No Swimming Tomorrow!

Mrs. Cross's 6th grade PE class A DAYS will NOT be swimming tomorrow- Thursday February 28th.  They should meet in the Kerr gym for class.

Adjusted Swimming Unit Information!

Please see this letter about the adjusted swimming unit (phy-ed) information!

Middle School Play Tryouts- Adjusted Dates!

Due to the snow day on Monday, February 25, the middle school play tryouts will be held after school in room 226 (Mrs. Petersen) at the high school as follows:

• 6th & 7th grade- Tuesday, February 26 
• 8th grade- Wednesday, February 27

*If students cannot attend their designated day, they may come to the alternate day if needed. 

Contact Tricia Petersen tpete@poynette.k12.wi.us with any questions! 

ELA News Week of 2/25

Weekend:  Read 20+ min per night, fill out reading record

Monday: Writing Workshop  Homework: Read 20 min, fill out reading record
Tuesday: Writing Workshop  Homework: Read 20 min, fill out reading record
Wednesday: Writing Workshop Read 20 min, fill out reading record
Homework Due: Reading Record 5
Thursday: Writing Workshop Homework: Read 20 min, fill out reading record
Friday: Writing Workshop Homework: Read 20 min, fill out reading record

Homework resources- paper copies are available in the classroom, and they are also on google classroom.  Link provided here as well:
1. Reading Record Week 5- due 2/27

*Middle School play auditions will be held on Monday and Tuesday after school in room 226 at the High School.  Students only need to attend one day of auditions.  Mrs. Petersen, a high school English teacher is the play director.  ppete@poynette.k12.wi.us

Swimming Unit

Please read this letter from Jenny Cross, 6th grade phy-ed teacher
regarding the upcoming swimming unit.

Earth Day T-Shirts

The conservation club is again promoting the purchase of Earth Day t-shirts. We'd like at least 100 students and teachers to buy these shirts and wear them on Earth Day - Monday, April 22th. The shirts are reasonably priced ($8.00 - with $1.00 going to the conservation club).

6th grade orders can be submitted via Mrs. Rogness. The available sizes are Youth SM (6-8), Youth MD (10-12), Youth LG 14-16), Adult SM, Adult MD, Adult LG, XL, 2XL, 3XL, 4XL, and 5XL.  To order, please bring your $8 (cash or check to Conservation Club), and indicate which size(s) you want.  Families and friends are welcome to order, too!   

The deadline for this promotion is coming up soon, so we ask that all orders be submitted by Friday, March 8th. 

The Conservation Club

Next Week in Spanish - Week of 2/18

Next week in Spanish 6th graders will be continuing with Unit 2, which is focused on two topics: basic expressions in Spanish (greetings, goodbyes, etc.) and date/time. The first part of the week students will be finishing up a lesson on how to tell the time correctly in Spanish and the second part of the week will go back to working on basic expressions. Students will most likely have their short Speaking Assessment for the unit on Thursday or Friday of next week, where they will have to respond to a few questions in Spanish.

Have a great weekend!
Sr. Gavin

ELA News Week of 2/18

Weekend:  Read 20+ min per night, fill out reading record

Monday: Writing Workshop  Homework: Read 20 min, fill out reading record
Tuesday: Writing Workshop  Homework: Read 20 min, fill out reading record
Wednesday: Writing Workshop Read 20 min, fill out reading record
Homework Due: Reading Record 4 & Metalog 3
Thursday: Writing Workshop Homework: Read 20 min, fill out reading record
Friday: Socratic Circle Discussion Homework: Read 20 min, fill out reading record

Homework resources- paper copies are available in the classroom, and they are also on google classroom.  Link provided here as well:
1. Reading Record Week 4- due 2/20
2. Metalog Week 3- due 2/20

ELA News week of 2/11

Weekend:  Read 20+ min per night, fill out reading record
Monday: Writing Workshop  Homework: Read 20 min, fill out reading record
Tuesday: Writing Workshop  Homework: Read 20 min, fill out reading record
Wednesday: Writing Workshop Read 20 min, fill out reading record
Homework Due: Reading Record 3
Thursday: Writing Workshop Homework: Read 20 min, fill out reading record
Friday: Writing Workshop Homework: Read 20 min, fill out reading record

Homework resources- paper copies are available in the classroom, and they are also on google classroom.  Link provided here as well:
1. Reading Record Week 3- due 2/13

Book Orders are due by noon on Tuesday!  See my previous post with online ordering information.  

February Book Orders Due 2/12

Class Code - P69TG

Order Due Date -  02/12/19

Support Your Child’s Reading Success!

Dear Families,

Did you know? Kids who read for just 20 minutes a day are more successful in school and life. Ordering from Scholastic Book Clubs is an easy way to find the best books that are just right for your child’s grade and interests.

Here’s how:

Choose books with your child from the paper flyers or online at: scholastic.com/bookclubs

To order online, connect to our class using our Class Code P69TG

Bonus: This month, you can pick a FREE Book (up to $5) when you place an online order of $25 or more!

As soon as your order is delivered to our classroom, I will send it home with your child.

Plus every order you place earns FREE Books for our class to share.

Thank you for your support and happy reading!

Pencils

I have started to notice many students not having any pencils for class, which can negatively impact their ability to participate fully in class.  The supply of shared pencils that were collected at the start of the year were exhausted by December.  Some students have also run out of their personal supply.  Please check with your child to ensure that they have adequate pencils in their locker to get them through the end of the year.  Also, if you are interested in donating any pencils to the 6th grade in general, we are happy to put them in the "shared" pencil cups in each room.  

Thank you for your help!  

ELA News Week of 2/4

Due to last week's weather, reading record 2 is now due 2/6.  Students who already turned one in last week can count it as done.  Nothing was "due" the last week of January due to being here only on Friday.  Also due to the weather, there is a delay in grading/posting grades for Metalog 1 and reading record 1.  My goal is to have those in early this week.  Thank you for your patience!

Weekend:  Read 20+ min per night, fill out reading record
Monday: Writing Workshop  Homework: Read 20 min, fill out reading record
Tuesday: Writing Workshop  Homework: Read 20 min, fill out reading record
Wednesday: Writing Workshop Read 20 min, fill out reading record
Homework Due: Reading Record 2 & Metalog 2
Thursday: Writing Workshop Homework: Read 20 min, fill out reading record
Friday: Writing Workshop Homework: Read 20 min, fill out reading record

Homework resources- paper copies are available in the classroom, and they are also on google classroom.  Link provided here as well:
1. Reading Record Week 2- due 2/6
2. Metalog Week 2- due 2/6

*Middle School forensics now begins on Monday, February 4th.  Mrs. Anderson and I are the coaches.  Forensics is a fun way to improve public speaking skills.  There are 2 meets during the season and we travel to Lodi and McFarland this year.  Students that are considering participating are encouraged to attend our first practice to find out more!  This is a great opportunity for 6th graders to be involved in an extra-curricular activity.