We've wrapped up another week and are looking ahead to Homecoming. We will attend the district-wide pep rally on Monday morning and will watch the parade on Friday afternoon. Go Broncos!
It's hard to believe we are already halfway through the first quarter. Mrs. Suntken and I will be preparing mid-term reports and mailing them out by the middle of the week. If you have not been checking Campus regularly, this will let you know your child's standing as of this point. Many of you will be pleased by what your student has accomplished this far, and you can encourage them to keep up the good work! A few students need some encouragement to step up to the plate and put forth more effort. With conferences coming before the end of the quarter (October 8th and 10th), we can talk about areas where improvement is needed before report cards come out at the end of October.
Since our schedule will be a bit off on Monday because of the pep rally, it will be a good day to work with small groups of math students who need a bit of extra practice on specific skills, such as estimation strategies and exponents. Ask your sixth grader about Aunt Sally and how she was part of our math lesson on order of operations on Friday. She will make a return visit on Tuesday as we work more with the skill. The rest of the week we will be working with properties of operations. These lessons are building pre-algebra concepts your child will be using as they advance in their math career.
By now I hope you have heard about the edible cell project which is due on Tuesday, September 24th. I have been impressed by the planning the kids have been doing for this project. They have lots of good ideas; hopefully, all you will have to do is provide a bit of support in helping them round up the supplies they need. In science our lessons this week will focus on how cells reproduce. We do talk about sperm cells and egg cells joining together to form a new life. Our discussion in class does not go into any more detail than that. The discussion may raise questions about exactly how that happens if you have not had "the talk" with your child yet. I will let you decide what conversations you feel are appropriate for your child at this time. The focus of these lessons is not reproduction but how we get half of our traits from our mother and half from our father. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me.
I am not sure how helpful it is to include assignments for the whole week in this blog post as the best laid plans often change. I will always try to include due dates for big projects and upcoming tests in my Friday blog and will update my blog during the week with "big" assignments or projects. However, I think the best way to see exactly what is due each day is to check your child's planner. This also puts the responsibility on your child to get the assignments in the planner and get the planner home. If there are ever questions, though, give me a call.
Hope you all have a great weekend!
Ruth Johnson
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