NOVEMBER 21, 2008 MATH PREAP/GT

NOTE TO PARENTS AND STUDENTS:

Common Assessment Test #2 will include Chapters 1 and 2.  Test will be on Monday/Tuesday November 24-25, 2008. 

Each student has received a Unit Review sheet for Chapters 1 and 2 that was discussed today in class.

Chapter 2 test that was taken this past Wednesday/Thursday has already been graded and students will use it too as a tool for review.  Please, ask your child to show it to you. 

Homework:  STUDY FOR COMMON ASSESSMENT MATH TEST #2. 

Also a worksheet on “Back-to-back Stem-and-Leaf Plot, questions #1-5,was assigned today. 

Tutorials:  Mondays from 3:50 to 4:50 p.m.

Have a great weekend! 

World Cultures Update

Presentations

This week has been very busy in World Cultures every student presented their display board to the class along with a 2-5 min explanation of their board and the person they selected. The presentations were wonderful and so many students really got creative. I heard raps about Bill Gates, a look alike “female” Steve Jobs, I heard Hound Dog more than once and saw colorful Guatemalan dolls. Grades and display boards for history fair will be given out Friday Dec 5^th.

Pin Oak History Fair

POMS History Fair will start Dec 1^st. I have attached a list of the 28 students who will be entered in the school-wide fair. Congrats to all students for your hard work and special congrats to those students going to the fair. More information to follow after the break. 6c-history-fair-winners-22

Thanksgiving Week Assignment

I will not be here on Monday Nov 24 or Tuesday November 25. There will be a sub and the assignment is as follows Reading Essentials and Study Guide (the big blue workbook as we call it) Pgs 25-47 if your child will not be at school on either of these days that is the assignment that the students are working on. Students will have until Dec 5^th to get this done. Please DO NOT take this or any other World Cultures assignment home over the break! You can finish your work when you return to school. Enjoy a homework free break!

BONUS QUESTION ANSWER

Students were told to check the blog for an answer to a bonus question that will be given on Monday November 24 and Tuesday November 25. Students should write this down on the front of their workbook pages in order to get points. Here is the question and answer.

Q: What is Mrs. Husi’s BIG news?

A: She and her husband are happily expecting their first baby in April.

Reading- “A Christmas Carol

Students and Parents,

As we are reading a “A Christmas Carol,” it is important that student try to stay caught up with the story (even if they are absent). I am posting a calendar of our planned reading for each class period. We are listening to the audio version of the novel or reading aloud in class. I then expect student to re-read each section before the next class period. I feel that this is the best way to ensure that students are comprehending this piece of literature.

Please understand that this is a planned calendar. I want to adhere to it as closely as possible, but I can almost guarantee that there will be changes. I will also post assignments as they are given in class. Feel free to e-mail me if you have any questions.

Reading November December Calendar

NOVEMBER 14, 2008 MATH PRE AP

NOTE TO PARENTS AND STUDENTS:

Chapter 2 test will be on Wednesday/Thursday November 19-20, 2008

Common Assessment Test #2 will include Chapters 1 and 2.  Test will be on Monday/Tuesday November 24-25, 2008.

Each student has received a Unit Review sheet for Chapters 1 and 2.

Homework:  Worksheet 2.9 AND Unit Review.

Tutorials:  Mondays from 3:50 to 4:50 p.m.

Have a great weekend! 

History Fair Presentations

Presentations

Starting next week every student will present the display board they created to the class. Students are required to speak about the topic they selected for 2 min. to no more than 5 min. Students should come to class ready to present on the day they are assigned. Students will be given index cards today in order to write down any information they need. The presentations do not need to be memorized.  Students should talk about the board and the person they selected.

Rubrics for History Fair

Here are the rubrics for History Fair. Please look over them. making-a-poster1   research-report3

Common Assessment

Because the copier was down the common assessment will be re-rescheduled for next week. I’ll post more when I have more information. Needless to say the students were very happy with this news.

Grade Update

Each student has gotten (or will get if they are a green day class) a grade report showing their current grade and a missing assignment sheet.

Any missing or late work is due by Friday. Grade reports and missing assignment sheets should be signed and returned to class by Friday.

One final reminder signed scantrons should be returned from students who got lower than 75% on the Geography Test. Please make sure to turn this in.

History Fair Reminder

Please make sure that your child has a finished display board and typed source list (aka annotated bibligraphy) on Friday Nov 14th. Students/ parents can drop off the boards starting at 8:00am until 4:00pm.

Please make sure your full name, date, class period and house letter are written on the back of the board.

There is no process paper assignment for 6th graders this year.

Reading Update

Word of the Day Quiz

Students will have a WOTD Quiz on Monday, November 10 or Tuesday November 11 over the first half of List 2: fragile, vast, swagger, vivid, soothe, glutton.

Reading Logs

Reading Logs are generally checked on Fridays (unless it is not a normal five day week). Reading logs are assessed in two ways:

25%- Independent Reading: Students are expected to read for at least 30 minutes five times a week.

75%- Reading Self Assessment: Students answer questions based on their personal experiences reading during the week.

Upcoming

Starting next week, we will begin reading “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens. We have engaged in a web quest to explore background information about Victorian Enlgand. We will begin by watching the Muppet’s version of “A Christmas Carol.” We should be reading the first “stave” (chapter) by the end of next week.