Sunday, September 24, 2023

Quarter 1, Week 4 9-25 to 9-29

6B - Ms. Berg's 5/6 Homeroom Class
6G - Mr. Gonzalez's 6th Grade Homeroom Class

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Math & Science

Monday - Garden Day!
In class students will continue to work on their Starship Equinox (Science) assignments.

In my writing class, students are continuing their research topics about 9/11 so they could write articles for our class book.



HW - So far the only homework for my classes are the handouts that came home the last few weeks. See the previous posts to see what they are. Also parents, if you haven't filled out the information survey about your child, please do so.

See below for a list of assignments kids should have completed by now.


Tuesday - 
6G Per 1 - Today students will take the Language MAP test. Then this group will stay in Math and Science where they will continue working on their electronic portfolios and doing some Math work. 

6B Per 2 - I will not see this group today.


Wednesday - 
We will have our regular early out schedule today with no testing.

Thursday - 
6G Per 1 - Today we will take the Science MAP test.

6B Per 2 - After MAP testing I will have this group so they can continue working on their electronic portfolios. For 5th grade Math students will complete a Unit 1 Pre-Assessment. For 6th grade Math students will complete the first lesson in Unit 6.


Friday -  Book Fair Starts Today!
Today students will continue with everything listed above. In my writer's class we will continue working on our 9/11 book.

Sunday, September 17, 2023

Quarter 1, Week 3 9-18 to 9-22

6B - Ms. Berg's 5/6 Homeroom Class
6G - Mr. Gonzalez's 6th Grade Homeroom Class

Math & Science

Monday - Garden Day!
In class students will continue to work on their surveys, lab conclusions, and setting up their electronic portfolios.

In my writing class, students are beginning to research topics about 9/11 so they could write articles for our class book.



HW - So far the only homework for my class are the handouts that came home the last two weeks. See the previous posts to see what they are. Also parents, if you haven't filled out the information survey about your child, please do so.

Tuesday - 
6G Per 1 - Today students will take the Language MAP test. Then this group will stay in Math and Science where they will continue working on their electronic portfolios and doing some Math work. This week we will pass out Math workbooks.

6B Per 2 - I will not see this group today.


Wednesday - 
We will have our regular early out schedule today with no testing.

Thursday - 
6G Per 1 - Today we will take the Math MAP test.

6B Per 2 - After MAP testing I will have this group so they can continue working on their electronic portfolios and begin working out of their Math workbooks.


Friday -  
Today students will continue with everything listed above. In my writer's class we will continue working on our 9/11 book.

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Quarter 1, Week 2 9-11 to 9-15

6B - Ms. Berg's 5/6 Homeroom Class
6G - Mr. Gonzalez's 6th Grade Homeroom Class

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Math & Science

Monday - Mondays are Garden Day! Each class will spend 45 minutes every Monday doing garden work with Valerie and Katie, our amazing garden coordinators!

Note: Kids who were in esports last year and are going to participate again this year will have their first meeting this Thursday, Sept 14. Permission slips are due.


New esports students will have their first meeting next Thursday, Sept 21. Permission slips are due and required for students to participate in esports.


6B Per 1 - Today students are still working on setting up their Math and Science notebooks as well as reflecting on the Marshmallow challenge and completing some surveys.

Today Ms. Berg and I also started our 50-minute Writer's Elective courses. Students were able to choose which Writer's Elective course they preferred. Today we all participated in a 9/11 Memorial activity to remember what happened back in 2001.

6G Per 2 - Same as Period 1


Tuesday - 
6G Per 1 - We are going to continue what we were doing yesterday as well as begin with a rich Math task for students to complete in random groups.

6B Per 2 - Same as Period 1

HW - Today kids will be bringing home some more paperwork some of which needs to be signed and returned tomorrow.
  1. Information about our Ocean Guardian School Environmental Stewardship Project.
  2. Permission slip for going to the creek. Please Fill Out
  3. Photo release form for our Ocean Guardian School work. Please Fill Out
  4. School Year 2023-24 Family Income Survey (Paper only.)
  5. Book Fair Information (Paper only.)
  6. Library September 2023 Kids Program Calendar (Paper only.)

Wednesday - 
6G Per 1 - Students will continue working on their Classcraft assignments in both Math and Science as we learn the procedures of these classes and as we prepare our electronic portfolios.

6B Per 2 - Same as Period 1


Thursday - 
6G Per 1 - Today students will continue to work on their Math & Science assignments. 

6B Per 2 - Same as Period 1


Friday -  
6B Per 1 - Today we should have more of our set up work completed as well as this week's surveys and reflection/conclusion of our vinegar and baking soda lab.

The Writer's Elective courses will meet again today to continue our 9/11 project.


6G Per 2 - Same as Period 1
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Sunday, September 3, 2023

Quarter 1, Week 1 9-4 to 9-8

6B - Ms. Berg's 5/6 Homeroom Class
6G - Mr. Gonzalez's 6th Grade Homeroom Class

 Math & Science

Monday -
Labor Day - No School

Tuesday - 
6G Per 1 - Class intro and class syllabus handed out. 

Setting up notebooks and participating in the Marshmallow Challenge!


6B Per 2 - Same as Period 1.

HW - Read the course syllabus, sign up for Classdojo, and sign the last page of the course syllabus - both sides. 

Parents, please fill out this survey to let us know about your child.

Let us know if you have any questions by messaging us on Classdojo or using your preferred method. 

If students wish to join the CES Minecraft Esports Club, please fill out the permission packet and have your child return to Mr. Gonzalez as soon as possible.


Wednesday - 
6G Per 1 - Today we will start with a chemical reactions lab. Student teams will test different variables to see what happens when mixing vinegar and baking soda. 

Then we will do some Math activities. We will go over Mathematical Reasoning and work on the Four Fours Puzzle.

6B Per 2 - Same as Period 1.


Thursday - 
6G Per 1 - Today we will wrap up whatever we did not finish yesterday.

Laptops assigned to all students. We will send a form home for those families who need to check out a laptop to use for the year. If families choose, students can either take their laptops home every day or leave them at school every day.

We will go over caring for laptops. Students will sign up for their Math & Science Google Classrooms and their Math & Science Classcraft accounts.


6B Per 2 - Same as Period 1. Also, during this period, students will get a tour of the campus to learn the expectations and how to treat our school respectfully. 

HW - If you would like to check out a laptop for your child to take home every day, please fill out the computer check out form.

Friday -  
6B Per 1 - Students will be completing a few more activities on their new laptops. I have a few Google Forms surveys and new students need to set up their electronic portfolios for the year. This class also needs to finish whatever we did not get to yesterday when we had our expectations tour.

Writer's Elective - From 1:10 to 2 pm every Monday and Friday Ms. Berg and I will have a Writer's Elective course. We will both focus on writing during this time but through different projects and activities. We will give students a choice as to which class they prefer to take.

6G Per 2 - Same as Period 1 (this class got farther along yesterday so they will most likely get farther than 6B).


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