Week of October 12

 School Announcements and Reminders

• Mon., 10/12: Professional Learning (No Students)

• Fri., 10/23: End of 1st 9 Weeks

• Tue., 10/27: Picture Retakes and Volleyball/Club Pictures

• Dec. 15: School spelling bee. ⭐Please let me know if your child would like to participate so that I can get the list of words to you. 

Sixth Grade Academics

Please check back because more information may be added as needed.

Tue., Oct. 13: spelling homework

Thur., Oct. 15: spelling trial test

Fri., Oct. 16: spelling second-chance test, reading vocabulary quiz, Bible memory quiz (all on the weekly handout).                                  

Due Monday, October 19: Tree mini project: Students will choose one tree and collect a leaf or two, maybe a seed, do a bark rubbing, and write a paragraph about it. They could add a picture, too, from the internet or one of the actual tree, if they want to.

They'll mount everything on a small poster board. This will count for both a science grade and a language grade (for the paragraph). 

I hope it will be a fun little project and not nearly as complicated as the literature fair board.  Below are a few that are in the children's science book.

Week of October 5

  School Announcements and Reminders

• Tue., 10/6: NLCA Literature fair: Please see separate blog for information. 

• Fri., 10/9: Grandparents' Day! Bring them to school at the regular time, please. The program begins at 10:00, and dismissal after the program will be around lunchtime.

• Mon., 10/12: Professional Learning (No Students)

• Fri., 10/23: End of 1st 9 Weeks

• Tue., 10/27: Picture Retakes and Volleyball/Club Pictures

Sixth Grade Academics

Mon., Oct. 5: history test.  It's a lot of information, so a study guide went home a week early. 

Tues., Oct. 6: Literature Fair! Setup begins in the new gym as early as 7:15.  Also, spelling homework.

Students will present their projects in class for a grade, so they'll probably bring them home Wednesday.

Wed., Oct. 7: Math test. 

Thur., Oct. 8: spelling trial test, science test. (study guide on Monday)

Fri., Oct. 9: spelling second-chance test, reading vocabulary quiz, Bible memory quiz (all on the weekly handout).                                  These will happen before the Grandparents' Day program, so be sure to come to school at the normal time.

Each student was given one stanza of the poem, "Freedom Isn't Free" for Grandparents Day. It has to be memorized.

Due Monday, October 19: Tree mini project: Students will choose one tree and collect a leaf or two, maybe a seed, do a bark rubbing, and write a paragraph about it. They'll mount everything on a small poster board. They can be gathering items now., and they'll have two weekends after the literature fair project to do it. This will count for both a science grade and a language grade (for the paragraph).

Week of September 28

 School Announcements and Reminders

• Tue., 10/6: NLCA Literature fair: Please see separate blog for information. 

• Fri., 10/9: Grandparents' Day! The program begins at 9:00, and dismissal after the program will be around lunchtime.

• Mon., 10/12: Professional Learning (No Students)

• Fri., 10/23: End of 1st 9 Weeks

• Tue., 10/27: Picture Retakes and Volleyball/Club Pictures

Sixth Grade Academics

Important: Please try to hold on to the study guides for both history and science in the student folders of the binder. You may also wish to keep tests there, too.  As important topics are taught, the students will keep pages with grammar and math rules, etc., in the binder.

Tues., Sept. 29: spelling homework

Wed, Sept. 30: Math quiz

Thur., Oct. 1: spelling trial test + language test

Fri., Oct. 2: spelling second-chance test, reading vocabulary quiz, Bible memory quiz (all on the weekly handout).

Mon., Oct. 5: history test.  It's a lot of information, so a study guide went home a week early. 

Each student was given one stanza of the poem, "Freedom Isn't Free" for Grandparents Day. It has to be memorized, but it's short and we're practicing in class. 

Due Monday, October 19: Tree mini project: Students will choose one tree and collect a leaf or two, maybe a seed, do a bark rubbing, and write a paragraph about it. They'll mount everything on a small poster board. They can be gathering items now., and they'll have two weekends after the literature fair project to do it. This will count for both a science grade and a language grade (for the paragraph).

