Mrs. Knoedler’s Grade 6 Classroom Newsletter

February 20, 2015

Dear Families,

Our last day of Winter Fitness was Thursday and from the looks of it, everyone had a great experience.  The weather and snow cooperated to make it a successful experience for the students at EMES.

Field Trip to the hood Museum in Hanover:  On Friday March 13^th, both 6^th grade classes will travel by bus to Hanover, N.H. and Dartmouth College to the Hood Museum.  Information regarding the trip was sent home with your child today in their Friday folder.We will be seeing the “Poseidon and the Sea Exhibition.”  This exhibition includes the largest amount of Ancient Greek and Roman artifacts that the museum has ever had available for the public to see.  Please read the attached information regarding the trip.  Also, please review the Hood Museum’s behavioral expectations for students with your child.  Please sign and return the permission slip.  We will need to leave the school at 8:30 am.  Please have your child at school no later than 8:20am.  We will return in time for regular dismissal. 

            After the visit at the museum, we will be having lunch at a local restaurant called, Everything But Anchovies.  They will provide a room for our group, a pizza buffet, a salad bar, beverages, and dessert.  The cost of this is $8.88 per person, and includes tax and gratuity.  Please submit the money for the lunch with a check made out the EMES or cash in the amount of $8.88. 

Literacy:  Students turned in their Book Cover Independent Book Project today and they are quite splendid.  Many students chose to stretch themselves and strive for a 4 on the rubric.  This was great to see. 

Writing:  Students were impressive with their writing stamina on Tuesday and Wednesday as they worked on their post assessment for the Writing to Inform Unit.  There were many interesting topics, from the saxophone to great camping sites in Vermont to the jumping mouse and the sloth. 

Math:  Students worked hard learning the formulas used to determine the circumference and area of a circle.  Circumference = pi (or 3.14) x the diameter.  Area of a circle = pi (3.14) x radius squared.    .

Over vacation it is important that students are reading every day.  Please remember that it is an on-going assignment that all students read 20 minutes a day.  Having strong personal reading habits is one of the most important skills your child can develop as a learner.  Reading will improve their learning in all subject areas.  As with any learning anything, riding a bike or swimming, it takes practice.  Reading for 20 minutes a day is that practice. 

Have a wonderful winter break.  See you in March!     Ellen