Week of January 28th February 1st

Class Update
As many of you may know, the NASA trip might be canceled due to our President/Senate/House of Representatives who have the government shut down partially. I read there is a deal on the table today to potentially/temporarily re-open until February 15th. Our class even has parents' jobs affected by this. The bottom line is we probably won't go on this trip. This is a sad thing! I will keep you posted. A big thanks to Allison Fessenden for getting the word out about finishing Insurance Paperwork. We are looking good for drivers should we be able to go.

In other news here is an update about the learning happening in Room 20:

Reading-This week we focus on Building Empathy as a reading skill focus during Reader's Workshop. In Perspectives we will wrap up our Animal Ally Unit with "Monkey Madness"

Writing-Our celebration day on Friday went really well when we went to the other 6th grade classes and read their Informational Books. Our class has done an amazing job with their speeches/slide shows! Wow!
We will kick off our new writing unit which focuses on Persuasive Writing. In addition, we will be doing Wordly Wise #10 together as part of our "word work"

Science-We continue our weather/climate unit. In groups we are studying an extreme storm that took place. Individually, we will continue to track weather of our 3 cities around the world.

History-Our class has begun a play about Babylonians, Ancient Man, Kush, and Egypt. Each group is reading through the scripts and selecting roles. Our class will have the opportunity to use Mr. Mc's Green screen for their performance.

HOMEWORK MONDAY
AR - 20 min.
Science World-Read p.4 + 8-11
Science World Code: F9YY2QF
Wordly Wise Packet Due Friday

HOMEWORK TUESDAY
AR 20 Min.
Science World: p. 14-17 "Puzzle  Solver"
+Watch Video
+ Mind Map/In his own Words Handout
Wordly Wise Due Friday

Homework Wednesday
AR 25 Min.
+ Finish Comprehension Science World (use online article/video to help you)
Math 7.3
Wordly Wise 10 Due Friday

Homework Thursday
Finish Reading Science World
+ Comprehension Sheet
Math 7.4
Wordly Wise 10 Due Friday