Week of 6/8/15

Students will continue to study sexual education.  There will be no homework assigned this week.

6/8/15

Sexual education is underway.  We learned about the male and female reproductive systems.  There is no homework.

Yearbook sale in the library tomorrow morning 7:30-8:00.

6/4/15

Students completed the Chrome Book research on our solar system.  Homework tonight is to finish the research if you did not submit it today.

Sexual Education class begins tomorrow.  I need a permission slip to participate.

Tomorrow morning is Career Day.  Let me thank all who will be donating their time and energy for our students to make Career Day a success.

No homework tomorrow.  Have a wonderful weekend and GO HAWKS!

6/3/15

Students used the Chrome Books to investigate our solar system.  There is no homework, but if you want to bring in something from home (poster board, yarn, markers) for class tomorrow please do.

Tomorrow we will once again have the Chrome Books to complete our research.  Students have the  choice as to whether or not they would like to submit a poster or simply a written report.

Please  bring in your permission slips for sexual education class.  We  will begin the class on Friday, and you may not participate without the permission slip submitted to me. I need the slip back even if the response is "no".

Friday morning we will participate in Career Day.

6/2/15

The Walkathon/Picnic was a huge success.  The students were perfect! I would like to thank all the parents for their time and hard work.

No homework today.  Please bring in your permission slips for Sex Education by Friday.  You will not be able to participate with the group.  I need a "no" slip returned to excuse you from the class.

5/28/15

We finished reviewing for the REACH Assessment.  We will take it tomorrow.   No homework, just look over our review notes.

Reminder-Monday is the Walk-A-Thon.  Parent volunteers are needed and welcome.  The walk begins at 10:00.  Money for the Walk is due tomorrow.  $10.00.

5/27/15

We reviewed the tilt of the Earth's as it relates to the seasons.  Friday is our REACH Performance Assessment. No homework.

5/22/15

Students reviewed latitude and longitude lines.  There  is no homework for the holiday weekend.

Enjoy and see you on Tuesday!

5/20/15

Students watched a video, read the textbook, and demonstrated the Earth's rotation, revolution, and tilt, as it pertains to night and day, and the seasons.

316 had their NWEA test moved to Friday morning.  They will still be attending the Fun Fair.  Tomorrow is the last day to purchase discounted tickets.

No homework.

5/19/15

Students completed a test on weather.  They began a unit on seasons, and day/night.  Earth's rotation and revolution.  There is no homework.

Reading NWEA testing for the six  grade tomorrow.

5/18/15

Study for the science test using your study guide inside of your notebook.

5/14/15-5/15/15

Students completed the unit on weather.  Rooms 315 and 317, study guide is due on Monday.  We will review the study guide and the test will be on Tuesday.  Room 316 will not have science on Monday because of NWEA testing.  We corrected the study  guide today in class.  The test on weather will be on Tuesday.

No social studies homework.

Reminder on Monday sixth grade tests math NWEA.  On Wednesday we test NWEA reading.

Progress  reports go out on Friday.  They must be returned, signed on Monday.  No student will attend the Fun Fair without the signed progress report submitted to the homeroom teacher.

Thank you and have a wonderful weekend!

5/13/15

Sorry there was not a post yesterday.  I tried.  Technical difficulties.
There was not homework yesterday or today.  We are finishing up our unit on weather.

We will begin studying the  change of seasons preparing for the performance  assessment.

NWEA testing for math will be given on Monday,  Testing for reading will be given on Wednesday of next week.

5/11/115

Students watched a short video on weather fronts and air masses.  They read independently and answered questions from their textbooks.   No homework.

Progress reports go out on Friday.

5/515-5/8/15

The students will have a social studies test on textbook pages 239-245.  They will have a study guide.  The test is on Friday, so we will be reviewing all week.  No extra homework.

5/4/15

PARCC testing concluded today.

No homework.

4/30/15-5/1/15

Students took a listening quiz on wind.  They completed and  corrected a study guide to help them for tomorrow's science test.  Homework-STUDY FOR TEST.

PARCC testing tomorrow at 8:00 and  1:00.  The science will be  given in your homeroom at 11:00.

Thanks you to everyone who participated in the  Flamingo Fundraiser.  Can't wait to hear who the winners are!

Science extra credit is due on Monday.  Have a wonderful weekend!

4/29/15

Students learned about wind.  They took a Brain Pop quiz for fun.  Tomorrow they will listen to a Safari Montage video on wind.  This will be  taken for a listening grade.  They will receive a study guide in which we will grade together.  Students will be tested on Friday.

