6th Grade Wolverine News
December 11-15, 2017
Happening this week...
Pre-AP Science ~ Mrs. Sanchez and Ms. Marek
Marek - We will be testing over Variation and Ecosystems this Friday the 15th. Review materials will be available on Google Classroom.
STEAM Science ~ Mrs. Sanchez and Ms. Hernandez
Sanchez- This week we are learning about a new concept over classification of organisms!
Marek- We will be testing over Ecosystems this Friday the 15th. Review materials will be available on Google Classroom.
Accelerated Science ~ Mrs. Irons
This week we will do a mini-unit over Weather! Students will learn about how the Sun and the oceans drive weather patterns, the differences between cold and warm fronts and pressure systems, and what causes hurricanes. I will be off campus on Tuesday and Wednesday. All assignments can be found in Google Classroom.
Pre-AP Math ~ Mrs. Justice, Ms. Gregg and Ms. Parker
This week we will be wrapping up our unit over Proportional Reasoning. We will spend the week reviewing all of the concepts from the unit and will have our Unit 4 test on Friday, December 15th. Please make sure your child is preparing for the exam by reviewing ratios, rates, converting measurements, additive/multiplicative relationships, and percentages.
STEAM Math ~ Mrs. Justice and Mr. Maddox
This week we will be wrapping up our unit over Proportional Reasoning. We will spend the week reviewing all of the concepts from the unit and will have our Unit 4 test on Friday, December 15th. Please make sure your child is preparing for the exam by reviewing ratios, rates, converting measurements, additive/multiplicative relationships, and percentages.
Accelerated Math ~ Mrs. Morgan
This week we will be wrapping up our unit over Proportional Relationships with our Unit Test on Monday. This week we will also begin reviewing for our semester exams next week.
Humanities ~ Mrs. Moore, Ms. Lindamood, Mrs. Strother and Ms. Peden
Students are continuing their study of South America through the novel Journey to the River Sea. The unit will end with a socratic seminar debating the political, economic and social impact of developing the rainforest. Students will test over countries of South America on Wednesday, December 13.
Global Business and Professional Communication ~ Ms. Tedford and Ms. Owen
This week we are finishing up and reflecting on our Event Planning Palooza Unit! Students should be studying their vocabulary terms this week to prepare for the Unit 2 Test which will be on Wednesday, December 13th. Then, the teams who were chosen by their classmates will host their events during class on Thursday, December 14th. We are so excited to see the students carry out the plans they have been working so hard on! After our event day, we will begin reviewing for finals.
Michelle Owen
Email: michelle.owen@bisdmail.net
Twitter: @_MichelleOwen_
Art ~ Mrs. Beam
This week we will wrap up our last unit for the semester! We are furthering our knowledge of watercolor techniques and color theory.
After we wrap up this unit, we will be reviewing for finals. Students should have the review by Wednesday of this week.
Beginning Band ~ Mr. Sypert
We are switching gears after last week’s concert. As we get back into the book we will be working on scales and some new music terminology this week. Videos are back this week!
P.E. ~ Coach Dunson
I hope you are enjoying our basketball drills. Be ready for more games and activities that incorporate our ball-handling and shooting skills. Keep up the good work!
STEAM Middle School
Email: peggy.barnes@bisdmail.net
Website: http://steam.burlesonisd.net/
Location: 900 SW Hillside Drive, Burleson, TX, United States
Phone: 817-245-1500
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/steamsoc
Twitter: @steam_ms