Classroom Updates

Please read the attached flier as it has important information about the NWEA testing.

Testing will take place Monday – Wednesday from 8:15-10:15. It is important that all students are in attendance.

Good Day Parents and Students

NWEA begins on Monday, August 24, 2020. Please click on the link to enter our Google Meets Session at 8:15 am. https://meet.google.com/lookup/cxyfxuvofz

Below, you will find additional information to assist with you and your child’s preparation for this upcoming assessment.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1k43Z5FlFlgo97xdNUxoEaQ0X1vecqrEP/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O6lA3fMIQyxmSK_r8FkY4sSR4j0kZgoW/view?usp=sharing

Good Day Students and Families,

NWEA benchmark testing will take place Monday, August 24, 2020, through Wednesday, August 26, 2020. Please read the attached informational letters.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1k43Z5FlFlgo97xdNUxoEaQ0X1vecqrEP/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O6lA3fMIQyxmSK_r8FkY4sSR4j0kZgoW/view?usp=sharing

Mrs. Harris Class (6B) Online Rotation Schedule
ELA                                      8:15-9:45
Specials                               9:45-10:25
Math                                   10:25-11:55
Lunch                                 11:55-12:35
Science                             12:35-2:00
Social Studies                    2:00-3:30

Please Note: These codes are for Mrs. Harris Homeroom Class (6B) ONLY. Class Codes:

ELA              7l7ty6z                  Google Meets for Harris Homeroom Class

Math              iutg3cf

Science        pkpjyaq

Social Studies               sl7ctvv

If you are in Mrs. Blasie’s (6D), Mr. Plavic (6C), or Mr. Shephard’s (6A) Homeroom your ELA Google Class Codes and links for Google Meets are below:

Shepard  6A      e5calt4  Google Meets for Mr. Shepard Homeroom Class

Plavic      6C    s4scarv   Google Meets for Mr. Plavic Homeroom Class

Parent Orientations will be held on Monday, August 3rd. You may choose either the 8:30 am or 1:00 pm session. Please log into your student Chromebook to attend this virtual meeting. There will be a lot of important information about our online learning program. 

See you on Monday.

Mrs. Harris

6th ELA Teacher

Greetings Sixth-Graders,

I was looking forward to seeing you all after a Relaxing Spring Break. I hope your time apart was relaxing and refreshing. During this additional time apart, please take a moment to read the post titled Message to Families for assignments and important information.  Remember to read at least 30 minutes every evening, visit Google Classroom for class announcements and additional assignments, stay safe, and stay healthy.

If you need to contact me, I am available via email at aharris@laveeneld.org. See you in a couple of weeks.

Mrs. Harris

Hello Families:

I am reaching out to all my students and their families to provide some information on what to expect throughout our closure. Schools are expected to be closed through March 27. Please take a moment to read the following information. Please respond that you have read it so I know that it reached you.

Academics and Educational Resources:

Teachers have been working to develop lessons and resources that you can work on at home with your children. In addition to all curriculum materials being available online, we have developed an Online Resources website, where you can find various resources to help your child keep up with academics. This can be found under the “Students” tab on our district website, www.LaveenSchools.org.

Please remember that your child will need to log in to our curriculum platforms in order to access the material. If you do not have your child’s login information, please contact me and I can provide it to you. One single sign-on through Google gives students access to all of our digital curriculum programs  Watch this video for details on logging in.

Please be aware that all Laveen schools have strict internet filtering when a student connects from our server. Once you use your personal device, this filter is not available. Please monitor your child’s internet usage as they will be able to explore whatever sites your home computer allows. Be sure to watch this informational video, also on the website, for parents on how to filter home internet, Internet Filters to Keep Kids Safe Online

Internet Connectivity

If you do not have wi-fi or are unable to access the internet at home, Cox Communications is offering one free month of internet access to qualifying low-income families through their Connect2Compete program. T-Mobile is also offering an EmpowerED data plan.

Free Meals for Children

Despite school closures, Laveen schools are providing free breakfast and lunch to all children. Families may visit any Laveen school (except Vista) for a grab & go bag. Breakfast is available from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and lunch is available from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Monday- Friday.

Children must be present to take a meal. Adult meals are not available. Families do not need to register for meals and there are no income requirements.  Children do not need to be Laveen students. The district plans to expand this service to off-site locations in the coming days.

Child Care: 

We know that some parents cannot work without childcare. For families needing this service, Laveen’s Kids Club will operate a day camp program that provides structured activities in a safe, supervised environment for children in grades preschool – 6th. This will take place at two locations, Desert Meadows and Paseo Pointe. The cost is $35 a day or $120 per week (preschool is $125 per week). A three-day plan is also available. The hours are 6:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Our Kids Club staff is cognizant of the importance of a clean environment and incorporates cleaning with a bleach solution as part of their regular protocol. Children and staff showing any signs of illness will be sent home. Please visit our Kids Club page for details.

I am excited to welcome the incoming 6th graders. This year is going to be a great, positive, thought provoking year. Some many questions to ask and answer, so be ready. See you Monday, August 5, 2019.

Wow!!! We have completed our First Quarter. We have accomplished a lot and still have many more standards and skills to learn and master. This quarter we worked on Standard RL6.3 (Plot, Characterization, and Conflict) and RL6.2 (Theme). Although some of us have not mastered the standards, there will be plenty of opportunities to practice. We are also working on structural writing such as Argumentative and Informative writing.

For the upcoming quarter, we will be working with non-fiction text and standards. We will be studying standard RI6.6 (Narrator and Point of View), RI6.2 (Central Idea, Mood, and Tone), RI6.1 (Cite Textual Evidence), and  RI6.5 (Text Aids and Features). We will continue to work on structural writing such as Argumentative, Informative, Journal Entry, and Reflective Entry.

Quarter One Celebrations

Student of the Month: August – Emmanuel Gonzalez and September – Leslie Alvarez Orozco

Upcoming Event:

Parent-Teacher Conference- October 25-26. Please look for both the Digital and Paper copy of the Sign-up Sheet.

Reminder:

Your child can access Google Classroom at home. They can access through the district website or signing in through Google.com. Follow the directions below.

The end of third Quarter is fast approaching. Over the quarter past it was ALL THINGS POETRY:

• We had read and analyzed poems.
• We have learned about the structure of poetry and how it is different from prose.
• We read different types of figurative language and discussed how we can not take it literally.
• We have written a poem.
• We have written an explanatory essay comparing three different poems.
• We have answered comprehension questions related to poetry.

We have completed Galileo Benchmark 3. Students will have a chance to select their standards for 4th quarter Action Plans.