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Mr. Rockwell - Science and Social Studies

The Science and Social Studies classes will be taught in 75 min blocks. Science will be taught on Monday's and Wednesdays and Social Studies will be taught on Tuesday's and Thursday's.  Friday's could be both or a single subject depending on what we are doing that particular week.  In Science & Social Studies this year we will implement an Inquiry Approach to learning.  Meaning, teacher demonstrations for labs, activities and whole group learning will be implemented.  Cooperative groups will be utilized when needed and the students will be encouraged to work together and collaborate as much as possible.  Science & Social concepts will be taught through assigned readings, short answered packets, videos and short assessments to master the content for the week as well.  The concept covered each week as well as all assignments will be posted on the Daily Assignment page on this website.  We will also utilize  our Science/Social Studies Google Classroom when needed for particular assignments but that will NOT be are primary source of learning. The students will be asked to use their agendas to write down assignments daily. By organizing the Science & Social Studies Classroom this way, the students will be engaged throughout the week and this should make it easier for the Parents/Guardians at home.  Grades will be posted each week on the Grading Portal as we go along through the year. 

All Graded Assignments will be posted on the Grading Portal each week.  If you do not see a grade, it means your student did not turn in that particular assignment. As a Parent/Guardian, this will be a fast and easy way you can check in on the progress of your student as the school year goes along.  Information on how to sign up for the grading portal can be found on our team site using the link posted below.  

Typical Year Schedule:  

Science - Monday & Wednesday's - 75 minutes

Social Studies - Tuesday's & Thursday's - 75 minutes

Friday's will be used for both subjects or one depending on what we are doing on a particular week. 

Science and Social Studies will be taught every other day with the 75 minute block.  This schedule will give us a lot of flexibility to develop hands on experiments/activities that go along with the curriculum. The daily schedule will be posted each morning so the students know only to bring materials for that particular subject on that day! 

 I will have the students sign up for my Google Classroom when they are in person the first week of school.  Below you will see the sign up information if needed.  Please remember this will not be the primary source for assignments, only larger assignments where we will use Google slides or Forms. 

Sign up for Mr. Rockwell's Science/Social Studies Google Classrooms using the pass codes below. The classes are broken up by blocks or classes. Simply type in Classroom.google.com and click on the plus sign and sign up for the class using the pass codes below.  Reminder, you only have to sign up for the block/class that you are in. 

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Team Website - Aldrich, Cimino & Rockwell (For further information about team)

https://sites.google.com/nscsd.org/aldrich-becerra-rockwell/home

Team Supplies Needed - Aldrich, Cimino & Rockwell (For further information about supplies needed for all core subjects) 

Supply List 

Aldrich (013) – Cimino (016) – Rockwell (018) 

TEAM 6-4

• Durable accordion OR  Individual Pocket Folders - Accordions can help students stay organized by keeping materials in one place.

• Zippered Pencil Bag – Pencil bags fit into desks better than boxes. Be sure to clearly mark with your NAME and HOMEROOM. 

• Pencils – Always keep 2-3 sharpened pencils with you. Keep extra pencils in your locker. Mechanical pencils may be a good idea to limit the need for sharpening.

• Earbuds - Students need to keep an inexpensive pair of earbuds in their pencil bags to use with Chromebooks. 

• Supply of loose-leaf paper – Need to replenish throughout the year.

• Pens (Blue or Black Ink) 

• 1-subject notebook (Math)

• Cap erasers

• Hi-lighter

• Gluestick

• Colored Pencils

• 2 boxes of tissues for the classroom 

• 1 pack of post-it notes

Additional items students MAY want to have:

• Water bottle - NO METAL WATER BOTTLES PLEASE, plastic is preferred.  There is a bottle fill station open on the fountain. (Be sure to put your NAME on it!)

• Calculator - Texas Instruments TI-30XS (Walmart/Target $20… An expensive one is NOT needed. This would be for personal use only - not shared)

• Markers

*NOTE - Special Areas (Music, Art, PE) will have their own supply requests.

The Social Studies textbook link below is for the NEW textbook that was given to the students the first day of school. If you are looking for additional information for Social Studies, click on the link below and type in the Redemption code for the Student Version and it will direct you where to go on how to use the NEW book online. 

Science/Social Grading Policy - see link for details!

Reminders:

Make sure all materials stay organized!!

Organization is the key to a successful year in 6th grade!!!