DATA 6th Grade Newsletter

   This week, we will practice sentence variety in our writing, including compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences. 

   We will solve the Hatchet Escape Room Adventure on Monday and Tuesday, November 18th and 19th. 

  Finally, I would like each 6th grader to think about a real life person about whom he or she might like to know more.Parents, if you have someone you could recommend for you child to read about, that would also be helpful. There are biographies in our future.

   Homework for ELAR is once per week, assigned on Mondays, and due on Fridays. Through January, it will be found on BrainPOP. Classwork not finished in class can usually be taken home to finish for homework as well.      

    I have classroom assignments represented on Google Classroom, even if they are pencil and paper assignments. This should be the first stop for any student who misses a day of class.

     Each student should be reading a self-chosen book for at least 200 minutes per week. 45-60 of these minutes will happen in class each week, but the other 150+ should happen at home, hopefully spread out over the week in 20-30 minute (or more) chunks. 

    The best way to contact me is through email but I am also on our 6th Grade Remind. rwayme@neisd.net

HAM

Monday will be a work day for students to catch up from Friday's lesson. Tuesday will be a lesson over Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD). Wednesday is a modified schedule due to the Veteran's Day Assembly. We will use this day as a work day. Thursday will be a modified schedule for the DATA Excellence Day. This day is used to allow students an intervention/extension time during school. Friday will be a lesson over Random Samples. 

Honors

Monday students will take a CFA over Unit 3. Tuesday students will have a lesson over Debit vs Credit. Wednesday students will have a Veteran's Day Assembly with a modified schedule. This day students can use as a cath up day and to retake their CFA if needed. Thursday is another day with a modified schedule for their DATA Excellence Day. We will use this day to have students make up missing/late work or complete extension activities. Friday will be a lesson over Credit Scores/History. 

Extensions/Extra Credit:

Starting this week, Delta Math Extensions will not have access to videos for the questions I assign. There will be some other features students will lose access to as the free version is very limite. However, I will still be using it as a option for extension practice. 

I will use their progress to help boost their grades at the end of the grading period. 

Delta Math has been suspended until November 22nd. Students will not have the ability to access their Delta Math classroom until November 22nd. 

Homework

Homework is usually given out Monday and it's due Friday. If there is a short week, I will adjust the deadline. 

HAM:  None

Honors:  None

Tutoring :

Tuesday 3:40 to 4:30 - help with homework, lessons, or need to catch up on work. (7H & 6H).

Friday 3:40 to 4:30 - Make up quizzes and tests Only (7H & 6H)

Students MUST let me know a week ahead of time if they will stay for tutoring so I can make sure to have the appropriate work available. If I need your student to stay for tutoring, I will reach out. 

I can be reached via remind and email:jstarr1@neisd.net

--Mrs. Starr-Burt--

PLEASE CHECK YOUR STUDENT'S GOOGLE CLASSROOM for SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES! Students should be able to earn at least the 5 required by Winter/Christmas Break!!!!:)

This week we will continue to explore various religions and belief systems as we continue our study of culture throughout the world. We will be having a map test over the Southeast States of America on Nov. 15th. Please have your student share the Seterra link with you!

Tutorial times: Students who are in need of finishing up or have a quick question about an assignment can come in Mon - Fri during homeroom PODS (7:45-8:15 am). They will need to check in with their homeroom teacher first before coming to my room.

For students needing more guidance or remediation, I am available Mondays after school from 3:40-4:30 pm by appointment.

Group D Chicken Tenders meet this week!

Chicken/Garden Club Thurs. 3:40-4:30 pm. Club will be cancelled on Thursdays that we have early dismissal or bad weather(rain).

Service Hours - due March 31, 2025. 6th graders need to earn 5 hours before that time.  Students will need to log their hours in Skyward. Skyward is a great online tool to track hours so that family sees totals from home too.

Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or are in need of anything! You can reach me on Remind or email: bdavil@neisd.net

-Ms. Stubbins :)

Week 14: 

We'll "adjust and modify" as we move forward with our Google Apps Unit. I have heard your concerns and we will make some changes so that you get a full understanding on how to use these Google Apps in our day to day lives at school and home. Your prior knowledge with some of these apps have really helped you get even better. 

Remember, always check your Google Classroom for assignments and other updates as we go through this month and next towards the end of our first semester.  

More Typing.com to continue our keyboarding skills and make them even better as the school year progresses. Please get used to working off your home row keys and using it more often as your typing skills will be challenged to make you a stronger student with this skill. You'll thank me later. 

Tutoring appointments can be made ahead of time if you need the extra help. Just plan to meet any morning during POD time in Room 2414. Please make arrangements with me and your POD teacher.

See you all on Monday! 

~Mr. Garcia

- Mr. Hicks (mhicks4@neisd.net)