6th GATE Mrs. Rinaldi

Welcome to 6th GRADE GATE ELA, SOCIAL STUDIES, and SCIENCE! 2025-2026

Mrs. Rebecca Rinaldi rrinaldi@lvusd.org

Welcome! My name is Rebecca Rinaldi, and I am a 6th grade GATE teacher at AEW Middle School. This is my 20th year teaching and my ninth year teaching at AEW. I love teaching the GATE classes(ELA/Social Studies/Science) and have many years experience working with many types of learners especially gifted learners. I completed my Bachelor's Degree and Credential Program at San Diego State University. I also have my Master's Degree in Education from Point Loma Nazarene and my GATE certificate from UC San Diego.

New 6th Grade GATE ELA/SS/SCIENCE Students: Welcome! These are things we would need. If you are doing some back-to-school shopping, for my class you will need:

ELA/SS: 2 lined composition notebooks (NOT a spiral notebook) for ELA/SS. Save one for semester 2. NO PERFORATED PAGES- IT WILL FALL APART(trust me).
SCIENCE: 1 graphing or 1 lined composition notebooks (NOT a spiral notebook) for ELA/SS. NO PERFORATED PAGES- IT WILL FALL APART(trust me).
sharpened pencils(4-5) and a pencil sharpener
colored pencils
highlighters (3-4 different colors)
scotch tape(a lot! keep 1 in backpack), we use a lot of tape!
blue or black pens.
charged Acer/Lenovo or device. You can charge in my room if you bring your charger(put name on it).
earbuds or headphones

We will be using GOOGLE CLASSROOM and many assignments will be digital. However, we will also do some assignments in our notebooks(that is why you need a composition book).

Updated 8/6/25

See below for Amazon wishlist. I am always refreshing supplies in class. Thank you for your support!

Overview of 6th Grade ELA/SS Program

6th Grade Social Studies and ELA: Welcome! This year we will be Integrating Social Studies content with Reading and Writing to create an engaging learning environment rich in conquering reading standards, understanding Social Studies topics, and writing to express ourselves and our understandings. Students will write narratives, argumentative pieces, and informative pieces to express knowledge. Students will ask and answer questions, research, work collaboratively to access content with depth and complexity. We will have a lot of fun this year!

6th Grade Science- Welcome to 6th Grade GATE Science! Mrs. Herrera and I will be teaching 6th grade GATE science alongside each other. Content from science will be also be integrated across the curriculum. Students will explore many topics including weather, climate, erosion, deposition, space, and Earth's structure. Concepts will be analyzed and applied to current events and ancient civilizations. Some of our science will connect with our Social Studies and ELA studies. Throughout the year students will conduct research, investigate, and collaborate with others to have an engaging year of learning.

Rinaldi's Amazon Wishlist - Many things can be found others places possibly cheaper. These are just things I buy regularly for class and we use often. ❤️