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Good afternoon! Happy second week of March! I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend! If you are interested in the possibility of being a chaperone for our 6th grade field trip (May 6), please send back the slip on your student's information sheet.
This week in math, we are finishing our last two lessons in chapter 5, which focuses on finding the area of triangles and trapezoids. Monday was spent on finishing lesson 5.3.3 (area of triangles), Tuesday and Wednesday will be on 5.3.4 (area of trapezoids), Thursday will be spent on some area work on our chromebooks using Desmos, and on Friday we will be reviewing for our chapter five test. We will have our test on Monday (3/16/20)! This week, students will have homework on Monday (5.3.3 Review Preview), Wednesday (5.3.4 Review Preview), and Thursday (Chapter 5 review packet). Students should also be working on corrections and late/absent work (all work from lesson 5.3.2 and before must be turned in by Friday for credit)! Our class homework challenge is still going, so please encourage your students to complete their homework on time to help their class win! This week in social studies we are starting a huge Egypt project. Students were introduced to the hypderdoc today, with most of the work taking place on chromebooks (with headphones!). There will be a final "create" project after the hyperdoc, with more information coming at a later date. This project will take us at least until spring break! In spelling, students received their new lists today, so all work should be completed (at home) by next Friday, March 20, with spelling tests taking place on that day as well. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS! AR:
Have a wonderful week! Ms Kennell Good afternoon! Happy March! The temperatures are rising and track season has begun, so spring is in the air!
This week in math, we are continuing with our last section in chapter 5, which focuses on finding the area of different shapes, usually by rearranging the area into rectangles. Monday and Tuesday will be spent on lesson 5.3.1 (rearranging areas), Wednesday and Thursday on 5.3.2 (area of a parallelogram), and beginning 5.3.3 (area of a triangle) on Friday. If everything progresses as planned, we should be finished with chapter 5 by Thursday of next week, with a test following! This week, students will have homework on Tuesday (5.3.1 Review Preview) and Thursday (5.3.2 Review Preview). Students should also be working on corrections and late/absent work! We finished our math homework challenge for the month of February with the following percentages of homework turned in on time: 6K-74%, 6A-64%, and 6L-73%. Ms Kennell's homeroom barely won the Krispy Kreme donuts! Since the students are enjoying it so much, we are continuing again in March! Please encourage your students to complete their homework on time to help their class win! This week in social studies we are finishing our work on how the daily life of Egyptians was influenced by their social class. Students are working in groups to create a visual display, which they will share with their classmates before completing the note pages. They will have a lesson packet to complete as well. We will be getting ready to start another project later this week. In spelling, students received their new lists last week, so all work should be completed (at home) by this Friday, March 6, with spelling tests taking place on that day as well. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS! AR:
Have a fantastic week! Ms Kennell Good evening! It's our last week in February already!
This week in math, we are continuing with chapter 5, with a focus on transitioning between multiplying fractions and mixed numbers (last week) to multiplying decimals. We are also stopping to answer the question "Does my answer make sense?". Monday and Tuesday will be spent on lesson 5.2.1 (making sense of decimal multiplication), Wednesday and Thursday on 5.2.2 (fraction multiplication number sense), and beginning 5.3.1 (rearranging areas) on Friday, which starts our mini-unit on area. We should be ready for our chapter 5 test in a couple of weeks! This week, students will have homework on Monday (5.1.4 Review Preview), Tuesday (5.2.1 Review Preview), and Thursday (5.2.2 Review Preview). Students should also be working on corrections and late/absent work! This week in social studies we are focusing on becoming experts on one level of the Egyptian social pyramid, learning about how the daily life was influenced by their social class. Students are working in groups to create a visual display, which they will share with their classmates before completing the note pages. They will have a lesson packet to complete as well. In spelling, students received their new lists today, so all work should be completed (at home) by Friday, March 6, with spelling tests taking place on that day as well. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS! AR:
Have a wonderful week! Ms Kennell Good evening! We have a two short weeks coming up, so here's updated info for BOTH weeks!
