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Parents- PLEASE make sure you are signing your child’s agenda daily. Homework along with teacher notes are here daily. Thank you for your support! Important Dates: Wednesday, February 27 – Spring Pictures Thursday, February 28 – Read Across America Day—Dress as favorite Dr. Seuss Character Friday, March 1 – Boosterthon Fun Run & Spirit Day Wednesday, March 6- Field trip to Autry Mill Middle (permission slip coming home today) Monday, March 11- Professional Development Day- No school for students Coach Digital (Milestones Test Prep) Last week I sent home the 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! Spelling: Spelling list #8 came home last week. The quiz will be next week. Their lists should stay in their binders through the school year. Remember to study both the spelling and the definitions. If you would like for your child to have extra practice with their spelling words, they may use Spelling City website. https://www.spellingcity.com/users/bfhogan5 Grammar: Last week we 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. I have some games to help review at home under the links section on my website, then under language arts. The unit test will be in about two weeks. Writing: We are continuing to review 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 focus on how to write an ending to a narrative story that has already been written. They will have to write a different ending. Reading: Last week we started a new unit/novel on poetry. We will be reading and analyzing poems for rhyme scheme, figurative language, comprehension, tone, and theme. We also started 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 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. If you would like extra practice for your child at home, visit the Launchpad website launchpad.fultonschools.org. There are many useful links available. One is a link for i-Ready. Your child may use this link for i-Ready for additional practice at home.
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Parents- PLEASE make sure you are signing your child’s agenda daily. Homework along with teacher notes are here daily. Thank you for your support! Important Dates: Wednesday, February 20 – Boosterthon Pep Rally (more information regarding this below) Wednesday, February 27 – Spring Pictures Thursday, February 28 – Read Across America Day—Dress as favorite Dr. Seuss Character Friday, March 1 – Boosterthon Fun Run Today students had the Boosterthon Pep Rally. All students came home today with information about the fun run. The class that has the most students log in tonight will receive ice cream with Mr. Maloy!!!! 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! Spelling: Spelling list #8 came home today. The quiz will be in about two weeks. Their lists should stay in their binders through the school year. Remember to study both the spelling and the definitions. If you would like for your child to have extra practice with their spelling words, they may use Spelling City website. https://www.spellingcity.com/users/bfhogan5 Grammar: Last week we 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. I have some games to help review at home under the links section on my website, then under language arts. The unit test will be in about two weeks. Writing: Last week we 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. Reading: This week we 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 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 next 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. If you would like extra practice for your child at home, visit the Launchpad website launchpad.fultonschools.org. There are many useful links available. One is a link for i-Ready. Your child may use this link for i-Ready for additional practice at home. https://msbhogan.weebly.com/
Parents- PLEASE make sure you are signing your child’s agenda daily. Homework along with teacher notes are here daily. Thank you for your support! Important Dates: Thursday, February 14 – Valentine Exchange Friday, February 15 – Tuesday, February 19 – No School Wednesday, February 20 – Boosterthon Pep Rally Wednesday, February 27 – Spring Pictures Thursday, February 28 – Read Across America Day—Dress as favorite Dr. Seuss Character Friday, March 1 – Boosterthon Fun Run On Valentine's Day, we will be exchanging Valentine cards. This activity is optional, and it is not a party. If you choose to participate, please be sure to include enough valentines for each student in our homeroom class. There are 30 kids in the HOMEROOM class. Additionally, if you want to bring in a decorated bag or box to collect them in that is fine! You can also just send in a plastic bag for all of them, whatever is easiest. Spelling: Spelling list #7 quiz is tomorrow. Their lists should stay in their binders through the school year. Remember to study both the spelling and the definitions. If you would like for your child to have extra practice with their spelling words, they may use Spelling City website. https://www.spellingcity.com/users/bfhogan5 