Happy Monday!
We have pretty warm weather this week for December! Maybe if one of my students read this blog and tell me they saw this, I will take them outside for a little bit!!
FOOD FOOD FOOD... We are having a food drive here for Bedford families that need help for the holidays. Please send in a couple items with your child if you are able to do so! Thank you in advance!
We are also having a toy drive. I cleaned out my daughter's toybox last night and brought in a huge bag of things. Your child has the opportunity to save $7 on their yearbook with a gently used toy. I am keeping this bag of toys in my room in case any of my students still want to buy a yearbook. The cost will be $38 if they take a toy from my room and use it for a discount. Checks can be made to Bedford Public Schools!
This week in Math: We are presenting our recipe projects today, reviewing tomorrow and taking the quiz on Wednesday. This week is international coding week! On Thursday and Friday, they will have the opportunity to do some coding online and create their own video games! It is a really neat thing that I do every year in math.
Reading: They will have a quiz over the story, "Names/Nombres" tomorrow and we will move on to the next story in our ELA book.
Writing: We will continue filling out our interactive notebooks with grammar concepts and also be writing short essays that tie in with our reading.
As always, please email me with any questions or concerns!
Thank you!
Monday, December 7, 2015
Monday, November 30, 2015
11/30-12/4
How is it already December???
We have the book fair going on this week in our library. Your child has the opportunity to go down to shop any day this week!
I will be sending home Scholastic Book Order Forms if you are interested! It is a great way to get books for a cheaper rate! Books make excellent Christmas presents!!!
In math this week, we will be working on a recipe project that deals with multiplying and dividing fractions. We will review and take our quiz on Friday!
In Reading, we will be reading a story from our ELA books, focusing on fact/opinion and comprehension.
In writing, they will be writing an autobiographical narrative and also they will be delivering a monologue to their groups.
We have the book fair going on this week in our library. Your child has the opportunity to go down to shop any day this week!
I will be sending home Scholastic Book Order Forms if you are interested! It is a great way to get books for a cheaper rate! Books make excellent Christmas presents!!!
In math this week, we will be working on a recipe project that deals with multiplying and dividing fractions. We will review and take our quiz on Friday!
In Reading, we will be reading a story from our ELA books, focusing on fact/opinion and comprehension.
In writing, they will be writing an autobiographical narrative and also they will be delivering a monologue to their groups.
Sunday, November 15, 2015
November 16-20
Week 2 of quarter 2...
It was so nice to meet many of you at parent/teacher conferences!
Please be sure you are checking HAC regularly so you can keep up with your child's grades and any missing assignments. A U in the gradebook means your child did not turn in an assignment.
We have our field trip on Friday- weather looks good as of now, just a bit chilly. Please be sure your child is dressed appropriately, we will be outside for the entire day! Also, be sure to pack your child's lunch.
In math this week, we will continue with multiplying fractions and begin dividing fractions. If your child is struggling with this concept, please be aware of 8th hour- it is a great tutoring program for an hour after school that they can get help on homework. Also, we have a math tutoring center available during homeroom every day!
In Reading and Writing, we will continue in our ELA book. We will be reading stories, completing grammar activities and writing short autobiographies.
Your child has their new AR goal so they should be reading AT LEAST 30-45 minutes each night to make this goal.
As always, please contact me with any questions or concerns!
It was so nice to meet many of you at parent/teacher conferences!
Please be sure you are checking HAC regularly so you can keep up with your child's grades and any missing assignments. A U in the gradebook means your child did not turn in an assignment.
We have our field trip on Friday- weather looks good as of now, just a bit chilly. Please be sure your child is dressed appropriately, we will be outside for the entire day! Also, be sure to pack your child's lunch.
In math this week, we will continue with multiplying fractions and begin dividing fractions. If your child is struggling with this concept, please be aware of 8th hour- it is a great tutoring program for an hour after school that they can get help on homework. Also, we have a math tutoring center available during homeroom every day!
In Reading and Writing, we will continue in our ELA book. We will be reading stories, completing grammar activities and writing short autobiographies.
