Mrs. Jones' Class News
February 13-17, 2023
6th Grade Math Placement
The vast majority of students will be best suited for Math 6. This course will cover 6th grade math topics at a steady pace similar to elementary.
A small few of students would be well-suited for Math 7/Foundations of Algebra. In order to determine your child's eligibility, the following statements should all or almost all be true:
- My child scored a Pass/Advanced (over 500) on the 4th grade Math SOL
- My child scored a 235 or higher on the Winter MAP test
- My child fluently knows all of his/her multiplication and division facts through 12, without hesitation
- My child can easily convert between improper fractions and mixed numbers, and can simplify fractions with automaticity
Students are better off earning an A in Math 6 and then accelerating their Math instruction in 7th grade than they are earning a C in 6th grade and feeling frustration.
If you have any questions or would like to make a change to your child's placement based on this information, please contact me or Mr. Blubaugh.
Field Trip to River Bend Middle School
Students will also eat lunch at River Bend. Students can use their Algonkian lunch numbers to purchase lunch at the middle school or can pack a lunch to bring with them.
Valentine's Day on February 14th
Pop Tab Collection Continues this Year!
All tabs are acceptable - soda, cat and dog food, soup and vegetable cans, and even adult beverage tabs! The collection of tabs begins on Monday. Please help us help the Ronald McDonald House!
Our Learning Next Week
Math: Data and Graphing; Line Plot and Stem and Leaf quiz 2/17
Reading: Bud, Not Buddy novel study; Monitoring Reading Comprehension with fiction texts
Writing: 5th Grade Performance Assessment (Persuasive Writing)
Science: Electricity and Conductors
Upcoming Next Week
February 13: Permission slips to RBMS due
February 14: Valentine Card Exchange
February 15: Field trip to RBMS
February 17: DARE; Line Plot and Stem and Leaf Quiz
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