Hello Everybody,
How about the crazy weather? The only word that comes to mind is WOW! Since we had a short week last week we will have a much more jam packed week this week. Not to worry though, it will be fun! Do not forget camp is coming up fast so be asking around for donations. We are leaving on February 8th and returning on February 11th. I will be sending home a "What to bring to camp" list this week. I know often times papers sent home may not get to where they should so be on the lookout. I will have report cards done by Friday and those will be sent out soon as well.
Now for the weeks agenda:
Language Arts:
We are still working on last weeks vocabulary lesson due to the short week. We are also working on our persuasive essays/speeches all week. I am pushing the due date back to February 5th.
Math:
Fun Fractions!
Social Studies/Ancient Civ.:
We are finishing up our Egypt projects. Hoping to have our museum exhibit within a few weeks.
Science:
We are constructing volcanoes this week and still are in search of 2 liter bottles.
MAPS:
Art on Monday and PE on Friday.
Hope everyone has a great week. Supposed to rain again on Tuesday so try to stay dry! :)
Justin
Monday, January 25, 2010
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
January 19-January 22
Hello Everybody!
I hope everyone had a great three day weekend. I am excited to be back. The next few days are supposed to be extremely wet so please dress your student appropriately. Our camp information is due on Wednesday of this week. So far around ten of us have turned them in. I am so pumped. Thanks to all of those that came out to Family Fun Night last week we had a great turnout. I was happy everyone had the chance to see our Egypt project.
Now for this weeks plans:
Language Arts:
We are working on our persuasive essays. After we write these we will present them as speeches. I am a huge fan of practicing our public speaking. We are also doing our normal vocabulary work, grammar work, and essay structure work.
Math:
We are reviewing everything we have done thus far this year. We are also going to start working with fractions. You use a lot of fractions in cooking so we will be doing a lot of this during these lessons.
Social Studies/History
We will be finishing our clay models of Egypt and getting more into our more focused Egypt research projects.
Science:
We are getting into volcanoes this week. We will be constructing them out of 2 liter soda bottles. If you have any extra please bring them in.
MAPS:
We do not have art this week because we have no school Monday, but we will be having PE (most likely inside due to rain) on Friday.
Hope everyone has a great week. Let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Justin
I hope everyone had a great three day weekend. I am excited to be back. The next few days are supposed to be extremely wet so please dress your student appropriately. Our camp information is due on Wednesday of this week. So far around ten of us have turned them in. I am so pumped. Thanks to all of those that came out to Family Fun Night last week we had a great turnout. I was happy everyone had the chance to see our Egypt project.
Now for this weeks plans:
Language Arts:
We are working on our persuasive essays. After we write these we will present them as speeches. I am a huge fan of practicing our public speaking. We are also doing our normal vocabulary work, grammar work, and essay structure work.
Math:
We are reviewing everything we have done thus far this year. We are also going to start working with fractions. You use a lot of fractions in cooking so we will be doing a lot of this during these lessons.
Social Studies/History
We will be finishing our clay models of Egypt and getting more into our more focused Egypt research projects.
Science:
We are getting into volcanoes this week. We will be constructing them out of 2 liter soda bottles. If you have any extra please bring them in.
MAPS:
We do not have art this week because we have no school Monday, but we will be having PE (most likely inside due to rain) on Friday.
Hope everyone has a great week. Let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Justin
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Monday, January 11, 2010
January 11th through the 15th
Hello Everybody,
Last week was a great one. The students are taking this Egypt project to a whole new level. I am so excited for Thursdays "Family Fun Night" so you all can see the progress. I am still trying to get the students to research Egypt at home. If you can try to encourage this it would be greatly appreciated.
As you all know 6th grade science camp is just around the corner. If you can get the paperwork and deposit in to me as soon as possible that would be amazing. I am really excited for this camp as should all of the students. We are still trying to fund-raise as much as possible. Anything counts. I would start asking relatives and friends if they can donate any money towards this fantastic experience. Even if it is only a few dollars it will all add up in the end. We made $135.00 when we sold waters at the Chargers game a while back and I think it would be a good idea to do it again this weekend for the playoff game. Unfortunately I am attending the game so I will not be able to help sell. If there are any volunteers I can direct you exactly where to go if you are up for it. What does everyone think about having another Chevys night? We made $545.00 at the last one. Please give me some feedback. If anyone has any other ideas let me know as well. Thanks.
Now for this weeks learning schedule:
Math:
We are finishing up PEMDAS this week and are going to start working with fractions.
Language Arts:
We are working on our persuasive essays, our book reports are due on Wednesday, and we are working on our Egypt research papers too. We will have the usual spelling and vocabulary along with grammar and essay work.
Science:
We are beginning to learn about Volcanoes and more about the Earths structure.
History:
We are going to be working on our Egypt projects. Our main goal for this project is to find out how civilizations are formed and run successfully. It seems as if we are reaching this goal more and more each day.
MAPS:
Art on Mondays and PE on Fridays.
As you all can see it is going to be a very busy week. Keep reminding your student to work hard and do their best! Thanks a bunch and if you have any questions or comments I am always available to talk.
