Chapter 5 test in Math.

The sixth graders will be taking a test in Math tomorrow.

This can be a difficult test for the students as it is all the pre-fraction skills. Students will be asked to use prime factorization to find all primes, the greatest common factor, and least common multiple. They will also need to find equivalent fractions, the simplest form, and compare fractions. Lastly, students will convert mixed numbers into improper fractions and the reverse.

We will be reviewing all these skills today and students will come home with a handout that is similiar to the test. We will also provide a handout with the answers and work shown to help the students.

Good Luck!

Definition Poem form 1st period LA

What is Lakeview?
A chance to start new things
A place to make friends
A place to learn
Fun for all kids
A song that keeps on playing
School Spirit for all ages
Unbeatable teams
Awesome teachers
Home of the Spartans.
That is Lakeview!

Poetry Unit

Today we started our Poetry Unit. As a class, we created two poems about us, Mrs. Crews and Mrs. Mesker. Here are the two Clerihew poems we created.

Mrs. Crews
Likes flat shoes
She doesn't lie
And she's sweet as pie!

Mrs. Mesker
Loves hot sauce with peppers
She's not shy
Like a snake she's sly!

Moving into FRACTIONS!!!

It's every one's favorite time of year . . . FRACTIONS.

This week the students started some pre-fraction skills. The following sections are in Chapter 5.

1. Prime Fractorization
2. Greatest Common Factors
3. Equivalent Fractions
4. Least Common Multiples
5. Ordering Fractions
6. Mixed Numbers
7. Changing to Fractions
8. Changing to Decimals

Poetry in Reading

The sixth grade students have begun our Poetry unit. Today they took a short quiz on the terms and different strategies used in Poetry. We practiced using and identifying the following terms:
Imagery
Metaphor/Simile
Tone
Alliteration
Assonance
Repetition
Mood
Figurative Language
Rhythm
Stanza
Onomatopoeia
Personification

Next week the students will be creating their own poems. We would like the students to stick to one general theme to create a poetry book. The students will create definition poems, Haiku's, Diamante, and many others.

Bullying Prevention Program

The sixth grade LA and Reading students have been working through a "Bullying" cirriculum this week. Tonight's assignment has the students working on creating a "bully" out of different animals. Tomorrow the students will create their own "Bully" in cooperative groups using the ideas from their team members. Here is an example of one the activities we used.


Write the characteristics of a bully in the box:

As we will be discussing, the word “bully” separated, has the word “bull” in it. As we brainstorm other animals that resemble the bully, please write the animals in the box:


Now, think about what parts of the animal best represent a bully. Which parts, specifically, are like a bully. For example, a gorilla's feet best represent a bully's feet because...

Animal Part that is like a bully and the Explanation
head
arms
trunk
legs
hands
feet
eyes
Optional ears
Optional mouth
Optional teeth

Adjectives in LA

The sixth graders have moved from nouns onto the words that modify them.

Adjecives modify nouns or pronouns.

We are concentrating on the adjectives that answer these questions: How many?, What kind?, and Which one?.

Here are some examples of adjectives that can answer each question. Try putting the noun "dog or dogs" after each of these adjectives.

How Many?: five, many, few, several, no

What kind?: purple, tall, wonderful, exciting, ugly, honest

Which one?: this, that, these, those, other

Elements to Fiction or Nonfiction

The students have been working in the elements to fiction and nonfiction writing. Next week, we will ask the students to focus on one or more of these elements. The students practiced using these elements while writing their narratives.

Essential Ingredients:
Setting (time and place)
Characters (main and supporting)
Conflict (problem)
Plotline (actual rising action/events)
Climax (turning point that leads to the resolution)
Resolution (problem solved)
Impact (effect of the solution on characters)
Theme (moral lesson that can be applied to everyday life)

Decimals are coming to an end!

The sixth grade students will be ending their decimal unit on Friday. There is a great review at the end of the chapter on pages. 157-161.

On pages 157-160, the students can see completed problems and use them to solve the questions that follow. The review is broken down in the sections of the chapter. The students were assigned the even questions tonight. The odds questions would be great practice and the answers are in the back of the text.

