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Welcome to the 2013-2014 Meet the Teacher Night with the Think Tank Team. Welcome to 6 th Science! . Think Tank Technology Boot Camp . Introduction to technology tools Responsible Use Policy/Acceptance Applications in the classroom Personal Electronic Devices. Lab Skills. Lab Safety
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Welcome to the 2013-2014 Meet the Teacher Night with the Think Tank Team
Think Tank Technology Boot Camp Introduction to technology tools Responsible Use Policy/Acceptance Applications in the classroom Personal Electronic Devices
Lab Skills Lab Safety Lab Equipment Metric Measurement
Scientific Method Inference vs. Observation Variables & Control Group Hypothesis Technical Writing
The Infinity Project Engineering Process vs. Scientific Method Robotics Unit Environmental Engineering / Green Engineering
The Jason Project SI Units of Measurement Energy Force and Motion [Physics] Geology/Ecology
Future Units… Chemistry
Future Units… Energy Space
Future Units… Biology Geology/ Ecology
Other Information Daily vs. Quizzes vs. Tests Study? What does studying mean? What does studying look like? How do I study?
Welcome Parents to Language Arts! Can you name the titles of three books you have read for pleasure in the past year? How many times in the last year have you written creatively for pleasure?
A Look at Continual Learning in Language Arts • Writer’s Notebook • Free Reading Time • Novel Studies/Book Groups • Weekly Reading Log • Weekly Reading Reflection Question • PIPES • Daily Language- Grammar • Homonym Studies • Worthy Words & 6th Grade Vocabulary
What will we do with Summer Reading ? • Book groups(discussions and activities) • Teaching students how to be a community of readers
Author Research Project • GOALS • To learn about who the author is as a person • Childhood • Adulthood • Professional Life • To analyze the author’s writing: • Stylistically (patterns of characters, plot, conflicts, themes, figurative language) • Inferring and identifying the connections between who the author is and the books s/he writes
Author Research • Noodle Tools- web-based tool to take notes and organize sources- eliminates note cards that can be lost • Learn research skills • Read a book by their chosen author • Students will choose from a variety of analytical writing topics & write a one page typed analysis
Grammar • Usage • Parts of Speech • Writing Coach textbook class set and online • Writing Coach student workbook • Daily Grammar http://honors3grammartime.edublogs.org/..
Vocabulary • Specific Greek and Latin roots- 6th grade • Specific prefixes and suffixes • Specific character trait words • Word study from reading • Use of vocabulary in writing, reading, and speaking pragmaticmom.com
A Peek at LA… • Wonder by R. J. Palacio • Book Group- choice of novels
Math Mrs. Lapp
Upcoming Topics for 6th grade Math • Integers, Graphing • Algebraic Thinking • Solving Equations • Understanding Place Value
Enrichment Resources • www.khanacademy.org • http://studygs.net • http://mathscore.com • www.wolframalpha.com
Homework – Why , oh, why? • to prepare students for new learning • to check for students' understanding • to give students opportunities to practice a skill or process so that it becomes fluent and automatic Classroom Leadership, September 2003 | Volume 7 | Number 1 , Association for the Supervision of Curriculum Development (ASCD)
Textbook online link http://my.hrw.com
World Studies Ms. Demcko
Highland Park ISD • Profile of the Learner for the Future A globally literate person • is empathetic, compassionate & open-minded. • has a diverse & knowledgeable world view. • exhibits cross-cultural sensitivity & adaptability. • communicates effectively in at least one language other than English. • interprets & responds to global issues with an understanding of how history, geography & economics shape our world.
geography culture history
Mrs. Daniel Homework and class notes will be available on Ms. Demcko’s website. Tutorial times: Tuesday and Thursday 7:45 am – 8:10 am. Contact me: danield@hpisd.org I will return messages as I can. Students may sign up for text messages at Reminder101.
This is the link to the campus website .... http://mishpms.hpisd.org/
Please do NOT rely on the teachers to give messages to the children or to dismiss them for appointments. Dismissal MUST be done through the office!
Teacher websites and study buddies are EXCELLENT resources. ☺
Remind101 (www.remind101.com) Remind101 is a great way for teachers to communicate with parents and students! *For Science, text @sobh to (972) 360-9392 or email sobh@mail.remind101.com *For Math, text @thinktank to (972)755-4358 or email thinktank@mail.remind101.com *For Language Arts, text @thinktanklto (469) 643-4748 or email thinktankl@mail.remind101.com *For Social Studies, text @e4cf0 to (469) 275-9578 or email e4cf0@mail.remind101.com
Thank you for joining us; it has been our pleasure to see you. We’re looking forward to greeting your children in about 13 hours !