Sixth Grade Stars

Producer: Wasatch Films

Director: Mrs. Workman

 

Welcome back, parents and students! 

 

We are having a GREAT year! Be sure to ask your student what they are learning about every day!

 

Progress Reports are sent home every Tuesday through email. Remember to respond each week so I know that you are aware of your child's progress in assignments each week.

 

To login to PowerSchool: – Username is your child’s lunch number/student number; password is their birthday (with the year).  If you have any problems logging on, please let me know.

 

Announcements!

 

Class Play - We have begun blocking out each scene. We will be performing our class play during school the week before Thanksgiving. We will also have an evening performance for each cast. Our class will need help with costumes, make up and props. If you are interested in helping, PLEASE contact me asap.

 

Homework – Reading 30 minutes everyday!!!! Be sure to ask if your student is caught up on their book club reading.

 

Our second rotation has begun. Check below to find out more about what we are learning about!

 

Maturation will be held on Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 at 2:00pm. Boys will be in the library while girls will be in the gym. Parents are not only invited but encouraged to come with their child. Maturation permission slips are due before Tuesday at 2:00pm.

 

Book Club Orders

November and December book orders will be due at the end of this week (November 6th, 2009). You may order books one of two ways: (A) send form back to school with cash/check OR (B) order online with a credit card. If you would like to order online with a credit card here are the instructions:

1. Use the information below to access the Scholastic Book Clubs Web site.
2. Browse the titles with your child, and place your order with your credit card.
3. Your order will come to me, and your credit card payment will go directly to Scholastic’s secure server. There’s no need to send money to school.
4. After I submit the entire class’s order to Scholastic, your order will be delivered to our classroom for your child to take home.

 

To order online, go to the Web address below and enter our class’s personalized user name and password.

 

www.scholastic.com/bookclubs

Class User Name: WorkmanBookOrders

Password:  BookClub

If you have any questions, please feel free to email me.

 

Classroom Updates

 

Social Studies (Mrs. Stocking) – Ancient Greece here we come! Students are being put into specific city-states this week. At the end of the unit, after learning everything they can about Greece, your student will be participating in their own Olympics. Yes, it is true. After 6th grade 2009-2010, your student can say that they are an Olympian!

 

Science (Ms. McFarland) - is working with your students now. What? Couldn't hear me? Well, ask your student how sound works because that is what they are learning about now!

 

Writing (Mrs. Workman) - We are creating an interesting word wall full of just that: interesting words! Also, students will be writing their own fable this week using strong words to help make their writing more unique.

 

Literacy – We have begun working in our Book Club groups.  Books we are currently reading: The One-Eyed Giant, Sideways Stories from Wayside School, The Roman Mysteries, The Sisters Grimm, Chasing Vermeer, and The Shakespeare Stealer . Please take the chance to ask your child about the book they are reading.

 

Spelling – Students are invited to practice their spelling words at home or online at spellingcity.com (click “Find a List” and search “Amy Workman”) The spelling list for the upcoming week will be labeled "Unit 2 Week 4 ". Encourage your child to get a headstart and begin working on their words!

 

Below are some websites that we use in class and some that have useful information regarding subjects we are learning about. Spend some time looking around and furthering your education at home!

Spelling City			Math Games
Pearson Math			Online Writing Lab
World History			Writing Prompts

 

School is off to a great start! As always, please let me know if you have any questions, concerns, or comments!

 

Thank you!

Mrs. Workman

 

Where in the World is Mrs. Waffenschmidt?

Read the paragraph below. In that paragraph, Mrs. Workman's favorite adventurer, Mrs. Waffenschmidt, offers clues about the place she is visiting today. Use those clues to help you figure out where in the world Mrs. Waffenschmidt is. Since this is an activity you are doing with your Literacy Checklist, be sure to type your answer on your checklist!

 

Mrs. Waffenschmidt here! Today I'm standing on the second floor of what was called the word's greatest engineering marvel when it was constructed in 1889. You can take an elevator up, but I walked up the iron stairs to the second floor. It was pretty scary to see the ground below as I climbed higher and higher. The huge wrought-iron structure was designed by Alexandre Gustave... Ooops! I almost told you his last name, which would give away the answer since this tower is named for him. I thought of treating myself to lunch at the very fancy restaurant on the second floor of this structure, which is named for a science fiction writer who called this country his home. Instead, I saved some money and settled for just getting a soda at the snack stand.

 

Can you name where I am and in which country this tower can be found? Can you name the famous writer from this country, too?

 

CLASS SCHEDULE*

*This schedule is flexible and will be changed as needed...

Mornings:	Afternoons:
Rotations (M - Th)	Book Clubs / Literacy (M - Th)
(1) Science	Computers (T/Th)
(2) Writing	Music (M/W)
(3) Social Studies	P.E. (M/W) - Please remember appropriate shoes
Math	Library (T)