Grammar: We finished our verb unit last week. The next unit of focus will be on word play, which will include all context clues, prefixes, suffixes, root words, and multiple meaning words (like a vocabulary unit). Writing: We will begin reviewing all 3 previous genres of writing. We will be spending approximately two to three weeks on each genre, starting with narrative. This week we are reviewing the structure of narrative and the story elements within each part (beginning, middle and end). Reading: We will be taking the test Thursday on Dramatic Literature & Folk Lore. This week we will focus on myths, and we will compare/contrast characters in fables, myths, and folktales. There will not be a class novel for this unit, so for their February Book Logs, all students will need to read two chapter books of their choice and complete two book reviews. These will be due on Thursday, February 28. For sixth graders, one of these two books needs to be chosen from a selection of 6th grade texts in my classroom. Next week after the break, we will start our next unit which does involve a novel study. Your child will be coming home with their novels soon and these can be used for the March book review. If you would like extra practice for your child at home, visit the Launchpad website launchpad.fultonschools.org. There are many useful links available. One is a link for i-Ready. Your child may use this link for i-Ready for additional practice at home. https://msbhogan.weebly.com/
Parents- PLEASE make sure you are signing your child’s agenda daily. Homework along with teacher notes are here daily. Thank you for your support! Important Dates: Thursday, January 31-February 8th – PIE WARS Relay for Life fundraiser Wednesday, February 6 – International Day (Students are encouraged to wear something representing their heritage and/or culture!) Friday, February 8 – Jekyll Permission slips due (Also, please contact Jekyll if your child has a food allergy or other food needs. See the packet for more information.) Thanks! Thursday, February 14 – Valentine Exchange Friday, February 15 – Tuesday, February 19 – No School Wednesday, February 20 – Boosterthon Pep Rally Wednesday, February 27 – Spring Pictures Thursday, February 28 – Read Across America Day—Dress as favorite Dr. Seuss Character Friday, March 1 – Boosterthon Fun Run On Valentine's Day, we will be exchanging Valentine cards. This activity is optional, and it is not a party. If you choose to participate, please be sure to include enough valentines for each student in our homeroom class. There are 30 kids in the HOMEROOM class. I will email a list this week with names. Additionally, if you want to bring in a decorated bag or box to collect them in that is fine! You can also just send in a plastic bag for all of them, whatever is easiest. Spelling: Spelling list #7 came home last week. We will have the quiz on Friday. Their lists should stay in their binders through the school year. Remember to study both the spelling and the definitions. If you would like for your child to have extra practice with their spelling words, they may use Spelling City website. https://www.spellingcity.com/users/bfhogan5 Grammar: We will wrap up our unit on verbs and verb tense this Friday. This unit covers action verbs (direct objects and singular/plural spellings), linking verbs, helping verbs, verb phrases, subject-verb agreement, participles, and the 6 tenses (past, present, future, past-perfect, present-perfect, and future-perfect). These perfect tenses can be confusing, so please encourage your child to study. The 6th graders will also be learning about transitive/intransitive phrases, predicate nominatives, infinitives, and gerunds. Students have notes in their journals to help them study. Writing: We will begin reviewing all 3 previous genres of writing. We will be spending approximately two to three weeks on each genre, starting with narrative. This week we are reviewing the structure of narrative and the story elements within each part (beginning, middle and end). Reading: We are continuing the unit on reading that includes Dramatic Literature & Folk Lore. This week we’ll continue the structural elements, how to identify the story elements in a myth, characteristics, and story elements found in folklore (including legends, folk tales, myths, tall tales, fables, and fairy tales). The test for this unit is tentatively scheduled for next Wednesday. There will not be a class novel for this unit, so for their February Book Logs, all students will need to read two chapter books of their choice and complete two book reviews. These will be due on Thursday, February 28. For sixth graders, one of these two books needs to be chosen from a selection of 6th grade texts in my classroom. If you would like extra practice for your child at home, visit the Launchpad website launchpad.fultonschools.org. There are many useful links available. One is a link for i-Ready. Your child may use this link for i-Ready for additional practice at home. |
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