Welcome to 6th Grade
Parent Night
September 1, 2015
Forms 2015-2016
• Homeroom sign-up
sheets
• See the information in the back from room moms.
• Classroom Supplies
• Please bring in disinfectant wipes and tissues.
• Directory Information
• Please make sure you have registered on the PTO website.
• Code of Conduct
• These went home with students the first week. If you have
not done so already, please sign and return the back page.
Class Schedules
• Each class is 50 minutes.
• Students have individual schedules and do not rotate as a homeroom
class.
• S.O.A.R. – Students Opportunity for Advancement and Reinforcement
• Morning Meeting – Monday and Friday we meet as a grade. Tuesday,
Wednesday, and Thursday we meet in homerooms. The purpose is to
build community within our classes.
• D.E.A.R. – Drop Everything and Read
• Tracy Cole – Writing and Reading
• Marion Kelley – Science and Reading
• Virginia Moore – Math and Reading
• Jessica Meriwether – Social Studies and Reading
Technology
• In order for students
to take advantage of some
of the new technology resources, students must
have an email account.
• K-12 students have been given email accounts
that are accessible through Google.
• Email accounts do not necessarily mean that
students will send and receive emails outside of
school. They may be used to simply login to
programs such as Moodlerooms or
VoiceThreads.
Technology
• Students have the ability to use the BWF wireless
network on their
own personal devices. This network, if logged into with a student
login and password, is filtered. Student use of 3G on devices is
strictly prohibited at BWF. Student use of personal devices at school
is subject to individual teacher’s plans and procedures. Students
are not allowed to use these devices at BWF in common areas
without teacher permission.
• If you plan on having a student have a device at school (for reading
or other purposes) please sign this form. You are welcome to take it
home and look over it – but please send it back in with any device
that will be used at school.
6th Grade Online Resources
Google
Moodlerooms
BWF Website
6th Grade
Announcements,
Classwork, and
Assignments Site
Classwork/Homework
Site
Google
Moodlerooms
Online Text
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BWF Website
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BWF public
face
Links to
various
BWF info
BWF
calendar
Learn a bit
about
teachers,
classes
Share links
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Linked from BWF
site, underneath
picture of sixth
grade teachers
Sixth grade
announcements
Sixth grade
classwork
Sixth grade
assignments
Great place to
check if absent
Usually updated on
Mondays by 3:00
p.m.
Sign in at
Google.com
• Username: school
email
[email protected]
nbrook.k12.al.us
• Password: student
MB network
password
• School email
• Google Drive
(create docs,
presentations,
spreadsheets, etc.)
• Google sites
• Accessible from
home
• Easy to save
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Link found
under Student
tab of BWF site
MB network
username and
password
Students must
login to access
pages for their
four teachers
Handouts,
assignments,
rubrics, more
information,
quizzes, study
guides etc.
Only visible for
our students
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Math –
Carnegie
Learning
Social
Studies –
ConnectEd
Students
have
individual
logins for
these
textbooks
Logins were
given during
class and
written in
agendas
Linked to
teacher
website
Locker Schedule
• Students are allowed to go to their lockers at the following times:
7:45 a.m.
12:15 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
• Students are not allowed to go back to their lockers to retrieve
forgotten class items.
Agendas
• The agenda book is an important form of communication.
• Each teacher sets aside classroom
time for students to write their
assignments.
• Please check your child’s agenda nightly.
• Please sign your child’s responsibility calendar on Thursdays after
school. Students must have a signature in order to earn Friday
Incentive.
Homework
• Responsibility
• Accountability
• Homework
Any homework not turned in on the due date
(during class) will be made up during working
lunch. Students may not call home for
homework.
• Teachers update the website with classwork and
homework. This site can be reached on the sixth grade
website.
Attendance/Excuses and
Safety
Please send excuses in writing or email within 3 days of an absence.
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You may email your excuse directly to:
[email protected]
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Any absence that isn’t heath related is unexcused.
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If you check your child out before 11:30 am, your check out
signature slip is your excuse.
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Safety is always a number one priority at BWF. Please
remember to always enter the school through the front office
and sign in. All visitors need to have a pass.
Behavior Expectations
BWF Way
Be Safe. Be Respectful. Be Your Best.
This year we will follow the 6th grade Responsibility Plan.
A copy of the plan can be found on the 6th grade website.
BWF WAY = Be Safe, Be Respectful, Be Your Best
POSITIVE BEHAVIORS
EXCEPTIONALLY FOLLOWING
THE BWF WAY
(For example: going above and beyond to participate in the learning
process, demonstrate an awareness of others, etc.)
REWARDS AND INCENTIVES
Step 1 - Notation of positive behavior on responsibility
calendar in the student’s agenda.
Step 2 - Earn 5 positive behavior notations and receive
your extra incentive
INFRACTIONS
DISRUPTING THE LEARNING PROCESS
(For example: unnecessary talking, inappropriate classroom
behaviors, interrupting others, etc.)
