ELA News Week of 11/4

Nightly homework:  Read at least 20 min!

Monday: Writing workshop, vocabulary focus words
Tuesday: Writing workshop, vocabulary focus words
Wednesday: Writing workshop, vocabulary focus words *metalog 1 due
Thursday: Writing workshop, vocabulary focus words
Friday: Writing workshop, Quizlet vocabulary practice

November Book Orders Due 11/12

Class Code - P69TG

Order Due Date -  11/12/19 at NOON

Dear Families,

Help your child be part of our reading fun each month and get the skills to succeed in school and in life.

When you order from the attached Scholastic Book Clubs flyer, you are also supporting our class with FREE Books!

Place Your Order By: Tuesday, November 12 at NOON

Online: scholastic.com/bookclubs

Use our Class Code: P69TG
 

Or click "Find Your Teacher" and choose me.

Choose your books, pay with credit card or PayPal, and submit your order.

Scholastic Book Clubs Paper Flyer:

Choose your books, fill out the order form, and return to me with a check made out to Scholastic Book Clubs.

Your books will come to our class, and I’ll hand them out for your child to take home.

Book Recommendation Blog

Mrs. Rogness has started a book recommendation blog: https://rognessrecommends.blogspot.com/

If you'd like to follow the blog, click "subscribe" at the top of the page.

Science Week of 10/28

This week we will be finishing our first half of our second unit, which means on Friday we will have the Light Wave Assessment and next week we will start learning about Sound Waves.

Monday: We will be reviewing the light waves and the interactions of Light.
Tuesday: We will be learning the structure and functions of the eye.
Wednesday: We will take a vocab quiz and work on our study guide and reading response.
Thursday: Final Model/Review Day/Missing work
Friday: Light Wave Assessment

Missing work for the activity day is due by tomorrow at 3:30.

-Ms. Moe

Social Studies News Week of: Oct. 28th

This week in Social Studies we'll be wrapping up our unit on Ancient Egypt.  We will spend a couple of days reviewing in preparation for our unit test on Thursday.  We will also have a couple of assignments due this week:

Due Monday: Ch. 3 Section 5 Assignment
Due Wednesday: "Reading Like a Historian-Egyptian Pyramids" Graphic Organizer & Final Claim Paragraph due

On Friday, we'll be introducing our next unit on Ancient Greece. 

As a reminder, the end of 1st quarter is on Friday!  All missing work is due!

Math News~ Week of October 28th

Hello! Students have been working hard on solving problems with Ratios and Rates. We will take our Chapter 3 Test this week and start Chapter 4 which covers Fractions, Decimals, and Percents. 

Below are the assignments for the week: 

Monday: pgs. 189-191 #11, 13, 16, 18, 20, 24, 25, 27, 28, 30, 33, 36, 39, 40

Tuesday: Ratios and Rates Test

Wednesday: pgs. 202-203 # 11-31 (odd), 35

Thursday: pgs. 206-207 #11, 13, 16, 21, 27, 26, 31, 35
Happy Halloween!

Friday: pgs. 212-213 #9-23 (odd), 25, 27, 33, 37, 38

Below is a video that is a helpful review of Ratios and Rates for our Test on TUESDAY!

IXL Challenge Winners: Questions from the past TWO WEEKS!

Block 1:

1. Colten K.
2. Emily H.
3. Teagan N.
4. Gabe F.
5. Dreyden P.
6. Ayden S.
7. Jack G.
8. Addison M.
9. Nevan P.
10. Brayden E.

Block 2:

1. Caydence B.
2. Alexander G.
3. Mason F.
4. Malakye C.
5. Liliyana Z.
6. Mackenzie M.
7. Rayann B.
8. Lucas D.
9. Jase G.
10. Geneva R.

Have a great weekend! 

Mrs. Weckerly 

After School Study Club

6th Grade After-School 

Study Club

Starting with Monday, October 28, there will be a designated place for students to
get homework done from 2:50-3:30.  There will be a 6th grade teacher available
to answer questions and to supervise students that are working. Late bus passes
will be available.  Students MUST have class work to do or a book to read. 
Students will not be allowed to stay if they are just wanting to talk with friends, play
on a computer, or do other things.  

