Trick or Treat!

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Today, everyone seemed to enjoy dressing up in costumes for the day! Some of us wore them all day long! We hope you enjoy our slideshow!

Throughout the day, we visited learning stations for various skill activities. For Reading, Mrs. Mac read The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, and we identified simple, compound, and complex sentences found in the story. We visited our blog for practice with idioms and drew the literal meaning while writing the true meaning. As a Social Studies activity, we read more about the cultures of Africa and answered some questions about what we learned. For Science, we created a chart of the Phases of the Moon. At the Math station, we created a monster of geometric shapes. Our natural high was the topic of our Health station, to wrap up our Red Ribbon Week.

Homework:
SHARE CONTENTS OF FRIDAY FOLDER, GET TEST PACKET AND ENVELOPE SIGNED.

T-E-A-M!

Today we showed our team spirit for Red Ribbon Week by wearing our favorite team jerseys. Win or lose, we're choosing to live without drugs. The team spirit was also evident during our Language Arts classes. We worked together to peer edit our four paragraph comparison essays, as we looked for fluent sentences, correct punctuation and capitalization, correct spelling, and structured paragraphs. We hope you enjoy the slideshow of our team work.

This afternoon, we had our Olweus meeting for the week. We discussed trying to include students who are left out. Many of us see it and recognize that something should be done. So, many shared their good ideas with others during the discussion.

Some of us also visited our library today. We are exploring Culture Grams, a program we are presently using in Social Studies for our Travel Journal assignment.

Homework:
Language Arts - Finish your good copy of your comparison essay for tomorrow.
Math - 3 polygon pages
Social Studies - Open book quiz tomorrow
Science - Study! Test on Monday.
WEAR YOUR COSTUME TO SCHOOL TOMORROW! REMEMBER: DON'T BE TRICKED - DRUGS ARE NO TREAT!

Get a Clue!

We have a clue! Today, we saw the exciting ending to Get a Clue; a film based on the Newbery Medal winning book The Westing Game. It was fun seeing spunky 12-year-old "Turtle" Wexler in the film trying to win the game set up by the mysterious Mr. Westing. Although the movie was very different from the book, we enjoyed watching and taking notes on differences and similarities. Many had their papers filled and needed a second sheet! We began our four paragraph comparison essay and will work on editing and typing tomorrow.

Today's message for Red Ribbon Week involved us bringing in canned goods for our local food bank. What an outpouring of generosity! So many students and teachers contributed! It was so nice to see! Tomorrow, we are to wear our favorite team jerseys! We are teaming up against drugs! Once again....LET'S WORK TOGETHER!

We concluded work today on our Terra Nova tests. It appeared that everyone was working hard and doing their best. Great job!

Homework:
ATTENTION! I AM TYPING THIS FROM HOME BECAUSE THE INTERNET WAS DOWN AT THE END OF THE DAY. THEREFORE, I MAY BE LEAVING THINGS OUT! HOPEFULLY, EVERYONE COPIED THE ASSIGNMENTS FROM THE BOARD INTO AGENDAS.

Writing - Finish your 4 paragraph draft of your comparison essay tonight.
Social Studies - Quiz this Friday. Also, your Travel Journal is due 11/2.

You Won't See Me Doing Drugs!

Again, we all worked together to show our support for Red Ribbon Week! Everywhere we looked today, students were wearing their camo and black to send the message that we won't be seen doing drugs. It was a lot of fun! Tomorrow's theme is "I CAN say no to drugs!" We are bringing in canned food items for our local food bank. Let's work together again!

Two days down with Terra Nova Testing! One more to go! Today we took parts one and two of Math. Tomorrow, we'll take part two of Reading, and we're done! Yay!

After singing our hearts out in chorus, we all watched Get A Clue, the movie based on The Westing Game. As we watched, we took notes on similarities and differences between the movie and book. Tomorrow, we'll begin to draft our comparison essay. Most students agreed that the book is our favorite, even though we enjoyed the movie.

Homework:
GET A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP AND EAT A GOOD BREAKFAST!
Math - Study for tomorrow's quiz
Social Studies - Travel Journal due 11/2
Science - Study --test on Monday
BRING IN A CANNED FOOD ITEM FOR OUR LOCAL FOOD BANK! THANKS!

