6th Grade News:
Greetings, from the sixth grade and The Ides of March are upon us and the school year is in full swing. The year seems to be flying by and our subject studies are rolling along.
The Outback team is completing an in-depth study of South American culture with power point presentations and map. They will soon be entering the Dark Continent of Africa. In the meantime, the Amazon team will be working its way through Asia and the extensive diversity of culture found there.
In the sixth grade Science classes, both teams are completing a unit in Physics concerning the topics of energy. The classes will next start traveling into the expanses of space and begin working on many topics in an Astronomy Unit.
In Math classes, both teams are working to finish up a unit on Bits and Pieces which covers topics such as fractions, decimals, percentages. Students have also worked on converting fractions into percents and decimals. They have also looked at the ideas of taxes and tipping in real world application. Both Math classes will be diving into a Geometry Unit next.
In Language Arts, the Outback team has worked on an original book of Haiku using poetic devices. They will also continue work on their personal research papers on the Winter Olympics. The Amazon team will start an Independent nonfiction book reading unit. They will also embark on a Poetry Unit that will bring them up to the end of third quarter.
Lastly, Cape Cod Capers is in its final stages of planning. The excitement is building for the upcoming trips and the students are becoming prepared for this intense three day trip. We would like to remind you that the entire $200.00 dollar payment or the remainder of the payments should have been received by the sixth grade team by March 1, 2010. Please contact us if you have any questions concerning class work or the Cape Cod Capers trip. Welcome, Spring!
