Monday, December 17, 2018

Monday, December 17, 2018


Mr. Sassman's 6th Grade Class Blog

Woodriver Elementary School



If you haven't already recognized, winter is here. This week the temperatures should reach as low as -21 on some days and warm up to a nice -9 on most! Please make sure your kiddo has the proper outside gear. Last week the kids made neck gators for them to keep and wear in the frigid temperatures.

Early out this week...Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, the kids will be dismissed at 2 PM. Please make arrangements. Thanks.

If you haven't already, please send in $6 with your child for our visit to the Hap Ryder Riverfront Theater two weeks ago. We saw the play Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. I am still waiting on about 9 kids to bring in money. We have other field trips planned for the spring and if our class account goes in the red, we cannot afford to take them. Please let me know if there are extenuating circumstances and I will be more than happy to make other arrangements, no questions asked. Thanks.

Last week, I sent home another letter and sign up sheet on Friday about the annual 6th grade "Family Traditions Feast." On Wednesday, December 19th, 2018, all three sixth grade classes will host a family traditions feast from 11 - 12 pm in the MPR. The purpose is to recognize and celebrate students' cultures and family traditions. We ask that every student brings one specific food item. The food should be enough to feed 6-8 people. Ideally, the students will make the items at home and parents will help as needed. The students should write a half-page summary of the item's history and they will present this in class.

One week until winter break and we have some work to get through. Most, if not all students should be done with their TDLs and Google Slides Presentations. If not, perhaps they may be able to this week. We will be working on winter haikus, origami wreaths, and superhero fictional narratives. 

Monday looks like:
9:00 - 9:20
Class Meeting
New Jobs
New Seats
9:20 - 10:30
Walk to Math
10:30 - 10:40
Break - Snack
10:40 - 12:00
Winter Haikus
Origami Wreaths
12:00 - 12:30
Eat
12:30 - 1:00
Play
1:00 - 1:40
Read Aloud - My Side of the Mountain
TDL
1:40 - 2:15
PE - Inside
2:15 - 3:30
ELA
TDL

IN-CLASS ASSIGNMENTS - QUIZZES - TESTS
The students have all made personalized To Do Lists. Please check with your kiddo...

MATH HOMEWORK 
None this week

Please regularly check your child’s grades in PowerSchool and update the Web and Technology Use forms. I would appreciate it if you gave permission for your child’s picture to be published on the class blog. The forms are located under the Registration section. Please refer to this link for details: https://www.k12northstar.org/Page/3162  

DATES TO REMEMBER (more to come)
Wednesday, December 19, 2018
Family Traditions Feast
11 AM - 12 PM (join us)

December 19 - December 21, 2018
Early Dismissal at 2 PM

December 21, 2018 - January 7, 2019
Winter Break - No School
It's a good life!

Mr. Sassman

Sunday, December 9, 2018

Sunday, December 9, 2018


Mr. Sassman's 6th Grade Class Blog

Woodriver Elementary School


Last week was a bit crazy...Band, orchestra, and chorus concerts, a field trip, and a class party, oh my! The kids did an excellent job and it was a pleasure watching the performances.

If you haven't already, please send in $6 with your child for our visit to the Hap Ryder Riverfront Theater last week. We saw the play Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. One of our own (a student in our class) performed in the show, and he did great.

Last week, I sent home a letter and sign up sheet on Friday about the annual 6th grade "Family Traditions Feast." On Wednesday, December 19th, 2018, all three sixth grade classes will host a family traditions feast from 11 - 12 pm in the MPR. The purpose is to recognize and celebrate students' cultures and family traditions. We ask that every student brings one specific food item. The food should be enough to feed 6-8 people. Ideally, the students will make the items at home and parents will help as needed. The students should write a half-page summary of the item's history and they will present this in class.

Two weeks until winter break and we have some work to get through. We are plugging away with biography book report presentations and To Do List items. This week we will continue our work and I have a couple of enrichment projects underway for the students that are done.

From Mr. Ribbens:

Hello, this is Mr. Ribbens,

Two weeks ago, as part of my teaching program at UAF, I had the opportunity to teach ELA all week. I began to read “A Single Shard” for read-a-loud and students also had multiple sessions of independent reading. We wrote a short fictional narrative focussing on descriptive detail. Last week we reviewed figurative language, specifically hyperbole and personification. Students had opportunities to continue work on their biography book reports and persuasive essays. I am continually grateful that I was assigned to such a great group of students for my internship!

