December 9-13

Updates...

Report Cards
This is the last week students will get to turn in any missing or late assignments. Students have been reminded all this week about getting in any missing or late assignments because grades will be going out next week on Friday.

Holiday Food Drive
We are currently in the middle of a Holiday Food Drive, parents please donate any extra canned food items to those who need it this Holiday Season. Winning classes will receive a pizza party or an Eegee party, and I know everybody wants one of those for our class. Thank You.

Next Week
Grades will be going out on Friday December 20th, we will also be having an awards assembly that day for any student on Honor Roll or Perfect Attendance. Parents you are more than welcome to come on Friday and see your child get an award for this.

Important Dates
12/20 End of 2nd Quarter
12/20-1/3 Winter Break

What we are doing..
Math- learning how to find a percent of a number as well as part of a whole.
Reading- Beginning Number the Stars and analyzing facts versus opinion in writing.
Writing- Persuasive essays
Science- Biomes, Ecosystems, producers, consumers
Social Studies- Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Islam.

Spelling Words
habitat
hail
halter
handle
hangar
harp
hare
harpoon
harmony
haste
habitat
hatchet
haven
hazel
heap
height

December 2-6

Upcoming Events 

The Holiday shop will be in the library the whole week. Shopping starts Tuesday right after school. 

Wednesday - Duds for Dollars 

Thursday- Cookie Dough arrives 

Friday- Quesadilla breakfast with principal, Quesadillas will cost $.50 each. 

* Annual Food drive goes until Holiday break please donate items to help those who are in need. 

There is only three weeks left until the end of the quarter, so make sure everything is getting turned in on time and any missing work is turned in as soon as possible. 

What we are doing... 

Math -Converting Metric units, U.S. units

Reading- Finishing the Giver, and integrating information presented in different media formats. 

Writing- Working on writing persuasive essay pieces

Science- Ecosystems, predators, prey, food chains. 

Social Studies- The origins of Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Judaism. 

Spelling Words

gadget

galaxy 

galley

gallon

gamble

garbage

garden

gauge

gauze

general

generation

genius

genre

geography

geologist. 

Thanksgiving Break!

Reminders...

Thanksgiving Break, Feast...

This week we only have school Monday and Tuesday then we have the rest of the week off for Thanksgiving. Tuesday is also our school feast day where we get donations from each grade level for a school feast that has turkey, pumpkin pie, drinks, and all sorts of other items. Thank you to all that brought in items for this feast it really helps us out. Most importantly enjoy the time off! 

Progress Reports 

Parents please make sure that your child brought home their progress reports last week. If you have any questions about the grades feel free to email me bboice@lpatucson.org or call the school. 

Pearson... 

Do not forget that this year our math books have an online support system that is accessed at pearsonsuccessnet.com , students log in information is first name, last name mashed together and password for everyone is 6thgrade
Example: MrBoice
Password: 6thgrade

Use this site to help your students who are struggling at home understanding math or as extra help for them.

What we are doing....
Math-Ratios, rates, percents
Reading-The Giver, authors point of view
Writing- using persuasive techniques
Science- Structure of the Earth's atmosphere
Social Studies- Ancient Greece 

November 4-8

Reminders
Parents do your best to get the Cookie Dough order forms in by Wednesday. This week we are also having boys basketball tryouts on Thursday and girls soccer tryouts will be next week. Parents also please do your best to make sure that your children are coming to school prepared for class everyday. We have had several students lately coming to class without the materials or instruments needed for school, this costs them points in participation as well as work points.

Thanksgiving Feast
Our annual Thanksgiving feast is happening again this year and we ask that any 6th grade parent please donate money to help buy turkeys for the event this year. For those of you who are new to our school we have a School Thanksgiving Feast the week of Thanksgiving at school where each grade level is responsible for bringing in objects, or money to provide for everyone else.

Upcoming Events
Wednesday - Duds for dollars
Next Monday 11/11 - No School Veterans Day

This week in class we are...
Math- Continuing working with fractions
Reading- determining the meanings of unknown words in figurative language
Writing- using ourselves and peer strategies to improve writing pieces
Social Studies- Early Civilizations
Science- the structure of earth

Spelling Words
cactus
cafeteria
caffeine
calcium
calamity
calorie
campaign
camouflage
campus
canal
canine
cannon
canvas
canyon
capital

Math Website

Parents this website pearsonsuccess.net is a very useful tool to use to help your students for math. Go to that website and click the login key, then type in your students first name (Capitalized) then with no spaces last name (not capitalized). The password for everyone is 6thgrade.

