6th Grade Weekly News
Week of October 19, 2026 #8
ELA News
We are continuing our journey through Unit 2, Recipe for Success! Last week, we began exploring what it takes to achieve success. This week, students will continue building their reading and writing skills as they learn to identify important information, select strong text evidence, and explain how different “ingredients” contribute to success.
As we move through Unit 2, students will gradually take more ownership of their learning by practicing these skills with greater independence.
Monday- Wednesday Reading Workshop -Text 2:The Theory and Power Behind Goal Setting
Thursday Writing Workshop - Students will use their Evidence Tracker to connect an ingredient for success to text evidence and explain why it matters
Friday Unit 2 Independent Reading Bingo!
We will continue our daily grammar practice with adjectives. Students will practice identifying and using adjectives to make their descriptions more specific.
Social Studies and Science News
Science
Measuring Tools & Virtual Lab
Students have been practicing precision and accuracy with measurement tools through an interactive virtual lab. They recorded observations and calculations while keeping their science notebooks organized as personal learning references.
Atomic Structure & The Periodic Table
We explored subatomic particles—protons, neutrons, and electrons. Students learned how to calculate these particles using the atomic number and mass from the Periodic Table to understand the building blocks of matter.
Real-World Connections: Hurricane Science
Through NewsELA and ScienceNews extension articles, students connected measurement and observation skills to natural phenomena like hurricane formation, wind speed tracking, and environmental data collection.
Social Studies
Mohenjo-Daro Urban Planning Simulation
Students stepped into the shoes of ancient city planners! Through a decision-making simulation, they evaluated building materials, climate adaptation, and advanced drainage systems in the Indus Valley civilization.
Mesopotamian Irrigation & Engineering Challenge
Students designed water-control system maps featuring levees, canals, ditches, and agricultural fields to see firsthand how early communities managed river flooding and sustained year-round farming.
Upcoming Projects
Element Research Project
Students are researching a chosen element from the Periodic Table to present its atomic structure, properties, discovery, and real-world uses across 7 presentation slides.
Math News
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This week in Math, we will begin Unit 2: Add, Subtract, and Multiply Multi-Digit Decimals.
- Monday: Lesson 7, Session 1 – Explore adding and subtracting multi-digit decimals.
- Tuesday: Lesson 7, Session 2 - Develop – Using the standard algorithm to add and subtract decimals.
- Wednesday: Lesson 7, Session 3 - Develop – Using the standard algorithm to multiply decimals.
- Thursday: Lesson 7, Session 4 - Small Groups – Refine skills in adding, subtracting, and multiplying multi-digit decimals.
- Friday: Students will take the Lesson 7 assessment.
📅 Important Dates
October 20, 2026 – End of the First Nine Weeks
October 20, 2026 – Early Release & PBIS Celebration
October 30, 2026 - 6th Grade Field Trip to Heide Trask High School - Permission slips will be sent home on Monday, October 12, 2026. There is NO cost for students.
Announcements
Congratulations to Dr. Breedlove, Superintendent of Pender County Schools, on being named North Carolina Superintendent of the Year! What a well-deserved honor!
October 20, 2026 – End of the First Nine Weeks
October 20, 2026 – Early Release & PBIS Celebration
October 30, 2026 - 6th Grade Field Trip to Heide Trask High School - Permission slips will be sent home on Monday, October 12, 2026. There is NO cost for students.
- If students are absent please send in a note with them on their next day back.
- Students need to make sure that they are checking Google Classroom.
- We are in need of Tissues for all of the classrooms.
- Thank you to those that have already sent in tissue and Clorox wipes.
- Please send your student to school with wired headphones or earbuds. We use them daily in class, and our classroom headphones are becoming damaged with frequent use. Thank you for your support!
Have a great week!!
