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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
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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:
Have a fabulous week! Ms Kennell 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:
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