Example: Username:  Mrboice

                Password: 6thgrade 

 This website will be used to assign video lessons, tutorials, and games to help benefit your students math learning. Please take the time at home to have your student explore this website it has an online version of the book as well as links from the online version that has helpful tools. This week every student needs to visit the website and click on the to do arrow, then complete an online tutorial, lesson, or video that has been assigned. 

October 28- November 1

Reminders...
 Thank you to everyone who helped out and showed up for the Harvest Fest last Friday it was a lot of fun seeing those who came. For those of you who have not visited campus in some time we have currently started a school garden located right by our classroom. Students will be planting plants and tending the garden area as part of this project. Our class is responsible for planting and getting the plants for our area so parents any supplies, seeds or money you would like to donate would go a long way in making our garden area look great.

Our Garden So Far!


Upcoming Events
Halloween Grams - Thursday
Halloween- Thursday


This Week We Are...
Math- Dividing, multiplying mixed numbers and fractions. Galileo Test
Reading- Reading the Giver, Galileo Test
Science- Making Natural Disasters survival guides
Social Studies- Wrapping up Ancient Egypt
Writing- Scary Stories, Galileo Test

Spelling Words
backyard
blackboard
badge
badminton
bagel
bagpipes
bakery
balcony
barnacle
balance
ballad
ballet
bandit
bank
banquet

October 21 - 25

Reminders...
Harvest Fest 
Parents this Friday October 25 is our school Harvest Fest from 6p.m.-8 p.m.  Make sure if you are going that your are trying to buy the tickets now (5 for  $1) because once the doors are opened the tickets cost 4 for a $1, and their is usually a long line to wait in. This year our class is sharing the cake walk with Mr. Shields. Volunteers are off course wanted as well as needed, if you would like volunteer please email me and I will let you know when we need some help.  Parents we are also in need of candy to hand out for the Harvest Fest, please bring in some extra candy for the Harvest Fest and your student will receive some prizes.

Upcoming Events
This Week- "Just Say NO" - to drugs, bullying, etc
Tuesday - Picture Retakes
Tuesday- Skate Night

This Week we are...
Math: working with the distributive property, combining like terms, fractions
Reading- Reading the Giver, finding and recognizing themes in books
Writing- Research projects on the History and meaning of Halloween
Social Studies- Ancient Egypt; mummies, pharaohs, hieroglyphics
Science- natural disasters and how to plan for them

Spelling List
abrupt
absent
absolute
absorbed
abundant
abused
abuzz
abysmal
academic
acceptable
accurate
acoustic
active
awareness
adolescents

October 14-18

Reminders...
Thank you for all the parents who took the time to meet with me this last week for parent teacher conferences, it was very nice meeting all the parents who came in.
Here is a link to the math help website, https://www.khanacademy.org/ . Parents just have to sign up their student and take time to explore the website to see how helpful the videos, lessons, and worksheets can be.


Upcoming Events....
Wednesday- Special duds for dollars
Next Week
Drug Awareness Week
10/21- 10/24
10/22 Picture Retakes
10/25 Harvest Fest 6-8pm

This Week we are...
Math- We are practicing divisibility, LCM, GCF, and finding prime numbers
Reading- Making inferences on text and analyzing what is directly said in the text
Writing- Practicing using pronouns
Science- describing the interaction between human populations and natural hazards
Social Studies- Ancient Egypt

Spelling List
afterlife
tsunami
earthquake
amulet
ancient
artifact
delta
dynasty
embalm
heir
hurricane
hieroglyph
mummy
papyrus
pharaoh

September 30-October 3

Reminders ...
Make sure that you have signed up for a conference slot this week! If you have not please email or contact me as soon as possible so I can see all of you.
Report cards do go out Friday afternoon.

