From: Ms. Huber
Important Dates:
Wednesday, February 27 – Spring Picture Day
Thursday, February 28 – Book Logs Due
Friday, March 1 – Boosterthon Fun Run
Wednesday, March 6 – Middle School Field Trip to AMMS
Middle School Field Trip & Forms
If you still have your child’s course offerings, please return no later then Wednesday and be sure to sign the bottom of BOTH sides. If you have any questions, please let me know. Also, today we sent home a permission slip to visit AMMS next week. We will need two parent chaperones to escort us on this field trip. We’ll need you to arrive at Dolvin at 8:30 and be available until about 11:45 (you’ll ride the bus with us to AMMS and back). Please let me know if you are interested! I’ll take the first two responders!
Coach Digital (Milestones Test Prep)
In your child’s binder, there is a Coach Digital form with a website and log-in information listed. On this site, parents can access the Milestones Coach Test Prep book that you usually have to purchase for free. You can print out the book (has all subjects) for your child to do extra practice if you desire. Teachers will also be adding online practice and other materials they see are beneficial.
Jekyll Reminder
Don’t forget that if your child has food allergies or special food needs, you’ll need to contact Jekyll yourself in advance (if you haven’t done this yet, please do this week if possible because we are in our final couple of weeks of preparation). Contact information was in the packet sent home (if you e-mail them, please include my name on e-mail, too). Thanks!
Grammar: We’ve started a new unit called Word Play which will focus on vocabulary skills including prefixes, suffixes, root words, context clues, and multiple meaning words. They have a prefix/suffix/root list in their binder that they will need to have memorized for the quizzes/test. A great study strategy to support at home (we’ve taught it here) is to make flashcards (I have some they can use in classroom) whether with an index card or on the site Quizlet (free you just have to set up an account). This week we are practicing roots and then moving into context clues. A unit test will be in about two weeks.
Spelling- List 8 was added to their binder last week. If you feel your child needs more practice, all their lists have been uploaded into the website spellingcity.com under Huber. The List 8 quiz will be next week.
Writing: We’ve started reviewing all the genres for the Milestones. We’ll review the narrative genre for a couple of weeks, and then we’ll rotate through informational and opinion again. For narrative stories, we’ve started by reviewing the elements needed for an engaging story including character development, setting, dialogue, plot/conflict, resolution, and sometimes a theme. This week we’ll continue working on how to end an already started story (being sure to stick to same genre, setting, and point of view) and how to write just an introduction to an already started story. We will have a narrative writing test on these skills.
Reading: We’ve recently started a new unit/novel on poetry. This week we’ll start reading and analyzing poems for rhyme scheme, figurative language, comprehension, tone, and theme. We’ll also start reading a new novel, either Out of the Dust or Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, both of which coincide with their social studies standards on the Great Depression. For this novel, they’ll be practicing their note-taking skills by using the Cornell Notes strategy in their yellow novel folders (they can bring these home to study/finish as needed). This book can count toward their MARCH book log they’ll get next week (we won’t finish it until later March). They will have both a poetry unit test and a separate novel test at the end of the unit. For their February Book Logs due this Thursday, February 28, all students will need to read two chapter books of their choice and complete two book reviews. For sixth graders, one of these two books needs to be chosen from a selection of 6th grade texts in my classroom.
Important Dates:
Wednesday, February 27 – Spring Picture Day
Thursday, February 28 – Book Logs Due
Friday, March 1 – Boosterthon Fun Run
Wednesday, March 6 – Middle School Field Trip to AMMS
Middle School Field Trip & Forms
If you still have your child’s course offerings, please return no later then Wednesday and be sure to sign the bottom of BOTH sides. If you have any questions, please let me know. Also, today we sent home a permission slip to visit AMMS next week. We will need two parent chaperones to escort us on this field trip. We’ll need you to arrive at Dolvin at 8:30 and be available until about 11:45 (you’ll ride the bus with us to AMMS and back). Please let me know if you are interested! I’ll take the first two responders!
Coach Digital (Milestones Test Prep)
In your child’s binder, there is a Coach Digital form with a website and log-in information listed. On this site, parents can access the Milestones Coach Test Prep book that you usually have to purchase for free. You can print out the book (has all subjects) for your child to do extra practice if you desire. Teachers will also be adding online practice and other materials they see are beneficial.
Jekyll Reminder
Don’t forget that if your child has food allergies or special food needs, you’ll need to contact Jekyll yourself in advance (if you haven’t done this yet, please do this week if possible because we are in our final couple of weeks of preparation). Contact information was in the packet sent home (if you e-mail them, please include my name on e-mail, too). Thanks!
Grammar: We’ve started a new unit called Word Play which will focus on vocabulary skills including prefixes, suffixes, root words, context clues, and multiple meaning words. They have a prefix/suffix/root list in their binder that they will need to have memorized for the quizzes/test. A great study strategy to support at home (we’ve taught it here) is to make flashcards (I have some they can use in classroom) whether with an index card or on the site Quizlet (free you just have to set up an account). This week we are practicing roots and then moving into context clues. A unit test will be in about two weeks.
Spelling- List 8 was added to their binder last week. If you feel your child needs more practice, all their lists have been uploaded into the website spellingcity.com under Huber. The List 8 quiz will be next week.
Writing: We’ve started reviewing all the genres for the Milestones. We’ll review the narrative genre for a couple of weeks, and then we’ll rotate through informational and opinion again. For narrative stories, we’ve started by reviewing the elements needed for an engaging story including character development, setting, dialogue, plot/conflict, resolution, and sometimes a theme. This week we’ll continue working on how to end an already started story (being sure to stick to same genre, setting, and point of view) and how to write just an introduction to an already started story. We will have a narrative writing test on these skills.
Reading: We’ve recently started a new unit/novel on poetry. This week we’ll start reading and analyzing poems for rhyme scheme, figurative language, comprehension, tone, and theme. We’ll also start reading a new novel, either Out of the Dust or Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, both of which coincide with their social studies standards on the Great Depression. For this novel, they’ll be practicing their note-taking skills by using the Cornell Notes strategy in their yellow novel folders (they can bring these home to study/finish as needed). This book can count toward their MARCH book log they’ll get next week (we won’t finish it until later March). They will have both a poetry unit test and a separate novel test at the end of the unit. For their February Book Logs due this Thursday, February 28, all students will need to read two chapter books of their choice and complete two book reviews. For sixth graders, one of these two books needs to be chosen from a selection of 6th grade texts in my classroom.