Back to School Night: August 7th 5:00 - 7:00 pm
Come meet your teachers and enjoy a hot dog!
What supplies do our students need? In 6th grade, teachers cannot require students to bring supplies, so we supply all needed materials. The only item your student needs is a pencil. Please note, that we need DONATIONS to keep our classrooms functioning. The items that we need are: Kleenex, pencils, erasers, dry erase markers, pens, white 1 inch binders, and lined paper. Anything you can donate is very much appreciated.
How do you read the schedule? There
are eight periods during the school day.
Math, Language Arts, and Science each consist of two periods. Students will stay in class with their
teacher for the entire 86 minutes. This gives
each core teacher an opportunity to teach, check for understanding, practice, and
reteach during the same class period.
Who is the disclosure for? The disclosure covers the curriculum and
policies in Miss Allen and Miss Shaw's class.
When is the disclosure due? The
disclosure should be signed and returned to Miss Allen by August 21, 2014.
What lunch do we have? We
have second lunch.
What time is lunch? Lunch is
from 12:07-12:32
How do you pay lunch money? Lunch
money can be paid on myschoolfees.com.
If you would like to send lunch money to school with your student, they
will be sent to the lunch secretary during the end of second period.
How do we know what bus our
student rides? There is a list located in the commons, or you can check on
the Washington County School District Website.
Go to washk12.org – click on parents and students-- Click on boundaries
and transportation
My student excels or needs
additional help? Our classrooms have built in differentiation to meet all
student’s needs. Those students who are
gifted or talented, or who have a learning disability are all learning at their
individual levels within the regular education classroom.
Is there a lot of homework? Due
to the schedule, core teachers rarely send home any homework. Homework is built in to the classroom
schedule, so we can quickly check for understanding of every concept. Reading logs are to be completed at home;
also, students should be studying vocabulary at home. Math has one weekly assignment due every Sunday on Schoology. Math concepts are sent home in a weekly
email, please check for student understanding.
Extra assignments are sent home via weekly emails, if you would like to
have your child demonstrate their level of understanding.
Who and what is the team of
teachers for my student? At Tonaquint, we have an internal structure
focused on students needs. Each student
is assigned to a Team. The team in
comprised of: the language arts teacher, math teacher, social studies teacher,
fine arts teacher, counselor, and an administrator. The team shares the same ninety
students. Each week, the team meets to
discuss individual students needs and team needs. This is a great way to meet the needs of our
students and to be able to communicate across departments to ensure the best
education for your students.
What is remediation and who
attends remediation? To ensure student learning, we participate in what is
called Remediation Friday’s. In math,
every Thursday each student will take a quiz or a chapter test. If students receive below 70%, they will be
sent to remediation on Friday. For
remediation, the student is sent to another room where a license math teacher
will reteach the week’s concepts. They
will be retested to check for understanding before returning to the
classroom. This is a great opportunity
for your students. In Language Arts, students who have below a 70% will also be
sent to remediation. For both math and
language arts, while the remediation students are out of the classroom, they
are NOT missing further instruction. In
the classroom the teacher is focused on extending this week’s concepts. We are focusing on increasing the depth of
understanding and application to real-world situations.
How are parents contacted by
teachers? Please make sure you have a current email address and telephone
number on file. You can update this
information in PowerSchool. On Mondays,
we send out weekly emails so you will know what is happening in our
classrooms. The emails are sent to the
emails in PowerSchool. If we have an
individual student need, parents will be notified via phone calls.
If you have any questions, comments, concerns, special needs, PLEASE
contact us. You can send us an
email or call us.
Shaley Allen- Math- shaley.allen@washk12.org
--- 435-688-2238 ext 1523.
Jen Shaw- Language Arts- jennifer.shaw@washk12.org --- 435-688-2238
ext 1508.
