Thursday, October 29

Today we went over the social studies chapter 3 study guide and made flash cards for the vocabulary. The test on Chapter 3 in Social Studies is Tuesday, November 3 (go vote!). Both the completed study guide and the completed Chapter 3 packet are due Monday. We will go over them on Monday. I expect that students will use the study skills that they learned with the science test re-take to do equally well on this test on Tuesday. Remember- reviewing the information for 15 minutes each day is much more valuable than cramming five minutes before the test!
Happy Halloween!

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Today we continued to focus on Social Studies Chapter 3- we went over the homework and began a study guide in class which will be due along with the last page of the packet on Tuesday. We will be beginning our Matter unit Thursday.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Today our day went from special to interruption and back again- the students attended a Fire Safety assembly by some great guys from the Palermo Fire Department. They also had art and computer. This afternoon we continued to work on Chapter 3 in Social Studies. Homework tonight is to complete the four questions on textbook page 59, and complete the third page in the packet, due tomorrow.

Monday, October 26, 2009

Everyone improved tremendously on the science test. Congratulations! We will be starting a new unit on Matter, hopefully on Tuesday. We continued with Chapter 3 in Social Studies- for homework students need to read pager 54-57 and complete the back of page one of the packet that was handed out. Tuesday we will continue with Chapter 3 and begin Matter in Science.

Friday, October 23, 2009

It has been a wonderful experience talking with parents over the past two days. Thank you to all of the parents who took the time to come in and talk about their child's progress and performance. Today we take the "do-over" science test- based on what I have seen over the past week, everyone that has been in school should do very well on this test. On Monday we begin a science unit about matter which will last us through a good part of the winter. In social studies we briefly started reading chapter 3 this week but put it aside in favor of learning study techniques for the science test so on Monday we will begin Chapter 3 anew. Have a wonderful weekend!

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Today 6th grade had health, and then study hall for the students who do not participate in band. In study hall we focused on studying for the science test, homework and cleaning out desks in preparation for parent teacher conferences tonight and tomorrow afternoon and evening.

Remember tomorrow, Thursday, Oct 22 is early release- students will be leaving at 11:30. The afternoon and evening is devoted to parent teacher conferences. See you there!

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Today we continued studying the flash cards we made on Monday with the science test vocabulary words. We also worked on correctly labeling a leaf and a flower diagram. The science test re-take is Friday. Wednesday we will continue to study the diagrams, talk about the short answer and multiple -choice questions and quiz each other on the vocabulary. Students seem much more confident about the material this time around, and everyone should do much better on Friday. Rewards are in place for students who achieve significantly better scores the second time around.

In social studies we began reading Chapter 3 in class.

The only homework is to study the vocab flash cards and leaf/flower diagram labels for the science test on Friday.

Reminder that we are having parent-teacher conferences on Wednesday from 3-7 and Thursday from noon-7. Thursday is early release. Please call to schedule your conference if you have not already.

Monday, October 19, 2009

Correction- we will retake the science test on Friday (10/23/09) afternoon- the little book buddies will be on a field trip so we will have the whole afternoon for the test if necessary.

Friday, October 16

Today we corrected the science tests in class because most students did very poorly. Students who scored below an 80 will study these corrected tests and re-take the test on Thursday, October 22 (early release for parent-teacher conferences- please call the school to sign up for a time if you haven't already). Hopefully students will take advantage of this opportunity to do a much better job on the re-take. The students who scored less than 80 are also bringing their tests home to be signed by their parents.

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Today we took the science unit test on plants. There was no homework. Tomorrow we will likely begin chapter 3 in Social Studies, then Book Buddies. Progress Reports come home tomorrow. Please sign up for a parent/teacher conference slot for Wednesday evening or Thursday afternoon or evening. (Early release on Thursday for this purpose.)

Wednesday, October 14

Tomorrow is the science test on plants- if you did well on the study guide you will do well on the test. You need to study parts of a leaf, parts of a flower, and general plant knowledge. If everyone gets a B- or better we will enjoy a movie. Study hard and rest up!

Science for Tuesday, Oct 13

Finish up your science study guides for Tuesday!

Week of October 5-8

This week has been ruled by NECAPS so no homework. We have been focusing on the social studies Chapter 2 study guide and the science Chapter 10 study guide in preparation for the tests next week.
The Social Studies Chapter 2 test will be on Wednesday and the Science test on Plants will be on Thursday.

Have a great long weekend! (No school tomorrow or Monday- have fun!)

Monday, October 5, 2009

No homework tonight- NECAPs. We watched the Iceman video for most of the afternoon. Sleep well and be ready for another day of testing!

Thursday, October 1

No home work tonight in either science or social studies- we read most of The Iceman but put off the video until Monday because of NECAPs. You can help yourselves by periodically pulling out the study guide for science and filling in answers as best you can. Rest up and eat a good breakfast for Monday!