6th Grade - Week of 11/2 - 11/6

  

Welcome to Quarter 2!

Welcome back 6th grade! We are so excited to be back with you all!

Announcements

This is to make parents aware that scholars can receive a recess detention as a consequence for continual actions that distract from the learning environment during school. This is an opportunity for scholars to spend time reflecting on how to make good choices that will help them be successful here at Great Hearts. Parents will be notified before the detention is served.

 Important Dates

11/20 - Literary Character Day

11/23 - 11/27 - Thanksgiving  Break

12/7 - Faculty Professional Development (No School)

12/21 - 1/3 - Winter Break

Semester 1 Early Release Days (1:45 PM):

10/30, 11/6, 11/13, 11/20, 12/4, 12/18, 1/8, 1/15

Important Information    

• Students who do not complete their homework will have to complete their homework during recess on the day the homework is due.

• Please make sure your scholar has his or her own copy of Anne of Green Gables (ISBN 978-4424-9000-0) because we annotate in class. B&M scholars should have brought their books on Monday 26.

• Please have your scholar bring a locker shelf to help with organization of materials and to make for quicker visits.

• Please place a cover on all textbooks (Math and Biology) ASAP. These are required.

• Uniform infractions will be issued for scholars in violation of the GH uniform policy. 

•  Please view this video to learn how you can check if your child’s work has been uploaded properly, and please reach out to your child’s teacher(s) with any questions or concerns. We are here to support you!

  https://cloud.swivl.com/v/8f0fb77344adf3749759c0cb8dbbb57

What's coming up?

Literature/Poetry

This week scholars began their new poem, If, by Kipling. Scholars also began our next class novel, Anne of Green Gables. Scholars have been introduced to the dynamic character, Anne.  Every chapter seems to reveal her limitless imagination!  Please make sure your scholar is reading nightly.  This weekend they will read Chapters 4 and 5.  

Next week, scholars will complete Chapters 6-10.  As a reminder, scholars will have daily reading checks over their reading that is assigned as homework. 

Math

In math, we started fractions. We started with basic fractions properties. Then, we learned about equivalent fractions. We learned how to change mixed numbers into an improper fraction and vice versa. We also learned how to compare fractions. 

Next week, we will be changing the fractions into decimals. We will also learn how to change repeating and nonrepeating decimals to fractions.

History

This week in History we completed our Greece unit with Alexander the Great. Students learned about his extensive empire and the spread of Greek culture.

Next week we will begin our exploration of Rome; we will discuss Rome’s origin and the development of its Republic. We will also discuss the impact of Julius Caesar on the expansion of the Roman Empire.

Science

This week in Science scholars enjoyed learning about our last subgroup in the Plant Kingdom – angiosperms.  Scholars enjoyed creating two Nature journal entries that had them observe a leaf and a flower.  

We will conclude our unit on angiosperms next week and scholars will have a Unit test on Wednesday.  Please review their test with them and encourage them to correct all of their mistakes when the test is returned.

Don't forget to check our Specials blog!

Contact Information

6th Grade Team

6A Lead - Mrs. Nicole nicole.glowe@greatheartswesternhills.org 

6B Lead - Ms. Charlie Laboy - charlie.laboy@greatheartswesternhills.org

Math - Mr. Subodh Bhandari - subodh.bhandari@greatheartswesternhills.org

AT - Ms. Marcelina Spencer - marcelina.spencer@greatheartswesternhills.org

Specials Team

Latin - Ms. Aleksandra Novikova (aleksandra.novikova@greatheartswesternhills.org)

PE - Mr. Mihai Manta (mihai.manta@greatheartswesternhills.org)

          Mrs. Kori Johnson (kori.johnson@greatheartswesternhills.org)

Art - Celeste Lindsey (celeste.lindsey@greatheartswesternhills.org)

Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions or concerns! Email is the best way to contact us! 

6th Grade - Week of 10/26 - 10/30

 

We Survived Quarter 1!

The 6th Grade Team thanks you for your hard work and patience during Quarter 1. We appreciate your support, your dedication, and your grace these past nine weeks. We hope that our scholars have a restful and rejuvenating Fall Break! We will see you on Monday, October 26!

Announcements

We are delighted to introduce our new AT, Ms. Marcelina Spencer: 

"Hi all! I am Ms. Spencer. I am new to Great Hearts this year, but have been working with 2^nd grade since the beginning of the year. I graduated in May with a degree in History. I am so excited to join the sixth grade team!"

 Important Dates

10/19 - 10/23 - Fall Break (No School)

10/26 - First Day of Quarter 2

10/26 - First day of Quarter 2

11/20 - Literary Character Day

11/23 - 11/27 - Thanksgiving  Break

12/7 - Faculty Professional Development (No School)

12/21 - 1/3 - Winter Break

Semester 1 Early Release Days (1:45 PM):

10/30, 11/6, 11/13, 11/20, 12/4, 12/18, 1/8, 1/15

Important Information 

• Please make sure your scholar has his or her own copy of Anne of Green Gables (ISBN 978-4424-9000-0) because we annotate in class. B&M scholars will need to bring their copy to school on Monday, October 26.

