December 2, 2022

 12/2/22

Hello Quest families!!

Outdoor Recess - Most days, our team goes outside for an extra recess at the end of our core time.  This recess is earned, therefore, sometimes students will miss it to make up work or to make up time for misbehavior.  When we go outside during the snow season, students are expected to wear proper snow gear.  Students must wear snow pants, boots, gloves, and jackets in order to go sledding.  We have extra gear available if needed.  Please reach out if you have any questions.

Math - In Math, we have been learning about unit rates.  We used unit rates to compare speeds, prices, and recipes (miles per hour, dollars per pound, four per cup of sugar).  Students have been using ratio tables to help them stay organized when solving problems.  Our study of percentages started at the end of the week.  Percentages can be found in many places throughout our lives.  Point them out to your 6th grader if you have the opportunity.

Language Arts - We just finished our narrative unit.  Students wrote stories and a Choose Your Own Adventure book.  We focused on sensory details, dialogue, and a story arc.  Today, we presented many of these stories.  We lived once!

Next week we will begin a reading unit.  We will be reading A Children’s Introduction to the Night Sky by Michael Driscoll.  Our January book will be The Benefits of Being an Octopus by Ann Braden.

  

Science - Students finished their projects about biomes of the world. Some students worked with clay, while others worked with Legos, and still others with online tools such as CoSpaces and Minecraft.  There was a lot of creativity happening!  This project concludes our study of biomes.  We will be studying astronomy next.

Social Studies - In Social Studies, students finished their projects on the three branches of government and presented them to the class.  We learned about the Bill of Rights and how to amend the constitution.  We continued to learn about current events and did a geography activity finding the World Cup countries on the map.   

Boston Field Trip - At the end of the school year, we are hoping to take a field trip to Boston for a day.  In the past, this has been a 6th grade tradition at CBMS.  We often rely on volunteers to chaperone this trip and are hoping Quest families will consider joining us in May.  If you would like to volunteer, please check out the HUUSD website.  Please contact Mrs. Williams as well, so we can get a count of how many folks are interested in volunteering.

Important Dates

12/3 - Lantern Parade

12/9-12/10 - Legally Blonde Jr. Musical

12/23-1/1 - No School

Questions to ask your student:

Where have you seen percentages used?

What is a unit rate?

What is an abiotic factor?

Can I try your Choose Your Own Adventure?