6Th Grade Communications

St. Croix Catholic School

6th Grade Communications

Teacher: Sr. John Thomas Armour, O.P.

; (651)-439-5581 ext. 324

Communications Room

Course Overview: During the course of the year we will discover the “best-kept Thinking, Learning, and Communicating Secrets of Successful Teenagers,” which can enable students to examine their thoughts, attitudes and actions in their quest for their true selves. The students will also develop a variety of written and oral communication skills, especially through research, essays, speeches and skits.

Expectations

Be on time.

Be prepared.

Be on task.

Be respectful.

Do your best.

Activities and Assessments

Participation:Students receive a point for each day of class. Points can be lost by not being on time, not being prepared with materials, not having homework completed, not being on task, not following directions, talking at inappropriate times, not being respectful to teachers or peers. This grade will be entered in PowerSchool on a bi-weekly basis.

Organization:Students will be graded periodically on the organization and neatness of their foldersand notebooks.

Homework/Classwork:This includes TLC chapter handouts, communication skill drills, speech and presentation drafts.

Speeches/Essays. Students will have an opportunity to

Assignments and due dates are given orally, written on the white board, and will be posted on the SCCS website (Edlio). Once students receive Google accounts, they will be enrolled in Google Classroom, and assignments will be posted there instead of Edlio. All grades can be found on PowerSchool as soon as they are graded. As per the Handbook’s middle school homework/vacation policy, homework will not be given in advance of an absence. When returning from an absence, it is the student’sresponsibility to find out what was missed and to complete it. Please check the absent student work folder on the day you return to find out your assignments. According to the 2017-2018 Middle school late work policy, assignments not turned in by the due date will result in a 25% deduction. After two weeks from the original due date, any incomplete work will result in a zero.Students with IEPs/504s may be subject to exceptions.

Materials:

Top 20 Teens: Thinking, Learning & Communicating

Fly a Little Higher

Planner

Pen(s), Pencil(s), Highlighter

Notebook

Folder