Social Studies News Week of: March 9th

This week in Social Studies we're wrapping up our unit on Ancient Egypt and preparing for our unit test on Wednesday the 11th.  Everything students need to study should be in their Social Studies notebooks. 

We will then be starting our next unit on Ancient Greece towards the end of the week.  There will be a map of Greece assignment due on Thursday. 

Be sure to check the Infinite Campus Portal -- grades, including Puma Pride grades, are updated regularly. 

Math News ~ Week of March 9th

The 6th graders have been hard at work on Geometry concepts in math. We have been studying perimeter, area, volume, and surface area. This week we will wrap up Chapter 9 with a unit test and end of the chapter project. 

Monday: Review

Tuesday: Review

Wednesday: Chapter 9 Test

Thursday: Mini-City Project

Friday: Mini-City Project

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 :)