Friday, September 28, 2012
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Week of 9/17- 9/21
Upcoming Events
9/19- Site Council meeting in Elem. Library (5:30)
9/20- I will be in Eudora at a leadership conference. There will be a substitute teacher.
Spelling Words
roar
apart
reward
worse
turtle
nightmare
burnt
curb
purse
declare
scarce
inserts
sparkling
source
nervous
warrant
Language Arts
The focus for reading groups this week will be characters in a fiction text. Students will learn about what motivates a character based on his/her actions in a story. We will also read The Emperor's New Clothes in the form of a play. Students will determine the moral of the story and explain the characters' motivations. It is important for students to be able to support their thoughts and opinions about a story with quotes or ideas from the text.
Math
We are going to begin making interactive math journals this week. These journals will be helpful in learning and will be a great tool for studying. Our first few entries will include math operations, mean, median, and mode, and patterning.
Social Studies
This week in 6th grade we will complete our Early Civilization projects. Students will have a final product in the form of a book made on the app Scribble Press. The book will describe what life was like for an assigned civilization.
Science
The goal is to begin science on Wednesday of this week. Our first activity will be to build a model of a cell. This will be done in a fun and creative way. More on this later in the week!
9/19- Site Council meeting in Elem. Library (5:30)
9/20- I will be in Eudora at a leadership conference. There will be a substitute teacher.
Spelling Words
roar
apart
reward
worse
turtle
nightmare
burnt
curb
purse
declare
scarce
inserts
sparkling
source
nervous
warrant
Language Arts
The focus for reading groups this week will be characters in a fiction text. Students will learn about what motivates a character based on his/her actions in a story. We will also read The Emperor's New Clothes in the form of a play. Students will determine the moral of the story and explain the characters' motivations. It is important for students to be able to support their thoughts and opinions about a story with quotes or ideas from the text.
Math
We are going to begin making interactive math journals this week. These journals will be helpful in learning and will be a great tool for studying. Our first few entries will include math operations, mean, median, and mode, and patterning.
Social Studies
This week in 6th grade we will complete our Early Civilization projects. Students will have a final product in the form of a book made on the app Scribble Press. The book will describe what life was like for an assigned civilization.
Science
The goal is to begin science on Wednesday of this week. Our first activity will be to build a model of a cell. This will be done in a fun and creative way. More on this later in the week!
Sunday, September 9, 2012
9/10
Spelling Words for the Week of 9/10
Lesson 3:
count
county
salt
cross
shout
youth
amount
pounds
mountain
thousands
proof
crawled
account
launched
rumors
saucer
Language Arts:
Reading groups are under way. Last week our focus was main idea. This week we will begin discussing cause and effect. Each group is reading a different book, but focusing on the same reading skill. We have also been doing several writing activities.
Social Studies:
Our focus in SS has been ancient civilizations and how they have an impact on our world today. Ask your child about ancient cave paintings and what they tell us about the people that painted them.
Math:
We are reviewing multi-digit multiplication and division. It would be helpful if your child could review his/her math facts at home.
*We continue to use the iPads in a variety of ways to support learning in our classroom. Ask your child about their favorite apps!
Reminders:
-School picture money is due on Sept. 17.
-Books orders can still be turned in this week.
-If you haven't already, please send an email telling me about your child. See details in last week's blog post. (jmcintosh@usd386.net)
Lesson 3:
count
county
salt
cross
shout
youth
amount
pounds
mountain
thousands
proof
crawled
account
launched
rumors
saucer
Language Arts:
Reading groups are under way. Last week our focus was main idea. This week we will begin discussing cause and effect. Each group is reading a different book, but focusing on the same reading skill. We have also been doing several writing activities.
Social Studies:
Our focus in SS has been ancient civilizations and how they have an impact on our world today. Ask your child about ancient cave paintings and what they tell us about the people that painted them.
Math:
We are reviewing multi-digit multiplication and division. It would be helpful if your child could review his/her math facts at home.
*We continue to use the iPads in a variety of ways to support learning in our classroom. Ask your child about their favorite apps!
Reminders:
-School picture money is due on Sept. 17.
-Books orders can still be turned in this week.
-If you haven't already, please send an email telling me about your child. See details in last week's blog post. (jmcintosh@usd386.net)
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