This Week
Wednesday Duds for Dollars
Friday-
Student/Staff pancake breakfast
Character Lunch
Award Assemblies
Wear Pink for breast cancer awareness


This Week we are...
Math- working with number properties and values.
Reading- Finishing Hoot and reviewing theme and main idea
Writing- Grammar, complete sentences, predicates, subjects
Social Studies- peoples impact on their environment
Science- Humans contributions to science


Spelling Words
altitude
atlas
border
boundary
chart
compass
coordinate
corner
direction
distant
elevation
equator
globe
hemisphere
legend

September 23-27

Reminders
Fall Break is coming up in two weeks! This means that students need to getting in any missing work no later than this Friday. Students can ask me after school for any missing assignments or double check to make sure any work they have in folders has been turned in.  Report Cards will be going out at the end of next week.
Parents please make sure that your student is doing their homework at home. Each night they should have spelling, reading, and math.

Display My Art
This week students will be working on Display My Art. This art project has students complete a piece of paper with  bright colors that will be made into a magnet.  Parents can also buy these art pieces for holiday gifts to be put on shirts, display cases or magnets.

This Week
Flag Football game Monday at 4:00
Volleyball  games Tuesday and Thursday
Display My Art due Friday
Late, Missing work due Friday

What We Are Doing
Math- solving one and two step equations using addition, subtraction, multiplication, division
Reading- comparing and contrasting different genres of literature approach to similar themes and topics
Writing- Writing research projects on famous scientists
Social Studies- learning how humans have impacted the lands they have lived in
Science- learning how to recognize human contributions to the scientific world

Spelling List
absorb
alike
artificial
basic
beneficial
biological
cause
change
classify
cluster
compress
confirm
contrast
control
convert

September 16-20

Reminders
Make sure that everyone is turning in their Great American Saving Books as soon as possible. These books do cost the school money if they are not turned in, here is a list of students who still have not gotten the books turned in,
Dartagnon
Julian
Monique
Micah
Mukyo
Humberto
Magnus
Anahi
If your child is on this list make sure you either turn in the book or talk to the people up front about what happened to it so we do not have any missing books out there.
New Math Books- We have all gotten brand new Math books which students should be bringing home today. These new books follow the Common Core standards and have great online resources for students, if you would like to know more about them please email me.
Father/Son Tickets are on sale at the Front Desk
SPIN event this Tuesday Night, the theme is "Read-In" along with Sundaes.

Upcoming
Tuesday Spin Night
Wednesday - Dress Down for Garden Project, Flag Football game
Friday- Friday Dress

What we are doing,
Math- Expressions and equations lessons 2-1 - 2- 4
Reading- Hoot, comparing and contrasting the difference between reading a story or seeing a story.
Writing - Functional writing pamphlets
Science- Finishing M&M experiment, graphing data, analyzing results
Social Studies- Maps, Geography

Spelling Lists
abbot
abbreviation
abdomen
ability
abrasion
abundance
abuse
academy
accent
acceptance
accident
accolade
account
achievement
accuracy

September 9-13

Reminders
Make sure that you are getting your Great American coupon books turned in to me or the front office ASAP. This fundraiser ended last week and we are desperately trying to get the rest of these coupon books turned in. Every student received one of these books and now needs to return them even if they did not participate in the sale itself.
Progress Reports - were sent out last week to every one in class please make sure you review your students grades and feel free to email me or call with any questions.

Upcoming events
Tuesday - Volleyball game at Lakeside
Tuesday - Flag Football game at Central 4:00
Wednesday - Special Pep Dance from 2-5:30
Thursday- Tackle Football game  4:30


What we are doing
Math - Working with decimals; adding, subtracting, dividing, multiplying
Reading- Hoot, and working with different point of views
Writing- Functional and informational text writing
Science- Conducting, presenting scientific experiment information
Social Studies- Working with maps, latitude, longitude, compass rose, inset maps

Spelling Words
observation
evaluate
develop
analyze
consume
coax
outcast
peculiar
discard
brilliant
murmur
content
standard
strange
stealth

August 26- August 30

Updates
Mid-Quarter end this Friday, parents make sure your students have turned in all their missing work. Students also get next Monday September 2nd off from school please make sure to remember this.  Parents this week ends our sale of the Great American Saving Book so make sure we are getting those sales done and books returned.

Reminders:
Parents please make sure students are not coming to school with any toys, make-up items or other items like that which will distract their learning. I have collected a good amount of these items already and will keep them until the end of the quarter.

