Today in 6A & 6B

ENGLISH: During class we went outside to prepare for our Greek Day festivities. Students helped to identify the locations of our events and, using chalk, decorate our place a little. I gave demonstrations on how to perform each event and what rules will govern disqualification from events. Our students now know that the entire school will be watching them compete and cheering them on. We are so grateful for the support that all other classes have shown us for this day. It's going to be a lot of fun!

SOCIAL STUDIES: Students wrote their Ancient Greece unit test today.

***ONE MORE (half) DAY!!!***

Today in 6A & 6B

ENGLISH: After ensuring that students submitted their research essays, the remainder of class was used to coordinate efforts in our Polis groups.

LITERATURE: 6A held their first ever Socratic Seminar today. After a gentle and slow start, students picked up on the purpose and flow of the discussion and a lot of great dialogue ensued. I am proud of the 6A class for openly sharing their ideas and seeking deeper understanding of the story we read.

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SOCIAL STUDIES: Class time was used to review our content from the Ancient Greece unit. Our test will be tomorrow, the review of which can be seen here:

***Students are being sent home with their In'N'Out order forms. While the deadline for their reurn is May 1st, we will be away at Outdoor Ed. Students in the 6th grade should return these forms NO LATER than April 29th***

Today in 6A!

ENGLISH: Today was our last chance to update our essays. Our time was spent putting finishing touches on our work. For each student this is a different thing.For some, this meant completing our in-text citations or our Works Cited page. For others, it meant getting a few extra eyes on our writing to ensure that this is the best work that we can put forward. This essay is due tomorrow at the start of class, so those students who have a bit more work to do have this evening to complete it.

LITERATURE: Or class time was spent preparing for our Socratic Seminar. In 6A this will be held tomorrow and in 6B this will be held on Wednesday. To be prepared students must complete their notes, find specific examples of actions in the text that support your responses, and finally, come prepared with additional questions that seek to derive deeper meaning from the text. Students are graded on their participation and will observe each other for half of the time.

SOCIAL STUDIES: After taking up the homework from Friday, we began our review session for Wednesday's test on Ancient Greece. The format of our test will change very slightly, however each section should be familiar. While this review work is not required, it is highly recommended that students structure their approach to studying so that they have the best chance to achieve the level of success that they desire.