Students must report to study club promptly at 2:50 and be prepared to explain to
the teacher what work they are planning to do- and also come with any materials
they will need.  Students will be expected to remain in the Study Club classroom
until 3:30 unless they are walking home and get their work done early.  

Study Club Location:

Mondays:  Mr. Kallungi’s room/ Mrs. Walther’s room

Tuesdays: Mrs. Andringa’s room/ Ms. Hecht’s room

Wednesdays:  Mrs. Weckerly/ Mrs. Rogness’s room

Thursdays: Ms. Moe’s room/ Ms. Hecht’s room

Fridays: NO STUDY CLUB

ELA News Week of 10/28

Nightly homework:  Read at least 20 min!

Monday: Writing workshop, semicolons
Tuesday: Writing workshop, semicolons
Wednesday: Writing workshop, read short stories
Thursday: Writing workshop, read short stories
Friday: Socratic Circle Discussion

*1st quarter ends on Friday! 

Social Studies News Week of: Oct. 21st

This week in Social Studies we are presenting our "Interview an Ancient Egyptian" projects where students were researching a part of Ancient Egyptian culture and preparing a script where they were simulating an interview with a character from Egypt.  We're also starting the Key Terms for our Egypt Unit in Section #4 of our Social Studies Notebooks. 

We also have a few assignments due this week:

Mon.-Projects Due
Thurs.-Egypt Google Map Assignment Due
Fri-Ch. 3 Section 5 Assignment Due

Grades are constantly being updated on Infinite Campus.  Please check your student's grades and missing assignments!

Halloween Dance Friday 10/25

On Friday, October 25 there will be a Halloween Dance in the 1-8 building gym sponsored by the Parent Club

Elementary dance: 6:00-7:30 (students must be accompanied by an adult)
Middle school dance: 7:30-9:00 (students must check in/out)

$2 admission, or $1 with a food pantry donation item

*Food/drinks/glow items available for purchase! 

ELA News Week of 10/21

Nightly homework:  Read at least 20 minutes!

Monday: Socratic circle discussion
Tuesday: On-Demand narrative writing
Wednesday: Writing rubric analysis & self-assessment
Thursday: Setting personal writing goals
Friday: Writing workshop

Math News~ Week of October 14th

Hello! I cannot believe that we are more than halfway through the 1st quarter already! In class, students just finished their Chapter 2 Test on multiplying and dividing fractions. Next week, we will begin Chapter 3 which covers ratios and rates. 

The following are the upcoming assignments for the week: 

Monday: Ratios- pgs. 152-154 #7-17 (odd), 24, 25, 26, 30, 33

Tuesday: Rates-  pgs. 160-162 # 7-17 (odd), 20, 22, 24, 28

Wednesday: Ratio Tables- pgs. 166-168 #5-11 (odd), 12, 13, 19, 21

Thursday: 6th Grade Science Field Trip/Early Release Day

Friday: No School 

IXL Challenge of the Week Winners: Most time spent on IXL this week!

Block 1

1. Ayden S. - 2 hr 38 min
2. Trevor E. - 1 hr 58 min
3. Jack G. - 1 hr 48 min
4. Addison M. - 1 hr 43 min
5. Molly K. - 1 hr 41 min
6. Molly V. - 1 hr 24 min
7. Colton K. - 1 hr 20 min
8. Emily H. - 1 hr 12 min
9. Cheyenne J. - 1 hr 6 min
10. Gabe F. - 1 hr 5 min

Block 2

1. Emerysn M. - 4 hr 25 min
2. Malakye C. - 2 hr 33 min
3. Alexander G. - 2 hr 14 min
4. Aiva H. - 2 hr 11 min
5. Rayann B. - 2 hr 1 min
6. Maddy S. - 1 hr 52 min
7. Geneva R. - 1 hr 32 min
8. Vance H. - 1 hr 24 min
9. Isaac B. - 1 hr 20 min
10. Cam K. - 1 hr 13 min

Have a great weekend!