• Please have your scholar bring a locker shelf to help with organization of materials and to make for quicker visits.

• Please place a cover on all textbooks (Math and Biology) ASAP. These are required.

• Uniform infractions will be issued for scholars in violation of the GH uniform policy. 

•  Please view this video to learn how you can check if your child’s work has been uploaded properly, and please reach out to your child’s teacher(s) with any questions or concerns. We are here to support you!

  https://cloud.swivl.com/v/8f0fb77344adf3749759c0cb8dbbb57

What's coming up after Fall Break?

Literature/Poetry

 We have concluded our first novel and enjoyed reflecting on different virtuous actions of certain characters.  They completed their first reflection by stating a thesis and then finding quotes from the text to defend their claim of whether their character demonstrated virtue or not.  We concluded the week by reading a short story titled, “The Monkey’s Paw” by WW Jacobs. The scholars enjoyed the mystery and clearly understand the definition of “mood” when it relates to literature! Please send our next novel, Anne of Green Gables, with your scholar after Fall Break.  It is essential for your scholar to complete all reading assignments and annotation.  We have daily reading checks and discussions during Literature.

Math

In Math, we learned how to get a prime factorization of any composite number using a factor tree/inverted division. We used it to find the GCF (greatest common factor) and LCM (least common multiple). We concluded the unit (Number Theory) with a quiz. 

We will start fractions the week we come back after the fall break. We will learn a lot of things about fractions: how to find equivalent fractions, how to compare fractions, etc.

History

This week in History we had a wonderful time discussing the relevance of Socrates and the other famous Greek Philosophers.

When we return from break, we will be wrapping up our Ancient Greece Unit with Alexander the Great and impact of the spread of Greek culture throughout is empire. We will be taking our exam October 30^th.

Science

This week in Science, scholars have enjoyed learning about gymnosperms.  They were able to observe pinecones, count tree rings during their Tree Cookie lab, and concluded the week with a fun game explaining the importance of spacing between trees.  

Scholars will study angiosperms when they return from Fall break. Please continue to encourage your scholar to practice their observation skills especially as the weather becomes more “comfortable”! 

Don't forget to check our Specials blog!

Contact Information

6th Grade Team

6A Lead - Mrs. Nicole nicole.glowe@greatheartswesternhills.org 

6B Lead - Ms. Charlie Laboy - charlie.laboy@greatheartswesternhills.org

Math - Mr. Subodh Bhandari - subodh.bhandari@greatheartswesternhills.org

AT - Ms. Marcelina Spencer - marcelina.spencer@greatheartswesternhills.org

Specials Team

Latin - Ms. Aleksandra Novikova (aleksandra.novikova@greatheartswesternhills.org)

PE - Mr. Mihai Manta (mihai.manta@greatheartswesternhills.org)

          Mrs. Kori Johnson (kori.johnson@greatheartswesternhills.org)

Art - Celeste Lindsey (celeste.lindsey@greatheartswesternhills.org)

Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions or concerns! Email is the best way to contact us! 

6th Grade - Week of 10/12-10/16

 

Welcome, Parents!

The 6th Grade Team thanks you for your hard work and patience during Quarter 1. We appreciate your support, your dedication, and your feedback these past nine weeks. Your grace does not go unnoticed!

 Important Dates

10/9 - Deadline for returning "Intent to Return" to B&M

10/14 - PSO Spirit Night - ALL DAY- Chick-fil-A Drive true, Ingram Park location

10/16 - Early Release Day (1:45 PM)

10/19 - 10/23 - Fall Break (No School)

10/26 - First Day of Quarter 2

10/30 - Early Release Day (1:45 PM)

Important Information

• Please make sure your scholar has his or her own copy of Anne of Green Gables (ISBN 978-4424-9000-0) because we annotate in class. B&M scholars will need to bring their copy to school on Monday, October 26.

• Please have your scholar bring a locker shelf to help with organization of materials and to make for quicker visits.

• Please place a cover on all textbooks (Math and Biology) ASAP. These are required.

• Uniform infractions will be issued for scholars in violation of the GH uniform policy. 

•  Please view this video to learn how you can check if your child’s work has been uploaded properly, and please reach out to your child’s teacher(s) with any questions or concerns. We are here to support you!

  https://cloud.swivl.com/v/8f0fb77344adf3749759c0cb8dbbb572

What's coming up next week?

Literature/Poetry

We have concluded our first novel for 6^th grade, The Tales of the Greek Heroes.  We will be reviewing the book next week and scholars will read a short story, “The Monkey’s Paw.”  Scholars will be provided a copy of “The Monkey’s Paw.”  We will begin our new novel, Anne of Green Gables, after Fall Break.  Please make sure your scholar has their own copy as we annotate during class.  

