6th GRADE PARENT ORIENTATION

What it means to be a Fischer Falcon……

WELCOME TO THE FISCHER FAMILY!

AFOOFA Falcons support one another.

AFOOFA stands for “All for One and One for All.”

This is our Fischer motto and the basis for building Fischer citizenship.

BIGMs Falcons demonstrate these core values.

Our school year is divided into quarters, and each quarter we celebrate one of the four BIGMs:Quarter 1: BelongingQuarter 2: IndependenceQuarter 3: GenerosityQuarter 4: Mastery

These core values are incorporated into our behavior matrix, which in turn create a positive learning environment and promote good citizenship.

SOAR TICKETS Falcons earn SOAR tickets!

SOAR TICKETS are a school-wide incentive for students. Some examples of how a student can earn a SOAR ticket include:• Showing kindness• Demonstrating responsibility• Following directions• Setting a positive example for others• Participating; being an “active” learner

Name_____________Team_________Respect the opinions of othersMaintain a respectful tone when addressing other students and teachersBe aware of opportunities to help othersAssist others if they ask for help

SOAR Tickets

TEAMING Falcons are part of a team.

BENEFITS:• Sense of belonging • Team spirit & pride• Communication with parents, teachers, and

students• Scheduling subject areas and team activities

TEAM STRUCTURE

TEAM STRUCTURE:• Three teams• Three or five teachers per team• Heterogeneously grouped (exceptions with

Accelerated Math and Project Arrow Courses)• Balance of students from feeder schools• Balance of students in need of support• Balance of Accelerated Math students

ACADEMICS Falcons rise to the challenge!

CORE SUBJECTS:• MATH• SCIENCE• ELA (ENGLISH/

LANGUAGE ARTS)• SOCIAL STUDIES

ACADEMIC ITEMS OF INTEREST:• Technology (BYOT)• Kagan Learning

Structures• Edline• eSchool

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTSTHE COMMON CORE WAY

• Building knowledge through content rich non-fiction

• Regular practice with complex text and its academic language

• Reading, writing, and speaking grounded in evidence from text

• Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.• Reason abstractly and quantitatively.• Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of

others.• Model with mathematics.• Use appropriate tools strategically.• Attend to precision.• Look for and make use of structure.• Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.

MATHEMATICSTHE COMMON CORE WAY

MATHEMATICSTHE COMMON CORE WAY

eSchool Online Gradebook

Middle School Grade ScaleA = 92.50 - 100% A- = 90.50 – 92.49% B+= 88.50 – 90.49% B = 82.50 – 88.49% B- = 80.50 – 82.49% C+= 78.50 – 80.49% C = 72.50 – 78.49% C- = 70.50 – 72.49% D+= 69.50 – 70.49% D = 65.50 – 69.49% D- = 64.50 – 65.49% F = 0.00 – 64.49%

•Time built into core class period

3 Strands:

•Skills•Affective

•Enrichment

ADVISORY Falcons are unique individuals.

Edline

BYOT Bring Your Own Technology

Thank you for coming! We look forward to working

with you and your students next year!