6th Grade Newsletter
Week of April 22-26
Thank You Volunteers!!
We appreciate the many ways that so many of you have volunteered this year!!
Thank you to our Art Masterpiece Teachers, JA Teachers, Science Camp Chaperones, and Room Parents who have done so much for us this year!! It has been a pleasure to work alongside all of you!
Upcoming Events
April Birthdays!!!
2nd - Steele
3rd - Zoe
9th - Kyra
17th - Mrs. Ski
18th - Lena
21st - Saanvi
28th - Harish
What's Happening...
- Last day to turn in missing work mid-quarter: Wed, April 24th
Save the Date: May 23rd!!
6th Grade Celebration and Clap-Out will be from 10:00 - 11:40am
We would love for all of you to be able to join us on the last day of school for our 6th Grade Celebration and the Clap-Out. Please reserve that time in your schedule on Thursday, May 23rd. Thanks!
Looking for volunteers... pretty please!!
If you have a spare hour during the school day, Mrs. Weber is looking for some volunteers. She needs to put contact paper book covers on her student textbooks. If you would be good at this task, and if you have an hour to help her out, please send her an email at weber.amy@cusd80.com.
Explanation: Next year, our 6th grade is only going to get digital copies of the math textbooks, but if we cover our old copies of the textbooks with contact paper, we can make them last longer. We appreciate any help that you are able to give. There's 50+ books to cover, so if you are able to just contribute one hour, that is still a big help to Mrs. Weber! Or, better yet, get a few moms to come work on it at the same time, then you can take over the workroom, and it will be more fun! There's also no huge time-crunch for this task, so if you want to come work on it for one hour each week, that would be amazing!
Learning Focus
ELA
Unit 4: What kinds of adventures can you experience when you use your imagination?
We are comparing the reading of the play to listening an audio version of , "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Susan Nanus based on the book written by Norton Juster.
Students will end the unit by writing a fictional narrative that includes fantastical events and characters from his or her imagination.
Sadlier Unit 7 test will be on Friday, April 19, 2024.
Students are writing a poem which is due on April 24th. They will recite this poem on May 8th. Please review the written poem before April 24th to make sure that it highlights their best qualities. The poem assignment can be found in Google Classroom.
Math
Math Period 1:
Math Periods 2 & 3:
Social Studies
Social Studies:
In social science this quarter we have learned about many ancient societies. We began in ancient Greece, then we learned about Persia and Alexander the Great. From there we learned about the first Chinese dynasties, and we ended strong learning about the Roman Empire. Students enjoyed these topics, as they are so interesting! We will pick back up in the fourth quarter with the Dark Ages. It's such a pleasure to teach your children!
Science:
Science:
We have completed our science projects! All students have completed a slides presentation that is being sent to the district so that your child can compete in the district-wide science fair! All of the students have also worked on making a science project board, which has been a fun process. The students have taken so much time to complete their projects and I'm very proud of the results and all that they've learned.
6th Grade Teacher Contact Information
Mrs. Weber weber.amy@cusd80.com
Mrs. Skierkowski skierkowski.jamie@cusd80.com
Website: https://www.cusd80.com/independence
Location: 1405 W Lake Dr, Sun Lakes, AZ, USA
Phone: 480-224-2700
Block Schedule: 2:30p-3:00p
All 6th grade students go to STEM on Day 2 in the 6-Day Rotation.
All 6th grade students go to TechLab on Day 4 in the 6-Day Rotation.