6th Grade Math

• Test today
• Track students Thursday's assignments: IXL AA.6, L.8, and K.12 due on Monday

6th Grade Math

• page 674 6-18 (even)
• page 677 1-7 
• Chapter 7 Test Corrections Due tomorrow

Preschool

• Today we made Mother's Day cards. We wrapped up some of the projects we have been working on throughout the year.
• Please be sure to check your child's backpack! There is an important handout that was sent home today. 
• If you have not done so already, please let me know how many will be attending the preschool program. 

6th Grade Math

• p664 4-10
• Chapter 7 corrections due FRIDAY

Preschool

• Today we sponge painted. We also worked on our insect book.

6th Grade Math

• IXL BB.2
• Chapter 15 Test corrections due tomorrow
•  Chapter 7 corrections due Friday

Preschool

• Today we talked about what are next season is going to be. We discussed what our favorite food is to eat in the summer. We made paper ice cream cones. We talked about the different shapes we needed. 
• Our book this week is "Insects". We colored the pictures as we read the book.
• We also worked on our preschool program invitations today. Be sure to check your child's backpack.

6th Grade Math

• Quiz today
• AA.6 due Wednesday

6th Grade Math

• p368 1-15 
• QUIZ TOMORROW!!

Preschool

• Today we talked about what happens when you mix black and white together. We created gray paint. The students painted paper plates gray and we added eyes, ear, and a trunk to make an elephant. 

6th Grade Math

• 7-5 Indirect Measurements 
• p366 4-15 

Track Students Thursday's assignment

• p368 1-15
• Quiz on Friday

Preschool

• We talked about zebra's today. We made zebra puppets. 
• For one on one time, we are looking at letter recognition. 

6th Grade Math

• 7-5 Indirect Measurements
• p362 3-9

 Preschool

• Today the students designed a clown using circles, triangles, and squares. 
• We continued to work on Pete the Cat I Love My White Shoe.
• Students worked on writing the letter z.

6th Grade Math

• IXL V.1, T.6 and O.4 due tomorrow with work handed in.
• 7-4 Similar Figures 
• 3-11 p359

Preschool
 We wrote thank yous to the area business who donated circus tickets. The students also drew a picture of their favorite part of the circus. If they were unable to attend, they drew a picture of what they thought would be fun at the circus.
We worked on Pete the Cat color books today. Throughout the week we will read them in different ways. We have a CD to go along with our books we made.

6th Grade Math

• For Module 6.3, problems 1,2,5-10, and 15. 
• IXL AA.8 is due Thursday.

Preschool

• We are talking about community helpers this week. Today we made a community helpers tool belt. 
• Also, we are working on a color book. Today we color the pictures according to the words on the page. 

6th Grade Math

• Module 6.1 due tomorrow - HOT problems included
• Test corrections due Thursday
• IXL E.9, U.4, V.6 and W.5 due Thursday
• IXL AA.1 and AA.3 due Tuesday 

Preschool

• We read The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle. We talked about the different parts of a plant. The students planted their own flowers. We will watch them grow. 
• We made a booklet about position words. They have to draw Wiggle to match the words on the page. 

6th Grade Math

• Module 15.3 - skip hot problems

Preschool

• Thank you parents for coming to our activity day. Before you came, we read A House for Hermit Crab. We took pictures yesterday to look like we were hermits. We made our plain house (paper plate) beautiful by adding water color. Tomorrow we will be adding our picture to the shell. We also started practicing writing the letter w.

6th Grade Math

• Finish Module 15.2

Preschool

• We learned about the letter W. We listed words that start with the letter w. I challenge you to ask your child what are some words that begin with the letter w. We also painted today using items you find in the kitchen. 
• REMINDER TOMORROW IS FAMILY ACTIVITY DAY! IT STARTS AT 11:45. LET ME KNOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US FOR LUNCH AT 11:10.

6th Grade Math

• IXL Z.37, Z.23, and S.2 are due on Thursday.
• Module 15 Quiz

Preschool

• Oh no!! The leprechaun made a big mess! Our toilet water was even green!!  He slept in the leprechaun trap thinking it was his house but escaped before we arrived at school!! Today we made leprechauns. We talked about words that begin with the letter v. We are starting to work on  writing our last name. 

6th Grade Math

• Review for test
• Module 14 test tomorrow! 

Preschool
Lucky the Leprechaun made another visit to our classroom! He left footprints on the computer desk!! We are still working on our trap! Today we talked about wind. The students were able to create wind using straws. They put paint on their paper and blew it around!!

6th Grade Math

•  Pg408 Your Turn
• 2-8 even of 14.2 packet

Preschool

•  Lucky the Leprechaun made a visit to our room this weekend and dumped out the blocks and markers! We have not finished the trap yet but we are hoping to catch him. 
• We started talking about weather. I challenge you to ask your child what some weather words are.Today we painted a sun. We put drops of paint on our sun and then covered it with cellophane wrap and had to spread the paint around.

