Welcome to 6th Grade!!! 2020-2021 School Year 6th Grade Teams

Team NC A&T Team Howard

These are the teams for 6th grade only. Students will be on different teams in 7th and 8th grade.

LINK TO 6th GRADE WEBSITE Team Howard University

Math: Andrew Jones & Larry Shavitz

Social Studies: Juan Martinez

Literature and Language Arts: Yasmine Qader & Warner Sills

Science: Stephanie Baldwin

Spanish for Spanish Speakers: Teresa Goll

Reading Specialist: Eavon Solis

Resource Teachers: Cecilia Romero, Michael Gerb, Natalie Meek Team NC A&T!

Math: Julia Woodard & Rachel Oblinger

Social Studies: Kelly Strzelecki

Literature and Language Arts: Melissa Green & Christine Vasilj

Science: Benjamin Kite

Spanish for Spanish Speakers: Teresa Goll

Reading Specialist: Eavon Solis

Resource Teachers: Megan Witt, Michael Gerb, Kim Bjork, Noelle Walker Period Begin End Haven Bell Schedule 1 8:30 9:11 2 9:14 9:53 3 9:56 10:35 4 10:38 11:17 5 11:21 12:01 6 12:04 12:44 7 12:47 1:27 8 1:30 2:09 9 2:12 2:51 10 2:54 3:35 What’s the ● Homeroom does not meet difference between everyday ● It’s mixed grade–so each Homeroom and teacher has five students from each grade level Advisory? ● Students will have their same homeroom teacher for all Homeroom is listed in SISK12 as three years at Haven an 11th period because students ● Hub for community building will not meet with homeroom activities every day. Usually a few times a month. What a daily class schedule might look like? Technology Expectations

● Student iPads should be fully charged at the start of each school day ● Students should regularly check their Google Classroom portal ● Students & parents can regularly check the online gradebook in Sisk12 ● Students & parents should regularly check out 6th grade website! ● iPads are district property and Problems with your iPad? Please call the Dist. Office. should not contain personal English: 847-859-8101 email accounts. Spanish: 847-859-8102 The Sixth Grade Website ● Check regularly for our grade level “week-at-a-glance” for an overview of classwork and important due dates ● Find links to teacher webpages ● Find teacher email addresses ● Other important links and dates to remember 6th Grade Language Arts Online Tools to be used: ● Google Classroom StudySync: a literacy platform that ● Padlet encourages rigorous independent ● StudySync reading, and collaborative discussion. ● ScreenCastify ● Close reading ● Flipgrid ● Student-set reading goals ● Playposit ● Annotation techniques ● Axis360 Digital Library ● Peer Collaboration ● ● Small and large group discussions ● Writing Skills ● Speaking and Listening

Teachers: Ms. Green, Ms. Qader, Mr. Sills, Ms. Solis & Ms. Vasilj Online Tools to be used: 6th Grade Math We’ll definitely use... Open Up Resources (OUR): ● Google Classroom Daily schedule outline ● Kiddom (coming soon) ● IXL ● Warm Up ● Khan Academy ● Mini-Lesson/Whole Group Activity We may also use... ● Small Group or Independent ● ScreenCastify Work Time ● Flipgrid ● Cool Down ● Playposit ● Choice Time ● And more! Teachers: Ms. Witt, Ms. Oblinger, Mr. Jones, Mr. Shavitz, Ms. Woodard, Mr. Gerb, Ms. Goll 6th Grade Social Studies Daily Materials Needed: ● iPad Curriculum & Topics of Discussion: ● Pen/pencil ● Culture ● Notebook ● Geography/maps Online Tools: ● Early humans ● Mesopotamia ● Google Classroom ● Ancient Egypt, China, India ● PlayPosit ● Religions ● Padlet ● Ancient Greece & Rome ● Flipgrid ● Aztecs, Mayans, & Incas ● And more! ● And more!

Teachers: Ms. Strzelecki & Mr. Martinez 6th Grade Science Daily Materials Needed

● Charged iPad New awesome inquiry-centered ● Pen/Pencil curriculum. ● Science Specific Small kits for hands on experiments Materials (Pick-up coming *soon*. date tba)

Units for the year: Forces at a Distance

Thermal Energy Online Resources Weather/Water Cycling ● Google Classroom Light & Matter ● Notability ● FlipGrid Teachers: Mr. Kite & Ms. Baldwin 6th Grade Spanish for Spanish Speakers My goal is to help students to improve their Spanish communication (interpersonal, interpretive and presentational) skills and be proficient. Students will learn new vocabulary, facts about the culture, grammar, and make connections with their core classes.

Online Tools to be used: Curriculum:

● Google Classroom ● Executive Function ● BrainPop Spanish ● Hispanic Heritage Month ● iStation ● Padlet ● Prehispanic Cultures

● Newsela ● Latin American Gastronomy ● Flipgrid ● Poetry ● Duolingo ● And More...

