Team 6A Weekly Update

We hope that everyone has a safe and relaxing holiday weekend while enjoying some time at Frankfort's Fall Fest. As a reminder, there is no school on Monday, September 1st due to the Labor Day Holiday. :)

Picture day across all three schools will be held on Monday, September 8. VIP Photography is our vendor for all student photographs again this year.

VIP Photography has a convenient process for picture ordering. Students will first take their photos, and then families will receive an email on how to order photos after the pictures are taken. There is no need to fill out an order form ahead of picture day. Students will take two photos and parents will choose which one they prefer after reviewing the proof images that are emailed to them.

In addition, after the photos are taken, families can also manually search for each student by:

1. Visiting https://www.vipis.com/
2. Clicking View and Order Photos green button on main page
3. Searching for the school
4. Clicking School Portraits Grades 3K-12 in red box

Ordered photographs will be mailed directly to families’ homes.

For students who are absent on September 8th, the school portrait retake day is Monday, October 20th.

Core: Intro to our 1Q Novel: Scar Island
Students will be exploring Character Analysis while identifying Character Traits of dynamic characters. Students will also be working on the skill of Citing Evidence.

Assessments/Projects: None😊

Honors: Intro to our 1Q Novel: The Red Bandana. Students will be exploring Character Analysis while identifying Character Traits of dynamic people in the text. Students will also be working on the skill of Citing Evidence.

Assessments/Projects: None😊

Block 1 (Periods 1 and 2) and Block 3 (Periods 6 and 7) - Co-Taught with Mrs. Clousing

Core: Intro to our 1Q Novel: Scar Island
Students will be exploring Character Analysis while identifying Character Traits of dynamic characters. Students will also be working on Citing Evidence.

Assessments/Projects: None 😊

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Core: have been learning about factors Students and multiples. They have been doing great! To prepare for this year and especially for the test and quizzes for this unit, knowing multiplication facts up to 12 would be very helpful.

Assessments/Projects: Test is tentatively scheduled for September 9th. Students will be given a study guide and exact test date.

Honors: have been learning about factors Students and multiples. They have been doing great! To prepare for this year and especially for the test and quizzes for this unit, knowing multiplication facts up to 12 would be very helpful.

Assessments/Projects: This unit is tentatively scheduled for the end of next week or early the following week. I will give students the exact date and a study guide to prepare.

Block 3 (Periods 6 and 7) - Co-Taught with Mrs. Osberg

Class Materials: Binder, 5 Divider Tabs, HEADPHONES/EARBUDS DAILY!, spiral notebook, pencils, and a basic calculator (NO FRACTION KEYS!) 😊

We began to dive into Unit 1: Greatest Common Factor and Least Common Multiple. Students learned how to find the factors of a given number as well as the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of two or more numbers. Next week, we will continue to work with GCF to rewrite an expression with the Distributive Property and solve word problems as well as find Multiples/ Least Common Multiples of numbers.

Students would benefit from continuing to practice their multiplication facts as well as using their IXL accounts to practice the skills being studied in class. 😊 See your student’s One Note for each day’s IXL skill boosters as well as each day’s “Check List of Completion” that has the expected work to be completed each day. One Note is the best tool to stay connected to what is happening in our math class.

Assessment: Unit 1 Outcome Assessment Tentatively scheduled for Thursday, September 11th

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Periods 2, 4, and 7 - Co-Taught with Ms. Murphy

Students have been going over expectations and procedures for science! This week we will be focusing on good lab safety strategies and have students perform their first lab with their group members. It’s all about practicing how to appropriately collaborate with their group members, make accurate measurements and practice safety skills.

Assessments/Projects: None

Period 1, 3, and 6 - Co-Taught with Ms. Murphy

Students created an “autobiography island” to share with their classmates some fun facts about themselves (and as an introduction to our geography unit!). We will be focusing on basic map features for our first unit in geography (continents, oceans, Equator, Prime Meridian, etc.) and then we will move into more advanced map skills.

6th Grade physicals are due by October 15th! Please be sure to bring a completed physical form to Hickory Creek's main office as soon as possible.

Students should be charging their computers every night at home. An At-Home Check List is provided below to help your student be responsible for his/her computer and homework each night.

• September 1st - No School - Labor Day!
• September 3rd - Hickory Creek Curriculum Night 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
• September 8th - School Picture Day
• September 9th - FastBridge Fall Screening for Reading
• September 10th - FastBridge Fall Screening for Math
• October 10th - No School - Teacher Institute Day
• October 13th - No School - Indigenous Peoples' Day!
• October 24th - End of Quarter 1
• October 27th - October 31st - Red Ribbon Week
• October 31st - School Improvement Day - Early Dismissal at 10:45 a.m.

Get additional information from watching Tiger TV's broadcasts. This year's episodes are coming soon. Stay tuned...

Students are still working to successfully open their lockers. This will continue to be something that we work on throughout the next few weeks. Support from home is also helpful. Below is a video tutorial that students watched on the first day of school. Continuing to review the process to open a combination lock would be beneficial for any student still working to understand this process.

Mary Kay Bohms (ELA) - mbohms@fsd157c.org

Cari Clousing (ELA) - cclousing@fsd157c.org

Elizabeth Drwiega (ELA) - edrwiega@fsd157c.org

Diane Jeglisnki (Math) - djeglinski@fsd157c.org

Olivia Murphy (Science, Social Studies) - omurphy@fsd157c.org

Erin Nemeth (Science) - enemeth@fsd157c.org

Tiffany Osberg (Math) - tosberg@fsd157c.org

Suzanne Sandowski (Social Studies) - ssandowski@fsd157c.org

Maggie Sayles (Math) - msayles@fsd157c.org