Welcome to a new week! We are doing something a bit different for the next two weeks for homework in Language Arts. The Bookmark Book Report (BBR) will take the place of the reading logs. We used the reading in Walk Two Moons that the students completed over the weekend to create a BBR in class today so they know what is expected. I am posting pictures below so that you can see what we did and what the students are required to do. There is also a photo of the instruction document that the students were given to go along with it. They will be completing one section of the report (their choice of which one) each night over the next three nights for homework (meaning three sections should be complete by this Friday). They will complete three more next week for homework on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. I will collect the completed report at the end of next week. Using the Bookmark Book Report is a new way to keep track of reading and respond to it in a way that (hopefully!) is more engaging and reaches more than one type of learner. It also gives the students practice in a skill that has been amplified over the past year or so — using text evidence.

Hello families,
As a reminder, homework is required. We are finding that many students are not completing and/or submitting their required homework. Please remember that homework is posted daily on the sixth grade blog.  It is also posted on Remind.com. If you forget how to get connected to Remind.com to get daily emails or texts of the homework, please contact your homeroom teacher for details. Students are also to write the homework in their agendas each day. While we are encouraging students to become independent and responsible for their own homework, we need you to support them by asking to see their completed work.
Thank you!!

Spanish – finish projects

ELA – read chapters 38 and 39 in Walk Two Moons

Math – None

Science – STUDY!!!  Quiz Tuesday

Individuals and Societies – Chapter 5 vocabulary page

This month is anti-bullying month. Every day you have a choice. Choose kindness. If you see others bullying or being bullied, speak up! Together we can change our community.

-contributed by Ceashia C.

October is Bullying Prevention Month and we are taking that very seriously here at YARCS. We took a chunk of time today to discuss bullying, respect, and disrespect. Our students are the oldest in the school, and we’re encouraging them to take that responsibility to heart and demonstrate to us, you, and the rest of the school what great role models they can be! We are encouraging them to think about their choices, actions, and words as they continue through this year.

 

 

 

Spanish – Finish worksheet from class and study.  Remember your weather project is due Thursday.

ELA – Study for tomorrow’s noun test.

Individuals and Societies – Family survey (Also, if you are in Mrs. Alvarnaz’ class ONLY, you have a paragraph to write – “Is America a melting pot or a mosaic?”)

Science – Worksheet

Math – Equivalent fractions worksheet and get your test signed

Math – None

Science – Stay dry!

Individuals and Societies – Finish journal project – it is DUE MONDAY!

ELA – Study for noun quiz retake

Spanish – None

Reminder that next Tuesday (10/6) is the retake for the nouns quiz! The students have been instructed to take home their Grammar Handbook and Language Arts notebook to study this weekend. I have also given them a practice test they can work on to help them study. The practice test isn’t graded, and it won’t be collected — it’s just to give them practice with noun skills! Please help your student(s) as they study for nouns this weekend. I’m expecting the retake to go really well! Have a good weekend :-).

 

 

Help us try and help people in need. You can bring anything that is canned or boxed. You may not bring fruits and vegetables are not canned. You can bring them if they are canned or boxed. They can be handed in at any of the first grade classrooms. Don’t take too long though it’s only October 1-8.  Thank you supporting  your school food drive.

For those of you who haven’t heard, we have a wonderful opportunity in sixth grade by having an Artist in Residence visit our class two times per week.  Jude has the students working on a VERY cool weaving project that will hang in our school.  The weaving will be made out of t-shirts.

As you can imagine, we are in need of OLD, USED, COLORFUL t-shirts!  If you have ANY t-shirts that you would be willing to donate to our weaving we would gladly accept them.  They will be cut into ribbons, so don’t expect to get them back.  The good news is that you will still get to enjoy them in their NEW form!

Thank you, in advance, for all of your old t-shirts!