WELCOME TO HICKORY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL 6 TH GRADE CURRICULUM NIGHT August 25th, 2015.

WELCOME TO WELCOME TO HICKORY CREEK HICKORY CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOLMIDDLE SCHOOL

66THTH GRADE CURRICULUM GRADE CURRICULUM NIGHTNIGHT

August 25th, 2015August 25th, 2015

Team 6ATeam 6AMrs. BrendlingerMrs. Brendlinger

Ms. GradyMs. Grady

Mrs. MillsMrs. Mills

Mrs. KazmierczakMrs. Kazmierczak

Mrs. O’Brien Mrs. O’Brien

Math andMath andHonors MathHonors Math

2015-2016 2015-2016 Curriculum OverviewCurriculum Overview

Mrs. BrendlingerMrs. Brendlinger

Mrs. O’BrienMrs. O’Brien

HCMS Math ApproachHCMS Math Approach Instructional Design Principles Instructional Design Principles

• Focuses on the Mathematical practices Focuses on the Mathematical practices • Focuses on how students learn , think, and Focuses on how students learn , think, and

apply mathematicsapply mathematics

Daily Lesson Approach Daily Lesson Approach

•Lessons are structured to provide students Lessons are structured to provide students with various opportunities to reason, to with various opportunities to reason, to model and to expand on explanations about model and to expand on explanations about mathematical ideas.mathematical ideas.•Within each lesson, questions, instructions Within each lesson, questions, instructions and worked examples are interleaved to and worked examples are interleaved to engage students as they develop their own engage students as they develop their own mathematical understanding.mathematical understanding.

HCMS Math HCMS Math Approach Approach

Math Resource- Carnegie Learning •Instruction built for conceptual understanding and mastery•Contain meaningful math content to support a collaborative, student-centered classroom.

Components of the Resource •Real-World Situations focused on problem-solving •Student Practice Skills •Student Assignments •CCSS aligned curricula•Multiple Learning Styles•Write-In Textbooks

OverviewOverviewNumber SystemNumber System--FactorsFactors, ,

Multiples, Primes, Composites, Prime Multiples, Primes, Composites, Prime Factorization, Fractions, Decimals, Factorization, Fractions, Decimals, Integers, and the Coordinate PlaneIntegers, and the Coordinate Plane

Ratios and Proportions- Ratios and Proportions- Ratios, Ratios, Percents, Units of MeasurePercents, Units of Measure

Overview (cont’d)Overview (cont’d)Expressions and Equations- Expressions and Equations-

Introduction to Algebra, Algebraic Introduction to Algebra, Algebraic Expressions, Inequalities, and Expressions, Inequalities, and EquationsEquations

GeometryGeometry- Area, Third Dimension- Area, Third DimensionStatistics and Probability- Statistics and Probability-

Collecting and Displaying Data, Collecting and Displaying Data, Analyzing and Interpreting DataAnalyzing and Interpreting Data

8 Mathematical 8 Mathematical PracticesPractices

1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively.3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.4. Model with mathematics

5. Use appropriate tools strategically.6. Attend to precision.7. Look for and make use of structure.8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning (Common Core Standards Initiative, 2012).

8 Mathematical Practices (cont’d)

English Language English Language Arts (ELA) & Arts (ELA) &

HonorsHonorsMs. Grady Ms. Grady

Mrs. MillsMrs. Mills

Mrs. KazmierczakMrs. Kazmierczak

Textbooks: Textbooks: Elements of Elements of

LiteratureLiterature

Holt, Rinehart & Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 2007 Winston, 2007 Edition Edition

Prentice HallWriting Coach

EXTENDED EXTENDED TEXTS: TEXTS: 11STST QUARTER- QUARTER-

WonderWonder by: R.J. Palacio by: R.J. Palacio

22ndnd QUARTER- QUARTER- Biography Biography studystudy

33rdrd QUARTER- QUARTER- The Watsons The Watsons Go to Birmingham, 1963 Go to Birmingham, 1963

by: Christopher Paul Curtisby: Christopher Paul Curtis

44thth QUARTER- QUARTER- Surviving Surviving HitlerHitler

by: Andrea Warrenby: Andrea Warren

ELA Curriculum OverviewELA Curriculum Overview Genre Study Literary Elements Reading for Information Internal/External

Conflict Point of View Context Clues Compare/Contrast Predictions Figurative language,

Interpretations, Tone, Imagery

Novel Studies: Historical, Multicultural, Biography

Extended Response Writing

Narrative, Expository, and Argumentative Essay Writing

Grammar Vocabulary Poetry

Outcome Outcome AssessmentsAssessments

Outcome Assessments will be given in ELA on a quarterly basis .

