Mrs. Perlman's 6th Grade Class - This Week in 6th Grade

THIS WEEK IN 6TH GRADE

WEEK OF MARCH 2nd - MARCH 6th

Hi 6th Grade Families,

I hope you all enjoyed the beautiful weekend! I enjoyed spending time with my family and friends. I can’t believe it’s already March — I blinked and here we are! Time is definitely flying, and we have a lot packed into this month.

Read Across America Week (March 2nd - March 6th)

Read Across America Week begins Monday, and we’re excited to celebrate with some fun dress-up days:

Monday: PJ Day
Tuesday: Crazy Sock Day
Wednesday: Wacky Hair Day
Thursday: Bring a Stuffed Animal
Friday: Hat Day

We can’t wait to see the creativity and school spirit!

Spring Conferences – March 9–13

Spring conferences will be student-led. Your child will reflect on their learning and share their progress and goals with you. A sign-up link will be sent Monday afternoon on Bloomz. I look forward to seeing you and celebrating your child’s growth together.

Read-a-Thon (February 19 – March 4)

Our Read-a-Thon, organized by the Literacy Committee, is underway! Students in grades 3–6 are invited to read as many books as they can during this time.

Students may seek sponsorships from friends and family in the form of:

A flat donation, or
An amount per chapter read

Please log all pledged donations on the pledge tracker. Completed trackers are due March 5. An additional pledge form is attached for anyone who needs another copy.

International Town – March 26

International Town will take place on Thursday, March 26 — the Thursday we return from Spring Break. We would love to have parent volunteers join us! I will share the sign-up link Monday afternoon on Bloomz, and a paper copy will be sent home in this week’s Thursday Folder.

More important information is included below, along with what we have planned this week in 6th grade.

As always, I truly appreciate your partnership and support.

Warmly,
Mrs. Perlman

MATH:

We will review Lesson 12, where students will start exploring ratio concepts as a way of comparing quantities. Students will learn that some ratios compare part to part, while others compare part to whole. This is an exciting new area of learning as we begin building foundational understanding of ratios and proportional thinking.

LITERACY:

This week students will continue Unit 3, Week 5 in Wonders. They will be practice new vocabulary and literacy skills as we continue strengthening our ability to learn from multiple sources of information.

Our focus skill is integrating information presented in different media or formats (such as visuals, videos, charts, graphs, and written text) to develop a clear and complete understanding of a topic.

Students will read, view, and analyze a variety of media formats connected to our essential question:

What steps can people take to promote a healthier environment?

As they explore this topic, students will practice:

Gathering information from both written texts and visual or multimedia sources
Comparing and connecting ideas across different formats
Explaining how multiple sources help deepen understanding of a topic
Using evidence from different media to support their thinking

This work helps students become thoughtful readers who can interpret information in many forms — an important skill for real-world learning.

WRITING:

In writing this week, students will practice one-minute writing to help build writing stamina and strengthen their ability to quickly organize and express their thinking.

Students will also respond to prompts connected to our literacy essential question. Our main focus will be on clearly answering the prompt and organizing ideas in a logical way.

Many students naturally tend to summarize rather than directly respond to the question being asked, so we will be working intentionally on making sure their writing stays focused, purposeful, and clearly addresses the prompt.

SPECIALS:

Students have PE this week with Mrs. Stansbery

DISCOVERY SPECAILS:

Students will have MATH LAB as their discovery specials this week.

CALENDAR:

Read-a-Thon (February 19 – March 4)
Spring Confrences: Monday, March 9th - Thursday, March 12th
Spring Break: March 16th- March 20th
International Town Field Trip: March 26