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Weather is a strange thing, with warm weather turning into snow before hopefully getting warm again! As we continue with Quarter 4, please remind your student to check about missing work, especially if they are in a sport!
**IAR testing is this week (state testing)!!! Please help us out by making sure your student is fully rested and has a fully charged chromebook! Our official testing is taking place April 19th-21st (Monday-Wednesday). It is very important that students are at school (on time!) for those days! Thanks! As a reminder, if your student is absent, we will still be updating the 6th grade website daily. Even though we are back in person 5 days a week, that information is helpful for absent students, as well as parents, since it lists what we are working on in class and what students have for homework each night. If students are at home due to an illness or because they have to quarantine, they should use the website, then Google classroom. Emails can be answered as soon as possible, with video calls set up after school if requested. In science this week, we will be continuing our new unit: Oceans and Climate. In this unit, we'll focus on the effects of changes in latitude, temperature, wind, the Coriolis effect, and density on regional climate. For the next few weeks, we'll be completing Lesson 2: The Make. In this lesson, students will be working to determine whether it's possible for two cities at the same latitude to have different climates. This lesson will be dividing in six parts, of which we'll cover 1-2 parts each week. Over these six parts, students will investigate the impact that latitude, ocean currents, heat, and geography have on a region's climate. If students still have any late work for this quarter, it needs to be completed ASAP! In math this week, we are completing our IAR testing Monday-Wednesday, before reviewing mean, median, mode, and range on Thursday. We'll complete an escape room in class and then have a review worksheet for homework that night. We will then start Chapter 6 next week. With testing this week, we decided not to each a normal core subject in the afternoons. Instead, we are doing a short Greek mythology unit! Monday we completed a crash course on major gods/goddesses, Tuesday will be spent looking at the myth of Hercules/Heracles and deciding if he's a hero or not, and Wednesday we'll end our mini-unit with the Disney movie version of Hercules, which we'll compare to the myth. Math homework for this week:
Thank you for your continued support and have a wonderful week! Ms Kennell
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After a rainy weekend, today was beautiful! I hope everyone had a chance to get outside! As we continue with Quarter 4, please remind your student to check about missing work, especially if they are in a sport!
**IAR testing is coming soon (state testing)!!! Please help us out by making sure your student is fully rested and has a fully charged chromebook! We will be doing some review this week, with our official testing taking place April 19th-21st (next Monday-Wednesday). It is very important that students are at school (on time!) for those days! Thanks! As a reminder, if your student is absent, we will still be updating the 6th grade website daily. Even though we are back in person 5 days a week, that information is helpful for absent students, as well as parents, since it lists what we are working on in class and what students have for homework each night. If students are at home due to an illness or because they have to quarantine, they should use the website, then Google classroom. Emails can be answered as soon as possible, with video calls set up after school if requested. In science this week, we will be starting a new unit: Oceans and Climate. In this unit, we'll focus on the effects of changes in latitude, temperature, wind, the Coriolis effect, and density on regional climate. We'll start this week by completing Lesson 1: The Solve, which looks at a mystery which demonstrates how objects lost at sea can travel across coastlines due to ocean currents. We will also complete our vocabulary notes for the unit and take a vocabulary quiz on Quizizz. If students still have any late work for this quarter, it needs to be completed ASAP! In math this week, we are wrapping up chapter 5. On Monday, we completed CPM Lesson 5.3.4 (Area of Trapezoids), looking at how we can turn trapezoids into parallelograms, so our area formula is similar, with the height being the main difference. On Tuesday, we will be completing our Ch 5 test in class, as well as answering some statistics questions in a Google form. Wednesday, we will be spending a quick day going over mean, median, mode, and range, working through some notes/problems together, as well as some questions based on the data from our Google form. On Thursday, Ms Kennell will be out for a meeting, so students will be working through some practice IAR problems on paper with their teams, with the possibility to earn some prizes! Math homework for this week:
Thank you for your continued support and have a fantastic week! Ms Kennell Welcome back! I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter weekend! As we continue with Quarter 4, please remind your student to check about missing work, especially if they are in a sport!
