6th Grade LA Syllabus

Email: sclaxton@wcpss.net
Website: http://sclaxtonela.weebly.com
Google Classroom: Your child will be given a username and password

Classroom Supply List:

2 Notebooks (3 ring punched or composition style)
1 Notebook=journals
1 Notebook=Interactive Student Notebook
6 BLUE folders that have 2 pockets on the inside
Grading:
Major assignments = 55% [Tests/Projects/Essays]
Minor assignments = 35% [Quizzes/Classwork/Activities/Reflections]
Formative assignments = 10% [Bellwork/Journals/Homework]

Units Covered:
Myths: Not Just Long Ago (Quarter 1)
Voices of Adversity (Quarter 2)
Sustaining the Ocean (Quarter 3)
Insecticides: Cost vs Benefits (Quarter 4)

Ways that you can support your child with Language Arts:(your child will be given a
username and password)
Readtheory.org
Activelylearn.com
StudyIsland.com

Help your child go through their Interactive Student Notebook (ISN); this will have
vocabulary we studied in class, as well as text close read work! This can help you and
your child know whats going on daily in our room. Students will have this DAILY for
class! They are responsible for not losing it!

Please encourage your child to read everyday. This includes recipes, maps, magazines, novels,
etc.

Novel Studies:
- Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief

Homework: Homework is a MINOR assignment, therefore it is 10% of students grade. If I

assign a written homework, it will be given on a Monday and due the following Friday. However,
I will give out reading assignments nightly for students to pre-read individually chapters. The
reading HW will not be graded, but students might have a written assignment or quiz on what
they read the night before. Most of the nightly reading will help students to lead discussions with
each other about the books characters, plot, setting, conflict etc. of the book. Some readings
will be nonfictional that will pair with our in-class reading. Homework will be part of our routine!
Its expected for students to be reading in and out of class this year!

WMS Retest and Late work policy:

Retest Procedures:
Students who do not pass a test will have an opportunity to retest provided they
have completed missing work (class work and homework) associated with the unit
and/or made test corrections within two weeks of the original test date.

The Following are School-Wide Expectations for Late/Missing Work:

(1) Students are expected to complete all work assigned by their teachers.
(2) The following are the deductions to be used for late assignments handed in within 10 school days
of the original due date.
1 day late 10% penalty
2-5 days late 20% penalty
6-10 days late 40% penalty
(3) A student may still earn a zero if they fail to hand in the assignment within the 10 day window.
(4) The original grade should be on the assignment before deduction so the student knows their level
of mastery.
(5) Working Lunch may be assigned to provide incentive for students to complete a missing
assignment. Working Lunch may be assigned until the assignment is complete. If an assignment has
been corrected in class; an alternate, similar assignment may be given.
(6) Special consideration will be given in the case of extended absences due to injury or chronic
illness.

After school support: Tutoring Times TUESDAY from 3:15-4:15 PM

Classroom Behavior Expectations:

The behavior expectations are the same across the board on our team. Because of
this, there are not many of them, but we expect all students to follow them in order
for instructional time to run smoothly.

Our 6th grade expectations are:

(As a side note, food, drinks & gum are not permitted in class. However, students
may have a sealed water bottle with them in class.)

How we EXCEL in Language Arts Our Positive Behavior Plan of Action!

Engage: Meet & Greet at Door; Good Things; Work H: Have Respect
individually/together on Bell Work & Journal

Xplore: Share out Bell Ringer/Journal;

Activity/Game/Idea to showcase understanding from
O: Outstanding Learning

yesterday/HW/or Bellwork; Discussion HW and

papers (mailbox time)
W: Working for Safety

Communicate: The Meat of the learning;

delivery of what we are learning; how I
communicate the lesson; affirmations L: Learning to Lead

Empower: Show me what you GOT! Show me

what you KNOW! Remembering our Social Contract
as you work!

Launch: Review of lesson/skills learned; Commit

to moving forward and helping you be successful as
you leave my class passionately!