Brobisky's Blog
I am Mrs. Brobisky and I teach Communication Arts to 6th graders on the Yellow Team at Willard Intermediate School. I have been with 6th graders for 16 years, and they have taught me a great deal. I have learned to be prepared for ANYTHING, that kids usually give what is expected of them, they are NEVER boring, no two days are the same, 6th grade is ALWAYS an adventure! I love living in Willard and being a part of this community, and I feel greatly blessed to do so. I hope my classroom is a place kids look forward to coming to, where they feel valued, safe and cared for. I love to help kids get organized and this is something we continue to work on all year. I help kids learn study skills, and reading strategies that will lead them to become life-long learners. I love reading and books and get so excited to see kids loving it too! I am from Nebraska and as they say, "You can take the girl out of Nebraska, but you can't take Nebraska out of the girl" I am a die hard Husker fan and still consider Omaha "Home". Your Yellow Team teacher, Colleen Brobisky Easiest & fastest way to contact me is via E mail: cbrobisk@willard.k12.mo.us
We have been researching for our black history projects this week. I explained our process and our goals of this project in the letter I sent home last Thursday. Ive reminded kids to let me know if they need help getting a poster for their project, and I will be happy to get one for them! There will be no spelling this week as we are focusing on our projects!
On Wednesday kids received a list of possible canidates for our Black History project. They are to select 3 they are interested in and we will sign up on Thursday, the 23rd. No two people in any class can do the same person. Right now, I do not want kids doing ANYTHING outside the classroom on this project. Again, my goal is for them to learn the process and we will walk through this TOGETHER here at school. We will begin research Monday, the 27th.
Tomorrow we will review bibliography forms and notetaking so they will be prepared on Monday. Kids will receive daily research points.
We have met is small groups this week, and kids have Job 8 due on Friday.
There is no spelling this week.
This week we will finish the book, Through My Eyes, by Ruby Bridges. We will then watch the movie. The kids will be given vocab on Tuesday. We will begin our research project next week. There will be no spelling this week.
Reminder: Valentines party is Tuesday. There is no school Friday, the 17th or Monday the 20th. Enjoy the long weekend!
Our class party will be on Valentine's Day, Tuesday the 14th, at the end of the day. Kids can bring Valentines if they wish, I just ask if they bring one, they bring one for everyone. We have 25 kids in our class. Kids may also bring boxes if they wish, some do and some dont at this age. We will have a class meeting this week to figure out what the kids would like to do for their party. ie: pizza, movie, candy,????
The kids selected spelling words today from their small group books. They are: compromise, hatchet, confined, clutching, engine, exactly, themselves, bitterly, tonight, melody. The test will be on Friday and we will get back on track with week 10 of DLR.
Small groups will continue with Job 6 being due on Friday.
We will be starting our Black History Unit this week! Our big project will be a research project. More information will be sent home soon about this. We spend a great deal of time on this as I walk the kids through this process. My hope and intent is not to have a beautiful product at the end, rather that they learn the process, and other skills they will use throughout high school and even college. Don't panic, the kids will surprise you!! They CAN do this, and my plan is to do it entirely AT SCHOOL, TOGETHER!!!
Mid quarter grades are coming home with your child tomorrow!
All of our students have been provided with an agenda. These make it possible for students to travel more securely through 6th grade . PLEASE require your student to bring this home nightly, so you can see what we do each day. If you cannot tell what we did, they are not filling it out properly. Please require them to do so. This helps them develop a fantasitic habit of writing down assignments that is needed even more as they they get older. It can also be a communication tool between parents and school. Feel free to write us a note if you have a question or concern, and have your child be the messenger. The quickest way to reach us is through E mail. Yellow team E mails are: cbrobisk, mhayter, rrasco, rhartzle, add @willard.k12.mo.us to any of those prefixes to reach us. It is often hard to reach us by phone, having restrictions of time and privacey pulling on us always. TOGETHER, we can ensure a successful year for your student! My desire is for your child to be and do his/her best. That is the m otive of my heart, and the goal of all my efforts. Always, Mrs. Brobisky
