Welcome to Grade 6!

Welcome to Mr. Spindler’s grade 6 Math and Language classroom! Mr. Spindler (also known as Mr. S) will be teaching your child Math,Language and Religion which also includes Family Life.  I am looking forward to working closely with you and getting to know your child. You are your child’s first teacher and together we can help your child meet the Provincial expectations this year. The emphasis is for students is that effort is more important that natural ability in achieving success and that it is a student’s “job” to work hard and try their best. I encourage all students to discuss with their parents what has gone on at school each day. Students are expected to set aside 40-50 minutes for homework every night. Most days students will have kidblog and Raz-Kids work, Prodigy and math fact practice. Homework will be written in their agenda on Mondays. This homework routine is very important as it deepens learning that has happened through the day and promotes good habits for future years. Homework will be posted on the class blog at http://spindlermathandlanguage.blogspot.ca/ under weekly homework so you may check here if your child has misplaced his/her agenda. Homework will be due every Monday.

We will be starting the year with a number of "Getting to know you" activities. In language we will be writing letters to ourselves, learning about using self-monitoring strategies to assist us in understanding what we read, and beginning our spelling program. In math, we will begin the year by investigating number patterns, some basic algebra and integers.

This year, the grade 6's will be using a few websites to help facilitate learning. We will be using Google Apps, Kidblog, Xtramath, Prodigy and a number of other applications to demonstrate our learning. More information and permission forms will be sent home as we begin to use these programs. For now please follow the class blog at http://spindlermathandlanguage.blogspot.ca/

Finally, I would like to invite any parent who is interested in getting involved in our class to contact me at the school. The more the merrier, and extra hands are always welcome. Please check out the class blog for links and resources to help students and parents. Don’t forget to sign up for email alerts so that you can be informed of new content on the blog. I look forward to a great year together.

Sincerely,

Mr. Spindler