Today in 6A!
ENGLISH: Students wrote their unit 9/chapter 2 test today.
RELIGION: Students continued our work from yesterday and created bookmarks that identify how we are Christ-like in the world around us. These are laminated and on the students' desks.
SOCIAL STUDIES: Students wrote their Buddhism chapter test today. Next week we begin learning about Ancient China.
Sunday is our Open House. If you know of any prospective new students for our school please extend a warm invitation to join us after 9:30 AM mass on Sunday so that they may see all of the wonderful things that our community has to offer.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Friday, January 25, 2019
Thursday, January 24, 2019
Today in 6A & 6B
RELIGION: Continuing our work from yesterday, students thoughtfully crafted pictograms from a selected Psalm. Later in the day, we practiced some of our hymns for mass with the bishop tomorrow. All parents are invited to attend mass with Bishop Vann tomorrow at 8:15 AM.
ENGLISH: Today was our review session for our English chapter/Unit test tomorrow for Grammar and Vocabulary. Students have known since the start of last week that this test would be tomorrow and have been encouraged to study a bit each night. Students are encouraged to complete sections A, B, and C of the Chapter Review in their text, as well as the exercises we completed as a class for 2.1-2.5.
LITERATURE: We started our newest read today; "Where the Red Fern Grows." In addition to this new book starting today, students were introduced to the assessment method for this class read. Each student will write an essay that focuses on one of four themes that the book explores. After the book is finished, students will have 1 week to craft their essays, so preparation for this along the way is a must. Students are encouraged to use sticky notes to mark significant pages for quotes and ideas. This alters our previous reading strategies by turning their passive reading into more of a fact-finding mission. This strategy is helpful for all students as they can focus their energy and improve understanding of a new, or raw, text.
SOCIAL STUDIES: In our review session students spent time quizzing each other and revisiting information from the past week for tomorrow's test. Yes, that's 2 tests on the same day, a Friday. I am confident that all students who have prepared for this test will do well. The areas I have directed students to focus on are in the Chapter Review section (p.238-9) C&CT #1-3, AAS #1-5, TY #1-6. Vocabulary is listed on p.217 with definitions for those terms (in BLUE) written throughout the text. Finally, I invite students to review their homework, mostly #1-3 on p.222, p.227, and p.235.
MATH (8:00 class) pg 215 1-11 (9:00 class) Accelerated Math
RELIGION: Continuing our work from yesterday, students thoughtfully crafted pictograms from a selected Psalm. Later in the day, we practiced some of our hymns for mass with the bishop tomorrow. All parents are invited to attend mass with Bishop Vann tomorrow at 8:15 AM.
ENGLISH: Today was our review session for our English chapter/Unit test tomorrow for Grammar and Vocabulary. Students have known since the start of last week that this test would be tomorrow and have been encouraged to study a bit each night. Students are encouraged to complete sections A, B, and C of the Chapter Review in their text, as well as the exercises we completed as a class for 2.1-2.5.
LITERATURE: We started our newest read today; "Where the Red Fern Grows." In addition to this new book starting today, students were introduced to the assessment method for this class read. Each student will write an essay that focuses on one of four themes that the book explores. After the book is finished, students will have 1 week to craft their essays, so preparation for this along the way is a must. Students are encouraged to use sticky notes to mark significant pages for quotes and ideas. This alters our previous reading strategies by turning their passive reading into more of a fact-finding mission. This strategy is helpful for all students as they can focus their energy and improve understanding of a new, or raw, text.
SOCIAL STUDIES: In our review session students spent time quizzing each other and revisiting information from the past week for tomorrow's test. Yes, that's 2 tests on the same day, a Friday. I am confident that all students who have prepared for this test will do well. The areas I have directed students to focus on are in the Chapter Review section (p.238-9) C&CT #1-3, AAS #1-5, TY #1-6. Vocabulary is listed on p.217 with definitions for those terms (in BLUE) written throughout the text. Finally, I invite students to review their homework, mostly #1-3 on p.222, p.227, and p.235.
