6th grade Weekly E-Blast
Science/Social Studies/Math/Language Arts
Mrs. Vurnakes, Mr. Thomas, Ms. Payne
What we are learning this week!
Mrs. Vurnakes Class website
Mr. Thomas Class website
Ms. Payne's Class website
Science, Social Studies, Math, Language Arts
Quiz Thursday: ocean floor
Social Studies: This week we will continue our Europe unit. We will be learning about the different languages and religions in Europe.
Quiz Thursday: Religion in Europe
Math: This week in math we will continue with Unit 1 Number System Fluency. We will be focusing on multiplying and dividing decimals in preparation for our mastery assessment on September 16.
We will continue to work on basic multiplication facts (Fluency). Every week the students will have a fluency drill which will count as 10/% of their grade. Please continue to work with your students at home on their multiplication facts. For the next few weeks we will be concentrating on 1 through 5. We challenge the students to review these facts 10 to 15 minutes every night.
Language Arts:
Areas of concentration over the next two weeks: continuing pronouns, and beginning text structures and argumentative essay
-Vocab flashcards (Level D Lesson 1) are due Friday, 9/11.
-Vocab quiz will be Friday, 9/18.
-Unit 1 Mastery Assessment Tuesday, 10/13-Thursday, 10/15.
Language Arts: Unit 1 Reading Vocabulary 6th Grade
Vocab D Lesson 1 Word List
1. blunder: stumble; stupid mistake
2. careless: without thinking
3. detest: to hate
4. furiously: to do something in a very angry, upset, or fierce way
5. gloomily: unhappily, hopelessly
6. horror: shock and fear
7. inheritance: something handed down from someone who has died
8. miserable: very unhappy
9. plunged: to fall upon suddenly; move quickly
10. trough: a long, narrow container used for feeding farm animals
Up coming events
Upcoming events:
September 16: progress Reports
September 17: WOW/ZAP
September 22: Unit 1 Number System Fluency- Mastery Assessment
September 29: Water in Motion - Mastery Assessment
October 1: Europe Mastery Assessment
October 12: Teacher workday/Student holiday/Columbus Day
October 14: Report cards
WOW/ZAP
ZAP: Zeros are not Permitted: Students that have zeros will be invited to stay for ZAP. ZAP is held in the cafeteria with one of the SMMS administrators. This program is to help students get caught up on their assignments they did not do. Your student will bring home a form for you to sign and return to their teacher. Transportation is provided for this.