August 28-September 8, 2017
*August 28th Picture Day (in uniform)
*August 30th Students have early release
*September 4th Labor Day Holiday
*September 27th Students have early release
Others to come in two weeks
*Parents please read about “No Zero Zone” for 6th grade!!
*Attached you will find the Library Agreement and the 6th Grade ELAR Syllabus for your information.
*Parents keep up with my class news every two weeks.
*Parents please have your children show you their agendas so you know what they are doing in class. -Thank you to those of you that have been signing once a week! Let’s keep communicating!! We sign every Thurday.
Please contact my via email if you would like to meet with me, so I can be available to you. My email is .
(Continuation) What we are learning these weeks:
ELAR: We will be analyzing poetry by understanding figurative language used in poems. We will also learn about drama it’s elements. Student’s will have opportunities to take parts in mini plays. Students will write poetry and memoirs as well as review grammar, punctuation skills, capitalization, handwriting, and written conventions such as parts of speech.
SOCIAL STUDIES: Students will learn about culture and its elements. We will also learn about the different types of government: limited and unlimited.
We will also cover the five themes of geography: location, place, region, human and environment interaction, and movement for Canada.
Academic words:
Charactersconflictdialoguelesson
Linesplayplaywrightplot
Props quotationresolutionscene
Scriptsettingstage directions
N Zero Zone
We are excited about the implementation of our initiative to eliminate “zero(s)” in our grade book! As you know one zero can drive a students’ average down resulting in a failing grade, which could possibly place your child on the retention list if the “zero(s)” are not rectified.
Any student who receives a zero due to a homework assignment not being turned in on time will be required to stay after school to complete that assignment from 3:15 to 4:15 p.m. Your child will call to notify you of the referral to the No Zero Zone by their teacher(s) and that he/she will be staying after school.
Points of interest:
- TRANSPORTATION WILL NOT BE PROVIDED.
- The No Zero Zone is for middle school students ONLY
- The No Zero Zone is NOT for making up assignments due to absences.
- The No Zero Zone is NOT for “redo(s)”.
- The No Zero Zone is NOT a tutorial or homework lab.
- If your child is recommended to No Zero Zone more than 3 times within a 9 week period. He/ She will be issued an office referral and will have 1 day of SAC (in school suspension).
We look forward to working with you, and we appreciate your support in the effort of eliminating “zero(s)” from our grade books. We share the same goal for our students, your children, and that is to achieve the success we know they are capable of achieving!
Library Contract for 6th Grade
Your child will be able to check-out books from the library. He/she is able to check-out two book(s) at a time.
My child and I agree to the following terms and conditions:
- We will treat the book(s) with care and respect, and will find a safe place to keep the book(s) until it is returned to the library (backpack).
- My child will read one of the books chosen by him/her everyday from Monday thru Thursday for 20 minutes and complete any assignments that go along with the book.
- My child will return the book(s) on time. If my child forgets to bring any books on Library daytwice during the 6th grade school year my child will no longer be allowed to check-out books from the library. Instead, other arrangements will need to be made with the teacher in order to complete work assignments that will be assigned to accompany the book that was chosen to read.
- Library Day will be announced and written in agenda prior to our visit.
- While the student has a book(s) checked-out no other books will be able to checked-out by that student until it is turned in.
- IF the book is damaged or lost, we (parent or guardian) will pay for the book replacement and student will lose library privileges for the year.
Happy Reading!!
From Mrs. Aveytia
PS Only library books will be allowed to participate in any incentive program that I will be using (coming soon) so don’t lose your library privileges!!