On page 161, there is a practice test. The practice test does not have the completed examples. I might help to take the practice test before taking the test on Friday.

Students also have the opportunity to take a practice test on the computer. By using the online textbook, students can access a practice test and use the tutoring service in they get stuck on a question.

Decimals!

The sixth grade students are deep into our Decimals unit. So far, they have written out decimals in word form and numbers, and practiced using a cm ruler to write "how many hundredths of a meter" objects are. We will continue by ordering decimals by their amounts, least to greatest or greatest to least. Later in the week we will start rounding decimals. We will use the same techniques as originally taught. Students will be asked to underline the number in the place value they are told to round to, and arrow forward from the number that tells them to round up or stay the stay. They SHOULD NEVER round down, ONLY up or stay the same.

Parts of Speech project

During their language arts class, the sixth graders are working on an in class project. The students will be "Taecher for a Day".

Directions: It’s your turn to lead the class! Together with your group, you will create a lesson to present to your peers. The lesson will focus on one of the following parts of speech: nouns, verbs, adjectives, or adverbs. Be creative and have fun!

The presentation will include:
1. Definition of your assigned part of speech
2. Examples of how to correctly use the part of speech
3. Activity for your classmates to complete
Activity Ideas:
*Mad Lib - Create a story for the class and have them fill-in-the-blanks with the part of speech
*Word Scavenger Hunt
*Game
*Your own idea?

Timeline:
Work days – Tue, 10/19 & Wed, 10/20
Presentations – Thurs, 10/21

RtI Reading

The RtI reading classes will be focusing on narrative writing and reading a science article.

For narrative writing, the students will read and analyze a personal narrative. These activities are an extension of the lesson being taught in language arts and reading. The students will be making sure the personal narrative contains the following:
*a beginning, middle, and end to the event
*includes real events, people, and places
*uses specific details that let the reader "see and fee" what's happening
*expresses the writer's feelings

While reading the science article, the students will be focusing on cause and effect as well as interpreting the information available in a science article. Students will practice reading diagrams and explaining the information in the text. They will use the title and labels in the diagram to help them know what the article is about.

Find the Average!

Sixth grade students are working on finding different froms of the average of a set of numbers. Below is a list of the forms they have been working on. There is a quiz on averages this Friday.

Median- the middle number of an ordered set of numbers. If there are two numbers, add the numbers and divide by 2.

Mode- the number that happens the most

Range- the difference between the biggest and smallest number (biggest-smallest)

Mean- add all numbers and divide by how many numbers there are

Personal Narrative Elements

The students will be writing a personal narrative this week. We are practicing the elements of a personal narrative with the story of the "Three Little Pigs". Listed below are the elements we are asked the students to find in the story, and what they need to include while writing their personal narrative.


Setting (time and place)
Situation (background)
Characters (main and supporting)
Initial incident (starts the conflict)
Conflict (problem)
Plotline (actual rising action/events)
Climax (resolution of the conflict)
Impact (effect of the solution on characters
or situation of the story)

Narrative Writing

The sixth graders are working on writing a narrative paragraph that will lead to a narrative composition. There are five categories we are focusing on with the students.
1. Lead Sentence: introduces the narrative and states or hints at the main idea.
2. Support sentence 1: gives details that supports the main idea (tells what happens first) and EXPLAINS or ELABORATES.
3. Support sentence 2: gives details that supports the main idea (tells what happens second) and EXPLAINS or ELABORATES.
4. Support sentence 3: gives details that supports the main idea (tells what happens third) and EXPLAINS or ELABORATES.
5. Closing sentence: can tell the last event :(, OR exaplains what the writer thought/felt about the experience :), OR repeats the main idea in a new way.

New Math Unit

Today the sixth graders are taking a test on the first unit in math class. We will start unit 2 tomorrow.

