Incoming 7th Graders

The Assignments:

Students can find the summer reading brochure in the "School News" column on the Annie Sullivan Middle School website along with this site!


Where you can find the book: Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick

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Summer Math 2018



​6th​ to 7th Grade Summer Math Practice






Franklin Public Schools
Franklin, MA
June 2018
Dear Student and Family,
Franklin Middle School students participate in a summer math review program to help
them retain previously learned math skills and concepts, thus leading to a successful
transition to 7th​​grade math classes.
Our goal is for each student to feel comfortable and confident as they start their 7th​
grade year. Students may choose one of two options for math summer practice. The
options are:
Option 1: Students have access to their IXL online accounts throughout the summer.
Foundational skills in preparation for 7th​ grade studies will be assigned to them for
practice. Read directions and information about the IXL program here: IXL parent letter.
Since our goal is retention, we suggest students review these skills gradually over the
summer. Here is the link to the IXL skills review:  6th to 7th IXL Skill review
Option 2: Posted on each school’s webpage is a link to a summer math packet of problems
aligned to the Common Core Math Standards and which are essential foundational skills
in preparation for 7th​​grade math studies.
If a student chooses the summer packet option we ask that they print​ a​ copy of the
packet, complete the problems and return the packet to their 7th​ grade math teacher
by Sept. 10, 2018. Printed copies of the packet will be available at the office of each
middle school.
If a student chooses the IXL option, their teacher has access to this data via the online
instructional program.

 Additionally, we have attached a list of online resources which students can reference
for review. These resources include: videos, model problems, interactive games, additional
worksheets.
We thank families in advance for your support of this important summer math review.
Please let us know if you have questions.
Sincerely,
Rebecca Motte, Brian Wildeman, Beth Wittcoff
Middle School Principals
Jeff Chaffee, Colleen Donahue, Caryn Parnell

Middle School Math CET’s
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Hello Parents and Guardians!

 It is hard to imagine that it is June and sixth grade will soon come to a close! We are so proud of all of the growth we have seen in our Team Taylor students from the beginning of this school year.

 As we wrap up our year, we are going to have our final raffle of the year. This will take place on June 21st. This is where students get the chance to spend their hard earned Team Taylor money and to celebrate all of their hard work. As always, in order for this raffle to be successful, we need your help! Any donations you might be able to provide to our raffle would be greatly appreciated. Items that are typically a hit with the students might include: movie tickets, gift cards, school supplies, games, puzzles, nail polish, and of course candy! The most expensive items are not always the most popular, candy is always a huge hit! Students can drop these items of in Mr. Kelley's classroom each day up to the day of the raffle.

 The seventh grade ELA teachers will be meeting with our team this month to discuss their summer reading requirements. All incoming 7th graders are required to read Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick, as well as one other book of their choice. Look for more information of summer reading on the ASMS main page soon!

 As we wrap up our year, the Admirable Attribute is Responsible. With the end of the year, comes a lot of exciting activities. It is also a time for students to make sure that they are fulfilling their academic responsibilities to ensure participation in these activities. We ask to encourage your student to look around for any books that may belong to the library or classroom. We want all of the Team Taylor students to finish sixth grade strong! 

 We are honored and excited that we were able to begin this chapter in middle school with your child. We have truly enjoyed watching each of the students on our team grow as learners and young adults. We will miss this amazing groups of students and wish all of you best of luck in 7th grade! And finally, thank you for all of your support this year!

 Warmly,
Team Taylor Teachers





Important Dates This Month:
June 12 - Grade 7 ELA teachers to address Summer Reading
June 15 - Field Day
June 19 - Talent Show
June 21 - Raffle
June 22 - Last Day of School





Team Taylor Admirable Attribute Recipients:


September - Optimistic - Ben P. & Hannah M.
October - Curious - Ryan P. & Sabrina T.
November - Respectful - Nicolas A. & Sammy B.
December - Perseverance - Ahan S. & Maya A.
January - Generous - Brian A. & Alex B.
February - Creative - Ashley D. & Maria Z.
March - Compassionate - Victoria O. & Mason S.
April - Independent - Luke T. & Charlotte K.
May- Flexible - to be announced!

