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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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Genius Hour 2
Chocolate 1-Pager
Begin 1-Pager - Directions are below
Chocolate is……….
One Pager
Use the Chocolate Collection in the Amplify Library
Your individual poster must include the following.
- Three quotations from the Amplify Library about chocolate with citations. Explain why each quote is important.
- Ten words that describe or represent what chocolate means to you.
- Five visual images or pictures to create a central focus to your page.
- Cluster around these images captions that describe the images.
- Two thoughtful questions and answers about chocolate
- Use lots of color!
Complete your 1-pager on the back of this paper.
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Required Elements |
The poster includes all required elements as well as additional information. |
All required elements are included on the poster. |
All but 1 of the required elements are included on the poster. |
Several required elements were missing. |
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Attractiveness |
The poster is exceptionally attractive in terms of design, layout, and neatness. |
The poster is attractive in terms of design, layout, and neatness. |
The poster is acceptably attractive though it may be a bit messy. |
The poster is distractingly messy or very poorly designed it is not attractive. |
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Graphics (Originality) |
Several of the graphics used on the poster reflect an exceptional degree of student creativity in their creation and/or display |
One or two of the graphics used on the poster reflect student creativity in their creation and/or display. |
The graphics are made by the student but are based on the designs or ideas of others. |
No graphics made by the student are included. |
Book Project Ideas
Write a different ending for the book.
Pretend you are a talk show host and interview the main character.
Create a travel brochure for the setting of the story or scrapbook pages about key characters.
Create a book jacket, including illustrations, an enticing synopsis, author bio, and favorable reviews.
Summarize the book into a comic or story aimed for younger students or your classmates.
Write a news article about an important event from the book.
Dramatize a scene from the story with other students or using puppets.
Post a book review on Share What You're Reading.
Choose two characters from the story and write a conversation they might have.
Prepare a television commercial about your book. Act out the commercial or record it for your classmates.
Write a letter/email to the author of your book. Address it to the publisher and mail it. Or, see if the author has a website and email it.
Write a ballad or song about the characters and events in your story. Set the words to the music of a popular song and sing it to the class.
Give a dramatic reading of a scene in the book to your classmates.
Design a poster or new book cover depicting the climax of the story.
Write an acrostic poem about the book using the letters in the title of the book or the name of a character or author.
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- Name
- Josh Hamler
- Position
- Teacher - 6th Grade Humanities / Humanities Department Leader
- Send email
- Phone
- 619-263-9266 X 2037
