Next week is the last full week of school!

Reminder from the library: ALL LPMS library books are due back Friday, May 3

Next week is also Spirit Week! 

• Dress Up Days are as follows:
• Monday – Nerd Day
• Tuesday – Crazy Hair Day
• Wednesday – Wear Pink Day
• Thursday- 80’s Day (80’s dance that night 4-5:30)
• Friday – Blue & Gold Day

In Language Arts we are finishing up our Reading Race and all last books are due Thursday June 6th. The party for the winning class will be on Friday June 7th. We are also working on our last writing sample of the year this week and next week. Students had a list of 14 prompts to choose from and are currently working on an outline!

In Social Studies we are finishing up our study of Greece this week and next week. Students will have their final Greece assessment on Thursday June 6th or Friday June 7th. We’ll see where we get this week 😛

I can’t believe these are my last few weeks with your kids! They’ve been an amazing group of kiddos to have for my first year of teaching. I am going to miss them next year!!

The countdown has begun!

In Language Arts this week, we have been continuing our Reading Race with Blue Block holding a slim lead over Green Block. It’s going to be a close call in the end! Students need to finish their second book by June 6th. We are also reading Greek Myths this week. Comparing and contrasting a Medusa cartoon with a short story version of Medusa happened earlier in the week and we are starting “The Apple of Discord” today and tomorrow. Coming up next week, we will be writing our final writing sample of the year!

In Social Studies we are continuing our Greece study. Students have been experiencing a lot of group work in their city-states, and it has been great to watch them delegate and work through building a column in the Doric, Ionic, or Corinthian Style! We have also been learning about daily life in Athens this week.

Coming up!

• June 3rd through June 7th is Spirit Week at LPMS!
• School Dance Thursday June 6th from 4 – 5:30
• Last day to turn in missing work in Ms.Turrell’s class: Friday June 7th
• Last day of school, June 12th (a normal Wed schedule!)

Summer is sneaking up on us! The last day of school is June 12th!

We are going to be having a busy couple weeks! We are currently finishing up the second round of OAKS testing and should be done by the beginning of next week.

In Language Arts we wrote letters to next year’s 6th graders assuring them that 6th grade isn’t as scary as they think! The kids have done a wonderful thoughtful job on their letters. I’ve been so impressed with their writing recently! We are continuing our Reading Race with Blue Block just holding a lead over Green Block and the girls still beating the boys soundly! Encourage your boys to read! 🙂 We are also starting the story of “Medusa’s Head” to go along with our Greece Unit.

In Social Studies we are continuing our study of Greece. This week we have been trying out a new way of note taking as well as doing an interact to simulate democracy in Ancient Greece. We divided up into city-states last week so ask your student which city-state they are loyal to! It could be Athens, Sparta, Corinth, Megara, or Argos! They will be doing a simulation on Friday to gain points for their city-state.

Coming Up:

• Mastery in Motion Assessments
• Last Day of School June 12th

It’s midterms this week! Grades will be updated for midterms Friday afternoon.

This week in language arts we are exploring the theme of adventures and disasters through “The Springhill Disaster”, a song by Peggy Seeger about a mine collapse in Springhill Nova Scotia. We’ve watched a youtube video, listened to the song, and analyzed the song lyrics. We are going to perform a reading of the poem for ourselves over the next two days with Ms. Turrell accompanying on the violin! It’s always an adventure (and never a disaster) in language arts! 🙂

In Social Studies we just completed our final assessment on Ancient China. I have a hunch students did outstanding based on their effort and concentration today! We are starting Greece tomorrow and dividing the class into City-States for the remainder of our year. Yikes! Less than 30 days of 6th grade left!

Coming Up:

• OAKS reading Retesting. If students did not meet they will be retesting in reading this week. If they did meet and you would like to have them retest, I have a letter they can pick up from me that a parent/guardian needs to sign. If your student exceeded, they are done with OAKS for the year!
• I will be gone Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday next week for a funeral in Idaho. Students will be in good hands with Mrs. Vaughan, and if you or your student needs to get ahold of me I will be checking in through email and edmodo!