5- Minute News

Weld Waits / Relate

If your child was absent on Friday for our Weld Waits instruction, please have them locate their make up/alternate assignment on their science google classroom. Students can reach out to Mrs. Johnson with any questions they have!

Per student request, we will be offering breakfast burritos for lunch in December! If it goes over well, this will be a part of our regular burrito lunch offerings.

Thank you for supporting our middle school over night trips! The lunch fundraisers are one of our biggest money makers. :)

Here's The Happenings:

Science:  This coming week we will be reviewing all content on the skeletal, circulatory, and lymph systems.  Students will take their unit test on Friday this week.  If your child is absent, they will be expected to complete the test the first Tuesday we are back from break.  Students may also take the test on Thursday, if they know they will be absent on Friday.

Homework: Human Body Study Guide, DUE 11/19

Science Fair: Students will do their experiments the first week of December, once we return from Thanksgiving break.  Be watching for a message from me with the other parents in your child’s science fair group. 

Math: Unit 3 (Chapter 8)- Integers & Rational Numbers

Although it was a crazy week with most of the 6th graders being on the field trip, Wednesday, and different schedules because of Relates (Weld Waits), they did great showing their understanding of what integers are. Coming up we will be ordering and comparing our integers as well as introducing, comparing and ordering rational numbers. 

Homework: None 😀Enjoy the weekend!

Social Studies: Students will be learning about The Enlightenment in Europe. We will learn about the Enlightenment in France, and the Enlightenment in Action. We will be taking the unit assessment on Thursday.

English: The 6th graders are continuing their reading of Calling All Minds. On Friday, they explored how scientists use trial and error to advance their experiments. In that same spirit, your student was challenged to design and build the best paper airplane.

Writing & Research: Middle school students began reviewing their science fair essays this week, working to complete them one paragraph at a time.

Homework:

First body paragraph completed

Historical context & Scientist background outline

Eligibility for WCMS Sports is pulled on Thursdays. Missing assignments must be turned in to teachers by 7:30am Thursday morning. Missing flags can be removed from the gradebook before pulling eligibility, but assignments may not be graded. Most of the time, they will be graded along with other assignments from the week.

Please remind your athlete that they are expected to check in with their elective teachers/classes for their make-up work, due to leaving for practice and games. Depending on the class, material may need to be self taught using the teacher provided resources.