Just a reminder that the Family Math Night has been rescheduled to Thursday, October 20th from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. I hope to see you that evening. You will have the opportunity to learn several of our favorite math games. Please visit several classrooms and play a variety of games throughout the evening. You will be able to take home the directions for all the games so your family can enjoy them at home. These games provide the opportunity for your student to develop their math skills, but more importantly, they offer you and your student quality time together. Too often, I see students who can’t enjoy the company of others as they play a game, and they lack the attention span to stick with the game. These games will provide a nice alternative to video games! Students may register for a door prize in their homeroom. The drawing for the door prize will take place Friday morning. Only students who attend Math Night are eligible for the prize.
This week in math we will be working on solving algebraic equations; your sixth grader has been assigned a problem solving challenge dealing with mean, median and mode which is due on Friday. I encourage you to look at their work. Point out what they have done well and help them clarify any parts that are not clear or accurate.
We are in the midst of a science unit focusing on cells as the building block of all living things. We have talked about cell parts and their function, cell division, and how mitosis produces body cells and meiosis produces reproductive cells. These reproductive cells have only half the chromosomes of body cells but for a good reason….when these cells join and form a new organism, the organism gets half of its chromosomes from the male and half from the female. It has led to interesting discussion as we talk about which of our traits and characteristics came from our dad and which came from our mom! We have also enjoyed several YouTube raps about cell theory and cell parts...it’s amazing what you can find on YouTube!!
There is an early dismissal for staff development on Wednesday this week, and picture re-takes will be on Friday.
Look for information about Parent Teacher Conferences coming soon. It’s hard to believe the end of the first quarter will soon be upon us.
I’d like to close with this quote I saw on a tee shirt today…
“The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is a little extra.”
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