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Mr. Hamler

7270 Lisbon St.

San Diego, CA 92114

619.263.9266

 

KLA Student

7270 Lisbon St.

San Diego, CA 92114

619.263.9266 Ext 2037

 

August 23, 2023

 

Dear KLA Leaders:

 

My name is Mr. Hamler and I would like to welcome to KLA all new and returning 6h grade students. I will be teaching the 6th grade Humanities classes and a REACH Leadership class. I am so excited to get to know all of you and to help facilitate your learning and understanding of history and language arts.I am so excited to have everyone of you back in the classroom!

Let me tell you a little bit about myself. I graduated from college at Cal Poly Pomona with a business degree and then attended National University for my teaching credential. I also have a Master's Degree in Cross-Cultural Education.  This will be my eighteenth year at KLA. When I began working at KLA, I was astounded at how many of the students took the role of a leader seriously. I am hoping to be astounded again this year.  I consider myself  lucky to be at a school with such dedicated students, staff, parents and administration.

One of my favorite things to do is to read and imagine myself in a new world. Currently I am reading a book by Carl Hiassen called “Squeeze Me”. It’s a humorous book about a wildlife expert that uncovered a scandal within the government.  It has so many twists and turns and exciting moments. I am planning on reading some new books in class with you this year to inspire you and to share my love of reading.

 

 I had an incredible summer. I spent much of my time surfing, camping,  and  hanging out with my wife, 14 year old daughter, Isabella, who attends Helix High School, and  my 10  year old boy, Granger, who attends La Mesa Arts Academy. I also spent a lot of time with my dogs, Charlie, Larly, and Lucy.  This summer the Hamler family visited family and went on a cross country adventure!  My wife and my kids flew out to New York and I drove with my dogs travelling through Utah, Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa and Ohio. We spent a few days in New York and went to a Syracuse Mets game. We visited the Stanley Theater in Utica and saw what we believed to be a real ghost! We then drove to Washington DC and visited the White House and the Capitol Building. After that, we went to Annapolis and Jamestown where the first settlement in the United States was located. After that, we did some camping in the Blue Mountains in North Carolina. We travelled through the cities of Chatanooga, Nashville, and Memphis in Tennesse and then finished off our adventure camping in New Mexico before heading home. It was an awesome summer and now I’m  refreshed and ready to go!

 

In my class, I will show leadership and expect you to do the same. I expect students to respect others, do all their classwork, participate in class frequently, work diligently in groups, complete all their homework, and most of all, convey an attitude that they are always striving for success. This year we will be focusing on developing Habits of  Mind to help guide our learning through the  Amplify Common Core curriculum.

 

If you or your parents have any questions or concerns about your performance in my class, or any other issues, you are welcome to set up an appointment with me after school. Email me anytime at [email protected]. I will try to get back to you as soon as possible. I am looking forward to meeting and learning more about each and every one of you!

Sincerely,

Mr. Hamler

6th Grade Humanities 

 



 

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Lesson Plan 10/23-10/26

Monday 10/22 Text of the Week The Long Finish graphic organizer.. HW Wordly Wise 3B.

Lesson Plan 10/23-10/26

Tue 10/23 Preview and Predict The Long, Dry Spell. Fill out Bullies Graphic Organizer

Wed 10 /24 Annotate the Long, Dry Spell. Finish Bullies Organizer

Thu 10/25 Quiz on Persuasive and text of the week response.

Fri 10/26 Playwrights

 

Lesson Plan Week of 10/15-10/19

Response
Paragraph 1:Summary
Summarize the poem in 3-5 sentences. What was the author trying to say?
Paragraph 2:
Structure
What is the structure of the poem(lines, stanzas).
Was there rhyming? Give an example.
Was there alliteration? If so give an example.
Was there repetition? If so, give an example.
Give an example of a nonsense word that you made meaning out of.
Are there any metaphors? If you found one, give an example.

Paragraph 3
Opinion and editorial
Explain why you think the author wrote this.
Did you like or dislike this text and why?
How did the text make you feel? Explain.

Wed 10/17 Respose to Hist Whist. Preview Bullies are Everyone's Problem. Read and annotate.HW Wordly Wise Lesson 3 - Last 7 words with the word, definition, synonym, picture.

Thu 10/18 Mimic and Illustrate Hist WHist.

Lesson Plan for Week of 10/8-10/12

Monday 10/8 Application Preview, Reality TV graphic organizer, HW: WW 2B

Tue: 10/9 Sub Lesson - Restoring the Circle. HW: Wordly Wise 2C

Wed: 10/10 Annotate Application, TV Turn Off Week with Graphic Organizer. HW: Wordly Wise 2D and Book CLub Questions.

Thu 10/11 Mimic Application. Rewrite best Mimic on white paper with an illustration. Grade text of the week notebook. HW Open House, Wordly Wise 3 - Word, definition, synonym, picture(First 8 words)

Fri 10/12 Playwrights -

Mon 10/15 Book CLub Meeting, Text of the Week Hist Whist- Preview Bullies are everyone's problem. HW Wordly Wise Lesson 3 - Last 7 words with the word, definition, synonym, picture.

