Friday, August 19, 2011
Welcome to the new year. We are off to a fabulous start and are looking forward to an amazing year. This week we have spent time getting to know each other and building the team that will from here on out be referred to as "our class". We are learning about how our brain works and tools we can use for problem solving and decision making with the Brainwise Program. This week we have learned that everyone has problems and the difference between our lizard brain and our wizard brain. Next week we will learn how to recognize our constellation of support, all about red flag warning signs that there might be a problem and the emotions elevator. Be sure to ask your students to teach you what they have learned.
LANGUAGE ARTS
Your student will begin to see LA homework next week.....watch for the smiles on their faces :)
As a reminder your student will have the following LA Homework EVERY week. If for some reason (holiday, program, etc..) there is a change I will make sure to post it on the blog--if there is no posting stating otherwise, you will know that there is homework.
Homework Journal
Homework Journal: Due on Tuesdays (first being due on August 23)
Homework journals are a place for your student to record their nightly reading, do their personal writing and practice their cursive with our weekly penmanship quote. To receive credit they need to have a FULLY COMPLETED (5 penmanship, 5 reading log entries and 5 journal entries) journal in class on Tuesdays. The following must be in the journal to be counted as complete:
1- The penmanship quote of the week (will be posted each Tuesday) written in cursive 5 times.
2- Reading log with name of book, number of minutes and pages read and a two sentence summary of what they have read. (minimum of 30minute 5X a week)
3- Five personal journal writing entries with 1 being a response to the quote. To receive credit entries must be 1 page long. These entries will not be read by me unless a student asks me to read them.
Quote for 8/23 Journal:
I have the power and ability to make a difference.
6th Grade Motto
The purpose of the journal is to give them a place to cultivate ideas that they can use in their writing, while providing them an opportunity to demonstrate responsibility for their own work. Credit for homework journal can be found under RESPONSIBILITY CREDIT in the SIS online grade book and are given as complete or incomplete.
Greek and Latin Roots:
We will begin our vocabulary unit with a study of the orgins of our language using the Word Detective program.
MATH
I will be doing a variety of assessments this week to determine the math needs of the students in the Wilbert Homeroom math class. We will be sending home a flyer to offer ALL 6th grade students the opportunity to purchase a password for the ALEKS math program next week. Some have thought that the ALEKS program is only for struggling math students but, as a 6th grade team we have used ALEKS very successfully in meeting the wide variety of needs for our math students--from the struggling students to the excelling students. I hope you take an opportunity to look into the program at http://www.aleks.com/ --it is an amazing program and we are able to offer NDPA parents at a significantly reduced rate compared to the online pricing.. If you have any questions I encourage you to contact me.
Well.....there we have it for the first week. Everyone have a great weekend and we will see you Monday.
Mrs. Wilbert
LANGUAGE ARTS
Your student will begin to see LA homework next week.....watch for the smiles on their faces :)
As a reminder your student will have the following LA Homework EVERY week. If for some reason (holiday, program, etc..) there is a change I will make sure to post it on the blog--if there is no posting stating otherwise, you will know that there is homework.
Homework Journal
Homework Journal: Due on Tuesdays (first being due on August 23)
Homework journals are a place for your student to record their nightly reading, do their personal writing and practice their cursive with our weekly penmanship quote. To receive credit they need to have a FULLY COMPLETED (5 penmanship, 5 reading log entries and 5 journal entries) journal in class on Tuesdays. The following must be in the journal to be counted as complete:
1- The penmanship quote of the week (will be posted each Tuesday) written in cursive 5 times.
2- Reading log with name of book, number of minutes and pages read and a two sentence summary of what they have read. (minimum of 30minute 5X a week)
3- Five personal journal writing entries with 1 being a response to the quote. To receive credit entries must be 1 page long. These entries will not be read by me unless a student asks me to read them.
Quote for 8/23 Journal:
I have the power and ability to make a difference.
6th Grade Motto
The purpose of the journal is to give them a place to cultivate ideas that they can use in their writing, while providing them an opportunity to demonstrate responsibility for their own work. Credit for homework journal can be found under RESPONSIBILITY CREDIT in the SIS online grade book and are given as complete or incomplete.
Greek and Latin Roots:
We will begin our vocabulary unit with a study of the orgins of our language using the Word Detective program.
MATH
I will be doing a variety of assessments this week to determine the math needs of the students in the Wilbert Homeroom math class. We will be sending home a flyer to offer ALL 6th grade students the opportunity to purchase a password for the ALEKS math program next week. Some have thought that the ALEKS program is only for struggling math students but, as a 6th grade team we have used ALEKS very successfully in meeting the wide variety of needs for our math students--from the struggling students to the excelling students. I hope you take an opportunity to look into the program at http://www.aleks.com/ --it is an amazing program and we are able to offer NDPA parents at a significantly reduced rate compared to the online pricing.. If you have any questions I encourage you to contact me.
Well.....there we have it for the first week. Everyone have a great weekend and we will see you Monday.
Mrs. Wilbert
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