Welcome to the KMS 6th
Grade Weekly Update!
Students will get Report Cards in their Advisory classes here soon! Expect final grades from Quarter #2 to be heading home in the near future! Make sure to work hard and talk to your teachers about missing work if you are absent from class!
-The Sixth-Grade Team
LANGUAGE ARTS:
In English, we will read chapters 1-2 in The Lightning Thief and introduce week 13 vocabulary terms. On Wednesday and Thursday, students will take their week 11-12 vocabulary quiz. We will also take an evidence-based writing post-test to assess their growth from the beginning of the unit. This will not count against their final grade. Lastly, students Response to Literature essays for A Long Walk to Water are due on Wednesday, January 22.
Amarae Williams
MATH:
We will be taking our Chapter 5 test this week. To help students prepare, a study guide is available on Canvas.
Christine Landers
PACK:
This week we are creating a budget based on some of the job ideas we received during the job survey we did last week. Your student is being asked to look up their dream job (or any job they think is interesting), find how much that job makes and then shop for a house, car, cell phone, internet, and a weeks' worth of groceries. We discussed how many more bills there are in adult life, but this is a good jump off point to lean a little bit about the basics of budgeting, what goes into adult life, and why we cannot just have whatever we want whenever we want it. If you have questions, please reach out to me bcarlson@kimberly.edu.
Brad Carlson
Pre Algebra:
This Week in Pre-Algebra we will finish chapter 5. We will learn different methods to solve Systems of Equations. There will be a test next week.
Jimmie Linn
SCIENCE:
In Science, we are starting Chapter 2: Forces. We are practicing what happens when forces collide by completing a lab with marbles and spinning tops. We are reviewing how forces balance with a Bill Nye video.
Quincy Dahlberg
SOCIAL STUDIES:
Hey everyone,
We are going to be working on learning about Asia this week! We are going to start this off by working on an Asia Map where we will need to find and label the countries/capitals/cities/water features/etc. in the continent! Let me know if you have any questions.
Matt Wirtz
STEM:
This week in STEM we are focusing on bridges. Students will be working with their table partners to build a bridge from popsicle sticks and hot glue that can withstand 12.8 lbs. The specific criteria and constraints are listed in Canvas. Bridges will be tested on the 28th & 29th. Looking forward, students will have a Quiz on Unit 3 Vocabulary A-C on February 11th (A-Day) & February 12th (B-Day).
Jamie Hyatt