October 18, 2024 Newsletter

counselor (Gothier)

October is National Bullying Prevention Month. If you have not checked out our counseling lesson about bullying, please click over to "Tier 1 Lessons" and select "Peer Conflict or Bullying". All Irving students were able to receive this lesson last month. In classes, counselors and students had open discussions about bullying - what it looks like and how to report it.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at bgothie@lps.org or call (402) 436-1214.

Mr. G

Humanities (Jensen, Okamoto, Vaughn, Paulson, & Peterson)

Students ended Unit 1 with their Yellow Fever essays and unit assessment, so now all groups have begun Unit 2. This unit starts with social studies threads 2.1 and 2.2, where humans moved from hunting and gathering (Paleolithic Era) to discovering and spreading agriculture (Neolithic Era).

Students will have notes pages they go through together in class for 2.1 and 2.2 (many classes began these before fall break).

All classes will take their Unit 2 DCA (social studies assessment–50 points) within the next week. This test measures their ability to find evidence in a new text, explain their evidence, and provide a written response in their own words to support their answer.

Course 1 Math (Hammack, Lawrey, Schafer)

Current Chapter: Chapter 3: Portions and Integers

Chapter Objectives: In chapter 3, students will use a powerful new tool for finding equivalent fractions; use percents, decimals, and fractions to describe a portion of a whole; represent portions as percents, decimals, and fractions with pictures, symbols, and words; and find the decimal form of a number when it is given as a percent or fraction.

Looking Ahead:

Next Assessment: By November 1 (Lawrey, Hammack, Schafer)

Please check gradebook for upcoming assignments and assessments and to monitor your child’s progress in class

Resources: Parent/Student Resources (explanation of key ideas, additional practice, and homework help) can be found at: https://home.lps.org/math/secondary/

Course 1D Math (Hammack, Lawrey, Schafer)

Current Chapter: Chapter 4: Variables and Ratios

Chapter Objectives: In chapter 4, students will use variables to generalize and to represent unknown quantities; write multiple expressions to describe a pattern and recognize whether the expressions are equivalent; find the value of an algebraic expression when the value of the variable is known; enlarge and reduce figures while maintaining their shapes; and use ratios to describe relationships between similar shapes.

Looking Ahead:

Next Summative Assessment: November 1 (Hammack, Lawrey, Schafer)

Please check gradebook for upcoming assignments and assessments and to monitor your child’s progress

Resources: Parent/Student Resources (explanation of key ideas, additional practice, and homework help) can be found at: https://home.lps.org/math/secondary/

Science 6 (Brown, Lawrey, Regnier)

Current Unit: Thermal Energy

Unit Objectives: In this unit students will develop an understanding of thermal energy by exploring and investigating how different drinking cups keep stuff from warming up or cooling down. By the end of the unit, students will be able to explain the movement of energy within the system.

Looking Ahead: Thermal Energy will take us through mid November to complete. Please check ParentVue to monitor your child’s progress in class.

Computer Science 6 (Ebeler, Tobey)

Our next unit will cover Micro:bit computers. For this unit students will learn to use inputs that allow the computer to process information and give an output. Students will know how to create and use Variables, use if/then statements and forever loops. The big project for this unit will be creating a digital pet for students to play with.

Looking ahead: Bitsbox & Cue Robots!

PE (haag, essman, glazier, beyer, hoyt & mohlman)

In PE, students will continue with the soccer unit. students have learned the basic skills and rules of soccer and will be playing in small-sided soccer games which will end with a soccer tournament.

Each class ran the PACER last week and did well on the run. Each quarter students will run the PACER and teachers are hoping to see improvements on their scores!!

Art (Covey)

In art class, the 6th graders have been learning that artists incorporate pieces of their lives into their artwork. Next, students created a mind map of things they felt connected to relationships, life events, objects, and places. From there, each student will choose a topic meaningful to them and will create a piece of art using any medium of choice!

Orchestra (Hegert)

Class Syllabus (concert dates, procedures, grading lesson schedule)

First after-school orchestra rehearsal- September 16th
- After-school orchestra rehearsals will be every Monday, from 3:10-4:00 pm in the orchestra room.
- Rehearsals are a required part of the 6th grade orchestra curriculum.

Band (Linton)

In the 6th grade band, we are beginning to finish up the review and moving on to new material for students. This week, students will receive their first playing check. Please be sure your student is practicing and home and is ready for their lesson next week!

After school band will begin on Thursday, September 26th. Rehearsal will take place in the band room from 3:10-4 pm. All after-school rehearsals are required and will be graded. If your students will miss a rehearsal, please email me ahead of time so I can excuse them. Excused absences include sickness, doctor's appointments, and other excused absences through the school.

General Information:

6th Grade students will enter the building through Door 19. Door 19 is located at the north end of the front of the building, facing South 22nd Street. Door 1 opens at 7:30am for students eating breakfast at school. Students not attending breakfast will enter Door 19 at 7:53am. 7th and 8th Grade students will not be permitted to enter the 6th Grade door. Supervision begins outside at 7:45am.

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