Hello Parents,
This week I’ve been thinking about how grateful I am to work at ELA and to get to teach your children every day. The students have been working so hard and they are very respectful. I’m so fortunate to work with such great students. Science Fair Info: We’ve been focusing on the Science Fair projects and your students are doing a fantastic job. So far all of the students have picked a project question, most students have completed their research and most students have completed their hypothesis. This week they are working on writing up the steps/procedures of their experiment and they’re working on identifying the variables in their experiments. After tomorrow, most students will be ready to do their experiments and are welcome to start anytime once their procedures and variables are approved. All students are working on their science fair projects in Google Drive. This can be accessed at home. If you haven’t seen what they are working on, have them login to their Google Drive account and show you their progress. You can also check aspire to see if they have completed their Research (In STEM on Aspire) and their Hypothesis (in Science on Aspire). Science Fair is on January 10th. The students are all working at a good pace and should be prepared for the Fair on the 10th. Please let me know right away if you have any questions or concerns regarding this project. 6th Grade Service Project: 6th grade has decided to do a service project for Pathways Domestic Violence. We will be collecting non-perishable food items, paper products, cleaning products and some other various items. Tomorrow students will be bringing home a letter with details of the project. You can read the letter here as well by clicking on the following link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sq6pphk33yaqmCLIl1Qmt1to87rUlBnLgyK44jZb4IQ/edit?usp=sharing Coat and Dress Code: As we move closer to winter and the weather gets colder, please remind students to bring a warm coat and if they tend to get cold in class, please make sure they bring a dress code approved sweater or sweatshirt to wear in class. This Week: Tomorrow is our last day of class this week. There is no school Wed. – Friday. We also don’t have spelling homework this week. This is a good week for students to catch up on missing work, get lots of reading done (this term we’re reading mysteries and Book Reports are due on December 14th), and spend some time working on their science fair projects. I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!!! Sincerely, Mrs. Reese
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Dear Parents, I hope you all had a nice weekend and hope you all enjoyed the extra hour gained from Daylight Savings. This week as we start our second week of the new term I thought I would send an update/reminder about our weekly homework and special projects. Students in 6th grade have homework every single night, Monday - Thursday (even if they tell you they don’t have homework). Homework in 6th grade should take around 60 minutes plus 20-30 minutes of reading. If you have questions or concerns about the amount of homework your child is or is not bringing home, please contact me right away. Homework is listed on my website every week: http://mrsreese6thgrade.weebly.com/homework Nightly homework 1.Every night students should be practicing their spelling words and completing 2 spelling choice assignments which must be turned in every Friday. 2.Each week we have a packet for our Reading Street Story. Most of this is finished in class but any work that isn’t finished in class needs to be finished at home. 3.Every night students should be reading for 30 minutes. 4.Every night students will have a math homework worksheet or workbook page and they should be spending time on Aleks every night. This year students have a goal to get a certain # of topics each week. In my math class for the month of November students must complete 8 topics each week. Special Projects: Term 2 Book Report Due 12/15/17: Genre: Mystery. The book must be a book the student has not read before and it must be on or near their Lexile level. You can check the Lexile level of a book by going to https://fab.lexile.com/ In the top right there is a search bar where you can enter the name of the book. This month instead creating a project at home, students will answer questions on the website https://www.whooosreading.org/ Then they will be required to give a book talk in class. Science Fair Project: This year all 6th graders will be required to participate in the Science Fair. This will be such a fun learning experience and will really prepare students for Jr. High. Students will receive time in class to work on parts of their project and some time at home will be required. The project has been broken into manageable sections so as long as students keep up with the deadlines they will be able to have a completed project by the final Science Fair on January 10th. Science Fair Project Due Dates: 11/2/17 - Science Fair Project Question was due on 11/2/17. 11/8/17 - Science Fair Application – The first page needs to filled out and the packet needs to be signed by a parent. 11/9/17 – Science Fair Research (students will work on this in STEM class with Mr. Talty) Again, please contact me right away with any questions regarding homework. Thank you so much for your support. I’m so fortunate to work with such supportive parents and such kind and motivated students. Sincerely, Mrs. Reese |
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