 

Lesson Plan 9/17-9/21

Week of 9/14-9/18

Monday 9/17 QQ, - The Reason I Like Chocolate , Preview and Predict.. Finish Short Story. Ind Reading book...I Wonder........HW; Wordly Wiise - fill out graphic organizer for first 8 words.

Tuesday: 9/18 QQ. Annotate The Reeason I Like Chocolate, How to keep track of an Internet Article. Reading Response Questions: Are the Characters in your book realistic? Why or Why Not? HW Fill out Graphic Organizer for last 7 words.

Wednesday 9/19 QQ Response - The Reason I Like Chocolate. Finish Internet Article. Reading response- Create a timeline of the events so far in your book. HW Wordly Wise 3A in complete sentences.\\

Thursday 9/20 QQ Mimic - The Reason I Like Chocolate. Keeping track of a website's text features. Response to Reading: Describe a character you would like to meet. HW Wordly Wise 3B in complete sentences.

Fri 9/21 QQ Illustrate the Reason I Like Chocolate Advertisements - Who are they directed to and text features. Book CLub Meeting. HW Wordly Wise 3C

Monday 9/24 Quiz on different types of texts.

 

Week of 9/10-9/14

Week 2 9/10-9/14

Monday: Chart - How can we talk about a book with a partner? Text of the Week - The First Book Preview and Read. Chart: Review how to Choose a Novel. Students complete book carousel and choose top three books. Go over binder requirements.HW: Listen to

a song, any song and write down similarities and differences between a poem and a song.(Venn Diagram).

1 1/2" or 2" binder for this class due by next Monday(Any Color or previously used is fine). You can buy one from me for $2.

Tue:Chart - Why do readers abandon books? Text of the Week Read and Annotate. Internet Article- How to have a perfect first day of middle school. Set up graphic organizer for main idea and details. HW: Complete Chartin the MAin Ideas and Details for the Internet Article/

Wed: Chart difference between fiction and non-fiction. Text of the Week -Read and Respond using sentence frames. Magazine Technical Document. Preview and figure out how to read. HW: Complete Notes on Magazine Technical Document.

Thu: Chart: How to set up reading response. Text of the Week - Mimic. Text Book look for text features and how you can use them. HW: Complete main ideas and details on textbook article.

Fri: First book club reading response: After reading, I wonder........(Minimum 5 sentences) Text of the Week - Illustrate and Reflect. Short Story(How do we keep track of one? HW: Depends on amount accomplished in class.

 

Lesson Plans Week of 9/4-9/7

Tue: Set up notebooks, student cards, Independent Reading Chart: What does a meeting area look like/sound like? Habits of Mind on Letter to Students. Lesson on Reading a Letter. Annotate the Letter with graphic organizer. Independent Reading of Letter,

Homework:Students read letter to parents and parents sign off.

Wed: Text Carousel. Independent Reading Chart: What does Reading is thinking look like/sound like? Lesson: Reading like a writer. Outline the Letter to Students. Start Outline of Students Letter. HW: Write a Letter to Mr. HAmler.

Thu: Text Carousel. Independent Reading Chart: Ways to Choose Books. HAbits of Mind Reading a Syllabus. Chunk the syllabus with graphic organizer. Hw Read syllabus to parents and have them sign off.

Fri: Text Carousel. Independent Reading Chart: Easy, just right, challenging. Habits of Mind Reading a Rubric

Chart differences in each column. Students read each other's letters and evaluate with rubric. HW: Students write final draft of letter.

Mon:

Letter from Mr. Hamler

     


Mr. Hamler

7270 Lisbon St.

San Diego, CA 92114

619.263.9266

 

6th Grade Student

7270 Lisbon St.

San Diego, CA 92114

619.263.9266

 

September 4, 2012

 

Dear KLA Leaders:

 

My name is Mr. Hamler and I would like to welcome to KLA all new and returing 6h grade students. I will be teaching the 6th grade Humanities class, a history class  and a REACH Leadership class. I am so excited to get to know all of you and to help facilitate your learning and understanding of history and language arts.

 

I had an incredible summer. I spent much of my time surfing and hanging out with my wife and 3 year old little girl, Isabella(and a baby boy on the way!). Usually I travel the world during the summer(I have been to 25 countries so far), but this summer the Hamler family  did some camping in Northern California. There are so many beautiful and diverse places to see in our state! In my travels, I have been to many historical and beautiful places and will share stories with you as we travel together through this year.

 

I graduated from college at Cal Poly Pomona with a business degree and then attended National University for my teaching credential. I also have a Master's Degree in Cross-Cultural Education.  This will be my sixth year at KLA. When I began working at Keiller, I was astounded at how many of the students took the role of a leader seriously. I am hoping to be astounded again this year.  I consider my self lucky to be at a school with such dedicated students, staff, parents and administration. Students who I have already had, I am very excited to have you as my students again!

 

In my class, I will show leadership and expect you to do the same. I expect students to respect others, do all their classwork, participate in class frequently, work diligently in groups, complete all their homework, and most of all, convey an attitude that they are always striving for success.

 

If you or your parents have any questions or concerns about your performance in my class, or any other issues, you are welcome to set up an appointment with me after school. Email me anytime at [email protected]. I will try to get back to you as soon as possible. I am looking forward to meeting and learning more about each and every one of you!

Sincerely,

 

Mr. Hamler

6th Grade Humanities