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Week 36: May 12 - 16
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ELAR
ELAR
We will be exploring Greek mythology this week and learning words that come from those stories.
Each student is also reading the classic novel of their choice. I sent a letter home about it five weeks ago.
Honors students will have chosen either:
1. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain + related reading
2. both Through The Looking Glass and What Alice Found There AND Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll + related reading
3. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
GT students will have chosen either:
1. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain + related reading
2. The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
3. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Remaining classic novel reading schedule:
By Monday, May 12th:
Tom Sawyer: Ch. 21-30
Alice Books: Through the Looking Glass, CH 7-end
A Tale of Two Cities: all of Book 2, Ch 15-Book 3, Ch 7
The Hobbit: Ch. 9-14
By Monday, May 19th:
Tom Sawyer: Ch. 30-end, related reading.
Alice Books: related reading
A Tale of Two Cities: Book 3, Ch. 8-end.
The Hobbit: Ch. 15-end.
There will be quizzes and discussion groups.
We are finished with homework in ELAR, unless your student has missing homework from previous weeks to complete.
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
MATH
All T4 assignments are due May 16th. All Delta Math Extension Lesson are Due May 16th.
Awards Ceremony is May 12th @ 5:30pm.
GT Symposium is May 15th
Career Fair is May 16th.
HAM & Honors
Students will close out the Final Cost and measurement page Monday. Students will then move on to the Presentation slides.
*Students will have 4 grades for this project.
Research and guidelines page.
Design and building costs page
Final cost and measurements page
Design a Chicken Coop Presentation SLides with Rubric (Test grade - 35 points total)
May 13th is the MATH MAP test.
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.
Homework
No more HW will be assigned.
Tutoring :
Tuesday 3:40 to 4:30 - help with homework, lessons, or need to catch up on work. (7H & 6H).
Cancelled - MAP Testing
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
SCIENCE
6TH GRADE SCIENCE!
Hello!
Next week we will be moving onto the ROCK CYCLE. Students will be learning about the 3 types of rocks, as well as the processes that form and deconstruct them.
Here is an updated grading policy for my class that was shared on 3/17/25:
Extra Copies will be found in the files by my desk. They are organized by week. (it is week 1 for the 4th nine weeks right now)
Missing assignments will be a zero until turned in.
Every Assignment will have 1 week to turn in, after that, it will remain a zero in the gradebook.
You may use an extra copy of an assignment to make up an assignment for up to an 80.
For online assignments, I will offer digital copies.
If you are absent, you still need to turn in your work.
We are going to maintain our routines and procedures!
If your student has missing grades or zeros, encourage them to come to my tutoring for help!
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
World Cultures
Week Ending 05/16/2025
This week we will be finishing up our Government Unit and taking our Unit Assessment on Wed. the 14th. We will also be extending on our Chicken Coop PBL this week and in our final week of school.
Monday, May the 19th is our map test over Oceania.
Tutorials times have changed
Tutorial times: Mon - Thurs during homeroom PODS (7:45-8:15 am) only. They will need to check in with their homeroom teacher first before coming to my room.
Group B 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 - Time to start earning those hours for 7th grade!!! Remember that as of April 1, 2025 any hours you earn goes towards your 10 hours for next year:) 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
Technology Applications
Week 36:
Two weeks to go...
Our final touch typing assessment will be complete blacked out keyboards with a page long typing test. Please continue to practice, practice and practice on your own. There will also ba a final Blooket game covering the second half of the school year material. This should be fun!
We will finish and turn in our websites for the 6th grade Chicken Coup PBL project.
We still have our 6th grade DATA Awards Night this Monday, May 12 as well as our final MAP Test (Math) on Tuesday, May 13. Thursday, May 22nd is just around the corner. Let's end this year on a positive note and celebrate all of our 6th graders achievements. Have an awesome 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 after school in Room 2414. Please make arrangements ahead of time with me.
~Mr. Garcia
mgarci49@neisd.net
Exploring
Multimedia
Exploring
Multimedia
The end of the year is fast approaching and we have a lot of unfinished business to take care of before we run out of time! Apps need to be completed with the final code slotted into place, a custom icon installed and a QR code link posted on their digital portfolios so other people can try out their applications. The rest of the portfolio website needs to be finished so that an archive of all of their projects is preserved, and students need to review each other's work to select which portfolios are the best reflections of the year's work in Multimedia. Students have surprised themselves with how much they accomplished and they can be proud of their hard work. There's a chicken coop to model for our integrated project and a Kodu game to work on for our end-of-year round-robin competition as well - so much to do and so little time left!
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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