6th Grade Crew

Happy Weekend!

We cannot believe that we are almost at the end of September. Parent Teacher Conferences will be taking place during the week of October 5th. Please plan on scheduling a conference with your student's HOMEROOM teacher during this time! Scroll through this newsletter to locate the SignUp Genius link. Let us know if you have any questions!

Sincerely, The 6th Grade Teachers

Ms. Simon, Ms. Eliason, Ms. Hines & Mr. Crump

Hello Pine Lane Families!

We have been busy in our counseling classroom lessons, learning and practicing a variety of important social-emotional skills. In September, students learned more about how I, as the school counselor, support them and how they can contact me if needed. We have also been working on skills that help students better understand themselves, build positive relationships, manage emotions, and be successful at school.

This October, we'll explore empathy. Empathy is an important skill that helps others to feel seen. It is also a great skill to have when navigating relationships!

I am excited to continue learning and growing with our students throughout the year!

Please use the Sign Up Genius links below to schedule a conference with your student's homeroom teacher.

Mr. Crump's Conference Sign Up

Ms. Eliason's Conference Sign Up

Ms. Simon's Conference Sign Up

Ms. Hines' Conference Sign Up

Kodiak Bears, Black Bears, Grizzly Bears

This week was spent dividing fractions! Students worked with whole numbers, simple fractions, improper fractions, and mixed numbers to gain the practice necessary for next week's test. On Monday, we will review all things decimals. Tuesday will be a review of all things fractions. The Topic 1 Assessment will be on Wednesday, September 30th. Students can create a handwritten notecard to help them study for the test. Also, another reminder that all Topic 1 homework is due no later than Wednesday, September 30th. Any outstanding homework after that date will be logged as a zero.

Polar Bears

We jumped into Topic 2 this week - rational numbers and the coordinate plane. We discussed opposites, absolute value, and how to plot coordinate points. There were a lot of "ah-ha's" when reviewing the pretest and first few lessons. We finished the week up with coordinate grid art - kind of like a build it as you go dot to dot worksheet. The Topic 2 Assessment will be on Friday, October 1st. Students can create a handwritten notecard to help them study for the test. Any outstanding homework from the first two topics must be turned in by Friday, October 1, or they will be logged as a zero.

Next week, we will finish up and revise our essays. We will see if students achieved their first writing goal and begin argumentative writing. I am looking forward to going through every students writing next week.

Our students will be using ClassBank this year, which is a digital classroom economy platform. At the end of each week, students will have the opportunity to purchase things with the money they earn from our classroom stores. Due to this, the 6th Grade Teachers are looking for items (candy, chips, fruit, fidgets, snacks, and little trinkets) to stock our classroom stores.

If you are able, please send items in with your students this week, or throughout the year!

September

• September 28 - Chap Homecoming Parade (StuCo)

October

• October 1 -StuCO Candy Wars Begin
• October 5-9 - Book Fair
• October 6 - Parent Teacher Conferences
• October 8 - Parent Teacher Conferences
• October 12 - 16 Fall Break
• October 14 - PLEA Raising Canes
• October 21 - SAC Meeting 4:45 - 6:30
• October 28 - StuCO Candy Wars Ends
• October 30 - PLEA Fall Festival 5:30 - 7:30pm
• October 30 - Fall Class Parties

Mr. Crump's Website | Contact Mr. Crump

Ms. Eliason's Website | Contact Ms. Eliason

Ms. Hines's Website | Contact Ms. Hines

Ms. Simon's Website | Contact Ms. Simon