Thank You For Attending Back to School Night

Hello Otter Families,
It was so nice to see so many parents at last night's Back to School Night. I wish I had had more time to meet you individually. Your interest in your child's education is a very important key to his/her success.

As I mentioned last night, there are many opportunities for parents to get involved in the sixth grade. Next week, we are starting our Globe Project in social studies. I could use several adult hands to help the children. No special skills other than a little patience are required. If you would like to sign up go to our (click the link on the colored word) wikispaces page and enter your name wherever you can help.

On Friday, October 1st, we will hold our first sixth grade social. We will need donations and many adult volunteers to make this exciting event happen. Please sign up on our wiki if you can help or donate something.

Academically speaking, we are moving along in math. We are already finishing our first unit covering Algebraic Reasoning. The kids seem to be understanding the concepts and most have been very conscientious about doing their homework. Tomorrow is our weekly quiz on solving algebraic equations. Next week we will practice solving word problems, review for the chapter test, and finally take the end of the unit test.

In Social Studies, we are continuing to work on Geography. Today the children took a test on geography terms using the electronic responders. I think they had fun using them. Ask your child to tell you about it. We are now learning about map concepts in preparation for our globe project.

The students in period two math intervention have been working hard to strengthen their basic math concepts and have also been working hard to reinforce the concepts that we are learning in regular math class. I love seeing them as the experts in class. I hope that experiencing success will help build their confidence in math.

It is important that students arrive in class everyday ready to work. Please make sure that your child brings the required supplies daily. Many children are coming to class without a pencil, red pens, or colored pencils. The list of required supplies is located on the right hand margin of the blog.

Thanks to those of you who have supported my classroom with your generous donations. I really appreciate it! If you would like to donate something , our classroom needs are ongoing. Please check out my wish list on the right side margin of the blog. You can also find a list of important links and upcoming events.

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Thank you for your continuing support.

Have a nice weekend.

Mrs. Shimamoto