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ELAR
Parents, If you don't already know about it, I want to offer you a chance to get a membership/card at Bibliotech, Bexar County’s amazing all-digital library. Bibliotech’s content is found in apps, for ebook and e-audiobook check-out, as well as other content, such as language-learning, self-publishing, tech lessons, and much more. Two of these apps are Hoopla (which also includes movies--along with books, audiobooks, and comics) and Kanopy (which is all movies and videos).
Like Netflix and other streaming services, they have two settings your account can be set on. One is a “kids” setting, which filters out all but the G-rated content, and one is a “grown-up” setting, which does include some PG, Pg-13, and even R-rated films. When you are setting your Hoopla and Kanopy apps, please make sure you choose the setting that is right for your family, which members get their own card, etc. Hoopla and Kanopy movies can also be watched on your streaming-ready TVs.
Along with Hoopla, the other great app they have for ebooks and e-audiobooks include Cloud Library.
And it is all FREE if you live in Bexar County!
The reason I am sending this out is so that your student can have more options for books to read, especially when it comes to biographies. I want to do everything I can to help them read about the person in whom they are most interested.
Here are some links to get you started:
MATH
6th Honors
This week we will go over how to use unit rates to convert measurements within the measurement systems. We will also move into our percent proportions lessons.
7th HAM
This week we will move into the last few lessons of our unit. We will have a CFA over 8.4C on Monday. We will then go into mean deviation and random samples lessons.
Homework
6H - None
7H - None
Tutoring
Students need to see me and let me know if they need to attend tutoring. If your student needs tutoring for any reason, I will reach out and let you know.
6H - Thursday -3:40 pm to 4:30 pm.
7H - Cancelled (No School)
I can be reached via remind and email:jstarr1@neisd.net
--Mrs. Starr-Burt--
SCIENCE
We are moving on in our energy unit!
As we explore energy transformations, we will learn about how energy is transferred from one object to another, not created or destroyed.
There's NO SCHOOL on Tuesday, Nov. 7th, so there will be NO tutoring available that day!
Accelerated Tutoring Reminder:
If you received correspondence from me regarding the need for additional tutoring for your student, please remember to have your student attend Monday, Tuesday or Thursday mornings, 7:45-8:15am OR on one of the designated Saturday School dates.
Please email me at knucko@neisd.net if you need additional information regarding this.
If tutoring is needed, I am available every weekday morning (except Wednesdays) from 7:45-8:15. Just please let me know if your child will be in attendance.
Please let me know if you have any questions! I can be reached via Remind or email: knucko@neisd.net
--Mrs. Nuckolls
World Cultures
Week Ending 11/10/2023
This week we continue to explore the traits and characteristics that define a culture or culture regions.
Wednesday we will be learning about why we celebrate Veterans Day.
Reminders:
Time is running out for students to take a retake on their 50 states quiz. Please have your student see me about attending a tutorial session to complete the retake.
Service opportunities have been posted in DATA 6th Grade Google Classroom. Please have your student show you the various opportunities they have to possibly earn all 5 required hours before the December break:)
Tutorial times are Mondays after school from 3:40-4:30pm and Mon - Wed through homeroom PODS (7:45-8:15am).
Chicken/Garden Club Thurs. 3:40-4:30pm. Club will be cancelled on Thursdays that we have early dismissal.
Service Hours - due April 15th, 2024. 6th graders need to earn 5 hours before that time. Students will need to log their hours in their Agendas and now can also log them into Skyward so 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 :)
Tech Apps w/ Mr. G
This week's ridiculous name for a Wifi connection is "One Simply Does Not Login to Mordor". (heh).
We are finishing up our unit on Google Docs this week. Students are finalizing their newsletter projects from last week and preparing for the unit 4 quiz. Please ask your students to show you their U3 Intro document which they have been adding examples of graphic design principles to as we have learned about designing newsletters. Following the quiz, we will begin discussing spreadsheets and going over how we will make pixel art and travel budgets for our next projects.
Please ask your students to sign into Google Classroom and show you the rubrics and any comments I may have left on their assignments if you are curious about a particular grade.
- Mr. G
Contact: agonza33@neisd.net
Tutoring times:
Mon-Wed 7:45-8:15 AM
Mon-Wed 11:45-12:20PM w/ appointment
Exploring Multimedia
We kick off our next project this week by shifting gears and introducing a program used to design "vector" artwork called Adobe Illustrator. Vector graphics differ greatly from bitmap graphics such as the digital pictures we take with our phones. As soon as we begin enlarging a photograph the quality of the image begins degrading. Vector artwork can be re-scaled to any size without a loss in quality whatsoever, since the information used to create the graphic is stored as formulas that are continually redrawn. We will begin by creating a simple sample graphic that like looks something like a target, then transform our four concentric circles into our very first emoji!
~ Mr. Hicks ~ (mhicks4@neisd.net)