Newsletter 2-13-13

Dear Sixth Grade Families,

In the classroom
Science fair presentations have been wonderful!  Students will bring home the rubric tomorrow on which they were graded.  They have improved greatly from the fall.  Tomorrow we will wrap up the last of the presentations, as they are taking a bit more time than anticipated!

We are in need of copy paper!  We know some families don't like lugging the paper in on the first day of school and like to wait until it is needed...it is time!  Please consider dropping by a ream or two as soon as possible.

Science
Students need to turn in their "Science Smart Folders" by tomorrow or they will be working on them at lunch.  This is something that we worked on in class and finished up on field trip Friday, unless we were too distracted and then we took it home for the final touches.  A rubric also went home with students on this project.  This projects shows their smarts as far as the lymphatic system and will be up in the hall for all to see.

Speaking of science, we are privileged to be working with OSU 4-H Extension to learn about energy.  They will be joining us in the lab for 10 more hands-on days of experiments, covering all of the objects from core knowledge! Be sure to ask your child about their energy experiences over the next four weeks!   

Language Arts
In language arts, Riggs has been going smoothly and now along with homonyms, students are getting some words straight from the Riggs manual.  We took an orthography test today and students will be given those results next week. We are also continuing to work out of Warriner's Grammar book and took a test this week on subjects and verbs in a sentence.  Check your student's Riggs notebook for their newest chart (in the beginning phases) on capitalization.

Math
We are in need of some math volunteers from 8:45-9:30.  Volunteers can lead small groups in mini lessons or just help with questions while walking around.   Math concepts are getting more difficult and it can be hard to manage.  Please check in with your child and see if they need help.  One-on-one help is vital when students are feeling lost and parents or older siblings are a great resource.  Some students are taking home adaptation packets to help with the concepts.  If your child would like more resources and they haven't already been given something, please email me!  Test 12 came home this week and should have been signed and sent back to school to be inputted.  The second round of testing on test 11 went home with students today.  If they are not happy with their grade I am happy to administer the test again Monday after school during homework club. 


Thank you and have a great week!

Miss King