Grade 6 Class Updates

Week of October 7

This week, your students will get an introduction to one of the greatest writers of all time, Ray Bradbury. We will be reading his heart wrenching short story "All Summer in a Day". This story deals with the powerful sense of loss that can come with missing a lost opportunity as well as the physical toll that stress and emotion has on a person.

To enhance our vocabulary, we'll be introducing new words from the reading selection and exploring their meanings.

For grammar this week, students will continue practicing with both compound and complex sentences and parts of speech. While this skill is a review, it is one the kids continue to struggle with. 

To reinforce these lessons at home, please check out the resources below.

Week of September 30

This week, your students will be delving into the suspenseful story by Gary Soto Identity Theft. This portion of Mr. Soto's wonderful novel deals with a variety of themes and ideas. We will be analyzing its text structure as well as working with the reading skills of understanding point of vies and finding theme.

To enhance our vocabulary, we'll be introducing new words from the reading selection and exploring their meanings.

For grammar this week, students will be practicing with both compound and complex sentences. While this skill is a review, it is one the kids continue to struggle with. 

Depending on how much time we have this week with the coming typhoon, we will aso begin exploring ideas for a creative narrative that will play into the class's next big project: Making the haunted house for our ASLA Halloween Fun House event.

To reinforce these lessons at home, please check out the resources below.

Week of September 16

This week, your students will be delving into a truly inspiring article titled Nine Young People Who Changed the World. As we read, we'll be honing our reading skills by analyzing text structure, understanding the author's purpose, and identifying and analyzing key text and graphic features.

To enhance our vocabulary, we'll be introducing new words from the reading selection and exploring their meanings.

As we gear up for our upcoming personal narrative writing assignment, we'll be laying the groundwork. This week, we'll start brainstorming ideas and discussing the essential elements of a strong personal narrative.

To reinforce these lessons at home, please check out the resources below.

Week of September 9

Hello, Sixth Grade Families!

This week, we're embarking on a thrilling journey through media and writing. We'll be exploring the incredible feat of the first free climb of the Dawn Wall, part of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park, through a captivating magazine article. To complement this adventure, we'll also be watching a short documentary about the inspiring life of Phiona Mutesi, a junior chess champion from Africa.

As we delve into these media sources, we'll be honing our critical thinking skills by identifying media techniques and analyzing their impact. We'll also be practicing the essential skills of identifying the central idea and supporting details in a reading selection.

To enhance our writing abilities, we'll be exploring different kinds of sentences and expanding our vocabulary. As we prepare for our upcoming personal narrative writing assignment, we'll be laying the groundwork for crafting compelling stories.

To support this week's learning, please check out the following resources:

Week of September 2

Get ready for a week filled with thought-provoking stories and engaging activities!

This week, we'll be delving into the inspiring tale found in Sometimes a Dream Needs a Push by Walter Dean Myers. We'll explore the themes of perseverance, determination, and the power of believing in oneself.

To enhance our reading comprehension, we'll practice identifying the central idea and theme of a reading selection. We'll also discuss how the author uses literary elements to convey these themes.

In our grammar lesson, we'll continue working with subjects and predicates. We'll practice identifying the main subject and predicate in a sentence and writing clear and concise sentences.

To expand our vocabulary, we'll be learning new words related to our unit on dreams and aspirations. We'll practice using these words in sentences and contexts.

Finally, we'll begin the early planning stages for our upcoming personal narrative writing assignment. We'll brainstorm ideas, choose a topic, and start developing our story.

To help your child reinforce their learning at home, please find practice sheets and resources below.

Week of August 26

Welcome to a new school year! This page is where you can find updates on what is going on in class each week. I will try to keep this space updated so you can get a glimpse into what we are doing in class. If I fall behind of forget, don't be shy to email me and ask for updates directly.

This week, we are getting the year started with a few activities. Mostly I want to get to know the kids and get them used to me and how I run my class. I've posted the presentation I shared with the kids below for your reference.