Classroom Rules
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Be Prepared
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Be Respectful
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Be Responsible
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Classwork and Participation Policy
I expect you to be prepared, respectful and responsible in class.
You will start off each marking period with an A+ as your classwork and participation score. If you fail to follow our class rules or participate in class, you will lose up to five points from that score.
Homework Policy
Homework is extremely important because it allows you to practice what we are learning and also allows me to see how well you are doing. All homework must be neat, organized and complete. If you are having difficulties with your homework, please let me know and attend extra help on Thursday mornings.
You will start off each marking period with an A+ as your classwork and participation score. If you fail to follow our class rules or participate in class, you will lose up to five points from that score.
Homework Policy
Homework is extremely important because it allows you to practice what we are learning and also allows me to see how well you are doing. All homework must be neat, organized and complete. If you are having difficulties with your homework, please let me know and attend extra help on Thursday mornings.
Homework will be checked and collected throughout the year. You will start off each marking period with an A+ as your homework score. A missed homework will result in a deduction of five points from that score. Incomplete homework will result in losing up to five points from that score.
Homework Grade Starts with 100: √+ = -0 points √ = -2 point √- = -4 points 0 = -5 points
After three missed homeworks in one marking period, a letter will be sent home that must be signed and returned.
Reading/ELA
Expert 21: We will be completing several exciting workshops this year. Each workshop is an inquiry built around a central “Expert Question.” In each workshop we will explore the expert question, read and synthesize, write and communicate, and apply what we learned.
Expert 21 Workshops:
- Live Your Dream
- World Wonders
- Earth Alert
- We the People
- Stories of Survival
You can explore each workshop in depth online with Expert Space. This website provides you with digital tools that will assist you with planning and completing assignments.
*Expert Space – www.expert21.com/student
In addition to Expert 21, we will be completing several writing activities through the “Writing Workshop.”
Tests, Quizzes and Writing
You will be completing several quizzes, tests and writing assignments throughout the workshops. If you are absent, you will be required to make-up the graded assignment when you return to school.
All graded tests, quizzes and writing assignments must be signed by a parent and returned the following day. If a signed test, quiz or writing assignment is not returned the following day, a deduction of three points will be taken from your homework score.
In addition, several ELA scores will be taken from written assignments in Science and Social Studies.
New York State Test
You will be taking the Sixth Grade New York State ELA Test.
Extra Help
Extra help will be available every Thursday morning from 8:45-9:15 unless otherwise stated.