From: Ms. Huber
Important Dates:
Tuesday, January 28 – Grammar Test (Synonyms, Antonyms, Analogies, Homophones, and Homographs)
Wednesday, January 29 – Vocab/Spelling Quiz List 7
Wednesday, January 29 – GeoBee Test (for those students who are interested in participating)
Friday, January 31 – 1st Jekyll Payment Due
Friday, January 31 – Monthly Book Log Due
Tuesday, February 4 – Dramas and Folklore Reading Test (tentative date)
Wednesday, March 4 - Autry Mill Middle School Field Trip (students tour the middle school)
International Day: Please see attached flyer for Dolvin's upcoming International Day.
Grammar: This week we are concluding a unit on Synonyms, Antonyms, and Homonyms (homographs
and homophones). Students have learned and stretched their vocabulary as they used synonyms, antonyms, analogies,
homophones, and homographs as context clues to figure out the meanings of new words. Our unit test will be this
Tuesday, January 28. Wednesday, we’ll start a major unit on Verb Tense where students will learn about verb phrases, the
six tenses (past, present, future, past perfect, present perfect, and future perfect), as well as participles. This
is a harder unit for the students. They’ll have notes in their Grammar Notebooks, homework to practice (most have not
heard these skills before so practice might be needed), and extra resources available on my website. This unit will
take about 3 weeks to teach before having a unit test.
Vocabulary/Spelling: List 7 is in your child’s binder. The quiz for List 7 will be this Wednesday, January 29. Remember, from now on, the focus of the quiz will be more on vocabulary. They’ll still need to spell the words correctly (part will still be like
the previous spelling quizzes), but then it will focus more on do they know the meanings of the prefixes/roots/suffixes for that list, and can they define their words using the prefix/root/suffix meanings (and even other words with
same prefix/suffix). If you feel your child needs more practice, all their lists have been uploaded into the website
spellingcity.com under Huber.
Writing: We have started our next unit on opinion writing. Last week, we finished our first practice essay where the students were trying to convince me that kids deserve more/extra recess (throughout we learned structure of an opinion essay, discussed counterarguments/pro/con charts, reviewed transitions/vivid verbs, and practiced citing sources for given evidence. We ended this practice with a debate, and they successfully convinced me to give them extra recess 😊. This week we’ll start a second practice on a choice topic, and we’ll start the writing process again. As they write this week, we’ll focus again on
having a clear counter argument (using them effectively) in each paragraph, using a variety of transitions (not repetitive), citing evidence, and explaining evidence (most are good at finding evidence and writing it, but they skip explaining the point of using that evidence/quote). After we finish this second run-through, next week we’ll start a final practice for a class contest.
Reading: Last week we continued our current unit on Dramatic Literature & Folk Lore (test is tentatively scheduled for next Tuesday, February 4). So far, we’ve learned how to read/identify the structural elements and the story elements (conflict, resolution, theme, tone, and point of view) in dramatic literature (a play), folktales, and myths. This week we’ll practice comparing and contrasting two characters, events, or themes in a folktale and myth. Sixth graders are currently learning about the plot diagram and how to organize a folktale or myth’s plot upon one (they are also comparing and contrasting two versions of the same story) . There will not be a class novel for this unit, so for their January Book Logs, all students will need to read two chapter books of their choice and complete two book reviews. These will be due on Friday, January 31. For sixth graders, one of these two books needs to be chosen from a selection of 6th grade texts in my classroom or pre-approved by me (I’ll initial their Book Log once approved).
Important Dates:
Tuesday, January 28 – Grammar Test (Synonyms, Antonyms, Analogies, Homophones, and Homographs)
Wednesday, January 29 – Vocab/Spelling Quiz List 7
Wednesday, January 29 – GeoBee Test (for those students who are interested in participating)
Friday, January 31 – 1st Jekyll Payment Due
Friday, January 31 – Monthly Book Log Due
Tuesday, February 4 – Dramas and Folklore Reading Test (tentative date)
Wednesday, March 4 - Autry Mill Middle School Field Trip (students tour the middle school)
International Day: Please see attached flyer for Dolvin's upcoming International Day.
Grammar: This week we are concluding a unit on Synonyms, Antonyms, and Homonyms (homographs
and homophones). Students have learned and stretched their vocabulary as they used synonyms, antonyms, analogies,
homophones, and homographs as context clues to figure out the meanings of new words. Our unit test will be this
Tuesday, January 28. Wednesday, we’ll start a major unit on Verb Tense where students will learn about verb phrases, the
six tenses (past, present, future, past perfect, present perfect, and future perfect), as well as participles. This
is a harder unit for the students. They’ll have notes in their Grammar Notebooks, homework to practice (most have not
heard these skills before so practice might be needed), and extra resources available on my website. This unit will
take about 3 weeks to teach before having a unit test.
Vocabulary/Spelling: List 7 is in your child’s binder. The quiz for List 7 will be this Wednesday, January 29. Remember, from now on, the focus of the quiz will be more on vocabulary. They’ll still need to spell the words correctly (part will still be like
the previous spelling quizzes), but then it will focus more on do they know the meanings of the prefixes/roots/suffixes for that list, and can they define their words using the prefix/root/suffix meanings (and even other words with
same prefix/suffix). If you feel your child needs more practice, all their lists have been uploaded into the website
spellingcity.com under Huber.
Writing: We have started our next unit on opinion writing. Last week, we finished our first practice essay where the students were trying to convince me that kids deserve more/extra recess (throughout we learned structure of an opinion essay, discussed counterarguments/pro/con charts, reviewed transitions/vivid verbs, and practiced citing sources for given evidence. We ended this practice with a debate, and they successfully convinced me to give them extra recess 😊. This week we’ll start a second practice on a choice topic, and we’ll start the writing process again. As they write this week, we’ll focus again on
having a clear counter argument (using them effectively) in each paragraph, using a variety of transitions (not repetitive), citing evidence, and explaining evidence (most are good at finding evidence and writing it, but they skip explaining the point of using that evidence/quote). After we finish this second run-through, next week we’ll start a final practice for a class contest.
Reading: Last week we continued our current unit on Dramatic Literature & Folk Lore (test is tentatively scheduled for next Tuesday, February 4). So far, we’ve learned how to read/identify the structural elements and the story elements (conflict, resolution, theme, tone, and point of view) in dramatic literature (a play), folktales, and myths. This week we’ll practice comparing and contrasting two characters, events, or themes in a folktale and myth. Sixth graders are currently learning about the plot diagram and how to organize a folktale or myth’s plot upon one (they are also comparing and contrasting two versions of the same story) . There will not be a class novel for this unit, so for their January Book Logs, all students will need to read two chapter books of their choice and complete two book reviews. These will be due on Friday, January 31. For sixth graders, one of these two books needs to be chosen from a selection of 6th grade texts in my classroom or pre-approved by me (I’ll initial their Book Log once approved).
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