GSMS

6th Grade Newsletter

October 14, 2024

STANDARD MATH

In math this week, students will convert measurements within and across measurement systems.

ACCELERATED MATH

In accelerated math this week, students will interpret integers and graph rational numbers on a number line.

LANGUAGE ARTS

In language arts this week, students will analyze personification and imagery.

SCIENCE

In science this week, students will compare and contracts the layers of the Earth.

SOCIAL STUDIES

In social studies this week, students will explain the aftermath of WWI including the Russian Revolution, the rise of Nazism, the Treaty of Versailles, the Holocaust, and the Cold War. The Unit 3 Test will be on Wednesday.

CONNECTIONS

Monday - Fall Break

Tuesday - B Day

Wednesday - A Day

Thursday - B Day

Friday - A Day

dates to remember

October 10 - 14 - Fall Break
October 15 - Progress Reports Emailed
October 17 - Language Arts Interim Testing
October 17 - Building Parent Capacity Series: ESOL in GCPS, 5:15 in Room 1.077 (Enter through the back door)
October 17 - Hispanic Heritage Month Family Night, 6:00 in cafeteria (Enter through the back door)
October 18 - Math Interim Testing
October 21 - Science Interim Testing
October 22 - Social Studies Interim Testing
October 23 and 24 - Early Release (school dismisses at 1:15)
October 28 - Progress Reports Emailed
October 29 - 6th Grade Orchestra and Band Concert, 6:30 in the Gym (Enter through the back door)
October 30 - Boy Scouts Registration, 6:00 in the Media Center (Enter through the front door)
October 31 - Book Character Dress-Up for $1 to benefit PBIS

Ms. Bell's Briefings

Welcome back on Tuesday! I hope everyone had a safe, enjoyable, and restful Fall Break!
I see that Interim Testing is starting this week. What can I expect? Interim tests are GCPS tests that occur mid-semester in addition to a final exam each semester. Students will take one subject per day on October 17 - 22. The tests will cover content learned from the beginning of the year until now, and teachers will spend the days leading up to the exam reviewing the content. Each test counts as 5% of your student's overall grade in each subject for the semester. Please allow teachers several days to enter the grades into the gradebooks.