June - Responsible -




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Math & Science Update

I'd like to provide you with a brief update of our curriculum for the remainder of the school year.

In Math, students finished their MCAS testing on Tuesday and Wednesday.  I saw many students making use of effective strategies while testing!  Before MCAS, students had been working on expressions and equations.  We will be continuing our work with expressions and equations into early June.  Students should be able to express various situations with an equation and solve those equations using different strategies.  Those strategies include using back tracking, a tape diagram, or algebra.  When we finish our unit on expressions and equations, we will do some more work on data and probability.

In Science, students recently finished our major unit on cells and body systems.  The culminating task required students to create a comic book which highlighted the journey of a food, oxygen, or water molecule's journey through at least two body systems.  In addition, students were asked to describe what happens at a cellular level.  We have moved on to our unit on fossils and evolution.  Students are learning how the fossil record gives us information about ancient organisms, their environments, extinctions, and how life forms have changed throughout Earth's history.  Additionally, students are learning how anatomical structures can show us relationships between and among ancient organisms and modern organisms.

When we complete our unit on fossils and evolution, we will be completing our final unit for the year which will cover waves and their properties.  Students will learn the various properties of waves and how light, sound, and electromagnetic waves behave.  Additionally, they will be learning about digital waves.
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May ELA and Social Studies Curriculum Update

     In ELA the Essential Question is: What is my place in this world?  We have been busy reading the novel Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor. Along with learning about segregation in the 1930's in the South, students are also working on looking at main ideas and details, using two-column notes in order to better understand the story. In addition, students continue to work on their ability to respond to text by synthesizing ideas from multiple sources. Students will work on an engaging and fun culminating activity of the Roll of Thunder Trial. Students will simulate what a real court of law is like, while looking at the trial through various characters' perspectives.  As May comes to a close, students will be working on a Research project that will be further explained then!

     In Social Studies, student are learning about Ancient Rome. The Essential Question is How is the ancient Roman influence seen today? Also, how does geography impact the  growth of a civilization? Some of the objectives students will meet are the ability to describe how the Etruscans and Greeks had a major influence on Roman culture. Also they will be able to describe the Roman government systems and differentiate between the patricians and plebeians in the Roman Republic. They will study and learn about how Rome expanded from a republic and grew into a vast empire. They will be able to make connections between ancient Rome and our modern world today. They will study the internal weaknesses of the Roman Empire and identify and analyze the reasons that fall of Rome. Finally, students will be able to describe the legacy of ancient Rome as seen in art, science, technology, architecture and engineering. 



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May Newsletter

Team Taylor May Newsletter
Dear Parents and Guardians,
April went by in a flash! We are thankful that the cold weather is hopefully behind us!
The sixth grade teachers enjoyed meeting the parents of our incoming 5th graders on
April 26th, it seems like it was not so long ago that we met with you!

April was a busy month for us in sixth grade! Students have been working diligently
in all academic classes. Along with all our hard work students will be taking the
Math MCAS exam on May 15th and 16th. Students have been focused on learning
strategies in their math classes all year and are prepared to show what they know!
They have been embracing the strategies they are learning at school and should be
proud of all of their efforts. In order to ensure that students are able to do their best
on exam days, we are asking you at home to encourage them to get a good night’s
sleep and eat a healthy breakfast on exam days. Students should also come to school
with a water bottle, snack, and independent reading book on testing days. No electronic
readers are allowed on these days during the test times.
As the weather begins to warm up, we encourage students to remain focused on their
school work. We still have a solid amount of curriculum to cover.  We expect students
to begin taking more responsibility for their own learning and advocating for themselves
if they need help in any areas of the curriculum. We also encourage them to use class
and Flex time wisely to see teachers for extra help as needed. We will continue to
support them and help foster this independence to help them become ready to be 7th graders.
As a part of our Admirable Attributes program, Team Taylor recognizes two students
each month who exemplify attributes of the authors we read in 6th grade.  The
Admirable Attribute for the month of April was Independent. We want to encourage
students to be thinking of others this month and finding ways to show that they care.
We truly feel that the success of our students depends on clear communication between
school and home. Please feel free to contact us if you have any concerns or questions
about your child's progress. Email is the best method to reach us. Our email addresses
available on the ASMS web page. You can also find a link to the Team Taylor Blog
on this site. If you haven’t been on it, it’s a valuable page we use to communicate
about our team news and curriculum.
Warm Regards,
Team Taylor Teachers
Important Dates This Month:
May 4th - Professional Development Day ½ Day Students
May 15th & 16th Math MCAS
May 28th - Memorial Day No School




