Welcome to KMS!

Welcome to KMS!Welcome to KMS!

WELCOME!I grew up in Philadelphia, PA, lived in NJ for 13

years, and moved to AZ 6 years agoI’m a multi-published, best-selling author of urban

fantasy and paranormal romanceThree former students have won national writing

contests, a fourth, fifth, and sixth won here in Phoenix!

I have a wonderful husband, David, and two blessed daughters –

Sara, soon to be 17, and Rebecca, 13Writing is a passion of mine, and I’m a classic

musicals addictI love scrapbooking, chocolate, and all types of

musicI can’t tell a joke, but I love laughing at themI’m goofy and good-natured with the kids, but

serious about writing and reading

-Social Studies-

-Social Studies-

A Journey to

A Journey to

DifferentDifferent

Places and Times

Places and Times

6th Grade Curriculum—Core Topics•Importance of river valleys to the development of civilization

•Early Paleolithic and Neolithic ages

•Egyptian Civilization

•Mesopotamia

•China

•India

•Greek Civilization

•Roman Civilization

•Compare Eastern and Western Religions

•Byzantine Empire

•Renaissance

•Age of Exploration

•Geography

•Economics

The ClassroomThe Classroom• The teacher facilitates learning.

(Someone has to be in charge.)

• The teacher, not the bell, dismisses the class.(Mrs. Rosenblum is in charge.)

• You are only as good as your leader.(Mrs. Rosenblum has high expectations.)

• Students are expected to turn in work on time.(Late work will not be accepted after five school days and there will be a

percentage loss of points for each day late.)

• Respect is always welcome.(Whatever you receive is merely areflection of what you’ve given.)

Grading Scale

90-100 A Range80-89 B Range70-79 C Range60-69 D Range59 or below F Range

Grades• Grades will be calculated based on assessments,

classwork, and homework.• Assessments comprise 80% of a student’s grade and

classwork and homework 20%.• Some examples of assessments are quizzes, tests,

projects, labs, lab reports, and reading response assignments.

• Classwork and homework grades will be a combination of in class and assigned homework.

• There is no extra credit.• Students and parents can access the online gradebook

year-round using the “Parent-Vue” and “Student-Vue” login pages, accessible from the Kyrene website.

Tardy Policy

• Students are expected to be in their seat working when the bell rings. Students will receive one warning for their first tardy. If students receive any additional tardy marks, they will be assigned a lunch detention.

Make-up Work

• It is the responsibility of the student to retrieve missing work when returning from an absence.

• Students have the same number of days that they were absent to make up any work.

• If students are absent the day before a test or quiz, they will be expected to take the test or quiz the day they return. If a student is absent the day of an assessment, they are expected to take it the day they return.

• Late work will be accepted within one week of the original due date for partial credit. Work turned in after one week will not be accepted

Organize!

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Communication Please e-mail me

([email protected]) if you have a question or need to talk with me. You can also leave a voice message (541-6772) and I will try to return your call during the next business day.

You can also reach the team calendar via the Kyrene website.