Sixth+Grade+Weekly

=Weekly Point Of View...=

**Teachers in attendance:** Date: Sept 30 Trawick, Hooper, Cribb, Childs Teachers in Attendance: Date: Oct. 22--Hooper, Cribb (Trawick and Childs absent from school) October 28 - Childs, Cribb, Hooper; Trawick covering for Harbort. Oct 14 Trawick, Hooper, Childs, (Cribb - in meeting with Student Teacher's coordinator; arrived late.) Nov. 11 Trawick, Cribb Childs (Hooper covering for a 7th grade teacher). Nov. 18 Trawick, Hooper, Cribb, Childs Dec 8 Trawick, Hooper, Cribb, Childs Dec 16 Trawick, Hooper, Cribb, Childs Feb 10 Trawick, Hooper, Cribb, Childs Feb 17 Trawick, Hooper, Childs (Cribb conference) Feb 24 Trawick, Hooper, Cribb, Childs Clinkscales (student teacher) Mar 10 Used time to complete district survey and finish Ning on Rigor book. Mar 17 Trawick, Cribb, Childs Mar 24 Trawick, Hooper, Cribb, Childs Mar 31 We are stuffing report cards. April 14 Did not meet because we will lose all planning tomorrow with Schools to Watch Celebration **Where are you on your long-range plans, pacing, and content standards?** Sept 30 - Honors Finished Chapter 2. On track to finish required assignments by the end of the term. Advanced Math - toward the end of chapter 1. On track to finish required assignments by the end of the term. Glencoe - Beginning Chapter 2. About a week behind for the term. Oct. 14 - Honors - Ready to give Chap 3 test, but must wait and give it on Benchmark date, and Benchmark a week later. Moving on to chapter 4. Adv. - Ready to quiz/test on Chap 2A, but must wait until after Benchmark. Glencoe - Soon will be ready to test on Chap 2, after Benchmark. Still slightly behind on pacing. Oct. 22--General: Approxiamately one chapter behind pacing guide. Will begin Ch. 3 next week. Adv.--Mid-Chapter Quiz, Continue with Ch. 2 (Quick Review of some 5th Grade skill). Oct. 28- APA - several 5th grade skills had to be retaught (second half of chapter. 2) GLENCOE: Near the beginning of Chapter 3. Nov. 11- Honors - Variables on both sides of an equation; solving 2-step equations. On Pace. Adv. - Ready to add fractions. Slightly behind because of non mastery of skills listed as 5th grade. Glencoe - Ready to begin decimal division. Behind because of lack of basic facts. Nov. 18- Honors - Beginning Chap 6. Reviewing and testing Chapter 5. Adv - On the 2nd half of Chapter 3. Glencoe - Finishing Chapter 3 before T-giving Dec 8 - Honors - Lesson 6-7. On target. Adv - End of Chapter 1 (Following pacing guide). Slightly behind on pacing.. Glencoe - Mid Chapter 4. Behind pacing guide. Dec 16 - Glencoe - Mid Chapter 4, Behind pacing. Adv. - End of Chapter 1. Slightly behind. Honors - end of Chap 6, Ready to test. On target. Feb 10 Glencoe Mid Chap 5 Behind pacing Adv. Mid Chap 5. Slightly behind Honors Ready to test Chap 9, 10 On target Feb 17 Glencoe Ready to divide fractios) Behind pacing Adv. Ready to test early next week (Chap.5) Slightly behind) Honors - Chap 7 Lessson 7 On target Feb 24 Honors- Finished Chapter 7 today, going to Chap 10 Adv- End of Chapter 5. Slightly behind Pacing Gencoe - Giving chapter 5 End of Chapter tests. Behind pacing. Mar 17 Honors - Finished first half Chap 11 and testing tomorrow. On Track Advanced - Taking Chap 6 Test, Monday. Slightly behind. Glencoe - Chapter 6 Test early next week. Behind.pacing. Mar 24 Preparing for Benchmark. **Please share minutes from your discussion. Be sure to include feedback on the levels of bloom’s being utilized in your classes/assessments each day.** Sept 30 -Discussed student moved by parents from Honors to Advanced. Stem and Leaf Plots - students had to explain why the incorrect ones were not right. Analyzing. Interpreting graphs - Had to make up questions to go with a displayed graph and ask them to other classmates. Oct. 14 - Hooper shared a suggestion for choosing measure of central tendency. It is not addressed in the Glencoe textbook. Oct. 22- Analyzing with decimals, Estimate sums and differences (Gen); Comparing fractions, mixed numbers and decimals, Apply strategies for GCF and LCM. Oct 28 - Talked about LCM & GCF. Nov. 18 - Glencoe -Very difficult time with division (whole number and decimal).Level 4 and 5: Evaluate fractions subtracting with unlike denominators and renaming. Honors - Level 4 and 5: Evaluate, analyze, Interpret Adv. - Level 4 and 5: Evaluate fractions subtracting with unlike denominators and renaming. Dec 8 - Sylvia shared LCM/GCF Ladder. We will present that to the Math Dept. when it is our turn. Dec 16 - Benchmark and Chapter Test when we return from holidays. It will be a test heavy two weeks. Feb. 10 Meeting cut short to complete Dr. Brochu survey.

Mar 17 - Losing 2 days of instruction next week because of PASS writing. It is impossible to keep up with the Pacing Guide. We are beginning PASS practice.

Mar 24 - Working on Benchmark

**Comments ~ Concerns ~ Needs (resources**) Sept 30 We all have Holt Workbooks! When are Benchmark Tests to be given? Oct 14 Glencoe - Last year's benchmark is the study guide for this year. We have a new test. Oct. 22- Finally got MAP scores and great to have time to work in classroom. Oct. 29 Still need book for new students in Holt. Feb 17 - MAPs is so early. It is not a fair measure of what is accomplished in a year. It is almost exactly 5 months from the previous test.

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