Welcome back 6th Grade Families!
We hope you are doing well after the freeze.
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
Important dates:
3/5- Professional Development (no school)
3/8-3/12- Spring break
Scholars of the month
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 Shane (ISBN- 978-0-544-23947-0) B&M scholars bring their books on Monday March 15th.
- 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.
What's coming up?
Literature
MathLast week, we continued to learn how to graph data. We learned how to draw histograms, stem-and-leaf plots, and interval frequency tables. We learned how to find mean, MAD, median, and IQR.
Next week, we will learn how to draw a box plot. We will also learn how to read and interpret graphs to answer questions. Then, we will have a day of review to make sure students have locked in all the concepts.
History
Next week, we will learn how to draw a box plot. We will also learn how to read and interpret graphs to answer questions. Then, we will have a day of review to make sure students have locked in all the concepts.
Last week in History the scholars learned about the class divisions that existed in Colonial Latin America and examined the causes and effects of the Haitian Revolution.
Next week we will explore the causes of the independence movement in Mexico and the impact of important leaders like Miguel Hidalgo.
This week in Science, we have concluded the large unit on Arthropods. Scholars enjoyed working in groups to create a poster with the insects they found during their project. As a reminder, Science test corrections are due on Tuesday, March 2nd.
Next week, we will begin our new unit on Force and Motion.