Welcome! If you are 12 years old or younger please come sit on the floor in the front of the room Let’s save the chairs for the adults All information presented tonight is available on my website. You do not need to take notes (unless you really want to)

Meet the Teacher Night Ms. Hobbs, 6th Grade Language Arts Jhobbs@kyrene.org (480) 541-6300

First Day of School Bring a lunch for the first week Bring a water bottle. It’s hot! Wear comfy clothes. You will be sitting on the floor the first day Eat a good breakfast. There will not be snacks in the morning

Communication www.kyrene.org/apr

Communication ELA Teacher Sites

In Addition… Text @apren to (480) 725-2273 for Aprende notifications via text message Update 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!

6th grade Newsletter A sixth grade newsletter will be sent out by science teacher every other Friday. It will contain information for all subject areas, upcoming tests and quizzes, as well as school events. The newsletter will be sent through ParentVue, so be sure your email address is updated.  If you have a new email address, please tell the secretaries in the front office.

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.

How to Check Grades www.kyrene.org/apr

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!

How to Check Grades If you have never used ParentVUE before -OR- you need to update your email address from last year, please tell the secretaries in the front office.

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. The units are: Childhood, Imagination, Exploration, and Animal Allies.

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 approximately 20 new words every two weeks. Students will create flash cards or other study tools that are meant to be practiced at home. Grammar: Students will continue learning about parts of speech and how to correctly compose a sentence. We will also focus on crafting varying sentence structure in writing.

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

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!

AVID Binder Supply List 6th Grade BINDER ORGANIZATION Zipper Pouch with proper supplies at all times School Agenda Loose Leaf Paper Spiral notebook(s) if they are required for whatever classes. Dividers: Each section labeled according to the student’s schedule, i.e. 1st pd, 2nd pd… with the labels for each class: ELA, Math, Science, Soc. St., and both Electives Each Section Organized A. Labeled Divider B. Notes/Handouts C. Assessments Talking Points: Being Organized is a WICOR strategies and one of the biggest keys to student success. Students MUST have an organized binder with the appropriate supplies, every day for every class. Students must have their APR AVID agenda at ALL times. If it is lost or severely damaged it will cost $5 to replace.

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. A library permission slip will be sent out, if you want your child to be able to check out 7th and 8th grade books.

Success Center Tutoring I am available for tutoring after school on Tuesdays from 3:30-4:15 Purpose: make up test, missing work, additional help with concepts, complete homework Tutoring will start August 21st

About Ms. Hobbs Graduated from Olivet Nazarene University in 2017 with a BA in Elementary Education. I am from Chicago, Il This is my 2nd year at Aprende Middle School I love movies, Sprite, museums, and the zoo!

Questions? Please email me at jhobbs@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)