Life in 6th Grade

Happy Friday and happy last post of 6th grade!  Our last week of "real" school is done! The students have been working so incredibly hard and I am so proud of them. Thanks for all you've been doing at home, too!  The students have their Redwall projects due on Monday! They've been working on them all week in class. We will also be watching the Redwall movie and enjoying our feast as well! Monday afternoon the students will participate in a field day with 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades. The kids should wear their team colors. For 6th grade, kids are either on the white team or the gray team. They know what team they are on!  Any students who didn't finish their geography projects in class are allowed to take them home and finish them over the weekend.  Tuesday we will begin cleaning and will also be having a party in the afternoon, the details of which I am not knowledgeable about :)  Wednesday we will finish cleaning and finish watching Redwall, as we close out our ye...

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...

Happy Monday!  Thank you all so much for your prayers for me and my family, especially my mom. They were heard and God is good! I also appreciate all the grace given to me being out all week. Mrs. B is amazing and did a wonderful job filling in for me. We'll be working things out and adjusting due dates this week to get back on track.  We are looking forward to Grandparents' Day on Thursday! We are also looking forward to Workathon next week. Please be sure your child is collecting their donations to help raise money for our school.  Here is what is going on next week:  Monday- PE, Latin, Music  Tuesday- Band, Art Wednesday- Music, Band, Latin, Math Test  Thursday- PE, Latin Friday- Assembly, Library, Band, Spelling Test, Geography Quiz  Here is what we are learning this week:  Science- We will continue our study of plants and animals.  Math- We will be reviewing and completing an investigation on Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday the students wi...

Happy Friday!  We have started our achievement tests today. These tests will run through all next week, only in the mornings. This means the students will not have some of their normal subjects. The students will also not have Latin on Monday and Thursday due to scheduling conflicts.  Here is what is going on next week:  Monday- PE, Music Tuesday- Band, Art Wednesday- Music, Band, Latin, Bible Test  Thursday- PE, Bible Memory Verse due Friday- No School!  Here is what we are learning this week:  Science- We will continue our study of plants and animals.  Math- No math this week due to achievement tests! Literature- We will continue to read Redwall in the afternoon when we have time.  Bible- We have finished our study of Paul's 3 missionary journeys and the students will have an essay test on Wednesday. They will need to be able to write about Paul's life, how God used him in the kingdom, and give at least 3 examples of different events that happen...

Happy Friday!  It's the end of the third quarter! Thank you to the many of you who sent in ice cream for our celebration. You are wonderful!! Hard to believe that we are already entering into the last quarter of 6th grade!  We'll be going on a field trip to the Pittsburgh Zoo on April 19! I still have spots for two chaperones, if anyone is still interested.  Achievement testing will begin on Friday and run throughout the entire next week. We will not have classes in the morning, as testing will take up the entire morning. Students are allowed to bring snacks on testing days, as we'll be taking breaks between tests.  Here is what is going on next week:  Monday- PE, Latin, Music Tuesday- Band, Art Wednesday- Music, Band, Latin, Math Test  Thursday- PE, Latin  Friday- Assembly, Library, Band, Spelling Test, Start of Achievement Tests  Here is what we are learning this week:  Science- We will continue on our study of plants and animals.  Mat...

Happy Friday!  We are closing in on the last week of the third quarter. AR points are all due by the end of the week! I touched base with every student about how many points they have, so they all know what they need to accomplish in the next week.  To celebrate the end of the third quarter, we will be having an ice cream and DEAR day celebration for a portion of our day Friday. Please see my email for more information!  The students also had an assembly today about the Workathon! A flyer with information was sent home with your child today. Please see it for more information.  Here is what is going on next week:  Monday- PE, Latin, Music Tuesday- Band, Art, Math Test  Wednesday- Music, Band, Latin Thursday- PE, Latin, Research Paper Rough Draft Due  Friday- Assembly, Library, Band, Spelling Test Here is what we are learning this week:  Science- We will continue on our study of plants and animals, looking at cells.  Math- Monday the students ...

