The 2014-2015 school year has gotten off to a great start. Several new activities were on the calendar during this first week. We joined with our fellow Broncos on the first day of school to perform community service. The kids did a great start helping out at the Belmond Rehabilitation Center and Belle Haven Assisted Living Apartments.
On Thursday, we began the day with an assembly at Jacobson and then spent the morning moving from station to station learning about what it means to show Bronco Pride throughout the school. This was a roll out for our PBIS (Positive Behavior Intervention System) which will be implemented at Jacobson this year. All students will be taught expected behaviors and then recognized when they are showing these positive behaviors. We are confident that this program will make our building a positive, caring place.
In our classroom, we worked to build a learning community; procedures and expectations were taught and there were activities so we could become better acquainted. As you can see, this was a very busy week; I think we will all be ready for a bit of relaxing this weekend!
During the coming week, we will settle into our regular routine. In Social Studies, we will review map concepts. On Monday, the sixth graders will be assigned their first DGP (Daily Geography Practice) which will be due on Friday, August 29th. Many of the questions on DGP have several parts; often the students will complete only part of the question. Reviewing your learner's work and helping them make sure that their work is complete would be most appreciated. On Wednesday, look for a continents and oceans study guide to come home. The students will be expected to identify the continents and oceans on the world and spell the names of the continents and oceans correctly. There will be a quiz on Tuesday, September 2nd.
This year all students at Jacobson will be using a new math program. After a year of study, the staff felt that this new program will help students develop a deeper understanding of math. It involves a whole new way of looking at math, and students will be asked to THINK in ways they never have before. When starting anything new there will be "growing pains," but in the end, the teachers are confident that the end results will be worth pain. No pain...no gain!
Our first lessons in math will have us learning about ratios. I will try to be as thorough as I can in my instruction and pace the instruction so that all the learners are successful. However, know that I am expecting 110% effort from your child. Success will require extra effort from all of us. If you have questions about our new math program, (or anything else about what's going on in sixth grade) please do not hesitate to contact me.
Ruth Johnson
P.S. Please don't forget that school pictures will be taken on Tuesday, August 26th!
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