Mr. Sassman's 6th Grade Class Blog
Woodriver Elementary School
Woodriver Elementary School
Our read-a-thon fundraiser concluded two weeks ago and so far I have received funds from ten students. I am hoping this week, I will see some more donations come in, so we can take more field trips in May. It's up to you and the kids. Checks can be made out to Woodriver Elementary School and cash is okay too. (If every student raises fifty dollars, we will have enough money) Thanks again.
This week...
PEAKS (Performance Evaluation for Alaska Students) are this week. Sixth-graders will take the tests on Tuesday and Wednesday, Thursday will be designated for make-ups. Please make sure your student gets plenty of sleep the night before and a hearty breakfast each morning.
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We are well underway with our "Island Projects." It is a cross-curricular project in Reading, Writing, and Social Studies and will be a major fourth quarter grade. The kids are tasked with creating a fictitious island. It must have a minimum of eight natural features, a minimum of four manmade features, a compass rose with cardinal and intermediate directions, lines of latitude and longitude, and it must use alliteration. These are the major details of the posterboard and so far, they are awesome. The second part of the project is a narrative that describes the island, it's history and the culture of its inhabitants. This should be epic.
Classroom speeches will also continue this week. We have Madison, Joey, and Lucien on the agenda. The kids that entered the speech contest will also receive extra credit on both reading and writing final grades (those students have already presented). The District Finals were over the weekend and I am looking forward to hearing about our school's representatives.
April is officially National Poetry Month and I would like to host a Pie-n-Poetry Slam towards the end of the month. More details to follow.
Monday looks like:
9:00 - 9:20
10-Minute writing prompt
Class Meeting
New Jobs
9:20 - 10:30
Topic 13-1
10:30 - 10:40
Break - Snack
10:40 - 12:00
Island Projects
12:00 - 12:30
Eat
12:30 - 1:00
Play
1:00 - 1:40
Speeches
Read Aloud
TDL
1:45 - 2:15
P.E.
2:15 - 3:30
TDL
Outside
MATH HOMEWORK
None this week
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DATES TO REMEMBER (more to come)
Thursday, May 9, 2019
Field Trip to Tanana Lakes - UAF Outdoor Day (6th graders only)
Friday, May 10, 2019
Lock-in at Woodriver (This is a rewards-based event, students with DRs will not be able to participate)
It's a good life!
--Mr. Sassman
Field Trip to Tanana Lakes - UAF Outdoor Day (6th graders only)
Friday, May 10, 2019
Lock-in at Woodriver (This is a rewards-based event, students with DRs will not be able to participate)
It's a good life!
--Mr. Sassman
