- Monday, February 27: Auction Pizza Party - students bring a drink and side
- Wednesday, March 1: Ash Wednesday
- Thursday, March 2 - 7:00pm: 6th Grade Musical
- Friday, March 3: Progress Reports Available
- Saturday, March 4: MS Solo & Ensemble Contest
- Thursday, March 9: Greek Living Museum from 2-3 pm in the parish hall
Religion:
This week in Religion the students learned about the ended of Moses’ life and, Joshua, the Israelites new leader. We also discussed how the Israelite’s path to the promised land compares to our path to Heaven. The students will take a quiz over this information on Wednesday. The format of the 22 points quiz is -
- Fill in the blank - You will be asked to answer questions related to the major events from the chapter. (5 questions/6 points)
- Graphic organizer - You will be asked to compare the Israelite’s journey and ours. (8 points)
- Short Answer - You will be asked to talk about God’s assistance. (1 question/8 points)
Next week students will begin working on their Unit 3 Project. This project is the game that I mentioned to many parents at conferences. You may want to ask your child this weekend if they want to work by themselves on this project or with a partner. If they want to work with a partner, have their talked to that person about working together? They will have one week of class time to work on this project.
Social Studies:
This week in Social Studies the students learned about Muhammad’s early life and according to Islamic teachings how he was called to be a prophet. Next week students will learn about the later part of his life, and the earliest leaders of the Muslim faith. There will be a test over this information on Tuesday, March 7th.
Reading:
We took the final test for The Boy in the Striped Pajamas this week. Those tests will come home today (Friday) for your signature. I was so impressed with the essay responses from the students - they really felt strongly about this novel! We also watched the movie this week. Be sure to ask your student which one they liked better - the book or the movie.
Book talks will start on Monday. The students have all been assigned a date to present. The requirements and rubric, along with the speaking schedule are all in google classroom.
Book talks will start on Monday. The students have all been assigned a date to present. The requirements and rubric, along with the speaking schedule are all in google classroom.
Language Arts:
Greek mythology continues with students researching their characters. The Greek Living Museum will be Thursday, March 9 from 2-3 pm in the parish hall. All are welcome! Please let me know if you have any questions about costumes, etc. It should be a fun time!
Math Period 1:
The students took a quiz assessing adding, subtracting, and multiplying of fractions. The quiz should have been brought home over the weekend for you to review and sign. We are currently working on the division of fractions. There will be a quiz on Wednesday to assess computation of fractions using all operations. Tentatively the chapter 4 test is scheduled for either Wednesday, March 8th or Thursday, March 9th.
Math Period 4:
This class has been practicing finding greatest common factors and least common multiples. There will be a quiz on Monday over sections 3.1-3.5 The students should have a review sheet with the quiz format and completed practice problems to use to prepare for the quiz. The answers to the extra practice problems will be in google classroom. Next week we will be using the distributive property to write equivalent expressions.
Math Period 5:
The students took a quiz assessing adding, subtracting, and multiplying of fractions. The quiz should have been brought home over the weekend for you to review and sign. We are currently working on the division of fractions. There will be a quiz on Wednesday to assess computation of fractions using all operations. Tentatively the chapter 4 test is scheduled for either Wednesday, March 8th or Thursday, March 9th.
Science:
The students learned about the physical property, viscosity. They will use this information to learn how the viscosity of magma affects the volcanic eruption. The students will be doing an activity on Monday using Alka-seltzer to demonstrate how the type of magma will affect the type of eruption.
