THE SITE FOR THE 2011-2012 SCHOOL YEAR HAS MOVED

HELLO!

If you are a sixth grade student for the 2011-2012 school year, you will want to go to the new site for our blog.

See you there!

elkmeadowssixthgrade2012@blogspot.com

Last Day!!

THANK YOU to all the parents who came to assist with the Sixth Grade Party!  The kids had a great time.

We had a good year.  The students worked hard, and we saw a lot of improvement. 

Stop by to visit after you receive your first report card next year to show us how great you are doing in seventh grade.

Field Day Tomorrow

Remember to wear good shoes for running, bring a towel, hat/sunglasses, sunscreen, etc. Students will be outside all morning until around 1:00 for the various activities.


We are in need of more volunteers. Please e-mail your child's homebase teacher if you are able to volunteer from 8:45 to 11:15 tomorrow morning.

May 27, 2011

Congratulations to those 35 students who earned their Fantastic Falcon Award! We appreciate the support of parents who came to the awards assembly today.

We need 10 parent volunteers for Field Day on Wednesday from 8:45 to 11:15.  5 would be in charge of Tug-of-War and 5 in charge of Relay Race.  Please contact your child's homebase teacher if you would like to help. 
Homework

Planner and RC signed - due May 31
Field Day - June 1 - remember to bring a towel, sunscreen, hat, and sunglasses
Softball Game - June 2
Sixth Grade Party - June 2 from 11:00 to 12:30 - School is out at 12:30.

Have a safe long weekend!

Fantastic Falcon Awards Tomorrow!

Congratulations kiddos for earning the Fantastic Falcon Award! Not only did you keep up in your regular studies, but you also went the extra mile to complete enough projects outside of school to earn your award. We are so proud of you! You have proved the little saying, "The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is the little extra!"

The War at Elk Meadows

Students participated in a marshmallow battle today. They had to quickly build a weapon and defend their territory. It was just a little bit of fun in the sun!

May 25, 2011 - Wednesday

Science/Astronomy -- Tomorrow is ALIEN DAY!!!! Come dressed as your favorite alien. Have fun with it.
Remember to finish your alien booklet and bring it to share. The front and back cover have a picture of your planet and the middle pages have a picture of you (the alien.) Cut out the other pages and glue them in -- it's okay if there are some blank pages.
ALL MAKEUP WORK AND EXTRA CREDIT ARE DUE TOMORROW MAY 26TH. Come prepared to turn everything in.
See you tomorrow! Mrs. Coombs

May 24, 2011

A BIG THANK YOU to the parents who volunteered to come in this morning and monitor our classes while we had a planning meeting. As a sixth grade team, we were able to review the survey responses and begin looking at adjustments and plans for next year. We also wanted to extend a THANK YOU! to the parents that took the time to complete the survey. We appreciate and value your input and all of the positive feedback we received.

Science - all missing work due Thursday, May 26.

Social Studies: For our class activity tomorrow, you may bring some mini- marshmallows. There will be plenty of "ammunition" for everyone if you are unable to bring some from home. We will be dividing into teams and having a "war" using marshmallow guns and mini-marshmallows. Please, DO NOT bring "guns" from home!

The extra credit assignment listed on the blog is due tomorrow. The pop-up page extra credit assignment is due on or before Thursday.

Congratulations to everyone who studied and did so well on the countries and capitals of Europe! Awesome!

READING: I would like to thank everyone for their support during my absence. I have been recovering from a serious illness and trying to get back to school. All the cards, flowers, and well wishes made my heart feel so good. My team has totally taken over to help me by supporting my sub, Mr. West. He LOVES our sixth grade and has enjoyed leading them through Number the Stars. Be reminded that the LAST READING CALENDAR IS DUE FRIDAY.

Text Messaging Challenge

Today students learned first hand about the "global village". During social studies, students worked as teams to text message as many people as they could think of that would have contacts outside of Utah. We received messages from all over the United States, England, France, Germany, Syria, Hong Kong, and possibly by tomorrow Australia. It was really fun to use technology in our studies and to realize that we are able to communicate with people from around the world in a matter of minutes. Now, that's 21st century life!

Homework:

Planner signed due May 24
Read 30 minutes

Soc. Studies: Study the 24 capitals for the TEST tomorrow!



