Social Studies News Week of: April 4th

This week in Social Studies we'll be finishing up & presenting our Presidential Candidate projects that students were working on before break.  We will be having a middle-school wide election on Tuesday just like the rest of the state.  The later part of the week we will be introducing Greek Culture projects that we'll be starting research on.  Students will be researching a topic related to Ancient Greek culture that is a part of our current unit.  We will have time in class to research on Wed-Fri.  The projects will be due early next week (probably Tuesday.)

Math News Week of April 4th

This week we will be finishing up our unit focused on volume and surface area. We have learned how to find the volume of rectangular prisms, triangular prisms, pyramids, cylinders, and cones, as well as the surface area of several of these figures! After doing some review and a few new lessons this week, we will take our Chapter 10 Test this Friday. Here are the upcoming assignments for math.

Due 4/6        Lesson 4A        Pg 621-622 #1-2, 5-9 odds, 13-17 odds

Due 4/7        Lesson 4B        Pg 628-629 #1-2, 5-7, 16, 21

Due 4/8        Study Guide    Pg 632-635 #2-3, 9-10, 12-13, 15-16, 18-19, 25-26

ELA News Week of 4/4

Homework:  Please remind your child to read at home- especially during spring break!

Monday, April 4:  Introduce speech project  Link , possessive pronouns
Tuesday, April 5:  Work time on speech project, pronouns after linking verbs
Wednesday, April 6: Work time on speech project, pronouns in compounds
Thursday, April 7: Present speeches
Friday, April 8: Socratic circle discussion- Is College Worth the Cost?

*Friday is the end of 3rd quarter!

Social Studies News: Week of 3/21

This week in Social Studies we'll be breaking (for the most part) from our current unit on Ancient Greece to focus on current events--in particular the election.  Since the Wisconsin primary election is the Tuesday after Spring Break, and we'll be having a Middle School-wide Primary election, we're going to spend some time next week researching the candidates and their position on some of the main issues.  Students will be preparing Google Presentations or papers on their selected candidate.  This will enable students to be able to make an informed vote on primary day!

ELA News Week of 3/21

Nightly homework:  Read!

Monday: Argument paper counterclaim paragraph
Tuesday: Argument paper conclusion paragraph
Wednesday: Bibliography & peer editing day
Thursday: Final argument papers due
Friday: No School

Science News- Week of Mar. 21st

Monday: Sweet Science Article, Soft Drink Recipe Lab/Conclusion

Tuesday: Salt Concentration Lab/Conclusion

Wednesday: Mystery Solution Lab/Conclusion

Thursday: Benchmark Assessment, Reward day!

Friday: Spring Break!

Math News Week of March 14

We spent much of Monday celebrating Pi Day in math class, including a Pi Day Challenge! Students measured the circumference and diameter of a circle, divided, and saw who could get the closest to the number pi. During the rest of the week, we will be continuing to focus on concepts of volume and surface area - two very important concepts of 6th grade math. Here is a list of upcoming assignments.

Due 3/16 Lesson 1B-C Pg 579-581 # 1-9 odds, 14-17, 19
Due 3/17 Lesson 1B-C Pg 579-581 #2-12 evens, 21, 23-24, 26-28

Due 3/18 Lesson 1D Pg 600-601 #1-9 odds, 16, 21

Due 3/21 Lesson 1E Pg 605-606 #1-13 odds, 17, 23

Due 3/22 Lesson 1F Pg 609-611 #1-11 odds, 21, 25-29 odds