December 2-5

Updates 

Thank you to all of the people who donated money to the Turkey fund as well as those parents who brought in canned foods. All of that has been, or will be appreciated by those who need it.  

Grades 

Report Cards will be going home on December 19 (Friday) please make sure that your child has gotten in all of their work by the 12th so that it will show up on their report card. 

Holiday Break this year will start the weekend of the 19th and go all the way until January 4th. 

Galileo Benchmark 

Each quarter students in all grades will be given a Galileo Benchmark test in Math and Reading. Each test will have 5 questions based on the standards that they have learned this quarter.  This test shows how well each students has mastered the standards in those subjects.  Results will be given as soon as all the test are turned in. 

Upcoming Events 

School Dance -December 3rd 

Friday Breakfast- December 5th

Galileo Test - December 8-18

Spelling Words 

fossil 

forsake

fulfill

fundamental

furious

halo

hallmark

hassle

haunt

harmony

heroic

hummock

horizon

hydrant

ignorant. 

AIMS WEEK

Updates 

AIMS Week 

       This week we are having our AIMS testing done. The testing schedule is Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9-12. Students will be expected to be in school on time with testing beginning each day at 9:00 and each days session ending around 12, with additional time given to students who need it. Please make sure that your child is getting plenty of good rest each of these days with a healthy breakfast or snack. In my class students are allowed to bring in chewing gum during the testing period. They are also encouraged to bring in some snacks for our break periods. It is very important that everyone do their best to be here for these testing days so please make sure your child is here on time each day for them, thank you. 

This Week.. 

AIMS 

Next Week... 

4/14-4/17 Penny War and Spirit Week 

4/14-4/17 Talent Shows 

4/18-4/21 Easter Break 

March 24-28

Updates

Welcome Back...
Hopefully everyone had a very relaxing Spring Break. With Spring Break being done we have only a a few weeks left in the school year before we are done.

AIMS 
Our class has been working hard all year to prepare ourselves for AIMS testing coming up on April 7th.  AIMS testing covers the core subjects of Math, Reading, and Writing and last that whole week. We at La Paloma are doing our best to boost our schools performance every year, our class is aiming to get positive growth from every single student. Parents you can help by making sure that your child is getting a good nights rest, breakfast, and snacks for this entire week. Also for this week gum is allowed in my classroom, their will also be no homework this week to give students brains a break after testing. Thank you.

Whodunit ?
This Tuesday we have a very exciting SPIN event happening from  6:00 - 7:30 on campus. This is a themed event where students use math skills to go from group to group to solve a crime.  The event itself is free to attend with the only fee coming if you would like to buy a family dinner starting at 6:00 p.m.  Students from my class who attend the Whodunit event will get the opportunity to replace their lowest math score from this quarter.


This week...
Tuesday - Whodunit?
Wednesday - Duds for Dollars
Friday - Character Lunch

What we are doing...
Math- Probability and Statistics, AIMS review
Reading - Hatchet, Persuasive techniques, AIMS review
Writing- Persuasive essays, business letters, Six traits of writing
Science- Structure of the earth, climate, weather.

March 4-7

Updates

Science Fair
Thank you to everyone in my class that got their science fair done. This was a huge part of your science grade this quarter so it is good so many people got it done. Our class did a fantastic job, getting 11 ribbons to take home.

End of the Quarter
There are only two weeks of school left in this quarter! Make sure that all work gets turned in this week and next. Any missing work should begin finding its way towards me from this quarter as well.

This Week...
Tuesday - Choir Concert
Wednesday - Duds for Dollars


What we are doing....
Math - Analyzing graphs, data, mean, median, mode, range.
Reading - Finding authors purpose as well as point of view.
Writing- Using grade level phrases and terms correctly in sentences
Social Studies- Current Events in America
Science- Digestive System

Spelling Words
sailor
salary
saliva
salvage
saxophone
scarecrow
scenario
scenery
salute
sarcasm
satisfaction
sauce
sauna
scarlet
scavenger.

February 10

Updates

Love of Reading Week !

Tuesday - Pajama Day, Read in Day. For this day my class is allowed to dress in Pajamas and bring in books for the read in day, students are also allowed to bring in a pillow or stuffed animal.  Please make sure that the pajamas they are wearing are dress code appropriate and okay for school.