Upcoming Events
8/27 Skate Night
9/2 Labor Day No School
9/3 Grade go Home
9/4 Volleyball Game at Lakeside 4:00 p.m.
9/4 Duds for Dollars
9/4 Flag football game at home 4:00 p.m.


What we are doing...
Math- Going over ratios, fractions and unit rates
Reading- Determining unknown word meanings, Hoot
Writing- Personal narratives using details on inventions we create
Social Studies- Research skills for History, Easter Island statues
Science- Conducting a safe science experiment.

Spelling Words
access
anticipate
bias
capacity
cite
complex
component
derive
discipline
environment
improvise
logic
involve
procedure
random

August 19-23

Updates
Parents the mid-quarter is right around the quarter on August 30th. Make sure your child has been finishing their work at home then turning it in everyday. Students who have miss days need to make sure they have checked the absent box and turned in any late work. Finally students who are forgetting to put their names on papers they turn in to me will start getting M (missing) scores until they find them and put their names on them from the missing names pile.

Coupon Book Sale 
Please make sure you are trying to help your child with this sale as the money will help the school out as well as get some really awesome prizes for people who sell the booklets. If you do not want to participate then send the booklet in as soon as possible so the school has them. Thank You.

Upcoming Events
Picture Day-Tuesday 20th
Special Duds for dollars -Wednesday 21st
Book Fair -All Week
Back to School Dance - Friday from 6-7:30 p.m.

What we are doing...
Math- Learning how to divide decimals
Reading-continuing to find theme in pieces of literature as well as starting our first class book, Hoot.
Writing-Writing personal narratives using graphic organizers as helpers
Social Studies- Ancient Civilizations continued
Science- Learning and conducting a controlled experiment in class

Spelling Words
algebra
amount
decimal
deduce
formula
fraction
geometry
maximum
minimum
variable
numeral
equation
minus
outcome
round

August 13-16

Updates 

Absences 

In my class students who are absent are responsible to get their own missing work. Our classroom has its own absentee box where students can find any missing work from the last three weeks. Homework assignments are also posted each day on the board for students to see. 

Coupon Book Sale

Students started the Coupon Sale this week. Everyone should be coming home today with a packet of coupons as well as the desire to sell them for prizes. If you do not want to participate in this sale the books need to be returned to school as soon as possible.  

Reminders 

August 16- NED Assembly 

August 19-23 Book Fair 

August 20- School Pictures (information went home today) 

August 23- Back to School Dance 

What we are doing... 

Math - adding and subtracting integers 

Reading- The All American Slurp, finding theme in pieces of literature 

Writing- Personal Narratives, discovering big events 

Social Studies- Ancient Civilizations 

Science- What is Science? 

Spelling 

integer

civilization 

narrative

sum

quotient 

prediction 

hypothesis

negative

observation

theme

product

respect

responsibility 

mathematics

science 

August 5

Updates
Check out this blog everyday/week for updates about things that  are happening in school or in our classroom.  This week is going to be very busy for everyone in class because we are jumping right into our lessons. Please make sure that your student is coming to class everyday on time ready to learn with the appropriate supplies.

Reminders 
Wednesday August 7 - Duds for dollars
Week of August 19-23 Book Fair
August 20th - School Photos

What we are doing
Math Saxon Lessons 1-5 Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying, Dividing review
Reading- The Other Side of June, making inferences, drawing evidence from text
Writing- writing personal narratives
Social Studies- Culture, economies, development.
Science- The Scientific Process

Homework 
Everyday students will have math, reading and spelling homework.
Reading Log due Friday
Spelling due Friday
Math due daily

Spelling list 
behavior
comfort
devour
flexible
incident
lesson
motion
patience
pause
reach
record
reward
scrape
screen
terror

Welcome Back!

Welcome Back Students ! 

Open House 

Thank you to everyone who was able to join us at the open house Wednesday,  it was great to meet so many parents and students. Big thank you to all those parents who had students bring in supplies the first day they were much appreciated and are always needed.

Next Week
   Students need to make sure that next week they are coming to school completely prepared to learn because we will be starting lessons on Monday. They will need to have at least a notebook for each school subject (5) and folders to help carry homework from and to school and off course something to write with. Every day students will have homework that should be coming home in their daily along with weekly homework folders, parents please check to make sure they have these things with them.

