6th Grade News April 29 - May 3, 2019

General News

Milestone Testing Dates

Please be advised of the following dates scheduled for Georgia Milestone testing:

Milestones EOG
4/17 - ELA Section 1
4/18 - ELA Section 2
4/19 - ELA Section 3
4/22 - ELA Make Ups
4/23 - Math Section 1
4/24 - Math Section 2

MAP Testing

4/25 - Language 

4/26 - Reading

4/29 - Math

Upcoming Dates

May 15 - Awards Day at 10:00am in Cedar Shoals Auditorium

**Please note the time change as we are using Cedar Shoals Auditorium that morning. Sorry for any inconvenience!**

May 17 - Last Day of School/ Early dismissal

Progress Reports

Progress Reports were handed out on Friday, April 26th. Please take the time to look over and check your students' grades. We have 3 weeks remaining in school and although that time is short, that is also time for students to get their final grades up for the year. Please continue to talk to your child about focusing and staying on top of assignments for the year. If you have any questions/concerns, there is a full list of 6th grade teachers/emails at the bottom of the blog and please check Infinite Campus often!

Band Concert

There will be a band concert on Monday, May 6th, 2019 at 6:30pm. The concert will be held at the Cedar Shoals High School Theater.

Summer Program Opportunities

Join us in the Hilsman Cafeteria on May 1st from 6:00-7:30 pm for an informational session about many fun activities and educational opportunities for middle school students this summer. You will hear from guest speakers, take home flyers, and have the chance to register your students! A light dinner will be served; feel free to bring the whole family.

Please RSVP to seymoure@clarke.k12.ga.us so we know how much food to prepare.

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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

Monday-Unit 7 problem solving skills

Tuesday/Wednesday-Unit 7 Test Corrections/Make up missing assignments

Thursday/Friday-Unit 7 Performance Task.

• Binder checks on Friday

ELA

Students will be learning about the last unit of the year--Greek Mythology.

• Binder checks on Wednesday 

Science

Students in Mr. Watkins/Ms. Fox's class will take their Unit 5 assessment on Monday, April 29, 2019. After that, they will begin working on Unit 6/7 for the rest of the year. This unit covers seasons, moon phases, and planets. Students in Ms. Rohrbach's room will finish covering seasons and will begin moon phases on Friday. Students who need to retake their Unit 5 Test will do so on Thursday, May 2nd. Students will have a quiz over seasons on Friday, May 3rd. 

• Binder checks on Thursday
• Unit 5 Test on Monday, April 29, 2019 (Ms. Fox's/Mr. Watkins' classes)
• Unit 5 Retakes on Thursday, May 2, 2019 (Ms. Rohrbach's classes)
• Seasons Quiz on Friday, May 3, 2019 (Ms. Rohrbach's classes)
• NO Tutoring with Ms. Rohrbach this week.

Social Studies

Students will be working on Government, Economic system & history of Australia next week. Our final test will be the following week. 

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

Spanish

Students will continue studying the last unit of the class-El calendario (The calendar). It will include numbers 1-31, days of the week, months of the year, the date, weather, and seasons. 

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

Advanced Spanish

Students will continue studying the last unit of the class-El cuerpo (The body). There will be a vocabulary test over "el cuerpo y la cara" on Friday, May 3rd. A study guide will be given out in class on May 2nd. 

• Tutoring with Ms. Willingham on Mondays and Tuesdays from 4:00pm - 5:30 pm.
• Quiz on Friday, May 3rd

**Please note that students in the Online Spanish class may come to tutoring with Ms. Willingham or Ms. Viera on Mondays from 4:00 - 5:30.

Ag Science Class/FFA

FFA Meeting on Tuesday from 4:00 - 6:00pm.

AVID Elective

AVID Elective students are continuing their Career Portfolio Project. Due dates and any other information are on Google Classroom. If you have any questions or concerns, or know of any guest speakers willing to meet with our students to discuss careers, please contact Mrs. Fassbender fassbenderc@clarke.k12.ga.us.

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!