Weekly Newsletter- 6th Grade
September 20th-24th
Reminders for This Week
We hope that you had a great weekend!
Just a reminder ... If your child is participating in band or strings this year, band meets at 1:45 on A and C days and strings will meet at 1:45 on B and D days. We will try to note band/strings days weekly in the specials schedule area below.
Please send a reusable water bottle to school with your child. An extra mask in backpacks is helpful too, especially on hotter days or PE days. If your child has not brought headphones or earbuds for personal use, we're finding those helpful and will begin them daily with online textbooks soon.
September 20th-24th Learning
We have officially completed our first round of required district math and reading assessments.
Math with Mr. Bush and Mrs. Seyer-
Core Math - Students will be continuing their understanding of the 1st Unit. The primary focus will be conversions of Fractions, Decimals and Percentages. (Kansas Standard 6.RP.3). Topic C quiz will be on Wednesday.
Integrated Math - Students are starting a new unit this week. The focus will be on Arithmetic Operations (Kansas Standard 6.NS.1) in which students will work with dividing fractions by fractions.
Writing and Social Studies with Ms. Kohrs-
For grammar this week, we'll learn about the different kinds of nouns (common, proper, concrete, abstract). During social studies time, we'll finish learning about Ancient Mesopotamia and then begin our science chapter on thermal energy.
Reading with Mrs. Logan-
Please see the weekly vocabulary and spelling words below. We'll take a test on both of these on Friday.
Specials Schedule
Monday, September 20th - A Day
Tuesday, September 21st- B Day
Wednesday, September 22nd- C Day
Thursday, September 23rd- D Day
Friday, September 24th - A Day
Band on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday this week and Strings on Tuesday and Thursday.
Upcoming Dates
Monday, October 18th - Beginning of 2nd Quarter
Thursday, October 21st - District Night Parent/Teacher Conferences
Friday, October 22nd - No school, Parent/Teacher Conferences
Teacher Contacts
Rising Star Elementary
Website: risingstar.smsd.org
Location: 8600 Candlelight Lane, Lenexa
Phone: 913-993-4500