Week of January 31st - February 4th

IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR 6th GRADE FAMILIES:

A message from Deb Wretman, SEJH principal:

Attention 6th grade Parents/Guardians: Due to the anticipated snow coming, we are moving the Tuesday, Feb. 1st sixth grade parent meeting to Thursday Feb. 3 at 6:30 PM. We apologize for the change but hope that it will mean that more parents can attend. Thank you for your flexibility!


New things happening in Room 12:

~Students are hard at work researching and writing their reports on historical and scientific mysteries of our planet. Papers are due this Friday by the end of the day. Between today and Friday, we will organize information, discuss key elements in a report, create a bibliography, and go through editing and revision processes with peers.

Because the students are very excited about their topics, I am encouraging them to create alternative visuals, materials and ideas to show off what they've learned. Some will present PowerPoint presentations, others will show pictures while they read their essay. Each day, students will come home with homework tasks to complete to enhance their paper. At the end of each day, I will offer a small study hall to get the ball rolling on these tasks.

~Our new mystery object is in the box! Ask your student this week what the hints are, and see which new words are giving them the biggest hint!

~Science quizzes from our short Circulatory System unit will be passed back Tuesday of this week. Students will be bringing them home. I have made copies so they can keep these at home. Overall, students did an excellent job identifying heart parts and ways to keep our bodies healthy.

~We've started a new science unit: Microworlds! Today, we differentiated between observations, inferences and opinions. Students' careful observations will guide them as they use microscopes, magnifying lenses and more!

Have a wonderful week! Stay warm in this snow that is headed our way!

~Ms. Dobyns