Sixth Grade News
Spring 2014
Math
We currently just finished the second half of unit 5. We spent the first part of the month working on ratios and then dove deep into fractions, decimals and percents. Students learned how to calculate percents and saw the relationships between fractions, decimals and percents. Unit 6 working with Functions is already underway as well.
Language Arts
Students just finished publishing their feature articles this month. The topics covered a wide range of interests. Some topics were based on student interests and others were stumbled upon after doing some research. Guided questions were used to help narrow broad topics to smaller topics. In reading, we have sprung into our Spinelli Squares book clubs. Students read a Jerry Spinelli book within a small group and conducted student driven discussions while working together to complete a variety of literary tasks.