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6^th Grade Social Studies Syllabus

Mission

The mission of Gulfport Central Middle School is to provide our students with a strong foundation for lifelong learning in a safe and challenging environment to enable them to reach their maximum potential.

Vision

Our vision is all students at Gulfport Central Middle School will meet or exceed district and state standards, show marked improvement in all academic areas, and contribute to our community in a positive manner.

Teachers:  Mrs. Husley & Mr. Chase

Text:  Western Hemisphere

Curriculum: 

This year the History Department will be introducing, reinforcing and reviewing many skills to help your child become an outstanding, critical-comprehensive explore r of the Western Hemisphere. During this journey we will focus on Canada, South America, Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean Islands, and also the United States.  This is a project-based class that will explore the geography and importance of the regions previously listed in relation to our culture.  The curriculum areas that we will focus on this will include the following:

• Mapping the Western Hemisphere
• Migration Patterns
• Economic Interactions
• Five Themes of Geography
• Major land forms/continents in the Western Hemisphere
• Major bodies of water 

 Rules: 

1.  Do what I am asked the first time.

2.    Be respectful to myself and others

3.     Ask permission to speak or leave my seat

4.     Be Prapared for class and do my best.

5.     Walk in a straight, quiet line.

Classroom Procedures: 

1.     Upon entering the classroom, collect your folder and work on the warm up exercise.

2.   Upon finishing the warm up exercise sit quietly and read the text that is going to be covered for that day.

3.   The bulk of class time will be spent on classroom exercises, short lectures with note taking, group work, and in class assignments.  Any assignment not completed in class will be considered homework.

4.   At the end of class students will work on a reflection exercise covering what was learned in class that day.

5.    Before leaving class each day students will pick up around their desks and return their class folders.

 Daily Schedule: 

1. Collect notebook/folder & go to assigned seat  
2. Begin Bellringer  
3. Quick Review of Bellringer
4. Instruction (lecture, reading, notes, demonstrations)  
5. Activity (class work, mini-project, other assignments)  
6. Quick Review/Closure
7. Return notebook/folder and Dismiss

Discipline Policy:

1. Warning
2. student conference 
3. Detention
4. Teacher Conference and Parent Contact
5. Office referral

Late Class/Homework Policy:

v  Late assignments and tests will only be accepted up to five school days after the due date!

v  Each day late will result in a 10% grade reduction up to five school days.  On the sixth day, the assignment/test will be a 0%.

v  Students will be allowed two days per day missed to make up assignments until the assignment is considered late.

Absent Policy:

If a student has been absent, he/she must check the “Absent Folder” for any missed warm-ups, activities, assignments, and/or journals.  The student must sign the day’s lesson to indicate that they have checked the folder.  The student must then check with other students at his/her table for additional instructions.  After a student has signed the Absent Folder and has checked with other students, they see the teacher for additional instructions, explanations, or materials.

Projects:  6^th Grade students will complete one large project per nine weeks with the addition of many smaller projects throughout.

Required Supplies:

¶  1 inch binder

¶  Paper (loose leaf)

¶ Clear Sheet Protectors (at least 25)

¶  Pencils and large erasers

¶ Colored Pencils (no crayons or markers)

¶ Pencil Bag (to be kept in the binder)

¶Your child will also need 2 folders (no prongs).  They will need to be the correct color for that class period.  If your child has Social Studies 1^st period, he/she will need 2 red folders, 3^rd period will need 2 blue folders…etc…

1^st—red     3^rd—blue         4^th—yellow    

6^th—green      7^th--purple

Tests:

• Tests will be administered weekly 

Each test may contain a variety of sections including:  Matching, Multiple Choice, Interpreting Graphs/Maps/Chart/Documents, Short Answer, and Essay items. 

Coverage of Content:

1^st Nine Weeks:  Canada

2^nd Nine Weeks: North America

3^rd Nine Weeks:  Central America

4^th Nine Weeks South America 

 Teacher Contact Information:

( School Phone:  Mrs. Husley or  Mr. Chase   228-870-1036

( Email:  wendi.husley@gulfportschools.org                peter.chase@gulfportschools.org