Our 6th grade graduation/bridging ceremony will be on Wednesday, May 25th at 10:30 AM. I would like to invite 6th grade parents to join us for breakfast at 9:00 AM before the ceremony.
All students in the class will be joining us for breakfast. I would like this to be a gift for the 6th graders and their parents. If you are a 4th or 5th grade parent and would like to help with the breakfast, please sign up here : https://www.wejoinin.com/sheets/xtcnz
Thanks!
Don’t forget to sign up for parent teacher conferences!
https://www.wejoinin.com/sheets/cazxd
Its time for our last round of Parent Teacher Conferences! This is a student led conference, so your child should plan to attend. Its their chance to share all that they have learned throughout the school year and talk about goals for next year. Please use the Wejoinin link to sign up for a time slot. If none of these times work for you and you’d still like to meet, please e-mail me at kgonzales@mariamontessoriacademy.org to set up an alternate time.
https://www.wejoinin.com/sheets/cazxd
Also, don’t forget to check out the book fair during conferences!
Just a quick reminder that our class will be doing the SAGE Math test tomorrow morning. Please send your child to school well rested and make sure they eat a nutritious breakfast. Send them with a healthy snack and a water bottle. Encourage them to take their time and try their best. They can do this!
May 25th 10:30 AM 6th grade graduation on the field. 6th grade parents are invited to come to the school at 9:00 AM and join us for a special breakfast before the graduation.
Our field trip to the Dinosaur Park last Friday was so much fun! I loved it! I think we all had a great time. The weather cooperated and walking outside was refreshing and invigorating. We had an interesting lesson from a paleontologist. I was so proud of how well the students listened and participated. They were able to answer many questions and asked some really great questions as well. One of my favorite parts of the day was when the paleontologist was talking about the Tyrannosaurus Rex being the biggest dinosaur. Some of the students raised their hands and told him that they had read in their Scholastic News magazine that the Titanosaur was the biggest dinosaur. The paleontologist disagreed and they had a great discussion about it. When we got back to school on Monday, we found the article in the Scholastic News and sent it to him with a note asking what he thought. I hope he replies! I thought it was so awesome that the students remembered something that they had read and studied about in the Scholastic News magazine and were able to discuss it with the paleontologist. I love Scholastic News, but the students haven’t always been excited about it.
Here’s a great picture of us at the end of our field trip after we walked back to the Botanical Gardens. I love how you can see the personalities coming out on the children’s faces.
The 6th graders were given a State report assignment months ago. It was due on April 1st. As of now, I have only received 2 reports. Please remind your 6th graders about this assignment and encourage them to complete it and turn it in.
The 6th graders who attended the Redwoods field trip were given an essay assignment from Ms. Stephanie. The essay is due on Monday, May 9th. It should be 5-6 paragraphs. The essay should include 2 things they learned as far as science and curriculum goes. It should also include 2 things they learned about themselves (in their teams and individually) and how they have grown as a person. The essay must also have introduction and conclusion paragraphs.
The 4th and 5th graders were given an assignment to study a continent and a country within that continent. This is similar to the projects they did for the International Festival in December. They were given research packets a couple of weeks ago and have been given class time to work on them. I have encouraged them to be creative with their presentations. They can make a poster, a power point presentation, a travel brochure, a diorama, a model, etc. They can dress up like someone from their country, bring food to try, or bring in a special guest. They can choose one thing about their country that they find interesting and focus their presentation on that thing. It is really up to them, but they must do the research packet and give a presentation of some sort to the class. This project needs to be completed and presented by May 20th. I will likely have the students sign up for a day to present so that we don’t have an overwhelming number of presentation in the same day. Please let me know if you have any questions. kgonzales@mariamontessoriacademy.org