There will be 1 Literature Outcome Assessment and 1 Informational Text Outcome Assessment per quarter.

Outcome Assessments are:

•  A way to determine how students perform in relation to grade level expectations•  Necessary for teachers to help understand what targets need to be addressed•  A communication tool from school to home

Rebecca Caudill Rebecca Caudill Young Readers AwardYoung Readers Award

The award is named in honor of Rebecca Caudill who lived and wrote in

Urbana, Illinois, for nearly 50 years.

•Students have the opportunity to vote for their favorite books!•Students can attend the celebration if at least 3 nominated titles have been read by February.•As always, thank you to the Frankfort Education Foundation for supporting this program.

ScienceScience2015-2016 2015-2016

Curriculum OverviewCurriculum Overview

Mrs. MillsMrs. MillsGlencoe McGraw Hill

EcologyEcologyInteractions of life Interactions of life Non-living environments Non-living environments Ecosystems Ecosystems Conserving energy Conserving energy Conserving life Conserving life

Life Structures and Life Structures and FunctionsFunctions

Exploring/classifying life Exploring/classifying life Cell structure Cell structure Cell processes Cell processes Cell reproduction Cell reproduction Heredity Heredity

Light WavesLight WavesWaves Waves Electromagnetic Electromagnetic waves waves Lights, mirrors, Lights, mirrors,

and lenses and lenses

AstronomyAstronomyExploring space Exploring space Solar system Solar system Stars and galaxies Stars and galaxies

Social StudiesSocial StudiesJourney Across TimeJourney Across TimeGlencoe McGraw HillGlencoe McGraw Hill

Mrs. BrendlingerMrs. Brendlinger

Ms. GradyMs. Grady

Mrs. MillsMrs. Mills

Geography Geography Skills Skills Overview of geographical termsOverview of geographical terms

Types of map projectionsTypes of map projections Map skill Map skill

work-latitude/longitude/scale/kework-latitude/longitude/scale/keyy

Charts/graphs/diagramsCharts/graphs/diagrams TimelinesTimelines

Units of Study Units of Study Early ManEarly ManMesopotamiaMesopotamiaEgyptEgyptGreeceGreeceRomeRome

Within each Within each unit: unit: GeographyGeography

Political SystemsPolitical SystemsCultureCultureDaily LifeDaily LifeLocation and its effect on their Location and its effect on their

civilizationcivilizationConnecting past and presentConnecting past and present

Expectations and Expectations and PoliciesPolicies

Assignment Notebook/Teacher Web Assignment Notebook/Teacher Web PagesPages

PowerSchoolPowerSchoolHomeworkHomework IDsIDsOnline textbooksOnline textbooks

AdvisoryAdvisory• Students meet daily in Advisory,

which is a 33 minute period. This gives students time to connect with their teachers and peers.

• Activities will include team-building & Character Counts.

• In addition, there will be academic support/enrichment activities.

Chavez School in Chicago, Illinois

A school wide program, run and managed through 6th grade Advisory classes.HCMS students, staff, & the community “adopt” the Santa Letters from an inner city Chicago Public School.

Students , parent, & staff volunteers deliver the bags to the Frankfort Terrace Nursing home.

ONE MORE THING……. ONE MORE THING…….

Parent-Teacher Conference- Parent-Teacher Conference-

How do I sign up?How do I sign up?

Questions??Questions??

THANK YOU FOR BEING A WONDERFUL THANK YOU FOR BEING A WONDERFUL AUDIENCE! AUDIENCE!