This was an exciting week for us! From diving into science projects, to field trips to Hampton Park, to a few harmless pranks (like sending the entire 7th grade to Ms. Riley!), it was a week full of energy and fun and learning. Plenty of hugs and “see you laters” were shared as we head into the break.
I hope next week brings lots of rest, laughter, and quality time with family. We look forward to seeing everyone back in a week!
-Ms. Rives
Upcoming Dates:
- April 3 – 10: Spring Break (no school)
- April 16: 11:30 dismissal
- April 16: Spread the Word (MS poetry night) 4 – 6:30 pm
- April 22: Art Night Celebration 5:30 – 6:30 pm
ELA: 6th graders enjoyed the humor, musings, and historic tidbits of Catherine, Called Birdy this week. We pondered how specific characters represented social norms of the time and considered how historic religious conflict shapes Catherine’s story! 6th grade also practiced punctuation, handwriting, and spelling with dictation exercises. We plan to test these skills after break on 4/17.
After break, 6th grade will continue their reading while also beginning a complimentary novel project on illuminated manuscripts! We’ll also do lots of grammar review so they are prepared for their dictation test.
Science: In science this week 6th grade finalized their biomimicry projects and submitted them to the Biomimicry Youth Design Challenge. Students recorded videos and voiceovers introducing their design to the judges. I am so proud of the hard work they put into this project. After Spring Break, we will start our unit about how systems in the human body work together to keep us alive.
Social Studies: Sixth grade worked hard this week as we are working on our next project of the Greek and Roman gods. When we return from break we will finish the collage project! Have a safe and fun break!
Math: This week in math, the 6th graders learned about more measures of center like median and quarters, and learned about interquartile ranges as measures of variability. They also began learning about populations versus samples and what makes a good population or sample. After Spring Break, we’ll relate data analysis to probability through samples and estimating measures of center.
