Ms. Weston
Room 21: Language Arts, Social Studies, ASD (Read 180)
Email: westone@cambriansd.com (Best way to reach me!)
Phone number: 408-377-2532 ext. 5221 (Before/after school hours only)
Welcome sixth graders! I am really looking forward to an exciting school year with all of you. My number one goal is to help you have a successful, happy & positive experience at school. I will do everything I can to help you, so please always communicate with me.
Sixth grade is such an exciting year. You are in a new school, have new classmates, and have many opportunities to get involved in sports, leadership, clubs, and other fun activities.
In my class, you will be writing informative, argumentative and narrative writing pieces, reading novels and informative articles, and participating in literature circles during Language Arts. In Social Studies you will be working on interesting projects, rapping facts and conducting research on Ancient Civilizations.
In my partner teacher’s class (AKA Mr. Saenz’s class), you will be learning new math skills, and deepening your understanding of Earth Science. You will also be working on interesting projects, researching, and using your acquired knowledge of technology to implement Common Core Standards and 21st century learning.
In addition to these classes, all sixth graders will also have an ASD (Academic Skills Development) period every day. During this class, you will get language arts and math support. This will also be a chance for you to get support with organization and goal setting. You may have Ms. Weston or Mr. Saenz for ASD, or you may have another 6th grade teacher who will be supporting you in these two key academic subjects.
So let’s get started! Your first “assignment” is to sit down with your parents/guardians, review this letter & familiarize yourself with your new agenda.
(If you do not have an agenda, please let Mr. Saenz or Ms. Weston know ASAP.) Take some time to read all of the information together. It will help ensure your success this school year!
Citizenship
Price Panthers follow the three PROUD behavior expectations:
Respectful
Responsible
Resourceful
Classroom Expectations in Ms. Weston’s Room:
Work Hard
Be Kind
That’s it!
Note-You can’t work hard if you are not prepared. Always bring a backpack with your CHARGED chromebook, agenda, folders, classwork, and pencils.
Grading:
Your grades will be based on exams, quizzes, homework, projects, class work and participation. Many classes will be weighted. Back to School Night will provide more specifics on how grading works.
A: 90%-100% B: 80%-89% C: 70%-79% D: 60%-69% F: 0%-59%
Projects/Papers:
There will be long term projects and papers. These will be assigned as they pertain to different units of study.
Homework primarily includes reading and preparing for literature circles that take place on Fridays. Any incomplete social studies classwork may also be assigned.
Absent Work/Late Work
Absent students are responsible for completing all missed assignments. It is the responsibility of the student to find out what they missed by checking in with me in person when they return to school. This can occur before school, brunch or after school.
Students should be proactive about getting assignments in on time. If a student needs a particular assignment, they are responsible for locating the assignment in the appropriate bin, completing it, and getting it turned in ASAP. If the assignment is not in the bin, too much time has passed, and the student may not make up this assignment. This usually occurs after the assignment was assigned over 2 weeks prior.
Agenda:
You must write all of your assignments in your agenda every day and have it signed by a parent/guardian. This will be checked daily and is expected to be done by all Price Panthers.
Participation/Work Habits:
Your participation and work habits grade is based on peer interaction, preparation, participation, organization, effort, and focus.
Daily Schedule:
The school schedule is located in the front of your student agenda. Please be aware of the early dismissal (1:41) on Wednesdays.
Tuesdays and Wednesdays are block days.
Tuesdays are set aside for odd periods (order: 7, 5, 3, 1) and Wednesdays are even periods only (order: 6, 4, 2). Don’t worry, if you get confused. All you need to do is pop into my classroom and I will help you find your way!
*Please be advised that the school website is an excellent resource for all school related information. The address is: https://www.cambriansd.org/price