
The Sixth Graders have completed their reading of The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton and are preparing a visual presentation to share with the class. This represents their understanding of the theme of commitment and what it means to “stay gold”. Students participated in class discussions to brainstorm ideas about the importance of family in their lives and what commitment means to them. We will start our new literature book, Freak the Mighty, by Rodman Philbrick. This is the story of young boys who find an unusual and powerful friendship in one another. It provides them both with the strength they need and teaches us the importance of commitment, friendship, and honesty.
The Sixth Graders spent this week reviewing the concepts of division of decimals, integers, and simple equations and concluded the unit with the chapter test on Thursday. Our new unit takes us into the study of probability and statistics. Students will discuss equally likely outcomes, generating random numbers, creating tree diagrams, and study the importance of Venn diagrams.
This week, the Sixth Graders also completed their study of verbs with a unit test. This included the function of different types of verbs, including action, linking, transitive, and intransitive, and their effect on the sentence. Students have studied the difference between an action verb and a linking verb and how the formation of the sentence varies depending on its make-up. As the year has progressed, the class has realized there is so much they understand about the parts of the sentence.
Please make a note of the change in the due date of the written book report. It has been moved back a week to Monday, February 13th.
Thank you to all the dads for joining us this morning for Donuts for Dads! We all enjoyed spending special time with you and sharing our classroom activities with you.

Important Upcoming Dates:
Friday, February 3rd – Father’s Breakfast at 8:00 a.m
Thursday, February 9th – Six Flags Reading Form Due
Monday, February 13th --Written Book Report Due
Tuesday, February 14th -- Class Valentine Party
February 15th-Hidden Valley Ski Trip
February 16th-Junior Achievement Field Trip
Monday, February 20th – No School/President’s Day
Friday, February 24th – No School/Report Card Writing Day
Monday, February 27th-Friday, March 9th –ERB Testing
Macci Bowers
Sixth Grade Teacher
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