Blog
This blog will be updated daily/weekly with events that are happening every day in school, spelling lists, homework, and upcoming events. Do your best to check this blog if your student is ever absent to see what they have missed.

Supplies 
Parents we will always be in need of supplies for the school year. Items like tissues, dry erase markers, pencils, paper, hand sanitizer go very quickly so we will gladly accept more of these items whenever you can bring them in.

Syllabus/Handbook 
Every student is bringing home with them a parent/student handbook as well as a my syllabus, make sure you look through these things because they have important information about school in them.

Contact Me
Parents always feel free to contact me whenever you have a question at bboice@lpatucson.org

May 6-10

Updates

May 6-May 10- Teacher Appreciation Week
-Monday Something Sweet
-Tuesday Something non-sweet
-Wednesday School Supply Item
-Thursday Anything you Want to Give
-Friday Thank You Card
May 6 - May 10 - BOGO book fair
May 14/May16 - 8th Grade Trip
May 17 Kinder Celebration Event on Field at 9 AM
May 20 6-8th Field Day in AM
May 21 8th Grade Graduation
May 22 Last Day of School

Field Day
Field Day is happening on May 20 this year for sixth grade. Make sure your student comes that day with a change of clothes because they will be getting wet. We are also desperately in need of oranges and water bottles for this day. Parents please get these items in to use before Monday May 20th so we can prepared for that day.

Last Day May 22nd
The last day of school for us is May 22. That last day is a half day where students will be getting their report cards, please make sure you are here at 11:30 to pick them up for the last time this year!


What we are doing...
Math-minimum wage, yearly salaries, expenses
Reading - Out of the Dust
Social Studies -Medieval Europe
Science- Nutrition food and you
Writing- Creative Writing, mystery


Spelling
adequate
advantage
awful
belittle
covet
decade
defeat
descent
duet
edible
giant
immovable
research
senator
soprano

April 22-26

Updates
April 22-26 Penny War
Spirit Week
Monday- Sports Day
Tuesday - Hawaiian Day
Wednesday- Hat Day
Thursday- PJ Day
Friday- Crazy Hair Day
April 23- Special Treat Air Method/Life Net Arizona helicopter
April 24- Jump a thon, Walk a Thon
April 25 Skate Night
April 26 Mid Quarter Ends
April 29 Mid Quarter Grades go home


AIMS IS DONE!
Thank you to everyone for making sure that everyone got to school on time last week for AIMS testing we only had one absence the whole week which was extremely helpful.  Added thanks to everyone who brought in some food for our after AIMS celebration last Friday. Results of the AIMS tests should be released around June so the winners of the $50 or $250 prize will find out who they are at this time.

Penny War
Bring in any loose change that you have at home to donate to the Penny War. Boys vs Girls in the Penny War. Pennies put into your jar go towards your teams money count; nickels, dimes, quarters and any bills go against the other teams total.

Wednesday
This week on Wednesday we have our Jump-a-thon, walk-a-thon even so please make sure your child is sent to school that day with appropriate clothes to participate
.

Mid-Quarter grades will be going out this next Monday, if you have any concerns about grades on the report please feel free to email me at bboice@lpatucson.org or call anytime.



What we are doing...
Math- Saxon Lessons 116-120, Mass -Weight, Conversions, Ratios
Reading- The Green Book
Writing- 8 parts of Speech
Science- Atoms, Matter
Social Studies- Scholastic Readers

Spelling List
adjust
advance
 arrangement
axle
barrette
despise
disperse
distant
exaggerate
immediate
lifeguard
limousine
machinery
monstrous
subnormal

April 8-12

Upcoming...
April 11- Spin Night 6-7:30 PM
April 15-19- AIMS week
April 22-26 - Spirit Week/Penny War
April 24- Jump a thon Walk a thon
April 25 - Skate Night

AIMS Week
Next Week we are starting our AIMS testing on Monday. Make sure that all students how up on time on these days, if they are late they miss that opportunity to take that test that day.  Students should be getting a full night sleep as well as a healthy breakfast each day of the test to help them do their best on the tests.

