Stein - Math 6 Plus

What We Did Today:

Students created their own questions for categorical and numerical data.

Homework:

No homework.

 

La Framboise - Individuals & Societies - 10/7/2016

What We Did Today
We continued talking about the five themes of geography, then had classroom meetings.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Five themes; MR. HeLP; classroom meeting.

Rossiter/Werber - ELA - 10/07/2016

What We Did Today

Today, the students worked on their personal narrative leads and looked for "Again and Again" moments within Chapters 2-4 in our read aloud Tuck Everlasting.

Homework

Finish typing your personal narrative and bring a copy to school tomorrow. Make your lead revisions on the computer.

Discussion Starters

How can you add "Again and Again" to your own personal narrative?  Why might you do this as an author?

math 6

In Class

Quiz review

Homework

#13, 24, 25, 35, 45

Inv. 3 quiz Mon.

Vocab due 10/14

Project due 10/18

 

La Framboise - Individuals & Societies - 10/06/2016

What We Did Today
We talked about GPS and GIS as tools and technologies used by geographers, then started talking about the five themes of geography.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
GPS; GIS; MR. HeLP.

Kettner - Science - 10/6/2016

What We Did Today

We started the "Follow the Energy" activity. Students worked in groups looking at situations and had to identify the energy transformation in each picture. We will continue this tomorrow after the quiz.

Homework

Study for your vocabulary quiz.  It will be a matching quiz. The words come directly from our notes: energy, potential energy, elastic potential energy, gravitational potential energy, kinetic energy, electricity, chemical, mechanical, nuclear, light (electromagnetic), thermal.

Stein - Math 6 Plus

What We Did Today:

We finished 2.4.

Homework:

None.

 

Math 6

In Class

3.3 Ladder method for GCF & LCM

Homework

#10, 11, 21-23, 42 & 43

V 3.2 & 3.3

B.Y.O.D Fri

Inv. 3 Quiz Mon.

 

Physical Education

6^th grade Assignment

 

Answer the following questions

What is your favorite sport/activity?

• How long have you been involved with this sport/activity?
• How often do you participate?
• Give a brief description.

What is it about the sport/activity that makes it your favorite?

• Why

How has this sport/activity positively impacted your life?

Criteria

• Essay should be informative and detailed.

• 1 – 2 pages in length.

• Double check your spelling.

• A typed paper is preferred but you may hand write it. Must be legible.

This homework is due on Monday, Oct. 17.

You may turn it in before the due date, but it will be late (lower grade) if not turned in when you come to class.

Kettner - Science - 10/5/2016

What We Did Today

We finished correcting our energy notes and began discussing energy transformations. We started tracing the path of energy from the sun to the energy that is used to start our computers up at home.

Homework

Complete the assignment we started in class. Use your notes and article we read earlier last week to finish the energy transformations. We will have a vocabulary quiz Friday. I will discuss the format tomorrow. The words will come directly from our notes:  energy, potential energy, elastic potential energy, gravitational potential energy, kinetic energy, electricity, chemical, mechanical, nuclear, light (electromagnetic), thermal.

Rossiter/Werber - ELA - 10/05/2016

What We Did Today

Today, the students worked on their personal narratives and analyzing text.

Homework

Finish typing your personal narrative and bring a copy to school tomorrow.

Discussion Starters

What internal thinking and dialogue are in your story?

La Framboise - Individuals & Societies - 10/05/2016

What We Did Today
After we changed seats for the month, we closely examined six satellite images in an attempt to identify important sites in early American history.

Homework
None.

Discussion Starters
Satellite images; new seats: who do you sit by? new cafeteria (it's open).

Math 6

In Class

3.2 Exponents & prime factorization

Homework

Starts pg 54

#5-9, 16, 17, 20, 31

Quiz corrections due Thurs. 10/6

Inv. 3 Quiz Mon.

 

a Message from the PTA

Hello 6th grade!

The PTA has 2 easy ways for you to win SPIRIT POINTS:

#1   Fun Run donations - The Norup Color Fun Run is next week, Oct. 13. 

Get your donations in ASAP.  The MYP Grade with the most donations will receive Mega Spirit Points!

#2   Box Top Collection Contest - the Box Top Contest runs from Oct. 3-Feb.8

Clip your Box Tops, glue them to Collection Sheets* and turn them in to your science class*

*see Box Top Collection Panel hanging on Mrs. Kettner's wall.

The MYP Grade with the most Box Tops collected will receive Mega Spirit Points!