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Attention 6th Grade Parents

There is a 6th grade parent meeting Thursday, September 3, 2015 at 6:30 pm.  This is an informational meeting about the annual trip to The Redwoods, volunteer requirements, fundraisers and general expectations of 6th grade students.

 

5K and Pancake Breakfast

Register now for the 5K and receive a t-shirt!

Please support our 6th grade students make their funding goal and travel to the Redwoods by registering your family to participate in the annual 5K.

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Links to Class Papers, Projects and Permission Slips

I make an effort to post PDFs of all important papers, project details and permission slips in the event that they don’t make it home to you.    You can find documents on the blog using the link on the top of the page title PDF or by following this link here.

Thank you to those of you who were able to make it last night!  It was a pleasure meeting new families as well as seeing some familiar faces.

6th Grade Redwoods Essay

Good Afternoon!

Ms. Stephanie has assigned the 6th level students who attended the field trip to the Redwoods a reflection essay.   The essay must be a minimum of 4 paragraphs including an introductory paragraph and a conclusion.  One paragraph highlighting what they learned in relation to key science lessons (Pond and Stream, Geology and Stream and Healthy Forests) and one paragraph reflecting on what they learned about themselves in relation to challenge, teamwork and communication.

This essay is due Friday, May 8.

 

 

Upcoming Events, News and Reminders

Firstly, I wanted to remind everyone about the annual Gala on Saturday, March 21.  This is a fantastic event and supports MAPA in supporting our school and classrooms.

Second, with our next testing window quickly approaching, students need to be practicing SAGE on a regular basis in order to become familiar with the use of the program.  We are still having regular lessons and work cycle and I am by no means “teaching to the test” but do feel it is important that students are practicing with the software they will be testing on.  Because classroom resources are short, we do not have enough computers or time for students to utilize class time for practice and students are expected to practice at home.

We will be focusing on language practice for the next few weeks since this is the first test they will take.  After that it will be math and then science.

If there is no internet access or computer available in the home, please let me know so that your students can practice in class.

Lastly, if you are a chaperone for the 6th grade field trip, we have our next meeting tomorrow, Thursday, March 12 at 6:00pm.  We will be discussing cabin assignments and choosing our bandanna colors.   Please plan on attending.