news and notes 9/27/06

Early Dismissal, Thursday @ Noon.

Homework

Reading and Writing: 15 Minutes of each daily.

Writing notebooks will be collected on
Mondays for Table 5
Tuesdays for Table 1
Wednesdays for Table 2
Thursdays for Table 3
and Fridays for Table 4.

Bring your reading book Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

*5 point summary for reading book in the Reading Buddies section of your notebook, due Tomorrow.

Math:

5 minutes of math facts practice daily.
Estimation, due every Thursday.
Stumper (optional), due whenever you get unstumped.
Problem Solving, due every Monday.

and for Thursday in MJ "How is math going so far?", SMJ pg 24-25, SL 1.7.
and for Friday MB pg 26, MM pg 28-29.

Graph Investigation Poster due 10/3.


Humanities: Searching the News due Wedneday 10/4 (new due date).

Grammar: Verbs Packet, due Thursday, 10/5 (new due date).

French: Read and color-code brochure, study verbs, memorize songs, due Wednesday 10/4.

Spanish:

Science: Rap Thing Reflection, due 10/3.

Tech:

Other: Deadline extended!! Scholastic Book Orders due Thursday 9/28.

Once again 6s impressed me with its dedication to writing. I'm so looking forward to seeing the work we produce. Today we had a discussion about Richard Louv, the special guest speaker at our assembly and author of Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder. We thoughtfully considered what the author meant by "nature-deficit disorder," discussed what makes the outdoors sometimes frightening, the meaning and use of technology in our lives and creating a balance between indoor and outdoor activities. 6sers managed the discussion on their own by raising hands and calling on each other (including me). I'm sure we'll have great comments and questions for Mr. Louv at tomorrow's assembly. Which reminds me that dismissal is at 12:00 tomorrow. Enjoy the long weekend.