**IAR testing is coming soon (state testing)!!! Please help us out by making sure your student is fully rested and has a fully charged chromebook! We will be doing some practice testing this week, with our official testing taking place April 19th-21st. As a reminder, if your student is absent, we will still be updating the 6th grade website daily. Even though we are back in person 5 days a week, that information is helpful for absent students, as well as parents, since it lists what we are working on in class and what students have for homework each night. If students are at home due to an illness or because they have to quarantine, they should use the website, then Google classroom. Emails can be answered as soon as possible, with video calls set up after school if necessary. In science this week, we will finish our unit by completing Lesson 3: The Engineer. Students will be using their work with weather and fronts to try to forecast the weather for a selected area. For this week, we will finish the weather report visual (step 4 on Mosa Mack) and take the unit test. Any old weather work should be completed as soon as possible. In math this week, we are working on completing chapter 5. On Monday, we completed CPM Lesson 5.3.2 (Area of Parallelograms), looking at how we can turn parallelograms into rectangles, so our area formula is the same (bxh). On Tuesday, we will be looking at the IAR practice test, trying out some of the problems and reviewing the features. Wednesday we will work on CPM Lesson 5.3.3 (Area of Triangles), exploring how two triangles can make up a rectangle, so the formula is 1/2(bxh) OR (bxh)/2. On Thursday, Ms Kennell will be out for a math meeting, so students will be completing the chapter 5 review packet with the substitute. We will finish the remaining math lesson for chapter 5 on Monday (5.3.4 - Area of Trapezoids) before taking our Ch 5 math test on Tuesday. The remaining time before IAR testing will be spent reviewing mean, median, mode, and range, as well as reviewing other content. Math homework for this week:
Thank you for your continued support and have a wonderful week! Ms Kennell Welcome back! I hope everyone had a wonderful and restful spring break! As we continue with Quarter 4, please remind your student to check about missing work, especially if they are in a sport!
As a reminder, if your student is absent, we will still be updating the 6th grade website daily. Even though we are back in person 5 days a week, that information is helpful for absent students, as well as parents, since it lists what we are working on in class and what students have for homework each night. If students are at home due to an illness or because they have to quarantine, they should use the website, then Google classroom. Emails can be answered as soon as possible, with video calls set up after school if necessary. In science this week, we will finish our unit by completing Lesson 3: The Engineer. Students will be using their work with weather and fronts to try to forecast the weather for a selected area. For this week, they'll complete the research and planning (steps 1-3 on Mosa Mack). Next week, we will finish the weather report visual (step 4 on Mosa Mack) and take the unit test. Any old weather work should be completed as soon as possible. In math this week, we are doing a little bit of review first before continuing with the last part of Chapter 5. On Monday, we reviewed multiplying and dividing decimals and completed an escape room, which is completely digital. On Tuesday, we will review ratios by completing a ratio escape room, which is also completely digital. Wednesday will be spent reviewing how to find area and rearranging shapes so that we can find the area easier (CPM Lesson 5.3.1 - Rearranging Areas). Wednesday we will be using a Jamboard and a resource page, though students working from home can still complete the lesson. Wednesday will have an additional homework assignment (5.3.1 Review Preview, Jamboard or paper). Then on Thursday, we'll be working on science, since it will be the final day of the week. There is no school on Friday (Good Friday). Next week, we'll finish up the remaining lessons in chapter 5, which continue to focus on area of non-rectangular shapes. Math homework for this week:
Thank you for your continued support and have a fantastic week! Ms Kennell First week of Quarter 4, first week of 5 days in person, and last week before Spring Break!3/16/2021 It is a busy week!! Quarter 4 kicked off with our first week of 5 days in person, and it's our final week before Spring Break. Report cards for Quarter 3 will be sent home this Friday. Our current work will be going on Quarter 4 grades, so please remind your student to check about missing work, especially if they are in a sport!
