Sixth Graders,
Happy Summer!!! Can you believe you are now a sixth grader? Hope you have been enjoying your summer, but just in case you have been thinking about school, here are some things that might help you out.
We do not have our class lists yet, so I have no idea who is in my homeroom. When we receive our class lists, I will be sending a letter home if there is enough time.
However, I can give you some basics. First, whether I am your homeroom teacher or not, I will be teaching half of the sixth graders math and science. The other math and science teacher is Ms. Daniels. We will have two ELA/Social Studies teacher; Mr. Manka and a new addition to our TSP staff, Mr. Eickhoff. In case you are wondering, Mr. Besonen has moved up to seventh grade.
You can meet all of us at Meet the Teacher. It will be held on Thursday, August 3rd from 5 to 7PM. You will find me in a new room. I have moved to room 15.The sixth grade rooms remain the same – rooms 15 through 18 on the first floor.
School actually starts on Monday, August 7th. You will report directly to your homeroom before 7:30AM. (You should know by then which is your homeroom.)
My supply list is the link at the bottom of this post. If you are a sales shopper or just like to be super prepared, this list should give you a good start. However, it does not include the requirements of the ELA teacher.I will update it prior to school starting to include the ELA supplies.
If you are looking for a head start, there are a couple of things you can do this summer. First, keep your brain active and engaged, Read! Yes, the math teacher is telling you to read! You should also make sure that you don’t lose what you have already learned. Especially your times tables! Do not come to sixth grade not knowing your math facts!!!!! Lots of fun online practice on sites such as multiplication.com or math playground.com to help you practice. Also, log in to ixl.com. You still have access to your account over the summer. You can go to whatever grade you want or just review some of your fifth grade math skills.
I am looking forward to seeing you all in person in August!
Ms. Theresa F. Dowling