6th Grade News February 19 - 22, 2019

General News
No School Monday
In honor of President's Day, there will be no school tomorrow for students. Please enjoy your long weekend!

Saturday School
Saturday School is in full swing! This is an excellent opportunity for ALL students to prepare for the Georgia Milestones by working with their teachers in a relaxed, small-group setting. Saturday School operates on a rotating schedule so that students get to see multiple teachers and review multiple subjects each time. Transportation is also provided. IT IS NOT TOO LATE TO GET YOUR CHILD SIGNED UP! If you would like your child to attend or would like more information, have them get an application from their teacher, or contact either the front office or Ms. Ward (wardt@clarke.k12.ga.us).

Black History Month Program
The Hilsman Black History month presentation will take place on Thursday, February 21 from 6-7pm. Any students interested in performing, participating, or assisting with the presentation should contact Mr. Blake or Mrs. Page in 8th grade.

Supplies

If your student is in need of a binder or school supplies, they must complete a supply form and get a parent signature. These forms need to be turned into Mrs. Fassbender. Students can get forms from Ms. Rohrbach, Mr. Holland, or Mr. Watkins. 

Parent Conferences

Parent, student, teacher conferences will be held on Wednesday, March 20th - Friday, March 22nd. Please be on the lookout for information from your child's 6th period teacher!

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

In preparation for the upcoming Georgia Milestones Assessment; sixth grade students will be given a weekly big 20 in Mathematics which will be due each Friday. This will count as a homework assignment. The expectation is for every student to be proficient (80% or higher).

The 6th grade math department also use Friday's as a Milestones prep day. Sample questions are provided and students are provided with ample think time before responding. Students are encouraged to practice their speed and math facts at home. 

Please assist your child and encourage him or her to complete and submit the assignment on time.

If there are any questions feel free to contact your child's Math teacher. 

Students are continuing with their unit on statistics and data. On Tuesday through Thursday of this week, students will be working with histograms and analyzing and interpreting statistical data. On Friday, students will do Milestones Prep.

• Binder checks on Friday
• Tutoring with Mr. Smith will be held on Wednesday and Thursday mornings from 7:30-8:00am.

ELA

Please make sure you are doing your reading logs every night. We are continuing our writing from this week. We are also learning test taking skills and reading comprehension using Commonlit.org. Please, if you are missing work or need extra credit, work with your ELA teachers.  

• Binder checks on Wednesday 

Science

Students will start Unit 5: Weather and Climate this week. The unit covers layers of the atmosphere, air pressure, air masses and fronts, and weather events such as tornadoes and hurricanes. Please make sure your student is focused and engaged in class as this is our hardest unit of the year!

• Binder checks on Thursday
• Unit 4 Test on Wednesday, February 20th (Fox/Watkins' classes)
• Tutoring with Ms. Rohrbach on Tuesday from 4:00-5:00pm. If students failed their Unit 4 test and want to retake it, they need to come to tutoring on Tuesday.
• Students in science have been given a project over an African American Scientist in honor of Black History Month. All students in 6th grade have been given this project. The project is due on Thursday, February 28th, 2019. The link for the project and rubric is here.

Social Studies

Students will explore the impact of poverty, the war on drugs, and migration to the United States on Latin America. To start, we will talk about the causes and effects of poverty. We will compare the differences between poverty in Latin America and the United States. Then, we will transition into the push and pull factors of migration. To end the week, we will explore the effects of the war on drugs in Latin America. 

• Binder checks on Tuesday
• Tutoring/Make-up Day with Ms. Archer on Tuesdays from 3:50 - 5:00pm. 

Spanish

Students will continue with Unit 2: Spanish Speaking Countries this week. 

• Tutoring with Ms. Willingham on Mondays and Tuesdays from 4:00pm - 5:30pm. 

Advanced Spanish

Students will continue with Unit 7: Describing The Classroom on Tuesday.

• Tutoring with Ms. Willingham on Mondays and Tuesdays from 4:00pm - 5:30 pm.

Ag Science/FFA

Monday- No School for Students

Tuesday- Agriscience and Nursery Practice 7:15-8:00 and 4:00-5:00 (Lorax movie)

Wednesday- Meet The Mayor for FFA Members who signed up and brought in forms. (Agriscience Worksheet)

Thursday- Agriscience and Nursery Practice 7:15-8:00 and 4:00-5:00 (Lorax movie completion) Makeup Test and Quiz Day- 7:45-8:15 and 4:00-4:30 in Mrs. Martin's room.

Friday: Agriscience Topic Selection in Class.

6th Grade Faculty:

Math:

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

Edwina Holden, holdene@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!