District: "All students will
engage daily in evidence
based information text
conversations."
Students will also deliver
well-organized formal
presentations.Most of
these presentations
will align with our Social
Studies standards
- Schoolloop is for students to keep track of their grades and long-term projects.
- I would like the student e-mail me before I get an e-mail from parents. Let's build student independence.
- Students are required to copy their homework off the overhead into their organizer daily.
- I will post long-term projects and the instructions on schoolloop for students and parents to review.
Back To School Night
Schoolloop
Teacher Information
Erin Peacock
Parent-Teacher Conferences can be made by email or by phone.
Please schedule your conference at least 4 days in advance. Email me or write a note in your child’s school planner requesting a parent conference.
My email address is: epeacock@lvjusd.k12.ca.us
Mendenhall’s telephone number: (925) 606-7363
E-Mail: lramil@lvjusd.org
Education
- Graduated from Chico State with a BA in Liberal Arts
- K-8 Credential from Calteach
Personal Info
Experience
Let’s work as a team and have a great school year!
Mendenhall Middle School
Grade 6
Room 63
- Started Teaching at MMS in 2004
- Grades taught: 6th, 7th, and 8th
- Subject: Core
- Family
- Traveling
- Ginger
- Livermoron
Schooloop is NOT...
- For freaking out about grades !
- If your student has a "0", "mi", or "ab", please have the student see me
THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT-LET'S MAKE IT A FANTASTIC YEAR!
Leslee Ramil - ROOM 65
BEST WAY TO CONTACT ME IS BY MENDENHALL SCHOOL LOOP
PARENT TEACHER STUDENT PARENT TEACHER STUDENT
FOR YOUR CHILD
Final Thought ...
It's okay to let them fall and learn from mistakes.
"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." -Thomas A. Edison
Important Classroom Procedures
No Name Papers/Absent or Late Work
MY ROLE IN YOUR CHILD'S TRANSITION TO MIDDLE SCHOOL
- TEACHING HIM/HER Responsibility FOR SCHOOLWORK
- 1) Students check NO Name Folder before/after class or during break (never during class)
- 2) It is the student's responsibility to check the file before telling me that they turned in the assignment.
- 3)To resubmit a No Name paper, put the correct heading on the paper and place it in the Resubmitted Work file. (NO NAME= NO CREDIT)
- 4)If you are absent, and you have make-up work, write "Absent" on assignment and place it in the resubmitted work file.
- 5) If you have late work, attach signed study hall pass to assignment and place it in the resubmitted work file.
Student Progress
- Grades are earned, not given
- Overall grades are based on the total number of points earned on class assignments, homework, projects, quizzes, tests, and class participation
- Grades posted on schoolloop about every 3 weeks
- Students will be checking their grades in my class. They will write up their own progress reports and be required to have a parent signature.
Outstanding Attendance & Citizenship
- Maintain outstanding attendance throughout the school year is the State and District mandate
- Reinforce positive behavior at home and at school. Refer to school and classroom rules and guidelines
- Child must be well-prepared with proper attire, materials for learning and come to school ready to learn
- Teamwork between teacher-parent and student is the key to your child's success in Grade 6
What I Expect from your child
Effective Work Habits & Academics
- Always be fully aware of what your child is learning in the classroom
- Homework is to be completed neatly and turned in on time every day
- Students receive an academic organizer to list all assignments
ASSIGNMENT AND HOMEWORK POLICY ARE INCLUDED IN THE LETTER SENT HOME
Time Management
- Time management is a difficult process for most sixth graders
- I will be showing the students how to block out some time each day leading up to an exam or the due date for a big project or research paper. Please help with this
- Homework and long term assignments are due on the day designated. If there is no due date specified, the assignment is due the next day.
- Absences- Students have the same number of days they were absent to complete the work assigned. It is THEIR responsibility to get assignments, make-up tests, and turn in work. Each students has 1-2 "Study Buddies" to contact when they are absent.
- Long term reports and projects must be turned in on the due date to be considered for full credit.
Ideas
Notes
English
Throughout the year students will practice...
GRAMMAR:
We will be reviewing all the parts of speech with an emphasis on pronouns, verb tenses, and verb agreement.
Vocabulary
Step-Up-To Writing
Emphasis will be on argument, information, and narrative writing using a writers' workshop format
Three Goals for students this year..
Writing
District: "All students will produce evidence based writing using informational sources."
In our sixth grade class, students will continue to learn to "cite evidence" from the text to support their writing.
Lunchtime Study Hall...
for bi-monthly vocabulary tests.
Using the program will help students organize their thoughts, so they can be successful in outlining, writing essays and presenting information daily.
- Mendenhall and 6th Grade Core has a NO LATE WORK POLICY.
5 HIGHLIGHTERS ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS PROGRAM: green, yellow, red, orange and blue
The students will be keeping English handouts for reference throughout the year. This will be kept in their binders. They will take lecture notes and put them in the their binders.
- Students missing an assignment(s) will report to Lunchtine Study Hall.
1. Successful transition to middle school
2. Academic success for every student
3. Begin preparation for 21st century skills for the workplace- Common Core
Students have one day to complete the work and turn in the late assignment at the beginning of their first class with me. LATE WORK WILL RECEIVE HALF CREDIT. Also a parent signature is required on the copy of the study hall pass.
Ideas
READING
GOALS: TO STRENGTHEN READING SKILLS AND TO FOSTER A LOVE OF LITERATURE!!
AR READING
*PLEASE REMEMBER TO APPROVE ANY BOOK YOUR CHILD IS READING BEFORE I APPROVE THE BOOK TOO!
Now onto the curriculum...
District: "All students will build vocabulary by reading increasingly complex texts and learning new powerful words.
Classroom: Reading strategies for reading Fiction, Non-fiction, Content (Social Studies), Poetry, Drama, etc.
All MENDENHALL core classes use Accelerated Reader to help students develop their independent reading habits. Students will have some time in class to read, BUT 20-30 minutes of daily reading AT HOME will be necessary.
Helpful websites:
www.arbookfinder.com This is where a student/parent can check the level of a book
https://hosted283.renlearn.com/280958/homeconnect/ This is where a student/parent can check progress of meeting goal
Percent
Level
Points
Ideas
Social Studies
Greece
Social Studies is interactive
Social Studies lessons are interactive. They include dynamic practice in the 4 C's through...
Early Humans
China
- Visual Discovery-
*mapping
*categorizing *identifying perspectives
- Collaborative Skill Building-
We will be studying the social, cultural, economic, and political structures that occurred in Europe, Africa, Asia....a VERY long time ago!
- Problem Solving Group Work -
Collaboration- Communication- Creativity- Critical Thinking
Egypt and Mesopotamia
India
Rome
We will examine the everyday lives, problems, and accomplishments of these ancient civilizations; and the geography that dictated their development
Social Studies
Students are required to turn in their notebook after each chapter.
- Each chapter of study will consist of notes, worksheets, review questions, maps, etc.
We will be studying...
- Notebooks must be kept tidy. No loose paper falling out. Turn in notebooks on assigned dates.
-This will help them stay organized. All classwork and homework will be kept in this notebook.
Transition to Middle School
MIDDLE SCHOOLERS ARE CHANGING
- PHISICALLY
- SOCIALLY
- EMOTIONALLY
- YOU MAY NOT RECOGNIZE YOUR CHILD FROM TIME TO TIME...
- THOUGH THEY MAY BE TELLING YOU DIFFERENTLY, KIDS NEED YOU EVEN MORE NOW FOR GUIDANCE, SUPPORT, AND ASSURANCE.
Organization
- English-Blue
- Writing- Yellow
- Reading- Purple
- Social Studies-Green
- Reference- Pink