Happy third week of school! It’s flying by already!

Thanks to all the families who came to Open House and made it a lovely experience!

Remember, this week 1st period all students will be switching into a math lab class that will provide them with the best instruction for their math needs right now! We will be working on building our basic skills so we can be successful in our core math classes!

In Language Arts this week we are taking our reading easy CBM tests. I encourage students to bring water bottles and snacks to help activate their brains! The easy CBM test measures where students should be at the END of 6th grade so this first score will just be a jumping off point. We use the data to see where our students need the most support and focus. It is only a starting point from which we can measure growth throughout the year!

In Social Studies we will be learning more about world geography and the themes of social studies. We’ll also be beginning our study of hunters and gatherers and the Stone Age. Students will have a world map test on Wednesday and will be bringing home their maps to study on Monday! They need to know the continents, the 4 major oceans, the 4 largest mountain ranges, and a selection of seas as well as the Equator and the Prime Meridian. This website provides a clickable world map quiz for continents & oceans.