Wednesday - Book Mark Making Day

Thursday- Poem in a pocket

Friday - Door Decorating Contest

*Science Fair
Every sixth grade students science fair board, project and journal will be due next Monday. So far this quarter I have repeatedly reminded students about due dates for specific parts of science fair as well as checked them off in class for it. If they do not have the science fair done by next Monday they will be missing lots of points for their science grade. Please help your child get their projects done by next Monday.


*Fun Run
Parents please remember to join us at the Second Run, Walk and Roll event this Saturday at Reid Park. The student with the most donations will receive a free bicycle. Students in my class who find me at the event will receive extra credit for showing support.


What We Are Doing...
Math- working with geometrical shapes, finding area and volume
Reading- Analyze how a particular sentence, paragraph, chapter, or section fits into the overall structure of a text and contributes to the development of the ideas
Writing- Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings. a) Interpret figures of speech (e.g., personification)in context
Science - Science Fair, human circulatory system. 


Spelling Words 

pamphlet 

painting 

package

panorama

palisade

pallet

pancreas

pastor

pastel

passage

patchwork

paradise

parlor

participant

partner

January 27

Updates

Science Fair
Parents remember that science fair experiments should be completed by next Monday.

February 4 Experiment Complete, Data Results Due

February 6 Conclusion Due 

February 11 Recommendations 

February 13 Abstract Due 

February 17 Final Project Due 

Important Events 

2/3 Register For SPIN event 

2/5 Duds for Dollars 

2/7 Pancake Breakfast with Principal

2/7 Character lunch with principal 

2/7 Mid-Quarter Ends 

What we are doing in class...

Math- working with coordinate planes, graphing, distances, functions

Reading- Finding key events, people, facts from non-fiction pieces of work.  

Writing- Finding meaning of unknown words, phrases use context clues and dictionaries. 

Social Studies- 

Science- learning about digestion, respiration and circulatory system. 

Spelling Words

narrator

nausea 

navigate

necessity

nectar

needle

negative

nephew

nerve

neutron

noble

nominee

nomad

nonsense

nautical 

January 13

Updates

Science Fair! 

Parents please make sure that your child is actively participating in their science fair projects. Everyone of my students made a science fair journal last week. They should be taking it home every day to work on science fair related things. Also do not forget that the science fair itself is done completely at home, with the final experiment being done on February 4th.  Here are some important dates to remember for science fair.

January 14 Permission Slip Due and Title 

January 16 Hypothesis Due 

January 21 Material List Due, Procedure Due 

February 4 Experiment Complete, Data Results Due

February 6 Conclusion Due 

February 11 Recommendations 

February 13 Abstract Due 

February 17 Final Project Due 

Important Dates
January 15 -100th day of school
January 16- Ben's Bell Kick Off Assembly
January 17- School Spelling Bee 1:30-2:30 (feel free to come)
January 20- MLK Holiday no School 

What We Are Doing In Class 

Math- Graphing inequalities, number lines 

Reading - Main idea and details 

Science- Cell parts, cell functions 

Writing- Adjectives, adverbs continued 

Social Studies- foundations of democracy and republic 

Spelling Words

nonsense

obsolete

occupant

original

peculiar

portfolio

precede

prologue 

ravenous

realize

receipt

seizure

secretary

schedule

studious 

Updates...

Welcome Back! Hopefully everyone had a very relaxing stress free holiday break and are ready to start learning again.

Supplies 
Parents it is very important that everyone is coming to school every day ready to learn. This means that everyone in class needs to have a pencil to write with, at least 5 notebooks, one for each subject, and homework folders. Most of my class is running out of space in their writing and math notebooks because we use them each day, please ask your child if they need new notebooks. Last semester we had students not coming to school prepared and it really slowed down the class, this semester students will be losing points if they do not have those three key items with them everyday.

Important Dates
January 15 -100th day of school
January 16- Ben's Bell Kick Off Assembly
January 17- School Spelling Bee 1:30-2:30 (feel free to come)
January 20- MLK Holiday no School

What we are doing...
Math- Adding, subtracting, dividing, multiplying integers
Reading- Finishing Number the Stars, biography versus autobiography
Writing - Adjectives, Adverbs
Science- Learning about the importance of water to organisms, cells.
Social Studies -  Democracy and Republics



Spelling Words
abbreviate
acrobatic
bayonet
befriend
boulevard
column
celebrated
florist
flexible
facility
intercept
melodious
myriad
nautical
ninety