Mrs. Pichon’s 6th Grade ELA Class

Goals for this year Develop the whole gifted child (social, emotional, intellectual) Integrate in technology as much as possible Develop a love for reading and writing in your child through creating Independent Reading goals and communicating how their voices can be heard through their writing Allow the students to pursue their passions in a safe environment Work on collaboration and teamwork Continue to foster a relationship with the homeroom teachers and educate them on gifted children Communicate to your child that he/she is important, has unique abilities, and is a crucial part of our class

Activities Intern: Miss Kat Personality in a box/bag Getting to know you activities with 5th grade Power of Words Writing Non-fiction focus: shark articles/text structures and features Caught YA Spelling (two weeks/apply skills) Commercial analysis/persuasive

Future Plans First novel, The Giver/dystopian & utopian societies/literature circles while we read Persuasive writing on topic of choice (this week) Integrate in Scope Magazine with a variety of articles Use the iPads for a variety of projects in class Create IDR projects each nine weeks/meet in groups to discuss goals Caught YA: going slower this year/focusing on teamwork to discuss skills Continue using Quizlet as a way to practice spelling Revise website Travel to Ms. Drago’s room

Math Goals Work on showing their work when solving problems Focus on being neat when showing work Be able to orally explain what they did and be able to explain it with the class Increase use of mathematical practices and understanding of these practices. Make math applicable to the real-world. Look to find ways to connect it to their lives Use Scholastic Math magazine to show engaging math activities

6th grade Math Activities M&M Ratio project Personal white boards EDC: lead by a student Integrating in Statistics throughout the year Abbott and Costello videos to talk about mathematical practices RICE Focus on using a variety of strategies to show work Brain Book

Areas to focus on… (all subjects) Using RACE to support answers and write stronger, evidence based answers. Use RICE when explaining math problems/showing work Focus on using evidence in writing Studying over words and reviewing skills at home Focus on being a positive, safe, responsible, and respectful classmate FISH Philosophy: Be There, Make Their Day, Choose Your Attitude, & Have Fun Bucket Filler Class Jobs Metacognition: thinking about their thinking Prepping for Junior High

Ways you can help out… If your child is going to be absent, please let me know ASAP. I try to get work together so your child does not feel behind. Keep me posted if there is something going on at home that may affect your child at school. Sometimes we may need supplies for class. If we do, I will send home a note. Graded papers: try to get them back by Friday. If this is not possible, let me know. Encourage your child to talk about his/her day. Find ways to get your child to reach out and think about others and serve others. I can help with ideas !

Thank you and …..write a note to your amazing child!!

Mrs. Pichon’s 5th Grade ELA Class

Activities Intern: Miss Kat Personality in a box/bag Getting to know you activities with 6th grade Power of Words Writing Traditional literature: focus for right now/annotating texts Caught YA Spelling (two weeks/apply skills) IDR goals

Future Plans First novel, Maniac Magee/literature circles while we read Fractured Fairy Tale PowerPoint/Writing Integrate in Scope Magazine with a variety of articles Use the iPads for a variety of projects in class Create IDR projects each nine weeks/meet in groups to discuss goals Caught YA: going slower this year/focusing on teamwork to discuss skills Continue using Quizlet as a way to practice spelling Revise website

Areas to focus on… Using RACE to support answers and write stronger, evidence based answers. Focus on using evidence in writing Studying over words and reviewing skills at home Focus on being a positive, safe, responsible, and respectful classmate FISH Philosophy: Be There, Make Their Day, Choose Your Attitude, & Have Fun Bucket Filler Class Jobs Metacognition: thinking about their thinking

Ways you can help out… If your child is going to be absent, please let me know ASAP. I try to get work together so your child does not feel behind. Keep me posted if there is something going on at home that may affect your child at school. Sometimes we may need supplies for class. If we do, I will send home a note. Graded papers: try to get them back by Friday. If this is not possible, let me know. Encourage your child to talk about his/her day. Find ways to get your child to reach out and think about others and serve others. I can help with ideas !

Thank you and …..write a note to your amazing child!!