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			SPECIAL DATES TO REMEMBER / ANNOUNCEMENTS: Welcome aboard! Sixth grade is an exciting year, with many opportunities for your child to grow. Here's a list of the upcoming events during February and March. FEBRUARY: Feb. 2nd: Regional F.P.S. meet at SCSU *****Feb. 4th: Immunization forms will be sent home today!!!! Parents/Guardians: Please begin making medical appointments for your child to receive these immunizations this winter, spring or summer. They need to be turned to the nurses office by the start of the 2010-2011 school year. If you have questions, please direct them to our school nurses...Martha Christensen or Sue Fruth...251-7936. Thank you!! Feb. 9th: 2 hour early dismissal Feb. 16th: No school February 25th: We will be attending the play, The Terezin Promise, put on by Ms. Hoye's block 1 and 2 students, at Apollo High School. MARCH: March 6th-14th: Spring Break March 23rd: 2 hour early dismissal SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS to our ten students who attended the Regional F.P.S. meet at SCSU on Tuesday, Feb. 2nd. In preparation for this event, they worked together studying the six-step process and shared their research. During the competition they stayed very focused and diligently worked to complete their six-step packet for the fuzzy entitled, "Orphaned Children". The Fireworx team, composed of Issac Swenson, Ryan Buhls, Mitchell Aalbers, Katelyn Kettner, and Chyenne Rea, won a second place ribbon in the Skit competition. This is where they prepare a live skit that portrays their action plan. The Kuwlyieos team, composed of David Byun, Kylee Brumsek, Trevor Cornelius, Mariah Koenig, and Jayde Thompson received ribbons for their outstanding writing of Step 2 and 6 of their F.P.S. packet. We will wait for 2-3 weeks as our packets are evaluated by state evaluators. Once they're sent back, we'll be informed of the teams who will advance to the State F.P.S. Competition on Sat., March 27th in the Twin Cities. I'll keep you posted! UPDATE!!! The team of David Byun, Kylee Brimsek, Trevor Cornelius, Mariah Koenig, and Chyenne Rea will be advancing to the State F.P.S. competition on March 27th! Congratulations and best wishes to them!! HOMEWORK / ASSIGNMENTS: *Please ask your son or daughter about their homework and day at school each night. Checking their planners really helps you stay in tune with what they are studying. If you have questions regarding assignments, please call me at school (251-7936, ext. 4706), or email me at debra.hoye@isd742.org. **We really appreciate all of your help and support. Your children are very special and I'm really enjoying getting to know them . They are wonderful!! INDEPENDENT READING: Encourage your child to read at least 30 minutes a day at home. Be sure to have them record the time read on their Independent Reading Calendars and sign it at the end of each month. If they need suggestions of excellent books to read, have them ask me or Mrs. Hollenkamp. We'll have lots of suggestions!! Our next book project is due on March 24th. Information regarding this project and the criteria will be given to the students the week of March 1st.
						My Links Ben Mikaelsen Lois Lowry Jane Yolen Gary Paulsen Jeanne DuPrau Iditarod Race and Gary Paulsen Mildred Taylor Terezin Promise Quizlet.com (Word Masters words) Quizlet.com (Word Masters Round 2) LANGUAGE ARTS Life Books: Please ask your child to see their "life book." This is a writing journal that is their treasure chest of thoughts and feelings. It acts like a catalyst for some of their writing. Reading: We will be reading many excellent novels this year. You're welcome to read along with us. I bet your child will be eager to tell you about the story they're reading. This is also a great way to discuss life issues with them. CURRENT UNITS OF STUDY: BLOCKS 1 and 2: READING: We had two teams from 6th grade attending the Regional Competition on Feb. 2nd. (See the ANNOUNCEMENT SECTION about for the details of the competition!) READING: DEVIL"S ARITHMETIC: Currently we just finished an independent study on another historical fiction novel, "The Devil's Arithmetic," by Jane Yolen. This novel is about the Holocaust, and is about a young girl that travels back in time to experience the life of her family members who were in concentration camps during WWII. It's a powerful story that reinforces why we need to remember history, why we need to remember our family stories, our heritage... and to learn from them. I hope you all take time to talk about YOUR MANY STORIES with your children. THEATER OPPORTUNITY: For three weeks in February we had the privilege of having