4/28/15

We corrected the worksheets on clouds and watched a video about clouds.  Students took a listening quiz based on  the video.  Tomorrow we will study wind.  No homework.

Science test Thursday on clouds and  wind.

PARCC testing on Reading for homeroom  316 on Friday.  Math testing is on Monday.

4/27/15

We read in our textbooks, and separated into groups,  studying cloud formation and weather. We will finish the group work tomorrow and watch a Safari Montage video on clouds.  A listening quiz will follow the video.

Please bring in money for the Flamingo Fundraiser.  It ends on Thursday!

4/24/15

The last post should have been dated 4/24/15 not 2/24/15.

2/24/15

Today we used the Chrome Books to research Ancient Roman history and government.  There was time given to read text pages 247-253, and to answer the 3 key questions.  This is homework if it was not completed in class.

Science Current Event Magazines were passed out in order to write up a report on an article for extra credit.

Don't forget to bring in money for our "Flamingo  Fundraiser".  It ends next Friday.  Have a wonderful weekend!

4/22/15-4/23/15

1. Today we  reviewed the map on textbook page 240, taking notes from the smart board.   We finished reading pages 244-245, using the smart board to take a closer look at that map to understand  the effects of expansion.  We took a quick quiz using page 75 to help us better understand the questions on page 76.  No homework.

Tomorrow is a field trip.  No classes.

4/21/15

Today in social studies we reviewed, corrected, and discussed pages 239-245.

There  is no homework tonight.

4/20/15

We will have social  studies this week.  Science tests will be returned tomorrow.

Finish whatever you did not complete in class:
Pages 234-235, Look at the picture, read the captions, and answer the four questions.
Pages 239-245, Read each section answering the question either before it or after it.  It is the same question, just worded a bit differently.  A total of four questions.

4/15/15

We reviewed for Friday's test.  Due Friday is a written experiment designing a model of the water cycle.  Also, draw a diagram of both, the layers of  the atmosphere and the water cycle.  All of this should be in the notebook.  For extra credit students may elaborate on the diagrams creating something more.  For example a model, a diorama, a poster.

Students have a study guide and the opportunity to take home a workbook to study from.

4/14/15-4/17/15

Students watched a video on the layers of  the atmosphere and the water cycle.  This reinforced what they studied yesterday from their textbook.  Tomorrow we  will discuss and complete projects on both topics.  Thursday there is no school for students because of report card pick up.  Friday they will take a test on both the layers of the atmosphere and the water cycle.  They have both Wednesday and Thursday to prepare for the test.  No additional homework will be given.

4/1/15-4/2/15

Students took their science test and their outlines were checked in.  Tomorrow we will have social studies.  There will not be homework over the break.  Enjoy!


Also, if you can donate tissue for our classroom it would be appreciated.  We are just about out.

3/31/15

Students reviewed  for tomorrow's science test on Weathering and Erosion.  I extended the deadline for sketching out the outline until tomorrow. This will help review for the test.  Students were told specific questions to study for the test.  No additional homework.

3/30/15

Science homework is to illustrate the outline for sections one and two, chapter 11, in the spiral.  This is due on Tuesday.  It is worth 20 points.

Review Tuesday, test on Wednesday.

3/25/15 - 3/30/15

Students received their Social Studies tests today.  They will be working on Science, Chapter 11 for  the remainder of the week.  Students will have a Science test next week Wednesday on Chapter 11.

No homework until Tuesday, 3/31/15.  Study for the test.  As always, they may take a workbook home to study from.

3/24/15

Students finished the Social Studies test.  They worked on completing three assignments  from their Current Science Magazine.  This must be finished for  homework.  The quiz, the reading check worksheet, and the essay on Ebola.

3/23/15

Students took a social studies test today.   They also worked on science reviewing weathering and erosion.

Room 316 tested in the afternoon.  That officially ends testing for now.

No homework today.

3/19/15-3/20/15

Students took a quiz on section two, pages 217-221.  They compared a video to what they have  learned in the textbook.

Homework is to inference section three, pages 223-229, in their spirals.  Quiz on that section tomorrow.

Test next week on chapter 8.

Have a wonderful weekend!

3/18/15

Students completed section two, pages 217-221.  They will have a quiz tomorrow.  No homework.

3/17/15

Students took a Social Studies quiz on textbook pages 209-215 after reading together, and completing the inference worksheet for those pages.

