Please check the STI system and your student’s grades. Mid-quarter grades will come home next week.
Have a great, safe, and restful Thanksgiving break.
In Social Studies, I was very impressed with the amount of effort put into the Ancient Egypt/Kush-Nubia Projects. I was blown away by some of the amazing talents of the students. I still have 3 students that have not turned a project in yet 0/100 points. Students received their grade sheets on Monday and Tuesday of this week—please ask to see the grade sheet. If they received a zero for any category, they can redo that section and resubmit that part of their project. They must turn in their redone section and the grading sheet on Monday or Tuesday after Thanksgiving. They will receive half-credit for a redone section.
After Thanksgiving, we will begin our study of Ancient India. Students will have a small amount of homework each time they have class.
In Communication Arts, the students have been given the writing activity for the city-wide Martin Luther King, Jr. writing contest explaining that they are to write an essay that tells a personal story about how a person they know (could be them) came to know somebody who was different in some important way, and how that encounter helped one or both people overcome a fear or prejudice or misconception. The essays' rough drafts will be due no later that Wed. Dec. 2 (blue classes) or Thurs. Dec. 23 (gold classes). The final draft will be due on Mon. Dec. 7th. The essays will be picked up at the school by the contest officials on Tues. Dec. 8th to be judged. The winner of the contest wins $100, second runner up receives $50, and the third place winner will get $25. Mrs. McFarland has had winning essays in the past and is hoping that this year will be no different. Good luck sixth graders!
In Math, we are reviewing chapter 4, and will be testing in about a week. Students received Quiz A for chapter 4 this week, and several students scored significantly lower than their average. If parents would like to review the first three lessons with their child, and return a signed note stating they studied, students will be able to take a quiz to replace that grade. The divisibility rules on page 152 are important to know in order to score well on the quiz. Have a great Thanksgiving!
In Science, the students had their Pangaea maps graded. Please check the STI and see that your student completed this assignment appropriately. They could earn 50 points for this activity. We will continue our investigation of earthquakes in class. Next week we will be discovering how to find the location of an earthquakes epicenter and how earthquakes are measured.
In Reading Exploratory, please make sure that your student is reading 100 minutes per week, writing three complete summaries, and having you sign the Reading Log. Please have students proofread and edit their summaries if it is not their best work. Reading logs will be due every Friday.
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Paws Team Update
In Social Studies, we are just now finishing our study of Ancient Egypt. Students will finish presenting their projects tomorrow. Ask your student how their presentation went. I was quite impressed with the amount of work most students put into their projects. On Monday and Tuesday, we will hand back the grading sheets from the project and finish each class with a Geography Bee contest.
In Communication Arts, the students will be working on an essay for the Martin Luther King, Jr. writing contest the next two weeks. The students are asked to write a personal story by telling how a person they know (could even be themselves) came to know somebody who was different in some important way, and how that encounter helped one or both of them overcome a misconception or pre-judgment. The students will be learning about Dr. King's life and purpose prior to the essay writing. The Springfield NAACP has included the guidelines on their website:
http://springfieldpublicschoolsmo.or/culturealdiversity/index.htm. The essays will be due December 4th to Mrs. McFarland so that she can enter them to the contest by December 8th. The writing entries will be judged by those involved in the contest and the top three winners will receive cash prizes of $100, $50, and $25. The essays will also be graded and entered in the grades for second quarter in Communication Arts.
In Mathematics, students are working in Chapter 4. I am seeing way too many students coming to class without their homework. Students will have homework each time they have math.
In Science, the students are finishing their Pangaea Lab and then completing a mineral investigation lab. We will begin our investigation of earthquakes next week and start preparing for our unit test the following week.
In Reading Exploratory, please make sure that your student is reading 100 minutes per week, writing three complete summaries, and having you sign the Reading Log. Please have students proofread and edit their summaries if it is not their best work. There will be no log due the week of Thanksgiving. This would be a good time for students to make up any missing reading logs.
In Communication Arts, the students will be working on an essay for the Martin Luther King, Jr. writing contest the next two weeks. The students are asked to write a personal story by telling how a person they know (could even be themselves) came to know somebody who was different in some important way, and how that encounter helped one or both of them overcome a misconception or pre-judgment. The students will be learning about Dr. King's life and purpose prior to the essay writing. The Springfield NAACP has included the guidelines on their website:
http://springfieldpublicschoolsmo.or/culturealdiversity/index.htm. The essays will be due December 4th to Mrs. McFarland so that she can enter them to the contest by December 8th. The writing entries will be judged by those involved in the contest and the top three winners will receive cash prizes of $100, $50, and $25. The essays will also be graded and entered in the grades for second quarter in Communication Arts.
In Mathematics, students are working in Chapter 4. I am seeing way too many students coming to class without their homework. Students will have homework each time they have math.
In Science, the students are finishing their Pangaea Lab and then completing a mineral investigation lab. We will begin our investigation of earthquakes next week and start preparing for our unit test the following week.
In Reading Exploratory, please make sure that your student is reading 100 minutes per week, writing three complete summaries, and having you sign the Reading Log. Please have students proofread and edit their summaries if it is not their best work. There will be no log due the week of Thanksgiving. This would be a good time for students to make up any missing reading logs.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Paws Team Update
There will be no school tomorrow (Friday, 11-6-09) due to parent/teacher conferences.
