6th Grade- Week of 2/1- 2/5

Welcome 6th Grade Families!

Semester 2 Early Release Days (1:45 PM):

1/29, 2/5, 2/12, 2/26, 3/19, 3/26, 4/16, 4/30, 5/7, 5/14, 5/21

Scholars of the month

Every month, Great Hearts Western Hills chooses a virtue to focus on. The virtue of the month for January was Courage. One scholar in each class is highlighted for showing that virtue. For November, the scholars who we would like to highlight are David Garcia from 6A and Melody Martinez from 6B.

Important Information   

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

• 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.

• Please make sure your scholar has his or her own copy of  Tom Sawyer (ISBN 978-0-141-32110-3). B&M scholars bring their books on Monday January 4th.

• 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

 We are well into our next novel, Tom Sawyer.  Please make sure your child is completing their evening reading assignments and annotating.  Please make sure scholars read Chapters 8 and 9 this weekend.  They have been given a question for each chapter to help them think further about their reading. 

Next week, we will read Chapters 10-16.  As a reminder, we are reading the Puffin Classics version of Tom Sawyer.

Math

We started the week with a review of percent. We spent two days reviewing. There was a test on Wednesday. Then, we started Geometry. We started with triangles, then moved to the areas of rectangles and parallelograms. 

Next week, we will evaluate the areas of triangles and trapezoids. Then, we will name and classify polyhedrons. We will also calculate the volume of prisms.

History

This week in History the scholars continued to learn about the causes and important people and events of the French Revolution. Although I have been out; I have heard that they did a great job working together on their timelines.

I am so happy to be feeling better and returning to campus next week; I have truly missed my students. Next week, we will be exploring more about the French Revolution; in particular, the Reign of Terror. We will also meet Napoleon Bonaparte and examine his impact on France. 

Science

Scholars enjoyed exploring the bottom of the ocean this floor as they discovered unique characteristics of the phylum echinoderms.  Make sure you ask your child what unique animals are in this phylum.  

Next week, we will begin to study crayfish, scorpions, and spiders. 

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 1/18- 1/22

 

Welcome, 6th Grade Families!

We hope you have a great three day weekend!

 Announcements

Parent teacher conferences will be held on January 19th and 20th between 8:30 and 4:30. Each conference will be 15 minutes with all four 6th grade teachers. Please sign up at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d44aaa922a7f5c52-sixth

Independent study week is the week of 1/18. The 6th grade scholars will memorize Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech "I Have a Dream", and will recite it on Friday 1/22. All Brick and Mortar students should have received a hard copy of the speech and the rubric. This is the first grade of the 3rd quarter, and your scholar must be here to recite on Friday 1/22. This cannot be made up.  

We had a few trays left over from the Literature celebration. Please let us know if they are yours!

Please note

Our uniform policy states that for boys "No jewelry except a watch may be worn (no smart watches), as long as it does not become a distraction," and for girls "Simple stud- styled earrings may be worn (no dangling or hoop earrings). If a student wears a necklace, it must be tucked into the shirt and not visible. No other jewelry except a watch (no smart watches) may be worn. No other piercings, body art, jewelry or temporary tattoos should be worn to school." 

Noncompliance with the policy will result in an infraction.  
 

For outerwear, the handbook states: “only GH uniform sweaters and pullovers can be worn in the school building) Vendor: Dennis Uniforms Only or Flynn O’Hara Uniforms.

• Non-uniform outwear is not allowed inside the school building. (Navy pullover sweaters with white striped border are not allowed at GHWH for current grade levels.)
• Jackets and sweatshirts may be worn to school for warmth but must be free of logos and messages, with the following exceptions: small sports team logos (e.g., Spartans, Diamondbacks) and small brand name logos (e.g. the Ralph Lauren “polo”) are acceptable, provided they are tasteful and do not make inappropriate allusions.
• All jackets and sweatshirts must be solid colored and may have no patterns or distracting/over-sized logos of any kind. Jackets and sweatshirts must remain in the lockers, cubbies or desks for the remainder of the school day.
• Great Hearts Western Hills uniform sweaters may be worn throughout the school day all year long. The only outerwear allowable to be worn in the school building are the official school sweater or pullover with the Great Hearts logo available from Dennis Uniforms or Flynn O’Hara Uniforms.”

