Welcome to Bear Branch Sixth Grade Information Night

Ms. Wolfrom’s Language Arts Class

Welcome Bear Branch Open House

• Introductions

• Expectations

• Questions on Notecards(Time permitting, Q & A at the end of

presentation.)

•*Be Respectful•*Be Responsible•*Be Present•*Follow Directions

Classroom Golden Rules

Look for. . .

*Planners should be completed daily

*Red Wednesday Folders (Distributed 5th Period)

*Teacher Website

*Shutterfly Invitation

Schedule• 7:20 -8:05 Period 1• 8:09-8:54 Period 2• 8:58-9.43 Period 3• 9:47-10:32 Period 4• 10:32-12:02 Period 5/Conference

(Flex Lunch/Conference)• 10:32-11:02 Lunch A• 11:02-11:32 Lunch B• 11:32-12:02 Lunch C• 12:06-12:51 Period 6• 12:55-1:40 Period 7• 1:44-2:29 Period 8/PLC

LA/Department Planning Meeting

• Reading skills• Novel studies

(Need a NOVEL Everyday!)• Read alouds• PRI- Reading logs• Book projects• Read For A Better Life• Six Flags Read to Succeed

Language Arts- Reading

Reading and Writer’s Workshop

6+1 Traits of Writing

• Ideas

• Organization

• Word Choice

• Sentence Fluency

• Voice

• Conventions (Grammar)

• Presentation

• Grammar, punctuation, vocab & spelling- yippee!

Language Arts Writing

• Spelling, Vocabulary & Grammar• Index/Notecards and Folder• Must have index cards by Tuesday

Additional InformationOverview of Typical Class Day Positive Thought of the Day Update Planners Objective Assignment: Reader & Writer’s Workshop SSR (Silent Sustained Reading) Wrap-up

• Students will write about their world, experiences, school, surroundings and items of interest.

• Please take a sheet of paper from the table and jot down ideas your child might enjoy writing about in the Writer’s Workshop Notebook. (Worth Bonus Points For Your Child)

OurWorld

Special Events at a Glance

• Monthly Attendance Incentives• 6th Grade Field Trip• Special Student Activities TBA• Field Day, Spring 2016• Turkey Trot Fund Raiser

• Remember to check our class web page• Remember to check BB6homepage • Class Library Available to Students• Feel free to email with questions anytime

How to Access Teacher Websites

*Go to www.magnoliaisd.org*Select Campuses-Junior High *Click on Bear Branch 6th Grade *Click Staff Directory*Click on teacher name

General Questions

Please write any general questions on an index card and drop it in the basket.

• If you have specific questions about your child please email me and I will respond

promptly.

• Thanks, Ms. Wolfrom

Ms. Wolfrom’s Motto…My classroom is a

place where children are at the heart of

everything I do and at the center of every

decision I make.

Ms. Wolfrom’s Career Animoto

ELL/ESL Team Leader & 6th Grade Teacher

https://animoto.com/play/09IDXWG3uoxSNcg4CJBxBg