Classroom Newsletter

Mrs. Knoedler’s 6^th Grade Class Newsletter

September 25, 2014

Dear Families,

This newsletter is going home on Thursday as the All School Hike is on Friday.

I hope you will all be attending the Open House Ribbon Cutting on Thursday October 2, 2014.  The event will run from 5:00PM to 7:30PM.  A spaghetti dinner will be served at 5:15 in the cafeteria.  Come and tour the building.  It will be a great evening.

Here is a quick classroom update:

Math:  We are continuing our work with fractions, decimals and percents.  Students have been taking assessments on rounding, circle graphs and fractions, decimals and percents.  It is critical that students have fluency in their math facts. 

Reading:  We finished the book group book, Number the Stars, and our read aloud book, Harris and Me.  Students will now write an epilogue for Harris and Me.  Students have been encouraged to be creative and to use interesting language in their writing.  The epilogue is due Friday October 3^rd.   We also reviewed the 40 book challenge.  Ask your child about the challenge and ask them how many books they have read so far.

Science:  Students are investigating scientific and historical events throughout time.  They are then choosing one scientific event and writing about that event and how it impacted the world.  Students will present their information to the class next week.  The list of 15 scientific/historical events and the 2 paragraph paper is due Tuesday September 30. 

Word Study:  We completed lesson 2 in Wordly Wise.  We have had many lively discussions about the correct usage of words in the questions. 

Just a note that due to various schedules in the building and our own classroom schedule, Mr. Quackenbush and I decided that it would work out better for students if we kept our classrooms all day.  This means we will not be switching for science and social studies.  We will still be providing like experiences for students in the two classrooms, as Mr. Q. and I work very closely together in all subject areas. 

We have a beautiful oak tree outside our classroom window.  It has been a joy to watch the colors change on the tree.  Fall has arrived and we were lucky this week to have such beautiful weather. 

Enjoy the weekend,  Ellen