Mrs. Deckinga's 6th Grade ELA

Welcome to Mrs. Deckinga's class! We will be on a great adventure this year as we develop our literacy skills!

Required Materials

6th Grade ELA: Notebook (2 composition books to get through the year), pencil, highlighters, notebook paper, binder, agenda, device (with earbuds), and novel.

Other Materials

Some students prefer to have their own instead of using shared classroom supplies. This is a list of materials we will be using throughout the year. 

6th Grade ELA: Sticky notes, index cards, colored pencils, markers, glue stick, colored pens, card stock.

Book Club Books: A list of possible book club book choices will be listed in those units. We have 4 copies of each title to share throughout the day. If your student prefers to have their own copy they are welcome to use their own copy. Some students prefer this method so that they can write in the text directly. Others prefer to read outside of class or at a pace different from their peers. Whatever the reason, if your student is providing their own copy of the text make sure that their name is on it.

Resources:

Google Classroom - Specific for each class period. Only students may enroll in the Google Classroom. Parents can participate in the Guardian Email Summaries by accepting the invite from Google when emailed to you. If you do not get an invitation please email me and I will resend it. These invitations often end up in your SPAM folder, please check there first. If you have a Gmail address please use that for Google Classroom invitations. 

Twitter - @EllenDeckinga

Instagram - @mrs.deckinga

Phone - 512-570-3300 ext. 43334

Email - ellen.deckinga@leanderisd.org

Conference Times:

Student / Parent / Teacher Conferences: 

These will be held by appointment during my conference periods.

Student / Teacher Conferences:

Though we will hold conferences daily within the class period, there are times that additional conferencing is needed.  Office hours / tutorials are every morning 8:35-9:00am. After school will be by appointment. Please email me for appointments. 

Successful use of office hours typically depends on how you plan for it. Come with a specific question and all associated materials.