We made it! This is your final day in 6th grade! Please chat quietly while I take attendance.
Today's schedule:
8:00 - 10:21 breakfast, recess, and time with your friends.
10:24 - 10:54 Lunch
10:59 - 11:20 Core Awards
11:20 - 12:30 Core Time
12:30 - 1:30 Awards Ceremony
1:30 - 2:15 Electives
RFotD: The citrus soda 7-UP was created in 1929; it was originally caramel colored and contained a mood stabilizing substance. Read about it here.
Homework: Have a terrific and safe Summer!
We finally made it to the last week of school! Please chat quietly while I take attendance.
Today is Field Day! We will spend the morning outside competing as houses. This afternoon, you will go through your core schedule in shortened classes before heading off to electives.
Here's the schedule:
1st Hour: 11:33-12:05
2nd Hour: 12:09-12:40* ( *12:30 evac drill)
4th Hour: 12:44-1:16
5th Hour: 1:20-1:51
6th and 7th hour normal time
RFotD: The average person eats about 35 tons of food during a lifetime. That's 70,000 pounds! Read more about what we eat here.
Homework: None
It's Final Friday! We're so close to finishing the year! Please chat quietly while I take attendance.
Today we will wrap up The Hunger Games.
RFotD: Honey never spoils. You can eat 32,000-year-old honey. Learn why here.
Homework: None.
Happy final Thursday! Please chat quietly while I take attendance.
Today we will be viewing The Hunger Games.
RFotD: At a spending rate of $1 million a day, it would take Bill Gates (founder of Microsoft) 218 years to spend all his money. Here are some more interesting facts about Mr. Gates.
Homework: None.
Happy Wednesday! We're getting really close to Summer Break! Please read or write independently while I take attendance.
Today we will finish argumentative presentations and begin viewing The Hunger Games.
RFotD: When you rub an eraser across a pencil mark, the abrasives in the eraser gently scratch the surface fibers of the paper to loosen the graphite particles. Here's more on the subject.
Homework: Read for 30 minutes.
Happy final Tuesday! You are almost there! Please read or write independently while I take attendance.
Today most of you will be presenting your argumentative topic for a small group.
RFotD: The smell of freshly cut grass is actually the scent that plants release when in distress. Read more here.
Homework: Read for 30 minutes.
Happy Monday! We are beginning the final stretch of school for the year! Please read or write independently while I take attendance.
Today you will be practicing for the final time before you begin your presentations.
RFotD: Benjamin Franklin designed one of the first American coins, and instead of saying “In God we Trust,” it said “Mind your Business.” Here is the story.
Homework: Read for 30 minutes.
