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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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Winter Break Assignment
Create a persuasive piece for the KLA Paw Prints Paper about which mode of public transportation is the best in San Diego based on at least three criteria that a rider would consider when making his/her choice using quantitative and qualitative data.

When answering the question compare the following companies:
UBERx
Lyft
Public Bus
Yellow Cab
We Did The Math: Is Uber Really Cheaper Than A Taxi?

Survival Letter

Writing Prompt
You are leading a group of students on an overnight camping trip to the mountains. It is November and the weather can be unpredictable. Since the mountains are only an hour away, and you are only staying one night, many of the students don’t think it’s important to tell anyone or bring extra gear.
Since you are a survival expert, it’s your job to persuade these students that being prepared is of the utmost importance. Write a letter to these students explaining the importance of being prepared for any situation. Use and quote evidence from the three survival texts that you have read recently. Remember, their survival may depend on this letter. Use proper grammar, capitalization and punctuation. Your letter must include all the parts of an argumentative/persuasive letter.
Do/What Chart

Winter Break Assignment

Winter Break Assignment Name
The Keiller school board would like to install new equipment that uses renewable energy to power the school. Since you are an expert on renewable energy sources, you are responsible for informing the board on the best option available to KLA.
You will research and propose renewable energy sources for the school. Create a persuasive/argumentative letter to determine the most efficient renewable resource for the school. Make sure to include all parts of a persuasive letter and use proper spelling, grammar, and capitalization.
Use your survival letter and graphic organizer to help you write this essay.
1. Make a “Do What” Chart or RAFT organizer below.
2. Use a graphic organizer to plan and pre-write your essay. (Hint: Look at your survival letter graphic organizer.)
3. Create your graphic organizer on the back of this paper.
4. Type your essay on ActivelyLearn under “Winter Performance Task – Humanities.


Out of My Mind 1 - Pager

The Theme of “Out of My Mind” is……….

One Pager
Use your notes on the folded paper and in your notebook.

Your individual poster must include the following. You can organize the poster anyway you want.

1. ___(5 pts) Three to five pieces of strong evidence that proves your theme written in sentences
2. ___(5 pts) Ten words that connect to Melody or the theme of Out of My Mind.
3. ___(5 pts) Five visual images, symbols or pictures that connect to the theme.
4. ___(5 pts) A caption for each image, symbol, or picture.
5. ___(5 pts) Two thoughtful questions and answers about the theme of Out of My Mind.
6. ___(5 pts) Use lots of color!
____(30 pts)

From Dynasty to Destiny- Ancient China

Continue taking notes on your 7 themes organizer in your text of the week notebook.

Minister of Justice Response

Summarize "The Minister of Justice" in 5-6 sentences.
Ex: The Minister of Justice by an anonymous author tells__________ ____________________. At the beginning of the story, ____________________ _________________. Then ________________________________. In the middle of the story, _____________ ___________________. After that,____________________________. At the end of the story, _______________ ______________________________.
Paragraph 2(Structure):
• What is the point of view? Who is the speaker? Explain how you know this.(1st or 3rd person)
• Describe the setting of the story.
• Describe the main characters in the story,
• Describe the conflict(problem) in the story.
• Explain how the conflict was or was not solved.
• Give an example of a simile or metaphor used in the story and why the author used it.
• Explain what a word means that you used context clues to determine the meaning.
Paragraph 3(Commentary)
Did you like or dislike the text and why?
Explain why you think the author wrote the text.
How would you change the story to make it better if you were the author?
Why did you think the author wrote a narrative to give information about Confucius?

Text of Week Response-Limerick

Response(Paragraph form)
Paragraph 1: Summarize the text. Explain what it was about or how you inferred what it was about. Use evidence from the text.(3 sentences)

Paragraph 2: Write about the structure:
What type of text is it?
How many lines
Rhyme pattern(show evidence)
dialogue(show evidence)
New words and their definitions.
The inference you made.
(5 sentences)

Paragraph 3: What did you think about this text? Did you like or dislike the text and why? Why did the author write this?