This unit includes the following skills:

1. Measuring length-students will use a ruler to draw straight lines, and measure length using customary and metric units.
2. Perimeter and area- use different fomulas to find perimeter (P= 2l x 2w) and area (A=lw)
3. Scale drawings- use rulers to find actual lengths of objects adn use scale drawings to find actual lengths
4. Tables and line plots- students will read data from a table and draw number lines, and create and interpret frequency tables and line plots.
5. Bar graphs- will organize and disply data using frequency tables, and display data using bar graphs.
6. Line graphs- students will plot points on number lines and make bar graphs, and plot points on coordinate grids and make line graphs.
7. Circle graphs- students will interpret circle graphs and make predictions
8. Averages- will describe mean, median, mode, and range.

Extended Reading Response

Today the sixth grade students were re-introduced to the extended reading response. We will be continuing the format used at PV. The extended reading response can be found on the ISAT. The student will need to answer a prompt after reading a selection. The answer to the prompt is in an essay format. We will be continuing the format used at PV. The sixth graders will be practicing this format this week. The format is as follows:

1. Main idea
(Restate prompt)
2. Evidence
(Proof from text)
3. Interpretation
(explains hoe the evidence proves the main idea)
4. Evidence
(Proof from text)
5. Interpretation
(explains how the evidence proves the main idea)
6. Extension
(Restate Main Idea & What can you learn from the story?)

Magazine Drive

On Monday, all the students were introduced to our magazine drive to raise money for our PTO. The students have the chance to win so many amazing prizes. It's very exciting for them. Thursday is the first turn in day. The students can simply turn in completed postcards to send to family or friends in other states. There is no purchase necessary so it's the easiest way to wind a prize.

This Friday is the first day to turn in any magazine sales.

I have some sales I would love to give to the first student who asks. :)

Please encourage your child to tell you about this wonderful fund raiser.

Order of Operations

This week the sixth grade students reviewed the order of operations. We introduces the acronym PEMDAS (Please, Excuse, My, Dear, Aunt, Sally). It stands for Parentheses, Exponents, Multiply OR Divide, Add or Subtract. So far the student have only practiced problems with mixed up multiplication, division, addition, or subtraction (3 + 4 x 2) or 12 - 8 + 2). They are getting confused on problems that have division before multiplication. We are trying to tell the students to check for any multiplication or division first. If multiplication or division are in the problem, do which ever comes first. Be sure to finish up all multiplication and division problems before moving on to addition or subtraction. Again do which ever comes first.

In this problem for example:
24- 2 x 9 + 2
1. do 2 x 9 first =18
2. then 24 -18 = 6
3. lastly 6 + 2

The students should complete the problem working down and without equal signs. Please see math notes for clarification.

1st Reading Project

The sixth grade students were introduced to their first reading project today. All students were asked to choose one fiction novel at their level by Friday, 9/3. We would like the students to complete a Plot Sequence and Response Writing Journal while reading at home and here at school.

Here are directions for what we expect.

Directions: As you read your novel, write a one-two sentence summary and a response statement for each chapter/section you read. Make sure to include the date and page number for each entry.

Plot Summary:
actual events from the book

Response: (Only one per summary but please differ your response. We expect at least two of each kind before the completion of the journal.)
a prediction of what will happen next
a question about something you don't understand
a reaction to something a character did or said
an opinion about what you liked, disliked, or found interesting

RtI at Lakeview

The goal of the RTI Reading Program is to teach the student the skills he/she needs in order to be successful in reading. I will be working closely with the 6th grade team and teaching the students reading comprehension strategies that hopefully the student will be able to apply in all of his/her classes. Because the main focus is reading comprehension, we will be working on the skills the student is learning in the double period of language arts and reading. For example, if the student is learning about summarizing in the double period, we would work on that skill even further to ensure that the student understands how and when to use it. I like to think of the class as filling the student’s “tool boxes,” or brains with useful tools and then working with them to realize at what occasion they use each specific tool.

