What an exciting week ahead! We're wrapping up the first trimester, we are getting ready for Student-led conferences, and we are planning a fantastic celebration for our veterans. For our Veteran's Day presentation on Friday, If your student is bringing a family member to the assembly, we'll start promptly at 11:30 in the gym, and invite our guests to have lunch with us immediately afterward. The program will consist of a few patriotic songs and a reading of letters presented to local veterans.
We are wrapping up some units this week as we close our trimester- remember, sign up for Student-led conferences next week! I'll send home a reminder this week of your scheduled time. Here's This Week in Switzer:
Math (Switzer): We took a Topic 5 pretest and are working our way through the unit. Topic 5 includes fraction sense, greatest common factor, and least common multiple. We'll also delve into prime numbers and perfect squares.
Reader's Workshop: We are in a new book club book and working on journaling through theme. Our big idea this week is to see how different characters are tied to the theme (or opposed to it). We're wrapping up our unit on theme and will most likely have a test near the end of next week. As always, your student set a goal to read around 30 minutes each night- thanks for helping me to keep them accountable for their goals!
Science: We'll finish our Lab Reports on Thermal Energy and begin a new lab on Mystery Powders. Here we act like scientists to analyze and determine a substance based on its physical and chemical properties.
Writing: Students are finishing their Doggy World articles.
Social Studies: Students are working through the Civil War and its impact on American culture.
We have a great week planned! Feel free to email me with any questions or concerns. Talk to you soon-
Matthew Switzer
6th Grade Teacher,
Southdale Elementary
