Thursday, November 30, 2017

Holiday Splash Monday, December 4th


December Book Order

The December book order deadline is Tuesday, December 12th.  

Order Online- Class Code:  P69TG


  • There are 2 ways to order- online (with credit card), or with paper order forms (available in the classroom- with check payment).  
  • Each order helps our classroom earn free books!  
  • December orders will arrive on December 19th or 20th, so they will be here in plenty of time before winter break.  
  • If you would like to purchase books as gifts, please let me know and I can have the books available for you to pick up from the front office so they can remain a surprise for your child.  

ELA News week of 12/4

Nightly homework:  At least 20 minutes of reading!  Encourage your child to be reading (and sticking with) a book.  They need to finish a book for every literary review, and not all students have been keeping up with this.  Students should also be reading from a variety of genres, not just all graphic novels, fantasy books, or non-fiction.  

Monday: Scope magazine & central ideas
Tuesday: Guest reader, book club meeting & graded discussion
Wednesday: Book club meeting & graded discussion
Thursday: Book club meeting & graded discussion
Friday: Research day
**Friday, December 8th is mid-quarter**

Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Social Studies News Week of: Nov. 28th

This week in Social Studies we're finishing up our research on Tuesday & Wednesday getting ready for our Julius Caesar Assassination Trial.  We're putting Brutus, one of the senators who assassinated Caesar, on trial.  Students have chosen a role to play, from a member of the prosecution team, to a member of the defense team, to a witness or a jury member.  You can view the project sheet here. 

We'll be presenting this Trial Simulation on Thursday!

Sunday, November 26, 2017

Math News Week of 11/27

We will continue learning about algebraic expressions and properties of algebra this week in math class. Our Chapter 5 Quiz will be on Thursday. Here is a list of upcoming assignments.

Due 11/29     Lesson 1C-D      Pg 284-285 #1-17 odds, 21-25 odds
Due 11/30     Mid-Chpt           Pg 288 #1-20
Due 12/1       Lesson 2A          Pg 291-293 #1-17 odds, 21, 37, 41-47 odds
Due 12/4       Lesson 2B-C      Pg 298-299 #1-7 odds, 13-17 odds, 23, 27, 29

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Love & Logic Parenting Resources

Love & Logic is a program that is recommended by our guidance department, and the often offer training for parents.  Many teachers also use Love & Logic principles in their classrooms here at school.  Here is a link to the website in case you are interested in learning more about stress-free parenting! 

Puma Spiritwear Order- Parent Club



Tuesday, November 21, 2017

ELA News week of 11/27

Nightly homework:  Read for at least 20 minutes!  Continue working on reading a variety of genres for the 40 book challenge!  Students need a choice book finished before Thursday's literary review. 

Monday:  Teacher in-service- NO SCHOOL
Tuesday: Scope article & WWW chart
Wednesday: Scope article & Tone practice
Thursday: Literary Review
Friday: ABCD- on demand writing prompt

Friday, November 17, 2017

Science News- Week of Nov. 20

This week we will begin learning about waves and energy through various activities and work to revise our models to our initial question of how rainbows form.

Monday: Seismic Wave Notes, Tsunami and Earthquake Activities

Tuesday: Light Wave Notes, Color and Light Activities

Wednesday: Light Wave Notes, Revise Initial Models

Thursday: No School- Happy Thanksgiving!

Friday: No School

Math News Week of 11/20

During the short week, we will begin our first unit of algebra. This will include a review of using the order of operations to evaluate numerical expressions as well as an introduction to variables and algebraic expressions. Following are the two assignments for next week. 

11/21 Lesson 1A Pg 272-273 #1-5 odds, 9-25 odds, 31, 33
11/22 Lesson 1B Pg 276-278 #9-29 odds, 53-59 odds

Thursday, November 16, 2017

ELA News week of 11/20

Nightly homework:  Read for at least 20 minutes!

Monday: Guidance survey, On-demand writing
Tuesday: Book club
Wednesday: MLA citations with Scope article  *early release*
Thursday: NO SCHOOL
Friday: NO SCHOOL

Happy Thanksgiving!

Monday, November 13, 2017

Esta semana en español (Week of 11/13)

6th grade students have quite a busy week in Spanish class this week!! Students are doing an interpretive listening assessment Monday to finish out their review of numbers and the Spanish alphabet.

