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6th Grade Newsletter
March 2, 2025
March 2, 2025
STANDARD MATH
In math this week, students will apply the formula for finding the area of a parallelogram in real-world scenarios.
ACCELERATED MATH
In accelerated math this week, students will find the area of parallelograms and surface are of three-dimensional figures.
LANGUAGE ARTS
In language arts this week, students will analyze poetry.
SCIENCE
In science this week, students will develop a model that explains how local and global wind patterns are created.
SOCIAL STUDIES
In social studies this week, students will analyze the effects of African slave trade on the development of the Americas as a result of the Triangular Trade Route and describe the influence of the Spanish and the Portuguese on Latin America as a result of the Columbian Exchange.
CONNECTIONS
Monday - B Day
Tuesday - A Day
Wednesday - B Day
Thursday - A Day
Friday - B Day
March 4 - Gwinnett Writes Assessment
March 5 & 6 - Early Release Days (Students are dismissed at 1:15)
March 10 - Interim Testing - Language Arts
March 11 - Interim Testing - Social Studies
March 12 - Interim Testing - Science
March 13 - Interim Testing - Math
March 14 - Digital Learning Day
March 18 - Literacy Night, 6:00 - 7:30
We are again moving into testing season where students will have a variety of opportunities to show their learning. We begin with the Gwinnett Writes Assessment, a district writing exam for 6th and 7th graders. The following week will be our district mid-semester interim assessments for each of the four-core subject areas. On testing days, please ensure that your child brings a fully charged laptop to school, has had a good night's sleep and breakfast, and is on time to school. Starting the day off with little to no stress makes for a better testing environment.
Ryell B.
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