Week 2 Into the Groove! (8/25)

Thank you so much for attending our parent information meeting Thursday night.  Students now have over a full week under their belts and a sense of how classes and transitions go.  We are getting better at routines and organization with fewer reminders. Students are learning how to think first of others (pushing in chairs, clearing the table for "company," waiting to be acknowledged before asking the teacher a question, and letting others go first - tough one!!). 

Here are a few of our units...

Religion - Prayer: Praise, Apology, Thanks, and Help petitions. along with: What is the Bible? 

G and T Math - Try - Discuss, Connect Routine -  supporting our thinking.  As we finish the diagnostic we are reviewing the basics (place value, subtraction across a zero, regrouping, multi-digit multiplication using decimals)

        **We will jump to unit 2 to start with Decimal Numbers/Operations then will return to Unit 1 for more Geometry fun with Area and Perimeter

Social Studies - 5 Themes of Geography, Map tools, Latitude and Longitude 

Literature: Plotline, predication, and the genre of a short story

Art: a study of line

 

A tidbit from our class bloggers, Kaitlyn and Maggie: This week in 6R we got to start The Flush, make goal books, and vote on our class animal names. 

We will work toward our bloggers writing full articles for our blog. 

 

Important News:

• No School Friday 8/30 and Mon. 9/2  Happy Labor Day Weekend
• Want to volunteer in the library? Please sign up here!
• Save the Dates: Trivia Night- Sept 20
• Trunk or Treat - Oct. 11 

 

Book orders Scholastic book order forms came home on Friday.  This is a great way to see what books are new for this grade level, but I also caution parents, now that students are in middle school - young adult reads may need a bit more discernment to deep appropriate.  Scholastic does not necessarily share the Christian values you hold.  If you wish to order, we earn FREE BOOKS. 

And if you place an order of $25 or more and you can pick a FREE $5 book (use code READS at checkout).

 

Family Order Due Date: 09/07/2024

 

Shop Our Class Page: https://orders.scholastic.com/GV2FP

 

Shop Flyers: https://clubs.scholastic.com/all-flyers

 

    Here are a few resources on selecting appropriate books for your child:

                  What parents need to know: Middle Grade vs. Young Adult Books 

                   Key Differences between Middle Grades vs Young Adult (author p.o.v.) 

                   Common Sense Media   Great site for parents to get reviews on books, movies, 

                  T.V. shows, music and video games.  3 free reviews per month.  

                   Also check out Focus on the Family's Plugged In.

 

Our class photographer, Hayden, had a lot of fun getting candids this week!

Working on Line Art

Our short story we will dramatize

Groups collaborating on scenes and characters

Ms. D's group working on a theme poster at study hall

Exploring the 5 themes of Geography

Meet Sir Paws!

Class job: gardener!