For the rest of the week, students will be starting Unit 2, which is focused on basic greetings in Spanish, how to say/write the date, and how to tell time. Students will be having their interpretive listening assessment on this unit on Friday, so please encourage your students to look over these new vocabulary words and phrases during the week so that they're well prepared for Friday's assessment.

Have a great week!
Sr. Gavin

Friday, November 10, 2017

Math News Week of 11/13

We will be wrapping up our unit of fractions, decimals, and percents in math. Students should be able to covert numbers fluently between these three forms (ex: 0.06 = 6% = 3/50). Our Chapter 4 Test will be on Friday, November 17. Here are the upcoming assignments for math class!

Due 11/14 Lesson 3C-D Pg 239-241 #1-9 odds, 13-19 odds, 25-29 odds, 45, 47
Due 11/15 Lesson 4C-D Pg 250-251 #1-7 odds, 11-17 odds, 23, 29, 35-39 odds
Due 11/16 Study Guide Pg 257-261 #11-15 odds, 19-20, 26-32 evens, 35-53 odds, 59-63 odds, 77-81 odds

ELA News week of 11/13

Nightly homework:  read at least 20 minutes!

Monday:  Compound sentences, determining central ideas (book clubs)
Tuesday: Greek/Latin word part sort, rethinking initial ideas (book clubs)
Wednesday: Complex sentences, learning from stories embedded in nonfiction text (book clubs)
Thursday: MLA direct quotes and paraphrase
Friday: Fragments & run-ons, ideas have roots (book clubs)

Social Studies News Week of: Nov. 13th

This week in Social Studies we're wrapping up our unit on Ancient Greece.  Students have completed a project related to some aspect of Greek Culture and have spent time learning about all the different ways that the Ancient Greeks affected our culture. 

Our test will be on Wednesday, Nov. 15th.  Students will receive a study guide on Monday to help them focus their studying.  We will then be introducing our next unit on Thursday & Friday which will be Ancient Rome. 

Please continue to check the Parent Portal on Infinite Campus to monitor grades & missing assignments. 

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

November Scholastic Book Order

Attention Parents:  The deadline for the November book order is next Tuesday (11/14).  If you are interested in ordering books for your child, you can either use the paper forms (students can pick these up in my classroom) with a check made out to Scholastic Book Clubs (no cash, please!), OR order online:

  • Go online to: scholastic.com/newparent
  • enter our Class Code: P69TG
  • Follow the instructions to place your order online. 
Every order helps our class earn free books to add to our classroom library!  With the holidays right around the corner, if any parent would like to order books as a gift for your child, I can arrange to have the books available for you to pick up from the office without your child ever seeing them.  This is a great way to do some Christmas shopping!  

Thanks for supporting your child's love of reading!  
Mrs. Rogness

Monday, November 6, 2017

ELA week of 11/6

Nightly homework:  Read at least 20 minutes!  Students should be reading a book of their choice.

Monday: No school for students
Tuesday:  Write small- analysis and revision
Wednesday:  Final draft of "write small" piece due, notes on 2nd quarter Greek/Latin word parts
Thursday: Non-fiction unit & book club introduction
Friday: Generating questions in nonfiction book club


Saturday, November 4, 2017

Esta semana en español (Week of 11/6)

¡Hola!

This week students are switching their Applied Academics class for Second Quarter, which means I'll be getting a new batch of 6th graders in my Spanish class. I'm excited to get to know a new group of students and help them learn a little about the Spanish language and culture over the course of the next nine weeks!

This week, we will be working on getting to know each other, how our class functions, and we will be doing a mini-unit to review the Spanish alphabet and numbers in Spanish.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me! Can't wait for 2nd Quarter!

Sr. Gavin

Math News Week of 11/6

In the coming week, we will be continuing to work on different fraction, decimal, and percent concepts. We will have a mid-chapter quiz on Wednesday that is focused on converting between fractions, decimals, and percents. Here is a list of upcoming assignments.

Due 11/8       Lesson 2D        Pg 220-221 #1-37 odds
Due 11/9       Lesson 2E        Pg 224 #15-31 odds
Due 11/10     Mid Chpt         Pg 226 #1-24
Due 11/13     Lesson 3A-B    Pg 231-233 #1-7 odds, 11-21 odds, 39, 41