Sixth Grade

 

Weekly Newsletter

May 14-18

A big THANK YOU for all of the generosity shown to our team last week during teacher appreciation week. Thank you for the countless gifts and for taking the time to plan thoughtful events. We definitely feel appreciated!

 

  • NO SCHOOL TUESDAY
  • Parent-teacher conferences Tuesday
  • Walk-a-thon rescheduled for Thursday 9:00am
  • 50 cent dress down day - Friday

 

Upcoming events:

  • Roller skating party - Saturday, May 26 at Eden Park Roller Rink
  • No School - Monday, May 28

 

Vocabulary

 

gaunt – extremely thin and bony

aspiration – strong desire or ambition

emanated – flowed out of

girth – the circumference or measure around something

hasty – brief and slight

bewilderment – a confused and perplexed state

turmoil – a state of confusion and agitation

ranting – speaking angrily about a specific topic for an extended period of time 

gladiator – a slave or captive made to fight to the death in a public arena for the entertainment of spectators

province – a division of a country; in ancient Rome, areas owned and ruled outside the Italian peninsula

 

 

Spelling

    1. fierce
    2. exhibit
    3. overwhelming
    4. language
    5. successful
    6. accomplish
    7. different
    8. parallel

 

Curriculum Corner

Do Now - theme

Integrated Studies - ancient Rome: the effects of Roman expansion on Roman society

Reading Workshop - book clubs

Writing Workshop - editorial/persuasive writing

Math - data analysis

Science this week: Back to basics: the sixth graders will hone their scientific skills of observation, comparison, and categorization.

Do at home! Some materials can carry electric charges better than others.  Try rubbing different materials on balloons at home and observing whether the type of material you use affects whether the balloons are attracted to or repelled from one another.  Some suggestions: plastic bags/plastic wrap, tissues, wool, cotton, newspaper, dryer sheets.