It's the fifth week of Quarter 2 and the last full week before Thanksgiving break! Progress reports for Quarter 2 will be coming home soon, but grades are always changing, so checking them regularly is a must! Students can also do corrections on any paper to help raise their grades. They should be bringing home graded papers, so ask them about their papers if you aren't seeing them! Once grades are entered online, I make sure to pass them back!
As a reminder, students who are absent for any reason (quarantined, appointments, sick, etc.) should check out the 6th Grade Google Site each day and complete the posted activities. There will NEVER be a day where students do not have any assigned work. If your student has missed a week or more, they will not have time to get caught up at school and will need to work on the assignments at home. With all of our lessons building on the previous lessons, it is very difficult for students who fall way behind. If your student has missed time, talk with them about their work, which starts by looking at the 6th grade site! This week in math, we are finishing our work with chapter 3, completing our learning about absolute value, coordinate graphing on a four quadrant grid, and distance between points on a coordinate grid. Monday, we completed our last lesson, Lesson 3.2.4. For the rest of the week, we will be completing the 3.2.3 and 3.2.4 review preview assignments, taking some more notes on coordinate graphing, practice coordinate graphing, and really focus in on distance between points. We will then be taking our chapter 3 test on Monday next week. At the end of this post, there will be a list of the homework that is expected to be completed throughout the week. Check it out! You can see an updated list of missing work on Skyward. You can also see a day by day breakdown of classwork and homework on the 6th grade Google site! This week in science, we'll be continuing our Claim-Evidence-Reasoning and the Scientific Method unit by starting our last lesson - Lesson 3: The Engineer. This week and next, students will be working to design a balloon rocket model that can travel more than 287 cm while carrying 10 grams of cargo! Steps 1-5 for Lesson 2: The Engineer should be completed this week. Math/Science classwork/homework this week:
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It's the second week of November already and we're moving right along through quarter 2! Grades are being entered for Quarter 2, with some students starting to have quite a few missing assignments. As a reminder, grades are always changing, so checking them regularly is a must! Students can also do corrections on any paper to help raise their grades. They should be bringing home graded papers, so ask them about their papers if you aren't seeing them! Once grades are entered online, I make sure to pass them back!
As a reminder, students who are absent for any reason (quarantined, appointments, sick, etc.) should check out the 6th Grade Google Site each day and complete the posted activities. There will NEVER be a day where students do not have any assigned work. If your student has missed a week or more, they will not have time to get caught up at school and will need to work on the assignments at home. With all of our lessons building on the previous lessons, it is very difficult for students who fall way behind. If your student has missed time, talk with them about their work, which starts by looking at the 6th grade site! This week in math, we are finishing our review on adding and subtracting fractions, as well as moving into the second half of Chapter 3, which focuses on integers and how numbers move on a number line. We will be completing lessons 3.2.1, 3.2.2, and 3.2.3 this week, as well as the review preview assignments for 3.2.1 and 3.2.2. At the end of this post, there will be a list of the homework that is expected to be completed throughout the week. Check it out! You can see an updated list of missing work on Skyward. You can also see a day by day breakdown of classwork and homework on the 6th grade Google site! This week in science, we'll be continuing our Claim-Evidence-Reasoning and the Scientific Method unit. This week, we will be finishing our work on Lesson 2: The Lab, where we will test the claims made in a paper towel commercial! Steps 5 and steps 7 for Lesson 2: The Lab should be completed this week. Math/Science homework this week:
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If you have any questions, please reach out and let us know! Let's have a wonderful week! Ms Kennell Happy November! We could definitely tell that students had a busy weekend! Make sure to rest up for the full week that we have coming up! Grades are being entered for Quarter 2, with some students starting to have quite a few missing assignments. As a reminder, grades are always changing, so checking them regularly is a must! Students can also do corrections on any paper to help raise their grades. They should be bringing home graded papers, so ask them about their papers if you aren't seeing them! Once grades are entered online, I make sure to pass them back!
