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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:
Have a fabulous week! Ms Kennell
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Man, it is a cold one this week! Hope everyone is staying warm! We had a fabulous Veteran's Day program yesterday and loved getting a chance to hear from some of the veterans after the program!
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 finally finishing our assessments for Chapter 2! We are taking our individual assessments on Tuesday, with Wednesday available if needed to finish. The rest of the week will be spent on some teambuilding activities with our new groups, as well as beginning Chapter 3: Portions and Integers. At this time, I do not plan on students having homework assignments this 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 are finishing our Early Humans/Mesopotamia Unit! We are spending Monday and Tuesday reviewing, with our test coming on Wednesday (November 13). The remainder of the week will be spent kicking off our next unit: GREECE! SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS! SIT Conference:
Have a great week! Ms. Kennell Happy first full week of November! Check out what's going on in Ms. Kennell's classes and some 6th grade updates!
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 finishing Chapter 2! We reviewing generic rectangles, reviewing adding and subtracting decimals, and completing a final chapter review. Students will have homework on Monday (2.3.4 Review Preview - from the lesson on Thursday), Tuesday (Checkpoint 2), and Wednesday (Ch 2 Review packet). Our assessments will start on Thursday and should continue into the early part of next week. Students will also be getting new math teams when we start Chapter 3. 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 are working on Lesson 6, which is the final lesson in our Mesopotamia unit. Students are exploring the four empires of Mesopotamia, specifically looking at the most important achievements of those empires. After Lesson 6, we will begin reviewing for our first social studies test. As a reminder, our social studies textbook is online (TCI), students can log in at home anytime! After our Mesopotamia test, we will begin the civilization of Greece! General Updates:
Have a great week! Ms. Kennell It's the second week of conferences, Halloween is on Thursday, and November begins this week! Oh my! Check out what's going on in Ms. Kennell's classes and some 6th grade updates!
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 Chapter 2! We are extending our knowledge of generic rectangles (area model) and looking at how it can help us with the distributive property and greatest common factor. This will be our final week learning new material for Chapter 2. Students will have homework on Monday (2.3.2 Review Preview - from the lesson on Friday), and Tuesday (2.3.3 Review Preview). We will save the 2.3.4 Review Preview assignment for homework on Monday. Students should also be working on any late work from last week! Since we are finishing Chapter 2 this week, we will be reviewing the chapter the beginning of next week, then ending the week with our team and individual assessments. Our assessments may take into the following week to complete. Students will also be getting new math teams when we start Chapter 3. 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 are working on Lesson 5. Students are exploring why historians classify ancient Sumer as a civilization, looking at what characteristics all civilizations have and how those connect to ancient Sumer. After Lesson 5, there is only one more lesson before we will begin reviewing for our first social studies test. As a reminder, our social studies textbook is online (TCI), students can log in at home anytime! General Updates:
Have a fabulous week! Ms. Kennell It's the first week of conferences, and the final full week of October! Check out what's going on in Ms. Kennell's classes!
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 Chapter 2! We are continuing to look at area, how to determine area using our Base Ten Blocks, and connecting our area to the use of a generic rectangle for multiplying multi-digit numbers (area model). Students had homework on Monday (2.2.3 Review Preview) and Wednesday (2.3.1 Review Preview). Students should also be working on any late work from last week! We are getting towards the end of our chapter, with a Chapter 2 individual and team assessments coming in approximately 2.5-3 weeks. 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. This week in social studies we are finishing Lesson 4. Students are exploring how geographic challenges led to the rise of Sumerian city-states. Since our social studies textbook is online (TCI), students can log in at home anytime! General Updates:
Have a wonderful week! Ms. Kennell It's another short week this week! Make sure you are checking out the upcoming dates and reading through what's going on in 6th grade! Thanks!
