6th Grade Update

Sixth Grade had an exciting day on October 15^th when we had our "Careers on Wheels" day here at Washington.  Mr. Aaron Wilson and the Channel 23 News team were here and preformed a live broadcast from our parking lot.  Even some of our students were part of the program.  All of the sixth graders were able to experience many of the different types of careers in Rockford that involve travel.  We are very grateful for the many volunteers who came and spent the afternoon informing us about the daily activities in their careers.  Some of these companies were the Rock River Valley Blood Center, Williams Construction, Mr. Norms Garage, UPS, Mr. Noble: Personal Trainer, Rockford School Bus Dept., Rockford Police Dept., and the Rockford Fire Dept.   It was an informative day where the students learned how math, reading, and writing are used in every career in different ways. 

                  Our first quarter of middle school ended on Friday October 29, 2010. Parent/Teacher/Student conference sign-up forms went home with the students and were to be returned back to school with the family's preference of evening, either Nov. 4^th or Nov. 9^th.  Conference times are almost full; please contact the sixth grade team by email if you haven't received anything home about your conference time. We want to make sure that all families that would like a conference receive one.

From the Teachers:

MATH- We just finished our unit on fractions and will now begin two-dimensional geometry.

*Students will need a protractor.

SOCIAL STUDIES- Students are learning about the ancient civilizations in the Fertile Crescent by playing a simulation game.  The students belong to clans and conquer lands and battle enemies.  They need to make decisions based on strategy and the restraints of money and resources.  They are learning A LOT without even realizing it!

ENGLISH- Students are in the beginning stages of creating characters for the short stories they will be writing.  Be watching for information and due dates about this writing project.

SCIENCE- Students took a test on Friday on Chapter 1: the Nature of Science.  Some of the concepts from this chapter were: the Scientific Method, variables, controls, hypothesis, and theories.

HUMANITIES-Students have been investigating the elements of fiction through reading various stories from the new Pearson reading series.  There will be an Elements of Fiction quiz next week.

*Parents should look at their child's binders and make sure they are still organized.

*Parents should check their student's assignment notebooks and make sure their child is filling them out on a daily basis.

Items for Baskets were donated by: Charise Covington, Melissa Ottes, Nancy Ryan, and Sue Brauns.

Congrats to the basket winners:

Women's basket - Drake Vaughan

Men's basket - Laura Stroup

Girl's basket - Jaszmin Minneyfield

Boy's basket - Olivia Runne

Thirty-one Tote basket - LaShay Bates

Halloween basket - Hess Family

Longaberger purse -Mya Stroup

T-Shirts, Sweatshirts, Polo Shirts, Jackets,

Tote Bags or Window Decals for your car! 

Washington Academy Spirit Wear is always on sale!  Go to the PTO page on the school's web site (here is the link: http://webs.rps205.com/schools/washington/pto.html ).  Scroll down to the bottom of the page and download the pdf file: PTO Spirit Wear Catalog and Order Form.  Send your order forms (with payment) to school with your student.  Show off your School Spirit!!

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