Sixth graders begin doing research in groups

Tomorrow will be our spelling test.  Remind your child that if everyone makes an “A,” I will provide a treat of some sort next week.

In science we started some research in groups but will be doing individual research beginning next week.  Most of this will be able to be done in class.  We also sketched our plans for building an oil derrick out of straws, masking tape, and paper clips.

In language we reviewed types of sentences. 

Tomorrow is Popcorn Day, so your child needs to bring fifty cents if he/she wants popcorn and didn’t pay for the year.

The deadline for Reflection entries is November 15^th.  The theme this year is “The Magic of the Moment.”  

Have a great weekend!

Students look at sentence structures, science observations

In writing we took a minute quiz on sentence structures.  We also finished up our haunted house stories and I will send them to our writing coach so that they may be published. 

In science we did individual rock trials, three per rock.  It is like we did as a group yesterday, but too many were writing down what the person before them counted I decided we needed to do them ourselves.  This way the students were predisposed to write a certain number.  The children are a bit confused by how much math we use in science.  But you can’t do one without the other!

Young authors wrap up work on stories

Today was the last day to work on stories.  If your child didn’t finish, he/she may bring it tomorrow.

In science we did more with our “Let’s Rock” activity.  We did three tests for each rock sample then got an average. 

Have a terrific Tuesday!

Finishing a project in writing, starting a new one in science

We took our spelling pretest today and added a couple of words to make it an even 20.  We added abyss and abysmal.  These are words that came up last week when we had our writing coach here. 

I have told the class to have their haunted house stories close to ready tomorrow, as it will be the last day we work on them.  I will email them to our writing coach, and he is going to put them together to make a class book for us. 

In science we started an art project that shows the layers that have to be drilled through in the search for oil.  We also did an activity to simulate seismography that is used to locate certain types of rocks.  If you haven’t had a conversation with your child about what we are doing in science, please do.  I think you will find it fascinating.

Have a marvelous Monday!

Students urged to participate in Red Ribbon parade tomorrow

We took our spelling test today and worked on our haunted house stories.  We will finish our stories on Monday, so that we can put them together to make a book of haunted house stories.

For science we spent the day in computer lab. 

Tomorrow is the Red Ribbon parade.  The parade line begins on Broadway and extends west along NW 5^th Street.  Broadmoore has been assigned the 58^th position, which should be along the 5^th Street.  We are encouraged to represent Broadmoore by dressing in RED and walking along the parade route.  Plan to meet around 9:45 a.m.

Sixth graders look at compound words, revise their writing, hear guest speaker in science

Today we worked with our spelling words and talked about how some compound words are not just one words at times.

We also honed our haunted house stories.

In science we had a guest speaker, Mr. Henson, for Red Ribbon Week.

Tomorrow is wear red, white, and blue day.

An 'awesome' day in sixth grade

We had an awesome day today!  Everyone was here and that is always nice! 

In writing we had a follow-up lesson on “Show, don’t tell.”  I saw true magic in the classroom, as children that normally struggle with what to write, started writing and had to be stopped at lunchtime. 

In science we finished our acrostics and checked over our notebooks.  With a new nine weeks, I didn’t want anyone starting our behind.  Once a student gets behind in his/her notebook, it is very difficult to recover.