Third Quarter Week # 7

3/5/18 - 3/9/18

To be a strong writer you have to be a strong reader!

Dear parents and guardians,

FSA Writes is March 6 !!!

We at Driftwood Middle, encourage you to make sure your child is in school daily for students ' daily attendance makes a huge difference in their academic growth. Students are to practice their cursive writing every night (Homework included).

Thank you again for your support in making this school year a successful one!

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Vocabulary Terms Tests are administered every Friday but due to our FSA Writes , there will be no spelling test until after testing date.

Students,

"You are here to learn. I am gladly here to facilitate your learning so boys and girls we are in it together to win it!"

Mrs. Apollon

This week's Target Learning Goal: Informative Writing

This week, students will be working on the following goal:

FSA Writes is March 6th for all 6 graders.

Word of the week:

Responsible ( adjective) : the willingness to respond appropriately, reliable.

Quote of the week:

" I teach you and you teach me. Together we learn to love to learn." unknown

H. I.N.T.S. Elements

H - hypothesis ( judgement based on facts)

I - illustration ( Picture mind, visuals, something you can connect to)

N - Numerical Datas ( Statistics, results)

T- testimonies ( factual informations given by reliable experts, organizations)

S- similarities/differences ( What can I use as evidence in my writing?)

Reading Instructional Focus:

Context Clues, Author's Purpose, Main Idea.

Assignments

Monday

study your notes on Argumentative/Informative writing components.

Tuesday

Study your Notes.

Wednesday

Review notes on H.I.N.T.S. Elements

Thursday

Study your notes.

Friday

Read an interesting book!

There will be no vocabulary words for this weeek!----------------------