Your child has their new AR goal so they should be reading AT LEAST 30-45 minutes each night to make this goal.
As always, please contact me with any questions or concerns!
Friday, November 6, 2015
November 9-13
Busy week for teachers this week!
Parent/Teacher conferences are Wednesday and Thursday. Please contact me if you have not signed up!
Our field trip was cancelled on Nov. 6th, that is rescheduled for November 20th.
New quarter starts today!!!
I hope your students have shared our experience we have been having with a 6th grade class in Australia- I joined a group to complete a Global Read Aloud and we have made a connection with a class in Sydney Australia on edmodo! We have sent videos back and forth introducing ourselves and we are discussing the same book that is being read in both our classrooms! It has been extremely fun to have this opportunity to learn a whole new culture! Please ask your kids about it!
We will begin working with fractions in math
In reading and writing, we are starting unit 2 in our new ELA books. Some of the topics covered include: point of view, making predictions, characterization, figurative language, viewpoints and facts and opinion!
Our 1st quarter was a complete success! I thoroughly enjoy having your children in class and I look forward to speaking with all of you at conferences! If you have any concerns for conferences, please email me prior so I am prepared for what you need!
Thank you!
Parent/Teacher conferences are Wednesday and Thursday. Please contact me if you have not signed up!
Our field trip was cancelled on Nov. 6th, that is rescheduled for November 20th.
New quarter starts today!!!
I hope your students have shared our experience we have been having with a 6th grade class in Australia- I joined a group to complete a Global Read Aloud and we have made a connection with a class in Sydney Australia on edmodo! We have sent videos back and forth introducing ourselves and we are discussing the same book that is being read in both our classrooms! It has been extremely fun to have this opportunity to learn a whole new culture! Please ask your kids about it!
We will begin working with fractions in math
In reading and writing, we are starting unit 2 in our new ELA books. Some of the topics covered include: point of view, making predictions, characterization, figurative language, viewpoints and facts and opinion!
Our 1st quarter was a complete success! I thoroughly enjoy having your children in class and I look forward to speaking with all of you at conferences! If you have any concerns for conferences, please email me prior so I am prepared for what you need!
Thank you!
Friday, October 23, 2015
October 26-30
Last week of October-how did this happen already?
We have scheduled a field trip that will take place on Friday, November 6th. Permission slips and $10 is due by November 2nd, please send those in with your child.
NO SCHOOL ON FRIDAY!!! HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Math- we are continuing with ratios, rates, and percents! We will have a quiz on Wednesday over these concepts.
Writing- we will be completing a haunted house story with our focus being descriptive details.
Reading-we will finish the Roald Dahl novel, Witches and watch the movie on Thursday for a comparison piece.
We have scheduled a field trip that will take place on Friday, November 6th. Permission slips and $10 is due by November 2nd, please send those in with your child.
NO SCHOOL ON FRIDAY!!! HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
Math- we are continuing with ratios, rates, and percents! We will have a quiz on Wednesday over these concepts.
Writing- we will be completing a haunted house story with our focus being descriptive details.
Reading-we will finish the Roald Dahl novel, Witches and watch the movie on Thursday for a comparison piece.
Friday, October 9, 2015
10/12-10/16
We are going to have a great week this week!
We took our Order of Operations quiz on Friday! Anybody needing to retake that quiz will have that option on Tuesday morning.
This week in math we will begin learning about percents!
In Language Arts, we will continue reading from our Literature book and focus on story elements along with common and proper nouns.
We took our Order of Operations quiz on Friday! Anybody needing to retake that quiz will have that option on Tuesday morning.
This week in math we will begin learning about percents!
In Language Arts, we will continue reading from our Literature book and focus on story elements along with common and proper nouns.
Monday, October 5, 2015
10/5-10/9
Happy Monday! It looks like it is going to be a fantastic week weather-wise! We will do our best to get the kids outside and moving!
Math-My plan was to have a quiz on Wednesday this week, but I may push it back to Thursday as I feel my students need one more day to prepare! We are continuing order of operations.