Happy Friday and happy spring break!!  We made it to break! We do not have school at all next week, so this schedule applies to the following week. I hope your child can thoroughly enjoy the break! :)  The third quarter ends on April 1st, so please encourage your child to continue to read and get their AR points for the quarter! 15 are required.  Here is what is going on next week:  Monday- PE, Latin, Music Tuesday- Band, Art, Memory Verse due  Wednesday- Music, Band, Latin Thursday- PE, Latin Friday- Assembly, Library, Band, Spelling Test, Geography Quiz  Here is what we are learning this week:  Science- We will begin our next unit, studying plants and animals!  Math- Math lessons this week be on area of a circle, finding missing factors, using proportions to solve ratio problems, estimating square roots, and measuring turns.  Literature- We will continue to read Redwall!  Bible- The memory verse, James 2:2-8, is due Tuesday, March 22nd...

Happy Friday!  We are looking forward to one last full week before spring break! Woot!  The third quarter ends on April 1st, so please encourage your child to continue to read and get their AR points for the quarter! 15 are required.  Here is what is going on this week:  Monday- PE, Latin, Music Tuesday- Band, Art  Wednesday- Music, Band, Latin Thursday- PE, Latin, Math Test, Literature Quiz  Friday- Assembly, Library, Band, Spelling Test Here is what we are learning this week:  Science- We will continue to study weather this week!  Math- Math lessons this week be on volume of a rectangular prism, proportions, order of operations, and using cross products to solve proportions. We will have a test on Thursday!  Literature- We will continue to read Redwall. The students will have a quiz on Thursday over book 1 of Redwall.  Bible- The memory verse, James 2:2-8, is due Tuesday, March 22nd. We will wrap up our study of Paul's second missionar...

Happy Friday!  We had a great short week, started off with our school wide speech meet. I am so proud of every 6th grader and the work they put in for each of their pieces!  We are only two weeks away from spring break. We are looking forward to a normal 5 day week of school, so we'll continue to work hard and pray everyone stays healthy!  Please send in the order form for the class book, if you haven't already done so. I'm hoping to get the books sent off before spring break, but I will need all the order forms in order to do that. Thank you!  Here is what is going on this week:  Monday- PE, Latin, Music, Book Pages due  Tuesday- Band, Art  Wednesday- Music, Band, Latin Thursday- PE, Latin Friday- Assembly, Library, Band, Spelling Test, Geography Quiz  Here is what we are learning this week:  Science- We will continue to study weather this week.  Math- Math lessons this week be on finding unstated information in fraction problems, capac...

Happy Monday!  I hope everyone enjoyed their long weekend! We jumped back into school with the school wide speech meet! It was a joy to hear everyone's pieces and enjoy being together as a school.  Here is what is going on this week:  Monday- No School!  Tuesday- Band, Art  Wednesday- Music, Band, Latin Thursday- PE, Latin, Spelling Test, Math Test  Friday- Assembly, Library, Band, Spelling Test  Here is what we are learning this week:  Science- This week we are launching into our new unit on weather!  Math- Math lessons this week be on writing fractions and decimals as percents and comparing fractions by converting to decimal form. There will also be a test on Thursday!  Literature- We will continue to read Redwall.  Bible- The students will be assigned their new memory verse this week. We will also continue to study Paul, reading and learning about his second missionary journey.  Grammar- We will continue to learn about direc...

Happy Monday!  We packed a lot of things into last week! Your kids performed their wonderful speech meet pieces. They also prepared awesome science experiments that we presented to 1st and 2nd grade! The students are working hard and I love seeing their creativity too.  We have a short week! The students have Friday and Monday off. We'll work hard and get lots done in this short week!  The school wide speech meet is on Tuesday, February 22nd. This event is closed to people outside of the building, but we will be live streaming and recording it. That link will be shared soon!  Here is what is going on this week:  Monday- PE, Latin, Music  Tuesday- Band, Art, Bible Test  Wednesday- Music, Band, Latin Thursday- PE, Latin, Spelling Test, Bible Memory Verse due, Geography Quiz (optional)  Friday- No School!  Here is what we are learning this week:  Science- We will be wrapping up our unit on matter this week. We'll be making our own ice cream...

