I hope everyone enjoyed their extra day with their student! As we head into a four day week, the final week of April, and the second half of Quarter 4, please remind your student to check about missing work, especially if they are in a sport!
**Progress Reports for Quarter 4 will be going home on Tuesday. Now is a great time to check in on grades if you haven't yet this quarter! As a reminder, grades are always changing, so the most up to date grades can be seen on Skyward/Q. You should have access as a parent and your student also has access! 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 ocean and wind currents. If students still have any late work for this quarter, it needs to be completed ASAP! In math this week, we are moving on to CPM Chapter 6, which focuses on dividing and building expressions. On Tuesday, we will look at vocabulary and standards for the chapter, as well as completing Lesson 6.1.1 (Dividing). On Wednesday, we will go over what it means to divide by completing Lesson 6.1.2 (Fractions as Division Problems). Then on Thursday, we will focus in with Lesson 6.1.3 (Problem Solving with Division). The final division lesson (for this chapter anyway) will be completed next week. We are also going to be making the switch back to paper homework. Previously, students had a choice to complete CPM assignments as Jamboards or on paper. In the last chapter, over half of the students were choosing paper again, so I will no longer be making Jamboards for the homework assignments (though we will continue to use them for lessons). This means 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 short week! Ms Kennell
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