Justin
Last week was a great one. The students are taking this Egypt project to a whole new level. I am so excited for Thursdays "Family Fun Night" so you all can see the progress. I am still trying to get the students to research Egypt at home. If you can try to encourage this it would be greatly appreciated.
As you all know 6th grade science camp is just around the corner. If you can get the paperwork and deposit in to me as soon as possible that would be amazing. I am really excited for this camp as should all of the students. We are still trying to fund-raise as much as possible. Anything counts. I would start asking relatives and friends if they can donate any money towards this fantastic experience. Even if it is only a few dollars it will all add up in the end. We made $135.00 when we sold waters at the Chargers game a while back and I think it would be a good idea to do it again this weekend for the playoff game. Unfortunately I am attending the game so I will not be able to help sell. If there are any volunteers I can direct you exactly where to go if you are up for it. What does everyone think about having another Chevys night? We made $545.00 at the last one. Please give me some feedback. If anyone has any other ideas let me know as well. Thanks.
Now for this weeks learning schedule:
Math:
We are finishing up PEMDAS this week and are going to start working with fractions.
Language Arts:
We are working on our persuasive essays, our book reports are due on Wednesday, and we are working on our Egypt research papers too. We will have the usual spelling and vocabulary along with grammar and essay work.
Science:
We are beginning to learn about Volcanoes and more about the Earths structure.
History:
We are going to be working on our Egypt projects. Our main goal for this project is to find out how civilizations are formed and run successfully. It seems as if we are reaching this goal more and more each day.
MAPS:
Art on Mondays and PE on Fridays.
As you all can see it is going to be a very busy week. Keep reminding your student to work hard and do their best! Thanks a bunch and if you have any questions or comments I am always available to talk.
Justin
Monday, January 4, 2010
Welcome Back
Hello Everybody!
I hope you all had a fabulous winter break. I had a great one, but I did miss the students a ton. I was able to get the classroom very clean and was able to plan some great activities for the upcoming months. I have been thinking a lot about our 6th Grade Science Camp that is coming up on February 8th. We have raised quite a bit of money ( I will get the exact amount asap), but we still need to push for one more big fundraiser. Any ideas? I am going to have the students brainstorm with me this week.
Now for this weeks schedule:
Language Arts:
We will be journaling a lot this week to get us back in school mode. We will also be working on our persuasive essays. The students have a book report due on Wednesday the 13th. Our research for our research reports on Egypt will be started this week as well. Lastly the usual vocabulary, spelling (will be our vocabulary words), and grammar.
Math:
We will be reviewing what we have learned so far this year so that we can once again get our brains back in school mode. As we move on we will be moving onto order of operations (PEMDAS).
History:
Egypt projects. We started our Egypt projects before winter break and we all learned together that sugar cubes will not work. So we have decided to use clay to construct our Ancient Egypt Civilization. If anyone wants to donate any clay that would be much appreciated. We also need to encourage the students to do as much research as possible on Egypt at home. They do not have to read it at home. Just print it out and bring it in. We will eventually be constructing an Egyptian museum exhibit for you the parents.
Science:
We are working with earthquakes and volcanoes and will be building a volcano of our own. This is going to be extremely fun and educational for the students. I am quite excited about it.
MAPS:
MAPS start this week. We will be having art (sculpting) on Mondays and PE on Fridays.
Thanks for being so great everyone. Let's get the fund-raising going so we can make it cheaper for us to go to camp!
Justin
I hope you all had a fabulous winter break. I had a great one, but I did miss the students a ton. I was able to get the classroom very clean and was able to plan some great activities for the upcoming months. I have been thinking a lot about our 6th Grade Science Camp that is coming up on February 8th. We have raised quite a bit of money ( I will get the exact amount asap), but we still need to push for one more big fundraiser. Any ideas? I am going to have the students brainstorm with me this week.
Now for this weeks schedule:
Language Arts:
We will be journaling a lot this week to get us back in school mode. We will also be working on our persuasive essays. The students have a book report due on Wednesday the 13th. Our research for our research reports on Egypt will be started this week as well. Lastly the usual vocabulary, spelling (will be our vocabulary words), and grammar.
Math:
We will be reviewing what we have learned so far this year so that we can once again get our brains back in school mode. As we move on we will be moving onto order of operations (PEMDAS).
History:
Egypt projects. We started our Egypt projects before winter break and we all learned together that sugar cubes will not work. So we have decided to use clay to construct our Ancient Egypt Civilization. If anyone wants to donate any clay that would be much appreciated. We also need to encourage the students to do as much research as possible on Egypt at home. They do not have to read it at home. Just print it out and bring it in. We will eventually be constructing an Egyptian museum exhibit for you the parents.
Science:
We are working with earthquakes and volcanoes and will be building a volcano of our own. This is going to be extremely fun and educational for the students. I am quite excited about it.
MAPS:
MAPS start this week. We will be having art (sculpting) on Mondays and PE on Fridays.
Thanks for being so great everyone. Let's get the fund-raising going so we can make it cheaper for us to go to camp!
Justin
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