Our Read-A-Thon has ended, but donations can still be accepted for a couple more days. If your student received donations in their honor, they will be able to cash in a small portion for prizes online. Those prizes must be chosen before the end of spring break. Students who signed up for the Read-A-Thon have earned a PJ day for Friday and students who logged at least 300 minutes of reading will get a cafeteria cookie too! We also had a goal of 30 positive office referrals on the intermediate side of the building before the end of the quarter, which we met! For meeting that goal, the students have earned an ice cream and movie party, which we'll be doing Friday afternoon in 6th grade. As a reminder, if your student is absent, we will still be updating the 6th grade website daily. Even though we are back in person 5 days a week, that information is helpful for absent students, as well as parents, since it lists what we are working on in class and what students have for homework each night. In science this week, we will be taking a short break before ending our Weather unit after spring break. Our Friday will look a little different this week due to the ice cream/movie reward. After spring break, we will finish our unit by completing Lesson 3: The Engineer. Students will be using their work with weather and fronts to try to forecast the weather for a selected area. After, we'll take the unit test before moving on to our next unit! Any old weather work should be completed as soon as possible. In math this week, we are finishing the first part of Chapter 5 before heading off for spring break. On Monday, we used our background knowledge on generic rectangles and multiplying fractions to figure out two ways to multiply mixed numbers (which can also be used to multiply decimals). On Tuesday, we took some notes on multiplying decimals and then practiced with a Quizizz assignment. Wednesday will be spent completing notes on dividing decimals and a practice on Quizizz. Then on Thursday, we'll be completing a team quiz before playing a decimal operation game! After break, we'll move into the final part of chapter 5, which focuses on area of non-rectangular shapes. Math homework for this week:
Thank you for your continued support and have a wonderful week! Ms Kennell It's week #2 of the Read-A-Thon! The weather looks to be beautiful this week and we have lots of sports going on at the moment! As a reminder, if your 6th grader is participating in a sport, they must be eligible! Eligibility runs each week on Monday morning, so make sure your student is completing their work and checking in on their grades!! If your student has questions about late work or grades, now is a great time to ask those questions! This week is the final week of Quarter 3.
With the Read-A-Thon, students are encouraged to sign up (parent's do this!), log their reading time, and earn money! It's all filled out and completed online, with the money going towards our PBIS carts, which started back up last week! Many of our 6th graders still have not been signed up, so they cannot record their minutes! As a reminder, if your student is absent, we will still be updating the 6th grade website daily, as well as providing any videos (if necessary). Information also went out recently about the upcoming change to Mondays. We will start back in person on the final Monday before spring break (next Monday!). The plan is still to get out at 2:20 each day. In science this week, we will be continuing our unit on Weather, finishing up Lesson 2: The Make, which we started last week. This week, students will use what we learned about fronts to create short skips to reteach the class about those fronts. We will also finish the exit ticket for Lesson 2. Any old water cycle work or Lesson 1 weather work should be completed as soon as possible. In math this week, we are starting on Chapter 5, which focuses on multiplying fractions, mixed numbers, and decimals, as well as finding area of non-rectangular shapes. On Monday, students should have completed an equivalent ratio pixel art assignment on Google classroom. On Tuesday, we worked CPM Lesson 5.1.1, which looked at diagrams for multiplying fractions. Wednesday will be spent on CPM Lesson 5.1.2, which is about describing parts of parts (fraction multiplication) with words and diagrams. Then on Thursday, we'll complete CPM Lesson 5.1.3, which explores fraction multiplication without the use of diagrams. Much of our fraction work in this chapter should be review from last year. Math homework for this week:
Thank you for your continued support and have a fantastic week! Ms Kennell Happy first week of March! The weather is starting to warm up, and we have some sports ending, while others are starting up. We are also nearing the end of the quarter. If your student has questions about late work or grades, now is a great time to ask those questions! This week we will also be participating in the Dr Seuss/Read Week dress up days, which are posted below.
With the Read-A-Thon, students are encouraged to sign up (parent's do this!), log their reading time, and earn money! It's all filled out and completed online, with the money going towards our PBIS carts, which start back up this week! As a reminder, if your student is absent, we will still be updating the 6th grade website daily, as well as providing any videos (if necessary). Information also went out recently about the upcoming change to Mondays. We will continue to be remote (doing video calls) for the next few weeks, but will start back in person on the final Monday before spring break. The plan is still to get out at 2:20 each day. In science this week, we will be continuing our unit on Weather. In it, the students will go through a progression of three inquiry lessons that focus on temperature, pressure, and the corresponding weather patterns. Lesson 2: The Make will begin on Friday. Any old water cycle work or Lesson 1 weather work should be completed as soon as possible. In math this week, we are reviewing our work in chapter four and taking our chapter test. On Monday, students should have completed 9 ratio assignments on Khan Academy. On Tuesday, we worked on an enlarge and reduce figures team test and started a 4.2.4 Des-Farm assignment, which is posted in Google classroom and should be completed (if necessary) for homework. Wednesday will be spent completing a chapter four review packet, as well as checking in about missing work. Then on Thursday, we'll take our chapter four math test. Math homework for this week:
Thank you for your continued support and have a fantastic week! Ms Kennell Somehow we are already in the final week of February! With that in mind, we are also nearing the end of the quarter. If your student has questions about late work or grades, now is a great time to ask those questions! This week we will also be participating in the FFA dress up days, which are posted below.
