Welcome to 6th Grade!
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Ms. Chayse Gilley – 6th grade teacher
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Our 6th graders did a wonderful job leading last week’s Rosary! I am so proud of their hard work guiding our school community in prayer.
This week, we’ll have an early dismissal on Friday for teacher in-service. Hopefully, everyone will get to enjoy some extra rest—and maybe cheer on the Mariners in the World Series that day!
WHAT WE’RE DOING THIS WEEK
6th Grade Reading: Students are continuing their novel study of Crash by Jerry Spinelli. This week, we’ll focus on character studies of our two main characters, Crash and Penn. Many students are keeping a good pace with the reading, but since each student has their own copy of the novel, they’re welcome to bring it home if they need to catch up—just be sure it returns for in-class reading.
Here are the upcoming reading due dates (students should come to class having already read these chapters):
- October 21: Chapters 7 & 8
- October 23: Chapter 9
- October 24: Chapter 10
- October 27: Chapters 11-13
- 6th-grade Math: Today we reviewed our notes on the “Birth of Our Universe”. Students will have a test on Wednesday, please ask them how they are studying for this. We will discuss and look at galaxies later week before beginning our solar system.
- 7th Grade Math: We are evaluating Expressions and practicing Order of Operations. IXL topics R.1, R.2, R.3, R.4, and R.5 to 70% are due on Friday. We will also spend several days investigating mathematical language. Students can expect a vocabulary quiz later in the week.
- 6th Grade Science: Today we reviewed our notes on the “Birth of Our Universe”. Students will have a test on Wednesday, please ask them how they are studying for this. We will discuss and look at galaxies later week before beginning our solar system.
- 6th Grade Writing/Grammar: Students edited and finalized their hooks from last week. You will see this in the gradebook as “hook final”
For grammar, we are continuing our work on prepositional phrases.
6th Grade Social Studies: This week, in Mesopotamia, students are exploring important questions such as why people chose to settle near water, how agriculture encouraged cooperation, and what a city-state is.
OFRENDA PHOTOS
We welcome you to bring a picture of lost loved ones to help decorate our school’s ofrenda, as we honor and remember them together. An ofrenda is a traditional altar created for the Mexican holiday Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), a celebration of life and a way to remember those who have passed.
MIDDLE SCHOOL RETREAT POSTPONED
Our middle school retreat for grades 6-8 going will be postponed until Winter or Spring. We will share more info once we have a date in mind.
FEED THE MONSTER PROJECT
A reminder that Student Council is collecting donations for Martha’s Place now through October 31.
Martha’s Place provides permanent housing for individuals experiencing chronic homelessness.
The residents are in need of:
- Individual snack foods (granola bars, etc.)
- Just-add-water foods (Easy Mac, Cup Noodles, etc.)
- Rolls of toilet paper
- Paper towels
- Facial tissue
- Cleaning wipes
Students can donate any of these items by dropping them off in the monster box Student Council designed and decorated last week.
Monetary donations are also welcome.
UPCOMING 2 WEEKS
Oct 20 MS Boys Basketball begins
Oct 24 Teacher In-Service, Noon Dismissal
Trunk or Treat
Oct 30 Boys Basketball @ Darrington
Oct 31 Halloween Class Party
Los estudiantes continúan con su lectura de la novela Crash de Jerry Spinelli. Esta semana, nos enfocaremos en el estudio de los personajes principales, Crash y Penn. Muchos estudiantes están leyendo al buen ritmo, pero como cada uno tiene su propio ejemplar, pueden llevarlo a casa si necesitan ponerse al día—solo asegúrense de traerlo de regreso para leer en clase.
- 21 de octubre: Capítulos 7 y 8
- 23 de octubre: Capítulo 9
- 24 de octubre: Capítulo 10
- 27 de octubre: Capítulos 11–13
Hoy revisamos nuestras notas sobre el “Nacimiento de Nuestro Universo”. Los estudiantes tendrán un examen el miércoles; por favor pregúntenles cómo se están preparando. Más adelante en la semana hablaremos sobre las galaxias antes de comenzar con el tema del sistema solar.
Estamos evaluando expresiones y practicando el orden de las operaciones. Los temas de IXL R.1, R.2, R.3, R.4 y R.5 deben completarse hasta un 70% para el viernes. También dedicaremos varios días a investigar el lenguaje matemático. Los estudiantes pueden esperar una pequeña prueba de vocabulario a finales de la semana.
Hoy revisamos nuestras notas sobre el “Nacimiento de Nuestro Universo”. Los estudiantes tendrán un examen el miércoles; por favor pregúntenles cómo se están preparando. Más adelante en la semana veremos el tema de las galaxias antes de comenzar con el sistema solar.
Los estudiantes editaron y finalizaron sus introducciones (“hooks”) de la semana pasada. Verán esta tarea en el libro de calificaciones como “Hook Final.”
En gramática, seguimos trabajando con las frases preposicionales.
Esta semana, en nuestra unidad sobre Mesopotamia, los estudiantes están explorando preguntas importantes como: ¿por qué las personas eligieron vivir cerca del agua?, ¿cómo fomentó la agricultura la cooperación?, y ¿qué es una ciudad-estado?
Una ofrenda es un altar tradicional del Día de los Muertos, una celebración mexicana que honra la vida y la memoria de quienes ya han partido.
- Bocadillos individuales (barras de granola, etc.)
- Comidas instantáneas (Easy Mac, Cup Noodles, etc.)
- Rollos de papel higiénico
- Toallas de papel
- Pañuelos faciales
- Toallitas desinfectantes
También se aceptan donaciones monetarias.
- 20 de octubre: Comienzan los entrenamientos de baloncesto masculino (MS)
- 24 de octubre: Capacitación de maestros / Salida al mediodía
Trunk or Treat - 30 de octubre: Partido de baloncesto masculino en Darrington
- 31 de octubre: Fiesta de Halloween en clas