6th Grade Math:

• Finish Module 14.1 
• Helpful Hints:
• If points run up and down, look at y coordinates.
• If points run side to side, look at x coordinates.
• If the points are in the same quadrant, subtract.
• If the points are in different quadrants, add.

Preschool:

•  Today the students designed new socks for Fox in Socks.
• They were so excited about Pete the Cat and the leprechaun that visited our room that started making a leprechaun traps.

6th Grade Math

• Finish Module 13 Test
• You have till next Tuesday to make corrections on Module 13 Quiz. You will receive half credit.
• We started Module 14.1.

Preschool

• Oh my! Oh my! We had a visitor in our room! Pete the Cat left a HUGE mess!! 
• Today we looked at another Dr. Seuss book. We read The Foot Book! The students painted with their feet! We worked on independence today. You may find some paint left on your child's feet as they had to wash their feet!

6th Grade Math

• Module 13 Test

Preschool

• Remember to wear old clothes tomorrow!

6th Grade Math

• Chapter Review 
• Test tomorrow

Preschool

• It's Dr. Suess birthday! We will be celebrating all week!  Today we made a new hat for Cat in the Hat! 
• PLEASE WEAR CLOTHES THAT CAN GET PAINT ON TOMORROW!!

6th Grade Math

• 13.4 Area of Polygons
• EVENS

6th Grade Math

• 13.4 Area of Polygons 
• Assignment: Your Turn #3 and 4.

Preschool:
This week the students have been experimenting. At our science table they have had the following items: baking soda, flour, salt, corn starch, vinegar, water, and kool aide. They have made volcanoes, play dough, and slime.

Also, we have had mystery words. I come up with a word based on what they are doing or our activity. We discuss the word on the card. I also have the letters hidden  around the room. They have to find them and match them up

6th Grade Math

• Finish 13.1 Module due Wednesday
• IXL Z.9 due Thursday

Preschool

• This week our theme is ocean. Today we named different animals that live in the ocean. They had to follow direction when making a sea turtle as there was many steps. 

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

6th Grade Math

• Module 12.3 (due Thursday) 
• Quiz corrections for half credit are due on February 11th.

Preschool

• We learned how the groundhog saw his shadow. We put together a booklet where students who will go into kindergarten next year filled in the blank. All students colored the pages. 
• Book orders are due February 11th! For every $10 you spend you will receive a $5 free book. Please see me for coupons.

Monday, February 2, 2015

6th Grade Math

• Finish Module 12.2 packet (due Wednesday)
• IXL T.2 due Tuesday

Preschool

• Today, we talked about how important it is to keep our teeth healthy. We learned that when brushing our teeth we need to make tiny circles with the toothbrush. We practiced this technique when we brush expo marker off of a paper laminate tooth. We also made a list of different ways to keep our teeth clean.

Wednesday, January 28, 2015

6th Grade

• Presentations

Preschool

• We learned about what is healthy and what is not healthy. Students cut out food from a magazine and pasted them in the correct category. 
• We review what we have learned since the beginning of the year. 

Thursday 01-22-2015

6th Grade Math

• Shape of Distribution 
• Assignment - worksheet (found on Schoology - Please submit a paper copy if absent)

Preschool

• What do germs look like? Using paper, we created what we thought germs looked like.
• We are review what we have learned from the beginning of the year.

Wednesday 01-21-2015

6th Grade Math

• Go Math - Shape of Distribution
• Assignment: worksheet (found on schoology - Please submit a paper copy)

Preschool

• We did a fun activity involving paint to learn about germs and the importance of washing your hands.
• We are reviewing what we have learned from the beginning of the year till now.

Tuesday

6th Grade Math

• 6-7 Line Graphs
• Together p316 1-5 (Notes)
• Assignment: Practice B and Problem Solving 6-7 (found on Schoology - please submit on paper)

Preschool

•  Today we talk about how we need to keep out bodies healthy. We discussed the many different products (shampoo, soap, floss, sunglasses, etc) we use and how they help us.
• Thank you for attending parent activity day.

Monday

6th Grade Math

• 6-6 Ordered Pairs
• Together examples p312 1-4 and 7-10
• Practice B and Problem Solving

If you are absent, please find your work on Schoology.

Preschool

• Martin Luther King Jr. lesson - Students will learn about what Martin Luther King Jr. did for us. Students will water paint a hand.
• We are reviewing what we have learned from the beginning of the year till now.

6th Grade Math

• IXL R.11 and R.12 (due 01/20)
• 6-5 due Monday

6th Grade Math
Here is the tentative plan:

• Monday
• p394 worksheet 
• 3 statical questions
• 3 not statical questions
• Tuesday 6-2
• Practice B 6-2
• Wednesday 6-3
• Practice B 6-3
• IXL S.1 due01/13
• Thursday MAD
• p 422 worksheet
• Friday 
• Quiz