Dazzling Mills Family!

The Dazzling Mills Family (minus Mrs. Mills) put on a wonderful assembly this afternoon! There was juggling, unicycle riding, and laughing! They are such a talented family, and they put on a fantastic show! Thank you to our P.F.O. for this entertaining assembly!

Math classes today found a percent of a number. We learned the three easy steps to find the answer. Tomorrow we will use this knowledge to find the sale price of merchandise!

Science room 202 reviewed for their science test tomorrow. Please take note of the vocabulary that I posted on the board.

D.A.R.E. Graduation is coming soon! It is time to demonstrate what we've learned from Sergeant Cross. Writing classes will be working on an essay, and our Wellness classes will take a culminating test. The rubric for the essay was distributed today, and Mrs. Mac went over the requirements with us. The writing will be graded and the work completed in class.

SHARE YOUR PROGRESS REPORT WITH YOUR PARENTS. RETURN THE BOTTOM PORTION SIGNED.

Homework:
Math (202); page 371, 10-17; (204) R 7-6 and P 7-6
Science (202) Test tomorrow; (204) Review worksheets.
Reading - Quizzes for A Brother's Promise will be on Thursday morning. Read the rest of Pictures of Hollis Woods and complete your role for Thursday.

Element Exposition!!

What a colorful array of elements were presented to Team Enterprise today! Mrs. Haddox was quite impressed with our models and our presentations. You can see by the pictures that each model was very creative. By applying our knowledge about elements, we created a model representing the protons, neutrons, and electrons! Each presentation included the elements symbol, atomic weight, and other interesting facts! Tomorrow we will be concluding this lesson on elements.

A Brother's Promise was the topic for discussion in Language Arts today. We reviewed the story and had a discussion about the elements of plot in the story. Many of us really enjoyed the story. Following our discussion, we worked at stations, practicing identifying the elements of plot, writing on computers, demonstrating comprehension of our story Pictures of Hollis Woods, and reviewing our Social Studies lessons.

We demonstrated our knowledge about early people and civilizations of Africa. Most of us felt very confident that we did well on the test.

Homework:
Language Arts - Complete spelling practice crossword puzzle sheet for review of this week's words. Finish reading Pictures of Hollis Woods and complete your new role for Thursday's class. Continue reading for AR points.
Wellness- Three Nutritional Labels from snacks. We will graph tomorrow!
Science- Review worksheets

Heinz Field Trip!

Mrs. Haddox's homeroom had an awesome field trip to Heinz Field today! We supported our Black and Gold by wearing our jerseys. Our tour guide, Lew, was full of interesting facts about the Steelers and the Rooneys. Did you know that the "33" on the sidelines represents the year 1933 when Mr. Rooney bought the Steelers? And that the Rooneys always go out into the concession stand to buy their hot dogs right before the game? Conrad was listening really closely to Lew because he won a Steelers football for a question that he answered at the end of the tour. Even though the weather was cold and damp, we had a great day at Heinz Field!

Field Trip to Heinz Field!

Since we are all great Steeler fans, our field trip today was particularly sweet! The whole sixth grade went on a guided tour of Heinz Field! We had a great time! Above are pictures of group 204. Group 202's pictures will be posted by Mrs. Haddox tonight! Enjoy!

Take Your Child to Work Day!

We had a fun day today meeting children who came to work with their parents! Mrs. Haddox's children enjoyed the day by helping her pass out papers and keep score at the hockey game! Mr. Abbondanza's daughters also visited our Social Studies and Language Arts classes to participate in our learning activities.

During McD's Cafe, we created a graffiti wall with thoughts about our novel, Pictures of Hollis Woods. We decorated it with our impressions of characters and simple drawings related to the plot of the story. Our discussion groups worked hard with everyone contributing something of value. Our guests joined in with the activities!

The Scope students enjoyed the day with Miss Torchia at a Literature Festival. They made us proud by taking first place!

Homework:
TOMORROW IS OUR FIELD TRIP! MAKE SURE YOU BRING YOUR LUNCH! MAKE SURE YOU WEAR BLACK AND GOLD!! MAKE SURE YOU COME TO SCHOOL ON TIME!!
Language Arts - Practice book p. 162 (vocabulary) and finish the story of Hollis Woods. You will receive new roles tomorrow.
Social Studies - The quiz has been moved to Monday! Keep studying!
Science - Element project due May 2nd.

Fractions, Decimals, and Percents!

Today, math classes changed decimals into percents and fractions. We learned that when you convert a decimal to a percent, you multiply by 100. When you change a percent to a decimal, you divide by 100. We are going to use all this knowledge to create a small math project soon!
Science classes today concluded the section on Atoms and Elements. We will start to review our section next week. Mrs. Haddox was very impressed today with our hard work in the computer lab on our flyers. She is looking forward to seeing our presentations. Do not forget that the Element Presentations are May 2!

In Language Arts, we read a touching story, A Brother's Promise. It was hard to get through without tears in our eyes. We also watched a brief film clip about The Statue of Liberty to help us prepare for this historical fiction selection.

Our writings about our favorite places are on display at the top of the steps by our rooms! Enjoy!

Homework:
Math: (202) R 7-1 and P 7-1; (204) Page 360 14-35
Science: Graded homework- page E 27
Wellness: Do not forget to bring in three Nutritional Labels
Language Arts: Practice book p. 162 (vocabulary review). Read through page 125 for tomorrow's McD's Cafe! Complete your role! Spelling and story quizzes will be next Friday.
Social Studies: Study your study guide. Quiz on Friday.

Percentages and Periodic Table!

Math classes reviewed how to find the percent of something. We used shaded images to created a ratio with 100. Science classes worked on their Element Flyers in the computer lab. Mrs. Haddox is quite impressed with the information we have found! The creativity was overflowing in that lab. The flyers are quite impressive!

This afternoon we enjoyed shopping at the book fair. We purchased books, pencils, pens, and crazy erasers. Mrs. Haddox even found a new car poster for our room.

Our new story this week is one of Mrs. Mac's favorites. It's a historical fiction selection relating to our Statue of Liberty called A Brother's Promise. The skill for the week is plot, so we practiced identifying Conflict, Rising Action, Climax, and the Resolution of a short story. We will continue to practice identifying these important story elements throughout this week and next. New spelling words were given today, as well. This will be our list for this week and next.

In Social Studies we are learning about the earliest people in Africa. We took some notes and had discussions about how civilizations came to be. This lesson will continue tomorrow.

Homework:
Language Arts - Share "Family Times" paper. Practice your new spelling words.
Social Studies - Finish Review questions 3,4,and 5 on page 34. Study.
Science - Element project due on May 2nd
McD's - Read pages 49-125 for Thursday in Pictures of Hollis Woods. Complete your role.