6th Grade Writing Assignment (due Monday, November 1)

Read this article.  Write three paragraphs responding to what you wrote.  Each paragraph should have a topic sentence, a couple of supporting sentences, and a conclusion.

You will RETELL in the first paragraph.  This means you should summarize what you have read.

You will RELATE in the second paragraph. This means you will make connections between the information in the article and your own life.

You will REFLECT in the third paragraph.  This can include your judgement and/or opinion of the information you read.

If you need more help, please visit this site.

Your final response should be emailed to me by class on Monday, November 1.  If you have any problems completing this assignment, please contact me using email at cwelton@hbha.edu

Sixth Grade Lecture

Week of October 18, 2010

This week marked the start of second quarter!

Eighth grade started working on science fair projects this week.  They should be doing research on topics that interest them.  They need to be taking detailed notes and recording their sources.  Next week, we will be narrowing their search, as well as addressing measuring and data collection.  We will also be starting  a new unit (and book) on electricity and magnetism.

Seventh grade continued a unit on protists and fungi.  Today we collect water from the Sprint pond and viewed live and preserved protist specimens.

Sixth graders were given the results of their first exam.  We began to learn about the sun and will continue learning about the different planets in our solar system next week.

Have a great weekend!

For 8th graders

Read this and this over the weekend.  Email me a Venn diagram comparing the two articles by Monday.

6th Grade Project Rubric (ch.3)

Science Fair links.

Here is the presentation, ideas, and helpful sites.

You should also visit Science Pioneers science fair web pages for more info.

Sixth Grade study guide answers

8th grade exam postponed

Tomorrow, we will finish the lab and revisit momentum since many students seem to be struggling with the concept.  The exam will now be on Monday 10/11/10.  Here are the answers to the study guide.

You're welcome!

Prezi test

Study guide test

Study Guides

Seventh grade, here is yours.

Week of October 4, 2010

Now that we are finished with the High Holidays, middle school classes will really dial in on covering material.  We spent much of our limited classtime over the holidays doing work that students will now be expected to do at home.  If your child is spending more than 30-40 min on science homework, please let me know.  One of our goals as middle school teachers is to help children learn to work efficiently and effectively.

Sixth grade is continuing to learn about the earth and moon.  We will have our first astronomy viewing this Thursday.  We will also be addressing study skills in preparation for our first exam next week.

Seventh grade is finishing a unit covering viruses and bacteria.  Their 2nd exam is on Friday.

Eighth grade is finishing a unit on motion.  Their 2nd exam is on Friday.  We will also start prepping for science fair by addressing the scientific method and resources to help them choose an appropriate project.