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November 17th
Advisory
It was great getting to sit down and talk about how the first trimester of 6th grade has been for your child! 6th graders had so much to be proud of and to celebrate!
Have a fantastic Thanksgiving Break!
Odds and Ends
Check out the information below about our upcoming Chili Cook Off! All 6th grade advisories will be competing against 7th through 11th grade advisories!
Westlake News
Attendance:
We hope you all have a fantastic break! As we gear up to return from Thanksgiving break, we want to give you a heads-up about a crucial time for attendance.
For our K-8 kiddos, this marks the kick-off of the second trimester of learning. We can't stress enough how vital it is for your student to be in school, especially if they're healthy. Missing out can have a ripple effect on their academics and social-emotional well-being. It could even impact their journey to graduating on time from High School.
To add some fun to December, we're turning attendance into a celebration! Introducing "Here for the Hot Cocoa!" The grade levels with the highest average attendance from 11/27 to 12/21 will receive an exclusive Hot Cocoa party after Winter Break. Let's make attendance a fun thing together!
Chili Cook-Off:
We are excited for the upcoming and always popular Chili Cook-Off on Wednesday, November 29th from 5:30 - 7:00 PM on our K-8 campus. We invite every family to come sample chili and vote for their favorite! All of our families are a part of making the Chili Cook Off a success. See below for details about how each grade level is participating.
Kindergarten - 5th Grade: CLICK HERE to sign up to bring Desserts, Drinks, Spoons, and Napkins.
6th - 11th Grade: CLICK HERE to sign up to bring Chili or Booth Decorations. Each grade level will decorate one shared booth and have several different chilis to sample.
Come out, sample some chili, and vote for your favorite! The cost is $5 per person to try as much chili as you’d like. Families of four or more are just $20.00. The winner of the Chili Cook-Off will take the Golden Spoon to display with pride for the next year! All proceeds this year will benefit Joey’s Food Locker.
Week of 11/27
Humanities - Erickson/King
WEEKLY FOCUS
Language Arts:
SEL Unit: RI.6.1 Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
W 6.2 Informational/ Expository Writing
Social Studies:
Review Ancient Canaanites/Hebrews- Practice and study for benchmark
UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS
RI 6.1 - 12/13
W 6.2 - 12/18-12/19
Book Talks 12/11-12/15
Math/Science - Power/Lee, Hubbard
WEEKLY FOCUS
Science: Thermal Energy Transfer. This unit we are investigating why some materials have insulating properties and other materials are better at conducting heat.
Math: The new unit will be building off of the same principles and dive deeper into unit rates and percentages.
UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS
PE - Woodard
WEEKLY FOCUS
- Intro to Multi-Cultural Dance
- Fitness Practice/Conditioning
UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS
RESOURCES FOR PRACTICE AT HOME
CLICK HERE to get to our PE Website
CLICK HERE for Sick/Injury Form
Art - Jackson
WEEKLY FOCUS
Students will continue to work on their cityscapes, adding detail to their buildings with sharpie.
UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS
N/A
RESOURCES FOR PRACTICE AT HOME
Please visit my ART WEBSITE throughout the year to view student artwork. These posts will include in-progress work, completed projects and any information regarding upcoming events or art contests.
Art - Winston-Sandefur
WEEKLY FOCUS
Students will continue to work on their cityscapes, adding detail to their buildings .
UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS
N/A
RESOURCES FOR PRACTICE AT HOME
Spanish - Cooper
WEEKLY FOCUS
Cont. Unit 3 All about me
Students will review numbers 0-100 and learn how to ask/answer one's phone number using fake numbers
GimKit/Partner Conversation
Students will practice numbers and basic questions from the unit by playing Gimkit. They will also write a conversation with a partner using key phrases from the unit.
UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS
RESOURCES FOR PRACTICE AT HOME
Spanish - Hernandez
WEEKLY FOCUS
Continue Unit 3 All about me
Learn to identify numbers 1-100 to be able to share and ask for phone number information.
Interview a classmate
Students will take turns inteviewing each other to gather basic information using Spanish.