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Medication Intake Day - Tuesday October 8th, 3:30-5 PM in Main Office
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Draft Work Habits & Grade Check!
This week I input draft work habits scores. In 6th grade, we have student-led conferences and student make goals for themselves for the second trimester. I like to give students (and parents) the chance to see progress of work habits, as they are tied to things like work completion. I communicate to students that the current scores are based on the first half of the trimester, and they have the opportunity to work on them until the end of the trimester.
A grade check is coming home again today. The percent scores only represent a completion grade, not a standard grade. Assessments are not included in this. This percentage is used to determine work habit grades for homework and classwork. Please work through any incomplete assignments with your child over the weekend to ensure they understand concepts and material for upcoming assessments.
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Google Classroom & Curriculum Access If you are unsure of how to access or check grades in Google Classroom, please see this page. If you are needing access to curriculum at home, this page has guidance on how to access all the curriculum for working at home.
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This week, In Math, we started the week by completing the team and individual assessments for chapter 2. We spent Thursday reflecting on the assessment as well as introducing the vocabulary for chapter 3. On Friday we started the first lesson of chapter 3. Next week, we will continue working through the chapter 3 lessons. Chapter 3 focuses on Portions (like finding percentages, decimals, and fractions) and Integers (we will begin discussing negative numbers).
In ELA, the kiddos have been working on writing a partner essay that focuses on the problem-solution structure to prepare the students for writing their own essay. They went through each paragraph with their partners and got each partner's input. Next week we will work on completing a peer review, grading their essay with a specific rubric, and comparing their collaborative essay to a model. After understanding how to write a problem solution essay and getting feedback on their partner essay, they will then dive into writing their own essay on the innovator that they researched.
In Science, we finished up a project that will assess how well the students understand the engineering and design process. The students were paired up with a partner to build a cardboard car that traveled the farthest distance. They completed a document as they worked through the design process to record their thinking. Students are being graded on how well they complete this document, and not how well their car performs, please check on their work on this document to ensure they have completed it as needed. We focused on testing the designs that they built, making improvements, and retesting to see how their car changed. Next week we will begin the second unit of our science curriculum which focuses on Systems in Organisms and on Earth.
Finally, In History, we have been working through presenting our Mesopotamia civilization posters! The students were introduced to the expectations of sixth grade presentations and the rubric used to score them. We ended the week with the Mesopotamia Assessment. Next week, we will be starting our unit on Ancient Egypt. Students will complete some learning around ancient Egypt and then identify a pharaoh they wish to research further and create a small report on them.