The document provides information about course offerings and extracurricular activities for 6th grade students at Ojeda Middle School. It describes required core courses in English, math, science, social studies, and PE. It also lists elective options like band, choir, art, and technology courses. Extracurricular activities through the ACE afterschool program are described, including classes in art, sports, theater, cooking and more. Counselors' roles in supporting students are outlined. The document aims to help students choose courses and get involved in middle school.

2. The Mighty Ojeda Gator
Band

3. The Ojeda
Counselors
Ms. Winter and Ms. Woodruff

4. What is a Counselor?
• We have many jobs:
– Individual and group guidance
– Teaching guidance lessons
– College and Career planning
– Talking to parents and teachers about student’s school
progress
– Referring parents and students to services outside of
school
– But the part we like the best is to listen to you

5. Course Selection for the 2013-2014
School Year
Please look at your Course Catalog
book

6. Choice Sheets
Required Courses
English Language Arts & Reading
Math
Science
Contemporary World Cultures
Teen Leadership
PE

7. Electives – You get to choose!
Technology/Art
Technology/Drama
Choir
Band

8. The6th Grade
Experience

9. English Language Arts & Reading
• Reader and Writer Workshop
• YOU ARE IN CONTROL OF YOUR OWN LEARNING
-Choose books to read in and outside of class
-Apply reading strategies learning in class to
your own choice reading pieces
• Constant reading of choice books outside of class
(reading log picture?)
• STAAR Reading test preparation

10. Social Justice/Literacy Project
• Pick something you want to
change or improve.
• Research and read about it.
• Pick an audience and a
presentation format.
• Present!

11. 6th Grade Math
• By the end of fifth grade students will have a very solid
working knowledge of all four “operations”—
addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division—along
with fractions, simple percentages, decimals, and basic
graphing.
• SIXTH GRADE TOPICS:
– Number Sense
– Geometry (ex. Angles)
– Statistics (ex. Coin tossing)
– Reasoning Skills

12. Sample 6th Grade Problems
By the time you leave 6th Grade you will be able to do the following……….
1) Each number in the sequence below has the same relationship to the number
immediately before it.
8, 4, 2, 1, ½
How can the next number in the sequence be found?
2) Mrs. Solis read newspaper advertisements to compare prices at the grocery stores in
her neighborhood. She found the following prices for liquid soap. If she wants to
save as much money as possible, which brand should she buy?
Brand A 12 ounces for $2.88
Brand B 16 ounces for $4.00
Brand C 24 ounces for $5.76
Brand D 20 ounces for $4.60

13. Websites
• The following are great Mathematic Websites to help
you
– www.softschools.com
– www.coolmath4kids.com
– www.math.com/

14. You will become
successful in…

15. Mr. Wiersema
Mr. Mitchell
Ms. Ramos

16. Travel the world!
Visiting exciting
places!
Meet new
people!

17. Bring the WORLD to YOU!
• Sixth grade “World Cultures and Geography”
is all about exploring the people and places all
around our amazing world.
• A bus tour of Mexico City, a journey through
the Amazon Rainforest, a train trip across
Europe, and a visit to different places across
Africa are just a few of the “trips” you’ll take.
• Reading, writing, maps, pictures, and videos
are just a few of the tools you’ll use to travel
and learn!

18. You will utilize technology.
You will be ACTIVELY learning.
Research using cell phones Bill of Rights Hand Signals

19. You will study World Culture.

20. Science
By the end of the year you’ll know about:
•The many types of living organisms and how they are
related.
•How we can create new substances through chemical
changes.
•How a campfire uses three type of heat transfer.
•How a 90 pound person can lift a 150 pound person off the
ground using pulleys.

21. You’ll get to do fun experiments!

22. Tech Apps
• Have fun learning new computer skills
and getting better at what you already
know!

23. Tech Apps
• Have fun working in groups on projects
• Learn how to use Microsoft Office
• Become a typing pro!

24. Teen Leadership
In Teen Leadership you
will learn:
• How to build trust with
each other.
• How to become more
confident.
• How to be a leader.

25. Teen Leadership
You will also learn
public speaking
skills.

26. Theater
Ms. Sansom, Theater

27. What is Theater?

29. What will we do?
• Make • Gain
Friends Confidence
• Have Fun • Play Games
• Design • Write
• Perform Scripts
• Create • Make Films

30. Dream Big and Play Hard

31. Ojeda Middle School Art Program

32. 6th Grade Art
• We studied many different kinds of Art this
semester including drawing, painting,
watercolor, collage, murals, and more!
• Many of our students won awards at the UIL
Competition including 1st, 2nd, 3th , place
Drawing, 1st and 2nd place Misc, and 3 awards
in the Painting category
• What will you learn in 6th grade Art?
• Opportunities to take Art I/PreAP in 8th grade

35. ACE Afterschool Art Club

37. More UIL Winners!

38. It’s Good To Be a Gator Artist!

39. ACE Afterschool Orientation

40. What is ACE?
• ACE is an acronym that stands for Afterschool
Centers on Education
• Also called 21st Century
• Federally funded grant (free money with stipulations)
given to Del Valle ISD
• 5 year grant, we’re in the Fourth year
• 7 elementary schools
• 2 middle schools and high school
• Serve 1,950 students

41. What does ACE do?
• Provides free afterschool and summer camp
programming for students K-12th grade
• 4 Activity Components
– Academic Support
– Enrichment Activities
– College and Workforce Readiness
– Family and Parental Involvement

42. Student Expectations
• Come everyday you are supposed to attend
• Be respectful
• Follow directions
• Give parents important information
• Have a good attitude
• Have Fun!

43. During the School Year
• All students will receive a snack afterschool
– Each student must take the first snack
– Second optional snack at 5:30 PM
• All students have 45 minutes of structured
homework help time
– Students can work on homework, read, or play an
academic game
– If students say they do not have homework, the
instructor checks their binder
– If they are finished or do not have homework, they
are expected to read their library book

44. ACE differences at Middle School
• Everyone can come to ACE, no wait list to join –
except for some classes (i.e. dance, cooking)
• More choice:
– Not mandatory to come 4 days/week – some students
come 1 day/week, others come up to 4 days/week
– Students get to chose which classes they take each
semester

45. General Information- Ojeda Middle School
• School Year
– Monday- Thursday, 4:00- 7:00 PM
– No ACE on early release
– No ACE on holidays
• Questions?
– Contact the Site Coordinator - Ms. Sand 386.3507

46. 2012-2013 Classes
• Art • Jazz Band
• Basketball • Photography
• Chess • Robotics
• Choir • Soccer
• CLUBGen (girls only) • Tennis
• Cooking • Theater
• Dance • Video Games
• Film (make movies) • Weights/Sports
• Football Conditioning
• Gator Publishing (school • Yearbook
magazine)
WHAT WILL YOU BE IN NEXT YEAR?

47. We are excited to get to
know you next year!
Questions?
See our school website!