~ Mrs. Weckerly 

ELA News Week of 10/14

Nightly homework:  Read at least 20 min!

Monday: Deep Study of Character final projects, Double Negatives
Tuesday:  Share final projects, Formal & Informal Register
Wednesday: Introduce Socratic Discussion, The Absolute
Thursday: Field Trip to UW-Madison Science Festival
                   *1:15 Early Release*
Friday: NO SCHOOL

Fundraiser Packets Due!

Please return your completed fundraiser packets to the school office by Wednesday, October 9th. 

Please email Jennifer (jennw1110@yahoo.com) with any questions. 

Math News ~ Week of October 7th

We are wrapping up Chapter 2 this week which has covered multiplying and dividing fractions!

The following are the assignments for the week:

Monday:  pgs. 128-129 #9-21 (odd), 27, 31
Tuesday: pgs. 132-133 #6-20 (even)
Wednesday: pgs. 137-139 #9, 11, 15, 18, 20, 23, 25, 27, 30, 35, 37, 40, 47, 49
Thursday: Practice Test pg. 140 #1-20
Friday: Chapter 2 Test

Below are our IXL Challenge Winners of the Week!!

Block 1: 

1. Jack G. - 413 queestions
2. Colten K. - 252 questions
3. Molly K. - 207 questions
4. Cheyenne J. - 196 questions
5. Dreyden P. - 189 questions
6. Addison M. - 159 questions
7. Ayden S. - 142 questions
8. Gabe F. - 131 questions
9. Adrya R. - 111 questions
10. Molly V. - 102 questions

Block 2:

1. Maddy S. - 328 questions
2. Alexander G. - 283 questions
3. Mason F. - 261 questions
4. Jonathan P. -198 questions
5. Emersyn M. - 192 questions
6. Vance H. - 186 questions
7. Rayann B. - 170 questions
8. Brandalynn M. - 122 questions
9. Liliyana Z. - 104 questions
10. Malakye C. - 102 questions

Social Studies News weeks of Sept. 30th and Oct. 7th

Week of 9/30--We'll be finishing up our 1st Unit on Mesopotamia and the First Civilizations.  Students worked in small groups to create a Mesopotamian Culture Poster that was presented to the class on Thursday.  Friday we'll wrap up the last section of our 1st Unit and start preparing for our first unit test.


Week of 10/7--We'll have our 1st Unit Test on Tuesday this week.  You can find the Study Guide here.  

We will also be introducing and starting our 2nd unit of the Semester--on Ancient Egypt. 

Both Puma Pride Grades & class grades are continuously being updated.  Please check the Parent Portal to see grade updates for your student.  Feel free to let me know if you have any questions about something you see on the Portal. 

Permission Slips Due FRIDAY

Permission slips for the 6th Grade Field Trip to the UW Science Festival on Thursday, October 17th were handed out today.  Please sign and have your child return them to a 6th grade teacher as soon as possible.  We are able to take a limited number of chaperones, and chaperones must be on the district approved list.

Students will return to school in time for the early release at 1:15.  Students will need to either pack a bag lunch & drink, or purchase a school bag lunch through the lunch program.  If they will purchase a bag lunch, make sure the student's lunch number is included on the permission slip.  Thanks!

October Book Order

Class Code - P69TG

Order Due Date -  10/15/19

Dear Families,

Help your child be part of our reading fun each month and get the skills to succeed in school and in life.

When you order from the attached Scholastic Book Clubs flyer, you are also supporting our class with FREE Books!

Online: scholastic.com/bookclubs

Use our Class Code: P69TG

Or click "Find Your Teacher" and choose me.

Choose your books, pay with credit card or PayPal, and submit your order.

Scholastic Book Clubs Paper Flyer:

Choose your books, fill out the order form, and return to me with a check made out to Scholastic Book Clubs.

Your books will come to our class, and I’ll hand them out for your child to take home.