6th Grade Redwoods Essay

May4

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.

 

 

Fatboy Ice Cream Fundraiser

May4

The Jr High is doing a FatBoy Ice Cream Fundraiser!!! Yay!!

This Fundraiser is open to the entire school! Proceeds will benefit the 9th Grade Field Trip Fund. In each teachers box there is information listed below with order forms for you to pass out to each of your students. Please be sure to give one to each of your students no later than May 5th. Teachers can order through the front office. There will be envelopes & order forms there. Thank you for your support. We love being able to support each other with all the many fundraisers happening.  We’d love if you can note this on your blog too! If you need more order forms or have any questions let me know!

Starting May 6th we will be selling Fatboy Ice Cream Sandwiches and Fatboy Nut Sundaes for $25.00 a box. Each box contains 30 delicious Ice Cream treats.

This is a pre-sale fundraiser, which means you will need to collect the money up front. Each Student will be sent home with a Fatboy Fundraiser Order form and an envelope by May 5th.

All order forms and money collected will need to be turned in to the main office no later than May 20th. We will also have a table set up in the North Shore Parking lot before and after school on May 20th for parents or Students to turn their order sheets in at. (no money will be given to individual teachers)

Orders will be ready for pick up May 29th In the North Shore Parking lot beginning at 12:45 p.m. Once you pick up your order it will need to be delivered or placed in a freezer within 45 minutes.  THIS IS THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!!!

Fatboy Ice Cream Sandwiches and Fatboy Nut Sundaes.

How much: $25.00 for a box of 30

Payment method: Cash or Checks (made payable to MMA Jr High)

Selling Period: May 6th thru May 20th.

Delivery Date: May 29th at 12:45 p.m. North Shore Parking Lot

Additional information will be included with your childs order form. This may be perfect for summer family/friend gatherings, treats for sports events, or even just a cool treat to enjoy through the summer!

 

Thank you,

Jaime Boothe

Jr. High Secretary

Maria Montessori Academy

This entry was posted on May 4, 2015, in General.

Reminders for the week of May 4

Apr25

Since I will be on the field trip with our 6th grade students next week and will not be able to give updates, I wanted to remind everyone of important dates.

Monday, May 4: Book Reports Due

Monday, May 4: SAGE Math test – Please be sure your child gets a good night sleep, eats a healthy breakfast, packs a healthy lunch and has a snack for the test.

Thursday, May 14: SAGE Science test

These are the big items coming up in the next 3 weeks.

 

May Parent Teacher Conference

Apr22

Can you believe it is already almost the end of the school year?  Neither can I!

Come see what your child has accomplished during this last trimester of school and learn how you can help your child stay up to date, and prevent the summer slide, at our May parent child conferences.

This last round of conferences are child led.  Please sign up for a 20 minute conference spot May 26-28 at the following link.   http://www.wejoinin.com/sheets/pntgu

The conference link can also be accessed on the sidebar.

April/May Book Report and Attendance Expectations

Apr20

The upcoming book report for April/May is due Monday, May 4.   Any 6th grade student going on the field trip will have an extra week to turn it in.  If they turn it in before the field trip, they will receive extra credit.  We have been discussing this in class for the last two and a half weeks and the expectations for the book report came home today.  You can view the expectations on the book report page of the blog.

The genre is Historical Fiction and the format for the book report is a letter to/from the main character.   Though the expectations state that students will be graded on proper grammar, exceptions will be made for letters from the main character where the character speaks in a dialect or another language.

On a different note, it is more important than ever that your child be at school every day, and be on time.  The time we have left before the end of the year is crucial learning time.  It is extremely difficult to catch up lessons when we are covering so much each day.   We have two more weeks before our Math SAGE test (Monday, May 4) and 3 more weeks (which will pass in a flash) before our Science test (Thursday, May 14).  Although the exams do not necessarily reflect everything your child knows, or is capable of, they cannot do their best if they are not present for the lessons and practicing during class time.

If you have any questions about testing or the book report please let me know.