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

January 22-25th

Class Update

No School on Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr.

ELA-We are wrapping up our Info Slide Show and will begin our speeches on Wednesday, January 23rd. In reading we will continue our Animal Allies Unit in My perspectives. We will be  reading Poetry on animals while focusing on Verb tenses and similes in Grammar. In addition, we are learning about the 7 reading comprehension strategies and applying them to stories. (Envisioning, Building Empathy, Inferring, Asking Questions, Determining Importance, Summarizing/Synthesizing)
Accelerated Reader Goals are due by March 5th.

MATH - We kick off Chapter 7 on Equations and Inequalities

SCIENCE - Weather and Climate

FIELD TRIP DRIVER FORMS-Need to filled out with insurance/Driver's License etc.
I will select drivers that finish the paperwork process. By next Friday, January 25th.

Field Trips: Friday, February 22nd (NASA)
Thursday, March 7th-Rosecrucian Egyptian Museum, San Jose

SCIENCE PROJECTS-Due next Friday, January 25th (For students that are participating)

HOMEWORK TUESDAY
Reading-AR 25 min.
Practice Informational Speech
Slide Show
Finish Math L 7.1 - Equations
Pajama Day tomorrow!
Find Weather Details on your 3 cities

HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY
Reading-AR 25 min.
Practice Informational Speech
Slide Show
Finish Math L 7.2 - Equations Due Friday
Find Weather Details on your 3 cities
Use Sample Plot Sheet

HOMEWORK THURSDAY
Reading 15 min. AR
Read Play Script Choose a couple of
parts
Khan Math 20 min.
Speech-Practice Slide Show if you haven't
gone yet
Science: Weather Report (Your 3 cities)

Week of January 15th-18th

Welcome back! I hope everybody enjoyed that extended winter break. A huge thanks goes out to all the parents and students for their thoughtful holiday gifts! My family went to the San Jose Sharks to see them play the Tampa Bay Lightning (best team in NHL). They won, which made it even better. My wife and I loved seeing "Vice", as well. Thank you so much for the gift cards to restaurants, movies and tickets! I enjoyed a peaceful break with family and friends. I was able to go to Lake Tahoe with my son and loved our time in the snow, along with playing fun board games. In fact, I bought Code Names for our class, which was especially fun and challenging. In addition, I brought in a variety of board games to help with the long rainy days coming soon in January.

During the break I enjoyed reading a book called the Stand that kept me up late at night. Finally, I golfed with Mr. Kyle and Mr. McMillan a few times, as well. 

Enough about me! It's time to get back to learning.

Class Update:

These next two weeks we will be exploring the amazing life and struggle of Martin Luther King Jr. 

This week we are also doing New Year's Resolutions for school and at home to kick off learning and growth in 2019.

Science-In Science we will be learning about weather and climate.

In Math-We are ahead of both the other classes so we are focusing on our Map test weaknesses by using Khan Math and Moby Max. Next week we will start Chapter 7, which focuses on Equations and Inequalities.

Field Trip Forms were sent home for NASA trip on Friday, February 22nd.

HOMEWORK TUESDAY

MLK Jr. Reading/Comprehension+Vocabulary

Math-Have parents sign/ and you return 

Khan Mappers Goal Sheet 

NASA Field Trip Permission Slip (We need drivers!)

HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY

Read AR 20 min.

MLK Content/Complete Speech Activity (Handout)

Continue MLK "Tynker" Coding Project

in Google Classroom. (20 min.)

HOMEWORK THURSDAY

Read AR 25 min.

Read Newsela MLK + Quiz:

Why Martin Luther King encouraged 225,000 Chicago kids to cut class in 1963

Math - Play Huey Dewey Louie with your parents

Finish Slide Show/Practice Info Speech 

San Jose Sharks game with the family

Lake Tahoe Trip

Happy Winter Break!

December 17-20th

WE STUCK IT TO HUNGER!!!

CLASS UPDATE

We look forward to our big Poetry Recital this Thursday, December 20th at 10:30am. I am encouraging students to dress up in Holiday attire. Parents are invited to the recital where we will have an intermission with goodies and hot chocolate.

HOMEWORK MONDAY
Writing-Print your Info Book at home
(For those with no printer, we will in class)
Practice Reciting Poem(s)
Study Chapter 5.1-5.7 for Math Test Wednesday
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvFqBimGuIQ
Do Google Class Activity on Hanukkah

HOMEWORK TUESDAY
Watch History of Christmas +
Do Google Class Activity
Practice Reciting Poem(s)
Study Chapter 5.1-5.7 for Math Test Wednesday
White Elephant Gift due on Thursday!

HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY
Do Poetry Recital Worksheet
White Elephant on Thursday
Dress up in Holiday colors/sweaters/hats
No Tests tomorrow!