The students will be formally assessed twice a month using a program called AIMS Web. This will give us a closer picture as to whether or not the student is making progress. I will also be assessing the students on a daily basis, whether it’s listening to their comments during a group discussion, working with them one on one to check for understanding, or having them read aloud to make sure they’re reading fluently. This close monitoring will help to determine the progress so that at the end of the first trimester, both the parents and I can sit down and discuss what may be working and what we need to change. Whatever the result, the main goal is obviously for the student to achieve success in reading, whether it’s reading for school or reading for pleasure.

Ride Janie Ride Celebrations

Because the 6th graders raised over one thousand dollars for the Ride Janie Ride Foundation, the students will have a pancake breakfast tomorrow. The students will go into the gym to eat when they get off the bus and will be done before the start of Homebase. Please be sure to be at school by 7:35.

On Friday the students will be having their field day in the morning. The students will rotate through different game stations with their Homebase. Hopefully the weather will keep up because it will be so much fun outside!

Congrats 6th graders!!!

Boat Trip Friday.

Just a reminder to all sixth graders,

We will be going on the Boat field trip to Chicago this Friday. Please be sure to dress for the weather as all the activities are outside. Students are also asked to bring a SACK lunch where everything can be thrown away. It's a wonderful field trip! We look forward to it every year! Let's hope for some sunny comfortable weather!

Research Unit: Sports and Hobbies

Over the next week you will be selecting and researching a sport or hobby that you are interested in or want to learn more about! When your research is complete, you will be creating an outline and a demonstration speech that you will present to your classmates!

Research Requirements
Research Library Days – Friday, May 7 -12 (4 days total)
Bibliography/Outline Typing Days – Monday, May 17-20 (4 days total)
During this time you are expected to stay on task, work quietly (remember this is a library), and gather enough information about your sport/hobby.
When researching you will need to fill out a “Bibliography Sheet” for each source you find. (ex. , Internet, CD-ROM). You will need to use at least one print source ( Book, magazine, encyclopedia) and at least one scholarly data base (EBSCO, World Book Online). You must use at least three different sources.

Bibliography Sheets
Once you have decided a fact will be used from a source, you must complete a bibliography sheet. ONE sheet must be filled out for EACH source.
Note Card Requirements
You will be required to turn in a minimum of 30 note cards. Many of you will need to use more than 30 due to the abundance of information you will discover about your sport/hobby.
Your note cards should include the following themes from your sport or hobby.

1. History & Origin (where/how the sport originated)
2. How To... (this is what you will use for your demonstration speech! Use 10-15 cards for this section)
3. Interesting Facts

When filling out a note card you are to write the following:
SAMPLE NOTE CARD
Source # Last Name, Period
Name of magazine, newspaper, book, etc.
Write only ONE FACT

Source #3 Coppoletta, Per. 1
World Book Online
Cartwheel Step 1: Find lead foot, and point it in the direction you want to move.

By only writing ONE fact/step per note card you will be able to meet the 30 note card requirement.

When you have completed researching your topic, organize your note cards according to each theme (history, how to, interesting facts). It is best to attach them together with paper clips so when you need to, you can pull them apart for writing your outline and speech. It is highly recommended that you bring plastic baggies to keep your materials organized! You are responsible for your note cards – if you lose them you will need to start all over!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Speech/Outline Requirements
Once you complete your research in the library you will begin writing your outline in class. Writing days will be from Thursday, May 13 – Friday, May 14.
Complete an outline BEFORE you start practicing your speech (you will learn how to do a proper outline in class).
You will type your outline and bibliography in the IMC on Monday,
May 17- Thursday, May 20.
It is highly encouraged that you use a flash drive to transfer your documents between home and school. Some typing may have to be done at home to complete the assignments on time. All students are required to have a typed outline and bibliography (there will be NO exceptions). Outlines and bibliography are due on Monday, May 24 when you come to class. You will need to print 2 copies of your outline: one for you and one for your teacher. You will be given at least one day to rehearse your speech and receive feedback. All students must be prepared to present speeches on May 25. Papers should already be stapled and assembled in the correct order BEFORE entering class.

