Philosophy

=Communication=
 * Students are provided with, and encouraged to use an assignment notebook
 * Four sixth grade newsletters will be sent home throughout the year
 * Each month an AMS newsletter is sent home with students
 * Clarification e-mails and phone calls are welcomed
 * Check your child's progress on PowerSchool

=Student Accountability= Sixth graders are held responsible for their academic progress and their behavioral choices. They should be continually developing in competence and self-sufficiency. There may be some "bumps in the road" toward independence, but sixth grade is meant to be a transition out of the elementary setting. Students who "meet the standard" will enjoy a small reward or brief activity on alternating Fridays.

=Homework= Students who make responsible use out of their class work time will have minimal homework. Independent reading is an exception. Students should work to establish a daily, 15 minute, before-bedtime reading habit. Independent reading is part of the Reading/Language Arts grade.

=Fun/Friends/Challenges= Sixth grade should be a year of physical, emotional, intellectual, and social growth. A wide variety of experiences await this year's sixth graders.

= = = Field Trips and Fun = = =

There will be several field trips throughout the sixth grade year. While individual trip costs will vary, parents are asked to budget approximately $60.00 for the year’s trips. These are some field trips taken last year.
 * Elroy/Sparta Bike Trail (early October)
 * Tubing/Ski Hill (winter)
 * Medieval Days Activities
 * Waterpark (end of the year)

=School Fun=

These are some additional fun events that sixth graders can look forward to:
 * Juggling and Classic Games (a part of “Extensions” Class)
 * “Payday” Activities-The alternating Friday reward for students meeting the responsibility/behavior standard.
 * Sixth Grade After School Activity Night
 * Christmas Craft Day
 * AMS March Madness Chess Classic
 * Math Olympics (2008-09)

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 * Medieval Day (2008-09)

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