6th Grade Wolverine News
November 13-17 , 2017
Happening this week...
All 6th graders should be reading a book either through iLit, Destiny, or our physical library.
Pre-AP Science ~ Mrs. Sanchez and Ms. Marek
Sanchez- We will continue our organisms and environments unit which includes abiotic & biotic factors, levels of organization, and the cell theory. We will test on Wednesday, November 15th over the content.
STEAM Science ~ Mrs. Sanchez and Ms. Hernandez
Sanchez- We will continue our organisms and environments unit which includes abiotic & biotic factors, levels of organization, and the cell theory. We will test on Wednesday, November 15th over the content.
Accelerated Science ~ Mrs. Irons
This week we will focus on physical and chemical changes. Students will participate in labs to practice identifying chemical reactions. We will have a progress check on Friday over 8.5DE. Please use this link to access the website for this current unit.
Pre-AP Math ~ Mrs. Justice, Ms. Gregg and Ms. Parker
We will continue working on Unit 4 over Proportional Reasoning. Students will be learning the difference additive and multiplicative relations and will continue using proportions to solve problems. They will also be planning a Thanksgiving feast for family using their knowledge of rates and ratios.
Unit 4 vocabulary test is Friday, November 17th.
STEAM Math ~ Mrs. Justice and Mr. Maddox
We will continue working on Unit 4 over Proportional Reasoning. Students will be learning the difference additive and multiplicative relations and will continue using proportions to solve problems. They will also be planning a Thanksgiving feast for family using their knowledge of rates and ratios.
Unit 4 vocabulary test is Friday, November 17th.
Accelerated Math ~ Mrs. Morgan
This week we will continue Unit 3 over Proportional Reasoning. We will be focusing on unit rate, constant rate of change and solving proportions. Students will have a progress check over unit rate on Wednesday.
Humanities ~ Mrs. Moore, Ms. Lindamood, Mrs. Strother and Ms. Peden
Monday, November 13, students will have their Language Arts test over theme and figurative language. The review has been posted in Google Classroom with a bonus point activity. Wednesday students will have a test over their ability to interpret and organize information from databases using the PEGS chart. Students have been practicing this skill as they have been creating their Central America Maps in World Cultures. We will finish the week with a study on the Panama Canal.
Global Business and Professional Communication ~ Ms. Tedford and Ms. Owen
This week students are working in their teams to research and plan for their event. They are developing strategies to work with others effectively using a variety of Google applications.
Michelle Owen
Email: michelle.owen@bisdmail.net
Twitter: @_MichelleOwen_
Art ~ Mrs. Beam
This week we will be wrapping up our unit focusing on watercolor techniques and color theory.
Save the Date! STEAM Holiday Art Show & Artome Sale will take place on December 1st in the evening at STEAM. More details to come!
Beginning Band ~ Mr. Sypert
Our winter concert is on December 7th at the BHS Auditorium at 6:30pm, the concert is free and open to the public. Students need to wear their band shirt and khaki pants. If you have any questions please let Mr. Sypert know.
P.E. ~ Coach Dunson
Congratulations on a successful soccer unit! We will have a week off from our sport units and continue when you come back from Thanksgiving break. Be ready for a variety of games this week incorporating teamwork!
STEAM Middle School
Email: brandon.johnson@bisdmail.net
Website: http://steam.burlesonisd.net/
Location: 900 SW Hillside Drive, Burleson, TX, United States
Phone: 817-245-1500
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/steamsoc
Twitter: @steam_ms