McMillan's Fabulous 6th Grade!
Ms. Weiss and Mrs. Elder
Upcoming events
-October 11 @ 1:30--School Evacuation Drill (Pick up students at 2:30 at TOSH)
-October 18 - 19--No school for Fall Break
-October 24--School Ends at 1:20
-October 25--School Ends at 1:00
-October 26--No School
-October 31 @ 9:00 am--Halloween Parade
Literature Circles
We are reading mysteries this month! Ask your student about it.
Social Studies
We are exploring Ancient Egypt.
Math
We are working on adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing decimals. We are also working on perseverance with problems. We don't say "I can't do this." We say "I can't do this yet". The link below is a video that talks about the importance of 'struggling' through problems.
https://www.youcubed.org/resources/excerpt-of-jo-from-the-importance-of-struggle/
Science
We are currently working on matter. We have studied atoms and molecules, but are moving into density and energy transfer. Below is a video that your children watched. They really liked it. Ask them what they learned about it.
Methods to our Madness
We are still getting used to turning in reading logs. Many students are not completing their nightly reading. We would appreciate your help to encourage your children to read each night. See the research below concerning the benefits of nightly reading.