DATA 6th Grade Newsletter

Week 20: Jan 13 - 17

Please check the newsletter homepage for important information and dates!

ELAR

This week, honors classes will be taking a test on The Phantom Tollbooth and GT classes will be taking one on A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Students should still be reading their chosen biography and have access to their book or ebook at school, as we will be having certain SSR days dedicated to biographies only. To end this unit on January 23rd, each student will dress up as the person about whom they have read and present for three minutes, including questions. Instructions for this project (including the alternative version) are on Google Classroom early.

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

MATH

HAM

Monday and Tuesday students will explore rotations of figures on a coordinate plane.

Wednesday and Thursday, students will explore dilations with scale factor on a coordinate plane.

Friday students will have an edpuzzle that goes over the notes for dilations and measurements of figures on a coordinate plane.

Honors

Monday and Tuesday students will explore how to write and graph inequalities.

Wednesday and Thursday students will extend their knowledge by solving one step inequalities using all operations.

Friday, students will have an edpuzzle over the distributive property to help them get set up for solving multi step equations.

Extensions/Extra Credit:

Delta Math Extensions!!!!

Students have access to their assigned extension lessons. Students will now work on these extension activities if they have time in class after their current lessons.

I will use their progress to help boost their grades at the end of the grading period. This was due last friday. I will post more lessons when we come back from the break.

Homework

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

HAM: Solve One Step Equations Maze HW

Honors: Translations HW

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--

SCIENCE

WELCOME TO 6TH GRADE SCIENCE!

Hello!

SCIENCE FAIR THURSDAY!!!

I will be sending out reminders of my expectations for this project, but the main focus is that the students have their tri-fold poster boards completed turned in on WEDNESDAY.

We are going to maintain our routines and procedures!

Journals are the best way for a student to study for quizzes and tests, which they will have ample time to do in-class.

If a student was absent and has a missing grade, there is a file basket in my room with the week's notes and activities. If they fill in what they missed, I will upload it to the gradebook.

I have Tutoring on Monday and Wednesday morning, from 7:45am - 8:15am, as well as lunch tutoring on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Comic book club will meet on Fridays from 3:45 - 4:30, if your student has not given you a permission slip to sign, they may not participate until that is done. Similarly, they need to be passing all courses to be able to attend.

Remember: You can reach me via email ( jkelly3@neisd.net ) if you have any comments, questions, or concerns.

World Cultures

Week Ending 1/17/2025

NO Monday after school tutorial this week. Students will still be able to attend morning tutorials.

Unit exam for Culture has been moved to Tuesday the 14th.
Students will review on Mon. the 13th in class.
We start our next unit over Population and Migration next week after testing has been completed.
Map test over Southeast Asia on Friday, Jan. the 17th.

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 A & B Chicken Tenders meet this week!

Due to cancellation we will start up the new semester with Group A & B helping to do a clean-up on Thursday, the 16th after school.

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 :)

Technology Applications

Week 20:

It's amazing to me to seee how quickly this school year is moving along. It was only 5 months ago that I began this journey with the DATA 6th graders and here we are in January of 2025. Here we go!

We have started a new unit in audio/video production when it comes to creativity and innovation using different media platforms. Their prior knowledge with Adobe Premiere Pro will help them tremendously along the way of creating short videos and learning some video editing skills and other video recording techniques. As always, we will continue with our typing and keyboarding skills which will help them later throughout their secondary school career. Welcome to the Spring semester!

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 ahead of time with me and your POD teacher.

~Mr. Garcia

Exploring
Multimedia

Now that we've worked our way through several Adobe programs, we're ready to shift gears to focus on a few free and open-source design tools. We'll start by adding the third dimension to our projects, beginning with the free online version of Sketchup. It was originally purchased and then developed by Google for the purpose of empowering users worldwide to be creative in 3D. This modeling software is easy enough to learn quickly but takes a lot of practice to be able to become proficient at building full architectural models.

The paid version of this software is used everywhere by professionals in the industry, and is now maintained by Trimble Inc. We will be creating models we will be animating, with lessons on how to create 3D designs with an eye to printing many of them on our Prusa MK3s+ printer.

Tutoring appointments are available every morning before school and every day during lunch except for Thursday. Students are advised, if possible, to bring their lunch to school for those appointments to maximize time spent getting help with difficult tasks and techniques. Students who are given a cafeteria "front of the line" pass are under every obligation to show up for tutoring.

- Mr. Hicks (mhicks4@neisd.net)

Page updated

Report abuse