Either last week or today, your student should have brought home an envelope containing their Q1 report card, IAR scores from the spring, and benchmark scores from AimsWeb testing in the fall. If you attended a conference in the last couple of weeks, you received these at the conference. Students should have also brought home an order form for Knightwear. This is your chance to purchase new Knights clothing, which students are encouraged to wear at least on Fridays to show school spirit! Let's get lots of Blue Ridge apparel on Fridays!! The due date for those orders is next Monday, November 8. As a reminder, students who are absent for any reason (quarantined, appointments, sick, etc.) should check out the 6th Grade Google Site each day and complete the posted activities. There will NEVER be a day where students do not have any assigned work. If your student has missed a week or more, they will not have time to get caught up at school and will need to work on the assignments at home. With all of our lessons building on the previous lessons, it is very difficult for students who fall way behind. If your student has missed time, talk with them about their work, which starts by looking at the 6th grade site! This week in math, we are finishing the first half of Chapter 3, wrapping up our work on the relationships between fractions, decimals, and percents. We are also spending a couple of days previewing ratios! This will be a topic we will spend a lot of time on later this year. We will also be taking a mid-unit quiz on Wednesday before moving on to the second half of the chapter. To wrap up the week, Thursday and Friday will be spent reviewing how to add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators. At the end of this post, there will be a list of the homework that is expected to be completed throughout the week. Check it out! You can also see a day by day breakdown of classwork and homework on the 6th grade Google site! This week in science, we'll be continuing our Claim-Evidence-Reasoning and the Scientific Method unit. This week, we will continue working on Lesson 2: The Lab, where we will test the claims made in a paper towel commercial! Steps 4-5 for Lesson 2: The Lab should be completed this week. Math/Science homework this week:
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If you have any questions, please reach out and let us know! Let's have a wonderful week! Ms Kennell Quarter 2 is well underway! Boys basketball has started and other activities are picking up speed. This is a great age to start learning how to balance the fun things with our school work. Paper report cards will be coming home with students on Friday, if you have not attended a conference. We also have our second night of parent teacher conferences on Tuesday. If you have a time scheduled, we look forward to seeing and talking with you!
As Ms Brutlag sent out earlier, we will not be doing a Halloween party in 6th grade, so please do not send costumes or treats. We will, however, be watching a movie for part of the afternoon. As a reminder, students who are absent for any reason (quarantined, appointments, sick, etc.) should check out the 6th Grade Google Site each day and complete the posted activities. As a reminder, Skyward/Q will give you access to your student's grades at any time. If your student has late work or corrections to do, they need to be completed as soon as possible. This week in math, we are continuing Chapter 3, focusing on the relationships between fractions, decimals, and percents. For this week, we will be completing the final two lessons on portions, as well as three homework assignments. At the end of this post, there will be a list of the homework that is expected to be completed throughout the week. Check it out! You can also see a day by day breakdown of classwork and homework on the 6th grade Google site! This week in science, we'll be continuing our Claim-Evidence-Reasoning and the Scientific Method unit. This week, we will finish Lesson 1: The Solve Phenomenon, trying to become more comfortable identifying the different parts of an experiment. We will also be starting Lesson 2: The Lab, where we will test the claims made in a paper towel commercial! Steps 6-7 for Lesson 1: The Solve Phenomenon and steps 1-4 for Lesson 2: The Lab should be completed this week. Math/Science homework this week:
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If you have any questions, please reach out and let us know! Let's have a wonderful week! Ms Kennell And just like that, Quarter 2 is underway. Paper report cards will be coming out in the next couple of weeks, but current grades can always be found online if you are curious more often/sooner! This week (and next) we also have conferences. If you still need to sign up for a time, we do have a few left, mostly on Tuesday. If you are unable to sign up on Classtag, please reach out and let us know!