Grammar/Writing

This week in Grammar we learned about predicate nominatives, which are joined to the subject with a linking verb.. Next week students will learn about predicate adjectives.

This week we worked through the writing process and developed a three paragraph summary. Next week students will study note-taking and proper format for documentation.

Math

We finished "Decimal System" this week with a test. Then, we started "Number Theory". We learned about factors and did some divisibility test. Next week, we will learn about prime numbers, composite numbers, prime factors, etc. We will end the unit by learning about GCF (Greatest Common Factor), and LCM (Lowest Common Multiple). 

History

This week in History we learned about the causes and effects of the Persian Wars and had our first group presentations about The Golden Age of Athens, discovering all the rich ancient Greek achievements that impact us still today.

Next week in History we will continue our journey through ancient Greece. We are traveling back to the days of  glory and honor with the original Olympics and discovering how different it was from today’s games. We will also discuss the causes of the Peloponnesian Wars and their influence on the ultimate downfall of Greece. Scholars will end the week off focusing on the famous ancient Greek philosophers and their contribution to human existence.

Science

We have concluded our study on Moss and Ferns.  Scholars will be bringing their Science Test home today.  Please have them complete corrections, obtain a parent signature, and return on Monday.  Next week, we will begin our unit on gymnosperms and explore pinecones and the rings of trees! 

Don't forget to check our Specials blog!

Contact Information

6A Lead - Mrs. Nicole nicole.glowe@greatheartswesternhills.org 

6B Lead - Ms. Charlie Laboy - charlie.laboy@greatheartswesternhills.org

Math - Mr. Subodh Bhandari - subodh.bhandari@greatheartswesternhills.org

AT - Mrs. Jessica Alcorta - jessica.alcorta@greatheartswesternhills.org

Latin - Ms. Aleksandra Novikova (aleksandra.novikova@greatheartswesternhills.org)

PE - Mr. Mihai Manta (mihai.manta@greatheartswesternhills.org)

              Mrs. Kori Johnson (kori.johnson@greatheartswesternhills.org)

Art - Celeste Lindsey (celeste.lindsey@greatheartswesternhills.org)

Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions, comments, or concerns! Email is the best way to contact us! 

6th Grade - Week of 10/6-10/9

 

Welcome, 6th Grade Families!

Important Dates

10/5 - No School (Teacher Work Day)

10/16 - Early Release Day (1:45 PM)

10/19 - 10/23 - Fall Break (No School)

10/30 - Early Release Day (1:45 PM)

Important Information

• Please have your scholar bring a locker shelf to help with organization of materials and make for quicker visits.

• Please place a cover on all textbooks (Math and Biology) ASAP. These are required.

• Uniform infractions will be issued for scholars in violation of the GH uniform policy. 

• Distance Learning Families- If you take photos of assignments to upload in Google Classroom, please make sure that words are clear and legible before submitting your work. 

•  Please view this video to learn how you can check if your child’s work has been uploaded properly, and please reach out to your child’s teacher(s) with any questions or concerns. We are here to support you!

  https://cloud.swivl.com/v/8f0fb77344adf3749759c0cb8dbbb572

What's coming up next week?

Literature/Poetry

This week we have discussed Chapters 16 and 17 of The Tales of the Greek Heroes.  Scholars have also been working on annotations during class reading.  Next week, we will complete our first novel.  We will begin Anne of Green Gables after we return from Fall Break on October 26^th. 

Grammar/Writing

This week in Grammar we learned about predicate nominatives, which are joined to the subject with a linking verb.. Next week students will learn about predicate adjectives.

This week we worked through the writing process and developed a three paragraph summary. Next week students will study note-taking and proper format for documentation.

Math

Last week, we started decimals. We learned how to read them, and how to add/subtract them. This week, we learned how to multiply and divide decimals, and how to do word problems with decimals. We also learned how to write numbers in scientific notation.

History

This week in History we identified the major historical city-states in Ancient Greece. We also identified significant characteristics of Democracy in Athens.

Next week we will discuss the major events and causes and effects of the Persian War. We will also be creating chapter outlines about Athen's golden age. Students will be able to present their work.

Science

Scholars enjoyed learning this week about Moss and Fern.  We concluded the week by creating a Nature Journal entry as we observed characteristics of moss and ferns that we had discussed earlier in the week. 

Next week, scholars will complete a Unit Test on Thursday.  This test will cover the Scientific Method, Photosynthesis, Moss, and Ferns.  Scholars will receive a study guide on Tuesday that should be completed by using their Science Notebook.

Don't forget to check our Specials blog!

Contact Information

6A Lead - Mrs. Nicole nicole.glowe@greatheartswesternhills.org 

6B Lead - Ms. Charlie Laboy - charlie.laboy@greatheartswesternhills.org

Math - Mr. Subodh Bhandari - subodh.bhandari@greatheartswesternhills.org

AT - Mrs. Jessica Alcorta - jessica.alcorta@greatheartswesternhills.org

Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions, comments, or concerns! Email is the best way to contact us!