6th Grade Weekly Newsletter
Mr. Zgonc, Mrs. Rumph, Mrs. Ruso Rotation
Upcoming Events
5/15 - School Picnic (Students Only)
5/16 - Sea World Field trip
5/20- FanFest 4-6pm
5/22 - Manatee Softball Game
5/24 - Clap Out / Last Day of School
Upcoming Assessments and Due Dates
4/26 - Ancient China TEST - Social Studies
4/29 - Selection Test (The Misadventures of Don Quixote) ELA
5/1 - FAST PM3 - Reading
5/2 - FAST PM3 - Math
5/8 - Reading Log #25 - ELA
5/10 - Reading Goals 18points - ELA
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Upcoming Week
Math ➕➖✖️➗
For all things math, check out Mr. Zgonc's math website:
this is the math equivalent of striking gold!
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English Language Arts (ELA) 📚📖📃✏️
- Classwork: We will read and take the test for The Misadventures of Don Quixote . This selection test was rescheduled for Monday, 4/29. With the FAST on Wednesday, the beginning of the week we will focus on test taking tips. After FAST, we will focus on adverbs, dangled and misplaced modifiers in grammar.
- Test and quizzes: Selection tests / comprehension tests can fall on any day of the week depending on when we begin reading the passage. Sometimes students will read the material the day before, and sometimes they will only read it on the day of the test. Students are always allowed to use the textbook or passage while taking the test.
- Reading logs: Reading logs are done in Google classroom. One reading log is due every Tuesday. Students have an entire week to get it done, so no late reading logs will be accepted.
- Reading Goals: In the second quarter, students are required to earn 18 points by reading approximately (2-3) books and completing the accelerated reader quiz for each book. The 4th quarter due date is May 10th. The Phantom Tollbooth novel does count towards the 18 required points this quarter.
- Read Aloud: Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
- Homework: Students should be reading 20 - 30 minutes every night. This is necessary to complete the reading log and to meet the reading goals. Occasionally, unfinished classwork becomes homework.
- Google Classroom: Here, students can find the Daily Agenda, reading logs, classroom handouts, PowerPoints and more.
- Absent students should visit Google Classroom and The Daily Agenda when they are well enough to do so. The textbook is available online on launchpad, and the app is called SAVVAS. The unit pages are also in Google Classroom. Worksheets, PowerPoints and more to keep up with the daily agenda can be found in GC.
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Science 🌎🎢🚀🌪️
Human Body Systems: Transporting Materials
How do materials enter and leave and travel through the body? What are the functions of the digestive, excretory, respiratory, circulatory, and lymphatic systems and how do they interact to maintain homeostasis?
Chapter Vocabulary
- organ system
- homeostasis
- nutrient
- Calorie
- lymphocyte
Social Studies 🤠⛩️🌍🏔️
Ancient China
Our end of unit test will be this Friday (4/26/24)
chapters that will be on the test:
- Geography of ancient China
- The Shang Dynasty
- Three Chinese Philosophies
- The First Emperor of China
- The Han Dynasty
- The Silk Road
Parent Conference Sign up
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Also, we would love to have your student be a part of the conference. Please bring them with you!