6th Grade Language Arts Ms. Figlewicz & Ms. Bryja

CURRICULUM NIGHT 2016 SCHEDULE: 1st period 7:25 – 7:32   2nd period 7:36 – 7:43 3rd period 7:47 – 7:54   4th period 7:58 – 8:01 5th period 8:05 – 8:07 6th period 8:11 – 8:14 7th period 8:18 – 8:20   8th period 8:24 – 8:27   9th period 8:31 – 8:38 10th period 8:42 – 8:49  

General Education Teacher – 19 years teaching Laurie Figlewicz General Education Teacher – 19 years teaching Bachelor Degree in History; Secondary Education – LA & SS Master Degree in Reading & Literacy – Reading Specialist/Literacy Coach

Special Education Teacher – Joann Bryja Special Education Teacher – 11 years of teaching Bachelor Degree in Elementary Education – LA & SS & Science Master Degree in Special Education – Learning Behavior Specialist 1 (LBS1) Master Degree in Reading & Literacy – Reading Specialist/Literacy Coach English as a Second Language – ESL/ELL Endorsement

Paperwork 1. Sign in & Candy!  2. 6th Grade Tutoring Schedule 3. What Reading & Writing Means to Your Children & Their Future 4. Ideas to Help Your Child Succeed

HTC Who: all grade levels What: Homework & Tutoring Center Where: Library (upstairs) When: Every Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday from 2:45pm-4:00pm (unless teachers are in meetings) Computers Free Snack Activity Buses @ 4:00pm

Parent/Teacher Conferences Scheduled online More info to come mid-October Date= November 7th (evening hours) and 8th (morning hours)

Edline Activate your Edline account - you may do so near the Main Lobby/Door 1. If you have multiple children at BMS, they should all show up in your one parent account. If you have Edline access issues, you may contact Amy Ligmanowski (6th grade dean), or contact us and we can forward your concern to Amy. Use Edline to check your child’s grades and look for updates. Students SHOULD use Edline to be responsible and check their own grades and assignments.

P/T/S Communication: E-Mail - Class DoJo - Remind E-mail: figlewicla@vvsd.org & bryjaj@vvsd.org Check Edline --- We do NOT have the ability to e-mail you back via Edline, so it’s better to e-mail us directly so we have your most updated e-mail. Please consider giving us your updated e-mail tonight so we can send you updates. Check your child’s classroom behavior by registering for Class DoJo (codes & directions were sent home about 2 weeks ago). We have weekly raffles (using tickets & Brooks Bucks) & students can win a prize from the Prize Bin. If you need extra copies of the Class DoJo code by student & class in both English & Spanish, please let us know. Register for Remind to get messages & updates about homework, field trips, important reminders/information, etc. (codes & directions were sent home about 2 weeks ago). Extra copies of the Remind code are on the resource table.

Homework Homework will be assigned WEEKLY. Some of the homework will be Articles of the Week (AOWs). Sometimes we may ask students to read at home for 20 minutes & reflect on what they read via a written response (Reading Logs). Homework will be posted on Edline in the Assignments folder and on the Calendar. In case of absence, parents may request homework to be sent by email, or to be gathered in the main office for pick up.

Current Common Core Concepts Citing Text Evidence Making Inferences Plot Elements & Events Figurative Language Characterization Determining meanings of words/phrases Writing arguments Writing narratives

Power Reading Students select the novels they wish to read that are at their reading level. Students will read their chosen books for 10 minutes every day of the week. After reading, students will write a summary and/or reflect on what they read using the provided Power Reading Journal Prompts. Teachers may conference with students on what they are reading based on the needs of each student.

NewsELA & Chromebooks Every Monday for about 20-30 minutes Students log onto assigned Chromebooks & log into NewsELA. Student get to practice reading Information Text using NewsELA & AOWs.

Reading Workshop Students engage and collaborate in authentic reading experiences Mini-lessons Shared texts Close reading Fiction and Informational texts Connected to Common Core State Standards

Writing Workshop – Lucy Calkins Students engage and collaborate in authentic writing experiences Mini-lessons Writing in response to reading Evaluating and analyzing text Connected to Common Core State Standards Students will be using Google Classroom via assigned Chromebooks to “publish” their writing.

Example LA Class Agenda: Bell Work – Learning Targets Power Reading – Journal & Conferences & LLI Groups Reading Workshop – whole group texts, small group, AOWs, NewsELA, etc. Writing Workshop Habits of Work (H.O.W) & Exit Slips Homework – Assignment Notebook

Questions? Comments? Concerns? Thank You! 