6th+Grade+Weekly+Announcements

for the week May 14, 2018 || School Information || ** NOTE: If you know your child will be absent ahead of time, you need to let the office know so an advance make-up slip can be given. **
 * = Chamberlain Elementary School (6th Grade Announcements)
 * = This information is to help communicate between the school and home. ||
 * General
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May 14--Last Day to take AR Tests May 16 --Awards Program 2:00 Check out this website to find spelling lists for a given week. Your child can also practice and test themselves and play games utilizing their spelling words. Please make sure you communicate with your child as to what the spelling list is for the week and when the spelling test will be given as plans may change for a given week. || Mrs. Toupal || We will focus on cause/effect and infer/predict for "Number the Stars." Our tests are planned for Monday, May 14. We will finish the year by watching the movie, __Miracle at Midnight__, which goes along with the story we just finished. (updated 5/10/18) || Mr. Donovan || We will be Reading our last Novels. Infer and Predict will be our skill. Spelling test on Tuesday. We will be writing our "Harris Burdick" stories and reviewing target vocabulary (Updated 4-22-18) || Miss Harbour || This week, we will be finishing up our story, "Counting by 7's" At the end of the week, students will take their AR Test for the story. *Please make sure your student is reading an AR book.(updated 5/13/18) || Mrs. Kurtz || We continue with "Number the Stars" this week. The skills are cause/effect and analyze/evaluate. We'll have a spelling and story test on Monday, May 14. Please encourage your child to be prepared! After our tests, we will be doing some activities relating to the story. Ask your child what activities we are doing. **Remember: I am expecting students read their AR book and study spelling words EACH night for at least 10 minutes.*** (updated 5-10-18) || Miss Harbour || We are going to take the last couple weeks to zip through the things your students need to know before 7th grade. It will be a lot of guided practice and participation. Students will have their 5-A-Day for homework. ***PRODIGY is an engaging math game that your student can play! I assign problems based on the curriculum we are reviewing. Every minute of practice is worth it! (updated 5/13/18)** || Lessons 1 (Updated 4-22-18) || (updated 5/13/18) || Graphing (updated 4-22-18) || Ms. Hartman || Students are completing their two-point perspective city invasions. The students choose a type of invasion and had to create their city around the invasion. Some of the student's ideas range from food to aliens to superheros. They are all very creative! || Mrs. Evans ||  || Mr. Mathwig || Concert is Friday May 11th. report time for students is at 6:15 concert will start at 7:00 || Mrs. Olivier |||||||||||||| We will continue learning music for the spring concert and discussing the musical genre. ||~  ||~   ||~   || Mrs. Schlaffman || [] [] ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * May 18--Last day of school--2:00 dismissal ** ||
 * Class and Teacher || Assignments and Announcements ||
 * Spelling for All 6th Teachers || [|http://www.spellingcity.com/jenniferkurtz/]
 * Spelling for All 6th Teachers || [|http://www.spellingcity.com/jenniferkurtz/]
 * AR || Students are expected to earn 10 AR points each quarter. They need to earn these points by reading books at/or above their STAR reading level. ||
 * Reading:
 * Reading:
 * Reading:
 * Reading:
 * Math:
 * Math: Mrs. Kurtz || This week we continue in Chapter 6 working with data collection and analysis. In Mobymax, students have a weekly goal of 15 minutes. This week students need to be working in the MATH tab. **It is important that your child know his/her math facts. Reviewing them at home for even just a few minutes each day will be extremely helpful!** (updated 5-10-18) ||
 * Social Studies Mrs. Toupal || We will continue Chapter 19 Medieval Europe. Our focus will be on Lessons 4-5. We will wrap up our chapter on Thursday, May 17, by viewing the video, __History of the Middle Ages__. (updated 5/10/18 ) ||
 * Social Studies: Mr. Donovan || Chapter 15 Ancient Africa
 * Social Studies: Mr. Donovan || Chapter 15 Ancient Africa
 * Social Studies: Miss Harbour || Students will be presenting their projects. Those who are going on the Explorers trip will be expected to present as soon as possible.
 * Science: Mr. Donovan || Chapter 12 Weather
 * Language Arts: Mrs. Toupal || We will finish the year with two writing projects this week! (updated 5/10/18) ||
 * Language Arts: Mrs. Kurtz || Did you ask your child what our writing project is about? If not, please ask. We will also begin our final writing project on Wednesday. Ask your child what this project is about too. (updated 5-10-18) ||
 * Art
 * Physical Education
 * Band:
 * Chorus
 * Keyboarding: