Life in 6th Grade

Happy Friday!  We've finished our last full week of 6th grade! We are now fully entrenched in several projects to round off the year. We had our elementary awards assembly, which was a wonderful time of celebration! I was so proud of all the 6th graders for cheering and supporting their classmates who received awards.  Just a reminder! We have our history presentations on Wednesday! Parents and guests are welcome to come between 1 and 2 to view the projects. The presentations will be in the cafeteria.  Also, AR points are due on June 8, the last day of school. Be sure to check in with your child to see if they still need their points!  Here is what is going on next week:  Monday- No School!  Tuesday- Band, Art Wednesday- Music, Band, Latin, History Presentations  Thursday- PE, Latin  Friday- Elementary Assembly, Library, Band, Latin, Math Test   Here is what we are learning this week:  Science- We will be finishing up our unit on plants ...

Happy Friday!  What an amazing field trip we had to the Pittsburgh Zoo! God blessed us with wonderful weather and we had a great time.  We're heading into the final stretch! Just two and a half weeks left. We will have several final projects happening and will be working hard until the end! Don't worry, we'll have plenty of fun too :)  Also, here is a link from Alyson Holt of photos she took yesterday during the field trip. Enjoy!  https://photos.app.goo.gl/ 1ktuUTMqWMZ75WoN8 Here is what is going on next week:  Monday- PE, Latin, Music  Tuesday- Band, Art Wednesday- Music, Band, Latin, Math Test  Thursday- PE Friday- Elementary Awards Assembly, Library, Band, Latin, Spelling Test Here is what we are learning this week:  Science- We will continue our study of animals!  Math- Monday and Tuesday will be lessons on corresponding parts, similar triangles, and symmetry. Wednesday the students will have a test. Thursday we will complete and investi...

Happy Thursday!  We had an awesome week exploring the Wild West! God gave us beautiful weather and safety and so many wonderful volunteers to make it such a fun week!  This coming week we will return, mostly, to a normal schedule. We are looking forward to our field trip to the zoo on Thursday! We aren't leaving until 9 am, so the students will still have PE since it is first period.  Here is what is going on next week:  Monday- PE, Latin, Music  Tuesday- Band, Art, Math Test, Memory Verse due  Wednesday- Music, Band, Latin, Math Test  Thursday- PE, Field Trip to the Zoo!  Friday- Assembly, Library, Band, Latin, Spelling Test Here is what we are learning this week:  Science- We will continue our study of animals!  Math- On Monday our lesson will be on two-step equations. Tuesday there will be a test. Lessons the rest of the week will be on area of complex shapes and transformations.  Literature- We will continue to read Redwall!...

Happy Monday!  We had a wonderful last week, including a beautiful day for the workathon! The students worked incredibly hard and I am so proud of them!  This week we are having our elementary collaborative unit on Western Expansion. This means that all our regular classes will be put on pause while we study this exciting time in history. The specials schedule has been altered some. Tomorrow we go on a field trip to a stables to learn about cowboy life!  Upcoming due dates are: Memory verse is due May 17th along with the rough draft of the persuasive essay.  Here is what is going on next week:  Monday- Latin Tuesday- Music, Field Trip to Victory Stables  Wednesday- Band  Thursday- Music Friday- No School!  Here is what we are learning this week:  Western Expansion! 

Happy Monday!  We are looking forward to an exciting May! We have lots of fun things going on while also trying to finish out the last weeks of the school year.  This week have the workathon! Thursday we will spend the day working and serving our community! The students should wear their workathon shirts, which they'll receive before Thursday.  Today I am sending out an informative letter about the field trip we are going on next week to go with our collaborative unit!  Next week we will be taking a pause in our normal schedule to have an elementary collaborative unit studying the western expansion of the United States. We will be learning about this specific time in history and also doing some really fun activities! We are looking forward to it!  Here is what is going on next week:  Monday- PE, Latin, Music  Tuesday- Band, Art Wednesday- Music, Band, Latin Thursday- Workathon!  Friday- Assembly, Library, Band, Spelling Test, Geography Quiz Here i...