Our new Egyptian Rug

Week of December 10-14th

Homework Monday
Poetry-Begin memorizing poem(s)
Math-Review Chapters 1-3 Due Wednesday
Writing-Finish Rough Drafts of Info Essay
Wordly Wise Due Friday
Science Project (Extra Credit/Optional)
Final Project Submission Date: Tuesday,
January 25, 2019

Homework Tuesday
Math-Review Chapters 1-3 Due Wednesday after class time
Writing-Finish Rough Drafts of Info Essay
Wordly Wise Due Friday
Science Project (Extra Credit/Optional)
Project Proposal/Signed slip due next
Tuesday, December 18th

Homework Wednesday
Read 20 Min AR
Wordly Wise
Poetry Memorizing
Field Trip form + $15 (Cash or check to
RDMPA)
Writing - Finish Revisions to Info Book

Homework Thursday
Finish Wordly Wise
White Elephant Gift under $15 by
next Thursday.
Memorize Poem(s)
Finish Info Book Cover
No Math!
Bring in Books for Giveaway next Wednesday

Class Update!

Our learning adventure continues in Room 20. Here is a brief update:

* In writing we are wrapping up our Final Drafts of our Informational Books on the computers. We are doing Wordly Wise #8 to learn new vocabulary. In addition, we all chose a poem today that we will be memorizing for our exciting Poetry Recital on Thursday, December 20th at 10:35 am after the singalong. Parents are invited for the cocoa and treats. We will be analyzing the poems to find out the key Literary Devices and share why these poems were appealing to us.

* In math we just finished up our Unit of Study on Rate, Ratios, Percents and Unit Conversions. This week we are reviewing Chapters 1-3 to prepare for the MAP test on Thursday and Friday.

* In History we continue our exciting unit of study on Ancient Egypt. We will be doing a "CSI Activity" to figure out how King Tut was killed. We are also learning about the Egyptian Book of the Dead.

* Finally, I am sending home the Science Project details for those students that are interested. I will give a lot of extra credit to any child that participates.

* Wednesday is Ugly Sweater day. I dare your child to wear one uglier than mine!

* Congratulations to Leo and Aubrey who will compete in the school spelling bee this Friday.

Let me know if you have any questions.
Merry, Merry,
Mr. Sweet

December 3-7th

Homework Monday
Wordly Wise Packet 7 Due Friday
Math 5.6 Due Wednesday
BOOK PROJECT DUE WEDNESDAY
Study Asia on Like2learn (Test Friday)

HOMEWORK TUESDAY
Math 5.6 Due tomorrow
Book Project Due tomorrow

HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY
Read 20 Min. AR
Finish 5.7 Math (Review Lessons 5.5-5.7)
Study Map ASIA/Like2 learn
Wordly Wise Due Friday

HOMEWORK THURSDAY
Study Map ASIA/Like2 learn
Wordly Wise Due Friday
Study Life in Egypt Activity


CLASS UPDATE

Writing-We are finishing our rough drafts of our Informational Project on the computer by Friday.
Book Project is due this Wednesday!

Geography-Room 20 is playing bingo and doing Like2learn to learn the continent of Asia and all of its countries

History-Our adventure in Ancient Egypt starts!

Congratulations to our Spelling Bee winners: Leo and Aubrey! They compete in the school-wide competition next Friday.

Math-We are finishing Chapter 5 on Ratios, %, Rates, Tables, etc

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 26-30th

CLASS UPDATE

Welcome back from Thanksgiving Break! We have lots happening in the these last 3 weeks prior to the Winter Break.

In ELA we are focusing on the Animal Allies Unit, which focuses on Jane Goodall. We are focusing on annotation during reading. Our book projects are due Wednesday, December 5th. Each student also selected their new AR Goal for the 2nd Trimester. I highly recommend reading a lot over the break.

Writing we are in the middle of our Informational Book Project focusing on Text Features.

In History this week we will be learning about Politics and forms of Government. Next week we kickoff the exciting Egypt Unit. In addition, we are playing Asia Bingo learning all of the countries, as well. Our test will be next Friday, December 7th.

We are learning about Ratios and Rate this week in Chapter 5 in math.

HOMEWORK MONDAY
Reading AR 25 min.
Math-L 5.3 Rates
Writing-Study Spelling/Vocab
Continue Book Project:
Due December 5th

HOMEWORK TUESDAY
Math-L 5.4 Rates Compare Ratios
Extra Credit: Watch "The Wave"
made for TV show about Fascism
(Based on True Story) Write
1 page summary/response to
movie.
Continue Book Project:
Due December 5th
Paradise Fundraiser

HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY
AR 20 Min.
History: Finish Studies Weekly Week 10
on Computer
Finish Week 10 Newspaper
Book Project

SPELLING BEE FRIDAY
http://www.santacruzcoe.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/SampleElementaryWordList.pdf

HOMEWORK THURSDAY
AR 20 Min.
Math - Finish 5.5 % (Odds in book)
Study Social Studies Week 10
Book Project
Spelling Bee
READ AWAY DAY!
Extra Credit: Watch "The Wave"
made for TV show about Fascism
(Based on True Story) Write
1 page summary/response to
movie.

November 19-20

HOMEWORK MONDAY
Read-AR 25 min.
Work on Book Project
Sweet Store Market Place
open tomorrow
Report Cards go home tomorrow

WEEK OF November 13-16th

HOMEWORK WEDNESDAY
Social Studies Review Questions
Wordly Wise: 6b + 6c
Math : 5.1 Ratios due tomorrow

Homework Thursday
Social Studies Review Test
Wordly Wise - Finish 6e/study words
Finish ASIA map
CRAZY DAY tomorrow/Wings!