This week in math, we are starting chapter 5 - multiplying fractions and area. Monday was spent on our first lesson 5.1.1 (representing fraction multiplication), Tuesday and Wednesday will be spent covering 5.1.2 (describing parts of parts), and we will be reviewing adding/subtracting mixed numbers on Thursday. This week, students will have homework on Monday (5.1.1 Review Preview) and Wednesday (5.1.2 Review Preview). Students should also be working on corrections and late/absent work! Next week in math, we will continue with chapter 5. Tuesday/Wednesday, we will cover 5.1.3 (calculating parts of parts), and Thursday/Friday will be spent covering 5.1.4 (multiplying mixed numbers). Students will have homework next week on Wednesday (5.1.3 Review Preview), with the 5.1.4 Review Preview coming home the following Monday. This week in social studies we are focusing on the great pharaohs of Egypt, looking at what each of them accomplished and how they did it. Students may have a lesson packet for homework one day during the week. Next week in social studies, we will look at daily life in ancient Egypt and how the different social classes affected the daily life of ancient Egyptians. Students may have a lesson packet for homework one day during the week. In spelling, students received their new lists today, so all work should be completed (at home) by Friday, February 21, with spelling tests taking place on that day as well. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS! AR:
Have a fantastic two weeks! Ms Kennell Happy February! I hope everyone enjoyed the Super Bowl (and food!) yesterday! Check out the flyer that was sent out earlier about track and field, which starts up soon!
This week in math, we are finishing chapter 4! Monday and Tuesday will be spent finishing the last lesson of the chapter (4.2.4 - ratios in real life situations). Wednesday, we will review for our test, with our test coming on Thursday. Friday will be used to finish tests, make up tests, or work on a puzzle investigator problem! We will start chapter 5 next week. This week, students will have homework on Monday (4.2.3 Review Preview), Tuesday (4.2.4 Review Preview), and Wednesday (chapter four review packet/study). Students should also be working on corrections and late/absent work! This week in social studies we are working on learning about our next civilization, ancient Egypt! Our focus for this week will be on how the geography affected the early settlements in Egypt, Kush, and Canaan. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS! AR:
Have a wonderful week! Ms Kennell Final week of January?!? What?!? We are working on adjusting to all students on half of the building still, but things are starting to settle into a routine!
This week in math, we are jumping into the next half of our CPM chapter. The second half of the chapter focuses on ratios, specifically how to write ratios and how to use ratios to enlarge and reduce figures accurately. On Monday, we worked as a class to enlarge a mystery mascot picture (lesson 4.2.1). Our mascot (a dragon) ended up being six times larger than the original! They looked amazing! I'll work on getting some images sent out once we have them all hung up for display! Tuesday and Wednesday will be spent on lesson 4.2.2, which provides students with opportunities to practice enlarging and reducing triangles and rectangles, as well as determining if a shape was enlarged/reduced correctly. On Thursday and Friday we will work on determining the ratios used in enlarged/reduced figures, which is lesson 4.2.3. This week, students will have homework on Monday (4.2.1 Review Preview part 1) and Wednesday (4.2.2 Review Preview). Next week, we will be finishing the final lesson of Chapter 4 on Monday/Tuesday and preparing for a Chapter 4 test (either Thursday or Friday). This week in social studies we are finishing our final lesson on ancient Greece, looking at the legacy of ancient Greece and how it influences our lives today! Students will also be taking a test of ancient Greece on Thursday (all classes). Friday will be the beginning of our ancient Egypt unit! IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS! AR:
Have a fantastic week! Ms Kennell Happy second week of January! We are still working on getting back into a routine, but well on our way with Quarter 3!
As a reminder, students should be bringing home graded papers to show you! They can complete corrections on any paper to earn up to 1/2 credit back (homework, quizzes, tests, etc.). They should also be charging their chromebooks at home on a regular basis. Try to find a specific spot and set up a routine for checking/charging those devices. We are still having a number of chromebooks dying during class, so please make it a priority to talk with your student about this. For the month of January, we are also starting a math homework competition between the classes. Our class homework challenge is also going, with some of the classes earning rewards already! Let's keep it up! This week in math, we are jumping into our next CPM chapter. The first half of the chapter covers variables, using variables to write expressions, and evaluating those expressions. The second half of the chapter focuses on ratios, specifically how to write ratios and how to use ratios to enlarge and reduce figures accurately. On Monday, we completed our winter benchmarking test, which will be used to create new intervention groups in the coming weeks. Tuesday and Wednesday will be spent on lesson 4.1.1, which is an introduction to using variables. On Thursday and Friday we will work through writing equivalent expressions, which is lesson 4.1.2. This week, students will have homework on Wednesday (4.1.1 Review Preview part 1) and Thursday (4.1.1 Review Preview part 2). Struggling to help your student with homework??? Take advantage of CPM's Homework Help page! We spent time going over this a lot at the very beginning of the year, but some need a refresher! Almost all math homework assignments come from CPM, and CPM has homework help for each problem. Simply find the homework probelm (all on their textbook page!), click on the homework help link, and hints will come up for that problem. Some problems even give you a bonus hint/help! You can also access the Homework Help using the Website Links here on my website. There are also resources available for parents under the CPM (Math) Parent Resources page! These are updated every chapter to help parents with our math concepts! This week in social studies we are finishing our lesson on Alexander the Great and how he built his empire. Our final lesson over Greece will begin later this week and cover the legacy of ancient Greece. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS! Benchmark Testing:
Have a fabulous week! Ms Kennell Apologies for the break in updates! December flew by very quickly! Somehow, it's already the year 2020 and we are half way through the school year...
