Welcome to the 2020-21 school year! I am looking forward to getting to know the kids and helping them to acquire the skills to 'do school', learn new information, build their social-emotional qualities and have some super fun!
Please note that I share your students with my teaching partner, Mrs. Harrington. Go to her page here. https://rollinghills.campbellusd.org/harrington-social-studies-language-arts-lit-6th-grade. She teaches Language Arts and Social Studies, while I cover Math and Science. We will be teaching PE and FLEX together. We label the 2 groups as GOLD and GREEN. GREEN are the HOMEROOM students I begin with at the start of the day. GOLD begins with Mrs. Harrington. These 2 groups of students are our HOMEROOMS. Please note that we cover the same information for all students in this 20 minute time.
PLEASE email me at cpugliese [at] campbellusd.org if you have any questions.
Math: finsihed L12.3 HW is: Your turn #6 and Guided Practice #1-8.
Science: Day #3 of Alternative Energy Sources research - group posters need to be finished for presentations for tomorrow. Students should have talked aboutn who was taking the poster home to complete.
Academic Awards tomorrow - check school website for times - or call office.
Math: Got through L12.2 Independent and Dependent Variables. HW is: Guided Practice #3,4,5 and Independent Practice #6 a-f.
Unit Test covering L11-12 tentatively planned for NEXT WEDNESDAY 4/4.... depends on how the module 12 lessons go :)
Science: Day #2 of Alternative Energy Sources research groups. No HW
Tutoring on Thursday to practice identifying Independent/Dependent Variables and writing equations from graphs/tables.
math - started L12.2 Independent and Dependent Variables... not easy and didn't finish. There is NO HW... planner says otherwise. No worries :)
Will move through Module 12 this week... if it proves to be difficult the Unit Test (L11-12) will be moved past Monday.
There IS TUTORING THIS THURSDAY :) and Ice cream since it will be sunny :) :) :)
Science - awesome Recycling Projects! So thrilled to see their hard work :) Asked to keep a couple... can't keep them all :( Otherwise, they took them home today :)
Spirit Week:
Tuesday - dress like your teacher - STRIPES!!!!!
Wednesday - Holiday day
Thursday - Throwback Thursday
Friday - color day - 6th grade is yellow.
Math - finished L12.1 on Coordinate Grids - lots of review and some new ways of describing distances on a grid.
HW is Guided Practice #1-9
Science - turned in RRR Journals - worth 50 points assessed. GOLD turned in SS worksheet. GREEN didn't do yet.
Alternative Energy Sources research groups have been formed and students chose their energy source to research for 3 class days. Posters should be finished by Thursday and presentations are the same day. This is a group grade.
math: iReady testing.... again.
Handed back Quiz L11.1-11.3 Inverse Operations to GOLD (did this with GREEN on Monday).
Pulled students with lower than a B- to re-teach and give take-home make-up quiz. Parent signature required and due tomorrow. There is no other math HW for GOLD or GREEN.
science: RRR Journal due tomorrow - 35 points Assessed. Given Q#7 today - they should be having a conversation with you concerning any factor surrounding the 3R's and writing about it.
GOLD - Super Science worksheet on North Pacific Garbage Patch due tomorrow.
Recycling Project due Monday - includes written paper and grading rubric sheet.
math: took Quiz on L11.4 Writing Inequalities - no HW
iReady starts tomorrow for Math
science: started IR: Alternative Energy Sources - will finish tomorrow together
RRR Journal Q #5 Tracking Trash and Q#1 Junk Mail list for Tuesday
math - still working on L11.4 Writing Inequalities. Worksheet for HW - GREEN had PE to work on it because we came back from class pictures early.
We will be working on this topic for a few days.
science - gave credit to the 3R Question #1 - tallying & collecting junk mail distributions on a daily basis for a week. If it was forgotten or not completed student will not receive credit. If THERE IS NO JUNK MAIL for more than 1 day, a parent will need to sign the journal.
- gave out the 3R Question #2 - checking the household trash for items that could be recycled instead.
- BrainPop video on Plastics and accompanying worksheet on Resin ID Codes (triangles and #) on the bottom of the plastic item and what it means. If unfinished in class, it became HW
math - started L11.4 Writing Inequalities - didn't finish for GREEN because of the organized student walk-out. So no HW was passed out, planners may still say HW... be aware. Will continue tomorrow.
science - launched the Recycle Project due March 26th. Students are to talk to you about the requirements - they have a packet with instructions, grading rubric and template for the written portion. I have shown them pictures of past examples and will show more real and pictures throughout the week. Worth 60 points assessed.
Recycle Journal - Question #1 task is to collect and tally all junk mail each day for a week. They are to record it in their journals by day. They can tally or write the name of the mailers originator. They are to collect the junk mail in a bag or box or receptical all week and give an approximate amout of mass/volume/capacity at the end. They can weigh themselves with and without the junk mail too :)
Each day they will get a new task or question. I will stamp completed journal entries each day. Journal is worth 35 points assessed.
