"Inform, Support, Enrich, and Inspire."
- Personal Mission Statement -
Dr. Annmarie B. Spatola
George Fischer Middle School
Carmel, New York 10512
"Welcome to Grade 6 English/Language Arts!"
"A man practices the art of adventure when he breaks the chain of routine and renews his life through reading new books, traveling to new places, making new friends, taking up new hobbies, and adopting new viewpoints."
- Abraham Lincoln
Contact Information: aspatola@carmelschools.org
"Looking forward to enjoying this wonderful adventure with you! "
- Dr. Spatola
Finding Just Right Books / Daily Reading Log / Reading Record for Completed Books
Reading Record for Completed Books.docx
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Reader's Response
Reader's Journal
Writer's Journal
Writing & Word Study
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Writing: The development of writing skills is going to be an important part of this course. Narrative, Informational, Argument/Opinion, and Literary Essay “Styles of Writing” will be explored. Emphasis on thinking deeply and supporting claims with evidence, along with rules for proper grammar, capitalization, and punctuation, will be taught in class. Parents can help by holding their child accountable for proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation in their writing endeavors in all subject areas.
Word Study: Students will be actively engaged in the study of words. Both spelling and vocabulary lessons will be taught. Lessons will include instruction on how changing the suffix of a word changes its part of speech; and therefore, it also changes the word’s meaning and its proper grammatical use.
Reinforcing proper grammar and encouraging deep thinking in daily conversations will also go a long way toward developing strong literacy skills.
Your feedback is always appreciated.
Dr. Spatola
Assignments and Due Dates
All assignments and due dates for homework, projects, tests, and quizzes are posted on the Assignment Calendar and on Home Access.
Grades are updated daily.
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