Monday looks like:
9:00 - 9:20
Class Meeting
New Jobs
9:20 - 10:30
Walk to Math
10:30 - 10:40
Break - Snack
10:40 - 12:00
ELA
12:00 - 12:30
Eat
12:30 - 1:00
Play
1:00 - 1:40
Read Aloud - Surviving Bear Island
TDL
1:40 - 2:15
PE
2:15 - 3:30
ELA

IN-CLASS ASSIGNMENTS - QUIZZES - TESTS
The students have all made personalized To Do Lists. Please check with your kiddo...

MATH HOMEWORK 
Tuesday, December 11, 2018
--Practice 6-2
Wednesday, December 12, 2018
--Practice 6-3
Thursday, December 13, 2018
--Practice 6-4
Friday, December 14, 2018
--Practice 6-5

Please regularly check your child’s grades in PowerSchool and update the Web and Technology Use forms. I would appreciate it if you gave permission for your child’s picture to be published on the class blog. The forms are located under the Registration section. Please refer to this link for details: https://www.k12northstar.org/Page/3162  

DATES TO REMEMBER (more to come)
Wednesday, December 19, 2018
Family Traditions Feast

December 19 - December 21, 2018
Early Dismissal at 2 PM

December 21, 2018 - January 7, 2019
Winter Break - No School
It's a good life!

Mr. Sassman

Monday, December 3, 2018

Monday, December 3, 2018


Mr. Sassman's 6th Grade Class Blog

Woodriver Elementary School



Looks like we had some more snow over the weekend...We have a busy and full week ahead. With just about three weeks left in the quarter, TDL items are quickly becoming due. The kids took their winter MAP tests last week and I am happy to report that almost everyone has shown significant improvements in both math and reading from this point last year. If you are interested in more information, I can send home a letter and report with your kiddo. Just send me an email. 

This week is also the winter band and orchestra concerts. They will be on Tuesday and Wednesday at 10 am and 2 pm here in the MPR. 

We have a field trip this Friday, December 7, 2018. We will visit the Hap Ryder Riverfront theater to see Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. One of our own (a student in our class) is also performing in the show, so this is going to be great. Please send in $6 with your student so we may pay for transportation and general admission...thanks.

Speaking of fun things...our class has filled the marble jar and has voted on a "Free time and slime" party. This week, I will give the kids some free time to play and banter in the afternoon. I will also pick up materials for them to make slime, as this has rapidly become "a thing" in our class.

Lastly for now...I sent home a letter and sign up sheet on Friday about the annual 6th grade "Family Traditions Feast." On Wednesday, December 19th, 2018, all three sixth grade classes will host a family traditions feast from 11 - 12 pm in the MPR. The purpose is to recognize and celebrate students' cultures and family traditions. We ask that every student brings one specific food item. The food should be enough to feed 6-8 people. Ideally, the students will make the items at home and parents will help as needed. The students should write a half-page summary of the item's history and they will present this in class. Thanks. 

Monday looks like:
9:00 - 9:20
Class Meeting
New Jobs
New Seats
9:20 - 10:30
Walk to Math
10:30 - 10:40
Break - Snack
10:40 - 12:00
ELA
12:00 - 12:30
Eat
12:30 - 1:00
Play
1:00 - 1:40
Read Aloud - Out of My Mind
TDL
1:40 - 2:15
PE
2:15 - 3:30
ELA

IN-CLASS ASSIGNMENTS - QUIZZES - TESTS
The student have all made personalized To Do Lists. Please check with your kiddo...

MATH HOMEWORK 
None - We will not have math for two days this week due to band and orchestra concerts.

Please regularly check your child’s grades in PowerSchool and update the Web and Technology Use forms. I would appreciate it if you gave permission for your child’s picture to be published on the class blog. The forms are located under the Registration section. Please refer to this link for details: https://www.k12northstar.org/Page/3162  

DATES TO REMEMBER (more to come)
December 7, 2018
Field Trip - Narnia
Please send in $6 with your child

December 18, 2018
Family Traditions Feast

December 19 - December 21, 2018
Early Dismissal at 2 PM

December 21, 2018 - January 7, 2019
Winter Break - No School
It's a good life!

Mr. Sassman