WEEK OF 4/17/17- 4/21/17

 ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REMINDERS:

• This week students will begin State Assessment Testing in math They will test on Wednesday 4/19 and Thursday 4/20 during their math rotation time.
• FIT 6 is next Tuesday, April 25, at Bishop Stadium in Cico Park, 9:30-1:30! Parents are welcome to attend. Students with an F in any class will not be allowed to go, so please check parent portal to see if any work needs to be turned in or corrected before Friday!
• Also please be aware that students with an F in any class will be required to work on missing work or corrections during upcoming fun activities that are not a part of a class assignment (ie. FIT 6, 6^th grade picnic, etc.). This is consistent with both AMS and EMS policies.
•  Marlatt Color Trot Fundraiser money and forms are being collected. Please help support our school by helping your child raise funds for that event. The Color Trot is scheduled for MAY 12^TH.
• We are beginning to collect pictures for the 6^th grade end of the year slide show. Please send those pictures via email or flash drive to Mrs. Sibbitt (katies@usd383.org). We are specifically looking for 4-6 school age photos of your child alone or with a group at a school event. These will be put into a slide show that will be played at the 6^th grade transition ceremony.

HOMEWORK:

Math:

M: Surface Area Quiz and Extra Practice

T: Geometry Unit Test Review; Test Review Packet due Friday for 2pts. of extra credit. The answers will be posted on the blog for checking work.

W: State Assessment; no homework

TH: State Assessment; no homework

F: Unit #5: Geometry Test

Language Arts:

Monday Hendricks’ and Galitzer’s Homerooms will finish Reading State Assessments

Tuesday finish several assignments begun before state assessments

·      Quiz Lesson 27 vocabulary “terr”

·      Worksheet -- “The Nile Valley” p. 652-655 in Storytown

·      “Secrets of the Sphinx” questions p. 632 in Storytown on notebook paper

·      Language Review Week 27 (due last Wednesday)

·      New Vocabulary – Lesson 28 “dent, dont” meaning “teeth” – Quiz Friday, April 21

·      Language Review Week 28 – due Friday, April 21

Wednesday reading, questions, and compare/contrast paragraph about female Egyptian Pharoahs Hatshepsut and Cleopatra

Thursday continue Hatshepsut and Cleopatra – due Friday, April 21

Friday read “Ancient Greece” p. 536-548 in Storytown

Social Studies and Science:

Monday : Life Skills Lessons through page 50

Tuesday and Wednesday :  Social Studies – North American Ancient Civilizations

Text book pages 110 - 115

Thursday and Friday : Science – Build a mountain  and Mystery Locations

6H:

Spelling: Practice pages List #28  Test on Thursday

Daily Math:  Week #29 due Friday

6S:

Spelling Lesson #28 Contract due Thursday; Test Thursday

Problem of the Week: News Herald due Friday

6H:

Spelling Lesson #28 Contract due Thursday; Test Thursday