Aloha and Welcome to our 6-7 grade classroom!
We have a very exciting year of learning planned. We have a Hawaiian theme in our room to strengthen the concept that our classroom is an “ohana” or family, treating each other with kindness, and knowing that “no one will be left behind or forgotten.” We will discuss the power of “yet”--helping students realize that success is possible even when things are difficult—rather than “I can’t”, using instead "I cannot do it YET!" We also continually reinforce the traits of our Character Counts program.
After many years of teaching second grade, I am returning to middle school with a 6/7 combination class. Students will be guided to continue their quest to achieve through self-motivation, determination, and perseverance. We will follow our adopted curriculum: McGraw-Hill’s StudySync for language arts and for math–Kendall Hunt Illustrative Math, as well in science and social studies..
We will have many projects and activities throughout the year.
Mrs. Jackson
*** Please make sure I have your current cell phone number and email address. I will have a Class Dojo page that I will be requesting you join. I post updates and important information there, perhaps even homework help if needed. I will continually use this site as a preferred means of communication. Additionally, my goal is to keep your child’s progress/grades updated consistently so that you are able to check regularly through the parent portal rather than only at progress report and trimester report time (no surprises).