Presentation Requirements
You will be giving a demonstration speech on one part of your sport/hobby. For instance, you can show how to putt – not how to golf, or how to bake a cake – not how to bake. You may dress up according to the sport/hobby you selected, and you must use a visual aid. If you choose not to portray your sport/hobby, you must be properly attired. This is a formal speech!!! NO JEANS or T-SHIRTS!! Think of yourself being invited to speak to our class...what would a guest speaker wear?
Your speech must be a minimum of 4 minutes to a maximum of 6 minutes.
This is something to be taken seriously! Your presentation is worth 50 points. No laughing or goofing around. A real guest speaker would not behave this way!
Presentations will be given May 25-26.

Prepositional Phrases

The 6th grade students will be finishing our Prepostion unit this week. Here are a list of Prepositions we are asking the students to familiarize themselves with. The students should be able to identify the phrase. They will need to label the prepostion and object.


about
around
beneath
during
of
to
above
as
beside
for
on
toward
across
at
between
from
over
under
after
before
beyond
in
past
until
against
behind
by
into
through
up
along
below
down
near
throughout
with

Compare and Contrast Essay

This is a sample of a Compare and Contrast essay written by five students in my RtI class. The students read two true stories of success and compare the people involved. Here is their essay that was written together as a class.


Kings of the Water Road
Have you ever dreamed to be someone in the future? I know two people that had different conditions, but they both succeeded.

Kenny Roberts and Amy Van Dyken have some similarities. One similarity is they had conditions that made reaching their goal harder. Amy had problems with asthma. If you have asthma and you're in sports, it's harder to breath. Kenny Roberts had problems with being short and skinny. Kenny's problem was that he was too small for his motor bike, and his motor bike was to big for him. Another similarity is that both of them get teased or made fun of. Amy would get teased just because she was tall, skinny, and dorky until she made the NCAA National Swim Team. Kenny was teased about being small and not being tall enough for racing. Finally, the last similarity is they both won championships. Kenny was the first American to win the Grand Prix World Championship. Amy was the first American woman with asthma ever to win four gold medals in one Olympics.

Amy Dyken and Kenny Roberts have some differences too. One difference is, Kenny and Amy raced in different areas. Kenny raced on a race track all around Europe. Amy swam in a pool in the Olympics. A second difference is one listened to their doctor and the other did not. Amy listened to her doctor, and she joined swimming. Kenny Roberts doctor said, “You can not race any more because you broke your back.” He raced in a back brace and still one the championship. Lastly, Amy quit but, Kenny did not give up his dreams. Amy said that it was to hard for her with asthma condition but, she couldn't stay away from swimming so she went back to swimming. Kenny never gave up his sport. Lots of people thought he was to small for racing but he showed what he was made of.

These people never gave up there dream. They fought through their conditions, went through teasing, but still they knew success is what they wanted.

Written By: Alexa, Cormac, Jasmine, Samantha, Viridiana

Homebase FUN!

Have you seen the new game show "Minute to Win It"? It's great!!!! We will be doing a version of it during our Homebase time. Homebases will be competing against another Homebase. The first Homebase to complete the task will be claimed the winner. The games are simple but difficult to complete. It should be pretty fun for our sixth graders. Here are the games we will be trying. Check out the website and view some of the funny videos!
http://www.nbc.com/minute-to-win-it/how-to/

1. Breakfast Scramble-
Contestant must assemble two (but one at a time) 20-piece puzzle. Cereal box covers will be cut into 20 even pieces. The pieces will be in a single stack.
2. Caddy Shack-
Contestants are given three golf balls. The balls must be stacked vertically and they must stay upright for three seconds without falling.
3. Egg Roll-
Contestants must move three eggs across the floor and into a target area only by "fanning" the eggs with a student white dry erase board. Can use masking tape to make a 12" x 12" square.
4. Keep It Up-
Contestants using only their breath must keep 3 feathers afloat. Can not touch any part of the body.
5. Paper Scraper-
Contestants has to build a tower of index cards that is 10 levels high. Each level consists of two pre-bent cards with a flat card on top. You should check out the video for this one!
6. Spin Doctor-
Contestants grabs a single dime and spins it. The dime must be stopped in the upright position with a single finger. The finger and the wood block must both be in contact with the thin edge of the dime while it is stopped in the upright position. A correctly stopped dime should be placed in the teacher's hand. This must be repeated five times.

