Welcome to Ms. Curtis' Web Page

My Philosophy is: "It Takes A Whole Village To Educate A Student."

I would like to welcome you and your child to sixth grade at Rothschild Middle School. I am very excited about the start of another great year at the ROCK!

In order for your child to have a successful year at school, he/she needs to adhere to the following:

1) Come to school everyday.

2) Abide by all school and classroom rules, expectations, and procedures as outlined in the Muscogee County School District Code of Conduct Handbook, the Rothschild Middle School Handbook, and the "How to Survive in Ms. Curtis' Classroom" guide.

3) Bring the necessary TOOLS FOR LEARNING (pencils, pens, paper, notebooks, textbooks, AR books, etc.)

4) Maintain a positive, cooperative ATTITUDE!

5) Read at least 30 minutes at home each night.(RAH)

Homework will be given as reinforcement to the classroom lessons and activities that have been taught during the school day. There will also be many days when no homework is assigned to your child.

I encourage you to take an interest in your child's educational process and to visit the school/my classroom at any time, but please make sure you stop by the main office to secure a visitor's pass. If you have questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me at 706-569-3709 or e-mail me at Curtis.Brenda.C@muscogee.k12.ga.us

SCHOOL SUPPLY LIST FOR MS. CURTIS' CLASS:

Language Arts:
Notebook Paper
Pencils
Pencil Top Erasers
Small Manual Pencil Sharpener
Dictionary/Thesaurus (for use at home)

*All students should have supplies in class with them everyday.

LET THE LEARNING BEGIN!

Week of October 17-October 21-Class Activities are highlighted in RED.

Language Arts: PERIOD 4

Every day the students will begin class by completing a:
Daily Language Gram (5 minute lesson that will cover the CRCT/Georgia Performance Standards)

Each day of the week, the class will focus on one component of the CRCT/Georgia Performance Standards.

MONDAY-ELA6R2 VOCABULARY-Students understand and acquire new vocabulary and use it in reading and writing.  Students will engage in various activities to learn new words (worksheets, flash cards, games, computer activities, etc)  Parents are encouraged to help students with vocabulary (word recognition/pronunciation/spelling/word meanings/etc) assigned each week.  This week the students will continue working on their Vocabulary Book of New Words.

TUESDAY-ELA6C1-GRAMMAR/CONVENTIONS-Students demonstrate understanding and control of the rules of the English language, realizing that usage involves the appropriate application of conventions and grammar in both written and spoken formats. (Eight Parts of Speech, Sentence Structure, Capitalization, Punctuation, Etc)  This week the students will complete their nouns collage in class.

WEDNESDAY- Writing (ELA6W1b-Students write texts of a length appropriate to address the topic or tell a story)-Students will write in class on a topic/prompt that will be selected by teacher.  Students will be given a writing prompt.  They will complete the writing assignment in class today.

THURSDAY-ELA6R1-Students demonstrate comprehension and show evidence of a warranted and responsible explanation of a variety of literary and informational texts.  Students will read/listen to selections from Elements of Literature or other selected resources.  After reading the selection, students will complete various handouts/quizzes/graphic organizers/etc)  This week the reading selection from Elements of Language is "All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten".   Students will listen to the selection on audio and complete activites:  graphic organizers, writing, quiz, vocabulary, etc.

FRIDAY-(ELA6RC1-reads a minimum of 25 grade level appropriate books) Students will read selected books from the Media Center/classroom library during class.  As soon as your child has completed a book, he/she will be allowed to take an AR test. A score of 60% is passing for every AR test. Each student needs to have 25 books read by the end of the school year.  The students will read silently in AR books for 30 minutes/take AR tests/visit the Media Center to return/check out new books.  The remainder time in class will be spent completing any assignments not finished in class this week.

In addition to this English/Language Arts class, I also teach the following inclusion/co-taught classes.

Period 1-English/Language Arts-Inclusion with Ms. Hart

Period 3-Social Studies-Inclusion with Mr. Schrage

Period 6-Social Studies-Inclusion with Ms. Hart

*****Please refer to their web page for lessons, activities, projects, etc.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

GRADING POLICY:

90-100-GRADE A

80-89-GRADE B

70-79-GRADE C

BELOW 70-GRADE F

1) Please make sure your child bring materials for class with him/her to school every day. They are listed at the beginning of my web page.

2) Read At Home (RAH) each night for 30 minutes. Your child will be required to read 25 AR books for this school year. The number of required books to read for each grading period is listed below:

1st Grading Period-5 books

2nd Grading Period-7 books

3rd Grading Period-7 books

4th Grading Period-6 books

Your child is not limited to reading 25 books.  If your child exceeds the 25 book requirement he/she will become a SUPER reader!

3) Thanks for the support and encouragement you give to your child.


Let's Make This a Great Year At The ROCK!


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