The students are excited to be playing the piano in Music. Mrs. (Music) McIlvaine has many electric pianos about the room, and she is teaching them to read music and play. Casie and Maddie said that today they were able to play a five note song called Penta, and they began work on a song called Spring in China. What a great opportunity for the students to get to play the piano! Someone may discover a hidden talent!
Our Language Arts stations got us moving about today and practicing skills. The stations included practice with proper and common nouns, application of the skill of making judgements using leveled readers, and unscrambling spelling tiles. Additionally, the students were quizzed on select vocabulary words from chapters 8-12 in The Westing Game. They did very well! It was busy, busy, busy, and before we knew it, the period was over!
During class meeting time, we discussed the meaning of EMPATHY and how it helps us in our relationships with others. We explored empathetic responses, as well as when it is easy or difficult to show empathy. We are looking for ways to demonstrate empathy in the week ahead. I was so pleased with the students' honesty and willingness to share ideas throughout the lesson.
Sixth graders will be taking a field trip on December 19th! The permission slip and release were included in today's Friday envelope and is due back on December 7th. We are excited to take a trip to The Carnegie Museum of Natural History.
HAVE A RESTFUL AND FUN WEEKEND!
Homework:
Reading - Read chapters 13-18 in The Westing Game and complete newly assigned role. Also, review vocabulary and the story A Trouble-Making Crow for Tuesday's quiz.
Spelling - Quiz on Tuesday. Study.
GET TEST PACKET SIGNED. SHARE FIELD TRIP FORMS WITH PARENTS.
Mrs. Friday's students have no homework.
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