LA+-+6th+Grade+-+Meeting+Notes

1. Discussed NWEA reading test. 2. Discussed progress with student writing. 3. Discussed which literary terms or Parts of Speech each teacher was working on. 4. General discussion.
 * Notes for May 13th, 2010**

1. Websites for Grammar - Shared a few - Frustration with broken links 2. Best Practices 3. Misc. 4. Other Questions/Concerns
 * Notes for April 29th, 2010**

**Notes for April 15th, 2010** 1. Reading Selections - integrating SS 2. Student writing 3. Wide range of abilities in reading and comprehension 4. Misc.

1. Discussion of projects in progress 2. Books for silent reading are students making the right choices? 3. Misc. 4. Any questions or concerns - None
 * Notes from March 25th, 2010**

1. Technology in ELA - New Tuners. Dana explains how to tape and replay material from the cable t.v. tuner. 2. What are you working on in your class? Integrating subjects. 3. End of trimester coming - Work turned in? Still trying to collect work. 4. General discussion 1. Sharing resources Thank you for the root word books Daria! 2. Grading Difficulties. Different abilities. 3. General discussion Lockers.
 * Notes from March 11, 2010**
 * Notes From February 25, 2010**

1. How have you settled in to the new school? 2. Trimester 2 outcomes 3. Common assessments 4. What are you currently working on in your LA class? 5. General Discussion
 * Notes for February 11, 2010**

1. Meeting canceled due to packing for the move.
 * Notes For December 17, 2009**

1. Meeting canceled due to packing for the move.
 * Notes For December 10, 2009**

Meeting canceled due to move and end of the trimester.
 * Notes for December 3, 2009**

1. Books and the move to the new school. Not everyone can locate everything. How to teach without materials. 2. Grammar and punctuation 3. Literary terms? Anyone still working on those? Most are complete. 4. Common assessments 5. General discussion
 * Notes For November 12th, 2009**

1. Which spelling rule are you working on? 2. Which literary terms are you working on? Most of us are on the same few. Finishing up. 3. Common assessments for tri 3 4. Are your students developing true understanding? How to know when students truly understand. Difficulties assessing.
 * Notes From October 15th, 2009**

No PLC due to NECAP testing
 * Notes From October 8th, 2009**

1. Review for NECAP 2. Spelling Rules 3. Literary Terms 4. Other Questions/Misc.
 * Notes From September 24, 2009**

1. Goals for PLC 2009 2. Best Practices 3. Misc. 4. Other Questions/Concerns
 * Notes from Sept. 17, 2009**

1. Working on spelling rules. 2. Nearly finished with literary terms. 3. Discussed spelling rules and punctuation. 4. Discussed student progress in writing.
 * Notes from October 15th, 2009**

1. Discussed reviewing for NECAP reading test. 2. Discussed progress with spelling rules. 3. Discussed which literary terms each teacher was working on. 4. General discussion.
 * Notes from September 24, 2009**

1. Discussed goals for PLC 2009. 2. Discussed best practices in reading and writing instruction. 3. Discussed use of spelling rules. 4. General Discussion
 * Notes from Sept. 17, 2009**


 * Notes from January 29, 2009**

1. Reviewed spelling rules. 2. Discussed how to teach spelling rules in the classroom. 3. Will share results from spelling tests as common assessments.


 * Notes from December 4, 2008**

1. Reviewed how the common assessment for context clues went. Decided that the students seemed to understand the concept and that it was an appropriate assessment. 2. Discussed what each teacher was working on currently in their language arts class.


 * Notes from November 6, 2008**

1. Reviewed common goals and assessments for trimester 1. 2. Decided upon teaching context clues for the next week and trying out formative and summative assessments that we came up with last year. We will review how it went during our next meeting.


 * Notes from September 18, 2008**

1. Introductions and explanation of the purpose of this PLC to new staff. 2. Review of Essential Outcomes- Handouts were passed out as an outline of the essential outcomes for trimester 1, 2, and 3. 3. Discussed that we will be focusing on formative assessments as we continue in our meetings. 4. The group discussed that it would be beneficial to use our PLC time as a time to share lessons, ideas, and strategies that correlate with the essential outcomes. Each group member will chose an essential outcome to share about during the next meeting. 5. General Discussion.


 * Notes from September 25, 2008**

The following items were discussed: 1. Each PLC member shared a lesson, strategy, worksheet, or book that they found helpful in meeting different Langauge Arts Essential Outcomes. 2. The iterms shared were as follows: - Literary Terms list- share terms with students and have them put meanings into their own words. May incorporate in read-aloud time. - Word-A-Day workbook- New vocabulary word shared each day. Start by discussing meaning, synonyms, use in a sentence. The vocabulary word then goes onto a Word Wall. Students are encouraged to find these words in their reading. - Web/Cluster- May be used for many topics including story elements (plot, characters, genre, conflict, resolution, setting). - Daily practices workbooks- Quick practices to help learn topics such as inferencing, figurative language, context clues, etc. - Journals- Discussed the use of journals when reading a book. Using specific guidelines and topics seem to help students stay more focused in their writing. 3. General Discussion


 * Notes from April 10, 2008**

The following items were discussed: 1. The group shared a wealth of Friendly Letter lesson plans, formats, and rubrics. It was decided that the week of May 5, 2008, we would all teach 5 parts of friendly letters. Student task will be to write a letter to another team. Letter criteria was decided. 2. Spelling Rules were discussed. Tests for Rules 6-10 will be created and shared at our next meeting. 3. Grade level list of multiple copy books...will be compiled (no deadline for completion) 4. Some PLC members have not been invited to WIKI...need to speak to Karen about getting them access to site for meeting agenda and notes. 5. General discussion.


 * Notes from April 3, 2008**

The following items were discussed: 1. Review of 3rd trimester Language Arts objectives. The PLC team decided to combine several items in our Written Language objectives to a unit on Friendly Letters. We will pool ideas and resources next week to plan a grade level unit. The unit will be used on each 6th grade team. Reading outcomes were discussed as well.

2. Spelling Rules- Team Down East and Seaside are on Rule #8. Acadia and Black Bear are on #6. Mr. McCutcheon shared his results with the Rule 1- Rule 5 Quiz. The students did well! We will continue to work our way through all 10 items. Activities that have been created were shared among PLC members. Thanks to all. We have some nice materials.

3. Discussion of projects and themes are being covered in each LA classroom.

4. General discussion.