So far, we are still in person! This final week before Christmas break, we will be wrapping up units, checking in on late work, and doing our best to continue learning, no matter where we are! As a reminder, if your student has to be out during this week, the 6th grade website will still be updated and recordings of the lessons will be posted after school each day. Students who are absent for any reason are expected to watch the recordings before completing the assignments for the day. As always, if you have questions, please reach out!
For math this week, we are finishing our work on representing portions (parts of a whole) using fractions, decimals, and percents (and occasionally word form). Since some students are in person and some are still remote, our lesson work will still take place on Jamboards, which are posted each morning. For the homework assignments, students will have the option to complete them on paper or a Jamboard. Fully remote students will complete the assignments electronically (Jamboard). This week, will are working on lessons 3.1.5, and 3.1.6, as well as a mid-unit check in during class on Thursday. Students will have homework on Tuesday (3.1.5 Review Preview) and Wednesday (3.1.6 Review Preview), with the expectation that they are also completing any necessary late work (check Skyward and Google Classroom). In addition, students were given some Khan Academy assignments a couple of weeks ago over Greatest Common Factor. These are due this week (Thursday). Students who were not finished with them yet on Monday received an email reminder as well. As a reminder, all work for Quarter 3 should be submitted before break (Friday, Dec 18). Since our primary focus is math and ELA right now, we are not pushing out new science and social studies materials. Because of this, if students wish to raise those grades, they will need to email their teacher about redoing individual assignments. Thank you for your help and support as we work on continuing our education in person or remotely. If you have any questions, please reach out! Have a wonderful week! Ms Kennell
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Back to in person learning for the last two weeks of the quarter before Christmas break! If your student has to be out during these two weeks, the 6th grade website will still be updated and recordings of the lessons will be posted after school each day. Students who are absent for any reason are expected to watch the recordings before completing the assignments for the day. As always, if you have questions, please reach out!
As a reminder, students will still have video calls on Monday at 8:30 and 10:30. If there's a reason why your student will not be in the call or will miss part of the call, an email would be great! If your student has to miss a video call due to an appointment, we are posting short recordings on either the 6th grade website or Google classroom, though those videos are not up until later in the afternoon. Students who miss the class calls are still expected to complete the daily assignments and watch the recordings. For math this week, we are working on representing portions (parts of a whole) using fractions, decimals, and percents. Since some students are in person and some are still remote, our lesson work will still take place on Jamboards, which are posted each morning. For the homework assignments, students will have the option to complete them on paper or a Jamboard. Fully remote students will complete the assignments electronically (Jamboard). This week, will are working on lessons 3.1.2, 3.1.3, and 3.1.4. Students will have homework on Tuesday (3.1.2 Review Preview), Wednesday (3.1.3 Review Preview Part 1), and Thursday (3.1.3 Review Preview Part 2). Next week, we will finish a couple more lessons and complete a mid unit check in before leaving for Christmas break. As a reminder, all work for Quarter 3 should be submitted before break (Friday, Dec 18). Since our primary focus is math and ELA right now, we are not pushing out new science and social studies materials. Because of this, if students wish to raise those grades, they will need to email their teacher about redoing individual assignments. Thank you for your help and support as we work on continuing our education in person or remotely. If you have any questions, please reach out! Have a fantastic week! Ms Kennell Happy Tuesday and happy December! I hope everyone had a restful and enjoyable Thanksgiving! As of right now, we are remote for this week and back in person next week, but we'll plan on being flexible just in case something changes again! As always, if you have questions, please reach out!
As a reminder, students should be in video calls every day (Monday-Friday). The times with their 6th grade teachers are 8:30-9:30 and 10:30-11:30, PE is from 1:30-2:00, and Guidance/Art are Wednesday and Friday from 9:45-10:15. As remote learning continues, we are ending up with less students on the calls, which is going to negatively impact their grade, since they are missing their core instruction. Videos, while better than nothing, do not replace the on screen time with the teacher. Since teachers will be providing instruction during those video calls, it is important for every student to join the call and participate for the entire session. Their attendance and participation in the call also counts toward their daily attendance. If there's a reason why your student will not be in the call or will miss part of the call, an email would be great! If your student has to miss a video call due to an appointment, we are posting short recordings on either the 6th grade website or Google classroom, though those videos are not up until later in the afternoon. Students who miss the class calls are still expected to complete the daily assignments and watch the recordings. During our days, students should start by checking the 6th grade website to see their assignments for the day, then be prepared to join each of the Google meets on time. Interventions also started last week, so students should have some math/reading to complete for interventions independently. Grades can be checked at any time on Skyward by either the parent or the student. For math this week, we took our math test during our video call today, with a few students needing to finish up the last couple of problems tomorrow during the call. On Wednesday, we'll work on prepping for the next math chapter, adding some notes to our math notebooks, and finishing any remaining tests. Thursday, I will be attending a virtual math workshop, so my live sessions will not be happening (though Ms Brutlag's will!). Instead, students should work on the posted math assignments during our normal video call time. They will be completing some math problems related to a read aloud video, as well as completing some Khan Academy assignments on Greatest Common Factor. Friday, we will start chapter 3 with a Jamboard, which will be finished on Monday if necessary. Since our primary focus is math and ELA right now, we are not pushing out new science and social studies materials. Because of this, if students wish to raise those grades, they will need to email their teacher about redoing individual assignments. Thank you for your help and support as we work on continuing our education remotely. If you have any questions, please reach out! Have a wonderful week! Ms Kennell |
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