Homework tonight is to read textbook pages 217-221 completing the inference worksheet for those pages.  Quiz tomorrow.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

3/16/15

No homework tonight.  Some students tested today, and others finished presentations.

3/12/15-3/13/15

Students worked in their groups or individually to complete their current event summary.  They will present tomorrow and we will continue using  inference in Social Studies, Chapter 8.  There should be no homework unless you didn't get the work done in class for the presentation.

Progress reports go out tomorrow.  Please sign and return on Monday.  Also, PLEASE return the field trip forms ASAP.  Thank you and have a wonderful weekend!

3/10/15-3/11/15

Students are testing, both today and tomorrow, so schedules are  a bit off.  Science classes continued to work on outlining the text and reading Science Current Event Magazine in preparation for their presentations.  No homework.  Presentations should  be on Friday if all goes well.

Social Studies tests will be returned on Thursday, but grades are posted online.

3/9/15

Students outlined two chapters on Weathering and Erosion in  Science class today.  No homework.

They also worked on their Current Event presentation.

Tomorrow Homeroom 316 tests.  Please get a good night's rest, eat a healthy breakfast, and arrive to school on time.

3/5/15-3/6/15

Students took the Social Studies test today.  Some will finish the test tomorrow.  This test will take me some time to read.  I will hopefully post the grades by midweek.  There is no homework.

Tomorrow students will read the Science Current Events Magazine.  They will be required to report out on an article.  This will be taken as a speaking grade.

Have a wonderful weekend!  Don't forget about the popcorn sale!

3/4/15

Students reviewed for the test.  Social Studies test is tomorrow.  Study the notes and flashcards.

3/315

Students reviewed for their Social Studies test.  We will review again tomorrow.  The test is on Thursday.

Popcorn order forms went home today.  Please support our school.  Thank you!

3/2/15

The focus this week is on Social Studies.  Students began reading chapter 8, working on their inference skills.  This activity will expand later in the week to include summarizing.

Homework is to complete the two questions and Venn Diagram on Sparta and Athens.   We will begin class with this assignment.  Students will have a test on this either Wednesday or Thursday.  It all depends how the review  goes  tomorrow.

2/67/15-2/27/15

Students presented projects, and reviewed for tomorrow's science test.

No homework for the  weekend.  Enjoy!

2/25/15

Students presented their projects.  We started our review for Friday's Science Test.  Students have what they need to begin studying tonight.  Tomorrow we will finish our presentations and spend the remaining time reviewing.  Again, the test is on Friday.

2/24/15

Students attended the Awards Assembly, therefore classes were  shortened.  Students presented their projects, but we did not have time for science.  The quiz is once  again pushed back.  My thoughts are review tomorrow and Thursday, quiz Friday.  The  social studies test will be   pushed  back until next week.

Tomorrow is absolutely the last day I will accept the science poster.

Students presented their research projects.  This will continue all week.  I am not giving a  science quiz tomorrow because we did  not have adequate time to review.  The quiz will be on Wednesday or Thursday. Tomorrow is the last day I will accept the category poster with a grade no better   than a C.  It was due on Friday.

2/20/15

Students will have today to use the Chrome Books to research for their presentation.  Presentations begin next week.  The Social Studies test will be next week Thursday.  We will review on Wednesday.

Have a wonderful weekend!

2/18/15

Students must finish the category poster on how plates move and the results of these forces for homework if they did not complete the assignment in class.  This is due tomorrow.


Important-if school is cancelled due to weather we will not have a social studies test on Friday.  Also, if class sizes are down due to weather we will not have a test on Friday.  Instead students will be given Friday to work on their research presentations.  If  all goes well, review for test on   Thursday, test Friday.

2/17/15-2/18/15

This week in science we are reviewing the ways in which plates move and the theories behind why they move.  Today students began  their review by reading and discussing  the textbook.  Next, they created a diagram labeling the three categories in which plates  move.  Tomorrow we will take it one step further by explaining the results these forces cause on Earth using the correct scientific vocabulary.  If students do not complete this assignment in class it  will be completed  as homework.  They will check out a  science workbook in order to complete  the assignment.

Remember research presentations  begin next week!  Don't procrastinate.

Week of 2/10/15 - 1/13/15

We will not have  science this week.  Science  tests were returned today.