Student planners

To help parents and teachers stay on the same we want to utilize your scholar’s planner. Every morning, we will have the evening’s homework assignments posted on the board. Your scholar is expected to write the homework down into their planner. At the end of the day, one teacher will sign your scholar’s planner to insure they have written everything down. As they accomplish homework, either at school or at home, they should put a check mark next to the assignment indicating that it was completed. Please check your scholar’s planner to ensure they are completing their homework every night. If they do not complete their homework, they will stay in from recess to complete it. 

Please make sure your scholar has all the proper supplies for the start of the new semester! This includes having red pens and colored pencils!

Important Dates

1/19, 1/20 Parent teacher conferences

1/22 Independent study week project presentation

Scholars of the month

Every month, Great Hearts Western Hills chooses a virtue to focus on. The virtue of the month for December was Friendship. One scholar in each class is highlighted for showing that virtue. For November, the scholars who we would like to highlight are Christian Zamot from 6A and Jayden Garcia from 6B.

Important Information    

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

• 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.

• Please make sure your scholar has his or her own copy of  Tom Sawyer (ISBN 978-0-141-32110-3). B&M scholars bring their books on Monday January 25th.

• 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. 

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! est way to contact us! 

6th Grade - Week of 1/11- 1/15

 

Welcome back, 6th Grade Families!

We hope you had a good, restful break!

 Announcements

Parent teacher conferences will be held on January 19th and 20th between 8:30 and 4:30. Each conference will be 15 minutes with all four 6th grade teachers. Please sign up at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d44aaa922a7f5c52-sixth

Independent study week is the week of 1/18. The 6th grade scholars will memorize Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech "I Have a Dream", and will recite it on Friday 1/22.  

We had a few trays left over from the Literature celebration. Please let us know if they are yours!

Important Dates

1/15 end of quarter 2

1/19, 1/20 Parent teacher conferences

1/22 Independent study week project presentation

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

 1/8, 1/15

Scholars of the month

Every month, Great Hearts Western Hills chooses a virtue to focus on. The virtue of the month for December was Friendship. One scholar in each class is highlighted for showing that virtue. For November, the scholars who we would like to highlight are Christian Zamot from 6A and Jayden Garcia from 6B.

Please note

Our uniform policy states that for boys "No jewelry except a watch may be worn (no smart watches), as long as it does not become a distraction," and for girls "Simple stud- styled earrings may be worn (no dangling or hoop earrings). If a student wears a necklace, it must be tucked into the shirt and not visible. No other jewelry except a watch (no smart watches) may be worn. No other piercings, body art, jewelry or temporary tattoos should be worn to school." 

Noncompliance with the policy will result in an infraction.  
 

 

Important Information    

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

• 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.

• Please make sure your scholar has his or her own copy of  Tom Sawyer (ISBN 978-0-141-32110-3). B&M scholars bring their books on Monday January 4th.

• 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

In preparation for the 6th grade Independent Study Project, scholars have been reading and analyzing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s, “I Have A Dream” speech.  

Next week, 6th grade will compare and contrast Dr. King’s speech with the poem, “I Dream a World,” by Langston Hughes.   

Math

This week, we learned how to change decimal to percent, and percent to decimal. We learned how to evaluate the percent amount when percent is given, and percent when the amount is given. We also did some word problems on discount and markup.

Next week, we will continue with percent, and do word problems involving commission, simple interest, and compound interest. We will end the week with a test.

History

This is week in History we wrapped up our unit over the Enlightenment. 

Next week we are exploring the causes of the French Revolution.

Science

This week we focused on fossil fuels and renewable fuels.  Ask your scholar about the disadvantages and advantages of both.  This weekend they will complete their “Conservation” brochure that will be due on Monday.  Scholars will share different ideas on how to conserve energy around their home and here at school.  

Next week, scholars will learn about density and prepare for their final test of the quarter in Science on Thursday, Jan. 14th. 

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! est way to contact us!