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Ms. Ruddy's Literacy Class
Hello Parents!
Welcome back to another exciting school year! This year we will be combining reading and english in one class that we'll be calling literacy. The students will improve their reading and writing skills by spending more time in the classroom (and at home) doing just that - reading and writing!
The schedule in the classroom is consistent from day to day so that the students can get comfortable in the routine. Each class starts with a "mini-lesson" where we examine some aspect of reading and then students "break out" to different parts of the room to practice the strategies we've been learning while reading any novel of their choice. By reading books they love and practicing the strategies we learn in class, students will become stronger, more fluent readers. During their reading time, I'll be conferencing with individual students to make sure they are understanding the material.
Midway through the period, I will call students back to the gathering area so that we can switch gears and move into writing. Similarly to reading, we will have a "mini-lesson" to learn a new skill and students will "break out" once again to practice that skill in their writing while I meet with them individually.
Each night, students will be required to read their current novel for 30 minutes and document it in their reading log, and write an entry in their writer's notebook (WNB).
THIS WEEK - Students are working on: *revising their drafts for their writing projects *making notes about the characters in their novels
Each student will be required to complete the following:
Keep a Writer’s Notebook (WNB)
Keep a Literacy Notebook that contains a reading log
Maintain a ‘works in progress’ folder and a final draft folder in the classroom
Complete all required writing assignments in a timely fashion
Complete all required reading assignments, including independent reading, in a timely fashion
Work with another student or group of students as peer editor
Word-process all final drafts
Show respect for the work of others and demand respect for one’s own work
Confer with the teacher on a weekly basis
On-Line TAKS Practice - this link will take you directly to an interactive (released) TAKS test from 2006.
Seventh Grade - http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/online/2006/grade7/read/7reading.htm
Ms. Ruddy's Sixth Grade Math Class
Welcome Parents to a brand new school year!!! I'm extremely excited to be working with you and your child this year. Please take some time at home daily to quiz your student on their addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. They should know these facts automatically. Our first unit includes: Word Problems, Powers & Exponents, Integers, Decimal Operations. Please check the website frequently for updates and current unit of study.
WEEK OF 10/6- Review of 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 4-1 - Problem Solving, Exponents, Powers, Prime Factorization, Order of Operations, Greatest Common Factors, TEST on 10/10
Review Problems
Pg. 27 # 1, 3, 5, 7, 9
Pg. 30 # 10, 11, 14, 22, 26, 42, 44
Pg. 35 # 10, 12, 16, 18, 20, 26, 28, 30
Pg. 39 # 8, 12, 16, 20
Pg. 177 # 3, 5
Here is some information you may find helpful to start this year off smoothly:
Tutorials - Thursdays 8:00am - 8:30am or by appointment
Homework - Will be assigned daily, usually out of the Math Textbook.
Helpful Websites - www.brainpop.com , http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_6th_original.htm , http://education.yahoo.com/homework_help/math_help/grades6and7
On-Line TAKS Practice - http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/resources/online/2006/grade6/math/6math.htm
 | Contact Information Email: lruddy@houstonisd.org Telephone: (713)295-5240 ext. 366 |
