May 8th Newsletter

Mrs. Knoedler’s 6^th Grade Classroom Newsletter

May 8, 2015

Dear Families,

It has been a busy week for your 6^th grader.  Students worked very hard on the math portion of the SBAC on Tuesday and Wednesday.  Every student put forth their best effort.  You should be proud of their perseverance.  With the testing completed, we will resume our regular classroom schedule. The only long range project on the horizon is the Middle Ages Castle Project that is due Friday May 22^nd. 

In math, look for the math word problem to resume.  Students will be given this on Monday with a due date of Friday. 

We are continuing with our class read, Crispin:  The Cross of Lead. Chapters are assigned and it is critical that students keep up with the reading so that they can participate in class discussions. 

In writing, students continue working on opinion writing.  Students are working on their own opinion piece and we have starting looking, as a class, at the topic of the death penalty with regard to the Boston Marathon Bomber. Students are reading articles and trying to craft an introduction that states their opinion. The nest step is to find evidence to support their opinion.  We are having some interesting conversations. 

Please remember that the Graduation Planning information Meeting will be held Monday May 11^th, at 6:00PM, in my classroom.  I hope to see you there. Thank you to those who have already volunteered to help.  After Monday’s meeting, I will send home a list of committees and the people who have volunteered, so that the planning can begin in earnest.

Have a wonderful Mother’s day weekend.   Ellen