I update my website WEEKLY (usually on Sundays) for the upcoming week. Each update will include a link to the previous week's newsletter as well as the homework assignments for the week. If homework plans change during the week, I will do my best to provide the updated info ASAP. Students should expect to have homework most nights (Mon-Thu), and will only be required over weekends or breaks if students are missing work.
October
Oct 28: StuCO Candy Wars Ends
Oct 30: PLEA Fall Festival (5:30 - 7:30pm)
Oct 30: Fall Class Parties
November
Nov 6: PD Day (No school)
Nov 11: Veterans Day Performances
Nov 12: Picture Retake Day
Nov 23 - 27: Thanksgiving Break (No school)
Week of Oct. 19: PE (bring athletic shoes!)
Week of Oct. 26: Music
Week of Nov. 2: STEM
Week of Nov. 9: Spanish
Week of Nov. 16: Art
Khan Academy Help (Videos, Instruction, Practice, etc)
Unit 1: Whole Number Operations (Volume, Multiplication & Long Division)
Unit 2: Decimals and Fractions (Place Value, Powers of 10, Add Decimals, and Subtract Decimals, Fractions)
Unit 3: More Decimals (Multiplication and Division)
Unit 3: More Fractions (Multiplication and Division)
Unit 4: Measurement, Data, and Geometry (Converting Units, Using Data, and Classifying Figures)
Unit 5: Algebraic Thinking (Expressions and Patterns)
Unit 5: Coordinate Plane: Graphing Points)
YouTube Video Help & More YouTube Video Help (search for the skill)
Student practice online via Clever
October 19 - 23
Weekly Update Newsletter:
Homework Help (also see links above for homework resources):
Math homework (Kodiak Bears):
Mixed Numbers & Improper Fractions Worksheet (both sides), due Wednesday 10/21
Workbook Pages 235-236, Questions 1-4, due Friday 10/23
Workbook Pages 241-242, Questions 1-4, due (TBD)
Math homework (Grizzly Bears):
Mixed Numbers & Improper Fractions Worksheet (both sides), due Wednesday 10/21
Discussion Skills Reflection - due Thursday 10/22
Fractions and Decimals on the number line worksheet, due Friday 10/23
Add & Subtract Fractions Word Problems worksheet, due next week (TBD)
October 5 - 9
Weekly Update Newsletter: LINK
MATH TESTS WEDNESDAY IN CLASS - MAKE SURE TO STUDY!!
Homework Help (also see links above for homework resources):
Math homework (Kodiak Bears):
Pages 112-113 from the workbook, Questions 1-6, due Tuesday 10/6
Study for Wednesday's test! Use Khan Academy, iReady, flashcards (math facts), or make up multiplication and division problems to practice. Areas to focus:
Multiply whole numbers (4 digit x 2 digit)
Divide Whole numbers with remainders (4 digit dividends, 2 digit divisors)
Volume of regular and irregular rectangular prisms (whole numbers)
No homework on Wed, Thu or Friday (or break)! Enjoy your time off and come back ready to begin a whole new unit of math!!
Math homework (Grizzly Bears):
6th Grade Workbook Pages 225-227, questions 1-8. Due Tuesday 10/6
Study for Wednesday's test! Use Khan Academy, iReady, flashcards (math facts), or make up multiplication and division problems to practice. Areas to focus:
Add, Subtract, Multiply & Divide with Decimals
Add, Subtract, Multiply & Divide with Fractions
Volume with fractional/decimal side lengths
Find unknown side length with known volume
Identify 3D prisms from their net
No homework on Wed, Thu or Friday (or break)! Enjoy your time off and come back ready to begin a whole new unit of math!!
September 28 - October 2
Weekly Update Newsletter: LINK
Homework Help (also see links above for homework resources):
Math homework (Kodiak Bears):
Volume of Irregular Prisms WS, due Tuesday 9/29
Volume of Incomplete Prisms, due Wednesday 9/30
No homework Wed/Thu nights! (Use this time to complete missing work and practice math facts!)
