6th grade blue team

6th Grade Blue Team

General Information: ● Report Cards became available on PowerSchool at 4pm yesterday● Report Cards

● Schoology

● Reflection sheets

● It’s getting cold outside: warm clothing for recess

● 11/11-11/22 Food Drive

○ All unopened non-perishables accepted, but no glass containers.

He is so fab…..

Where We’ve Been in social studies...

Arabia & Iraq

● Fertile Crescent● Mesopotamia● Sumer● Impact of

○ Geography○ Beliefs○ Government

Where We Are nowIsrael & Neighbors

● ARAB-Israeli Project● Impact of:

○ Geography○ Beliefs○ Government

Where We’re Going...Western Europe

● Ancient Greece: Cultural Hearth● Alexander the Great (or Not?)● Roman Empire: Impact● The Middle Ages● Renaissance● Exploration: World Domination● Wars: I, II, and Cold● 20th Century Project

World Cultures and GeographyMini-Unit:Culture

Geography

Middle EastRead Aloud: White ZoneMiddle East MapGuns, Germs, and Steel : Part 1Mesopotamia: SumerGeographyReligionHistoryIsraeli-Palestinian ConflictArab SpringCurrent Events

Regions of Study:

Middle East: Arabia and Iraq, Israel and Neighbors

Western Europe

China and its Neighbors

West and Central Africa

Where We’ve Been in math... All Classes

Chapter 1-1, 2-1, 2-2

Positive & negative numbers on number lines.Recognize the use of positive & negative numbers in real world situations. Write statements of inequality using the symbols.Write the absolute value of a number.Use the absolute values to interpret real world situations.

Chapter 1-2, 1-3, 1-4 and 1-5

Prime factorizationFind greatest common factor.Find lowest common multiple.Find squares and square root of a number.Find cubes & cube roots.

Where are we now in Math ...Chapter 3: Fractions & Decimals

Multiply and divide fractions and mixed numbers.

Multiply and divide decimals.

Solve real world word problems.

Where are we going in math……...Chapter 4: Ratio

The ratio of the price of a computer to that of a printer is 4:1. The printer costs $450 less than the computer. Find the price of the printer.

Where are we going in math……...Chapter 5: Rates

Chloe scored 87 points in 5 basketball games, and Fiona scored 45 points in 2 games. Which of the players scored more points per game?

Carrots cost $3.00 for 5 lbs while organic carrots cost $4.00 for 6 pounds. Which is the better buy?

Where are we going in math……...Chapter 5: Rates

A car and a truck were traveling on the same road from Town A to Town B. The towns were 540 miles apart. The truck traveled at an average rate of 60 miles per hour. The car left Town A an hour after the truck, and it arrived at Town B ½ hour before the truck. What was the average speed of the car?

Where are we going in math……...Chapter 6: PercentsErin and Wendy go to a restaurant for dinner. Their meals total $58.60. The sales tax is 5%.

a) How much tax is added to their bill?

b) They want to leave a 20% tip based on the meal only (not including sales tax). How much should they leave for the tip?

c) What is the total amount they will pay?

d) Wendy ordered a more expensive meal than Erin. After tax and tip are determined, she decides she should pay $8 more than Erin. How much will each girl pay?

Powerschool - homework gradesCompleted homework - 2 points = 100% (A)

Late homework - 1 out of 2 points = 50% (F)

Missing/incomplete homework - 0 out of 2 points = 0% (F)

Homework is 5% of the overall Math grade.

The other 95% of the Math grade is composed of checkups, quizzes and tests.

Where We’ve Been in language arts...Reading Unit

● Read several short stories to look at character traits, change, pressures, conflict, response to conflict, and themes.

● Applied skills to their independent reading book● Completed a unit 1 assessment

Writing Unit (so far)

● Learned about plot chart● Completed a plot chart quiz● Explored narrative tools and applied them to both creative and narrative writing of their own● Currently deciding on their “final” narrative topic

Grammar Work

● Reviewing parts of speech to work towards subject/predicate, run-ons, and fragments

where we’re going...Personal Narrative Writer’s Workshop

● Each day we will focus on one section of the narrative and go through the following○ Mini Lesson○ Goal Setting○ Independent work (plus conferencing)○ Homework follow through

**Ask them what they are writing!

Next up: Nonfiction reading & writing units

Where We’ve Been in Science…

● Populations and ecosystems, competition

● Impact of the human population on natural resources

● The use of natural resources to make synthetic products. The impact of synthetic materials

on the environment

● Chemical and physical changes

● Independent study

Where We Are Going in scienceEnd of unit project:Comparing and contrasting a “natural” and synthetic product,

how they are sourced and processed and evaluating the impact on the

environment of both products

Where We Are Going in science

How does the earth change over time?

Distribution of Natural Resources

Independent Study - science topic of interest● Citing sources● Finding appropriate research ● Using websites efficiently and effectively● Using information correctly● Organization of a presentation

Blue Team Communication Information

This year, the quickest way to contact us is by email. We can then arrange a time to speak.

Please email individual teachers if you have a question about a particular assignment or something that happened in a particular class. To check on

assignments if your child is sick for three days or more. Email Mrs. Smith or Mrs. Gonzalez, and they will gather all assignments to be left in the

main office. Otherwise, your child should check with their homework buddy or Schoology for assignments.

Teacher Subject Area Phone Number Email

Mrs. Liz Smith Science and Team Leader 341-2482 esmith@westportps.org

Mrs. Liz Gonzalez Resource and Team Leader 341-1552 egonzalez@westportps.org

Ms. Anitha Bolar Math 341-2473 abolar@westportps.org

Mrs. Bebe Boulais Math and Science 341-2485 bboulais@westportps.org

Ms. Cassie Carroll Language Arts 341-2483 ccarroll@westportps.org

Mr. Lou DeFichy Language Arts and Social Studies

341-2475 ldefichy@westportps.org

Mr. Jeremy Royster Social Studies 341-2484 jroyster@westportps.org