Life in 6th Grade

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...