Math homework (Grizzly Bears):
Lesson 1-3 Additional Practice, Questions 1-13 ODD, due Tuesday 9/29
Fractions Word Problems WS, You choose - EVENS or ODD questions (6 problems), due Wed, 9/30
No homework Wed/Thu nights! (Use this time to complete missing work)
September 22-25
Weekly Update Newsletter: LINK
Homework Help (also see links above for homework resources):
Math homework (Kodiak Bears):
Volume Practice Workbook Pages 11-12, due Wednesday 9/23
Volume with Unit Cubes Practice, Questions 1-9 ODD, due Thursday 9/24
Volume with Formulas Practice, Questions 1-11 ODD, due Friday 9/25
Math homework (Grizzly Bears):
Volume with Formulas Practice, Questions 1-11 ODD, due Wedensday 9/23
Multiplying Fractions Practice, Questions 2-12 EVEN, due Thursday 9/24
7-8 Additional Practice, Questions 2-16 EVEN, due Friday 9/25
September 14 - 18
Weekly Update Newsletter: LINK
Homework Help (also see links above for homework resources):
Math homework (Kodiak Bears):
Division with Remainders 02, due Tuesday 9/15
Division with Remainders Crossword, due Wednesday 9/16 Thursday 9/17
Volume Practice Workbook Pages 11-12, due Friday 9/18
Math homework (Grizzly Bears):
Division with Decimals Practice, Questions 5-17 ODD and 19-21, due Tuesday 9/15
Supply Drive Budget, due Friday 9/18
September 8 - 11
Weekly Update Newsletter: LINK
Homework Help:
Math homework (Kodiak Bears):
Division Estimation Worksheet, due Wednesday 9/9
Remainders Worksheet, due Thursday 9/10
Division with Remainders Worksheet, due Friday 9/11
Math homework (Grizzly Bears):
Supply Drive Storage Problem, due Friday 9/11 (This project is designed to cover approx 3 nights of work, and contains multiple parts, including a written report at the end. Plan accordingly!
August 31 - Sept. 4
Weekly Update Newsletter: LINK
Homework Help:
Math homework (Kodiak Bears):
Lesson 4, Session 2 Practice Page 63-64, due Tuesday 9/1
Lesson 4, Session 3 Practice Page 69-70, due Wednesday 9/2
Lesson 4 Skills Practice Worksheet, ODD Problems, due Friday 9/4
Math homework (Grizzly Bears):
Design the new Parker Rec Center packet, due Friday 9/4. Suggested cadence:
Monday night: design the rec center (sketch and decide room dimensions)
Tuesday night: calculate area of each room
Wednesday night: Choose flooring for each room and calculate individual room flooring costs
Thursday night: Determine total square footage, flooring costs by type, and total flooring costs
August 24
Weekly Update Newsletter: LINK
Math homework:
Area & Perimeter Worksheet, All problems, due Tuesday 8/25
Homework Help:
August 17: First Full Week
Weekly Update Newsletter: LINK
Math homework:
Multiplication & Division Facts Worksheet, All problems, due Tuesday 8/18
2-Digit Multiplication Worksheet, ODD problems, due Wednesday 8/19 (Use any strategy!)
Estimating by Rounding, ALL problems, due Friday 8/21
Homework Help:
August 7: Welcome Back!
Weekly Update Newsletter: LINK
Parent Checklist:
Drop Off School Supplies August 12th - 5th Grade List
School Pictures on August 12th - North Campus Cafeteria
First FULL DAY of school August 13th (School starts promptly at 9:10 AM)
Complete Forms:
Express Check In via EngagED Parent Portal
Technology Agreement - Complete this during Express Check In
Update PikMyKid with your child's default pickup mode. An example of the phone app is here - near the top, just below your child's name, click "default pickup" and select the correct option. On days when the mode of pickup changes, please remember to make that change in the app before 3:30 PM. If you email me to notify a change, I may not see it until well after dismissal time.
Pay Fees on MySchoolBucks.com. Fees are added to student accounts around July 1st and can be paid online when doing Express Check In for your students in MySchoolBucks.com. Use this link for help setting up accounts, and navigating My School Bucks.
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