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Mrs. Kushin

Welcome to 6th grade at Day Creek Intermediate! My name is Darlene Kushin and I teach math and science. This will be my 29th year teaching elementary and middle school. This will be my 16th year at DCIS.

I am so excited to work with you and your child. It is going to be a year full of learning and lots of new experiences. I cannot wait to see what the year has in store for us! Here is a little bit about me.

I am married and we have two wonderful daughters and one amazing son! We are happy to have added a son-in-law to our family. We are a creative family who enjoys spending time together! My hobbies are traveling and getting together with my friends.

It is my goal that your child is successful not only academically but also as a well-rounded individual. I look forward to building a partnership with you and your child.

Please contact me with any questions or concerns. It is so important to keep communication open between us and I would love to talk to you whenever you feel the need! I look forward to a great year together!

Announcements

Back to School Night: Slide Show

Donations: Amazon Donation Link

Parent Conferences: Link for Sign Up Genius

Upcoming Events

Homework Assignments

Use the link to my Planbook to find a daily and weekly list of assignments for math and science.

Homework Help and Tutoring

HelpNow is an online tutoring service available for free to every learner in California for most K-12 subjects. This service is available in English and Spanish 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. There is no need for a library card or account set-up! Learners are encouraged to visit the website and click the “Get Started With a Live Tutoring Session” button to receive live, on-demand help from a qualified tutor. 

Use the link to HelpNow

Universal Access: PACK

The UA period adds an extended instructional period to the school day by where students are grouped based on standardized data, district assessments, common formative assessments, and classroom performance. All students are grouped by academic target areas for UA classes. UA classes are designed to meet the unique academic needs of students by offering multiple levels of differentiated flexible classes. UA class changes may occur throughout the year as student levels of performance are realigned with the UA class that provides the best support. 

Suggested School Supplies

Our school provides all students with the supplies they need for instruction in class; however, if you would like your child to have their own items instead of sharing items with a group, you may consider purchasing the following items. Also organization is key in 6th grade. It is not necessary to purchase the additional items, but in the past, the following items have been helpful for students in 6th grade.

  •    pack of multi-colored highlighters

  • we use green, yellow, pink, blue, purple, and orange highlighters

  •    sharp wood pencils or mechanical pencils with extra lead

  •    black flair pen

  •    college ruled spiral notebooks for math homework

  •    silent reading book

  •    dry erase markers & an eraser (Math class)

  •    glue sticks

  •    pencil bag

  •    set of colored pencils

  • pair of earbuds to use with Chromebook

Donations for class: Our school provides all of the items we need for instruction, but we tend to use a lot of these items at this grade level. If you would like to donate the following items to the class, we would appreciate the extra support.

  • White board markers

  • Black flair pens

  • Red pens

  • Kleenex 

  • Paper towels                        

  • Fun sized candy

  • Ticonderoga pencils

  • Sheet protectors

  • Ziploc bags (Gallon, sandwich, snack)