6th Grade Scholars’ Bowl will have practice this afternoon in Mrs. Horton’s classroom, A111, at 3:00pm. Practice will conclude at 4:30pm for student pickup in front of HMS!

Monday, November 29th
SOCIAL STUDIES: Students will work in collaborative groups to review lifestyles of Americans in the 1920’s, especially the traditional roles of women, the Harlem Renaissance, and leisure time activities.
~~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~~
Guided Reading 24-4

SCIENCE: Chapter 17, Section 2, “Storms”; students will illustrate the formation of a tornado and a hurricane
~~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~~
none

Tuesday, November 30th
SOCIAL STUDIES: In-class writing assignment: Students will respond to prompts concerning suffrage, prohibition, “talkies”, and extravagant living;
~~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~~
none

SCIENCE: Students will complete their tornado & hurricane illustrations; class will review an interactive tornado website and manipulate core pressure and funnel size to simulate various EF levels of tornadoes; the website can be found at the following URL: http://www.whyfiles.org/013tornado/3.html
~~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~~
none

Wednesday, December 1st
SOCIAL STUDIES: Major quiz on Chapter 24, Sections 3 & 4; students will complete in-class writing assignments (due at end of the period);
~~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~~
none

SCIENCE: Chapter 17, Section 3, “Predicting the Weather”; class discussion and guided reading
~~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~~
none

Thursday, December 2nd
SOCIAL STUDIES: Class overview of Chapter 25, “FDR and The Great Depression”;
~~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~~
Students will find a company they think is interesting and would like to track over the next several weeks; the company must be listed on the New York Stock Exchange; students must come to class prepared to relate the name of their company & it’s 2/3 letter stock exchange symbol (abbreviation)

SCIENCE: Chapter 17, Section 3, continued class disscussion & completion of Guided Reading; introduction to station models; students will practice interpreting station models in class;
~~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~~
none

Friday, December 3rd
SOCIAL STUDIES: Chapter 25, Section 1, “The Great Depression”; students will explore the concept of the stocks and the stock market/exchange; consideration of Hoover’s reaction to the stock market crash;
~~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~~
none

SCIENCE: PowerUps Quiz #5; students will need all PowerUps from 11-1-10 through 12-3-10 in order to complete the quiz; Review & Reinforce 17-3;
~~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~~
none

Have a great weekend!!

All 6th grade Scholars’ Bowl team members & parents!!!

Let me give you a heads-up on Scholars’ Bowl for the rest of 2010:

Tuesday, November 30th…….practice in Mrs. Horton’s room, A111; pickup at 4:30pm in front of the school

Tuesday, December 7th……no practice

Tuesday, December 14th……no practice

Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!! I’ll see you guys back at school in January 2011!

No Scholars’ Bowl match or practice today! Have a great Thanksgiving holiday!

This will certainly be one of the shortest week’s of our school year! Our topic of study is still The Jazz Age and here is what we’ll study for the next 2 days…

Monday, November 22nd
SOCIAL STUDIES: Students will continue to work in collaborative groups as they explore flappers, prohibition, radio & movies, baseball greats, and the Harlem Renaissance.
~~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~~
none

SCIENCE: Video clip of Stormchasers with media guide
~~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~~

Tuesday, November 23rd
SOCIAL STUDIES: Class demonstration of assembly line process with student participation;
~~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~~
none

SCIENCE: Listing Twisters & the Enhanced Fujita Scale;
~~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~~
none

Have a terrific Thanksgiving break!! And happy shopping too!!

The 6th Grade Scholars’ Bowl Team will host Mountain Brook this afternoon for our second match of the season! The match will be played in Mrs. Stephanie Horton’s classroom, A111. Two students will act as escorts to meet and greet the Mountain Brook team when they arrive at HMS.

Thanks to all the parents who come out to support our team! It is so encouraging to work with such terrific and thoughtful parents!

See you this afternoon around 3:15pm!

Monday, November 15th
SOCIAL STUDIES: Students will be introduced to the Jazz Age by evaluating several muscial selections from that period; musical analysis performed in class;
~~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~~
none

SCIENCE: Chapter 17, Section 2
~~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~~
none

Tuesday, November 16th
SOCIAL STUDIES: Chapter 24, “The Jazz Age”, Section 2; students will compare/contrast the policies of the Harding & Coolidge administrations with a Venn diagram;
~~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~~
read Chapter 24, Section 3, “A Booming Economy”

SCIENCE: Chapter 17, Section 2; students will complete Guided Reading
~~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~~
none

Wednesday, November 17th
SOCIAL STUDIES: Chapter 24, Section 3, “A Booming Economy”; students will consider how the prosperity of the 1920’s affected everyday life in America;
~~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~~
none

SCIENCE: Quiz on Chapter 17, Section 2; students will view short video clip of thunderstorms with media guide
~~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~~
none

Thursday, November 18th
SOCIAL STUDIES: graphing & map skills as students consider Henry Ford’s Model T; assembly line process & mass production; quiz on Chapter 24, Section 2
~~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~~
define all Key Terms for Chapter 24, Section 4, “The Roaring Twenties” (pg. 713); this will be taken for a grade on Friday

SCIENCE: Class illustrations of tornadoes & hurricanes
~~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~~
none

Friday, November 19th
SOCIAL STUDIES: PowerUps Quiz #5; the dates for our quiz are posted on the board in my classroom; students should check their notebooks to make sure they are up to date prior to the quiz; Chapter 24, Section 4; Students will work in jigsaw groups to consider the the Jazz Age, the Harlem Renaissance, movies & radio, as well as Prohibition;
~~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~~
none

SCIENCE: Making Tornadoes; students will review interactive website for simulating tornadoes; introduction to the Enhanced Fujita Scale
~~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~~
none

Have a great weekend!!!

No Scholars’ Bowl practice today! Enjoy the week off!

Helena Middle School will host Mountain Brook next week for our second meeting of the year! Come out and support our 6th grade team!

Monday, November 8th
SOCIAL STUDIES: Class discussion of Ch 23, Section 5, “Searching for Peace”; students will take notes from whiteboard;
~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~
none

SCIENCE: Chapter 17, Section 1
~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~
none

Tuesday, November 9th
SOCIAL STUDIES: HUGE study guide given today for test on World War I on Friday!! Students will work independently to complete study guide
~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~
continue to work on study guide; be prepared to discuss your answers in class Wednesday!

SCIENCE: Ch 17, Section 1; PowerPoint presentation on Fronts: Cold & Warm;
~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~
none

Wednesday, November 10th
SOCIAL STUDIES: Class checking of study guide to ensure accuracy of student answers
~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~
Study, study, study for major test on WWI on Friday!

Thursday, November 11th
VETERANS DAY OBSERVANCE
NO SCHOOL

Friday, November 12th
SOCIAL STUDIES: Major test on World War I today!!!! Bring completed study guide to class as I will take it up and assign a grade for it!
~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~
none

Have a great weekend!! Enjoy the outdoors!!

We have practice today and will dismiss at 4:30pm. Students should be picked up by this time. We are off the week of November 9th. Have a great week!