Homecoming 2013 is now history but it was a great week starting with the district wide pep rally on Monday and ending with the parade on Friday! If you have not seen the Homecoming Heroes video starring the BK seniors check it out on the BK Facebook page; it's really neat. Also, thank you to all the students who participated in the dress up days each week. We built school spirit, had fun, and still had a very productive week!
On Tuesday morning, Do-Jo prizes for September will be awarded, and the sixth graders will be choosing their class reward for shattering the goal of earning 1000 Do-Jos as a group during September. I am proud of the way they are all working together. Cooperation and respect are in the air, and the sixth graders are proving to be good role models to the other students in the building. Keep up the good work!
Tuesday we will start the week with another quick review of what we've been doing up to this point in math. I am anxious to try out a new review game, BAZINGA, before assigning the Diagnostic Checkpoint. I feel it is important to keep re-visitng and reviewing skills taught earlier since so much of math builds upon previously taught skills. I often tell their kids their brains are like computers. After they learn something, they need to hit the save button. You cannot hit the delete key after and assignment is finished or at the end of the chapter because you will need to use that skill again. The rest of the week, math will focus on building the skills necessary to solve algebraic equations. We will start with the "lingo" of algebra--translating algebraic phrases into algebraic expressions. By next week, we will be ready to solve algebraic equations.
Science often seems complex and abstract especially when reading about new concepts. That is why we have acted out the process of mitosis and drawn the steps involved in both mitosis and meiosis. My goal is to provide many different ways for students to connect with a concept. Playing the game of Four Corners has also been a fun way to review the differences between these two methods of cell reproduction. This week we will talk about how traits are inherited and the difference between dominant and recessive traits. These lessons usually involve some lively conversations in class, and I hope they come up again at home with you.
Dates to remember:
Monday, September 30---No classes due to teacher inservice
Wednesday, October 2--School pictures
Thursday, October 3--6-1 canoeing trip with Mrs. Kern
Friday, October 4--6-2 canoeing trip with Mrs. Kern
Tuesday, October 8--Parent Teacher Conferences (2-6 p.m.)
Thursday, October 10--Parent Teacher Conferences (4-8 p.m.)
Friday, October 11--No School
Wednesday, October 17--No classes due to teacher inservice
Monday, October 28--No classes due to teacher inservice
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