Announcements

After School Tutoring
After school tutoring for students began on Monday, August 4. It will be available Monday through Thursday until 4:00. Students must have homework or skills that need improving to attend. Mrs. Martin will be working with seventh and eighth graders, Mrs. Brown with sixth graders, and Mr. Wolfe with the fifth graders. Tutoring has been successful for students who need help with homework or for those who need extra help with specific skills. Students need to take advantage of this service provided by the school.

6th GRADE SUPPLY LIST

1 REAM OF COPY PAPER
3 BOXES OF KLEENEX
1 THREE RING BINDER
COLOR PENCILS
1 PACK OF EXPO MARKERS
1 HAND HELD PENCIL SHARPENER
1 PACK OF PENCILS
4 - 2 POCKET 3 RING FOLDERS
1 RED (social studies)
1 BLUE (Math)
1 GREEN( Science)

1 YELLOW (Reading)

1 RULER
1 PAIR OF INEXPENSIVE HEADPHONES
1 PACK OF NOTEBOOK PAPER
1 80 PG. SPIRAL NOTEBOOK (LANG. ARTS)

STUDENTS WILL ALSO NEED A PRESENTATION BOARD FOR A LANGUAGE ARTS/READING PROJECT THAT WILL OCCUR AT THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

The sixth grade took an incentive field trip to Thunderworld. The trip was to reward those who made A,B, and C on their report cards the first nine weeks.
Sixth grade math classes are continuing to work on daily exercises to strengthen basic math skills. Be sure to check your students’ planner for daily work and homework.
Sixth grade science classes are creating science survival guides to help them prepare for upcoming TCAP tests.
Reading classes are busy examining fiction and non-fiction stories. Be sure to study for those weekly literary term quizzes!
Language Arts classes have just finished poetry. The classes have created Venn diagrams to compare two versions of the Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
Social Studies classes have finished Ancient Egypt and are starting Ancient India.