Welcome to 6th Grade Social Studies!

Kimberly Chumley Curda

6th Grade—Armadillo Team

The class that will last a lifetime….The class that will last a lifetime….

E-MAIL anytime!Kimberly.Curda@fortbend.k12.tx.us

281-634-3239

Tutorials : Monday afternoon – must have ride home, no bus available

TEXTBOOK

• World Cultures and Geography

- Student can take their student edition home because we will use my class set.

SUPPLIES

Everyday

• 3-5 subject spiral notebook (Blue)• Blue SS folder• Zipper Bag with – Pencils, Pens (blue or black

ink), Red grading pen/pencil, map pencils• Planner

Recommended• Hand sharpener and/or mechanical pencils

Syllabus• Culture• Geography• Government/Citizenship• Economy• US & Canada (History, Geography, Gov’t, Economy, & Culture)• Latin America (History, Geography, Gov’t, Economy, & Culture)• Europe (History, Geography, Gov’t, Economy, & Culture)• North Africa & Middle East (Hist., Geog., Gov’t, Econ., & Culture)• Africa south of the Sahara (Hist., Geog., Gov’t, Econ., & Culture)• Asia (Hist., Geog., Gov’t, Econ., & Culture)• Australia & Pacific Islands (Hist., Geog., Gov’t, Econ., & Culture)

School Wide Late Policyfrom Student/Parent Handbook

• All Assignments are Due on the Assigned Day1 day late -10 points

2 days late -20 points

3 days late -30 points

4 days late -50 points

After 4th Day is Teacher Discretion

HOW CAN PARENTS HELP?

• Check student’s planner for assignments, test dates, etc.• Check teacher web sites • http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/campuses/gms• Help organize student (weekly if needed)• E-mail teachers for progress update• Arrange transportation for morning/afternoon tutorials

as needed• **Make sure students have questions to ask, test to

correct, and/or know why they need to be in tutorials

Extra Support at Home

• Attend cultural activities and festivals. • Visit museums. • Discuss family heritage. • Read newspapers & watch the news with you and discuss current issues and world events.

• Visit the public library. (It’s free) • Visit ethnic restaurants. • Read historical novels and biographies. • Develop critical thinking skills. Respond to his or her questions by asking further questions instead of by giving direct answers.

• World Cultures provides information that will last a life time.

• We use and are exposed to the Strands of Social Studies (geography, government, culture, economics, history, and citizenship) everyday, even though we are not conscience of it.

How do we use geography?

Example:

• Relative/absolute location-driving, giving directions in general are exact, as an address

• Planning trip/vacation

Culture• We are constantly

exposed to culture- restaurants, school, T.V., family, friends, etc

Government• News

• Elections

• Political ads

• School

• Daily Life

Economics• Grocery Store• Clothes• Gas prices• Lunch money• Allowances• Daily Life

History• Family stories

• Referencing to past events in government, economy,

• Daily Life, what you last week, etc.

Citizenship• Community work• Involvement with religious

groups• Involvement in school

activities/clubs• Daily Life Events

So the importance….

• Skills and concepts learned in this class will be applied through the student’s life time. It doesn’t end when they leave in June.

From Child, September 2005