News from the nurse about H1N1
An Alert Now call was placed Monday night to notify Kickapoo feeder schools that in the next few weeks an H1N1 vaccine clinic will be held in those schools. This does include Carver. Parents were instructed in the call to phone 523-1609 (voice mail in health services) if they wanted to request the vaccine for their student. Health Services is compiling the names and other information for us. Staff from Jordan Valley Clinic will be coming in to help as well as some Carver parents. We do not have a date scheduled yet but I will let you know when that will be. We will also send home information packets (probably next week) with permission forms with those students to give to their parents. They are to complete the form and return it to the nurse.
In Social Studies, we are continuing our study of Ancient Egypt and Ancient Kush/Nubia. Students will not have homework for the next few weeks. However, students need to be completing their Ancient Egypt or Ancient Kush/Nubia projects that they will be presenting to the class on Monday, 11-16-09 for Gold classes and on Tuesday, 11-17-09 for Blue classes. Students have received information about the projects.
I am afraid there are many students who have not begun to work on the project. Please encourage your student to complete the project over the next few days. Tomorrow would be a great day to get a large portion of the project done.
In Mathematics, Blue classes will take the chapter 3 test on Monday. Be sure to practice the chapter vocabulary, and the list of vocabulary words students were given.
We are working on long division and multiplication which requires students to show a lot of work on their homework. Because of this, several students that usually finish their work on time have late work. Please talk with your child and check STI to make sure all work is current.
We will begin chapter 4 on Tuesday and begin working on factors and divisibility rules.
Have a great long weekend!
In Communication Arts, the students continue reading Trouble River by Betsy Byars. A graphic organizer of the problems and solutions that Dewey faces will be given to the students next week to complete. Monday and Tuesday is library day and several students have overdue library books so let's try to get them all returned so new books can be checked out. Literature books will need to be brought to class next week and several assignments will be read from these books so remind your child to get his book to class. We are still in the process of finalizing our stories to get them ready for compilation for the LAD Fair in April. We will begin an essay next week on Martin Luther King, Jr. which will be entered in the MLK essay contest and Mrs. McFarland's students' essays have received awards and honorable mentions in the past. Don't forget a spelling test will be given on Thursday and Friday of next week over the Ship Shape words.
In Science, the students are beginning their study of plate tectonics. They will also have their second quiz over the rock cycle next week on either Tuesday or Wednesday. It will be the same quiz they had last week. Hopefully, those who did poorly will study and improve their grade and those who did well will strive for perfection.
In Reading Exploratory, please make sure that your student is reading 100 minutes per week, writing three complete summaries, and having you sign the Reading Log (attached). Please have students proofread and edit their summaries if it is not their best work. Reading logs will be due every Friday.
News from the nurse about H1N1
An Alert Now call was placed Monday night to notify Kickapoo feeder schools that in the next few weeks an H1N1 vaccine clinic will be held in those schools. This does include Carver. Parents were instructed in the call to phone 523-1609 (voice mail in health services) if they wanted to request the vaccine for their student. Health Services is compiling the names and other information for us. Staff from Jordan Valley Clinic will be coming in to help as well as some Carver parents. We do not have a date scheduled yet but I will let you know when that will be. We will also send home information packets (probably next week) with permission forms with those students to give to their parents. They are to complete the form and return it to the nurse.
In Social Studies, we are continuing our study of Ancient Egypt and Ancient Kush/Nubia. Students will not have homework for the next few weeks. However, students need to be completing their Ancient Egypt or Ancient Kush/Nubia projects that they will be presenting to the class on Monday, 11-16-09 for Gold classes and on Tuesday, 11-17-09 for Blue classes. Students have received information about the projects.
I am afraid there are many students who have not begun to work on the project. Please encourage your student to complete the project over the next few days. Tomorrow would be a great day to get a large portion of the project done.
In Mathematics, Blue classes will take the chapter 3 test on Monday. Be sure to practice the chapter vocabulary, and the list of vocabulary words students were given.
We are working on long division and multiplication which requires students to show a lot of work on their homework. Because of this, several students that usually finish their work on time have late work. Please talk with your child and check STI to make sure all work is current.
We will begin chapter 4 on Tuesday and begin working on factors and divisibility rules.
Have a great long weekend!
In Communication Arts, the students continue reading Trouble River by Betsy Byars. A graphic organizer of the problems and solutions that Dewey faces will be given to the students next week to complete. Monday and Tuesday is library day and several students have overdue library books so let's try to get them all returned so new books can be checked out. Literature books will need to be brought to class next week and several assignments will be read from these books so remind your child to get his book to class. We are still in the process of finalizing our stories to get them ready for compilation for the LAD Fair in April. We will begin an essay next week on Martin Luther King, Jr. which will be entered in the MLK essay contest and Mrs. McFarland's students' essays have received awards and honorable mentions in the past. Don't forget a spelling test will be given on Thursday and Friday of next week over the Ship Shape words.
In Science, the students are beginning their study of plate tectonics. They will also have their second quiz over the rock cycle next week on either Tuesday or Wednesday. It will be the same quiz they had last week. Hopefully, those who did poorly will study and improve their grade and those who did well will strive for perfection.
In Reading Exploratory, please make sure that your student is reading 100 minutes per week, writing three complete summaries, and having you sign the Reading Log (attached). Please have students proofread and edit their summaries if it is not their best work. Reading logs will be due every Friday.
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