Math News ~Week of March 2nd

I can´t believe that it is already March! 6th grade math students have been working hard on geometry concepts, and we will continue to practice finding area, volume and surface area this week. 

Monday: Review and Quiz

Tuesday: Perimeter of Composite Figures

• Homework: Pg. 556 #1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 12, 19, 22

Wednesday: Area of Composite Figures

• Homework: Pg. 563 #1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 12, 18, 25

Thursday: Volume of Rectangular Prisms

• Pg. 572 #1-11 (odd), 12, 16 ,17, 24, 27

Friday: Surface Area of Rectangular Prisms

• Pg. 579 #5, 8, 10, 12, 14-17, 19

Have a great weekend! :)

Mrs. Weckerly

ELA News week of 2/24

Nightly homework:  read at least 20 min!

Monday: Compare/Contrast essay wrap-up, focus words
Tuesday: on-demand writing, focus words
Wednesday: on-demand writing, focus words
Thursday: ABCD essay
Friday: test prep

*Earth day shirt orders due Friday

Math News ~ Week of 2/24

Hello! This week, we will be starting Chapter 9: Perimeter, Area, and Volume. We will continue to build upon our understanding of Geometry concepts as well as review concepts that we have been practicing this year. 

Monday: Area of Parallelograms

• Homework: pg. 525 #7-15 (odd), 19, 20, 23, 25, 30, 31

Tuesday: Area of Triangles

• Homework: pg. 532 #7-13 (odd), 15, 19, 26, 28

Wednesday: Area of Trapezoids

• Homework: pg. 537 #5-11 (odd), 13, 16, 18, 25, 29, 36

Thursday: Circumference of Circles

• Homework: Pg.544 #11, 13, 15, 17, 22, 24, 32, 36, 44, 47

Friday Area of Circles

• Homework: Pg. 550 #7-15 (odd), 16, 19, 20, 30, 32

Have a wonderful weekend!

Social Studies News Week of: Feb. 17th

This week in Social Studies we'll be wrapping up our first unit and having our 1st Unit Test on Wednesday.  You can see the study guide that will be going home with students here.  We will then be introducing our next unit on Ancient Egypt. 

We will also have a few assignments due this week:

Due Tues: Ch. 2 Section 5 Assignment
Due Thurs: Map of Egypt
Due Fri.: Nile River Assignment 

Grades are constantly being updated in Infinite Campus--be sure to check it out! 

Math News - Week of February 17th

Hello! Students have been busy working on their Blueprint Projects! We will continue to work on these throughout this next week as well as continue to review math concepts that we have learned throughout the year. 

Monday: Fraction Review/Blueprint Project Worktime

Tuesday: Number System Scavenger Hunt/Blueprint Project Worktime

Wednesday: Ratios and Rates Review/Blueprint Project Worktime

Thursday: Percents Review/Blueprint Project Worktime

Friday: Finish and share projects/Math Review Game Day!

Have a great weekend! Stay warm!

~Mrs. Weckerly :)

Earth Day T-Shirt Orders

The High School conservation club is again promoting the purchase of Earth Day shirts for 2020. This year happens to be the 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day. We are hoping for at least 100 students and teachers to buy and wear these "Earth Day" shirts on Wednesday, April 22nd.

The shirts are reasonably priced ($8.00 each) and we think they look good (see image above).

The sizes are children: sm, md, lg and adult: sm, md, lg, xl, 2xl, 3xl, 4xl, and 5xl
If writing a check - make it out to PHS Conservation Club

6th grade students and families can place an order by submitting it to Mrs. Rogness (include name - number of shirts - sizes of shirts - and money) The deadline for this year's campaign is Friday, February 28th.

Thank you for any help you may offer with respect to this year's Earth Day t-shirt campaign. 

ELA News Week of 2/17

Nightly homework:  read 20 min

Monday: compare & contrast writing, possessive nouns
Tuesday: compare & contrast writing, possessive nouns
Wednesday: compare & contrast writing, plural possessives
Thursday: compare & contrast writing, when NOT to use apostrophes
Friday: Forward Exam test prep (poetry analysis)

Math News ~ Week of February 10th

Hello!! I am happy to be back with the 6th graders for Math! They have been doing an awesome job so far this year!

We are currently finishing up Chapter 8 and will be starting our Architecture Blueprint Project to apply our understanding of Geometry to real-world concepts.

Monday: Review day for Chapter 8 Test

IXL Skills to help you review: 

• Level G: BB.3
• Level G: AA.9
• Level G: GG.4
• Level H: CC.7
• Level H: DD.7
• Level I: X.7

Tuesday: Chapter 8 Test

Wednesday: Blueprint Project

Thursday: 6th Grade Math Review, Blueprint Project

Friday: 6th Grade Math Review, Blueprint Project

Have a wonderful weekend! 

Mrs. Weckerly :) 

ELA News Week of 2/10

Nightly homework:  Read at least 20 min!

Monday: Finishing literary essays
Tuesday: Revision & Reflection on essays
Wednesday: Compare and Contrast (writing workshop)
Thursday: Socratic Circle Discussion
Friday: Test Prep

Guest author, Bob Tomlinson

The 6th graders enjoyed hearing from local author Bob Tomlinson last week about his passion for writing.  Bob is a former physical education teacher here at Poynette, and he is the current head coach for the softball team.  He was also the sports editor for many years for the Poynette Press and was the creator of the Fastpitch Chronicle Newspaper that covered softball news on a global scale.  Many students were surprised to hear about how much writing Bob does and they enjoyed hearing some of his stories.  You can read some of his work here:

Oshaukata Outdoors: https://oshaukutaoutdoors.wordpress.com/?ref=spelling&blogsub=confirming#blog_subscription-3

Fastpitch Chronicle: https://www.fastpitchchronicle.net/

Scholastic Book Orders due 2/18

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ELA News Week of 2/3

Monday: Essay work
Tuesday: ABCD prompt writing
Wednesday: Metalog 2 due, continue essays
Thursday: Continue essays
Friday: Test Prep