This document provides information for students in Mrs. Mercado's 6th grade ELA class. It includes her contact information via email and Remind app, classroom rules and consequences, rewards for good behavior, an overview of the course content and materials, grading policies, and a list of required school supplies.

1.  Email:
ariesa.mercado@okee.k12.fl.us
 Remind:
Text @3ah7dg to 81010
to signup to real-time alerts
and reminders on assessments
and other assignments.
Download the Remind
App on your smartphone to be
able to chat with Mrs. Mercado
for help.
WELCOME TO
[6TH|GRADE]
ELA
First Violation:
Warning
Second Violation:
Parent Contact
Third Violation:
Lunch Detention and Parent
Contact
Fourth Violation:
Referral
*Note: Since each situation is unique,
consequences may vary. For example,
severe disrespect and defiance will result
in automatic referral.
CLASSROOM RULES ABOUT THE TEACHER
CONSEQUENCES CONTACT INFORMATION
In order to maintain a positive learning
environment, the following classroom
rules are in place.
 Do what the teacher asks
immediately.
 Sit in your seat unless given
permission to leave it.
 Raise your hand to be acknowledged
before speaking.
 Keep hands, feet, objects, and hurtful
comments to yourself.
 Bring all expected materials to class
daily. (notebook, Chromebook,
pencil, etc.)
 Bathroom passes are at the
discretion of the teacher.
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Hi, I’m Mrs. Mercado, and I am so
excited for this school year! This is
my fourth year as ELA teacher at
OMS, but I have been teaching for
18 years now. When I’m not in the
classroom, you can find me
spending time with my two kids.
Mrs. Mercado
with

2. • Spears
• Incentive field trips
• Positive note or phone call
home
• Consideration for Student of
the Week
• Consideration of Exemplary
Character Breakfast
• Warrior Awards
• Admission to special events
or activities during the school
day
• Team Day participation
• Most of our class work and
assignments can be accessed online
through Schoology. Sometimes, we use
paperwork or text book in class.
• Students access Schoology through the
Launchpad at
https://launchpad.classlink.com/Okeec
hobee.
• Assignments are usually posted with
due dates in Schoology . The
assignments will be available for
students to access at home and in
school.
• Students should check grades Skyward
at least once a week to monitor
progress in all classes.
• Skyward is the ultimate guide to what
assignments have or have not been
turned in at the end of each quarter.
REWARDS COURSE DESCRIPTION ASSIGNMENTS
ABSENCE POLICY
• In the event of an absence, it is
the students’ responsibility to
ask the teacher for any missed
assignment or check Schoology
for work that was completed
while they were absent.
• Each student will be a chance to
turn in the missing work.
Students may turn in missing
assignments up to the day of the
unit test.
DAILY SUPPLIES
GRADING OVERVIEW
The 6th Grade ELA Curriculum
follows the Florida's Benchmarks
for Excellent Student Thinking
(B.E.S.T.) Standards. We will be
using My Perspectives, and the
following will be covered:
• Literature
• Informational Text
• Writing
• Speaking & Listening
• Language
 3-Ring Binder with Sheet
Protectors
 Notebook Paper
 8.5 X 11 Spiral Notebook
 #2 Pencils & Erasers
 Pens
 Scissors
 Glue Stick
 Highlighters
 Hand-held Pencil Sharpener
 Earbud Headphones (placed in
a small, plastic Ziploc bag with
student’s name on the bag -
please no large headphones)
We will have two graded
assignments each week. One
will always be the weekly
update. The other will be a
weekly assessment of the
skills that we have learned.
There will also be unit
assessments which would
take the place of the weekly
assessment at that time.