As a reminder, students should be bringing home graded papers to show you! They can complete corrections on any paper to earn up to 1/2 credit back (homework, quizzes, tests, etc.). They should also be charging their chromebooks at home on a regular basis. Try to find a specific spot and set up a routine for checking/charging those devices. We are still having a number of chromebooks dying during class, so please make it a priority to talk with your student about this. For the month of January, we are also starting a math homework competition between the classes. Some information was shared with students today, but more will be shared as we start the challenge of accumulating less missing work! This week in math, we have formed new groups and are working on some mathematical practice standards in our teams. On Monday, we looked at some of the top skills employers are looking for when hiring and connected those to the eight different math practice standards, which are the same for all grades K-12. We discussed the importance of those standards/skills and how we use them every day, not just in math class! Tuesday was spent reviewing the math practice standards, as well as using them to complete a team counter arrangement challenge. For homework, the students will be reflecting on their use of the math practice standards, as well as which ones are strengths and weaknesses. Wednesday will be spent continuing our standards practice with a team puzzle investigator problem, designed to push their collaboration and communication. Thursday and Friday this week will be spent covering graphing on a four-quadrant graph, which was covered very briefly before break. This week, they will have homework on Tuesday (Math Practice Reflection worksheet), Wednesday (Puzzle Investigator Problem Reflection worksheet), and Thursday (graphing worksheet). We will start chapter four next week. Struggling to help your student with homework??? Take advantage of CPM's Homework Help page! We spent time going over this a lot at the very beginning of the year, but some need a refresher! Almost all math homework assignments come from CPM, and CPM has homework help for each problem. Simply find the homework probelm (all on their textbook page!), click on the homework help link, and hints will come up for that problem. Some problems even give you a bonus hint/help! You can also access the Homework Help using the Website Links here on my website. There are also resources available for parents under the CPM (Math) Parent Resources page! These are updated every chapter to help parents with our math concepts! This week in social studies we reviewing our Greece unit and continuing on with Alexander the Great! We will be focusing on how Alexander the Great built his empire. Our final lesson over Greece will begin next week and cover the legacy of ancient Greece. IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS! Benchmark Testing:
Have a wonderful week! Ms Kennell It finally looks like we'll be getting some warmer weather again! Yay! It's also our last full week of November, with next week being a short week because of our Thanksgiving break!
As a reminder, students should be bringing home graded papers to show you! They can complete corrections on any paper to earn up to 1/2 credit back (homework, quizzes, tests, etc.). They should also be charging their chromebooks at home on a regular basis. Try to find a specific spot and set up a routine for checking/charging those devices. We are still having a number of chromebooks dying during class, so please make it a priority to talk with your student about this. This week in math, we are continuing the first few lessons of Chapter 3! Last week, we finished our work on lesson 3.1.1, using a Giant One to find equivalent fractions. This week, we are taking a look at portions as percents, connecting percents with decimals and fractions, and multiple representations of a portion. They will have homework on Monday (3.1.1 Review Preview - from Friday), Tuesday (3.1.2 Review Preview), and Thursday (3.1.3 Review Preview). We will save the 3.1.4 Review Preview assignment for next week. Struggling to help your student with homework??? Take advantage of CPM's Homework Help page! We spent time going over this a lot at the very beginning of the year, but some need a refresher! Almost all math homework assignments come from CPM, and CPM has homework help for each problem. Simply find the homework probelm (all on their textbook page!), click on the homework help link, and hints will come up for that problem. Some problems even give you a bonus hint/help! You can also access the Homework Help using the Website Links here on my website. There are also resources available for parents under the CPM (Math) Parent Resources page! This week in social studies we diving in to our Greece unit! We are starting with our geography lesson, looking at how the geography of Greece influenced settlement and way of life in ancient Greece. If we have time, we may begin the second lesson, which focuses on how democracy developed in ancient Greece. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS! SIT Conference:
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