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.