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Mrs. Libell —- Mrs. Snyder —- Mrs. Twaddell
6th Grade
CONFERENCES:
November 12th & 13th
Parents, please plan to have
your child join our parent/
teacher/student conference this
year, if possible!
CHRISTMAS:
In December, we will be having
an UGLY sweater party! Keep
your eye open for something
awful !!!
We also are looking forward to
adopting a family in our commu-
nity to bless with gifts this year at
Christmas. The entire 6th grade
classes will meet at Walmart to
shop! (date & time TBD)
Math Students in all three math classes
have been working on Module 2, Arithmetic
Operations. This included work with fractions;
whole numbers divided by fractions, fractions
divided by whole numbers, and fractions di-
vided by fractions. We also learned about
Prime Factorization, and reviewed Least Com-
mon Multiple (LCM) and Greatest Common
Factor (GCF) strategies as well as their appli-
cation to different types of math problems.
Next up is Module 1, Unit Rates and Ratios.
Last year, the sixth grade teams across the
district decided that the sequence
of the first two units would be better learned
reversed. After the first two units, we will
follow the modules sequentially. There are six
modules in all that we will complete this year,
at the beginning and end of each module
students will be assessed to determine mas-
tery and placement.
Reading The sixth grade team uses the
Pearson Reading program every other week
(fiction genre). On these weeks your child will
have a vocabulary list to study as well as a
Family Times letter with the skill focus listed
and defined. The ‘off’ week, students are
working on Achieve 3000. This computer
program gives students a chance to interact
with nonfiction text while driving home the
current skill focus. For example, the next
three weeks we will work on citing evidence
using both Pearson and Achieve.
Comprehension Skills: Fact vs. Opinion, questioning , citing evidence, plot moun-tain, visualization, summaries
Prefixes/Suffixes/Greek/Latin Roots
Multiple Meaning Words
Possessives
Social Studies What a great trip we had
visiting our nation’s capital! We are so fortu-
nate to have the opportunity to take our stu-
dents to DC.! We had a blast again this year
and thank the chaperones and students for
their help in making it a great day! In the
classrooms, we are currently finishing up a
“The ABC’s of Washington D.C.” projects with
our homeroom classes. Each student will be
bringing home a special book to remember
this amazing trip! Next, we will return to our
study of our government’s foundations. Stud-
ying from our textbooks, “We the People”,
students will learn more about our Constitu-
tion, the Philadelphia Convention, and the
end of slavery.
Small Groups All students meet in small
groups for reading and math instruction every
day. In these groups, students receive in-
struction at their level and practice the appli-
cation of the skills. In the Hybrid model, stu-
dents rotate through 3-4 stations including
“direct instruction” (w/ teacher),
“independent” (computer practice such as
IXL, Xtra math, ST Math, Achieve 3000) and
“collaborative” (working w/ a partner or in
small groups on work/activities related to
direct instruction) “Flexible grouping” occurs
by quarter in reading and by modules in
math. This means that students can change
classes/teachers as needed to best suit their
needs according to data.
Please note that with the use of technology in
the classroom, there are many ways that stu-
dents are being monitored that may not
come home as a graded pencil/paper quiz. If
you have any questions regarding your
child’s progress in any of our online pro-
grams, please contact us!
1st Quarter
“Be the change you want to see in the world.” Ghandi
Many students in sixth grade have chosen to join the Sixth
Grade Buddy program. As participants, students “buddy up”
with a special needs class often giving of their lunch/recess
and/or class time (where classwork must be made up outside of
the school day) to help out in gym or art (second quarter). It is a
pleasure to see these students interacting with these chil-
dren...it’s unclear who has the bigger smile :)
Many thanks to the following students who are involved and
who have shown kindness in this way: Gym Buddies 1st Quar-
ter : Lindsay, George, Derrick & Zach!
Being a sixth grader means being a leader. At the end of their
fifth grade year, students had an opportunity to apply to be a
Safety Patrol Member. These leaders of our school can be found
patrolling the hallways, holding doors, and helping younger
children on a regular basis. We are proud to see them taking
this role seriously and proud of them for continuing to serve the
school in this way! Some Safety Patrol members voluntarily gave
up their recess time last week to create “thank you” gifts for
our bus drivers last week! These gifts were very much appreciat-
ed by the bus drivers. What a neat thing for our bus drivers to
see our kids thanking them!
We recognize the following Safety Patrol Members: Sam, Em-
ma B., Alexis, Dominick, Eric, Brock, Ryan, Shawn, Coleton, Erika,
Kiaramary, Ryleigh, Dakota, Gabby, Kayla, Albert, Matthew,
Amanda, Justin, Max, Derrick, Lindsay, Jakob, Kristopher, Luke,
Hope, Camren, Nina, Jayda, Danielle, Dustin, Alyssa, Sarah, Josh,
Brendan, Gregory, Ethan, Kaitlyn, Chloee, & Alicia. Thank you
for being a sixth grade safety!
AWESOME KIDS
Looking for ways to help from home?
Many of our programs are Internet based and are accessi-
ble from home to reinforce skills;
Typing Skills Qwertytown -focuses on speed and accuracy
while building avatars along the way.
Reading for points Bookadventure.org Mrs. Andersen has
introduced our school to this site where students can take
quizzes to earn points/rewards for their reading.
Achieve 3000 Current Event articles with a reading strate-
gy. Ask your child for their login to access progress re-
ports. We suggest students complete the weekend article
at home!!!
Khan Academy Youtube based lessons on math skills. Stu-
dents can create accounts and track progress. This is a
great resource for that math skill that you’re a little con-
fused about!
Successnet directly linked to our reading program, students
can review skill focus & play vocabulary games to help
reinforce the words!
Google students have Elanco accounts which are accessible
from home and include; documents (like Word), spread-
sheets, forms, etc..
IXL Math www.ixl.com/signin/elanco Students can practice
a variety of sixth grade skills...reports are generated for
the teacher to show strengths and weaknesses. This is a
GREAT program to reinforce a skill in math.
Xtra Math math fact practice
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Sixth graders have been impressing the special teachers. The special-
ists have a “front row seat” to the learning progression and behavior
of each class of students. Mrs. Putt, Mrs. Buckman, Mr. Goodman,
Mr. Larkin and Mrs. Epler/Mr. Brandt have made several comments
regarding the behavior improvements and maturing of this cohort of
students. We are proud of the progress they have made so far.
HOMEWORK MATTERS! As we move in to the 2nd
quarter, we do not request parent signatures in the agenda books
(unless noted). However, please be sure to continue check your
child’s agenda book each evening and ask to review their homework
with them. It is our hope, as a sixth grade team, to build some good,
solid organizational skills before entering into the middle and high
school years. This includes binder organization, homework comple-
tion, and filling out assignments in the agenda book.
MISSING ASSIGNMENT SHEETS
There have been quite a few missing assignment sheets traveling
between home & school... Now that we have finished the first quar-
ter, and have adjusted to sixth grade expectations, we expect to see
A LOT less of these. We have spoken to the students about “fresh
starts” and encourage them to set goals for themselves in the second
quarter. While we understand mistakes happen, more than 1-2 times
becomes a behavior pattern. Meeting deadlines and being organized
is such an important life skill!