In Social Studies this week we will continue our study of Ancient Greece.   I will not give any additional work for homework.  All activities will be  completed in class.  The time at home should be spent completing and preparing for the research presentation.  Students will be given tomorrow's class time to work on their research project.

Week of 2/2/15-2/6/15

Students reviewed the layers of the Earth creating a graphic organizer in their notebook.  Tomorrow we will finish our review and  students will take a test on Thursday.  They may check out a workbook if the wish to reread the section on Earth's Layers. Extra credit models of Earth's layers will be due on or before Thursday.

I will give students the rubric for their research projects tomorrow.  Thursday and possible Friday will be given to students to work on their research projects.  Clear it with your parent if you plan to work with a partner or in a small group.  Project presentations begin February 23rd.  Dates were assigned  last week.  A speaking  grade will also be given based  on the presentation.

No additional homework will be given this week.

1/29/15-1/30/15

Students received project presentation dates.  We discussed many ideas for the  research project.  Projects are due the week of February 23rd.  Students will  be  allowed to work in class on February 5th and perhaps 6th depending how Thursday goes.

This will represent part of their research and speaking grades fore the 3rd quarter.  Grades  will be reflected on the next progress report.

Tuesday is a science test and science extra credit is due.  There will be no additional homework given.

1/28/15

I apologize for not posting this week.  I was home sick.  Students did not receive homework Monday or yesterday.

Today we reviewed Monday's lesson on the layers of the Earth.  They will have a test on this next  week Tuesday.  As always they may take a workbook home to review the Earth's layers.

Extra credit opportunity due by next  Tuesday is to create a 3D model of Earth's layers.  The layers must be properly and  accurately labeled.

We discussed our next research project which will be due the last two weeks of February.  I will assign specific  dates Friday.  They may work alone, with a partner, or small group-no more than four.  The theme is Greece.  Ancient and/or modern day.  This will be  both a research grade and a speaking grade so the project must be presented.  Students will have a choice on what they would like to research.  They are required to have a visual, be it a power point, poster board, model, diorama, etc.

1/23/15

Students received the  science test they took this week.

They created posters for Alumni Night of their fond memories of Hale  School.

I would  like to thank all who donated $1.00 towards our 6th grade basket.  The teachers will work on putting it together over the weekend.

1/22/15

Tomorrow is the last day to submit your science writing assignment.

Students created maps of Ancient Greece in social studies today.  This is homework if you did not finish it in class.

Bring your $1.00 tomorrow to dress down.  It is a donation for the basket.

1/21/15

Students took a science test today.  They also received two writing assignments.  One on comparing and contrasting renewable and nonrenewable resources.  They other was to explain and give examples of the 3 Rs.  This is to be   completed for homework if it is not already submitted.

$1.00 donation for our 6th grade basket will buy you a dress down day Friday!

1/20/15

In science class we reviewed for tomorrow's test.  Study for the test and be ready to have your science notebook checked in.

$1.00 please-donation for the basket.

1/16/15

Today we learned about Ancient Greek city-states concluding with a quiz.   There is no social studies homework.

Remember the science study guide  is due on Tuesday.  The test will be on Wednesday.

There is no school on Monday, Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.

Also, PLEASE bring in $1.00 for the basket.

Have a wonderful weekend!

1/15/15

Sorry no post yesterday.  Technical difficulties.  There was no homework assigned yesterday. The homework today is a science study guide.  This is due on Tuesday.  The test is on Wednesday.  Students  had the option to take a workbook, but most of what they need to  complete the study guide is inside of there  science notebook.

A note  was sent  home today explaining the $1.00 donation for the basket.  Your donation is greatly appreciated!

1/13/15

Students presented science fair projects today.  We also read about and discussed people's impact on the land.  We watched a video on mining coal and reviewed renewable and nonrenewable resources.  No homework.

Sixth graders are asked to  donate $1.00 towards a basket to be raffled off on Alumni Night.  Please donate to  this worthy cause.  Thank you.

1/12/15

Students presented science fair projects.  No homework.

1/9/15

Students took a listening quiz on natural resources.  We did not have social studies this week due to the closing.

Next week is dress down week for homeroom 316 only.  Come in uniform if you have not returned your progress report.

1/6/15

Students wrote an exit slip classifying natural resources.  There is no science homework today.

1/5/15

Happy New Year!!!  We began studying natural resources today in science.  There was not homework assigned today.  Science  fair participants please finalize your projects for next week's presentations.

Please return your progress reports this week or else you will not dress down next week.  If it is misplaced a note will be just fine.