Welcome to Mrs. Essy’s

Classroom

Open House NightDel E. Webb Middle School

Education/Background

• University Nevada of Las Vegas/Undergraduate degree in Business Administration

• University of Phoenix/Masters Degree in Education• Masters Degree (+36) • Highly Qualified in Science • Teaching for 13 years• 10 years at Del E. Webb

Contact Information

Email: sjessy@interact.ccsd.netEmail (anytime)

6th grade Science

Communication

• Infinite Campus is our online grading and communication system

• Infinite Campus is a great tool for students, parents, and teachers

• Upcoming assignments, up-to-date grades, assignment descriptions, and comments

• I encourage students and parents to use Infinite Campus to view upcoming assignments and personal comments

• For parents-this is a great way to stay informed

Web PageMy web page is a work in progress. Throughout the year, I will be

adding useful links and assignments to help your students with different concepts in our curriculum.

*This ppt. is currently posted on my web page for future reference

• Science Syllabus• Discipline Plan• Homework Policy• Extra Credit Assignments

http://my.ccsd.net/sjessy/

Materials Needed (most students already have these materials)

• 2 Composition Books (one for each semester) Students will know this or refer to this as their Science Notebook

• Pencils

• Notebook paper

Grading System

Assignments weighted:• Test 60%• Labs, Project, Classwork 30%• Homework, Practice Work 10%

Del Webb 6th grade Late Work Policy

• Students will be deducted one letter grade from the original grade earned, if the assignment is one day late.

• Students will be deducted two letter grades from the original grade earned, if the assignment is two days late.

• Students will earn half credit for late homework assignments after 2 days, until the end of the unit.

• Students’ grades are based on total points earned-

late work is better than no work

Science GradesStudents can earn points from the following

assignments: • Practice work/Homework• Classwork• Quizzes• Tests• Technology Assignments• Lab Investigations• Notebook Checks• Projects

Extra Help Opportunities

I am available to offer extra help, clarification of assignments/labs , and study help for

quizzes/test to students during: • Before School in the morning from 8:00-9:00. • A pass will be required, students must make me aware that they are coming in.

Homework

• HOMEWORK HOTLINE- (702) 799-5111• Homework/Practice work can be

expected 3-4 times a week• Reviewed concepts should take no long

then 10-15 minutes per night

Science Overview• We begin the year with lab safety, the scientific

processing skills• “Scientific Process Skills” include (observations,

making inferences, experimenting, measuring, communicating, etc.)

• Nevada has adopted the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Curriculum based on science, technology, and engineering practices.

Major Units of StudyMatter and Energy

• Concepts to understand: States of Matter

• Solid, Liquid, Gas, Kinetic energy, thermal energy and temperature. How they are all related and how they are related to the states of matter.

• What is required to change from one state of matter to another state of matter?

Major Units of StudyWeather an Climate

• Concepts to understand: The general distinctions between weather and climate.

• Weather measurements

• The earth's climate has changed over time and will continue to change. How do we collect data from past climate changes and gathered sources beyond long-term weather observations?

Major Units of StudyHuman Impact

Concepts to understand: Human population growth: Number one environmental problem.

Sustainability: Long-term objective. Is it possible? Systems and change: Earth environment is made up of many different. Interconnected systems, many (if not all) capable of being changed by human activity. Hazardous earth process: Have always occurred. Are they hazardous to us only if we allow ourselves to be affected by them?

Major Units of StudyCells to Organisms

• Concepts to understand: All known living things are made up of cells.

• The cell is structural & functional unit of all living things.

• All cells come from pre-existing cells by division. • Cells contains hereditary information which is passed

from cell to cell during cell division.• All cells are basically the same in chemical

composition.• All energy flow of life occurs within cells.

Major Units of StudyCells to Organisms

• Concepts to understand: The organization of the human body

• Structures and Functions of the organ systems• • Interdependency of the body

systems

Textbooks

• Currently at this time Science 6 does not have an adopted textbook based on the new NGSS Curriculum .

Enrichment Opportunities

• Inquiry Investigations• Connections to Real life science• Enrichment homework assignments• Post-lab Enrichment• Problem Solving• Cooperative learning experiences• Extra credit assignments will be posted on my

website throughout the course of the year, one extra credit assignment per quarter.

Email: sjessy@interact.ccsd.net

Thank You so much for coming tonight

I anticipate a great school year!

Feel free to contact me with any concerns or

questions