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April 18 Update

Apr18

This morning your children were talking about there only being 6 weeks of school left.  I knew the school year was coming to an end, but I hadn’t completely wrapped my mind around it until this morning.  I am also a parent, and I know how fleeting these moments with our kids are.  One minute they are just learning how to talk, the next they are writing 5 paragraph essays for their SAGE exams.  Whew!  Time flies.

We ended our studies last week with an amazing art project that had a basis in math (photos forthcoming, I’m not the greatest at taking photos).   I want to thank Sharon Johnson for the countless hours she spent cutting thousands of 1×1 inch squares, enabling us to create this project that crossed math with art.  The artists we studied were, Ellsworth Kelly, Piet Mondrian, Victor Vasarely, Kenneth Noland, and Frank Stella.  Each of these 20th century artists utilize(d) math in their artwork.  Students created an abstract piece of art and then calculated the fraction, decimal and percent component of each color they used in their piece.  This has been my favorite project of the year.

This week we are cracking down on the following math concepts:

4th – Decimal Fractions

5th- Classifying 2D figures

6th- Percents (review), equations and equations (ongoing practice) and Statistics (just starting)

In addition to in class work, your children all have an essay due on Friday (Utah Compose) and IXL homework.  Each of them are given 20 minutes of computer time each day.  Any work not completed in this time is considered homework.

Lastly, the 6th grade students (and I) are headed to the Redwoods on Sunday, April 24.  Rachael Bush will be in our classroom with Ms. Kari during this week.

 

SAGE Testing Round Two

May6

Parents please remember our second round of SAGE testing is tomorrow, Wednesday, May 7. Please be sure your student gets a good night sleep, eats a healthy breakfast and is on time for school tomorrow. They should bring a healthy snack to help them refuel midway through the test. Please follow the same guidelines as before.

Thank you for your support.

~Cheers

Utah Write – Level 4 and Level 5

Dec11

A new assignment for Utah Write has been added to the website.  Please continue to have your student log on at home, nightly, and practice their writing.   We also have class time to work with the website.

I have printed the last submission your students made for the previous writing assignment and will be reviewing them with your child in the coming week.

Thank you for your patience while I work out all the bugs for our class.

 

 

Come One! Come All! Its Parent Teacher Conference Time.

Oct4

It’s that time of year when the air is crisp and clear, the leaves are changing and cold weather is just around the corner.

It’s also time for our first parent teacher conferences of the year.   Please sign up for a time slot, October 14-16, using the Wejoinin link below.

http://wejoinin.com/sheets/ocsax

The first conferences are for adults only.  Please make child care arrangements as children will not be allowed to participate this first go around.  Thanks in advance for your cooperation.