We are down to our FINAL week of school! For this weekly update, I will include some information about the classwork that we're doing first, but the later part of this post will be entirely dedicated to end of year updates!
With this being the final week of school, most grades are updated, so please remind your student to check about missing work! All missing work must be turned in this week before the end of the day on Friday in order to count towards their grades. Grades are always changing, but the most up to date grades can be seen on Skyward/Q, which is accessible for all students and parents. As far as classwork this week, we have finished science, so all science grades are up to date and final, unless a student completes missing work. For math this week, students are completing a board game project! Besides missing work, this will be their last grade of the quarter. We'll be working on it during class time, but students may also need to work some at home. Important Updates to End the Year:
Thank you for your support this year and have a fantastic summer! Ms Kennell
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The number of school days we have left this year is down to single digits! As we work hard to finish out the year on a high note, please remind your student to check about missing work! Some grades have dropped lately and time is running out to raise those grades, so your student should be checking about late work and possibly corrections to raise those grades! Grades are always changing, but the most up to date grades can be seen on Skyward/Q, which is accessible for all students and parents.
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 finishing our Oceans and Climate unit. In this unit, we'll focus on the effects of changes in latitude, temperature, wind, the Coriolis effect, and density on regional climate. This week, our specific focus will be heat, along with our final decision about if it's possible for two cities to have the same latitude but different climates. If students still have any late work for this quarter, it needs to be completed ASAP! In math this week, we are finishing Chapter 6! On Monday, we completed Lesson 6.2.3 (Naming Perimeters of Algebra Tiles), along with a review of area from last week. On Tuesday, we will be working on Lesson 6.2.4 (Combining Like Terms), along with an exit ticket at the end of class. Then on Wednesday, we will complete the final lesson of the chapter, Lesson 6.2.5 (Evaluating Variable Expressions). On Thursday, we will wrap up the chapter with a review packet in class, which students should finish for homework if they do not complete it in class. Next week will focus on some review of our entire year in 6th grade math! We have made the switch back to paper homework, so you should be seeing your student completing paper assignments on any night that they have math homework (listed below and on the 6th grade website). Math homework for this week:
Thank you for your continued support and have a wonderful week! Ms Kennell I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day weekend! The countdown for the end of the year has started and our students (and teachers) are ready for summer! As we work hard to finish out the year on a high note, please remind your student to check about missing work! Some grades have dropped lately and time is running out to raise those grades, so your student should be checking about late work and possibly corrections to raise those grades! Grades are always changing, but the most up to date grades can be seen on Skyward/Q, which is accessible for all students and parents.
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. This week, our specific focus will be geography. If students still have any late work for this quarter, it needs to be completed ASAP! In math this week, we are continuing on with Chapter 6, with a brief pause midweek to complete our last round of AIMSweb benchmark testing. On Monday and Tuesday, we are working on Lesson 6.2.1 (Order of Operations), which is going to take us two days, with the homework coming Tuesday evening. On Wednesday, we will pause for benchmark testing, but will use any remaining class time to get a jump start on our next lesson and reviewing expressions. Then on Thursday, we will review area of a rectangle and look at how we calculate area/perimeter when we have unknown side lengths, using a new manipulative called algebra tiles. They will have the 6.2.2 Review Preview for homework then that night. Next week will focus on completing our work with writing and evaluating expressions. We have made the switch back to paper homework, so you should be seeing your student completing paper assignments on any night that they have math homework (listed below and on the 6th grade website). Math homework for this week:
Thank you for your continued support and have a fantastic week! Ms Kennell Happy May! As we head into the last month of school, please remind your student to check about missing work, especially if they are in a sport! Some grades have dropped lately, so your student should be checking about late work and possibly corrections to raise those grades! Grades are always changing, but the most up to date grades can be seen on Skyward/Q, which is accessible for all students and parents.
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. This week, our specific focus will be density and deep ocean currents. If students still have any late work for this quarter, it needs to be completed ASAP! In math this week, we are continuing on with Chapter 6, with a brief review of rounding/place value first. On Monday, Ms Kennell was out, but students worked on a variety of rounding/place value review by completing two Khan Academy assignments, a mystery picture Google form, a paper, and some task cards. For homework, they had 6.1.3 Part 2 Review Preview on paper. On Tuesday, we will start Lesson 6.1.4 (Solving Problems Involving Division), completing about half of the lesson and the homework. On Wednesday, we will finish Lesson 6.1.4, but will not have a new homework assignment. Then on Thursday, we will review order of operations by completing an escape room and completing 6.2.1 Part 1 Review Preview assignment. Next week will focus on order of operations and expressions. We have made the switch back to paper homework, so if you know you are going to be gone for an extended period of time, make sure you reach out and let Ms Kennell know so that we can make other arrangements for the homework. You should be seeing your student completing paper assignments on any night that they have math homework (listed below and on the 6th grade website). Math homework for this week:
Thank you for your continued support and have a wonderful week! Ms Kennell |
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