Teachers: Ms. Goll Haven Arts Department

Art Drama Media Arts Music Band Orchestra

Tuesday-Friday (Zoom) Tools used ● 10-20 minutes mini-lesson (on Zoom) ● Google Classroom (daily ● 20-30 minutes workout/physical activity announcements, class Zoom (off Zoom) link, and material) ● Google Docs, Forms, Slides Monday (no Zoom) ● 20 minutes to include a short assignment Website or workout havenpe.weebly.com

Topics Taught Equipment -Health Related Fitness -Skill Related Fitness PE at Home equipment packs -Fitness & Personal Goals -Health & Nutrition will be available. More info to -The Physical Activity Pyramid (FITT) come from your PE teacher! Teachers:

FUSE → Mr. Kite, Mr. Shavitz, Ms. Baldwin Advisory SEL -> Ms. Keko & Ms. AC EF -> Ms. Wasson, Ms. Strzelecki, & Ms. Tysse 2.0 WC -> Mr. Sills, Ms. Garay & Ms. Zoscsak Haven Middle School Executive Functioning (EF) and FUSE Advisory

Executive Functioning FUSE

● Focus on building executive functioning ● Choice based learning skills, including “digital EF” for remote ● Space where students creatively and learning independently work ● Organizational skills ● Challenges designed around student ● Classwork help interest ● iPad troubleshooting ● Challenges centered around music, ● architecture, coding, design

EF Teachers: Ms. Strzelecki (3rd), Ms. Tysse (4th), Ms. Wasson (8th) FUSE Teachers: Ms. Baldwin (3rd), Mr. Shavitz (4th), Mr. Kite (8th) Social Emotional Learning (SEL)

Social Emotional Learning teaches students a mode of communication to explore their own ideas and practices, as well as those of their communities. The lessons focus on the concepts of Identity, Diversity, Justice and Action.

How can we, as individuals living in a diverse society, grow to develop a sense of justice in action to better ourselves and our communities?

Teachers: Ms. Keko (3rd & 4th), Ms. AC (8th) World Cultures Unit Overview Rotation 1: Create a country showcase Rotation 2: Folklore Rotation 3: Language and Food: Final reflection (during rotation 3)

--students compare and contrast the countries and cultures they’ve learned about with their home culture in a class sharing circle.

Teachers: Mr. Sills (3rd), Ms. Zoscsak (4th) & Ms. Garay (8th) FAQs

- What is the difference between synchronous and asynchronous learning? - Synchronous Learning is learning that takes place in real time as the teacher is actually engaging students in the learning process - Asynchronous Learning is learning that takes place at a time after the teacher has originally taught the lesson. It provides learners flexibility in the remote learning setting - Will remote learning classes be synchronous or asynchronous? - This depends on each individual student/family. All teachers will be teaching in real time that is aligned to the bell schedule. - Can students from the same team do classwork and homework together? - Yes because students from the same team, have the same teachers. FAQs (cont.)

- How will students connect with each other to make new friends during remote learning? - Despite being separated students will be in virtual learning “classrooms”. In this space, like in the traditional classroom, teachers and students will collaborate to create a learning community. Students will still work collaboratively with classmates, and their teachers. - What is the procedure for parents to report absences or tardies? How will attendance be taken during remote learning? - To report an absence, please call the main number of the school (847) 859-8200 and follow the automated reporting instructions by 10 AM. If a student is marked absent for 3 or more consecutive days, schools will follow up via phone or email with the student and their family to identify next steps. FAQs (cont.)

- If Haven is able to move from remote learning to a hybrid option, how will things change for students? Will they be assigned new teachers? Will there be “remote” teachers and “hybrid” teachers? - We will have better information to share on this as we get closer to the start of hybrid learning. The plan is to make no changes to schedules/assignments/etc FAQs (cont.)

- We can’t attend the Meet The Teacher Event. Will you be able to share your presentation materials? - Yes we will post our presentation to the website shortly. - Scheduling? - Student schedules as seen in SISK12 are correct. Related to Art, Media Arts, Music, and Drama. However there are some technical problems between SKSI12 and Google Classroom with these specific classes across the D65 middle schools. - Your child’s current Arts teacher emailed you this afternoon with the link to the first class meeting tomorrow morning. Please check your email for this important information. We look forward to seeing your child in class tomorrow. - The team will be rebuilding google classrooms over the next few days as a detour for this technical roadblock. FAQs (cont.)

- Is there a specific administrator for each grade level this year? If so how do I know which to contact? - Yes. As a means to answer questions, provide guidance and support to students, teachers, and families each grade level has its own administrator. - The administrator assignments are shown below. - 6th Grade - Mr. Latting - [email protected] - 7th Grade - Mr. Johnson - [email protected] - 8th Grade - Dr. Baker - [email protected]

We will have better information to share on this as we get closer to the start of hybrid learning. The plan is to make no changes to schedules/assignments/etc