Field Trip to Malibu Lagoon

November Newsletter

November 4, 2009 

Dear Parents:

Autumn has certainly begun!  The Halloween and Saints’ Day Parade were a success!  The students enjoyed the festivities, as well as, learning about our Christian traditions and holidays; such as, All Hallow’s Eve.  Additionally, the sixth grade led the All Souls’ Day Mass this Monday with beautiful singing voices and reverently participated in the readings and petitions for the holy day. 

The end of the First Quarter was on Friday, October 30, 2009.   Report Cards will be received by Friday, November 6, 2009.  However, Parent Conferences will be held on November 10, 2009. You will receive your appointment time with the report card.

Academically, the students are in the midst of reading the novel The Egypt Game and thoroughly enjoying its contents, as well as, learning more about ancient Egypt in correlation to the unit we are studying in Social Studies.  Also, the students are becoming familiar with literary devices and elements; such as, metaphor, foreshadowing, mood and plot.   The students’ historical book reports are due November 30, 2009 and the Diorama Egypt settlement project is due on November 20, 2009.  For the historical book report, I will send home a graphic organizer worksheet for the students to organize and assist them in the formulation of the final draft of their book report.  When grading the book reports and projects I utilize a rubric point system which will be sent home with the project.

Have a wonderful, Happy Thanksgiving!

Ms. Dickson

Reminders:

 

Report Cards -  November 6, 2009

Parents’ Conference Day -  November 10, 2009

Veteran’s Day, November 11 – No School

Thanksgiving Holiday - November  26-27, 2009

Halloween Parade

Field Trip to Malibu Lagoon

     Our sixth grade field trip to Malibu Lagoon is on Wednesday, November 4, 2009.   Students need to wear their uniforms; however, I suggest wearing tennis shoes and bringing their navy sweater or sweatshirt.   Also, students might want to bring a beach towel for our lunch time on the grassy , shaded area  of the Adamson House over looking the ocean.   All lunches need to be in a sack with the student’s  name, grade, and school printed on the bag.  We will travel by bus with the fifth grade class.  Please make sure all permission slips have been returned to me.

Happy November!

Sixth Grade Stars-September-Geography Theme Posters

Homework Policy

Homework Policy:

 

The students will have homework every night during the week.  Homework is not given over the weekend unless the students need to work on long term projects, such as; book reports, speeches or research projects.  Advance due dates will be given to the student.

Agendas should be in class daily to write down assignments given throughout the day.

Please check periodically if your child is utilizing his/her agenda.

 

Religion:             Practice prayers

Spelling Test:     Every Friday except for holiday weekends

Math:                  Daily: Mixed Practice for the lesson taught/ Math number facts

Grammar:          Daily either textbook exercises or Workbook pages for the lesson

Literature:          Daily literary form of reading and/or Responding to Selection  Vocabulary Building

Video Viewing -Permission

Dear Parents,

During the course of study for 6th grade we will be viewing videos for Religion, Literature and Social Studies.  Please read the information and return the slip to class by Monday, August 31, 2009.

List of videos for 6th grade:

Island of the Blue Dolphins               A Little Princess

The Emperor of China                          Ralph S. Mouse

Mystery of the Nile                                The Neverending Story

The Jungle Book                                      The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe

Character counts! series                       Mouse on the Mayflower

Rikki Tikki Tavi                                          The Birth of the Constitution

The Birth of Jesus                                      Babysitter’s Club series (Scholastic)

Jumanji

7th grade -English

Writer’s Choice Grammar and Composition

Time: Facing the Blank Page -Inside The Writing Process

Thank you,

Ms. Dickson

Projects

Ancient Egyptian Diorama Project due November 19, 2009

Wish List

At this point our sixth grade classroom is in need of an updated World Book encyclopedia set for research in the classroom.  In previous years we were borrowing the 8th grade’s set.   I will add more items as the school year gets started.

More Items:

Recycle container for classroom

New updated electric pencil sharpener

Lysol disinfecting wipes for upcoming flu and cold season

Packages of 50 ct. of each color-green, red, white, light blue, navy blue, construction paper

Extra boxes of tissues 

VHS or DVD -Jumanji

Geography Skills Overhead Kit Gr 4-6 (Lakeshore)

Laptop computer

DLP projector

Aloha! Happy Summer!