This week took us through a review of all types of graphs including line graphs, bar graphs, circle graphs, and step graphs. Following our return from Huntsman Marine Science Center, students will create their own persuasive graph to illustrate their perspective on a given issue. Students will demonstrate their understanding of all graphs on the unit test given the week of September 13th. Everyone has enjoyed using the Math Log to help keep notes and organize information.
Math Games are an integral part of our math curriculum. Students have enjoyed reviewing the concepts of range, mean, median and mode throught the games, Landmark Shark and Up, Over Squares.
Our newest math unit will take us into reading, writing and making calculations with very large numbers. Students will begin the unit with demonstrating their understanding of place value, as well as reading and writing large numbers. The Everyday Math game, Number Top It, gives students the opportunity to work together as they create and read more large numbers. Finally, students will a reference flip book to illustrate the concepts of standard notation, expanded notation, number and word notation, and scientific notation.
Our social studies discussions have focused on the United States’ involvement in World War I. Students have studied propaganda posters and their influence on society. They will begin creating their own propaganda poster, demonstrating one or more of the goals of these posters and including many of the tools specifically used in propaganda. We look forward to sharing these with you soon.
English grammar lessons have posed the question, “Exactly what role does a noun play in the sentence, and how does this affect my writing skills?” Students have been applying their understanding of the many roles of the noun in the sentence as they work to complete their personal narrative. These roles include the subject of a simple sentence, direct and indirect object, subject complement, and object of a prepositional phrase. The students’ writing demonstrates that, even though all of these are nouns, they add great description to a piece of writing. Once students complete their work, we will share these with you before we file them in the classroom binder for safekeeping.

Fifth and Sixth Graders will depart for Huntsman Marine Science Center on the morning of Tuesday, September 7th, bright and early. If you have any questions, please contact science specialist, Mrs. Breckenridge.
Please note that Parent/Student/Teacher conferences are scheduled for Friday, October 1st. If you have not had a chance to sign up for a conference yet, please stop by and choose a time which works in your schedule. Your child will attend the conference for a brief period to share some specific information as well as explain their goals and plans for the upcoming weeks.
Our Innisbrook gift wrap sale kicks off today and continues through Friday, September 17th. Please support your child’s sales and enter their orders on line. If you have any questions, I will be happy to help you with the process. I hope everyone has a safe and relaxing Labor Day weekend.
Macci Bowers
Sixth Grade Teacher