Stepping In to 6th Grade
Nov 9th - Nov 13th
Gradecards
Important Announcements
- SCIENCE TEST: Nov 12 & 13
- Students use earbuds regularly in class. Please make sure your student has this necessary supply.
- Fall Family Conferences will be from October 19th to November 13th. Please respond to the message and Form your student's advisory teacher sent out
- Students' water bottles should be filled with water, not juices or other drinks.
- Math Test on Nov 23
Important Dates
ELA
In ELA students are becoming more of a teammate to the main character, Harrison, in our read aloud Unstoppable. Students are continuing to work on finding the meaning of unknown words using context clues and getting more familiar with figurative language. At the end of the week, students will be given an assessment to see how well they have an understanding of these skills. Please continue to support your student by having them read nightly for 30 minutes and making sure they have earbuds for learning each
Ms. K. Clark: kclark@fulton58.org
Mrs. L. Clark: lclark@fulton58.org
Ms. Hervey: ahervey@fulton58.org
Reading to Get Meaning
Working on Figurative Language
Sacred Writing
Math
ELO 4: Students will be able to understand ratios while solving problems.
ELO 5: Student will be able to solve problems involving ratios and unit rates.
We will continue working with percentages.
tape diagrams
percentage benchmarks
solving percentage problems
finding the percent of that
finding the percentage
Reminder: students need to interact with the pear deck by typing in the slides and completing the last slide of the pear deck. Also need to complete practice problems which are attached to google classroom. There are also videos to watch each day to explain the lesson.
Mrs. Alexander: talexander@fulton58.org
Ms. Lechiara: glechiara@fulton58.org
Ms. Simonin: asimonin@fulton58.org
Science
This week in science, we will be playing a review game to study for our test. Then students will take a test either Thursday or Friday over celestial objects and gravity.
6-8.ESS1.B.1 Analyze and interpret data to determine the scale properties of objects in the solar system.
Ms. Doering: mdoering@fulton58.org
Ms. Simonin: asimonin@fulton58.org
Social Studies
Standard 2: Student can describe how the geography of river valleys led to settlement and the beginning of civilization
Standard 3: Student can describe the advancement of civilization and its legacy
Tuesday/Wednesday: Beginning Egypt Notes, Reflection, and Map
Thursday/Friday: Finishing Egypt Notes, Reflection, and Map
Mr. Hoskins: jhoskins@fulton58.org,
Mrs. Windmann: ewindmann@fulton58.org