Grade 6: Week of April 16th to 20th

Welcome back from spring break! I hope everyone is well rested and ready for a new week. I was waiting until I received the practice EOG testing schedule today to write the blog. Our practice EOG tests will be this Thursday and next Tuesday and Wednesday. Students do not take a Science EOG this year.

We have officially started our unit on space. Today we discussed what students knew about space and what they wondered. We also watched a short video on the Hubble Telescope: Deep Space which illustrated how expansive the universe really is.

To prepare for our Planet Project, we will learn about technology used to explore space on Tuesday and then begin the research project on Wednesday. Students will have time to research in the computer labs and with books I provide, but they will also need to do some research on their planet at home and write notes on it. I will send home a project sheet on Wednesday and post it on the blog.

We are still collecting $5 for the Planetarium visit on April 26th and 27th. Parents also need to sign a consent form for students to participate in this on-site field trip. Please bring in the money and form as soon as possible.

Homework for the week:

Tuesday - Thursday night: Bring in seeds for the garden, $5 and consent form for the field trip

Tuesday night: Pg. 227 questions; have a first, second, and third choice of planet for the project

Wednesday and Thursday night: get the project letter signed, research your planet and write notes