Mrs. Deborah Bendix, a Language Arts/Theater teacher at Apollo High School, with us. She worked with the children in blocks 1 and 2 on a play entitled, The Terezin Promise, about the Holocaust. During this time we enjoyed first-hand experience with the many and varied aspects of theater...acting, lighting, set design and construction, sound, directing, back stage preparations...just to name a few! We traveled to Apollo to participate in after-school rehearsals for two weeks. Our experience culminated on Thursday, February 25th, with the opportunity to PERFORM our play for the entire Oak Hill Sixth Grade Class and any parents who could attend the performance. CAST: THE TEREZIN PROMISE Poem Reader of “The Butterfly”/Irena, the teacher of Terezin………Rachael Anderson The Children of Terezin: Poem Readerof “Homesick”/Lev…….Logan Salner Narrator 1/Abraham………David Byun Narrator 2/Esther…….Mariah Koenig Narrator 3/Annikki……..Chyenne Rea Young Raja………Audrey Long Teenage Raja………Taylor Heitke Rosa………. Jayde Thompson Eva…………Alexis Schmidt Anna……….Rachel Evavold Helga……..Kaydee Miller Lucia: Beth Ann Nikolas Bracha: Cassidy King Hanus: Andrew Pierskalla Ari: Liam Kluempke Petr: Teddy Olson Rudi: Max Plombon Nicholas: Trevor Herrington Poem Reader “Birdsong”/ Dror………David Yang Poem Reader “Birdsong”/Paz………Mitch Aalbers Poem Reader “Birdsong”/Yitzchak…….Isaac Swenson, Poem Reader “Standing in Line”/Nora………………Brenna Amundson Poem Reader “The Garden/”Neva……………..Jenna Corrigan Poem Reader “At Terezin”/Shanana……………….C.J. Bach Poem Reader “At Terezin”/Devra…………Kylee Brimsek Anna……………Katelyn Kettner Camp Guards and Soldiers Klink………….Ryan Buls Robert………Dustin Meier John………..Charlie Hughes Carl………..Trevor Cornelius Fredric……..Brandon Kihne PLEASE NOTE THE LINK ON MY WEBSITE ABOUT TEREZIN. It's written by a Minnesota family who visited Terezin in 2008. SPELLING: Students have a spelling list of 20 words each week!!!! Usually our tests will be on Fridays. Join them for study sessions on these words!!! SAT WORDS: We also have SAT WORDS that we study in units of ten words. At the end of each unit, students are tested on the spelling, the definition and how these words are used in sentences. WORD MASTERS: We will be challenging ourselves with three sessions of Word Masters this year. Round two tests will be taken on Feb. 26th. ***Notice the FABULOUS links called quizlet.com listed on my link section. It's a LOT of FUN and will help you learn your Word Master words!! Be sure to study both Word Master links for TEST #2!! We also study SAT words and have biweekly tests. WRITING: We'll be studying poetry in Feb. and March. Watch the weather as we will be venturing into the Big Woods to do a winter writing...hopefully on a beautiful, temperate, snowy day! BLOCKS 3 and 4: READING: NUMBER THE STARS: We just finished studying a historical fiction novel entitled, Number the Stars, by Lois Lowry. It's set in Denmark during WWII, and is about the miraculous efforts of the Danish people to save the Jewish population of their country. We will talk about the importance of remembering the stories that need to be told to remember history and what those events teach all of us. Please enlighten your children with the stories of your heritage. It's so important to pass those stories on to our children. SPELLING: Students have 20 words per week!!!! Please take time to study these words with them each evening!!! Pretests are given on Thursday and tests are given on Fridays. We will have three sessions of Wordmasters this year as well. Currently, we will be studying the words for our second Word Masters test that will be given on February 26th. ***Notice the links, quizlet.com on my link listing area. Be sure to study both links for Word Master Test #2!!It's a LOT OF FUN and will help you learn your Word Masters words!! WRITING: We continue to study the 6+1 Traits of Writing and using these traits to enhance our writing skills. We are studying poetry in February and March. Watch the weather as we will be venturing into the Big Woods to do a winter writing...hopefully on a beautiful, temperate, snowy day! INDEPENDENT READING: The next independent reading project is due March 24th!!! Information regarding the expectations for the project will be given to the students the week of March 1, prior to our Winter Break. Encourage your child to read at least 30 minutes a day at home. Be sure to have them record the time read on their Independent Reading Calendars and sign it at the end of each month. If they need suggestions of excellent books to read, have them ask me or Mrs. Hollenkamp. We'll have lots of suggestions!!
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