WHAT TO EXPECT

6
th
Grade Reading Syllabus
Students:
Welcome to my class! During this school year, you will be working to master Texas learning
standards in Reading. We will be using OL as our textbook, but su!!lemental resources as well as many
other acce!table and a!!ro"ed acti"ities and no"els will also be used. We will be hitting reading
!assages !retty hard as we mo"e into the school year to !re!are your student #or the !ring T$$R
tests. %y the end o# the year, your child will be identi#ying !assage main ideas and will be well "ersed in
se"eral ty!es o# &iction and 'on(&iction genres. We ha"e much to accom!lish, so get yoursel# ready!
TXVA 4 Respects:
) res!ect *+,L&.
) res!ect OT-,R.
) res!ect L,$R')'..
) res!ect /RO/,RT+.
Consequences: Rewards:
0erbal Warning 0erbal /raise
Teacher 1on#erence2Loss o# /ri"ilege 1lassroom 1hoices
Time out o# Room2 /arent 1ontact 1lass .ames
O##ice Re#erral 1lass2Team $cti"ity
Parents:
%e sure to check your childs OL agenda #or daily work and !ro3ect assignments. taying on
target in !rogress is "ery im!ortant.
)# your child is absent, it is his2her res!onsibility to make u! the OL work and watch any
recorded lessons that were assigned. *issed recordings can be #ound in your students OL. This
will be your childs res!onsibility.
) re4uire that e"ery student ha"e an )nteracti"e Reading 'otebook dedicated #or reading notes
they take during weekly 1lass 1onnect sessions. This is #or your child to re#er back to regularly
#or re"iew.
Reading 1lass 1onnect sessions are REQUIRED #or e"ery student, e"ery week. ome students
may work ahead and com!lete the corres!onding tudy )sland assignment and be excused #rom a
Reading 1lass 1onnect. The student must noti#y the teacher !rior to the 1lass 1onnect and
in#orm them that they ha"e com!leted the tudy )sland lesson and will not be in that weeks 1lass
1onnect. This is the students res!onsibility.
Student
) understand the classroom rules and ex!ectations.
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Parent
) understand the classroom rules and ex!ectations. ) agree to su!!ort you and your e##orts in achie"ing a success#ul
year.
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Learning and fun go hand in handeven in Middle School! Games,
group activities, skills, and concepts are intermingled in my
classroom. Be sure to follow the TXVA 4 Rese!ts in order to take
advantage of all the avenues to learning that are availale. !he
amount of freedom and choice you have is up to you!!
ow are grades we!g"ted#
678 OL !rogress
978 Testing
:78 Work am!les
:78 tudy )sland %lue Ribbons
978 1lass 1onnect $ttendance
Detailed in#o. &ound in /O. !g. 9;