Newsletter 2-16-2012
Newsletter 2-16-2012
Newsletter 2-16-2012
6th Grade
Language Arts
Biography Project Timeline Anything not completed in Media needs to be completed outside of school. Powerpoints can be emailed to teachers or brought in on a flash drive.
Week of February 27th Final presentations Friday, March 2nd Living Museum
Calendar Counts
African American Heritage Month
February
Field Trips!
April 5th---Detroit Institute of Arts
Please Remember. . .
Students might not get any more Media time for their powerpoints due to scheduling. If it is not completed in school then it needs to be completed at home.
Courage
There is no living thing that is not afraid when it faces danger. The true courage is in facing danger when you are afraid. L. FRANK BAUM The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Unless you have courage, a courage that keeps you going, always going, no matter what happens, there is no certainty of success. It is really an endurance race. HENRY FORD
Moral Focus
Rigor at SCS
Grammar Adjectives Bringing Color, numbers, and descriptions to all types of writing! Adverbs are proving to be a challenge and students are working hard to incorporate them into their writing. Writing MLA note cards are coming along nicely. Please see www.MLA.org if you need any clarification for the information that is to be presented on each card. Students can have more than ten! ReadingMark Ups! Students used Mark Ups this week to analyze historical passages based on famous African Americans and events.
In Social Studies the students have completed their study of Ancient Greece and next theyre off to Rome! Next week the students will begin to discover the rise of Rome and all it had to offer.
Class Contest
As we start another fun filled week in math the third rotation will continue working on slopes, rates and proportional reasoning. The second rotation will work on rates and slope and the first rotation will be using multiplication and division with fractions. On a separate note, please note that my website is not updating. I will be taking it down to rework the site so that it can continue to be updated. Thank you for your understanding.
Coach Morgan is heading up a fundraiser for the American Heart Association. Look in Friday Folders for more details regarding this amazing cause!
All scientists have a lab report due on Tuesday. This report centers on their hunting journey through the eyes of an owl in the Cedar Glade Ecosystem. Scientists learned that due to limiting factors many populations can become scarce and eventually cease to exist. They worked in groups to simulate the hunting patterns of an owl in normal circumstances, had to deal with a drought, and then finally competition with another populationthe garter snake. Students graphed their results and compared data using different line graphs. This allowed them to draw conclusions on how limiting factors can hurt a population. Unit Topics and Standards The Living Environment: Ecosystems The Living Environment: Food Chains and Webs Continuing Skills The Nature of Science: Scientific Knowledge The Nature of Science: Scientific Inquiry- The Scientific Method The Nature of Science: Scientific Inquiry- Data Collection and Analysis The Nature of Science: Scientific Enterprise- Science and Society The Nature of Science: Common Themes in Science
SPELLING BEE
No Wordly Wise Next Week
South Canton Scholars is having a Spelling Bee and everyone is invited to participate. Students will be receiving packets today containing grade level information and words to look over.
Friday 2/24- Classroom Bees takes place top 10 from each class moves on. Mon 2/27- Grade Level Bees takes place top 10 from each grade level moves on. Tues 3/13- School wide Bees, K-2@ 8:30am (time tentative) and grades 3-6 after that.
(Top 3 from K-2 bee can also compete in the 3-6 bee)