In the Know
December Community 6 News
Lead Learners
Rachel Stricklin (English) rachel.stricklin@pikeroadschools.org
Kathleen Griswell (History) kathleen.griswell@pikeroadschools.org
Karen Granfeldt (Math) karen.granfeldt@pikeroadschools.org
Upcoming Events
- December 7 PRS Polar Express 6-8 p.m.
- December 7 Board of Education Meeting 6:00 at PRS
- December 10 PRS Band Concert 7:00
- December 15 PRS Winter Wear Orders Due
- December 16 Last Day to Bring Canned Food for Food Drive
- December 18 Last Day for Students
- January 5 Students Return to School
Donations Needed!
Field Trip
Our show begins at 11:30, so we will have snack before we leave and a sack lunch in our classrooms when we return. Students will have the option of bringing their lunch or getting a sack lunch from the lunchroom. We will send out a form for requesting a sack lunch soon.
Wednesday, Feb 3, 2016, 11:30 AM
Alabama Shakespeare Festival
Last week's Sumdog Leaders
Class leaders are determined every Monday based on the number of correctly answered math problems. To be a leader, at least 85% mastery must be maintained. Each week I post that week's leaders. Watch your child grow and have fun doing it!
We Can Do Good Structure Build
Current Sumdog Leaders
Science
We Need Your Help: If you have any idea or resources that could help students see more about remodeling first hand, please email me and let me know.
History
English
Current Standards:
Reading & Comprehending Fiction-
For the month of December, we are exploring the theme of "the spirit of Christmas." Our central question is "How can we show the spirit of Christmas all year long?"
Learners are thinking about what it means to have the spirit of Christmas and how they can demonstrate it in their own lives. To promote the sense of generosity and compassion within our community, we are conducting a canned food drive to benefit the Montgomery Area Food Bank and researching how poverty and hunger affect people in the United States today. We are also reading and discussing the play Mr. Scrooge Finds Christmas, an adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol.
- RL.6.1 Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
- RL.6.3 Describe how a particular story's or drama's plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.
- RI.6.7 Integrate information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue.
- W.6.9 Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.
Grammar & Punctuation Usage-
For students who need to be reassessed on skills we have already covered, I am holding review sessions during PE time and after lunch on Makeover Mondays for the month of December. Students who have already mastered these skills are moving on to reviewing subject/ verb agreement at chompchomp.com. We will begin our in-depth review of grammar & punctuation usage after Christmas break.
- L.6.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
- L.6.2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
Every Week- Students read independently for at least 30 minutes every day to work toward their 40 Books Challenge. Information on the 40 Books Challenge is posted on my Edmodo page in my folders. Students and I keep track of their reading progress through their Reader's Notebook in Google Drive. We will not be writing response letters for the month of December.
- RL.6.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature in the 6-8 grade text complexity band proficiently.
Coming Up After Christmas-
Science Fiction!
Creating Mind Maps
Sharing Our Skills
Collaborating for a Cause
Math
Current Standards: Data Analysis
We are starting some geometry standards. We will be using the cans and boxes from our food drive to find area, volume and surface area. Our focus will be measuring items and using the formulas to solve. In addition, composite figures area and volume will be introduced.
Evaluation IV will be the week before Christmas break
Between now and then, students may request to be evaluated on the following skills as needed: Decimal computation, Multiplying and Dividing fractions, Exponents, Order of Operations, Greatest Common Factor,Least Common Multiple, Graphing on a four quadrant grid, Identify axis, quadrant and signs in quadrants,Graphing reflections, Finding distance between points on a four quadrant grid, Integers, comparing and ordering, Opposites, Absolute value, Measures of central tendency (mean, median, mode, range), graphing data, and interpreting data. Ask your child about Makeover Mondays!
Pike Road School
Website: www.pikeroadschools.org
Location: 500 Avenue of Learning, Pike Road, AL, United States
Phone: 334-420-5310