Ms. Moore's Information

Middle School Social Studies

6th Grade Bible & French Elective

Ms. Moore 's Classroom 2023- 2024

Email: carriem@wateroflifecs.org

Google site: carrie.moore@wateroflifecs.org

*Emails sent to me after 3:30pm, will be answered the following day between 7:30 AM-3:30 PM during office hours

Ms. Moore’s Schedule :

7:30- 8:00 Prep Homeroom

8:00- 8:45 Period 1: Homeroom & Bible 6th Grade (BIB6)

8:45- 9:35 Period 2: Social Studies 5th Grade (SS5)

9:35- 9:50 Snack Break

9:50- 10:40 Period 3: Social Studies 8th Grade (SS8)

10:40- 11:30 Period 4: Social Studies 7th Grade (SS7)

11:30- 12:15 Lunch Break

12:15- 1:00 French I

1:05- 1:55 Period 5: Social Studies 6th Grade (SS6)

2:20- 3:15 Study Hall (Mondays only)

Ms. Moore’s Minimum Day Schedule :

7:30- 8:00 Prep Homeroom

8:00- 8:45 Period 1: Homeroom & Bible 6th Grade (BIB6)

8:45- 9:35 Period 2: Social Studies 5th Grade (SS5)

9:35- 9:50 Snack Break

9:50- 10:40 Period 3: Social Studies 8th Grade (SS8)

10:40- 11:30 Period 4: Social Studies 7th Grade (SS7)

11:30- 12:15 Lunch Break

12:15- 12:50 Period 5: Social Studies 6th Grade (SS6)

12:50- 1:00 Prep for Dismissal

1:00- Dismissal (students are walked to daycare @ 1:15pm)

Classroom Rules:

1.   Chrome Books are closed until teacher gives you permission

2.  Raise your hand if you have a question or comment (don’t blurt out)

3.  Stay in your seat during instruction and quizzes/tests

4.  Keep hands to yourself

5.  Do NOT throw things in classroom

6.  Trash goes in trash can NOT floor

7.  No gum allowed

8.  Cell phones and iwatches will be collected and kept by the teacher until the end of the day

9.  Copying homework from another student or copying a test or quiz answer is NEVER permitted. It is cheating and consequence if caught is a ZERO plus a visit to Admin.

Middle School Discipline: If student is disruptive or disrespectful, the teacher will:

1.   Warn the student to correct behavior

2.  Redirect the student (either speak privately outside or move student’s seat)

3.  Issue a Demerit (parent will be notified via email from Ren Web)

4. Contact Administration and set up Parent Meeting

If behavior persists, steps are taken according to Middle School Discipline Policy, both parents and students signed. Consequences may require Administration to intervene and or hold parent conference. Detentions may also be given. Refer to Handbook.

Ms. Moore’s Reward System and Incentives:

Positive behavior and good performance should be rewarded. My rewards can include any number of items on a list given to every student the first day of school. They can choose any item on the list as their reward. I will reward the student with a ticket. I will pull tickets from each class every Monday.

Students can earn reward tickets for any number of tasks, effort, success or positive behaviors. On any given day, the teacher will give a ticket for noted effort, performance and or positive behaviors.

Here are some examples of possible goals and CRITERIA

1.   Completed ALL homework and turned in on-time for 1 full-week

2.  No tardies for 1 week

3.  No disruptive or disrespectful behavior for 1 week

4.  No demerits for 1 week

5.  Helped a fellow student with an assignment or task

6.  No absences for 1 week

7.  Brought a grade up in any subject

8.  Outstanding or Improved test scores

9.  Outstanding or Improved quiz scores

10. Good behavior in support subjects (Art, Music, Spanish, P.E., electives)

11.  Cleaned up desk area and backpack is organized

12. Did not leave materials behind in the classroom

13. Got out materials and was ready to learn on-time

 There are a number of goals both personal and academic I am so excited to reward students for. At any given time under teacher discretion, I may give a student a “brain break” to read a book, draw, or relax for a 10–15-minute period.

 Students may be disqualified from using their reward if they are disrespectful to other peers or staff members such as Miss Nelida, Mrs. Knowlton, The Music Teacher Mrs. Melody, Coach Cam, AND Teacher’s Aides on duty in lunchroom or on Playground.

Classroom Procedures:

1.   Follow Morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up procedures stated by school administration

2. If you are not in the classroom by 8:00 AM you are tardy, and need to get a tardy slip from the front office

3.  Sanitize hands as you walk into the classroom

4.  Look to the board: Take out materials and be ready to learn (listen) 

5. If you forget homework be honest and tell the teacher

6.  If you finish early, you may work on other homework, read a book, complete an activity, journal, draw a picture or help a friend ONLY

7.  Make sure you write your homework down in a planner (if you forget check your Google Classroom)

8.  Clean up work area, organize backpack (6th) and push chairs in when you are dismissed for break time or lunch period.

Google Classroom for In-person, or Remote Learning:

• Every class and subject have their own Google Classroom (GC)

• Remote Learning: Please click on the link that will be uploaded to your Google Classroom Page at the designated time.

