6th Grade Spirit
Our sixth graders have earned a grade-wise Hootie surprise. On Wednesday, we will be headed to the high school to watch a movie for the afternoon. I am looking forward to this special treat.
We are also off to a nice start to the school-wide canned food drive. Our class has set a goal of two cans per student by the end of this week. Thank you to the families who have sent in items with their children; this is a great opportunity to get into the spirit of giving.
Christmas Events & Supplies
We will be holding a grade-level Christmas party on Friday, December 18. Again, if you would like to volunteer, please send an email and I will put you on "the list". All of your support makes the celebration a lot of fun. I will be sending home letters later this week with more details.
I am also asking for students to bring 1-2 rolls of high quality toilet paper for a Christmas craft. We will need these this Friday. Mr. Jeremiah, who has done this craft a few times, recommends the Charmin two-ply brand. Any small decorations, like extra bows, ribbons, and ornaments are also welcome.
In addition, we are needing donations of egg cartons. We use these as paint palettes and are running short. If you have any lying around the house, please send them our way.
Blog Title
Okay, so we had a blog title recommendation at the very beginning of the year. Hence, the title change. I did ask the students to come up with a few more ideas, but they tended to be a bit to "assertive" for the content. Examples included, "Our Blog is Better than Yours", "We are the Best", and others that incorporated Star Wars. I think the new title is nice. Thank you for the suggestions.
Learning Targets
I have noticed that my own children's teachers include the weekly/monthly learning targets in their newsletters. I would like to start sharing this information at the end of each post, in order to keep families more up-to-date on what is happening in sixth grade.
- Writing: Students are working on a argumentative essay, "Should certain breeds of dogs (pit bulls) be outlawed?"
- Math: Students are comparing and completing different operations with fractions (ratios), decimals, and percentages.
- ELA: Students are comparing and contrasting, evaluating arguments and claims, and identifying author's purpose in non-fiction text.
- Health: Students are learning about how they can build their health skills.
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