Weekly Parent Update for 6th Grade
Week of: April 5, 2021
Greetings Families: Below you will find topics and graded assignments in each content area for the upcoming week, as well as some important dates that you should be aware of. Please note that the assignments listed are subject to change as classes progress. Students will also have other assignments throughout the week that are not graded.
Dates:
Tues. April 6? Students return for in-person learning
Fri. April 16 Professional Day - No school for students
English
Course English 6 Read 180 Academic ESOL DigLit~Crea. Name Literacy W
Teacher Ghaman J. Hill Sauer Gilm Carmichael Collins M. Hill Francis Byrd Name an
Topic Welcome and Introductions Finding Meaning in an ELL 1 and 2 Living Through Informational Text End of Unit History - Assessment Invitations for Interviews Weekly Parent Update for 6th Grade
Assignments ● Students will engage in a introductory Read “Drought Report” -EOU Creating slideshow that previews our upcoming novel and identify important Assessment invitations to study, Esperanza Rising events in a text and cite -Extended Oral interview ● (Classwork/Homework) Students will evidence. Project - final people complete a 5 AT point comprehension quiz ELL 3 assessing their understanding of the -Final Draft - prologue. Essay -End of Unit Assessment
Math
Course Math 6 Math 180 AIM 6 Name
Teacher Leffler Rothstein Leffler Rothstein Simoncic Lui Name
Topic Students will use the distributive Students will multiply a fraction by a Prepare for Progress Check property and find equivalent whole number or divide with two digit Progress Check Test on April 12th expressions divisors.
Assignments HW Grade on Tuesday/Wednesday Participation Grade HW. Complete Progress Check Review Quiz for Thursday/Friday Exit Ticket on Friday 6pts
Course Name Science Weekly Parent Update for 6th Grade
Teacher Name Lutchenkov Sadeghi Williams
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Assignments
Social Studies
Course Name World Studies Global Humanities
Teacher Haag Jasti Currie Guignard Steimer Haag Name
Topic New Unit! China and Economics
Assignments
World Languages
Course Name Spanish French
Teacher Name Blumberg Ranaweera Dalmases Myers
Topic SWBAT express biographical information using AR Objective: Students will be able to exchange, interpret, and verbs. present information about different people. Weekly Parent Update for 6th Grade
Focus: verbs être & avoir, and adjective agreement
Assignments 1.2_PW_Mi cumpleaños Write a description of two people
Health and Physical Education
Course Name Health PE
Teacher Name Heyn Tsironis
Topic Mental Health Hiking/Biking
Assignments Discussion & Quiz
Electives
Course Name Art Imag. Tech Coding 6
Teacher Name Partlow Paul-Philips Tin
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Music Electives Weekly Parent Update for 6th Grade
Course Chorus Orchestra Band Music 6 Name
Teacher McFeaters Hepburn Hepburn C. Brown Name
Topic Trichords and Skips D Major B Flat Major Expression in music
Assignments Classical Music Wednesday Weekly Wednesday Weekly Listen and Respond-21 Pilots Practice Log 4/7 Practice Log 4/7 Expression Quiz-tempo, Smartmusic Assignment Smartmusic Assignment dynamics, and articulation markings Expression assignment-2 paragraphs on expressive elements heard in your favorite song.
SSL (Student Service Learning)
Do you want to earn the Superintendent’s SSL Award? Submit all SSL Verification SSL forms by April 9, Announcement / 2021. This award is given to 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students who meet the 75 hour graduation Resources requirement during middle school and is only awarded once. 8th grade course related 10 SSL hours DO NOT count towards the Superintendent Award, course related hours are processed during the summer. Documentation that qualifies middle school students for the Superintendent’s SSL Award is due by April 9, Weekly Parent Update for 6th Grade
2021, this is a hard DEADLINE (the deadline will not be extended).
It is your responsibility to keep track of your hours. ● Directions for students and families on how to access this full detail: https://bit.ly/SSLonVUE.
● How to check your SSL hours on MyMCPS portal
SSL Opportunities
● Searching the Montgomery County Volunteer Center website:
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Find MCPS SSL Opportunities
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