6th Grade Virtual Learning Plan

                                              
SMA MIDDLE SCHOOL VIRTUAL LEARNING EXPECTATIONS 

As a community of learners, SMA’s middle school shared expectations during our virtual learning program are as follows: 

STUDENTS  

• Students must wear their SMA gym uniform (at a minimum) or the SMA Regular/Spring uniform when participating in SMA virtual learning program. 
• Know your schedule.  
• Be on time and prepared for all virtual classes, Zoom, and Google meet. (Have pencil/pens, books, and notebooks, etc. readily available.)
• Use Google Classroom daily for coursework.  
• Check your SMA email account and teacher websites daily.  
• Complete assignments and tasks in a timely manner.  
• All work must be turned in by the DUE DATE!
• Monitor grades on MSP.  
• Turn work in on time and in the assigned format (a PDF should be returned as a PDF, Google Slides should be returned in Google slides, etc.)
• Communicate with your teachers using your school assigned email address.  This includes turning in and returning work. 
• Communicate proactively with your teachers if you need additional support. (Mrs. Umek, Mrs. Stout, Mrs. Viola, and all Specials Teachers.)  
• Practice the SMA principles: be respectful, kind, and courteous to everyone.  
• Zero Bullying.
• Please make sure you have eaten prior to our class. (Water bottle is permitted.)
• Act quickly to get help from SMA’s IT team when encountering technical difficulties by contacting the teacher and/or Mrs. Ounijian (mounjian@sma-pa.org).  
• Comply with SMA’s Internet Acceptable Use Policy. 
• If students are in the building and you are doing virtual lessons for an extended amount of time you may be asked to schedule a convenient time to pick up activities, notes, project materials, and lab materials for you to have at home in order to stay engaged with the class lessons. You may also be asked to return your work and projects so I can assess your learning and progress.
• Students will be required to send pictures of written work, complete it online using Kami and submit, or drop off the work. Turn in method will be explained with the directions for each assignment. 

Materials: All 6th, 7th, and 8th Graders: Grammar for Writing textbook, vocabulary workbook, copybook, Google Classroom, Chromebook, and printer.  6th Grade Homeroom: Religion textbook and copybook.

Method of Assessment: online quizzes and tests, writing assignments, possible projects.

The above information is subject to change whenever necessary to help the student have a positive and productive year.

Thank you,
Mrs. Umek