Back to Work

It was nice having an unexpected day off, but it does put us a bit behind. I know several of you have not been able to get information for your paper on the inventor you chose. Please know that the library is a wonderful place to look, plus they have Internet access. I have pushed the due date for the papers to next Tuesday. Keep in mind however that your rough draft is due this Friday. We will spend two days editing and conferencing on Friday and Monday. Tuesday you will be given the opportunity to share what your inventor created. I hope you all put your best work into this paper, grades were a bit down from the MLKJ papers. For next Wednesday and Thursday we will be getting back to the basics of English.

We are going to go ahead with the Spelling/vocabulary test for this Friday. We will also have our Reading test as usual this Friday.

I want to let you know that if you make a model of your invention and bring it in anytime next week you will gain 30 bonus points for Science.

Next Friday, the 7th, is our field trip to the Herald Dispatch. Please don't forget to get your permission slip filled out. I know I will tell you a 100 times to make good choices on the way, while we are there, and on the way back, but I thought I would also remind you on here. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to see how a real paper is developed and published before making our own paper. It is also a great opportunity to show your maturity, and self control.

Next week is also the school spelling bee. We will still review, and practice the vocabulary from our Reading book, but we will not have a Spelling test next week.

We will not have a Reading test on the 7th either.

We will however have Math test next week on Wednesday. It will be on lessons 51-55.

In Science next week we are studying geology. It relates to your story in Reading.

In Social Studies we are going to understand the who, what, when, where, how, and why of WWII. We will be using our lab time on Monday for an interesting look at the world and connect it to World War II. We will also take a virtual field trip to Pearl Harbor.

Our new class motto, and mascot.

Fully Rely On God

Conferences, and houses, and report cards, oh my

For the parents reading this site, I have sent home the times for the conferences. All the information you need to schedule a time is on the sheet I sent home. I also wanted to let you know that if you see a drop, or rise in Reading it is due to the Literature groups. Some students have a harder time working in a group mindset, however most students thrive in that setting. You may also see a drop or rise in Science, this is due to the fact that we had more graded assignments in Science. Other rises and falls in grades may be due to homework that was not turned in, or unfinished.

On to a happier note, I received the best reports from the substitute teachers. As a reward we will be having a break for good behavior this Friday. Also there will be no homework over the weekend, unless you are trying to catch up.

We are still having a spelling quiz, but it is only 6 words including vocabulary. I hope you all were sure when you voted to have the Reading test Thursday. We will also have a Science quiz delayed from Tuesday on Thursday.

Next week we are only here Monday, Tuesday and part of Wednesday. We will learn about the history of Thanksgiving, as well as similar traditions around the world. Next week will not be too difficult I promise. I also promise not to give too much homework over the break, just kidding. I do have one thing I wish for you to do, but I'll let you know next week.

Finally I want to remind you that we are competing with Mrs. Bias' class for which class can gather the most canned foods, and dry foods. We are going to have to do some major catching up! Sincerely, I want all of you to remember why it is important to take care of others, and give all that you can. I know you want to win, but please remember the true cause.

Last, but certainly not least I want to thank all of parents for sending in items, or volunteering their time to make our Halloween party an event they will carry throughout high school. I also want to thank Mrs. Reger, Mrs. Jeffery, and Mrs. Armstead for their generous donation of books to our class.

Gould League - Food Webs - build your own

Gould League - Food Webs - build your own

As you make the web by choosing where the item belongs, please make notes in your journal. I want you to write your own definition of a producer, consumer, decomposer, and scavenger. I want you to print out your web when you finish.
Thank you,
Mrs. Casto

A Busy Week

This is going to be a busy week. First of all you get to go to a wonderful play on Wednesday. I am excited to see Peter Pan, and I hope you are as well.

We are doubling up in our chapters, but good news, less homework. I will also give you more time at school to read, but it is extremely important that you read 3 chapters this weekend, chapters, 24-26. You will only have to make up 3 main test questions from the 3 chapters as homework. We are shooting for next Tuesday as the last night for our book. You will be able to take the A.R test on Wednesday, and Thursday before the final on Friday the 9th. If you finish the book early you make take the A.R test early. We will also use Wednesday and Thursday to review for the final. Again I am sorry that we have to cram, but I am sure you will all do well.

Helpful Hint: If your parents will let you highlight important sentences from the book that help you understand the main ideas of the chapters, please do

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*Remember that for the next six weeks we will go back to reading from our Reading book. Mrs. Bias' class will get to choose the next Literature book for the 4th six weeks.

We will not have a Math test next week. Before you know it we will be on lesson 50!

In Science we will be studying, and doing activities to understand the food web.

For English we will be writing a paper on racism. This is the important essay that will be entered in a contest.

We will have a Spelling test next Friday.

We will continue the importance of Social Studies next week by touching on major world events, and how they relate to all aspects of Social Studies.

Like I said, it is going to be a busy week, but I know you can do it.

Halloween Week

Sorry this new post is a day late. Next week will be a little different, since it is a special holiday week. We , of coarse will have special activities on Halloween day. Don't forget that the party activities will be in the afternoon starting at 1:30. I am sorry, but I do not think we will be doing the apple bobbing due to this "sick season".

Other than Wednesday our week will go along as usual, with the exception of Friday afternoon. All students in the whole 6th grade that received all points needed for A.R will be given a special treat. All other students will be given the opportunity to ensure that they get all the points required for this 6 weeks.

We still have a Spelling test next week on Friday.

We will also have a Math test next Friday.

We will continue reading To Kill a Mockingbird next week. Remember that we are doubling up on the weekends to ensure we get the book read and have all the tests by the end of this 6 weeks.

Your final script is due next Monday for English.

We will be learning why Social Studies is important next week.

We will be doing some weird Science next week.

It is going to be a bunch of fun, I can't wait!

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