1. 6 th Grade Weekly Newsletter Volume 4 Issue 17 January 29 th, 2016 Science Next Week Science Weekly Review This week students presented their mummy projects to the class and answered questions about their project. They began learning about the five major world religions: Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Students watched a short video clip regarding their differences and similarities with the Buddhist religion being the most different. We discussed the population and location of each of the five then used this information to find the percentage and create a pie chart depicting the religions. Information on creating graphs can be found at on the following: https://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph https://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph Important No School February 1 st, 2016 Half Day February 12 th, 2016 Social Studies - 2/3 Homework: students will complete their pie chart and indicate their work to find the percentages 2/4 Short quiz on Judaism, Islam, and Hinduism 2/5 Short review exercise and a quiz on Christianity and Buddhism - Middle School Student Council News The Middle School Student Council will be holding a dance on 2/12/16. This dance is not a formal or semi-formal dance, students may wear jeans and clothing appropriate for the weather. Ticket pre-sales will begin on January 28 th. Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm Place: High School Gym Refreshments will be provided. Security and a DJ will be provided. Students may not bring a date from another school district. 1/25 The students created a plan to prove that air has mass. 1/26 The students followed a plan to show that air has mass. They drew pictures and wrote claims and evidence to show what happened. 1/27 The students completed key vocabulary definitions for Unit 2. 1/28 The students reviewed for the test on Unit 2. 1/29 The students were tested on their knowledge of the atmosphere, the three states of matter, and tools used for measuring weather. 2/2 The students will begin Unit 4. The Big Question for the investigation is: How is heat energy transferred and how does it impact weather? 2/3 Students will investigate the temperature differences between different materials. 2/4 The students will graph the data from the experiment from Wednesday 2/5 The students will write a claim and give evidence to support why each material transferred temperature differently.

2. 6 th Grade Weekly Newsletter Math with Ms. York Week in Review This week students took two days to review for their End of Module 3 Test which they took on Wednesday and Thursday. Students had a Binder Check on Friday and started Module 4 Expressions and Equations. Volume 4 Issue 17 January 29 th, 2016 Take A Peek At Next Weeks Math!  Monday 2.1 NO SCHOOL  Tuesday 2.2 Module 4 Lesson 3 & 4  Wednesday 2.3 Module 4 Lesson 5  Thursday 2.4 Module 4 Lesson 6  Friday 2.5 Module 4 Lesson 7 ELA with Mr. Knowles *All students are required to read at least three AR books every marking period. One of these books has to be based on Social Studies. The three AR books and quizzes are due on January 29, 2016. This past week students analyzed President Obama’s national address to America’s schoolchildren. From this speech students had to form an evidence based claim on what students need to do to be successful. Also, we continued to read, journal, and respond to Edmodo.com posts for chapters 14-15 of the Module 2a accompanying novel Bud, Not Buddy. In addition to the novel, students used a variety of strategies to determine the meaning of the following vocabulary words: inference, antagonist, personification, meter. ELA Next Week Next week students will continue Module #2a, chapters 16-17. Students will consider questions about rules as they analyze the main character from the novel Bud, Not Buddy. Students will also analyze Steve Jobs’ commencement address to Stanford University. You can find Module #2a here: https://www.engageny.org/resource/grade-6-ela-module-2a https://www.engageny.org/resource/grade-6-ela-module-2a Useful Website For 6 th Grade Modules….. http://www.oakdale.k12.ca.us/ENY_Hmwk_Intro_Math Student Supplies Students are starting to get low on pencils, glue, and erasers. The 6 th grade team would appreciate if these items could be replenished. Thanks!