DATA 6th Grade Newsletter

Week 25: Feb 18 - 21

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ELAR

This week, students will each choose one of their four impromptu speech outlines to develop into a beautifully written persuasive essay.

Continuing this week we are temporarily banning comic books, manga, and picture-heavy funny fiction from in-class SSR time. This is to help and encourage students build up their reading muscles ahead of April's ELAR STAAR test. This is a great chance for those who have been reading comic books or manga exclusively to find a paragraphs-only book.

On Tuesday, we will have the long-promised test on parts of speech and Grammar Keepers. Review materials are available on Google Classroom.

Homework for ELAR is once per week, assigned on Mondays, and due on Fridays. 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

The last day to turn in ANY MISSING/LATE work is 2/28/25. Please have students check Skyward if they need to know what they are missing. Extra copies of the assignments can be printed from Google Classroom or picked in in my class.

HAM

Students will explore how to calculate the surface area of rectangular prisms, triangular prisms, and cylinders.

On Friday, students will have a CFA(quiz) over the unit.

Honors

Students will explore the volume of rectangular prisms and triangular prisms.

On Friday, students will have a CFA(quiz) over the unit.

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: 7H Linear Relationships STAAR HW

Honors: 6H Proportionality STAAR 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!

Next week the class is discussing Chemical reactions and comparing them to physical reactions.

All students are writing an article about their chosen molecule. A rubric is posted in Google classroom. Although they will have time in class to complete it, they are more than welcome to finish it at home. They were introduced to the project on January 30.

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 02/21/2025

Have you ever wondered how your breakfast cereal is produced? We will be learning about that as we explore economic topics such as factors of production and types of industry.

We test out of the Northern half of Asia this Friday the 21st.

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 C 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 :)

Technology Applications

Week 25:

As we approach the last two weeks of February (can you believe it) our third and last video production assignment is underway with production and at the beginning of post production stage. I'm excited to see your own production to see more of your creativity. Once we have uploaded your video files, you can import into Adobe Premiere Pro and begin post production. Early deadline (for extra credit) is Friday, February 28. This 3rd 9 week grading cycle will end on March 7th.

Our typing skills are getting stronger as we continue to look at the rest of the keyboard (punctuation and numbers). Future assessments will continue as we move forward during this third grading period. We have three more weeks before we end this grading cycle. Let's keep up with all of our DATA classes! Have a great week!

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

~Mr. Garcia

mgarci49@neisd.net

Exploring
Multimedia

The Simple House project is DONE! Students are pretty tired of looking at their house by now, so everyone is happy that this week they will be making their own creations in Sketchup. They have now gone through all the steps from building and painting in Sketchup, converting and importing the model into Blender and rendering a fully keyframed, high definition "realistic" looking animation of their model.

They have a series of tutorials to help guide them through some of the more advanced Sketchup tools and techniques so they can really bring their imaginations to bear on the creative process of making their own "Modern Art" style sculptures.

As they are building, they are given the restrictions to follow that make it possible for us to use our 3D Printer to make actual physical versions of their design. This is not a requirement, but the ones that do not exceed those limitations and are the most original have the highest probability of being printed and added to the master collection on display.

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)

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