Team Taylor Admirable Attribute Recipients:


September - Optimistic - Ben P. & Hannah M.
October - Curious - Ryan P. & Sabrina T.
November - Respectful - Nicolas A. & Sammy B.
December - Perseverance - Ahan S. & Maya A.
January - Generous - Brian A. & Alex B.
February - Creative - Ashley D. & Maria Z.
March - Compassionate - Victoria O. & Mason S.
April - Independent - To be announced
May- Flexible -

June - Responsible -

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Team Taylor April Newsletter
Dear Parents and Guardians,
March was a busy month for us in sixth grade! Students have been working dilegently in all academic classes. We are hopefully beyond all of the snow! Along with all our hard work academically, students were treated to a special presentation by The Myth Masters! They are made up of two actors, who successfully captured the minds of our sixth graders, while teaching them about Greek Mythology. They are interactive and so very engaging! This is such a fun way to blend our curriculum with such an entertaining activity! Thank you to the PCC for providing this fun presentation for us.
The English Language Arts MCAS exam is approaching, the dates are Wednesday, April 25th, and Thursday,  April 26th . Students have been working hard in their ELA classes all year and are prepared to show what they know! They have been embracing the strategies they have learned at school and should be proud of all of their efforts. In order to ensure that students are able to do their best on exam days, we are asking you at home to encourage them to get a good night’s sleep and eat a healthy breakfast on exam days. Students should also come to school with a water bottle, snack, and independent reading book on exam days. No electronic readers are allowed on these days during the test times.
We continue to encourage students to check Aspen regularly, as we update our grades every two weeks. At this point in the year, we expect students to begin taking more responsibility for their own learning and advocating for themselves if they need help in any areas of the curriculum. We encourage them to use class and Flex time wisely to see teachers for extra help as needed. We will continue to support them and help foster this independence.
As a part of our Admirable Attributes program, Team Taylor recognizes two students each month who exemplify attributes of the authors we read in 6th grade.  The Admirable Attribute for the month of March was Compassionate, students nominated and we are waiting to announce the recipients early in April. The attribute for April is Independent.   We want to encourage students to be thinking of others this month and finding ways to show that they care.
We truly feel that the success of our students depends on clear communication between school and home. Please feel free to contact us if you have any concerns or questions about your child's progress. Email is the best method to reach us. Our email addresses available on the ASMS web page. You can also find a link to the Team Taylor Blog on this site. If you haven’t been on it, it’s a valuable page we use to communicate about our team news and curriculum.
Warm Regards,

Team Taylor Teachers
Dates This Month:
Friday, April 6 - Professional Development Day Teachers - half day students
Monday, April 16 - Friday, April 20 - April Vacation
Wednesday, April 25, Thursday, April 26 - ELA MCAS Grade 6



Team Taylor Admirable Attribute Recipients:
September - Optimistic - Ben P. & Hannah M.
October - Curious - Ryan P. & Sabrina T.
November - Respectful - Nicolas A. & Sammy B.
December - Perseverance - Ahan S. & Maya A.
January - Generous - Brian A. & Alex B.
February - Creative - Ashley D. & Maria Z.


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