Mrs. Vernava's Class

Team Synergy Alan Shawn Feinstein Middle School

Ms. Vernava's Class

How to Help My 6th Grader at Home

-Check agenda and black communication folder daily for assigned homework, as well as parent-school communication.
-Check website for updated events, activities and assignments.
-Set aside a period of time each day in a quiet place for homework completion and studying of notes.
- Remind your child to pack his/her backpack the night before school.
-Ensure students get sufficient sleep each night.
-Encourage your child to eat something for breakfast.

Ms. Vernava's ELA & MATH Homework

ELA

We examined the use of adding transition words to our writing to show sequence between and within paragraphs. We have also been practicing using correct punctuation with quotation marks. We have read two Joey Pigza novels this year as we examined story elements and wrote persuasive letters to convince others to read these books.

Currently, we are examining informational text, answering comprehension questions, and citing examples to support our work. We have also examined how to use quotation marks correctly.

Standard Homework: Students should be reading 30 minutes each evening and documenting this on their reading logs. Students who have a Reading class have been given a nightly reading log on which to document their reading. Students who do not should keep track of nightly reading on assigned logs.

Due date: End of the week.

Weekly Homework: Students should be working on nightly reading. We have just begun weekly spelling again. Weekly homework may alternate between spelling lists and grammar sheets.

Monthly Book Report:

5th Book report due February 8th

6th Book report due March 7th

- Students were given a choice of reading either fiction or non-fiction books for the next three months. Requirements for each along with a rubric was sent home in December in students' homework folder.

MATH

Trimester 1 we covered a unit on fractions including: divisibility rules, prime and composite numbers, prime factorization, greatest common factor, and least common multiple as well as adding, subtracting, and simplifying fractions.

Trimester 2 we are studying performing the four operations on decimals, place value, ordering decimals, changing fractions to decimals, as well as multiplying and dividing decimals. We will also examine percents. Later on in the trimester we will also cover a unit on Geometry.

Standard Homework: Students should practice their multiplication facts each night until mastery. We are having daily mad minute multiplication facts quizzes. Students must pass each table twice to move onto the next.

Weekly Homework:

Period E - See above; check agenda for any nightly homework which may consist of several problems handwritten or on a worksheet.

Period F - See above; check agenda for any nightly homework which may consist of several problems handwritten or on a worksheet.

Extra Help in School

Additional help is available during our daily RtI Block Tuesday through Friday. Also, students may make an appointment to stay after school on Tuesdays.

Questions or concerns please email me at vernavakimberly@coventryschools.net.

Interesting Links

Students can practice their math and comprehension skills on line by going to http://easycbm.com/kvernava. They need to find their assigned group, find their name, and click on the next "test" they need to complete. These need to be done independently so I can assess what students know and still need to learn. They may use pencil and paper to assist with the math, but no calculators.

In the meantime students may go to their math class and take their next assignment under www.studyisland.com.

www.mathplayground.com is a good site for math games. Students can continue to practice their fractions, percents, and decimals on this site. Click on the link here for quick access.

Check out other websites here- http://asfms.net/sixthd/Marchwicki/Mathlinks.html click on this link.

Ms. Vernava's Class

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