MATH (8:00 class) pg 215 1-11 (9:00 class) Accelerated Math
Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Today in 6A & 6B
ENGLISH: Finishing off our Grammar unit today with the use of Precise Words and applying Sensory Details, students now have all the information they will need for Friday's test. I have assigned two exercises for homework with the intention of students revisiting all of their English work (lessons and vocabulary).
RELIGION: Today students chose a Psalm to depict and wrote pictograms to decode.
SOCIAL STUDIES: In the second part of our exploration of the Four Noble Truths and the 8-fold path, students were presented with moral dilemmas to apply these guidelines to and determine how to respond. Each scenario required students to examine the steps of the 8-fold path and choose a "right" way to act. This was a graded assignment where I used students' reasoning and understanding of the 8-fold path in addition to their collaboration and seriousness in working together.
MATH (8:00 class) Ws 4-4 (9:00 class) WS 5-6 & 5-7
SCIENCE pg 154 1-5
ENGLISH: Finishing off our Grammar unit today with the use of Precise Words and applying Sensory Details, students now have all the information they will need for Friday's test. I have assigned two exercises for homework with the intention of students revisiting all of their English work (lessons and vocabulary).
RELIGION: Today students chose a Psalm to depict and wrote pictograms to decode.
SOCIAL STUDIES: In the second part of our exploration of the Four Noble Truths and the 8-fold path, students were presented with moral dilemmas to apply these guidelines to and determine how to respond. Each scenario required students to examine the steps of the 8-fold path and choose a "right" way to act. This was a graded assignment where I used students' reasoning and understanding of the 8-fold path in addition to their collaboration and seriousness in working together.
MATH (8:00 class) Ws 4-4 (9:00 class) WS 5-6 & 5-7
SCIENCE pg 154 1-5
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Today in 6A & 6B
ENGLISH: Starting our grammar week off quickly we examined 2 sections of Chapter 2; Correcting Sentence Fragments, Correcting Run-on Sentences, and Eliminating Extra Words. These three lessons are key to having our students become stronger peer editors and writers. There were 2 exercises that were issued as homework so that students may best prepare for Friday's test.
LITERATURE: Dr. O paid a visit to our class today as she read one of her favorite books that describes the issues young black children experienced in the days of segregation and civil rights. This was a very special class as yesterday was Martin Luther King Jr. Day and our students do not normally review civil rights issues.
RELIGION: Our students are doing a swell job of getting our room ready for Catholic Schools Week.
SOCIAL STUDIES: Students examined the Eight-fold Path in a bit more detail today. Here they listed practical examples of how each of the 8 paths could be followed in their own daily lives.
****English and Social Studies will each have tests this coming Friday. Students should be studying every night to best prepare****
MATH (8:00 class) accelerated math (9:00 class) pg 257 1-28
SCIENCE Finish Part 2 of the Packets
ENGLISH: Starting our grammar week off quickly we examined 2 sections of Chapter 2; Correcting Sentence Fragments, Correcting Run-on Sentences, and Eliminating Extra Words. These three lessons are key to having our students become stronger peer editors and writers. There were 2 exercises that were issued as homework so that students may best prepare for Friday's test.
LITERATURE: Dr. O paid a visit to our class today as she read one of her favorite books that describes the issues young black children experienced in the days of segregation and civil rights. This was a very special class as yesterday was Martin Luther King Jr. Day and our students do not normally review civil rights issues.
RELIGION: Our students are doing a swell job of getting our room ready for Catholic Schools Week.
SOCIAL STUDIES: Students examined the Eight-fold Path in a bit more detail today. Here they listed practical examples of how each of the 8 paths could be followed in their own daily lives.
****English and Social Studies will each have tests this coming Friday. Students should be studying every night to best prepare****
MATH (8:00 class) accelerated math (9:00 class) pg 257 1-28
SCIENCE Finish Part 2 of the Packets
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