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.