12/24/17 Ms. Bell's Show-And-Tell
Because I'm a gossip.
Welcome to Ms. Bell's Class!
I am excited to finally start sending out newsletters. While Remind is a great communication tool, I'm just too much of a "talker" to be able to share all of the good stuff in 140 characters...haha! So...I'll periodically send email newsletters to all my students and their families.
This Kid!
Lockers
Or... the last number you try! Thankfully, we finally have those combination locks figured out! (Well, for the most part...haha!)
What We're Studying...
Our first week back, we will be studying the properties of addition and multiplication (commutative, associative, identity, inverse, zero, and distributive). We will also spend some extra time using area models to demonstrate the distributive property as we learn how to apply it to algebraic expressions.
Here is a short video introduction to the distributive property if you'd like a "preview" of our upcoming lessons:
Late Work (Bleh!)
January Math Tutoring Sessions
I will limit tutoring sessions to ten students, so:
- Please notify me (via email, Remind message, text, call, or handwritten note) at least one day in advance if your child plans to attend in order to allow me time to confirm space availability.
- Please let me know as soon as possible if you signed your child up for a session but need to cancel (things happen, right?) so that I can invite any student who might be "waitlisted."
You may sign up your child for as few or as many sessions as you'd like. Students will be dismissed from the door at the Bethel Church Rd. end of the sixth grade hallway (next to my classroom) at 4:00 p.m. Please arrive on time. You may use the baseball/softball field driveway for pickup.
Feel free to contact me with questions.
January Tutoring Dates
- Wednesday, Jan. 3
- Thursday, Jan. 4
- Monday, Jan. 8
- Tuesday, Jan. 9
- Wednesday, Jan. 17
- Thursday, Jan. 18
- Friday, Jan. 27
- Wednesday, Jan. 31
Fractions, Decimals, and Percents Activity
Math Geniuses in Da' House!
Curious as to who had the #1 score on the latest math tests? Well, wonder no more!
Rates and Proportions Test - Jaxon Tucker
The following folks were also in it to win it:
Josh Bailey ~ Conner Burleson ~ Logan Carriker ~ Tyler Chen
Morgan Eudy ~ Emma Lee ~ Cian Martin ~ Ethan Pickering
Expressions and Order of Operations Test - Sadye Morse
The following folks also killed it:
Lainie Barbee ~ Logan Carriker ~ Morgan Eudy ~ Jaret Huneycutt
Ryan Lowery ~ Tanner Pickering ~ Kristen Smith
Eating and Talking...Their Favorites! (Mine, too!)
Info for Parents - Vocabulary Quizzes
While the value of reviewing vocabulary is important, many of the students most appreciate the opportunity to score a very high quiz grade each week. Please review the vocabulary with your child each night to help prepare him or her for the weekly quiz.
Vocab Quiz Rockstars
We have had three vocabulary quizzes so far. Who has earned a perfect score on at least one of them? These awesome folks!
Autumn Allen ~ Sara Allman ~ Emily Amaya Turcios ~ Alex Avila Torres
Joshua Bailey ~ Lainie Barbee ~ Hunter Barnes ~ Dalton Birchett ~ Ali Broadaway
Brandon Brownfield ~ Conner Burleson ~ Sara Burnette ~ Alston Burr ~ Logan Carriker
Thomas Chavez-Alvarado ~ Tyler Chen ~ Richard "Junior" Clark ~ Andi Daniels
Chris Dillon ~ Morgan Eudy ~ Alesha Foreman ~ Tytus Greene ~ Jacob Griffin
Kaelynn Guyette ~ Lilly Hartsell ~ Mallory Helms ~ Blake Helms ~ James Horton
Jaret Huneycutt ~ Roman Huneycutt ~ Mia Jamar ~ Allora Jones
Madison Kennedy ~ Jerzie Kivett ~ Ethan Kuebrich ~ Daniel Kuznetsov
Vanessa Labra ~ Ethan Ladd ~ Ali Lanham ~ Emma LaVoie ~ Emma Lee
Pricila Lopez ~ Ryan Lowery ~ Daniel Lucier ~ John Marks ~ Cian Martin
McKenzie Mason ~ Sadye Morse ~ Jennifer Moya Aguilar ~ Pherris Nesbitt
Naomi Ortiz ~ Nash Pennell ~ Ethan Pickering ~ Tanner Pickering ~ Macy Preslar ~ Raegan Sharpe ~ Caleb Smith ~ Kristen Smith ~ Nevaeh Smith ~ Yuli Soto Ugarte ~ Melanie Stockton ~ Reagan Talley ~ Hailey Taylor ~ Camden Tucker ~ Jaxon Tucker
J. J. Virgil ~ Blythe Whitley ~ Braxton Williams ~ Heidi Ziobro
And who made a perfect score on all three quizzes????
Sara Burnette ~ Thomas Chavez-Alvarado ~ Conner Burleson
Tyler Chen ~ Mallory Helms ~ Emma LaVoie ~ John Marks
Reagan Talley ~ Camden Tucker ~ J. J. Virgil
We saw a little snow together! (Just a smidge...but still...)
Ms. Bell's Wall of Fame
Want to know who is doing really well in math class? Check out the following Wall of Fame folks. They might be some great choices for people to get to know better. :-)
Team 1 First Quarter Math Leader
Also battling hard for the second quarter math leader position are...
and...
Block 3 - Most 6th Grade Math Topics Mastered
Followed by:
- Emma LaVoie
- Kristen Smith
- Heidi Ziobro
- Payne Martin
Block 4 - Most 6th Grade Math Topics Mastered
Followed by:
- Chris Dillon
- Sadye Morse
- Ali Broadaway
- Jaret Huneycutt
Block 5 - Most 6th Grade Math Topics Mastered
Followed by:
- Blake Helms
- Autumn Allen
- Tanner Pickering
- Eli Helms
Block 6 - Most 6th Grade Math Topics Mastered
Followed by:
- Ethan Pickering
- Nash Pennell
- Camden Chisholm
- Caleb Smith
Team 1 - Most Time Invested in Learning Math on ALEKS
Followed by:
- A. J. Bombadier
- Mallory Helms
- Ryan Lowery
- Eli Helms
Team 1 - Most Efficient Learning of New Topics on ALEKS
Followed by:
- Roman Huneycutt
- Richard "Junior" Clark
- Tanner Pickering
- Josh Bailey
Math Minutes Leader
Alex Avila Torres ~ Joshua Bailey ~ Thomas Chavez-Alvarado
Allora Jones ~ Ryan Lowery ~ Kristen Smith ~ Jaxon Tucker
We have many, many others who are right behind these seven students. Great work!
Just because it's impressive...
Math In The News
Instead, YouTube videos and other content delivered by non-television devices are gaining more and more popularity with kids. This change in viewing habits has led to all kinds of marketing changes for toy companies.
Read more here: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-18/toymakers-curry-favor-with-precocious-youtube-influencers
Other Celebrations...
- Hunter Barnes had a birthday yesterday. Reagan Talley, Osiel Benitez Soto, and Cody Carter will each celebrate his or her birthday before we return from break. Happy birthday to all of you!
- Jaret Huneycutt, Braedyn Lowder, Lexie Rushing, and Yuli Soto were class spelling bee winners, with Kaelynn Guyette, Payne Martin, McKenzie Mason, and J. J. Virgil as runners-up. Congrats!
- We made it to Winter break!
- I have "made" some new shoes for myself this week, and I can't wait to show you! (James Horton...consider this a shoe/sock challenge!)