Monday, August 30th
SOCIAL STUDIES PopQuiz this morning on Chapter 18, Section 1; students will outline Ch 18, Section 2; students will view example of house built on the plains and discuss construction materials; class reading of Ch 18, Section 2
~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~
none

SCIENCE Students will complete Guided Reading on Chapter 1, Section 2; study guide will be distributed to students for test on Wednesday; students will work to complete study guide today during class time;
~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~
complete study guide at home tonight so we can check it together Tuesday during class

Tuesday, August 31st
SOCIAL STUDIES Our class will consider the development of ranching & farming as ways of life on the western plains; students will work in cooperative groups to complete the first portion of Guided Reading 18-2; concepts to be considered are long drives, the “Wild West”, the cattle kingdom;
~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~
none

SCIENCE Reviewing of study guide to ensure accurate answers and to clear up any misconceptions; students will play a round or two of science Jeopardy to establish study guide concepts for these two sections of Chapter 1;
~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~
study for test on Wednesday (Chapter 1, Sections 1 & 2)

Wednesday, September 1st
SOCIAL STUDIES Students will continue their study of the western plains by examining how farmers settled the plains and made them into fruitful lands; topics to be considered are The Homestead Act of 1862, exodusters, the Oklahoma Territory, and the closing of the western frontier; students will also complete Guided Reading 18-2;
~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~
bring colored pencils to class on Thursday!

SCIENCE Test today on Chapter 1, Sections 1 & 2
~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~
none

Thursday, September 2nd
SOCIAL STUDIES Students will incorporate writing skills into our study of the western frontier as they create postcards written from the perspective of settlers on the western plains or that of a miner during the California or Colorado mining booms;
~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~
none

SCIENCE Students will begin their study of the Earth’s atmosphere in Chapter 15 with a Guided Reading activity for section 1 of that chapter;
~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~
none

Friday, September 3rd
SOCIAL STUDIESStudents will complete their postcard writing assignments during class today; the class will also review TIME Notebook Facts & Figures (pgs. 540-541) for the nation during the settling of the western frontier;
~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~
none

SCIENCE Guided Reading 15-1 will be checked for accuracy; students will complete a review activity for this section concerning air composition;
~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~
none

Have a super weekend and enjoy your Labor Day! See you on Tuesday, September 7th!

MONDAY, August 23rd
Social Studies We begin our study of the Western Frontier with Chapter 18; completion of chapter outline, characteristics of boomtowns; discussion of why mining was such a profitable business;
~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~
none

Science Class discussions this week will be centered around the characteristics of science and scientists; our study of Chapter 1, Section 1 will be guided by targeted questions;
~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~
none

TUESDAY, August 24th
SOCIAL STUDIES Discussion will continue around mining & boomtowns with a specific focus on womens roles as well as how railroads connected the western frontier with cities in the east;
~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~
none

SCIENCE Lab today in science laboratory; students will incorporate the characteristics of a scientists as they hypothesize about the contents of a lab bag;
~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~
none

WEDNESDAY, August 25th
SOCIAL STUDIES
construction of the Transcontinental Railway -costs and implications, especially economic effects;
~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~
none

SCIENCE Complete Guided Reading for Chapter 1, Section 1; possible quiz on this information at end of class;
~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~
none

THURSDAY, August 26th
SOCIAL STUDIES Guided Reading 18-1 as an in-class assignment; students will define key terms in the Vocabulary section of their Social Studies notebook;
~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~
complete key terms if you did not finish them in class

SCIENCE Completion of Guided Reading for Chapter 1, Section 2; students will define key terms in Vocabulary section of their Science notebook;
~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~
complete key terms if you did not finish them in class

FRIDAY, August 27th
SOCIAL STUDIES We will have our very first Panther PowerUps quiz today! Make sure you bring your powerups (all 20 of them) to class Friday morning because you will need them for class! We will also have a review of special purposes maps and how to interpret them.
~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~
none

SCIENCE We will also have our very first Science Panther PowerUps quiz today! You will need all 20 powerups to complete the quiz, so make sure you bring them to class!
~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~
none

Have a great weekend!!

What a terrific first full week of school! We are certainly blessed with an enthusiastic group of young ladies and gentlemen! I am proud to say I have learned the names of a great many of my students! We are looking forward to a great 2nd week here at HMS……..
GO GREEN TEAM!!!!!!

SOCIAL STUDIES
Preview of our Textbook, The American Journey, Reconstruction to the Present; discussion of the Manifest Destiny; overview of Chapter 18 with possible chapter outline;
~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~
none

SCIENCE
Quiz today on Safety Symbols; identification of key terms for Chapter 1; illustration of the concept, “Exactly What Does a Scientist Look Like?”
~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~
none

WOW! The first two days of school were awesome! What a great group of students we have this year! I am truly looking forward to working with each of my students to make this 6th grade year a memorable one!

Monday, August 16th
SOCIAL STUDIES
We will continue our classroom Rules & Procedures presentation; students should have their study guide with them in class.
HOMEWORK
none

SCIENCE
Students will complete textbook scavenger hunt; we will check answers together; students will receive Safety Symbols guideline & will review them together in class.
HOMEWORK
none

Tuesday, August 17th
SOCIAL STUDIES
Distribution of Social Studies textbooks; distribution of Shelby County Student Code of Conduct & Attendance;
Parents! I have distributed a separate acknowledgment form for you to sign indicating that you have reviewed all the information in the Student Code of Conduct & Attendance and your responsibility to abide by it. This separate sheet of paper is due back to class on Friday, August 20th as we have to have your signature on file in the office concerning this matter. I will review the Code of Conduct with your student during class on Wednesday & Thursday so they need to have the book with them here at school on those days.
~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~
have parents look over Code of Conduct & Attendance book

SCIENCE
Study of Safety Symbols; creation of safety symbol flash cards in class;
~~~~~~HOMEWORK~~~~~~
begin studying Safety Symbol flash cards for quiz on Friday