As a reminder, students who are absent for any reason (quarantined, appointments, sick, etc.) should check out the 6th Grade Google Site each day and complete the posted activities. As a reminder, Skyward/Q will give you access to your student's grades at any time. If your student has late work or corrections to do, they need to be completed as soon as possible. This week in math, we are starting Chapter 3, which focuses on portions and integers. In the first half, we will focus on portions, or parts of a whole, looking at the relationships between fractions, decimals, and percents. For this week, we will be completing the first three lessons, as well as the first three homework assignments. At the end of this post, there will be a list of the homework that is expected to be completed throughout the week. Check it out! You can also see a day by day breakdown of classwork and homework on the 6th grade Google site! This week in science, we'll be continuing our Claim-Evidence-Reasoning and the Scientific Method unit. This week, we will work through the second half of Lesson 1: The Solve Phenomenon, where we will conduct an experiment to see if Gorilla Tape really is 3 times stronger than their competitors. This week, we will conduct the actual experiment to see if Gorilla tape is actually 3 times stronger. After concluding our experiment, we will also look at another experiment and label the various parts of the experiment, as well as completing a quiz over the lesson. Steps 4-7 for Lesson 1: The Solve Phenomenon should be completed this week. Math/Science homework this week:
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If you have any questions, please reach out and let us know! Let's have a wonderful week! Ms Kennell It's our final week of Q1 and homecoming week too! It will be a slightly crazy week, but we'll do our best to help everyone make it through as easily as possible! Students were also sent home with a note about parent teacher conferences today. Please read through the note, follow the directions listed, sign the bottom half and send the bottom half back to school.
As a reminder, students who are absent for any reason (quarantined, appointments, sick, etc.) should check out the 6th Grade Google Site each day and complete the posted activities. Grades are being updated regularly and some students have missing assignments. As a reminder, Skyward/Q will give you access to your student's grades at any time. If your student has late work or corrections to do, they need to be submitted before Friday (Oct 15) in order to earn credit. This week in math, we are completing some review work before taking our Ch 2 test on Friday, Oct 15 (pushed back one day). Our review will consist of some generic rectangle puzzles, as well as a full chapter review packet. Students should also be completing any remaining missing work, since the end of the quarter is on Friday. At the end of this post, there will be a list of the homework that is expected to be completed throughout the week. Check it out! You can also see a day by day breakdown of classwork and homework on the 6th grade Google site! If students are learning remotely this week, there will be a Google meet on Friday, which students will need to be on in order to take their math test. This week in science, we'll be continuing our Claim-Evidence-Reasoning and the Scientific Method unit. This week, we will work through the first half of Lesson 1: The Solve Phenomenon, where we will conduct an experiment to see if Gorilla Tape really is 3 times stronger than their competitors. We will watch a commercial, complete some vocabulary, discuss the steps of the scientific method, and come up with an experiment to test this claim. Next week, we will conduct the actual experiment. Steps 1-4 for Lesson 1: The Solve Phenomenon should be completed this week. Math/Science homework this week:
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If you have any questions, please reach out and let us know! Let's have a wonderful week! Ms Kennell It's week 8 of our school year already and the first week in October! With the arrival of October, the end of Quarter 1 is quickly approaching (Friday, Oct 15). If your student has late work or corrections to do, they need to be submitted before Oct 15 in order to earn credit.
As a reminder, students who are absent for any reason (quarantined, appointments, sick, etc.) should check out the 6th Grade Google Site each day and complete the posted activities. Grades are being updated regularly and some students have missing assignments. As a reminder, Skyward/Q will give you access to your student's grades at any time. This week in math, we are finishing our work with generic rectangles, using them to multiply multidigit numbers, find the greatest common factor, and work through the distributive property. With the end of our chapter coming this week, we will be completing some review work towards the end of the week with our Ch 2 test next week (Thursday, Oct 14). At the end of this post, there will be a list of the homework that is expected to be completed throughout the week. Check it out! You can also see a day by day breakdown of classwork and homework on the 6th grade Google site! This week in science, we'll be starting our next unit on Mosa Mack: Claim-Evidence-Reasoning and the Scientific Method. This week, we will work through Lesson 1: The Solve Animation, where we will conduct a digital experiment with Mosa to see if candy/sugar actually makes kids hyper, or if it's the situation that causes the hyper behavior to occur. We will watch a video, complete some vocabulary, discuss the steps of the scientific method, and come to a conclusion. All steps for Lesson 1: The Solve Animation should be completed this week. Math/Science homework this week:
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If you have any questions, please reach out and let us know! Let's have an fantastic week! Ms Kennell It's week 7 of our school year already and the final week in September!
