From: Ms. Huber
Important Dates:
Wednesday, March 27 – Class Picture Day (Please return their Spring pictures if you haven’t paid for them)
Wednesday, March 27 – Poetry Unit Test
Thursday, March 28 – Spelling Quiz (poetry words)
Friday, March 29 – March Book Log Due
Friday, March 29 – Novel Test
Milestones Test Prep/Coach Digital
I’ve received many e-mails asking for Milestones practice to do at home. Please remember to have your child go to the Coach Digital website (will have to select Georgia, Fulton County, etc.), log-in (lunch code and 123456), and scroll down to see a loaded lesson on each standard for ELA. You’ll have to print these out, but there is a ton of practice already prepped for you at this site if you are interested.
Grammar: Last week we started a unit on Research which will conclude May 16 with the 5th Grade Living Museum (we’ll send parent time later as it nears). For this unit, we started by learning how to use different reference materials (dictionary, thesaurus, atlas, almanac, encyclopedia, and online/internet). This week we’ll learn the steps of the research process including how to write a proper bibliography. Then, after Spring Break, students will choose topics to research (based on their SS standards) and follow the research steps in creating their Living Museum projects. All of their work for the Living Museum will be mostly done at school except getting their costume together, a little extra research if needed, and practicing their speech. They will have a test at the end of the unit.
Spelling- List 9 (poetry words) should be in their binders. These words will pertain to their current poetry unit. If you feel your child needs more practice, all their lists have been uploaded into the website spellingcity.com under Huber. Their spelling quiz will be this Thursday.
Writing: We’ve started reviewing all the genres for the Milestones. We’ve reviewed the narrative genre and informational essays. This week we will conclude their informational writing unit be reviewing how to write a response to literature (write an essay pertaining to their novel). After Spring Break, we’ll review the opinion genre by reviewing the ingredients needed and the structure, and we’ll also do our final writing conference.
Reading: This week we continued our unit/novel on poetry. So far, we’ve read and analyzed poems for rhyme scheme, figurative language, comprehension, tone, and theme. Last week and this, we’ve been comparing and contrasting two poems for similarities and differences (such as topic, themes, tones, figurative language usage, and rhyme scheme). For this unit, 6th graders will also be learning about lyrical poetry (sonnets and odes) and narrative poetry (ballads and epics). They’ll also learn about iambic pentameter. We also are midway through reading a class 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 one of their books on the MARCH book log. We’ll be concluding this unit with a poetry test this Wednesday and a novel test this Friday.
Important Dates:
Wednesday, March 27 – Class Picture Day (Please return their Spring pictures if you haven’t paid for them)
Wednesday, March 27 – Poetry Unit Test
Thursday, March 28 – Spelling Quiz (poetry words)
Friday, March 29 – March Book Log Due
Friday, March 29 – Novel Test
Milestones Test Prep/Coach Digital
I’ve received many e-mails asking for Milestones practice to do at home. Please remember to have your child go to the Coach Digital website (will have to select Georgia, Fulton County, etc.), log-in (lunch code and 123456), and scroll down to see a loaded lesson on each standard for ELA. You’ll have to print these out, but there is a ton of practice already prepped for you at this site if you are interested.
Grammar: Last week we started a unit on Research which will conclude May 16 with the 5th Grade Living Museum (we’ll send parent time later as it nears). For this unit, we started by learning how to use different reference materials (dictionary, thesaurus, atlas, almanac, encyclopedia, and online/internet). This week we’ll learn the steps of the research process including how to write a proper bibliography. Then, after Spring Break, students will choose topics to research (based on their SS standards) and follow the research steps in creating their Living Museum projects. All of their work for the Living Museum will be mostly done at school except getting their costume together, a little extra research if needed, and practicing their speech. They will have a test at the end of the unit.
Spelling- List 9 (poetry words) should be in their binders. These words will pertain to their current poetry unit. If you feel your child needs more practice, all their lists have been uploaded into the website spellingcity.com under Huber. Their spelling quiz will be this Thursday.
Writing: We’ve started reviewing all the genres for the Milestones. We’ve reviewed the narrative genre and informational essays. This week we will conclude their informational writing unit be reviewing how to write a response to literature (write an essay pertaining to their novel). After Spring Break, we’ll review the opinion genre by reviewing the ingredients needed and the structure, and we’ll also do our final writing conference.
Reading: This week we continued our unit/novel on poetry. So far, we’ve read and analyzed poems for rhyme scheme, figurative language, comprehension, tone, and theme. Last week and this, we’ve been comparing and contrasting two poems for similarities and differences (such as topic, themes, tones, figurative language usage, and rhyme scheme). For this unit, 6th graders will also be learning about lyrical poetry (sonnets and odes) and narrative poetry (ballads and epics). They’ll also learn about iambic pentameter. We also are midway through reading a class 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 one of their books on the MARCH book log. We’ll be concluding this unit with a poetry test this Wednesday and a novel test this Friday.