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 Chapter 2! On Tuesday and Wednesday this week, we will be working on 2.2.2, continuing this idea of area and how to measure area, including correct units. On Thursday and Friday, we will continue that focus to determine what kind of relationship there is between area and perimeter. Students will only have one homework assignment this week - 2.2.2 Review Preview worksheet due Thursday. Students should also be working on any late work and corrections that they still need to do! All late work and corrections for Quarter 1 are due by this Friday! 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. This week in social studies we are starting a new lesson! Students will explore how geographic challenges led to the rise of Sumerian city-states (TCI Lesson 4). Since our social studies textbook is online (TCI), students can log in at home anytime! General Updates:
Have a wonderful week! Ms. Kennell Happy Monday! This school week is only four days long, but they are a busy four days! On Thursday this week, we will be participating in a district evacuation drill. If you have not signed and returned a form for this yet, please talk with your student and do so. If you have and are participating, thank you! We are also trying to finish our signups for parent teacher conferences. If you have not signed up yet, please do so as soon as possible, as times are filling up!
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 Chapter 2! As a continuation of last week, we reviewed the five types of graphs we had been learning about and spent Monday working on a histogram activity on Desmos. This link is on Google Classroom, so students can continue this work at home for extra practice! On Tuesday and Wednesday this week, we will begin 2.2.1, which is the first lesson about area, specifically focusing on how we measure and record it. Students will only have one homework assignment this week - 2.2.1 Review Preview worksheet due Thursday. Students should also be working on any late work and corrections that they still need to do! 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. This week in social studies is being spent continuing last week's work (From Hunters and Gatherers to Farmers). Students will work on the notes to learn how the change to farming influenced the people and their lifestyles! Since our social studies textbook is online (TCI), students can log in at home anytime! We will also be completing some review of this lesson by discussing and answering some additional questions, as well as playing the review game for this lesson. If time allows, we will begin our fourth lesson this week. General Updates:
Have a fabulous week! Ms. Kennell Happy crazy homecoming week! There have been many updates this week about homecoming dress up days, the pep rally/dismissal on Friday, and the district evacuation drill next week. Please make sure you are receiving district communication and have filled out the forms to send back with your student! As a reminder, please sign up for parent teacher conferences and contact your student's homeroom teacher if you are unable to do so.
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. This week in math, we have started Chapter 2! Students have new table groups, new roles in their group, and we are off to a great start! This chapter is about Arithmetic Strategies and Area, with the first couple of lessons evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of various graphical representations of data. Students will have a 2.1.1 Review Preview worksheet due Wednesday and 2.1.2 Review Preview worksheet due Friday. Students should also be working on any late work and corrections that they still need to do! 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. This week in social studies is being spent reviewing last week's work (early hominins) and starting our next lesson, From Hunters and Gatherers to Farmers. Students will work on the notes for our new lesson this week to learn how the change to farming influenced the people and their lifestyles! Since our social studies textbook is online (TCI), students can log in at home anytime! General Updates:
Have a wonderful week! Ms. Kennell Can you believe next week is homecoming already!?!? This week, Student Council met and decided on the following dress up days for next week.
Monday: Beach/Tourist Day Tuesday: Class Color Day (6th grade is BLUE) Wednesday: Meme Day (VSCO is a Meme!) Thursday: Throwback Thursday (dress from a decade of your choice) Friday: Spirit Day *Please remember that all dress attire must comply with the Student Handbook* We will also be sending home more information soon about our procedures for the pep assembly at the high school and parade dismissal for next Friday. I've been slacking with my updates on here this year, and for that I apologize! Make sure you are signed up for Classtag and are actually receiving messages! That is how we are doing much of our communication this year, including parent teacher conference sign ups and our 6th grade newsletter. Our newsletter will include information about ELA, math, science, and social studies, as well as general updates and upcoming dates! Your student should have brought one home last week, along with their progress report for Quarter 1. We will post all future newsletters on Classtag only.
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. This week in math, we are finishing Chapter 1, which is all about review, representation of numbers, characteristics of numbers, and how we can represent numbers in a variety of ways. This week, they will have a 1.2.4 Review Preview worksheet due Thursday and Chapter 1 review packet due Friday. Our test will be a team assessment this time and will take place over the course of Thursday and Friday. We will be starting Chapter 2 next week, as well as getting new seats/teams! 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. This week in social studies is being spent reviewing last week's work (investing the past) and starting early hominins. Students have a packet over last week's lesson to complete for homework tonight (Tuesday) and will work on the notes for our new lesson this week. Since our social studies textbook is online (TCI), students can log in at home anytime! General Updates:
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