As a reminder, students who are absent for any reason (quarantined, appointments, sick, etc.) should check out the 6th Grade Google Site each day and complete the posted activities. Grades are being updated regularly and some students are starting to have more missing assignments. As a reminder, Skyward/Q will give you access to your student's grades at any time. We are approaching the final few weeks of the quarter, so now is the time to make sure students are all caught up! This week in math, we are finishing our work with area and perimeter, using Base 10 blocks to help with some exploration. We will also be starting some multiplication work, using a tool called a Generic Rectangle (area model). Feel free to ask your student to tell you all about it!! At the end of this post, there will be a list of the homework that is expected to be completed throughout the week. Check it out! This week in science, we'll be finishing our Design Thinking unit by completing the last steps of Lesson 3: The Engineer, in which students have been working to build something to save Dullis the sloth from a pit of alligators. After finishing our designs and testing them, students will be completing a couple of questions online and then making a comic to show their design thinking process. On Friday, we will finish the unit by taking a test on Mosa Mack, which students will be able to use their notes for, if they wish. Next week, we'll start our next unit! Math/Science homework this week:
If you have any questions, please reach out and let us know! Let's have an wonderful week! Ms Kennell This school year has already gotten off to a crazy, sometimes rough start! We are entering into week 5, and I apologize that I didn't have a second post before this one! We were hit hard with quarantine students and have been trying to find a routine that works for everyone. As previously mentioned on Classtag, students who are out of school for any reason should check out the 6th Grade Google Site and complete the posted activities. Ms Brutlag and I are both moving away from a lot of live meets, but we are happy to help as much as we can! Students can email questions or request a quick private meet, which we could usually do after school or during our prep the next morning. Grades are also being updated and some students are starting to have more missing assignments. As a reminder, Skyward/Q will give you access to your student's grades at any time. The last couple of general reminders for this post are about masks and chromebooks. Parents, please check in with your student about how to wear a mask properly and if their mask is working for them. We do have a few students still struggling to keep them up, over their nose, and out of their mouth while working. Finally, chromebooks should be charged on a regular basis at home. Some students are only charging them at school, which is creating a safety hazard with the cords and social distancing. They have the newest chromebooks, so they should not need charging every day, unless a student is using it a lot at home. Thank you!!
This week in math, we will be completing our first CPM chapter with some review and our first big math test! On Monday, students will be completing a prime factorization team quiz, as well as the 1.2.3 Review Preview homework assignment. On Tuesday, we will work through a chapter 1 review packet, with our individual test for chapter 1 coming on Wednesday. Thursday and Friday this week will be spent working on the first two lessons in chapter 2, which are all about analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of various graphical representations of data! The second section of the chapter focuses more specifically on area and perimeter relationships, using correct units, and calculating area of less regular shapes, which will be our primary focus next week. This week in science, we'll be continuing with our Design Thinking unit by completing Lesson 2: The Lab on Mosa Mack. In this lesson, we will be looking at a variety of innovations from history and evaluating if the creators used all of the steps in the design thinking process correctly and effectively. If we decide that they did not, it will be our job to determine where the mistake occurred, as well as what could have been done differently. Next week, we'll start working through Lesson 3: The Engineer, where we will again use the design thinking process steps as a team to create a way to save Dullis the sloth from alligators! It should be a fun couple of weeks! If you have any questions, please reach out and let us know! Let's stay safe and have an excellent week! Ms Kennell Somehow, the summer is over and we are already back to school! We're having a great week relearning expectations, getting to know one another, and starting our learning. This website will be update every 1-2 weeks with information about everything going on in Ms Kennell's math and science classes, as well as some general 6th grade information. For this week, students should be bringing home a few papers. There is a Student Information sheet that should be filled out and sent back to school. Parents should also sign up for Classtag, which we'll be using for communication this year. It allows you to get messages via email or text message, as well as sign up for conferences, treats, etc. when we post those events!
If you have any questions this year, please reach out and let us know! We're excited to meet everyone and get started! Ms Kennell and Ms Brutlag |
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