As a reminder, if your student is absent, we will still be updating the 6th grade website daily, as well as providing any videos (if necessary). Information also went out recently about the upcoming change to Mondays. We will continue to be remote (doing video calls) for the next few weeks, but will start back in person on the final Monday before spring break. The plan is still to get out at 2:20 each day. Students were also asked to tentatively sign up for girls basketball and boys/girls track. 6th graders are welcome (and encouraged) to participate! In science this week, we will be starting our next unit on Weather. In it, the students will go through a progression of three inquiry lessons that focus on temperature, pressure, and the corresponding weather patterns. Lesson 1: The Solve will begin on Friday, which also includes our vocabulary work for this unit. Any old water cycle work should be completed as soon as possible. In math this week, we are continuing our work with ratios that started last week. The plan is to complete lesson 4.2.2 (Enlarging and Reducing Figures) on Tuesday, 4.2.3 (Enlargement and Reduction Ratios) on Wednesday, and 4.2.4 (Ratios in Other Situations) on Thursday. Those will be the final lessons in chapter 4, which means we will be reviewing and taking a test in the early parts of next week. Homework for these three lessons will be on paper again. Math homework for this week:
**This is the last week for our February homework challenge. The students seem to be enjoying the competition! Thank you for your continued support and have a fantastic week! Ms Kennell It's another short week this week! I hope everyone is staying safe after all of the snow and cold weather!
As a reminder, if your student is absent, we will still be updating the 6th grade website daily, as well as providing any videos (if necessary). In science this week, we will be finishing our Water Cycle unit! This week, students will have a few minutes to check in with their group about the project that should have been finished last week. Then, they will present their designs to their homeroom class and take the water cycle unit test on Mosa Mack. We will start a new unit then next week! In math this week, we started the week by reviewing evaluating algebraic expressions, working to follow order of operations to solve expressions with variables. On Wednesday, students completed an escape room and had a Google form for homework. On Thursday, we will begin the second half of chapter 4, which is all about enlarging and reducing figures using ratios. Our first lesson (4.2.1) has us working as a class to enlarge a mystery mascot picture (it's a dragon!). Students will have a homework assignment on Thursday and it will be on paper for everyone, since they will be needing graphing paper. Math homework for this week:
**We started a 6B vs 6K homework challenge for the month of February! Hopefully this will help with some of the late work! Feel free to ask your student about this challenge! Thank you for your continued support and have a wonderful week! Ms Kennell Brr! It's cold out there! I'm so grateful that most of our students were able to stay inside and learn from home today! Shout out to most of our students for joining our video calls and completing assignments on time! Our new homework challenge is probably helping that just a bit. :) Also, if your student didn't mention it yet, we have made a slight schedule adjustment, moving science/SS to the last day of in person learning for the week and switching our video calls on Mondays back to math/ELA. We needed some face time with science/SS and this seemed like the best way to do it. We started this on Friday.
As a reminder, if your student is absent, we will still be updating the 6th grade website daily, as well as providing any videos (if necessary). **Due to all of the restrictions this year, plus the fact that Valentine's Day is on the Sunday of a long weekend, 6th grade has decided to not have a party or pass out any treats this year. In science this week, we will continue to work on our Water Cycle unit! On Friday last week, students worked in their small groups on Lesson 3: The Engineer. They had to choose a state that experiences droughts, complete some research on that state, and are working to build a way to conserve water or create a technical drawing to supply more water. They will be finishing their buildings/drawings this week on Thursday. After those are created, students will be presenting their creations and taking the water cycle assessment (next Friday). In math this week, we started the week by reviewing converting mixed numbers and improper fractions. They should have completed an escape room and a Quizizz assignment during or after our video call today. On Tuesday and Wednesday, we will be working on lesson 4.1.3 (using variables to generalize), which will take us a couple of days to complete. Thursday is the final day of our week this week, so that will be a science/SS day. The second half of chapter 4 is about ratios and enlargements/reductions, which we will work on next week. Math homework for this week:
**No school this Friday (12th - teacher's institute) or Monday (15th - President's Day). Enjoy the long weekend! Thank you for your continued support and have a wonderful week! Ms Kennell |
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