Volume 4 Issue 17
January 29th ,
2016
Science Next Week
2/2 The students will begin Unit 4. The Big
Question for the investigation is: How is
heat energy transferred and how does it
impact weather?
2/3 Students will investigate the
temperature differences between different
materials.
2/4 The students will graph the data from
the experiment from Wednesday
2/5 The students will write a claim and give
evidence to support why each material
transferred temperature differently.
6th Grade Weekly
Newsletter
Science Weekly Review
Important
1/25 The students created a plan to prove
that air has mass.
1/26 The students followed a plan to show
that air has mass. They drew pictures and
wrote claims and evidence to show what
happened.
1/27 The students completed key
vocabulary definitions for Unit 2.
1/28 The students reviewed for the test on
Unit 2.
1/29 The students were tested on their
knowledge of the atmosphere, the three
states of matter, and tools used for
measuring weather.
No School February 1st, 2016
Social Studies
Half Day February 12th, 2016
This week students presented their mummy
projects to the class and answered questions
about their project. They began learning about
the five major world religions: Christianity,
Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism.
Students watched a short video clip regarding
their differences and similarities with the
Buddhist religion being the most different.
We discussed the population and location of
each of the five then used this information to find
the percentage and create a pie chart depicting
the religions.
Information on creating graphs can be found at
on the following:
https://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph
Middle School Student
Council News
The Middle School Student Council will be
holding a dance on 2/12/16. This dance is
not a formal or semi-formal dance, students
may wear jeans and clothing appropriate for
the weather.
Ticket pre-sales will begin on January 28th.
Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Place: High School Gym
Refreshments will be provided.
Security and a DJ will be provided.
Students may not bring a date from another
school district.
Social Studies
2/3 Homework: students will complete their pie
chart and indicate their work to find the percentages
2/4 Short quiz on Judaism, Islam, and Hinduism
2/5 Short review exercise and a quiz on Christianity
and Buddhism
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Volume 4 Issue 17
6th Grade Weekly
Newsletter
January 29th ,
2016
Math with Ms. York
Week in Review
This week students took two days to review for their End of
Module 3 Test which they took on Wednesday and Thursday.
Students had a Binder Check on Friday and started Module 4
Expressions and Equations.
Take A Peek At Next Weeks Math!
Monday 2.1 NO SCHOOL
Tuesday 2.2 Module 4 Lesson 3 & 4
Wednesday 2.3 Module 4 Lesson 5
Thursday 2.4 Module 4 Lesson 6
 Friday 2.5 Module 4 Lesson 7
ELA with Mr. Knowles
*All students are required to read
at least three AR books every
marking period. One of these
books has to be based on Social
Studies.
The three AR books and quizzes
are due on January 29, 2016.
This past week students analyzed
President Obama’s national
address to America’s
schoolchildren. From this speech
students had to form an evidence
based claim on what students need
to do to be successful. Also, we
continued to read, journal, and
respond to Edmodo.com posts for
chapters 14-15 of the Module 2a
accompanying novel Bud, Not
Buddy. In addition to the novel,
students used a variety of
strategies to determine the
meaning of the following
vocabulary words: inference,
antagonist, personification, meter.
Useful Website For 6th Grade Modules…..
http://www.oakdale.k12.ca.us/ENY_Hmwk_Intro_Math
ELA Next Week
Next week students will continue Module #2a, chapters 16-17.
Students will consider questions about rules as they analyze the
main character from the novel Bud, Not Buddy. Students will also
analyze Steve Jobs’ commencement address to Stanford University.
You can find Module #2a here:
https://www.engageny.org/resource/grade-6-ela-module-2a
Student Supplies
Students are starting to get low on pencils,
glue, and erasers.
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The 6 grade team would appreciate if
these items could be replenished.
Thanks!