Foulks Ranch Elementary

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Mrs. Dueñas …Starting 25th year of teaching! Masters in Special EducationOver 10 years in regular 6th gradeSwim Coach for over 10 years0 kids, but have 1 dog, Besso, and 1 cat, Mee-

HaMarried: celebrating 25th anniversary this

year! Love to swim and work with kids!

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Goals of My Students …To be the best prepared student and citizen

through …OrganizationPlanningListeningWorking togetherDoing your bestSetting personal goalsKnowing when to have fun and To have a good sense of humor!

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PurposeTo be the best prepared student for Junior

High School/Middle School and beyondTo have the best study habits

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Materials

Packet of Information (in a narrative format)Also on wikispace:

www.mrsduenas.wikispaces.com

See supply list attached to handout

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Required CurriculumReading/Language Arts- Open CourtMath- Scott ForesmanScience- HoltSocial Studies-HoltPE – SPARK

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Reading/Language Arts Curriculum = Open Court (6th grade)

Study Guides: Story Study, Vocabulary Study, Spelling Practice, Grammar Study

Use of Literature Circles to enhance learning of OCR stories

Themes: 1) Perseverance 3) Taking a Stand 2) Ancient Civilizations 4) Music 5) Ecology and 6) Question of Values

Tests = Fridays Usually 1 story/week

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MathScott Foresman (6th grade text)

Student made Study GuidesTeacher-made Lesson Worksheets with How-to-

Solve Steps, Examples, Guided Practice and More Practice. Kept in a Math INB See wikispace site for worksheet info

Tests/Quizzes7th Grade Supplementary text

will use this text to enhance their learningAccelerated Math Program

to enhance their learningDaily Math Challenge Workbook

To keep up with the 6th grade Standards8

Math ConceptsNumber Sense: NS1 and NS 2

Add, subtract, multiply, divide: positive and negative--whole numbers, fractions, and decimals; Use of percents

Statistics: SDPMean, Median, Mode, Range, understanding questioning

and graphs; ProbabilityAlgebra: AF

Solve 1-step and multiple equations, Ratios/ProportionsGeometry: MG

Circumference and Perimeter, Area and Volume of Circles, Triangles and Quadrilaterals

Math Reasoning: MRApplications to Real-Life situations using the above

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ScienceHolt (6th grade Middle School)Teacher-Made MaterialsLabs/Experiments, Tests/QuizzesConcepts:

Semester 1 = Life Sciences Food Chains, Biomes, MSOE

Semester 2 = Physical Sciences Heat and Energy, Oceans

Semester 3 = Earth Sciences Plate Tectonics, Volcanoes/Earthquakes

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Social StudiesHolt (6th grade Middle School)SS-INB binder for all Work and ProjectsTests and QuizzesConcepts:

Geography and Archaeology Studies Early HumansMesopotamiaEgypt/Kush IndiaChinaHebrewsGreeceRome

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www.mrsduenas.wikispaces.comThis is my Wikispace page where you can find:

Study Guides in Reading and MathAssignments Sheets in Social StudiesMath NotesTeacher-made S-F Math QuizzesTeacher-made OCR Reading Quizzes

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Homework and AssignmentsParents e-mailed the daily the HW assignments,

projects, events, and announcementsWikispace : lost Assignment Sheets and Quizzes in

SS, Worksheets and Quizzes in Math, Study Guides and Quizzes in Reading:

www.mrsduenas.wikispaces.comHW = Daily

~1.25 hours each night Weekly Packet = “LP” to practice spelling, Vocab300, CST

grammar, reading, and math reviewWeekend HW might be necessary to finish unfinished

workPlease contact me with any problems, we can talk

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Grading PolicyTo show competency or achievement of

standardsLetter grades (A, B, C, D, or F) Number grades (5, 4, 3, 2, or 1)

A~5 high achieving, excellent B, C~ 4 or 3 well done(B) or passing(C) D~ 2 approaching grade level, almost passing F~ 1 not passing, failing.

Grades are emailedevery 4-5 weeks.

I will communicate if the student is not achieving their goals or if they are missing work

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ScheduleOur day includes:

Computers ( 2 days/week)PE (3 days/week, with Mile Monday (all 6th

graders))Reading (every day)Writing/Spelling (every day)Math (every day)Social Studies (4-5 days/week)Science ( 2 days/week)

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Student Field Trips and Academic/Behavioral Requirements

Please refer to contract received on the 1st day of schoolAny Field Trip Form is due 10 days before we

attend.There are no phone calls home about the

missing forms

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MSOE!MSOE:

November 28-December 2 please indicate whether your child is going or not

going on the sign in paper in the backChaperones!!!

please indicate whether you are chaperoning or would like to chaperone on the sign-in paper in the back We are limited to the number of chaperones needed. Please indicate whether you are interested in

chaperoningForms

will be coming home later

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Parent ContributionsChaperones Volunteering in classCopying Helpers, as needed

Mask makingDecorating masks

Promotion in June Etc.

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FingerprintingVolunteers must be fingerprinted through the

District in order to volunteer for on or off campus activities.

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Goal SettingStudents (and teacher) set goals yearly and by semesterGrades

Principal’s (straight A’s all year). All 3 semesters = Principal’s Lamp of Knowledge

Medal at PromotionHonor Roll(3.0-3.9).

All 3 semesters = Ribbon at PromotionNational Elementary Honor Society-(NEHS)AR Goals by SemesterStudent Leadership

Tutoring, Teacher Assisting in other classrooms, Library AssistantsEarn levels of Achievement, depending on hours

recorded: Foulks Ranch, Governor’s, Bronze, Silver, Gold

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CommunicationHow to get a hold of me

Phone- 684-8177E-mail: dduenas@egusd.netConferences (by appointment, in advance)

Wikispace for assignments and quizzes:www.mrsduenas.wikispaces.com

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Anything else?AndThank you for coming!

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