Miss Perris' 6th Grade ELA, Reading, and Social Studies

1/30/18

Happy Tuesday,

A REMINDER that yearbooks are on sale for $35 through Friday, February 2nd.  All orders are placed on the website…jostensyearbooks.com
The next Magic the Gathering meeting is on Monday, 2/5 in room B-1.
 
Cookies with the RHMS Counselors —   Ms. Wood and Ms. G.  This is a time for parents to meet with the counselors to learn about some of the counseling themes that have been presented to students.  There will be a Question and Answer time for any added concerns or thoughts.  Time:  2/8 from 9:00 - 10:15 am OR 2/8 from 4:00 - 5:15 pm.  The meeting will take place in the RHMS Faculty Lounge.  You can sign up in the front office or you can reserve a spot online at https://tinyurl.com/Cookies-RHMS-Counselors-S1 or https://tinyurl.com/Cookies-RHMS-Counselors-S2
 
RHMS Recreation Sports Club — Fridays.  Meet on the black top from 3:15 pm - 4:15 pm.  Starting 2/2 - 3/9 (end of trimester 2).  A permission slip is required to participate (blue).  Please see Miss Perris for a permission slip.  There is a $25.00 participation fee (tax deductible); scholarships are available as well.  Games played:  3v3 basketball, basketball shooting and dribbling drills/competitions, soccer, kickball, capture the flag, pingpong, and ultimate bosu-ball (like ultimate Frisbee, but with a giant, inflated exercise ball).
 
Please make sure that your child is reading every night for at least 30 minutes.  All of the glitches have been worked out of the AR program, so students should be taking a quiz immediately upon completion of their book.  
Announcements:

1.  If you did not make it to the Book Fair here on campus, you can purchase books on this site:  http://www.scholastic.com/bf/rollinghillsmiddleschool

2.  Mrs. Donovan’s homework center meets on Mondays from 3:15 - 3:45 pm.
 
3.  Miss Perris’ homework center meets on Tuesday and Thursday from 3:15 - 4:15/4:30 pm.
 
4.  Mr. Chen’s homework center meets on Tuesday through Friday after school.
Homework for 1/30/18:
 

Language Arts (Perris only):  

*Review grammar worksheet for quiz on Friday, 2/2.

*At this point, students should have the following paperwork for their informational essay:
 
1.  Framework for informational essay writing
2.  Article 1 (marked up)
3.  Article 1 Fact Outline - binder paper
4.  Article 2 (marked up)
5.  Article 2 Fact Outline - binder paper
6.  Article 3 (partially marked up)
 
We will continue to work on article 3 tomorrow.  Students will begin writing their essay on Thursday.  Computers will be used for this assignment.
 
Language Arts (Chen only):  
Social Studies (Perris only):  No homework.  
 
Math (All):  PEMDAS worksheet.  For math homework, please refer to https://rollinghills.campbellusd.org/donovan-math.
 
Science (All):  Metric worksheet
 

Reading/Literature (Perris only):  Please read 30 MINUTES every day at home.  

If you want to find out if the book your child is reading is an AR book, please go to www.arbookfind.com.  Please have your child see me if he/she needs help with book selection.

Have a great night.
Miss Perris/Mrs. Donovan/Mr. Chen