I hope you all had an opportunity to enjoy the beautiful weather this weekend! I personally wouldn't mind if the weather was like this 365 days a year.
It will be another busy week in sixth grade. Our work with ratios continues in math, and we will be wrapping up our review of map skills this week in social studies. On Wednesday, I will introduce the Create a State Project which will be our final activity. The students will be asked to create an imaginary state and include various elements on the map. The final project will be due Friday. They will also have a Daily Geography Practice due on Friday.
Having the sixth graders produce quality work that they are proud of is one of my top priorities as a teacher. Mistakes can be turned into learning opportunities; for that reason, I ask students to make corrections on most assignments. If assignments fall below 70% (D or F) work, I will work with the students as they redo the assignment. A score in that range usually indicates to me that the your student didn't understand the concept, and they need a bit of extra help. There are occasions when scores in that range are the result of a lack of effort and having to re-do an assignments is often incentive to do it right the first time.
This past week, I have entered grades in the Campus gradebook for both math and social studies. Please check the gradebook often. If you do not have an account to access the gradebook or are having problems getting to the gradebook please be sure to contact me.
Looking forward to another great week with your awesome sixth graders!
Ruth Johnson
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