Language Arts: "A Manned Mission To Mars" Essay due: Wednesday morning on May 25. I strongly encourage students to work 10 minutes a night on their essay, so they are not trying to finish it all the night before it is due! Remember: A "4.2" = 70% = C-. A "5.7" = 95% = A.

World History for Extra Credit

Watch the three video clips and take a few notes. Answer a few questions for 50 points possible of extra credit. You may also refer to pages 486-491 and 500-505 in your social studies text book. Make sure to write complete sentences in cursive. Proof your answers for correct spelling, capitalization, and punctuation. The last day to turn in the answers will be Wednesday, May 25.









Questions:

1. What is a revolution?
2. What effects did the American Revolution have on France?
3. List some good and bad effects of the Industrial Revolution.
4. How did the American, French, and Industrial Revolutions change the world?

Thanks to all who participated in the program last night for the PTA Meeting! You did a great job, and we are proud of you!

Homework:
RC Card signed Due: 5/23
Planner signed Due: 5/23

Read 30 minutes

Soc. Studies: There were a lot of people that did a really great job on the European Countries Test. Way to Go! Study and practice for the capitals test. Friday will be the last day that I will accept extra credit work. Text messaging activity on Monday.

Language Arts: "A Manned Mission To Mars" Essay due: Wednesday morning on May 25. I strongly encourage students to work 10 minutes a night on their essay, so they are not trying to finish it all the night before it is due! Remember: A "4.2" = 70% = C-. A "5.7" = 95% = A.

Homework:

Planner signed due May 20

All library books are DUE tomorrow!

Read 30 minutes

Soc. Studies: Monday we'll be doing an activity with text messaging. Study your European capitals. You only need to study the 24 that I listed on your map assignment. They are Vienna, Brussels, Sarajevo, Prague, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Paris, Berlin, Athens, Budapest, Dublin, Rome, Amsterdam, Oslo, Warsaw, Lisbon, Bucharest, Moscow, Madrid, Stockholm, Bern, Kiev, Belgrade, and London.

Extra Credit Pop-up page due Friday, May 26. NO EXCEPTIONS!

Language Arts: "A Manned Mission To Mars" Essay due: Wednesday morning on May 25. I strongly encourage students to work 10 minutes a night on their essay, so they are not trying to finish it all the night before it is due! Remember: A "4.2" = 70% = C-. A "5.7" = 95% = A.

Homework:

Planner signed due May 19

Read 30 minutes

Soc. Studies: Practice your countries and capitals. If you have a cell phone/text messaging, bring it to class on Monday. We will be doing a little activity with text messaging. If you don't have one, DON"T STRESS! It will be just as much fun to watch.

Language Arts: "A Manned Mission To Mars" Essay due: Wednesday morning on May 25. I strongly encourage students to work 10 minutes a night on their essay, so they are not trying to finish it all the night before it is due! Remember: A "4.2" = 70% = C-. A "5.7" = 95% = A.

Should We Continue to Explore Mars?

CRT Math TEST tomorrow!

Please get plenty of rest tonight, eat a good breakfast, and be at school tomorrow! To make-up the math test is more difficult than making up the other tests.

All library books are due this Friday, May 20.

Homework:

Planner signed due: May 18
Read 30 minutes

Soc. Studies: We are going to postpone the cell phone activity until Monday and the European capitals TEST until Tuesday.

Language Arts: "A Manned Mission To Mars" Essay due: Wednesday morning on May 25. I strongly encourage students to work 10 minutes a night on their essay, so they are not trying to finish it all the night before it is due! Remember: A "4.2" = 70% = C-. A "5.7" = 95% = A.

Get Inspired! You can achieve anything!

Sixth Grade Program

The Sixth Grade at Elk Meadows will be presenting a program on Thursday, May 19. We will perform for the students of the school at 2:00 and again at 6:30 for parents. Students need to check in to Mrs. Packard's room by 6:15. Students who attend the evening program will be given a Fantastic Falcon point. This is not on the list given out at the beginning of the year, because we did not know at that time that we would be doing an evening program.

Students have been asked to wear a solid color shirt. Style and color do not matter, so long as the shirt is one color without pictures or writing on it.

The students sounded great today at practice! It should be a wonderful program.

European Capitals

Soc. Studies: Map and Country TEST- Thursday, May 19!
Practice each class mini lesson about the different sections of Europe. Perform them for your family. Sing our European Countries song. Practice-practice-practice!

Math Test on Wednesday!

Pouring Sound

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