Spirit Week April 22-26
A week after our AIMS test we are having our spirit week/penny war week. Each day will have a different theme with the penny war going each day.

What we are doing...
Math- AIMS PREP!!
Reading-AIMS PREP!!
Writing - The writing process
Science- Tectonic plates, volcanoes, earthquakes
Social Studies - Scholastic Reader- volcanic island, environmental hazards

Spelling Words
ability
advocate
defuse
dispatch
exclaim
improve
imprison
legible
muscle
precaution
prophet
reference
secondary
spacious
taken

March 4-8

Upcoming Events 

3/6 Duds for Dollars

3/12 Pre-Pay Spring Pictures 

3/15 Report Card Day/Half day no after  school 

3/16 Run/Walk/Roll Event 

3/18 Field Trip

Run/Walk/Roll Event 

Make sure to join everyone at the Run/Walk/Roll event happening on Match 16th at Reid Park Zoo. Check in for those participating is at 9:45. This will be our schools biggest event of the year where we will have fun, food and games for everyone there even if you are not doing the event itself.  If you are participating please make sure you get your forms filled out and turned in by March 11. Thank you to those who have already signed up.  

Report Cards 

Next week students will be receiving report cards on March 15. Parents make sure that everyone is picked up before or at 11:30 that day as we will not be having after school. The week after that will be our field trip week and then the final week of March 25-29 will be our Spring Break with no school. 

What we are doing ... 

Math- Galileo Testing, graphs, functions 

Reading- Hoot, authors purpose and propaganda techniques 

Writing - Expressive writing final drafts, six traits of writing 

Science- Terra Cotta Warriors, Lab Made Lightning, Cures for Hiccups 

Social Studies- Rome the Rise and Fall of an Empire 

Spelling words

adjacent

arrange

caramel

complete

disobey

elephant

forty

grammar

guidance

intention

measure

objectionable 

perceive

program

respect 

February 25-March 1

Upcoming Events
 February 26,27,28 - Audition for Talent Show
March 1 - Dr. Suess Birthday wear your Dr. Seuss shirt or crazy socks
March 6 - Duds for Dollars
March 11 - SARSEF Science Fair at TCC
March 12 - Pre-pay Spring Pictures

Field Trip March 18
Our class will be going on a field trip March 18 to the University of Arizona as part of our leadership program. Permission forms as well as details will be going home soon.

Homework 
Parents please make sure that you are actively checking your children's homework. We have to many students losing points in the class by just not remembering to turn in or do homework. Students are now earning more and more detention to make up the work they have missed for homework.  Every night students will have three things, Saxon Math Lesson, Reading Log, Spelling. This has never changed throughout the year nor will it change now.

What we are doing...
Math- Decimals/Percents/Fractions, circle measurements
Reading- Hoot! Finishing poetry unit( concrete, limerick, haiku)
Writing- Expressive Writing, writing to entertain
Social Studies - Romulus and Remus the founding of Rome
Science- Scaling Everest, Chocolate plants

Spelling List
aluminum
athlete
blanket
blouse
cafeteria
carburetor
cement
delivery
directory
infinite
janitor
mercury
operation
profit
salmon

February 11 -15

Updates
February 14 Valentines Day, Special Duds For Dollars
February 14 -Science Fair Boards Due!!!
February 15- Science Fair Judging in Cafeteria
February 20- Grandparents Day
February 21-22 Rodeo Break

LPA Run, Walk, Ride for Education  March 16 9:45 AM
Please join us at our schools big fundraising event this year. Students received pledge forms yesterday for this event, take your time to donate some money to help out La Paloma as best you can, thank you.

Science Fair
Science fair boards and everything is due this week on THURSDAY FEBRUARY 14TH . Make sure that all the materials as well as your board are brought in on this day. Students grade for science this quarter are highly weighted towards what they did in the science fair.

Progress Reports
Students will be receiving progress reports on Monday and Tuesday make sure that you take the time to see what they have for grades as well as signing their forms to let me know that you have seen them.