Happy Monday!  I hope your child thoroughly enjoyed our rain/snow days! It certainly provided a nice mini break for us all. We'll be adjusting our schedule and jumping back into things this week.  Thursday we will be having our class speech meet! Your child should have been memorizing their piece for the past couple of months. The top 3 performers from the class will move on to the school speech meet on Tuesday, February 22nd.  Tuesday the students will have their spelling test and geography quiz that was going to be on Friday. The students will still do a normal spelling lesson routine this week, with this week being a review week.  Also, a reminder that next Monday is Valentine's Day! Students are welcome to bring in treats to share with their class that day.  Here is what is going on this week:  Monday- PE, Latin, Music  Tuesday- Band, Art, Spelling Test Geography Quiz  Wednesday- Music, Band, Latin Thursday- PE, Latin, Math Test, Bible Test, S...

Happy Friday!  Well, so much for the normal routine! With all the delays this week, we've had to adjust and change around some of the plans.  Continue to encourage your child to work on their speech meet piece! Our class speech meet is on Thursday, February 10th.  Here is what is going on this week:  Monday- PE, Latin, Music  Tuesday- Band, Art Wednesday- Music, Band, Latin Thursday- PE, Latin Friday- Assembly, Library, Band, Spelling Test, Geography Quiz, Food Trucks due  Here is what we are learning this week:  Science- We will continue to study matter, completing some fun science experiments this week!  Math- Math lessons this week be on using prime factorization to reduce fractions, dividing mixed numbers, lengths of segments, complementary and supplementary angles, and reducing fractions before multiplying. Friday will be our food truck day! Students should bring in their menus, food trucks, and food (which is totally optional!) We'll be buyi...

Happy Monday!  We're up and back to a normal routine...hopefully :)  This week is pretty routine, nothing wild or crazy happening! Just an advance note: we will have a small Valentine's Day party on Monday the 14th. If your child would like to bring in a treat or valentines, they are welcome to, please just bring items for the entire class! Thanks!  Continue to encourage your child to work on their speech meet piece! Our class speech meet is on Thursday, February 10th.  Here is what is going on this week:  Monday- PE, Latin, Music  Tuesday- Band, Art Wednesday- Music, Band, Latin, Math Test  Thursday- PE, Latin Friday- Assembly, Library, Band, Spelling Test Here is what we are learning this week:  Science- We will continue to study matter, specifically looking at states of matter and how properties of different substances compare.  Math- Math lessons this week be on quadrilaterals, prime factorization, division by primes, factor trees, multip...

Happy Friday!  I hope your child is thoroughly enjoying their day off and the long weekend! We are thankful for small breaks to keep us going in these winter months.  The 2nd quarter had ended and report cards will come out at the end of next week. We are looking forward to starting into the second half of the year.  Continue to encourage your child to work on their speech meet piece! Our class speech meet is on Thursday, February 10th.  Here is what is going on this week:  Monday- No School!  Tuesday- Band, Art Wednesday- Music, Band, Latin Thursday- PE, Latin, Literature Test  Friday- Assembly, Library, Band, Spelling Test, Geography Quiz, Literature Projects due  Here is what we are learning this week:  Science- We will start our next unit, which is on matter and the periodic table!  Math- Math lessons this week will be on adding 3 or more fractions, writing mixed numbers as improper fractions, subtracting mixed numbers with regroupin...

Happy Friday!  It's been quite a week. We're working on getting back on track as we look forward to the last week before the end of the 2nd quarter. I've been encouraging students to especially keep in mind AR, which will be due on Thursday! They need 15 points for full credit.  Another reminder--the students' speech meet pieces are due on February 10th, which will be the date of our class speech meet. All the students have picked their pieces, so they all can work on memorization.  Here is what is going on this week:  Monday- PE, Latin, Music  Tuesday- Band, Art, Math Test, Bible Test  Wednesday- Music, Band, Latin Thursday- PE, Latin, Spelling Test, Memory Verse quiz  Friday- No School!  Here is what we are learning this week:  Science- The students will finish their Rube Goldberg projects this week in class.  Math- There will be a math test on Tuesday. Monday the students will be working through some probability centers, Wednesday we ...