Ride Janie Ride

Lakeview Junior High together will raise money for a fundraiser called Ride Janie Ride. This program raises money for different blood cancers. For more information, go to www.ridejanieride.org and to see the three recipients this fundraiser will help! The object is to raise as MUCH money as possible within your homebase and try to build the BIGGEST motorcycle gang. For every $5.00 raised, your homebase will receive a motorcycle. When your homebase has raised $15.00, you get to invite another homebase over for games. At $50.00 your homebase receives an outside homebase. When $100.00 is raised, your homebase will be given a breakfast party! Any grade level that reaches $1,000 will have a field day outside for half a school day! This is SUCH a great cause since our district knows and is related to two of the recipients...lets pull together to make a DIFFERENCE!!!

Spring Fever!

Wasn't Spring Break wonderful??? The weather was wonderful and I had so much fun!!

Now that we are back, we need the kids keep working as hard as they have in the past. Homework will keep coming home and we will still be having some quizzes as tests. This is the time of year where the kids may need a little reminder of the importance of school.

BUT!!!!! Please encourage your child to play outside. There is no replacement for the warmth the sun can provide! There are some wonderful parks in our area. You are never to old to go down the tube slide or jump of a swing! Enjoy!! :)

Homebase Success

Here is a video of our Homebase working together to play A, B, C ping pong. The students had to work together to get through the alphabet by hitting a ping pong ball in the air. They need to shout out each letter with each hit. They were so proud of themselves for making to to Z. Congrats Mesker's Madhouse!!!

Interger Notes

This week the students were introduced to intergers. Here are some of notes and example problems we have done this week.

Intergers- numbers often used to represent real-world quantities
Negative integers- integers that are less than zero
Positive integers- intergers that are greater than zero
Absolute Valie- number's distance from zero [-4] = 4 or [6] = -6

ADDING INTERGERS!
Same Signs- 1. add the numbers, 2. keep the sign (ex. -5 + -2 = -7 or 3+ 2 = 5)
Different Signs- 1. find the difference, 2. keep the sign of what you have more of (ex. -5 + 2 = -3 or 3 + -2 = 1)

Geometry! DONE!

The sixth grade students finished the Geometry unit on Thursday this week. We have moved into INTEGERS! This is something new for the sixth graders and will be a lot of fun! Today we started by writing the opposite of a number, finding the largest or smallest number, and ordering numbers. Here are some examples:

1. The opposite of 8 is -8
2. -2 <> -10
3. Order from least to greatest- -11, -5, 0, 3, 7

Literary Graffiti

Literary Graffiti
During the Reading classes, the sixth graders are created some graffiti. We are incorporating Dr. Seuss books to discuss the meaning of Theme. The students will be assigned a group and book. Here is an example of the guidelins the students will follow.


Please check in with your teacher after you complete each step!
Our Dr Seuss Book is __________________________________________________
The Theme of this book is _______________________________________________
Class Meeting 1:
_____ We read out Dr. Seuss book and wrote the title on the appropriate line
_____ We agreed on a general theme/lesson of our book and wrote it on the right line
Class Meeting 2:
_____ We picked a quote from our book that connects to our theme and wrote it in the quote box
_____ We summarized what the quote was about
_____ We created a DEEP visual representation (symbol) of the quote in color on a separate sheet of blank white paper
Class Meeting 3:
_____ We explained how our symbol relates to the quote
_____ We explained why this quote is significant (important) to the story
_____ We practiced, and we're ready to present our Literary Graffiti to the class TOMORROW!
Class Meeting 4: PRESENT TO THE CLASS

Quadrilaterals

The 6th graders were introduced to quadrilaterals this week. The students will need to classify each quadrilateral as many ways as possible.

We covered parallelograms, rectangles, rhombuses, and squares.

