Optional: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Mandatory: World without Fish

9. What does IB look like in the Science Classroom? Inquiry Based • Learning experiences are intentionally planned to allow student to investigate science and how it applies to their every day life. • Students work collaboratively to problem solve and investigate scientific principals Growth Mindset • Focus on individual growth • Celebrating success

10. What are standards-based grades? Standards-based grades are a way of reporting a student’s level of mastery of grade level standards Standards-Based grading seeks to provide meaningful feedback so teachers, students and parents can track student progress toward mastery of key academic concepts, reflect upon strengths and weaknesses, and identify multiple pathways to deeper learning To support students in answering: Where am I going? Where am I now? How can I close the gap?

11. Course Grading Explained Grades are based on a standards based grading policy. In class, students will complete a combination of standards-aligned formative and summative assessments. Subjective factors like attendance, effort, and attitude are not included in the grades.  In standards based grading, we will report proficiency and work habits separately in order to give a more accurate report of student progress. 

12. What this looks like day to day… Students will be engaged in the same content but may complete different tasks throughout a unit. The end result of mastery will be the same, how we got there, might look different. This allows for students to develop and understand ideas at their own pace and their own way. Some days, we will be doing the same thing.

13. Formative and Summative Assessments Formative assessments work as practice. Homework, classwork, or class discussion, that allow students to practice the skill or progress their learning are all forms of formative assessments. Formative assessments build up to summative assessments. Students are not penalized on learning the standard by formative assessments, rather they are encouraged to try and possibly fail as opposed to not trying at all. *Formative assessments will appear in the grade book but they do not count towards a student’s overall average directly. Unit exams, quizzes, and large projects are all summative assessments. Summative assessments demonstrate student’s mastery of the standards after they have practiced the skills and standards. Students are encouraged to retake or revise complex summative assessments if they struggled to demonstrate the mastery expected. This is learning! Redosare usually scheduled for during lunch on specific dates that will be announced in class. Simple Summative - 1pt Complex Summative - 5pts

14. Sample Scoring Scale • Traditional Grading: • 4 is equivalent to a 100% • 3 is equivalent to a 90% • 2 is equivalent to a 70% • 1 is equivalent to a 60%

15. Student Supplies • 5, 3-Prong Pocket Folders • Math: Yellow • Language Acquisition: Red • Sciences: Green • Individuals and Societies: Blue • World Language: Purple • 5 composition notebooks, 1 per class • Pencils and erasers • Highlighters • Dry Erase Markers

16. Student Supplies Snack: Students can bring a HEALTHY snack to enjoy at the end of 5th period.

17. Tax Credit T-Shirt Orders Please donate to KMS if you can! Any Arizona taxpayer can donate to KMS! Filing Single? There is a $250 limit. Filing Married? There is a $400 limit. Everything helps! • Cost: $10 • Cash or check payable to “KMS” • Optional donation to help another family, $10  • Sizes YL - A2X • Due Date: Friday, August 16  

18. Donations Noses run, pencils break, and thousands of words and numbers take up residence on hundreds of pieces of paper. So, we are always looking for donations! Here are our biggest needs all year long… • tissues • pencils • lined paper • copy paper • clorox wipes

19. 6th Grade is Social! Mrs. Campbell mcampbell@Kyrene.org 480-541-6776 • Instagram - mcampbell0603 • Instagram - kyreneprep