Pouncing into Patton

Another great week in 6th grade!

A Note from Mr. Webster in the Design and Modeling Lab:

Ask your 6th grader just how big the world’s largest pencil is! We have been discussing scaling up and down as we prepare for our next project. Students will be taking precise measurements (to the 1/1000 of an inch) of a puzzle cube so that it can be scaled up 200%. While also thinking of creative ways to make a puzzle cube more usable for the visually impaired.

A Note for Ms. Hewitt's ESL students:

We are continuing with the KELPA testing. It is going well. Students are preforming nicely. Testing will continue until all students have completed them.

As a team, we have implemented an IXL challenge for the students. As they successfully master skills on IXL, they are keeping track of them on a recording sheet. For every 25 skills mastered, students have the opportunity to choose a prize from the IXL Prize Bin in their homeroom. Each classroom has some prizes in their bin already, but we could really use some help to add to the rewards. If you would be willing to contribute some prizes, it would be greatly appreciated.

Suggested prizes: candy, small trinkets and fidgets, special pens and pencils, stickers, stress balls, etc

Writing Ratios

"Into the Lifeboat" a first person account of the Titanic disaster

Topic 6: Weather in the Atmosphere

We will learn about Air Masses this week

Topic 6 test February 12th

We will continue studying Ancient China.

Test will be Thursday, February 20.

Harris- We will use Reflex, IXL, and ALEKS to practice reading and math skills. Our ALEKS goal is to complete ALEKS at least one hour and at least 5 topics a week. A grade will be given for the topics completed during the week. During homeroom time we will also work on measures of center by calculating the mean, median. mode, and range of a data set.

Payne- We will work on the RACE strategy for writing and continue our vocabulary unit. We will also practice calculating Mean, Median, Mode and Range each week with out Estimation Jar. Each student should have a grade level appropriate chapter book that they are reading at all times. We have a new reading challenge and each student is responsible for reading 5 chapter books. They are welcome to borrow one from the classroom library. This is the time of year when allergies, dry throats, and common colds ramp up. If you could send in a few boxes of tissues, hand sanitizer, or Clorox wipes that will be great! Thank you so much for supporting our classroom.

Phillips- We will use Reflex, IXL, and ALEKS to practice reading and math skills. Each student should have a grade level appropriate chapter book that they are reading at all times. They are welcome to borrow one from the classroom library. We have a new reading challenge and each student is responsible for reading 5 chapter books. Please encourage your child to read.Many students are still forgetting to charge their Chromebooks, a gentle reminder will be very helpful. The students have an ALEKS goal of 15 minutes per school day of practice and 5 new topics learned per week. You will start to see this being accounted for in Skyward. Please reach out if you have questions. Thank you for supporting our class.

What was the difference between the Zhou and Qin Dynasties?

Tell me about the Silk Road.

How did Jordan solve his problems in "New Kid"?

CHARGE YOUR CHROMEBOOK!

Eat breakfast!

Bring a snack.

BE PROACTIVE!

Christine Harris charris@usd207.org

Aimee Phillips: aphillips@usd207.org

Katie Payne: spayne@usd207.org