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6^th Grade Language Arts & Reading

In Language Arts, students have opportunities to experiment with a variety of writing styles such as expository, persuasive, and creative. Through the writing process, students draft, revise, edit, share, and publish their own pieces. Mini-lessons develop writing skills as students develop their own writer’s voice.

Students keep their completed written work in collection folders. In January and June, students take their collection folders home for a parent/child “homework” activity. This is an opportunity to look at the variety of assignments/activities done through the year and admire the progress and/or creativity.

An added feature of our Language Arts program is The Friday Forecaster. Look for it each Friday! This publication, attached to school/recreation handouts that come out during the week, includes student work as well as information from the 6^th grade. Be sure to ask to see this stapled packet when your child comes home on Friday!

Homework for the weeks of 5/19/08 and 5/12/08

Language Arts- The students are starting a new unit on Persuasive writing. We will be working with science to write persuasive pieces related to ecology research projects.

There will be spelling due both weeks, check your planbook for due dates.

Free pieces for the fourth quarter will be due:

Class 1 6/5

Class 2 6/4

Class 4 6/6

Class 5 6/5

Lemonade café will be the following week.

Reading- Please continue to read independently 30 minutes each night.

Students are working on a biography project. The students will be working in class on the project and will present by May16th.

**If you are absent, please remember to see me the day you return to school for any make up work.

**Students will have homework every full week of school. Check plan books each night.

You can contact me at voicemail 207 or email heffleykl@mansfieldct.org

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