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ELAR
This week, we will be outlining and giving impromptu speeches, as well as continuing our in-depth study of Greek and Latin root words.
If possible, parents, please encourage and facilitate you student to keep up with current events this semester. Knowing what is generally going on in the world will help them to have a richer experience in our upcoming units.
Starting Friday, February 16th, after a trip to the school library, we will be temporarily disallowing comic books, graphic novels, manga, and picture-heavy funny fiction from SSR. This is in an effort to get kids to read many different kinds of books. Any help parents could give in helping kids find non-picture-heavy books that they enjoy would be appreciated.
For one last week, Homework will be found on BrainPOP. Next week, it will change. Stay tuned. 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 students will continue Area lessons with determining the Area of Trapezoids. Then students will move on to exploring the volume of rectangular prisms. We will end the week with a CFA (quiz)
Unit exam is February 26th.
7th HAM
This week students will start the Surface Area lessons. Students will explore how to determine the Surface Area of Rectangular an Triangular Prisms. We will close the week out with a CFA (quiz).
Unit exam is February 26th.
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 - Percents STAAR Review HW
7H - Equations and Inequalities 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 -Tuesday - 3:40 pm to 4:30 pm.
I can be reached via remind and email:jstarr1@neisd.net
--Mrs. Starr-Burt--
SCIENCE
End of Unit Assessment: Tuesday, February 13th! This assessment will cover part 1 of our chemistry unit and include elements vs compounds and chemical changes. A review will be given prior to the assessment, as well as studying opportunities available on Google Classroom. Tutoring is open Monday and Tuesday mornings at 7:45. Please let me know if your student will be in attendance.
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 2/16/2024
This week we continue with our look at Population and Migration. We will be having a map test over Northern Africa on Friday the 16th.
This year we need to start accounting for SH Medal early due to district budget requests. Please check your student's Service Hours. If your student has 5 or more hours please have them see me. I need to get a count of how many students will be receiving gold and platinum service awards.
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
This week's ridiculous WiFi name is "All Your Bandwidth Are Belong to Us" (heh).
We are creating our own insignias in in Tech Apps with Adobe Illustrator. Using text, shapes, and colors, students are creating the first versions of insignias they will wear on our field trip in April. This week, students are learning three new tools and are reviewing the type on a path tool we learned last week. Please have your student log into Google Classroom and show you their work. They're making amazing things and learning some complex tools! - Mr. G
Tutoring Times:
Mon 7:45-8:30, Fri 11:45-12:30 Contact: agonza33@neisd.net
Exploring Multimedia
Since we lost a couple of days last week due to testing, this week most students will be keyframing the rotation of their model to show it off from all sides - it's far easier to keep the camera in one place and spin the model as opposed to moving the camera around the house. Our first video will just be a quick test version, since the next model they make will be an original creation that deserves a more involved effort. Once they have mastered their first keyframes, they will extend their timeline to 10 seconds and have the house rotate back to its starting point more slowly.
A replacement Startup file tuned for video rendering has been provided to students that has several important settings already changed for them. They can download it from datatech.studio, change the output folder to their personal drive, and get a big headstart on animating their model. This changes Blender from the factory settings to ones that are more appropriate for this project so that each time they start a fresh Blender project they can get right to animating.
~ Mr. Hicks ~ (mhicks4@neisd.net)