South Canton Scholars Charter Academy

6th Grade

Weekly Newsletter for January 13. 2012

Calendar Counts January 2012

January 16 No School- MLK Day. January 19 Curriculum Night January 20 Winter Festival 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Welcome Back!
We would like to welcome all of our amazing students back from what was hopefully a restful break! All of us are looking forward to a productive and exciting New Year. Please remember to check our websites for upto-date information regarding assignments and projects. Mrs. Lee http://mrsawesomelee.weebly.com/ Mr. Owens https://sites.google.com/site/mrowensonlineclassroo m/ Ms. Textor www.mstextorsclassroom.weebly.com

School Spirit
Students can now wear spirit wear to school on designated Spirit Days. Polo shirts, sweatshirts, fleeces, and even sweatpants can be ordered online at Heritage Logo works. http://heritagelogoworks.com (Look to the left for the South Canton Scholars link) The direct Link http://heritagelogoworks.com/in dex.php?main_page=index&cPath =13&zenid=08r9t0fepbo9pfli0uhi gm2040

Got Pizza?
Before the break many of our students earned a pizza and popcorn party. They were invited to attend because of their stellar homework completion record. We will be having two more pizza parties and hope to invite even more students at the end of the Second Trimester.

Moral Focus

Perseverance
This month our Moral Focus is Perseverance. We are all working together to try our best and to never give up. Language Arts
Biography Project Timeline Students will need to locate one online article, one book, and one encyclopedia entry on their person.
Adapt and change in order to overcome trying circumstances

College Ready
At South Canton Scholars, teachers are working hard to ensure that all students are college ready by the time they leave the eighth grade. This means that teachers work with students to provide challenging assignments, project opportunities, and enrichment. Students in the sixth grade are already on their way to being college ready!
*Analyze how working hard affects the ability to achieve academic success * View setbacks as opportunities for growth and essential to the learning process *Complete complex tasks despite distractions and difficulties *Try new tasks with confidence and a positive attitude

Tuesday, January 17th (Mrs. Lee Due Thursday 1/19) Selected Historical Figure and one article about that person
Monday January 30th All Sources Due *1 online source *1 encylopedia entry *1 book Week of January 30th Students will work in class on 10 research notecards Friday, February 3rd 10 Notecards Due in MLA Format February 6th-February 24th Put Powerpoint together Week of February 27th Final presentations Friday, March 2nd Living Museum

NHA Academic Language

This week Features select words from ELA
Metaphor Analogy (part to whole/function) Mythology Anecdote Oral tradition Bibliography Biography/autobiography Point of view (1st, 3rd limited 3rd omniscient) Caption (determine function) Chronology Clause (dependent/independent) Rephrasing Stereotype Literal vs. figurative Thesis statement How can I use them outside of school?

Words every 6th grader should know

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

Vocabulary and Spelling This week marks Week 5 in the Wordly Wise series. Students are starting to make connections between subjects by using their newly acquired words on a regular basis. Grammar Verbs Its what you do! Students continued their verb work this week with vivid verb timelines, different tenses, and participles. Writing Students have transitioned from writing biographies on their classmates to writing a biography on a historical figure. They will need to select a historical figure, musician, scientist, writer, singer, artist, mathematician, or any other famous person who reached fame prior to 1995. See ELA teacher for more details. Reading To help students help students prepare for their upcoming Biography project they have been learning on different text features for nonfiction. Students have analyzed articles from the New York Times and are able apply their newly acquired knowledge from the analyzing session to their other class reading materials.

SOCIAL STUDIES WITH MS. TEXTOR 92.ktextor@heritageacademies.com I hope that everyone had a restful break and are ready to jump into the 2012 year! In Social Studies your students are getting ready to wrap up their Greece Unit for the year. They have begun skimming through Chapter 5 and as they skim are writing down questions they may have and why the author put certain information in the book. Next week your students will be reading Chapter 5 Section 1 in their Journey Across Time book while completing in class assignments and activities. DON'T FORGET! The 6th grade is still taking their weekly U.S. map test until EVERY students knows all 50 states in the correct location. If we are learning where places are in the world, we should know our own country too. Get ready for a great rest of the year

MATH WITH MR. OWENS

92.bowens@heritageacademies.com

Friday Folders Reminder

Next week math rotations 1 and 3 will begin new units. Rotation 1 will start a unit on operations with fractions. Next week we will focus on least common multiple and adding and subtracting fractions with different denominators. Math Rotation 2 will be completing their unit. In the next week. They will be focusing on dividing mixed numbers and fractions and solving algebraic equations with fractions. Lastly, rotation 3 will be starting a unit on functions and ordered pairs. We will be focusing on how to graph ordered pairs on a coordinate grid and how to find ordered pairs with a particular function. All three classes are doing very well with the new format and tempo of their particular rotation.

Many students are taking their folders home on Friday but are not cleaning them out over the weekend. Please have your child share their work with you.

I can...
describe the physical features of different regions on earth. explain the impact of trade on a country's economy and relations with other countries explain contributions and influence of ancient civilization and their influence on modern society (trade, tools, philosophy, agriculture) explain the importance of specific people and places within society

Remember to check the website at https://sites.google.com/site/mrowensonlineclassroom/

There are also important flyers in the folders from time to time that should be seen by a parent.

SCIENCE WITH MRS. LEE

http://mrsawesomelee.weebly.com/index.html

Thank you!

Go-Carts still prove to be a challenge Week 2Cart Tricks!

Students wrapped up their Go-Cart build this week and worked to make their carts make a 180 degree turn. While not everyone was able to use their bigger wheels to make this happen, students did master creating conceptual models and turning them into physical models. They also learned the importance of modifying a design.

Performance Character
Work Management Work independently and cooperativelywork without disturbing others Follow classroom rules and routineslisten and follow directions Contribute relevant information or ideas when participating in class activities and discussions Utilize time to manage assignments and deadlines record and prioritize assignments using a planner Bring required materials to class Complete assignments on time Produce work that reflects personal bestquality

After Break: Cart Trickstake 2!

I Can. . . Construct a Conceptual and Physical Models of an unknown system. Evaluate various technologies in terms of drawbacks to society. Evaluate the usefulness of the model as a comparison tool.