Here are some of the activites the students will be thinking about.
1. (some/all) rectangles are squares
2. (some/all) rhombuses are parallelograms
3. (some/all) squares are rhombuses
4. (some/all) parallelograms are squares
5. (some/all) squares are rectangles

ISAT Week!!!

It's finally here! We have been preparing all year for these tests. Here are some suggestions to help you get through the next four days.

1. Get a well rested sleep every night.
2. Eat a good breakfast with some proteins.
3. Take you time with the tests.
4. Read each question carefully.
5. Underline or highlight parts of the text that will help you answer the question.
6. Bring a book or something you can work on silently.

Finishing up Maniac!

The 6th grade students are about to finish our Maniac Magee novel study. This is my favorite novel of the year. The students are excited to read about all the crazy things Maniac does. We will be taking an open book test on Friday, 2/26.

Here is a little information on the novel,
He wasn’t born with the name Maniac Magee. He came into this world named Jeffrey Lionel Magee, but when his parents died and his life changed, so did his name. And Maniac Magee became a legend. Even today kids talk about how fast he could run; about how he hit an inside-the-park “frog” homer; how no knot, no matter how snarled, would stay that way once he began to untie it. But the thing Maniac Magee is best known for is what he did for the kids from the East Side and those from the West Side.

Geometry!

Yeah! Fractions are finished and the 6th graders have moved into Geometry. This chapter, the students will be asked to complete flashcards to the new terms will be studying. They will also be taking two mini-quizzes on the terms before the end of the chapter.

Here are the sections we will be covering:
1. Basic geometric figures
2. Measuring angles
3. Classifying angles
4. Classifying triangles
5. Classifying quadrilaterals
6. Classifying polygons
7. Congruence and similarity
8. Line symmetry

Hats for Haiti
Special Spirit day on Friday
Feb 5th

All students and staff can wear a hat to show support for the people of Haiti.
Please bring in a dollar to purchase a ticket to wear a hat this Friday. All money raised will be added to Lakeview's donation to the American Red Cross.

Pack the Place Spirit Week
2010
Thursday-Twin Day
Friday-Snuggie/PJ day
Monday-Ugly Shirt Day
Wednesday- Green Day
Thursday-Gold Day

Tickets for “Pie in the Face” will be sold during lunch. They are $1.00. Students can buy as much as they like. All money raised will be donated to the American Red Cross.

Wed Feb 3rd -Girls Game
1. There will be a pre-game show with games and contests.
2. The Pep Band and Choir will preform.
3. Teachers pied in the face
(Myers, Little, Enzbigilils, Payne, Cerney, Coppoletta)

Thur Feb 4th- Boys Game
1. There will be a pre-game show with games and contests.
2. The Pep Band and Choir will preform.
3. Teachers pied in the face
(Mesker, Mixon, Mastny, Safranski, Windsor)

Movie Suggestion

I don't go to the movies often, can't stand waiting through previews and sitting still for a long time. Over break I went to the movies for the first time in years and had the best movie experience in my life.

I want to see Avatar!

My father, brother, and I went to the AMC/Lowes theater on Woodridge to see the movie in 3D. We were completely amazed at the concept, colors, effects, and story line. Avatar has it all! There is a great love story, war scene, internal struggle of self, and a fantasy world like nothing I have ever thought could be created!

I can't wait to see it again and again.!

http://www.avatarmovie.com/index.html

IOWAs this Week

The sixth graders will be taking the IOWA test of basic skills on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of this week. The test will be during the morning classes but the schedule will rotate so that the students will miss only one class over the week.

The IOWA tests vocabulary, reading comprehension, spelling, capitalization, punctuation, usage expressions, math concepts, problems, and computation.

It is recommended that students get a restful sleep and eat breakfast so that they are fully ready for the testing.

Multiplying Fractions!

The sixth grade students are multiplying fractions now. We have completed three lesson of Chapter 7: estimating fraction by whole #, multiplying fraction by fraction, and multiplying mixed numbers. There will be quiz over these three areas one Monday. If your child ever needs assistance, Mrs. Snodgrass or myself is available before school or during study hall.