ctemporado@kyrene.org (480) 541-6303 Meet the Teacher Night Ms. Temporado, 6th Grade Language Arts ctemporado@kyrene.org (480) 541-6303

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Communication Teacher Sites

In Addition… Text @apren to (480) 725-2273 for Aprende notifications via text message Check your contact information in ParentVUE before the start of school in order to receive updates on upcoming events. Sometimes these messages do not forward to your email address, but instead post in ParentVUE itself. Download the app and log in regularly!

Text Reminders Sign up for language arts text reminders! If your child is in... 2nd Period ELA: text @tempo2 to 81010 3rd Period ELA: text @tempo3 to 81010 6th Period AdvELA: text @tempo6 to 81010 7th Period ELA: text @tempo7 to 81010

Finally… Sign up for Kyrene and Aprende Assignments, tests, announcements through Google Classroom. Sign up for Kyrene and Aprende Newsletters through www.kyrene.org. Click on the Subscribe to newsletters tab on the left

Last Tidbits Email is our preferred method of communication. There are many places to find our email addresses! We will respond within 1 business day.

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How to Check Grades

How to Check Grades Kyrene’s ParentVUE gives you immediate access to your student’s grades. In fact, you and your student should log on to check them together once a week! Parents and students have different log on and password.

How to Check Grades If you have never used ParentVUE before -OR- you need to update your email address from last year, please fill out the form on the table before you leave this rotation tonight.

Need help? Several teachers will stay from 7:30-8:00 PM tonight to help with: Getting to team websites Getting to grades online Signing up on the school List Serve Answering general school/6th grade questions These teachers will be available in rooms 102 and 107 after your electives rotation.

What will my student be learning this year? Reading The district has adopted a new ELA curriculum entitled myPerspectives. There will be four thematic units that include various reading selections such as short stories, informational text, poetry, novels, etc. There units are: Childhood, Animal Allies, Modern Technology, and Exploration.

What will my student be learning this year? Writing In 6th grade we strongly focus on determining main idea, citing textual information, and elaborating/substantiating ideas. By the end of 6th grade, students will be able to write a well-organized essay that asserts a claim and supports it with textual evidence from valid sources in MLA format.

What will my student be learning this year? Language Vocabulary: Students will learn how to determine the meaning of an unknown word using context clues and Greek and Latin roots. Grammar: We will focus on crafting varying sentence structure in writing, using commas correctly, and properly integrating quotes.

What will my student be learning this year? Speaking and Listening One-on-one, group, and teacher-led discussions Presentations of work, including visual displays and/or multimedia components Interpretation of speeches and multimedia presentations Adaptation of speech appropriate to context

We need your help! Scholastic Scope is an invaluable resource that we use in our curriculum. It is a magazine that is geared toward middle schoolers. The provided activities and resources are aligned directly to our state standards and our students have reported the questions are exactly like what they encounter on the AzMERIT test. In order to have current issues of the magazine each year, we ask that you donate $10 for your student’s subscription to cover its cost plus shipping and handling. You can pay for the subscription at the Meet and Greet Breakfast or have your child bring in a check made out to Aprende PTSO.

Supplies Our supply list is designed to help your student be organized. If, for some reason, you are unable to purchase the colors as indicated by class, please clearly label each notebook and folder. For language arts, your student needs to have these EXACT colors of highlighters: pink, yellow, blue, and green. NO SUBSTITUTIONS!

Supplies, contd. One of the top supplies your child needs is an independent reading book. Your child should have one in his/her backpack at all times. There is also a library permission slip if you want your child to be able to check out 7th and 8th grade books.

Suggested Donations Glue sticks Paper (lined or printer paper—white or color) Pencils.. Lots and lots of pencils! Coloring supplies Highlighters Index Cards

6th Grade Camp!! Who? All 6th graders & teachers – and many parent chaperones- maybe you? What? Hiking! S’mores! Hayrides! Archery! Human Fooseball! Survival Training! Night Hikes! Where? Prescott Pines Camp When? October 30-November 1 Why? Build a Community!!!

Camp Information!! Camp Parent Information Meeting date to be decided! Cost is $200/ Students and Chaperones Make an account through community education and pay online. Payment plans available Tax credits encouraged No payments at the school

Tax Credit Covers the cost of outdoor education “CAMP” & other field trips over the year. Tax Credit: $400 for couples $200 for Individuals Pay online or through the district. Questions? Contact Ceci Temporado Ctemporado@Kyrene.Org

Questions? Please email me at ctemporado@kyrene.org with any questions you may have that we didn’t get a chance to answer tonight! Please include: Your name AND your student’s name Your question(s)

About Ms. Temporado Graduated from Arizona State University in 2011 with a BA in Elementary Education. This is my 3rd year at Aprende Middle School and my 5th year teaching Language Arts. I love crafting, coffee, football, and dogs!