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ELAR
On Monday, there will finally be a retake available for the Unit 4 test for those who need it. We will also be doing some work (and fun) with root words this week.
Classic novel reading schedule:
(Your student is reading one of these choices.)
By Monday, May 20th:
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
By Tuesday, May 28th:
Tom Sawyer: Ch. 30-end, related reading.
Alice Books: related reading
A Tale of Two Cities: Book 3, Ch. 8-end.
There will be some time to read in class, but students should plan on also reading at home to stay caught up. There will be quizzes.
There is no more homework, but there are extra credit assignments: memorizing a poem, totally uncalled-for writing, etc.
There are still a few students who did not yet complete their pre-STAAR individual e-tutorials homework on Edgenuity. They should get these done and in ASAP.
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/7th HAM
We are almost done!! We will continue to practice some skills from this year to get them ready for next year.
Homework
NONE
Tutoring
NONE
I can be reached via remind and email:jstarr1@neisd.net
--Mrs. Starr-Burt--
SCIENCE
We are wrapping up our Mars colonization project this next week, and the final week of school, we will view "The Martian" in class. Great classroom discussions will occur as we watch how a fictional astronaut manages to survive on Mars.
Be sure to view and submit the permission form on Google Classroom (and sent via Remind) before May 28th!
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 most weekday mornings (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 5/24/24
Next week we will be testing out of Unit 5 over Government and Citizenship. We will also be taking our map test over Western Europe. All dates are in Skyward and Google Classroom.
Tutorial times have changed! Tutoring is available every morning before 1st period.
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 Mon - Fri through homeroom PODS 7:45-8:15 am. (Except for holidays when school is out.)
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! Mr. Gonzalez here.
This week's ridiculous WiFi name is "The LAN Before Time" (hehe throwback).
Students are working on their final Photoshop project: colorizing black and white photos! Starting this week, students may add extra credit points to any assignment in the T4 grading period. Students are also getting their last extra credit assignments this week and adding their work to their digital portfolios.
It's been a wonderful year and we are so happy with all our student portfolios! Please ask your student to share their work with you, they will be sending an email to next year's teachers soon with links to their portfolio and folder with all their exemplary work from the year past.
Tutoring Times:
Mon-Wed 7:45-8:30
Mon-Wed 11:45-12:30
Contact: agonza33@neisd.net
Exploring Multimedia
With the year coming to an end, it's time to review the work we've done and the skills students have been developing over the last nine months. Since all their work is posted on their portfolios, we'll take a couple of days to evaluate each other's work to determine which of them deserves to be a semi-finalist in our voting for the year's Top Portfolios. All students will then visit these highlighted websites and cast their votes for their favorites.
If there is one skill we know for sure every student progressed in their mastery of, it's being confronted with an unfamiliar piece of software and learning enough to create something with it in a short amount of time. We put this to the test by giving students who have truly completed their portfolios a few days to make a game with Microsoft's "Kodu Game Lab", which is a simplified 3D construction kit that easily lets users make fully functional (if a bit basic) video games. Our goal each year is to run KoduCon during the last week of school - a round-robin "competition" in which each students plays every working game and votes on their favorite. It makes for an exciting ending to a year packed with projects!
~ Mr. Hicks ~ (mhicks4@neisd.net)