December 6-10

Happy Holidays to all!

Here is what you can expect this week.

Math: Topic 9 is about dividing fractions.

Social Studies: We are studying Greek architecture, philosophers and Alexander the Great. ABC of geography is I and due on Friday.

Reading: Students are reading fiction about Greek mythology. They need to be done with the novels by Winter Break.

Writing: We wrote persuasive letters to the man in the big red suit. They are hanging up in our classroom and are quite convincing.

Spelling: Homographs and homophones are confusing. The take home task this week involves you. The students have a list of commonly mistaken homophones/graphs. They need you to make up sentences with these words. Students will spell the correct homophone/graph.

Science: Students are back in my room for science. We started learning about the moon and why we see different phases each night. There is a vocabulary list to study. Students have a test next Monday on the moon words.

Olive the Other Reindeer: We are performing a reader's theater for the first grade next week. We need help with some simple props. If you have any of the following and are willing to share, please send in with your child as soon as possible.

Santa Hats and/or Reindeer Antlers

Gum Drops (donation 3-4 bags)

Stuffed Animal Dog, small

Thanks and have a great week!

Tomorrow

The notes will come home tomorrow.

Missing Work and Progress Reports

I am sending a progress report and missing work note home today. Please look over it and let me know if you have any questions. Please sign either of the notes and return with your student tomorrow.

Thanks!

November 29-December 3

Here is what you can expect this week!

Math: Topic 8 is multiplying fractions by whole numbers and mixed numbers.

Social Studies: Ancient Greece city-states, and voting rights. Students will discover how the city-states were governed and who actually had a voice in Greek democracy.

STUDENTS HAVE A VOCABULARY TEST ON GREEK WORDS ON MONDAY! They were given the list today, and we will review the words during the week.

Spelling: The skill this week is contractions. Students need to give a definition for and be able to create contractions. The Take Home Task is due Friday.

Writing: Students will write persuasive editorials with a focus on the traits of ideas and organization.

Reading: We have started novels based on Greek Mythology. Students need to have these finished before winter break.

Science: This is our last week of rotations for microorganisms. Next week we will begin learning about the phases of the moon.

Have a great week!

November 15-19

Here is what you can expect this week!

Math: Topic 6 is all about fractions and decimals.

Social Studies: We will be devoting social studies and writing time to our country reports this week. Students will have 30-40 minutes each day to work on their notes, outlines and bibliographies. This should be plenty of time, but if anyone needs Thanksgiving break to finish up just let me know.

Spelling: Students should be studying the Take Home Task each night. It will be due on Friday. This week's skill focuses on words that look alike and are often confused.

Writing: Writing a research paper is a skill that students will need all through their academic careers. We will spend this week learning how to take and turn notes into an outline.

Reading: Good readers wonder about what they are reading. We will use questioning strategies to comprehend non-fiction books on Ancient Greece.

Science: Mrs. Boyce's class continues to learn all about fungus with Mrs. Engel.

I hope everyone has an enjoyable and restful Thanksgiving break!

November 1-4

Here is what you can expect this week!

Math: All three math groups are working on Topic 5. We are finding factors and simplifying fractions.

Social Studies: We will be finishing up Egypt this week. The students are creating power point presentations about famous Egyptians.

Spelling: Take Home Tasks are due on Thursday! We are finding different ways to spell the /k/ sound such as c, k, ck, qu, ch, and x.

Reading: We will finish our mystery novels and packets. Students will meet with me in groups to finish the packets and discuss red herrings.

Writing: Harris Burdick stories are due on Wednesday! Parents will have an opportunity to read this at parent teacher conferences on Wednesday and Thursday night.

Science: Students will finish learning about monerans with Mrs. Shreeve. Next up is fungus with Mrs. Engel. Won't that be "fun!"

Wednesday and Thursday-Parent Teacher Conferences

Thursday-Early out

Friday-No School

Have a great week!

October 25-28

Happy Halloween! Here is what you can expect this week.

Math: Students rotate between the three sixth grade teachers for math. If you have any questions about math, you can contact us at by email or call the school.

jan.shreeve@canyonsdistrict.org

melissa.engel@canyonsdistrict.org

lisa.boyce@canyonsdistrict.org

Social Studies: We have been learning about Ancient Egypt. This week we will focus on religion and famous people in Ancient Egypt. Students have also started working on the notes and outline for their country report. Students need three separate sources. Pleas make sure to keep track of sources for the bibliography.

ABC of geography will be F this week.

Spelling: The skill this week will be most commonly misspelled homophones. Take Home Tasks will be due on Thursday.

Reading: Students are reading mystery novels. We are discussing red herrings, as well as setting and character traits.

Writing: We will be writing a mystery as well. The Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg is an amazing picture book. Students will chose a picture with no information other than a title and a caption. They will create a story based on what they think the picture is about. These stories will be due next Monday.

Science: My class is leaning all about monerans and viruses with Mrs. Shreeve.

• Missing work notes will come home on Monday. Please sign and return these on Tuesday. Thursday is the last day for late or makeup work.
• SEP notes will come home on Monday as well. Please sign and return ASAP.
• Halloween parade is Thursday at 9:00.
• Halloween party is Thursday at 12:00. Thursday is an early day.
• No school for students on Friday.
• Have a great week!

Happy Monday! Here is what you can expect this week.

Math: Students are in rotations for math. They are expected to keep track of their assignments and tests. If you have any questions, let me know and I can talk to the other teachers.

Writing Workshop: We are writing fiction stories. The trait of Ideas has been our main focus. Students are working hard on adding more detail and revising their stories. They are due on FRIDAY.

Social Studies: We will finish our unit of study on Mesopotamia this week. Students will build a class ziggurat showing all of the amazing things we have learned. The title page for the country report is due FRIDAY.

Spelling: Take Home Tasks are always due on Friday morning. This week we will be working on adding a suffix to a word. Each planner has a page for misspelled words. When we pass back the word tests each student writes the words they missed on this page. Study these words in addition to the five new words introduced. This week's words are: fresh, lead, train, break, drive.

Vocabulary: In addition to our weekly words students will also have content words from science. Our weekly words are: gaunt, materialized, pried, miniature, and versions.

Reading: Our fantasy novels come to an end on Monday. We will spend the remainder of the week working on strategies for reading non-fiction. Our next novel will be from the mystery genre. Don't forget that sixth graders need to be reading 40 minutes per night to earn a 4 on report cards.

Science: Microorganisms can make us sick, but can we live without them? Your student will be able to answer this question for you by the end of our next unit. I will be teaching all of the sixth graders about protists. Mrs Shreeve covers monerans, and Mrs. Engel will teach about fungus.

Thanks for all you do for Park Lane and your student!

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!

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