Dear Parents,
Welcome to grade
6!!
Your child is embarking on a new year at St.
Cecilia’s Catholic school and it is our pleasure to teach and ensure that your child
has a fun, successful year. The handout attached is prepared to give you some
insights as to what to expect over the course of this school year.
We are looking forward to working with you this
year as we help your child experience all the joys of learning and offer
assistance in any way we can. Therefore,
please feel free to contact us via your child’s agenda, email and/or at school
(416-393-5218).
Prayer for the
Start of Year
A reading from
Paul’s Letter to the Colossians
As God’s chosen ones, holy and
beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and
patience. Bear with one another and if
anyone has a complaint against another, forgive each other; just as the Lord
has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.
Above all, clothe yourselves
with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your
hearts, to which indeed you were,
called in the one body.
And whatever you do, in word
or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the
Father through him.
Amen
Reporting:
This year students will be receiving an
Elementary Progress Report Card in late autumn (discussing learning skills and
work habits) and two provincial report cards in January and June, with letter
grades.
METHODS USED TO DETERMINE GRADES
Some of the following means of evaluation are considered: tests, in
class assignments, quizzes, take home assignments, projects, (both individually
and in groups) etc.
A - to
A+ Excellent 80 - 100 % Level 4
B- to
B+ Very
Good 70- 79 %
Level 3
C- to
C+
Satisfactory 60- 69
% Level 2
D- to
D+ Needs
Impro. 50 - 59 % Level 1
R Redo
Below 50% Working Below Grade Level
INC Incomplete
HOMEWORK, ABSENTEE, AND TESTING POLICIES
Homework: Students will have
approximately 30 to 60 minutes of homework per night. Students
are expected to turn in quality, completed homework at the beginning of the
lesson on the day it is due. Please check your child’s agenda or blog for
homework information. If homework is incomplete, this could result in a
homework notice being sent home to be signed by a guardian, a phone call, or a
detention during recesses.
Blog
address
Absences: If absent,
students are responsible for getting homework assignments from a classmate,
blog, etc. Absent students are usually given one extra day for to complete
assigned exercises/assignments that were assigned during their absence. If the
student is absent on a scheduled test or project due day, they must be prepared
to take the test or hand in the project on the day they return to school. We
will make every effort to ensure that your child receives the necessary
resources. For example: a sibling will be sent home with schoolwork.
Expectations for All Assignments: To use neat, legible writing, correct spelling, etc. All assignments
should be complete in blue or black ink or electronically, except for math
which requires pencil, or when indicated otherwise by the classroom teacher.
Students are expected to take pride in their work and to complete all assigned
work to the best of their abilities.
Behaviour:
The expectations for all members of the student
body have been included in the agenda planner, which your child received during
the first week of school. Please feel
free to review these expectations with your child.
As well, in our classes we have added some
additional expectations that are specific and appropriate to a conducive, safe,
and positive learning environment.
A reminder that:
Electronic planners,
hand-held computers or cellphones are not acceptable for use in the classroom.
These devices must be kept in student backpacks and turned off before
entering the school building. If a student is found with a cellphone at
their seat or during (recess) breaks, the cellphone will be taken from the
student and a parent must retrieve it from the Principal.
Scholastic Book Orders: Will be
distributed occasionally. Parents are kindly asked to make all payments in the
form of a cheque, made payable to Scholastic Canada Inc. Thank you to all parents in advance for their
cooperation.
Gym classes are scheduled in the afternoon
portion of the day.
Health:
Healthy living will be studied this year. It will be studied in the afternoon portion
of the day
Library: our book exchange date is
Mathematics:
Text:
Nelson Mathematics – Year 6
Workbook and supplementary materials
Strands:
Number Sense and Numeration
Measurement
Geometry and Spatial Sense
Patterning and Algebra
Data Management and Probability
Please feel free to visit the following website
for additional practice: http://math6.nelson.com/studentcentre/studtryout.html and our math enrichment practice on the blog under
math.
Language Arts:
(Reading, Writing, Oral communication, Media Literacy)
Grammar Text:
Language Power D; supplemented as required by Communicating Skills 6
Reading Text: supplemented resources
Novel Study: My Childhood Under Fire / City of
Ember
Literature Circles
Supplementary Resources
Science:
Text:
Science and Technology Activities Resource
Strands (in no particular order):
Life Systems – Biodiversity
Matter and Energy – Electricity and Electrical Devices
Structures and Mechanisms – Flight
Earth and Space Systems – Space
Delivered by Mr. MacLeod
Music:
Our Instrumental music classes are scheduled for
Tuesday mornings from 10:10 am to 10:45 am.
Social Studies:
This program will be studied in the afternoon
portion of the day
Strands: Heritage
and Identity – Communities in Canada Past and Present
People and Environment’s: Canada’s Interactions
with the Global Community
FRENCH
This program will be
studied in the afternoon portion of the day.
Religion
Text: You
Shall Be My Witness /Grade 6
Family Life
Text:
Fully Alive/Book 6
Studied in the afternoon.
Visual Arts/Drama
This program will be studied in the afternoon
EQAO (Education Quality and
Accountability Office):
The administration of the Grade 6 EQAO Testing
will take place toward the end of May and/or beginning of June.
We will be reviewing and preparing for EQAO
throughout the year.
Please do not hesitate to visit the following
visit to familiarize yourself (with your child) with sample tests and other
information regarding EQAO
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