6th Grade Newsletter: Week
of
Hello Parents,
We actually have a full week
of school this week (knock on wood), and it’s full of things to do. Here’s what’s in store:
Important Dates
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Tuesday,
February 5th: Math
progress reports due back signed
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Wednesday,
February 6th: Happy
Birthday Mike! Ash Wednesday Mass at
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Thursday,
February 7th: Math problem
of the week due
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Friday,
February 8th: Spelling
test, rough draft of descriptive essay due (see below), Mid-Trimester Reports
go home, Social Studies newspaper due (should be finished in class this week,
see below)
Subject Update
Language Arts: Last week we
learned many different strategies for writing effective leads in our
papers. This week the students will be
putting those strategies to use while writing a descriptive essay. We will be spending the next few class
periods working on the first draft of this paper. The rough draft will be due on Friday. We will also continue working with nouns in
our English text. Spelling is on a
normal schedule this week.
Literature: With the
start of February, all students should have chosen and begun reading a book for
their independent reading requirements. We will be reading the short story, Sarah Tops
in our text this week. It is the story
of a clever teenager who solves a crime while listening to his father describe
the case. Next week, we will begin a new
literature unit on Tuck Everlasting.
Math: We are starting chapter 6 this week. The sixth
graders will be working on divisibility rules, prime and composite numbers and
greatest common factor.
They will also have a Problem
of the Week (due Thursday). I know getting the correct answer is
important, but I am more concerned with their written explanation. Can
they write a clear explanation on how they solved the problem?
Math progress reports were
sent home last Wednesday and need to be signed and returned by Tuesday,
February 5.
Religion: Chapter
5 is on our agenda this week, entitled Slavery and Deliverance. We will be picking up food donations tomorrow
from the classrooms, since we haven’t done this for a couple of weeks. I’ve been reminding the students that since
we are in charge of this service project, it is especially important that we be
good role models by participating in the food drive ourselves. It is my hope that each student will donate
one beverage related item to the drive each month. Thank you for your support! Finally, please join us for Ash Wednesday
Mass if you can!
Science: This week we will be continuing our study of physics
through
Social Studies: We will be working on finishing up our group newspaper front page project this week. Students will spend three social studies class periods (Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday) in the computer lab pulling their final products together. The project sheet, rough draft, and revisions all need to be handed in with the final product no later than Friday, February 8.
Looking ahead to next week, the chapter five test will likely be on Wednesday, February 13.
Other: On Friday we will be meeting with our Kindergarten buddies
in the computer lab to do a spreadsheet activity with candy conversation
hearts.
Have a great week everyone!
Pam Schwartz J