Welcome back! The 6th grade team hopes you had a great break!
Report Cards
The second nine weeks of school have come to an end, which means teachers will be submitting final grades for Q2 report cards in the coming days. Report cards will be distributed and sent home the week of January 14th. If you have questions or concerns about your child's grades or academic standing, please contact their teacher(s). A full contact list for the 6th grade faculty is listed at the bottom of the blog.
Tissue Donation
It is that time of year--Cold and Flu Season! If you would like to make donations of tissue, hand sanitizer, and clorox wipes to your student's homeroom, it would be so appreciated! We want to make sure that our students are staying healthy and not spreading germs!
Panther Nation News Blog
Be sure to check Ms. Tolbert's Panther Nation News Blog, as it contains news, announcements, and information for the entire school!
Content News
Math
Students will begin working on geometry. Students will be learning the formula for area of rectangles and triangles and using vocabulary to identify formulas for area.
- Binder checks on Friday
- Quiz on Friday
- Tutoring with Mr. Smith will be held on Wednesday and Thursday mornings from 7:30-8:00am. There is no more Thursday afternoon tutoring with Mr. Smith.
Accelerated Math
Students will continue their work on inequalities.
- Binder checks on Friday
- Unit 7 Test on Friday, January 11, 2019
- Tutoring with Mr. Hutchins on Wednesday mornings from 7:30-8:00am.
ELA
Students will begin our new, alternating schedule for instruction. Every week will alternate between 3 days of reading instruction and 2 days of writing instruction; this will be followed by 3 days of writing instruction and two days of reading instruction. We will begin the novel "Hatchet." We will be rigorously enforcing and grading reading logs. Every student is required to read at least 30 minutes a day and record it in their log.
- Binder checks on Wednesday
Science
Students will start Unit 4--Water in Earth's Processes this week! We will start with water distribution and finding out how much water is on the Earth for human consumption.
- Binder checks on Monday
- Quiz on Friday, January 11, 2019
- Tutoring with Ms. Rohrbach on Tuesday from 4:00pm - 5:00pm.
Social Studies
Students will continue with Latin America Unit with covering environmental Issues in Latin America. Students will review the unit on Wednesday.
- Binder checks on Tuesday
- Tutoring with Ms. Archer on Tuesday from 3:50pm - 5:00pm.
- Unit Test on Thursday, January 10, 2019
Spanish
A new group of students will begin taking Spanish after the break. We will go over expectations and procedures and also do some getting to know each other activities.
- Tutoring with Ms. Willingham on Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:00pm - 5:30pm.
Advanced Spanish
Students will finish Unit 5 and review.
- Unit 5 Test on Friday, January 11, 2019
- Tutoring with Ms. Willingham on Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:00pm - 5:30 pm.
Ag Science/FFA
Parents of new Ag class students please add us on Facebook: Hilsman FFA and Instagram: @oldkingricky
Tuesday and Thursday: Agriscience Practice 7:15-8:00 and 4:00-5:00. Let Mrs. Martin know which practices you plan to attend.
Tuesday and Thursday: Agriscience Practice 7:15-8:00 and 4:00-5:00. Let Mrs. Martin know which practices you plan to attend.
- Please email Mrs. Martin (martinr@clarke.k12.ga.us) if you have any questions!
FACS
Third Quarter Family and Consumer Science students’ syllabus must be completed and returned by Friday, January 11th for full credit.
- Please email Ms. Seymour (seymoure@clarke.k12.ga.us) if you have any questions!
6th Grade Faculty:
Math:
Jarron Hutchins, hutchinsj@clarke.k12.ga.us
Kyle Smith, smithk5@clarke.k12.ga.us
Natasha Thompson, thompsonn@clarke.k12.ga.us
Olabisi Oyeyemi, oyeyemio@clarke.k12.ga.us
ELA:
Brandon Brock, brockb@clarke.k12.ga.us
Dorothy Jones, jonesd@clarke.k12.ga.us
Vern Rucker, ruckerv@clarke.k12.ga.us
Mary Scott, scottm2@clarke.k12.ga.us
Science:
Zinetta Fox, foxz@clarke.k12.ga.us
Rachel Rohrbach, rohrbachr@clarke.k12.ga.us
Randall Watkins, watkinsra@clarke.k12.ga.us
Social Studies:
Morgan Archer, archerm@clarke.k12.ga.us
Corey Holland, hollandc@clarke.k12.ga.us
Steven Engelsen, engelsens@clarke.k12.ga.us
Spanish:
Laura Viera, vieral@clarke.k12.ga.us
Summer Willingham, willinghams@clarke.k12.ga.us
Enjoy the weekend and go panthers!
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