Friday, February 26, 2010
Finally back Friday, February 25, 2010
Between training before vacation and a sinus infection since- I have not been in the 6th grade classroom much! Thank you to Dale Haywood, Jill Rauch and Rick Lees for keeping things moving forward. This week science has slowed- we will pick it up again next week. This week in Social Studies students have finished up reading Chapter 7 and on Thursday worked in class on the study guide. The test will be Monday at 12:40. Studying a little bit each day will enable student to do well on the test.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Social Studies:
Write vocab & places and their definitions on page 160 in your soc studies notebooks, and answer questions 1-5 on page 163 in your notebooks.
Tests were passed back today- many students need to have their tests signed by a parent because of unacceptable grades. Tests also need to be corrected and passed back in on Thursday.
Science: complete questions 1-7 on page 183. These will be collected on Thursday.
Write vocab & places and their definitions on page 160 in your soc studies notebooks, and answer questions 1-5 on page 163 in your notebooks.
Tests were passed back today- many students need to have their tests signed by a parent because of unacceptable grades. Tests also need to be corrected and passed back in on Thursday.
Science: complete questions 1-7 on page 183. These will be collected on Thursday.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Monday, February 8, 2010
Today we took the chapter 6 test in Social Studies- students seemed to do well and will receive their tests back tomorrow.
In Science we started reading page 173- Chapter 9- Chemical Reactions. For homework students needed to answer the chapter section review questions on page 177.
In Science we started reading page 173- Chapter 9- Chemical Reactions. For homework students needed to answer the chapter section review questions on page 177.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Today in social studies we corrected the study guide for the Chapter 6 test which is MONDAY. Studying for a few minutes each day between now and Monday greatly increases students' chances of doing well on the test. Students also used their laptops to study for the test by using computer generated flashcards on Ancient India at http://www.studystack.com/flashcard-15504. The second part of the afternoon was band/chess/studyhall.
Tomorrow is the 5-8 trip to Camden Snow Bowl- have a GREAT time! I will be at a training for the next two days- substitute plans for Friday include continuing to review for the test on Monday, as well as doing some compare and contrast tasks on Hinduism vs. Buddhism.
Tomorrow is the 5-8 trip to Camden Snow Bowl- have a GREAT time! I will be at a training for the next two days- substitute plans for Friday include continuing to review for the test on Monday, as well as doing some compare and contrast tasks on Hinduism vs. Buddhism.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Today in Social Studies students worked on study guides for chapter 6. The study guide is due tomorrow, and we will be correcting it in class so that students have a correct study guide for the test, which is Monday, February 8th. The packet for chapter 6 was also collected today.
In science students explored the periodic table of elements by hunting for element information at www.teachersdomain.org/asset/phy03_int_ptable/ and filling out information in a chart format for a set of elements. Everyone seemed to catch on quite quickly, and using their laptops always seems to lead to a higher level of interest and mastery. Once the charts were completed students did more exploration at www.funbrain.com playing Proton Don. Students also had a few minutes at the end of the day to work on their travel magazines for Ms. Haywood.
To repeat- there is a TEST on chapter 6 in Social Studies on Monday, February 8th. Students will bring home corrected STUDY GUIDES tomorrow. Studying for 15 minutes a day over several days is a much better way to learn new information than to cram the night before. Please take advantage of the 5 day opportunity you have to study for this test.
I also shared with students that passed in their packets what their grades are right now in science and social studies. Of course we have much more information to learn and several more assignments and tests to complete before ranks close in March, so for some this is a heads up that they need to be working harder for the next several weeks. For others it was an affirmation that they are working hard, and their grades reflect that.
In science students explored the periodic table of elements by hunting for element information at www.teachersdomain.org/asset/phy03_int_ptable/ and filling out information in a chart format for a set of elements. Everyone seemed to catch on quite quickly, and using their laptops always seems to lead to a higher level of interest and mastery. Once the charts were completed students did more exploration at www.funbrain.com playing Proton Don. Students also had a few minutes at the end of the day to work on their travel magazines for Ms. Haywood.
To repeat- there is a TEST on chapter 6 in Social Studies on Monday, February 8th. Students will bring home corrected STUDY GUIDES tomorrow. Studying for 15 minutes a day over several days is a much better way to learn new information than to cram the night before. Please take advantage of the 5 day opportunity you have to study for this test.
I also shared with students that passed in their packets what their grades are right now in science and social studies. Of course we have much more information to learn and several more assignments and tests to complete before ranks close in March, so for some this is a heads up that they need to be working harder for the next several weeks. For others it was an affirmation that they are working hard, and their grades reflect that.
Monday, February 1, 2010
To comment or not to comment...
Students have asked whether they should or could leave comments. Please do! This blog is solely for my 6th graders and relevant comments are welcome! Parents are also welcome to leave their thoughts. This is also a good place to ask questions- chances are more than one student has the same question. There may not be an immediate answer- I generally post once a day, but I will at least get to it the next day.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Today in science we explored a website on Mendeleev and his period table of elements. http://web.buddyproject.org/web017/web017/history.html and http://web.buddyproject.org/web017/web017/ae.html Students took the quiz at the bottom of the second page. We then went on to http://web.buddyproject.org/web017/web017/pertab.html.
There was no homework in science.
In social studies we read pgs 150-155. For homework students need to complete the packet that begins with The Journey of the Indus River. Students should be completing pages 33 and 34. We will go over it tomorrow in class.
There was no homework in science.
In social studies we read pgs 150-155. For homework students need to complete the packet that begins with The Journey of the Indus River. Students should be completing pages 33 and 34. We will go over it tomorrow in class.
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