We seem to have been quite busy lately, but having tons of fun!
Literacy: We will be finishing The Lightning Thief this week and completing some fun book projects. The students continue to work on their persuasive writing. Together we read some essays written by other students and looked at their scores. It was interesting to look at how the six traits are graded. Students will be taking this test within the first two weeks of March.
Math: Students have been comparing fractions, decimals, and percents and changing the three back and forth. This week they will be learning how to find a percent of a number. Use their knowledge to help you do your bargain shopping. Students also took a math placement test for next year on Friday.
Science: The class finished learning about Microorganisms last week and took their test on the subject. This week they will begin learning about the Solar System with Mr. Groneman.
Social Studies: The students learned how to write an outline while reading out of our Social Studies book. This will be very helpful to them through out the years of reading text books.
Our class has done great on their Jazz reading minutes. Tonight is their last night to get any minutes in. After that we will go back to normal weekly homework.
Thanks for all your help and support! My students are wonderful and we have a great feel in our classroom of community and friendship.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Another Great Week
We had so much fun in class last week with our Rome Presentations, Ice Skating, and making mini mes!
Literacy: We continue to work on persuassive writing. The students started their own essay trying to convince a family to move to Mapleton. We are reaching the end of our shared reading book, The Lightning Thief and are excited to find out what happens in the end. The students have been making connections to the book through their daily journal prompts.
Math: Students were sent home with a Proportions assessment. This needs to be returned this week. For a performance assessment in class they have been making a "Quarter-sized" me. They measured all over themselves, divided the measurements by 4 and used these to draw a mini me with the same proportions as themselves. They turned out great and will be in the hall soon!
Science: Mrs. Andersen continues to teach the class about microorganisms. Caleb Young won our Moldy Universe Pagent. They also made decomposing chambers and are watching mold grow from various places they swiped around the school.
Social Studies: I was so impressed with the class as they presented their Roman Character to the other sixth grade classes. They stood up there with such confidence and all looked great in their togas! Thanks to those who brought a few extra and Mrs. Harris for providing us with gold for around their waste!
Literacy: We continue to work on persuassive writing. The students started their own essay trying to convince a family to move to Mapleton. We are reaching the end of our shared reading book, The Lightning Thief and are excited to find out what happens in the end. The students have been making connections to the book through their daily journal prompts.
Math: Students were sent home with a Proportions assessment. This needs to be returned this week. For a performance assessment in class they have been making a "Quarter-sized" me. They measured all over themselves, divided the measurements by 4 and used these to draw a mini me with the same proportions as themselves. They turned out great and will be in the hall soon!
Science: Mrs. Andersen continues to teach the class about microorganisms. Caleb Young won our Moldy Universe Pagent. They also made decomposing chambers and are watching mold grow from various places they swiped around the school.
Social Studies: I was so impressed with the class as they presented their Roman Character to the other sixth grade classes. They stood up there with such confidence and all looked great in their togas! Thanks to those who brought a few extra and Mrs. Harris for providing us with gold for around their waste!
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Jazz Reading
The students did an excellent job last week, but we need to keep up the hard work! We got second place in the sixth grade with 26,483 total minutes. I think we could have gotten first place if everyone remembered to turn in their minutes on time. The next batch of minutes is due Tuesday the 17th. Please make sure your student brings them to school. GO Jazz!
Friday, February 6, 2009
Welcome to our Blog!
I am excited for everyone to be connected electronically. I will be updating at least once a week so make sure to check back often!
Literacy:
The students have been cruising throught The Lightning Thief and have enjoyed every minute of it. The connections they make to their social studies knowledge has been amazing. We just met Ares, the god of War, in the latest chapter. We continue to work on our persuassive writing. The assessment will be in the beginning of March.
Math:
We have enjoyed math this week working with proportions and scale drawings. The students are creating floor plans for my house and coming up with the actual size of their drawing.
Science: Students looked at pond life and saw the most interesting microorganisms living in it.
Social Studies: The students learned about the Roman government and the three Punic Wars that involved Rome. They created television newscasts to teach each other of the wars' events. This week students will learn about a famous Roman and prepare a presentation to give to the other classes. They will need to bring a bed sheet on Friday, Feb. 13th to turn into a toga for their presentation.
The Jazz Reading Contest is going well. Our class was in the lead for the first week beating Mr. Groneman's class by 400 minutes. Keep up the great work!
I love working with these students. Their bubbly personalities bring joy to my life everyday!
Literacy:
The students have been cruising throught The Lightning Thief and have enjoyed every minute of it. The connections they make to their social studies knowledge has been amazing. We just met Ares, the god of War, in the latest chapter. We continue to work on our persuassive writing. The assessment will be in the beginning of March.
Math:
We have enjoyed math this week working with proportions and scale drawings. The students are creating floor plans for my house and coming up with the actual size of their drawing.
Science: Students looked at pond life and saw the most interesting microorganisms living in it.
Social Studies: The students learned about the Roman government and the three Punic Wars that involved Rome. They created television newscasts to teach each other of the wars' events. This week students will learn about a famous Roman and prepare a presentation to give to the other classes. They will need to bring a bed sheet on Friday, Feb. 13th to turn into a toga for their presentation.
The Jazz Reading Contest is going well. Our class was in the lead for the first week beating Mr. Groneman's class by 400 minutes. Keep up the great work!
I love working with these students. Their bubbly personalities bring joy to my life everyday!
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