SEL - Ongoing embedded social emotional lessons occur daily.  Class meetings are  regularly embedded into the day and a reflection will end each week.  In addition to these, we are #aldrinallin.  We encourage acceptance, flexibility, and noticing the world around us.

Literacy  - For our third unit, we are focusing on texts related to the government, specifically related to government in ancient times and different forms of governement. This unit focuses on a variety of informational texts. The students will learn how to identify key details in an informational text to determine a central idea, cite text evidence to support analysis of what the text states, and integrate information presented in different formats to develop coherent understandings of a topic. Our third reading test of the year will be on Thursday, November 16th.

Writing - For our third writing unit, students will be writing an informational paragraph using a text structure and text feature of their choice. Students will be choosing 2 different features of Aldrin to write about, where they'll create a strong paragraph to explain the feature in detail with a corresponding text feature. These will be displayed in the hallway!

Social Science- Our next social science unit of the year is exploring human settlement. Students will learn about this topic through both reading and watching videos. Students will also practice taking notes related to the question: "What are the causes and benefits of human expansion, and how does expansion change society?" At the end of the unit, students will demonstrate their learning by completing a four-square compare and contrast grid.

Science - The students will be exploring plate motion through the essential question of the unit, "Why are fossils of species that once lived together found in different locations on Earth now?" They will be focusing on this topic through simulations, readings, analyzing maps, and a lab. Students will demonstrate their understanding by participating in a tsunami lab.

Mulvihill/Walsh/Zeller Math - The third math module of the year focuses the introduction of ratio and division using the standard algorithm. Ratios are critical foundation of algebra and is one of the major new areas introduced in 6th grade. There will be two checkpoints that students will complete; one after the 7th lesson, and one after the 12th lesson of this module. The students will be taking a quarterly test on Friday, October 17th that will assess their learning and understanding of the concepts introduced in modules 1-3.

Weber Math - For our first unit, we will focus on rigid transformations and congruence. Students will investigate rigid transformations, which is the name for moves (and sequences of moves) that preserve length and angle measures like translations, rotations, and reflections. Then, students will learn what it means for two figures to be congruent.  

• Week of 10/14 & 10/20 - Erin's Law in each classroom

• Friday 10/31 - Halloween Party @ 1:30

• Wednesday 11/6 - Half Day (dismiss @ 11:40)

• Friday 11/8 - Last Day of 1st Trimester

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PACC Survey

In District 54, we are dedicated to supporting the academic and social-emotional growth of every student. Your perspective as a parent or guardian plays a vital role in helping us build a complete understanding of your student’s strengths and areas for growth. To gather your valuable input, families of students in grades K–8 will receive an email on Monday, September 29, containing a unique link to complete the District 54 Personal Assessment of Core Competency for your student(s). The survey will be open through Friday, October 17. We sincerely appreciate your participation, as strong collaboration between home and school is essential in supporting your student's overall well-being. 

Veteran's Day

 Please help us honor Veteran’s Day by expanding our Veterans Wall. If you have a Veteran whom you would like us to add please share his/her picture here. Feel free to include his/her name and branch if possible. If you have already contributed a picture in past years, we still have it. Our collection is impressive, but we would love to continue to grow it. Help us recognize this special group of people for whom we are truly grateful. We hope to have all additions by October 31st. 

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