Monday, February 11, 2019

Mr. Sassman's 6th Grade Class Blog

Woodriver Elementary School

It was a full week of...writing!

Preparation for student-led parent-teacher conferences. Please be sure that your student is present during our meetings, as they will be an integral part of the process. I sent home notices of conference times with the kids last week. Feel free to call the office if you need to adjust your time or need to reschedule. Thanks.

Q3 TDLs via Google Sheets are published. I gave them to the kids this week and here it is for your viewing pleasure!

We finished our class novel - My Side of the Mountain, and our read aloud - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. The kids have completed reading packets along the way and will be able to use their notes during the test this coming week. We will start The Big Wave as our next class novel. It is a short read, but worthy and will conclude with a great art project.

Literacy Circles: Many kids were not prepared last week and this week is the last week of meetings. Superhero stories drafted and expository books on their way. School Spelling Bee is this Tuesday...We will have a class competition this afternoon.

Happy Valentine's Day! It is this Thursday. Our class will have a small Valentine’s Day celebration at the end of the day. If any students want to bring Valentine's cards or candy, I ask that they bring cards for every student. I will provide class rosters for if needed. 

Ongoing info...in case you missed it...

Please turn in your Box Tops for Education. Each Box Top is worth ten cents for our school and you would be amazed at 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.

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: If you could make a robot, what would it do? What would it look like?

Class Meeting

New Jobs

New Seats

9:20 - 10:30

Walk to Math

10:30 - 10:40

Break - Snack and Read Aloud - Counting by 7s

10:40 - 12:00

Writer's TDL

12:00 - 12:30

Eat

12:30 - 1:00

Play

1:00 - 1:40

MSOTM Test

PTC Prep

1:40 - 2:15

Gym

2:15 - 3:30

Class Spelling Bee

The Big Wave

MATH HOMEWORK 

Tuesday, February 12, 2019
--Topic 9 Review
Tuesday, February 13, 2019
--Practice 10-1
Tuesday, February 14, 2019
--Practice 10-2
Tuesday, February 15, 2019

--Practice 10-3

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)!

Monday and Tuesday, February 18-19, 2019
Student-led Parent-Teacher Conferences

Friday, February 22, 2019
Field Trip - Regal Cinemas
"How To Train Your Dragon 3"
11:30AM - 2:30 PM
Please send in $5 with your kiddo. The sixth grade class funds will pay for the movie ticket. Concessions can be purchased individually.

Wednesday, March 6, 2019
Field Trip to UAF Museum
9:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Field Trip to Ryan Middle School
9:45 - 11:00

"It's a good life."
--Mr. Sassman