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ELAR
This week, we will be taking our Language Arts STAAR test on April 9th. Students should bring a book or two to read when they are finished.
Memoirs are now due April 11th, at which time we will be sharing them out loud.
Homework is now on Edgenuity and be tailored to each student's individual needs. Students should complete their individual e-courses by April 8th. This may be more homework than they are used to this wee,. They are welcome to come into my classroom before school any day but Wednesdays or any Monday or Friday afternoon to work on it.
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
Students will begin their STAAR Review. We will review skills and problems from a Unit per day. Students will have stations and will rotate through the stations and work all problems within the time given. Students will also check their work at the end.
Math STAAR is April 23rd.
7th HAM
Students will begin their STAAR Review. We will review skills and problems from a Unit per day. Students will have stations and will rotate through the stations and work all problems within the time given. Students will also check their work at the end.
Math STAAR is April 23rd.
Homework
Students will use this time to catch up on any and all missing work.
6H - Missing/Make up Work
7H - Missing/Make up Work
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
Solar Eclipse permission slips must be returned by Monday morning, if not before!
A once-in-a-generation 99 percent totality solar eclipse is occurring on Monday, April 8 in the early afternoon. If a permission slip is not returned to Mrs. Nuckolls by 8:00am on Monday, your student will not be allowed to view the solar eclipse outside, but instead, via video in the cafeteria.
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 04/05/2024
Service Hours Check this week- Hours due April 15th, 2024.
This week we will have a Map Test over Southeast Asia on Thursday, April the 5th.
We will also be learning about the various types of economies this week.
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 WiFi name is "Wi-MCA" (heh).
We are learning to use new tools in Photoshop meant for digital painting and editing images so students will be making some very interesting art over the next couple of weeks!
Each student has practice documents filled with instructions on how use the tools we are learning and have documents in Google Classroom with screenshots of their work. Please ask your student to show you the work they have made in Photoshop using these documents and ask them to show you the practice documents and go over the tools we are learning. Please feel free to reach out if you have any other questions.
- Mr. G
Tutoring Times:
Mon-Wed 7:45-8:30
Mon-Wed 11:45-12:30
Contact: agonza33@neisd.net
Exploring Multimedia
There are 4 beginner apps that MIT provides tutorials for. Students will work their way through the first one using the built-in panel with instructions that introduces students to the different elements of the Design and Blocks screens. They built the structure out of components and modify their properties in the Design phase, then switch to the coding page where the behaviors for those components are controlled. This is illustrated with the Hello Codi app, with students adding a button and changing it's image to one of the MIT App Inventor mascot, the bee Codi. They add the non-visible Sound element and then code the button so that it plays a buzzing sound when the image of the bee is pressed. It's pretty straightforward, simple programming, but watching dozens of kids building, downloading and installing the app onto their assigned tablet and gleefully buzzing away is always a rewarding sight (and sound!)
~ Mr. Hicks ~ (mhicks4@neisd.net)