Week 28: End of the Quarter

Today I had an professional day and an opportunity to see some of the best practices in the instruction of reading.  One of the biggest take-aways from the workshop was the reassurance that students should be reading materials that are at a variety of reading levels - both at grade level, easier, and more challenging.  Students, like us find pleasure in reading where their interests lie.  The more kids read, the more proficient they become.  We can foster reading by discussing books with our kids, talking in their earshot about the things we are reading, and reading with them - yes, even at middle school.  I feel better equipped with new questioning methods that help students reflect on their reading and help them identify strategies to guide students in those more challenging texts.  Thanks, Zion, for making a day of learning for me possible.

This week, the students have been working hard on learning about population data analysis, viscocity, rational numbers, dividing fractions, and creating online webs to review NonFiction writing.  We have watched The Miracle Worker and seen the amazing story of Helen Keller.  We are wrapping up a study of JESUS as TRUE GOD and TRUE MAN digging deeper into his miracles and parables.   Busy times in 6R!

FRIDAY!!

Friday is GRANDPARENTS' DAY.  It is vital that I get your dismissal forms back by Monday to make appropriate arrangements for our guests.  That day, students may use the map and start in a classroom of their choice.  They travel as a family to enjoy time together.    Please share the schedule with our special guests.

8:00 - 8:30 Arrive anytime between 8:00 - 8:30     

8:00 - 9:45 AM      Guests and students stay together and spend

time at various activities *map will be provided

*ZION ASKS YOU STAY TOGETHER AS A FAMILY UNIT FOR PROPER SUPERVISION*

9:45 - 10:00 AM      Guests and students travel to church sanctuary

10:00 - 11:00 AM      Closing program and chapel

11:00 AM      Dismissal (from the church sanctuary)


Friday is also the end of the 3rd quarter.  Report cards will come home the following Friday. God has truly blessed me with this inquisitive class and their eagerness for learning.  We continue to grow together as we set goals for the new quarter.





BOOK FAIR
Our class may bring in money to shop at the Scholastic Book Fair on Wednesday.  Students will also have an opportunity to shop with a grandparent on Friday.  Another option for families this year is to shop online, with a greater selection, and have the books shipped to Zion free of charge.  Proceeds benefit our library.   


SAVE THE DATE - 

Friday May 11 will be our Lutheran Heritage Field trip.  This is an extended day, arriving at 6:40 a.m. and returning at 5:30 p.m. that evening.  Please mark your calendars accordingly.  We will be studying immigration and the history of Lutherans in our area.  Our day will include a trip to the Altenburg Museum and Saxon Lutheran Memorial in Frohna, MO.  This is a  colonial homestead where students will learn about the first Lutheran settlers and have an opportunity for trying chores such as gardening, laundry, and grinding corn.  Thanks to a generous sponsorship from the PTL, we are able to take a charter bus for the trip and have a few extra seats for more parents to join us.  Let me know if you are interested in chaperoning that day!   Further details will come home as the date approaches