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ELAR
This week, students will turn in their pretend news story and take a unit test on informational writing.
As we go from informational to persuasive/argumentative writing, if parents could encourage and facilitate their students to listen to or watch a reasonably unbiased newscast on a regular basis, it would definitely enhance their experience in this unit.
Homework 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 not Google-based. 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. 45-55 of these minutes will happen in class, but the other 150+ should happen at home, hopefully spread out over the week in 20-30+ minute chunks. All DATA 6th graders need to always have their own self-chosen book for SSR time in class twice per week, and opportunities to read when finished early.
The best way to contact me is through email but I am also on our 6th Grade Remind.
MATH
6th Honors
This week we will start Unit 6 by exploring the Triangle Sum Theorem and The Triangle Inequality Theorem. If we have time, we may continue a lesson on angle relationships.
7th HAM
This week we will start Unit 7 by exploring the circumference and area of circles and move on to the area of composite figures with circles. If we have enought ime, we may start a lesson on finding the volume of cylinders.
Homework
Until STAAR, students will have STAAR Review for HW every week. It will be 10 questions with a notes page attached for reference.
6H - Rational Number Operations STAAR Review HW
7H - Functions and Slope STAAR Review HW
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 -Canceled due to early release.
I can be reached via remind and email:jstarr1@neisd.net
--Mrs. Starr-Burt--
SCIENCE
Our chemistry unit has started!
We will have a brief quiz on Tuesday, January 30th, over elements, compounds and physical/chemical changes. Tutoring is available Monday and Tuesday at 7:45-8:15am.
We are also to begin reading the book, "The Disappearing Spoon" by Sam Kean. Be sure to ask your student about it!
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 2/02/2024
Mon. afternoon tutorials are cancelled for this week only. I am out on the 29th. Tutorials will be available in the morning from 7:45-8:15 Tues., Wed., and Fri.
This week we will start our unit on Population and Migration. Students will be turning in their first part of their "Create a World" project. Part I is due Friday, Feb. the 2nd. Please see Google Classroom for more information.
Please check your student's Service Hours. If your student has 5 or more hours please have them see me.
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.
Tutorial times are Mondays after school from 3:40-4:30pm and Mon - Wed through homeroom PODS 7:45-8:15 am. (Except for holidays when school is out or we have early dismissal.)
Chicken/Garden Club Thurs. 3:40-4:30pm. Club will be cancelled on Thursdays that we have early dismissal.
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
Hi, everyone! Mr. Gonzalez here. This week's ridiculous name for a Wifi connection is "Please Connect for Identity Theft" (heh).
We are having the test over units 4, 5, and 6 this week. Wednesday 1/31 students will be doing the first part of the test which is editing a Google Doc in 40 minutes; Thursday students will do the same with a Google Sheet and Friday they have a multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank test. Please ask your student to show you their study guide and the 028 Test Review Blooket that I made for them to use for studying. Following this, we will begin learning our unit on Adobe Illustrator, my personal favorite because students will begin working on creating T-shirt designs for next year!
Please go over with your student the study guide for our test and feel free to reach out if you have any other questions! - Mr. G
Contact: agonza33@neisd.net
Tutoring times: Mon-Wed 7:45-8:15 / Mon-Wed 11:55-12:20
Exploring Multimedia
Once students have finished painting and texturing their houses, they will take their Sketchup models into other programs to render more photorealistic images and videos of their model. This is the first year we're going to add Adobe Dimension to the list of tools that will send simulated photons from a synthetic light source to bounce off the pixels of the model and background and into a specific camera point of view. For higher quality reflections and shadows, a greater number of "samples" are sent and the values averaged, producing extremely realistic images if enough time and computing power are brought to bear. The original Sketchup textures do not contain enough data to get good results, but do allow the online design process to work smoothly over low-bandwidth connections. Once construction is complete, students have the opportunity to replace them with high resolution versions from other sources, including the Sketchup Warehouse, before rendering models with other software like Dimension and Blender.
~ Mr. Hicks ~ (mhicks4@neisd.net)