Today in 6A!

ENGLISH: Students put their finishing touches on their Unit 9 composition employing figurative writing. My hat is off to Aly Bravata who wrote a stellar piece which just had to be (with her permission) read to the class. The objective of this assignment was not to go on a journey or to tell a story, but to be as descriptive as possible while employing the many literary devices as possible. Aly has done this with masterful precision. Truly fine work. While I have yet to read the entire 6th grade's work, I am truly proud of this particular piece and our students should be as well.

For next week we will be turning to Grammar chapter 2, if your student is interested in reading ahead. We will have our regularly scheduled test that morning.

RELIGION: Students wrote their Chapter 2 quiz in a open-book format.

SOCIAL STUDIES: Students explored the third and final section of the Buddhism chapter. Here we learned about the spread of Buddhism and, despite its lasting influence, its gradual decline. Students learned of the two major schools of Buddhism (Big raft and Little raft) and should be able to best describe the key differences between these two schools. Students will have this chapter test also on Friday of next week so it is essential that students begin their studying over the weekend. I recommend students read each night for 20 minutes in order to be familiar with the content. For homework students are assigned questions 1-5 on page 235.