Mrs. Riemenschneider's Classroom: Week 2: Getting in the swing of things

Friday, August 21, 2015

Week 2: Getting in the swing of things

Hi this is Henry S. and Sam W, the class bloggers, and we are going to tell you what we have been doing this past week. Our first science quiz is coming home this week and it was a simple vocabary and we are going to these once to twice a week. In 6th grade we have a schedule where we do everything at a specific time and here is the order we do it: memory/religon , Gmath /english , Tmath / english, we have either PE, Lab, Art or library, Fine arts/social studies, science, and Literature. This week we are doing a glue fish art project where we draw a fish then cover it with glue then color it in with tropical colors. That is how are first full week of school went thank you for spending your time to listen how our week played out.

From Mrs. R:

It's been a great week in 6R. Student now have over a full week under their belts and a sense of how classes and transitions go. We are getting better at routines, travel, and organization with fewer reminders. Students jumped right into Religion class at the beginning - GENESIS - to see our great and loving Creator had a plan for our salvation right from the start. We also welcomed Mrs. Carol Martin, one of the founders of Moms In Prayer, to teach about praying scripturally, using Bible verses as a starting point. Students are writing prayers for the PA announcements. Note the schedule below if you wish to sneak in the hall and hear your child lead prayer.

Some other units of study to begin the year:

S.S. - Mapping skills
Lit - Fiction vs. NonFiction
Math - properties, basic operations, word problems
Science - Earth Science
Art - Line, space, and color

BOOK ORDERS
Book orders are due online tomorrow. Our class code is GV2FP. If you prefer to send in a check, next order - be sure to do so by the Friday before the deadline. A new online feature - you can order for all siblings at once and assign books to be delivered to different classroom orders. Online orders earn you a free book. : )

Thanks!
A big thank you to all the parents who were able to attend our Back to School Night. A few notes:

A packet came home to those who were unable to attend.
Please return the "Digital Citizenship Agreement" I have 9 of 18 so far.
Email is my best contact. I am not one who texts often, and I don't keep my phone on me.

Please don't hesitate to contact me throughout the year as we partner together in the education of your child.

From Mrs. Dersch:

Good morning,

In English this week we have focused on the following:

1. Our first spelling pre-test, activities, and post-test (given on Friday.)

2. In Writer’s Workshop we completed a journal entry in response to a quote about happiness and humor.

3. We revised and edited our Bio Poem for the last time. Final poems will be graded and placed on the classroom walls.

4. We completed our first grammar packet on prepositions, and students blessed me (and other new students) with the 5^th grade “Preposition Song.” It was great!

Next week students will start the next unit for spelling, discuss how to use a dictionary, and learn and recall the forms of sentences.

Thank you for your children! They are wonderful!

Rebecca Dersch

rdersch@zionharvester.org