Reading-We will jump into our first story in our new Lit book. We are also going to our library tomorrow.
Writing-The students are very excited to present their songs to the class today! These songs have similes and metaphors. We will continue with descriptive writing.
If your child did not tell you- they need a 1 subject spiral notebook for reading/writing. We will start our interactive notebooks this week!
I am very excited to share my new website with all of you! Please take the time to check it out!
http://mrswood6thgrade.weebly.com/
Math-My plan was to have a quiz on Wednesday this week, but I may push it back to Thursday as I feel my students need one more day to prepare! We are continuing order of operations.
Reading-We will jump into our first story in our new Lit book. We are also going to our library tomorrow.
Writing-The students are very excited to present their songs to the class today! These songs have similes and metaphors. We will continue with descriptive writing.
If your child did not tell you- they need a 1 subject spiral notebook for reading/writing. We will start our interactive notebooks this week!
I am very excited to share my new website with all of you! Please take the time to check it out!
http://mrswood6thgrade.weebly.com/
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
9/28-10/2
Sorry for the delay on this post.
In math this week, we took a quiz on factors and multiples! Our classes average was a 93%- that is fantastic! We will begin Order of Operations and have a quiz on this next Wednesday.
In reading we will begin our new ELA book! This is a learning process for all of us, so be patient with me as I will with your students!
We will continue with descriptive writing this week. Our focus is on Similes and Metaphors.
Happy October!!
In math this week, we took a quiz on factors and multiples! Our classes average was a 93%- that is fantastic! We will begin Order of Operations and have a quiz on this next Wednesday.
In reading we will begin our new ELA book! This is a learning process for all of us, so be patient with me as I will with your students!
We will continue with descriptive writing this week. Our focus is on Similes and Metaphors.
Happy October!!
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
9/21-9/25
This week...
Math: we will continue learning about factors and multiples. We will also learn about exponents and our first QUIZ will be Tuesday, September 29th. This quiz will cover factors, multiples, GCF, LCM, and exponents.
Writing: We will continue with descriptive writing and learn different types of figurative language.
Reading: We will finish up Sounder and watch the movie on Friday. The students will compare/contrast the novel to the movie.
The welcome back dance is this Thursday after school from 2:30-4:30!
Math: we will continue learning about factors and multiples. We will also learn about exponents and our first QUIZ will be Tuesday, September 29th. This quiz will cover factors, multiples, GCF, LCM, and exponents.
Writing: We will continue with descriptive writing and learn different types of figurative language.
Reading: We will finish up Sounder and watch the movie on Friday. The students will compare/contrast the novel to the movie.
The welcome back dance is this Thursday after school from 2:30-4:30!
Monday, September 14, 2015
9/14-9/18
Things to look forward to this week:
Math- we will begin a unit on factors and multiples. Please, please be sure your child is learning their multiplication facts! Flashcards are a wonderful thing!
Reading- We will begin the novel Sounder today and we will also be heading to the Bedford Public library this week. If your child does not have a library card, please be sure to fill out a form so they are able to get one while we are there!
Writing- our focus this week will be descriptive writing, more specifically sensory details.
Class Dojo is up and running so hopefully you have all connected with our class so you are able to keep an eye on your child's behavior!
Math- we will begin a unit on factors and multiples. Please, please be sure your child is learning their multiplication facts! Flashcards are a wonderful thing!
Reading- We will begin the novel Sounder today and we will also be heading to the Bedford Public library this week. If your child does not have a library card, please be sure to fill out a form so they are able to get one while we are there!
Writing- our focus this week will be descriptive writing, more specifically sensory details.
Class Dojo is up and running so hopefully you have all connected with our class so you are able to keep an eye on your child's behavior!
Thursday, September 10, 2015
Welcome to 6th Grade students and parents!!
Hello! I am Mrs. Wood and I am very excited to get to know all of you this year! I look forward to a fantastic year being your teacher and I can't wait to watch you all grow educationally! I will use this blog weekly to give you a heads-up on what our weeks will look like and I will also post fun things we do in class! Please check this blog often! If you ever need to contact me, I like email best: tara.wood@mybedford.us or you can call my classroom at 734.850.6240.
