1. 6th Grade Language Arts Ms. Figlewicz & Ms. Bryja

2. 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  

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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 4:00pm

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

8. 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.

9. P/T/S Communication: E-Mail - Class DoJo - Remind
&
Check Edline --- We do NOT have the ability to you back via Edline, so it’s better to us directly so we have your most updated .
Please consider giving us your updated 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.

10. 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 , or to be gathered in the main office for pick up.

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

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. 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

15. 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.

16. 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

17. Questions? Comments? Concerns? Thank You! 