Success in Sixth Grade
Volume 8. Issue 13
What We Love
“I think the foremost quality – there’s no success without it – is really loving what you do. If you love it, you do it well, and there’s no success if you don’t do well what you’re working at.”
Malcolm Forbes
A Note From Mr. Nakano
We took some assessment tests these past few weeks similar to those given before parent conferences. The students have made some great progress and I'll be sharing with you some of those results in the coming weeks. They really are a wonderful group to being working with - the way they work well with one another. I feel like I can never say enough about how great they are, but I'm certainly going to try...
Outdoor Ed
We hope your children had a wonderful and memorable experience at Outdoor Ed. They have a Google Drive folder full of pictures they've copied from the week and are currently using them to build a video project that captures their memories.
Open House
Thursday, Feb 11, 2016, 06:00 PM
Canyon View Elementary School, Yale Court, Irvine, CA, United States
Breakout!
What is Breakout? Called "Escape Rooms" for adults, Breakout is a series of clues that student teams have to solve, in an allotted amount of time, to "breakout" of the classroom. They must work as a team to solve clues, find hidden keys, and solve puzzles that reveal codes that unlock a series of locks. Using the content knowledge from all of the subjects they are currently using, it involves teamwork, collaboration, and logical thinking in order to accomplish all of the sequential goals in time. By the time this newsletter arrives, all of the initial teams should have completed their first Breakout attempt. Ask them how they did. Did they get close or did they "Breakout?" What was their favorite or most difficult clue?
Language Arts
Science
Social Science
P.E.
When the students come back to the classroom to cool off, we are continuing the theme with silent, focused meditation with positive imagery.
Technology Focus
Math
Unit 4 - Ratios
Next week, we will begin our unit on Ratios. There will be a lot of experiments that the students will conduct to discover different proportional scenarios.
Dates to Remember
12/11
Canyon View Open House - 6:00-7:30
Minimum Day
12/12
No School for Students
12/15
Presidents' Day
NO SCHOOL!
12/17
100 Mile Club Fun Run after school
Keep In Touch
Email: jonnakano@iusd.org
Website: https://iusd.instructure.com/courses/16984
Location: 12025 Yale Court, Irvine, CA, United States
Phone: (000)000-0000
Facebook: facebook.com/misternakano
Twitter: @mrnakano