Mr. Sassman's 6th Grade Class Blog
Woodriver Elementary School
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| Many kids have been coming in unprepared to go out for recess. Most importantly, in the event that we have to evacuate the school, kids need to have warm clothes for their own safety. Please make sure your kiddo has all these items at school. Thanks! |
A couple of notes:
I mailed second quarter report cards on Friday. Some students were not bringing them home, so that is that...Please review the report cards with your child. The number one reason students have low grades is due to missing or incomplete assignments.
Every student is strongly encouraged to participate in the optional school Science Fair. Packets are available at the office. All participants will receive a full letter grade bonus (+10%) in both Writing and Science grades for the third quarter. Please visit Woodriver’s Science Fair website for details at https://www.wolfpups.org/science-fair.html
Please turn in your Box Tops for Education. Each Box Top is worth ten cents for our school and you would be amazed with how quickly it adds up. Thank you.
The Sixth Grade Team is planning multiple field trips for the third and fourth quarters. To participate, every student must have exhibited excellent behavior, maintain passing grades in every class, consistently follow instructions, and strictly adhere to all safety requirements. A student who earns two or more formal detentions or discipline referrals may be excluded from participating.
There is no school on Monday, January 21st, to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday.
For Social Studies this quarter, Mr. Kinder will be teaching the students about the Aztecs, Mayans, and Incas. He will finish the Greeks in the second half of the quarter. I will be teaching the students about the Romans. Due to the two Social Studies classes, there will not be a STEAM class this quarter. For Science, Mrs. Clark will be teaching the students about Classification and Ecosystems.
Monday looks like:
9:00 - 9:20
10-Minute writing prompt: Write about the person you admire the most...describe them and why.
Class Meeting
New Jobs
9:20 - 10:30
Walk to Math
10:30 - 10:40
Break - Snack and Read Aloud
10:40 - 12:00
Introduction to Expository Writing
Brainstorming: What am I an expert on?
12:00 - 12:30
Eat
12:30 - 1:00
Play
1:00 - 1:40
Literacy Circles Session 1
1:40 - 2:15
Gym
2:15 - 3:30
Class Novel - My Side of the Mountain
Writer's Workshop
THIRD QUARTER AGENDA AND TDL (some of these have not yet been introduced)
Literacy Circle Session 1
Spelling
Superhero Narratives
Expository Book
DOL
Word Work
Paragraph Development
Read Aloud
Class Novel - My Side of the Mountain
Winter Haikus
Zentangles
Owl Pellets
Spelling
Superhero Narratives
Expository Book
DOL
Word Work
Paragraph Development
Read Aloud
Class Novel - My Side of the Mountain
Winter Haikus
Zentangles
Owl Pellets
MATH HOMEWORK
Tuesday, January 15, 2019
--Practice 7-4
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
--Practice 7-5
Thursday, January 17, 2019
--Topic 7 Review
Friday, January 18, 2019
--Topic 7 Review Part 2 (Test Today)
--Practice 7-4
Wednesday, January 16, 2019
--Practice 7-5
Thursday, January 17, 2019
--Topic 7 Review
Friday, January 18, 2019
--Topic 7 Review Part 2 (Test Today)
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 field trips to be posted soon)
Monday, January 24, 2019
No School - MLK Day
Thursday, January 31, 2019
Early Dismissal - Staff Training Day
Friday, February 1, 2019
No School - Staff Training Day
Monday and Tuesday, February 18-19, 2019
Student-led Parent-Teacher Conferences
"It's a good life."
--Mr. Sassman
--Mr. Sassman