Say No to Drugs!

Were we loving standing up for drug awareness today at school? Yes! Everyone stood together for Red Ribbon Week and wore their red to school! Tomorrow's theme is "You won't see me doing drugs!" We are all to wear camo or black to school! Let's stick together again! All students received special Red Ribbon Week pencils and bookmarks today.

This morning we took the first part of our Reading and Language Arts tests for the Terra Nova exams. We all worked hard, and hopefully our results will be good. One day down and two to go! Tomorrow we'll take Math, parts 1 and 2. Get a good night's sleep and eat breakfast! Don't put cereal in your coffee like Mrs. Mac!

We took our final test for The Westing Game this afternoon! Tomorrow, we'll enjoy the movie based on the book! Then, we'll compare the movie and book in a comparison essay.

Homework:
Math - Angle sheet
Social Studies - Travel Journal due on 11/2
WEAR CAMO OR BLACK FOR RED RIBBON WEEK.

Terra Novas, Red Ribbons, and Halloween...Oh My!

We had an exciting week, and another one is on the way! Mr. Barzan came in for a visit today to share the activities we are looking forward to for a great Red Ribbon Week. The schedule of events can be found in our Friday folders today. On Monday, we'll kick it off with "Wear RED Day." Our red will symbolize the red ribbon theme, and we will receive a red ribbon and pencil on Monday. Special days are planned, along with special activities.

Mr. Barzan also shared a video about drug abuse. Each student interviewed talked about being asked to do drugs and why they said no. They were great role models for us, and each shared what their "natural high" is. Our natural highs are very important to us, and doing drugs could ruin those highs. So, we're ready to celebrate Red Ribbon Week.

Terra Nova tests begin on Monday. For our team, the tests will be over on Wednesday. Please remember to get a good night's sleep on Sunday night, and eat a nutritious breakfast on Monday morning so that your brain is in top form.

Halloween will be celebrated on Friday as part of Red Ribbon Week. "Don't be tricked - Drugs are NO Treat" will be the theme of the day. Students are invited to wear their Halloween costumes to school! It should be spooktacular fun!

We wrapped up The Westing Game today in McD's Cafe! Wow! We were surprised by some of the events at the end! On Monday, we'll take our end-of-book test. Then, we'll be ready to compare the story to a movie based on the novel - Get A Clue. Thanks to Sydney and Maria, as well as their parents, for the delicious drinks for cafe today.

Homework:
Math - packets are due Monday and Tuesday
Social Studies - Travel Journal is due on 11/2
SHARE TEST PACKETS AND ENVELOPES. GET THEM SIGNED.

Bringing in the Experts!

North Strabane's Detective Wybranowski and Cecil's Detective Marcucci took time from their busy schedules today to visit with our sixth grade teams who are reading The Westing Game. Mrs. Rader's and Mrs. McIlvaine's Language Arts classes went to the cafeteria to hear the detectives tell about their jobs and how they work to find clues that will help them to solve mysteries. Each detective told how reading and writing are integral parts of their jobs. We learned some terms that are important to know when reading and solving mysteries, such as alibi, clue, crime, detective, evidence, red herring, suspect, victim, and witness.

Both detectives shared the processes they go through when they are called upon to conduct investigations. Details and timelines are so important. Some of the tools and materials they use to help uncover evidence were demonstrated, and we found it all quite interesting. Detectives Wybranowski and Marcucci were patient in answering all of our questions as well. We're lucky to have these two detectives working in the Canon-McMillan area, and we thank them for sharing their knowledge with us.

Today in Math, we took a test for a chance to compete in the Calcu-solve competition! Some of us may make it to the next level! We also reviewed our geometry homework involving our lessons on lines, line segments, and rays.

Our second class meeting for the Olweus Bullying Program took place this afternoon! It's a nice time to talk about our experiences and concerns as a group. Today, we learned how to help students who are bullied.

Homework:
Reading - Read through page 201 and complete your role for The Westing Game. Cafe is tomorrow.
Math - packet pages
Social Studies - Travel Journal due on 11/2
Science - Pluto sheet and stars packet due tomorrow
Art - Bring a picture of your building for next Tuesday