What we are doing....
Math- faces, edges, vertex; probability; volume of 3D shapes
Reading- poetry; metaphor, simile,hyperbole,personification, idioms
Writing- Verb tenses, expressive writing
Social Studies- Peloponnesian War, Rosa Parks impact
Science- What's in what we eat

Spelling Words
burial
global
hereditary
identical
nerve
onion
publish
kidney
unwrap
labeled
presence
stomach
religious
knapsack

February 4 2013

Updates 
February 4-8 Love of Reading Week! 
Tuesday - Read in Day, for this day students are allowed to wear their pajamas and bring a pillow/blanket for an afternoon reading party. Students are also encourage to bring in a favorite book or books. 
Wednesday - Book Mark Making Day 
Thursday - Poem in a Pocket Day 
Friday - Character Dress up Day. It must be appropriate. 
February 5 - Data due for Science Fair 
February 6 - Duds for Dollars 
February 8 - Mid-Quarter ends 

Mid Quarter- Progress report grades will be going home next Monday please make sure that you check your students grade and sign the form they bring home. 

Read in Day - Students are allowed and encouraged to wear pajamas (that are school appropriate) to school as well as bring in a pillow or blanket. Because it is a read in day students should be bringing with them a few books that they really enjoy. 

Science Fair- Science fair projects should be about finished. Tomorrow the data for the project will be turned in and Friday the conclusion is due. If your child has not finished these things by those dates they will be losing points on their science grade. Please make sure that their boards are completely done by the 15th! 

Spelling Words 
fresco
immortal
oligarchy
monarchy
democracy
polytheism
republic 
caste
falter
weep
successor 
undertaking
knowledge
conscious 

January 22

Upcoming Events
January 30 - Perfect Attendance Party
February 4- 8  - Love of Reading Week
February 6 - Duds for Dollars
February 8 Mid Quarter Ends

 Re-Enrollment Forms
Please make sure that the re-enrollment forms that were sent out last week get signed and returned by January 25 (Friday)!

Science Fair - Every one should be working on their science fair projects for the next few weeks at home. The project should be finished by February 5 and the following days is when everything is when it will be turned in.

What we are doing in class...
Math - Working with geometry; quadrilaterals, area of parallelograms, measurement in US units
Reading- The Giver chapter 13-16, Myths, Fables, Folklore
Writing - Persuasive writing, rough drafts, peer edit, final drafts
Social Studies - MLK day, Chinese holidays, Chinese Rulers
Science- Solar systems, planets, solar flares, solar tornadoes

Spelling Word s
meticulous
census
community
frustrated
exhausted
unease
assignment
aptitude
transmit
success
comprehend
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schedule
overwhelm
analyze

January 14

Updates
January 16 100th Day of School
January 17 Skate Night at Skate Country
January 21 Martin Luther King Jr. Day No School
January 25 Daddy Daughter Dance

Reminders
Re-enrollment forms were sent home last week to everyone, the purple La Paloma form, they need to be returned by the 25th of January if you are thinking of returning to La Paloma.  Do your best to get these forms turned in as soon as possible please.

What we are doing...
Math -Coordinate graphs, Measurement
Reading - The Giver, folklore (myths, legends, fables)
Writing - Persuasive Writing assignment
Social Studies - Ancient China
Science - Scholastic Science World, underwater hotel, penguins, solar storm.

Spelling Words
autobiography
attachment
appropriate
anchor
announce
aluminum
ambulance
alphabet
acoustic
accessory
accident
accordion
abyss
absurd
abnormal

January 7-11

Welcome Back!
Hopefully everyone had a peaceful and relaxing winter break and is fresh and ready to go this quarter. 

Upcoming Events 
Science Fair Packets Handed Out * January 3-4
1/9 Duds for Dollars 
1/11 Spelling Bee 
1/11 School Dance 
1/16 100th Day of School! 
1/17 Skate Night 

Science Fair - The Science fair forms have been handed out to everyone this last week. It is very important that students conduct their work for this as on time as possible. Everything happens very quickly this year for science fair and in the next month all the parts of the project will be due. Attached to the packet is some general guidelines to follow as well as important dates to remember. Please make sure you have seen this packet. 

What we are doing... 
Math- Aims review; integers, fractions, exponents. 
Reading - The Giver 
Science- The Human Body 
Social Studies - Ancient China 
Writing- Persuasive Pieces 

Spelling Words
horizon 
isolation
intelligence
assumption
particular
satire
proposition
renewal
intimidated
concentrate
utterable
experiment 
recipient
remedial 
villa