Monday, April 13, 2015
Welcome Back!
I hope you all had a fantastic spring break and enjoyed your time with your families!
This week in writing our students will be creating children's books! When we are finished, we will vote on the top 5 books and read them to a kindergarten class at Mason Elementary through Skype!
In Math, we will continue working on area of a trapezoid and irregular polygons. The students will have a quiz over area of a square, rectangle, triangle, parallelogram, trapezoid and irregular polygons on Tuesday, April 21st. They will need to have the different formulas memorized for this quiz.
In Reading, we are beginning a mystery novel, The Westing Game. This is a very entertaining novel and I think the students are really going to enjoy it!
Please be sure your child is reading at home each night.
This week in writing our students will be creating children's books! When we are finished, we will vote on the top 5 books and read them to a kindergarten class at Mason Elementary through Skype!
In Math, we will continue working on area of a trapezoid and irregular polygons. The students will have a quiz over area of a square, rectangle, triangle, parallelogram, trapezoid and irregular polygons on Tuesday, April 21st. They will need to have the different formulas memorized for this quiz.
In Reading, we are beginning a mystery novel, The Westing Game. This is a very entertaining novel and I think the students are really going to enjoy it!
Please be sure your child is reading at home each night.
Thursday, March 12, 2015
Pi day was a success!! We created over 100 digits of Pi to hang in our hallways!
Also congrats to our runners up in the memorizing Pi competition! They include: Belle Easton, Joey Travis, Juliana Vogel, Josh Schaffer, and Sarah Olnhausen. Our WINNER, with 154 numbers was....Jared Hallgren!!!! Please see pictures below!
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Also congrats to our runners up in the memorizing Pi competition! They include: Belle Easton, Joey Travis, Juliana Vogel, Josh Schaffer, and Sarah Olnhausen. Our WINNER, with 154 numbers was....Jared Hallgren!!!! Please see pictures below!
Monday, March 9, 2015
Pi Week
We have some great activities we will be doing to celebrate Pi day- 3/14!
Your child will receive a handout today of the first 100 digits of pi. The student to memorize the most digits by Thursday at 12:30 will have the opportunity to smash a whipped cream pie in MY FACE! It should be a great time!
We will continue reading The Watsons Go To Birmingham in reading and also continue with our argument paragraph in writing.
No school for kids on Friday 3/13!
Your child will receive a handout today of the first 100 digits of pi. The student to memorize the most digits by Thursday at 12:30 will have the opportunity to smash a whipped cream pie in MY FACE! It should be a great time!
We will continue reading The Watsons Go To Birmingham in reading and also continue with our argument paragraph in writing.
No school for kids on Friday 3/13!
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Spelling Bee Winner!!
Congrats to Sam Ramsey for becoming our class spelling bee champion!!
Great job to Sarah Olnhausen who was our runner up!
Sam will participate in the 6th Grade spelling bee on March 10th!! Good luck Sam
Great job to Sarah Olnhausen who was our runner up!
Sam will participate in the 6th Grade spelling bee on March 10th!! Good luck Sam
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
What's the Deal??? Where have I been?
I apologize for the lack of postings on my part! I have a lot of great things I need to post, along with pictures of some great things we have been doing!
This week:
Math- we are working on data: collecting and analyzing.
Writing- your children have become quite the poets! We are publishing our very own poetry books! We will be presenting these to the class on Friday so look for those to come home!
Reading- we are working on African American Literacy Centers for Black History Month. Next week we will begin my favorite novel, Watsons Go To Birmingham.
Please check back next week to see some great things that are happening in our classroom!
This week:
Math- we are working on data: collecting and analyzing.
Writing- your children have become quite the poets! We are publishing our very own poetry books! We will be presenting these to the class on Friday so look for those to come home!
Reading- we are working on African American Literacy Centers for Black History Month. Next week we will begin my favorite novel, Watsons Go To Birmingham.
Please check back next week to see some great things that are happening in our classroom!
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