WEEKLY CONSEQUENCES & INCENTIVES
Step 1 - Verbal Warning
Step 2 - Notation of infraction recorded on responsibility
calendar in the student’s agenda
1st notation = isolated lunch
2nd notation = isolated lunch & loss of Friday
incentive
3rd notation = detention & loss of Friday incentive
INCOMPLETE ASSIGNMENTS
The following infractions will be noted on the behavior calendar and will result in immediate consequences and loss of the Friday incentive.
INTENTIONAL DISRESPECT
TO TEACHER OR STUDENT
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Parent/teacher communication
After student/teacher discussion, teacher discretion regarding
consequences will be used based on the severity of the infraction.
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Parent/teacher communication
Detention, In-School Suspension, etc. as determined by severity
and frequency
CHEATING
STEALING
BULLYING
(Bullying is when a student hurts or frightens a peer
deliberately and repeatedly during school hours.)
USE OF PROFANITY
HITTING OR FIGHTING
Parent/teacher communication and Detention
Parent/teacher communication and In-School Suspension
6th Grade Responsibility Plan
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Friday Incentive – Students will earn a Friday incentive if he or she exhibits the BWF Way throughout the week. Students will have the
opportunity to select from various choices. If a student earns 10 positive behavior marks in one month, they will receive an extra
incentive (extra recess, vending voucher, preschool/office helper, etc.).
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Responsibility Calendar – The purpose of the Responsibility Calendar is to inform parents of weekly student behavior and incomplete
assignments. Positive and negative behaviors will be noted in the student agenda on each monthly calendar. Parents are expected to
sign the calendar every Thursday after school.
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Isolated Lunch – Student will eat lunch in an assigned classroom isolated from their peers.
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Detention – Detention lasts 45 minutes after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:00-3:45 in the assigned classroom. Detention
will not be used as a Study Hall. An appropriate assignment will be given. After serving three detentions, a behavior conference will be
held with the parents. If necessary, a referral to the Child Study Team will be scheduled.
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While no plan works for all children, this plan is in place for children in 6 th grade. At any time this plan is not working for a particular student,
a new plan will be developed.
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Some students may require an individual behavior intervention plan, which will be developed by appropriate school personnel.
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Students are required to have a parent signature if an infraction occurred during the week. If it is not signed, Friday Incentive is automatically
lost.
iClub
What is iClub?
An opportunity for high school students to teach small groups of sixth
graders a specific set of skills or passion that culminate in
activities/projects. For example, a student who is really into
photography spends a semester (1 lesson/week) teaching students three
basic objectives about photography. The last week of the semester the
students might have a gallery of their pictures to share with the
community.
• Robotics
• Cooking
• Guitar/Songwriting
• Visual Arts (specific art projects)
• Communications Tech. (broadcast and other media for the school)
• Library
Conferences
• We are available for a conference as a team Monday-Friday from 11:10-
11:30 and Thursday and Friday from 2:10-2:50.
• If you have a question relating to a particular subject area, please
contact that teacher.
• In October, we have student led conferences which will inform you of
learning progress.
Report Cards
• Report cards and interims
will continue to be available
electronically.
• Usernames and passwords have already been sent by
administration.
• If you have not received your information or need technical support,
please contact the office.
Dress Attire
• Students may want to bring a light sweater or jacket for the difference
in room temperatures.
• Tennis shoes are required for P.E.
• Please make sure undergarments are not showing.
Snacks, Lunches and Party Foods
• Students are allowed to bring a
healthy snack and water to their
second period class (9:25-10:15).
• Due to some severe peanut/nut allergies, please refrain from sending
anything with peanuts or nuts.
• You may bring birthday treats to share during our lunch time.
A note from the nurse
• We need a new Blue Immunization Form reflecting that all students
have had the TDap shot which is required for 6th grade.
Mountain Brook City
Schools Foundation
Thank you to all of you who have contributed to the Mountain Brook
City Schools Foundation. Because of your support, our school has
received funding for library enhancements, technology initiatives
and professional development that benefits each and every
teacher. The Foundation has contributed almost $6 million to the
school system since it was founded in 1992. We appreciate the
Foundation and your support of the good work it does.
Mountain Brook City Schools
Foundation
Foundation Gifts 1995-2015
>$6,000,000
Please contact our office with questions:
[email protected]
Thank you PTO
We appreciate your continued support and commitment to our school.
We love our new library and lunchroom!
Reading
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Our theme this year is “Building a Reading
Life.” We hope to support students with
a strong reading foundation by
customizing instruction.
Students need time for us to care about
their independent reading. We need time
to show concern and celebrate together.
Students need time for explicit
instruction and application in researched
based strategies that proficient readers
use.
Reading
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Reading Logs
 Track your reading
 Set goals
 Stamina
 Look for patterns
Grades
 Reading Logs
 Notebook Checks
 Strategy and Skill Checks
Units of Study
Reading Foundations
Turning Every Kid Into a Reader
Studying Characters
Synthesizing Nonfiction
Reading for Perspective and
Power across Genres
Reading across Genres to Deepen
Thinking about Social Issues
Nonfiction Book Clubs
Meet the Teachers
Reading
Writing – Tracy Cole
Math – Virginia Moore
Science – Marion Kelley
Social Studies – Jessica Meriwether
Room Mothers
•Announcements
•Sign
up Sheets