Please check back for further information. Thank you! 

Week of September 20

 School Announcements and Reminders

• Tue., 9/22: progress reports
• Wed., 9/23: See You at the Pole Chapel
• Thur., 9/24: Parent/Teacher Conferences. Schedule through the office.
• Thur., 9/24: Picture Day.  All orders will be online.
• Fri., 9/25: 12:30 dismissal, due to volleyball tournament.
• Tue., 10/6: NLCA Literature fair: Please see separate blog for information. 
• Fri., 10/9: Grandparents' Day! The program begins at 9:00, and dismissal after the program will be around lunchtime. RSVP to me by this Friday with the number of visitors your child will have.

Sixth Grade Academics

Important: Please try to hold on to the study guides for both history and science in the student folders of the binder. You may also wish to keep tests there, too.  As important topics are taught, the students will keep pages with grammar and math rules, etc., in the binder.

-No spelling homework this week.-

Tuesday, September 22:  Science test.

Wednesday, September 23:  Math test.

Thursday. September 24: spelling trial test

Friday, September 25: spelling second-chance test, reading vocabulary quiz, Bible memory quiz.

Due Monday, October 19: Tree mini-project: Students will choose one tree and collect a leaf or two, maybe a seed, do a bark rubbing, and write a paragraph about it. They'll mount everything on a small poster board. They can be gathering items now., and they'll have two weekends after the literature fair project to do it. This will count for both a science grade and a language grade (for the paragraph).

Please check back for further information. Thank you! 

Link to Lit. Fair Guidelines

 

The projects for sixth grade will count as both a language grade and a reading grade.

The link below should take you to a PDF of all the information and scoring sheets. 

https://wvreading.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Updated-Final-PDF-Literature-Fair-Categories-Checklists-Guidelines-and-Score-Sheets-revised-8-14-25.pdf

Week of September 14

 School Announcements and Reminders

• September 12: Potato Festival parade. If students want to ride on the float, they need to be at the school at 12:30.
• September 16: NLCA is in session.
• September 17,18: Teacher Conference: No school.
• September 22: progress reports 
• September 24: Picture Day. All orders will be online.
• October 6: NLCA Literature fair: Please see separate blog for information. All students have told me which books they're doing, and they should be reading them now.

Sixth Grade Academics

On Friday, September 11, students were given a handout with the week's Bible memory, the spelling words, and the reading vocabulary. It should be in their binders and stay there to study.  This handout will be for two weeks, because this week is short. The quizzes and tests won't be until September 25.

Important: Please try to hold on to the study guides for both history and science in the student folders of the binder. You may also wish to keep tests there, too. 

New mini-project: Students will choose one tree and collect a leaf or two, maybe a seed, do a bark rubbing, and write a paragraph about it. They'll mount everything on a small poster board. Since they're working on the literature fair, we'll push the due date out to mid-October, but they can be gathering items now. 

Tuesday: spelling homework. 

Please check back for further information. Thank you! 

Week of September 7

School Announcements and Reminders

September 7: Labor Day. No school. I hope you enjoy the long weekend!

September 16: NLCA is in session.

September 17,18: Teacher Conference: No school.

September 24: Picture Day. All orders will be online.

October 6:  NLCA Literature fair: Please see separate blog for information. Most students have already told me which book they're doing, and they should be reading them now.

Sixth Grade Academics:

On Friday, September 4, students were given a handout with the week's Bible memory, the spelling words, and the reading vocabulary.  It should be in their binders and stay there to study. 

Wednesday: ⭐history test. A study guide went home Friday. They should keep the study guides even after the test. I told them they should not wait until Tuesday night to study.

*Due to the history test, they do not have spelling homework this week.

Thursday: spelling trial test 

Friday:  ⭐Bible memory quiz (Luke 1:47,48)

               ⭐spelling second-chance test

               ⭐reading vocabulary quiz