6th_grade_welcome_letter_1617__1_.docx |
2016/2017
Parents and Guardians of Rising Sixth Graders,
Greetings from the Sixth Grade Team. We are looking forward to meeting our new students this coming fall.
We know transitioning to a new school is a great opportunity and have provided a few bits of information that will help you prepare for the beginning of the school year.
Summer Projects
Language Arts- Students are expected to read the novel, Wonder by R.J. Palacio and complete the assignment by Sept. 9th, 2016.
Here is a link to the information: http://schools.cms.k12.nc.us/piedmontMS/Pages/SummerReadingProjects.aspx
Math- Students should practice their multiplication and division skills (1-12). They are expected to complete 100 multiplication and division problems in under five minutes and will be tested on this at the beginning of the year.
Community and Service
It is an IB requirement that our sixth graders complete 20 hours of Community and Service. Students can start volunteering June 10th. For summer hours to count they need to turn in the completed Community and Service form to their math teachers by the end of the first quarter. Hours are subsequently collected quarterly.
Communication
The sixth grade teachers use email as our main source of communication. Throughout the school year we use our web pages and google classroom accounts to provide students and parents with information about classwork, homework, projects and tests.
Field Trips
We plan on taking a couple of field trips this coming school year. We wanted to give you time to start preparing for the cost over the summer. We expect our overnight field trip to cost around $300. This is subject to change. These trips are earned through behavior and academic effort. Suspensions, outstanding school fines (cafeteria, media, textbooks, etc.) and/ or academic failure can exclude students from this, and other, off-campus field trips.
Classroom Needs
We appreciate any donations to our classrooms. Teachers are always in need of the following items:
Students should come to every class prepared with these basic supplies:
Math
→ Five (5) binder dividers with pockets
→ Loose leaf lined paper
→ Graph paper
Optional: Calculator with basic skills
Language Arts
→ Two (2) Composition notebooks
→ Required novel will be announced during the year
Social Studies
→ One 200 page notebook
Science
→ Two (2) folders with pockets
→ Two (2) single subject notebooks
→ One (1) composition notebook
Enjoy your summer. We thank you for your support and look forward to meeting you.
-The Sixth Grade Team
Parents and Guardians of Rising Sixth Graders,
Greetings from the Sixth Grade Team. We are looking forward to meeting our new students this coming fall.
We know transitioning to a new school is a great opportunity and have provided a few bits of information that will help you prepare for the beginning of the school year.
Summer Projects
Language Arts- Students are expected to read the novel, Wonder by R.J. Palacio and complete the assignment by Sept. 9th, 2016.
Here is a link to the information: http://schools.cms.k12.nc.us/piedmontMS/Pages/SummerReadingProjects.aspx
Math- Students should practice their multiplication and division skills (1-12). They are expected to complete 100 multiplication and division problems in under five minutes and will be tested on this at the beginning of the year.
Community and Service
It is an IB requirement that our sixth graders complete 20 hours of Community and Service. Students can start volunteering June 10th. For summer hours to count they need to turn in the completed Community and Service form to their math teachers by the end of the first quarter. Hours are subsequently collected quarterly.
Communication
The sixth grade teachers use email as our main source of communication. Throughout the school year we use our web pages and google classroom accounts to provide students and parents with information about classwork, homework, projects and tests.
Field Trips
We plan on taking a couple of field trips this coming school year. We wanted to give you time to start preparing for the cost over the summer. We expect our overnight field trip to cost around $300. This is subject to change. These trips are earned through behavior and academic effort. Suspensions, outstanding school fines (cafeteria, media, textbooks, etc.) and/ or academic failure can exclude students from this, and other, off-campus field trips.
Classroom Needs
We appreciate any donations to our classrooms. Teachers are always in need of the following items:
- Hand sanitizer, tissues, paper towels, construction paper, loose leaf lined paper, dry erase markers, markers, colored pencils, crayons, pencils, tape, glue sticks, anti-Bacterial wipes, Band-Aids, books and magazines.
Students should come to every class prepared with these basic supplies:
- Flash drive, ear buds, pencils, pens, hand held sharpener, glue sticks, scotch tape, scissors, highlighters, markers, colored pencils/crayons, post-it-Notes, DEAR (Drop Everything And Read; book-this is a book students are reading for pleasure).
- Required: One (1) 2-inch binder with pockets
Math
→ Five (5) binder dividers with pockets
→ Loose leaf lined paper
→ Graph paper
Optional: Calculator with basic skills
Language Arts
→ Two (2) Composition notebooks
→ Required novel will be announced during the year
Social Studies
→ One 200 page notebook
Science
→ Two (2) folders with pockets
→ Two (2) single subject notebooks
→ One (1) composition notebook
Enjoy your summer. We thank you for your support and look forward to meeting you.
-The Sixth Grade Team