Another exciting week in 6th grade! As we finish up our Exit Interviews this week, feel free to ask your student about their interview and what they have learned from the experience. Your student will be able to take home their portfolio during the last week of school.
There are various band concerts in the morning this week, so check with your band student to see if they need to be at a different school in the morning. Friday, we'll leave school around 9:15 am to head to Hartman Reserve. I sent a letter home about this before the weekend. It will be a great day! Here's This Week in Switzer:
Literature- I challenged your student to do something great for their community last week, and tomorrow they will present their "Genius Hour" ideas- some students are organizing 5K races, bake sales, and donations for a number of local agencies. Thank you for your support in this- I am leaving all the planning up to your student and will check on their progress periodically. It is so encouraging to see our young people so passionate about helping others!
On Tuesday, we'll begin a final novel project for the year. Students will most likely have a reading assignment every night.
WIN- Mr. Switzer's Win class is designing a new school (or classroom, etc.) to help solve overcrowding using CAD software on the iPad. The software is also available free online through Autodesk (the app is called 123D Design). We'll export our designs into Augment (a free iPad app), which allows us to visualize the design to scale.
Math- We are beginning the last two topics in the textbook, and will take the end of year test soon.
Social Studies- Students took a test last week over Chapter 7 and will begin the new chapter this week.
Science- There will be a quiz over the Skeletal System next week. Feel free to allow your student to study and play games using the Science section of Lincoln6.com!
Writing- Along with finishing Exit Interviews, we are turning our attention to our blogs and extending our learning by connecting with other classrooms around the world. We'll wrap up the year with the Great Blogging Challenge- stay tuned!
Have a great week!
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Matthew Switzer
6th grade teacher
Lincoln Elementary
6th grade teacher
Lincoln Elementary