• Remote Learning: 6th Grade Homeroom are only permitted to login @ 7:50am (not earlier) just as you would on campus. Students are permitted into the classroom at 7:50am.

• All assignments are posted on the Google Classroom. Be sure to be on-time. If your internet is not connecting, your parents or guardian must email me to inform me there is a problem

• Pay attention to assignment due dates and times they are due

• ALL class sessions on-line are recorded and will be posted after the class has concluded for the day. This is for students who may be absent.

 Late Work/Missing Work:

• If homework is not submitted on time, you have 1 day to make-up for half credit. If not completed it is a ZERO in the gradebook.

Make-Up Work:

• • • • • Make sure parents call school to excuse absence

        • If absence is excused, student may make-up work. For example, if a student missed 2 days, then they have 2 days to make-up work

        • It’s the student’s responsibility to go onto their Google Classroom to watch the class video and make-up their assignments for the day(s) missed.

        • If make-up work is not completed by due date, then it will be a ZERO in the Ren Web Gradebook.

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Quizzes and Tests:

• Quizzes In most cases study guides are given; however, not in all cases if quizzes are given.

• Tests may be given at the end of each chapter. They will be graded and kept in the student work folder.

Grading System:

Homework: 20%

Classwork: 20%

Quizzes: 25%

Tests/Projects: 35%

What will I learn?

5th Grade Social Studies:

Textbook: Harcourt, Reflections; The United States: Making a New Nation

(This includes your child’s textbook, and workbook with Textbook for home)

• • • We will study time, people, places, and maps. Your child will take the role of Jr. Historians researching and investigating texts, articles, journals, etc. to gather evidence and interpret that past to explain WHY events happened as they did through a Biblical Worldview Perspective. They will discover historians have different points of view on how they see things. We will also look at people’s character traits that helped shape our country. Geography is a key component in Social Studies, therefore learning to read maps accurately is a skill they will learn.

    • Students will use their textbooks for class reading and comprehension questions to check for understanding.

    • Workbook Activity Packets will be used as a follow-up activity for the day’s lesson and not assigned every day.

    • Vocabulary words and sentences will be weekly assignments.

    • Art activities will also be frequently completed as a part of their classwork

6th Grade Bible:

Textbook: Bible (Purposeful Design)

• The purpose is for students to develop a Christian Worldview by studying the Old and New Testaments.

• Studies in workbooks include: discovering God’s plan for us, the Bible is Truth, God loves everyone, and we need to have faith in Jesus.

• Students will also learn prayer, studying the Bible and worship are essential to our growth in Christ.

6th Grade Social Studies:

Textbook: Discovering Our Past: Ancient Civilizations (Glencoe/McGraw-Hill)

• Students will study ancient civilizations from agricultural societies and Mesopotamia to Ancient Egypt, the Israelites, Early India, China, Ancient Americas, Greeks, the Romans and the rise of Christianity.

• Studies include investigations and projects on famous people, cultures, movements, and architecture/design.

What will I learn?

7th Grade Social Studies:

Textbook: Discovering Our Past: Medieval and Early Modern Times (Glencoe/McGraw-Hill)

• Students will study ancient civilizations from Roman to Islamic cultures, Medieval Africa, China, Japan and Europe in the Middle Ages, The Renaissance, Reformation, the Americas and Age of Enlightenment.

• Studies include investigations and projects on famous people, cultures, movements, and architecture/design.

8th Grade Social Studies:

 Textbook: American Republic Third Edition (BJU Press)

• Students will study United States History with a Biblical Worldview.

• The students will study exploration, colonization, Post Civil War development of the industry and the emergence of “modern” America in the late nineteenth century and post-world war era and contemporary United States.

• Studies include investigations and projects on famous explorers, Colonization, Founding Fathers, Presidents, The Constitution, Civil War and World War I & II.

• This class is a high school prep course and will prepare students for higher-level learning based critical thinking assessments

 French Elective:

•  We will use a 6-8th grade curriculum. Students will learn grammar, develop their vocabulary, and learn to speak the language with every lesson. We will learn about the French cultures through conversation, reading and translation exercises. 

Covid-19 Updates and Procedures

CDC mandated guidelines change constantly. Admin will notify families when guidelines change. We thank you for following the mandated guidelines to keep our students and staff safe. As long as we: wear our masks indoors, wash our hands (especially after using the restroom) and sanitize hands often (especially before eating a snack, or lunch).

People either embrace masks, or dislike them. Whatever your view, we appreciate your support, patience, and respect to follow the CDC Guidelines for our school’s success. As a private school, we have been blessed to be able to be open on-campus, and offer a full-day of education.

If a student has any COVID-19 symptoms, please keep the student home and follow our school procedures. There are several staff members who live with, or care for elderly parents (myself included), so while children generally do not get as sick as adults, they can pass the virus along to us older staff members, who can pass along to even older parents. Reports show even vaccinated citizens can get COVID-19 and manifest symptoms (hopefully less severe).

In the event, we have a temporary class, or exposure to COVID-19, we will return to Remote Learning for a temporary, designated period of time. The good news is, we already have a schedule in place, in the event that should that happen, and we will continue to have our full-instructional minutes for the day/week while learning remotely.