Friday, February 15, 2019
Monday, October 3, 2016
October 3-7
Happy foggy Monday!
This week we will finish Shiloh and watch the movie on Friday!
In writing, we will focus on figurative language and also take a test over unit 1 on Thursday.
In math, we will continue with chapter 1, having our quiz either Thursday or Friday. It will depend on how the students are understanding order of operations!
As always, please email me with any questions or concerns you may have!
This week we will finish Shiloh and watch the movie on Friday!
In writing, we will focus on figurative language and also take a test over unit 1 on Thursday.
In math, we will continue with chapter 1, having our quiz either Thursday or Friday. It will depend on how the students are understanding order of operations!
As always, please email me with any questions or concerns you may have!
Sunday, September 11, 2016
9/12-9/16
Now that we have gotten all of our pretests out of the way, we will be diving into text books and activities this week!
In math, we will begin with a book scavenger hunt to get the kids acclimated to their new text book and then our focus will be whole number operations for the rest of the week.
In ELA, we will start our week with a trip to the Monroe County Library. Hopefully all the kids can get their own library card and check out some great books for AR! I will be Rigby testing with the students to determine the best AR goal for them. They will have their goals by the end of the week. When we finish with testing, we will begin the novel Shiloh and also start working in our ELA text books with vocabulary and grammar.
Important Dates:
Wednesday, 9/14/16- PICTURE DAY
I hope everyone had a great first week last week! Cooler weather this week is the best news I have heard since my husband went for a 2 point conversion in over time to win the football game on Friday! :)
In math, we will begin with a book scavenger hunt to get the kids acclimated to their new text book and then our focus will be whole number operations for the rest of the week.
In ELA, we will start our week with a trip to the Monroe County Library. Hopefully all the kids can get their own library card and check out some great books for AR! I will be Rigby testing with the students to determine the best AR goal for them. They will have their goals by the end of the week. When we finish with testing, we will begin the novel Shiloh and also start working in our ELA text books with vocabulary and grammar.
Important Dates:
Wednesday, 9/14/16- PICTURE DAY
I hope everyone had a great first week last week! Cooler weather this week is the best news I have heard since my husband went for a 2 point conversion in over time to win the football game on Friday! :)
Monday, September 5, 2016
Welcome to the 6th Grade!!!
I would like to give a very warm welcome to all of my students and parents that will be joining me on this wonderful journey this year! I know it is a scary thing to come to a new building and begin the year here at the Junior High! I promise all of you that I will be a warm smile to each and every one of you and make this transition year as smooth and enjoyable as I possibly can! This is my 10th year teaching 6th grade and it is such a unique and fun age! I am very much looking forward to getting to know all of you and making this year one of the best! Please take the time to check out my website, there is a lot of important information on there. I will also update this blog each week so you can have an idea of what is coming up in OUR classroom for the week!!
Thank you!
Mrs. Wood
http://mrswood6thgrade.weebly.com/
Thank you!
Mrs. Wood
http://mrswood6thgrade.weebly.com/
Monday, April 11, 2016
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU
I would like to send a HUGE thank you to all who participated in our readathon! We raised just over $500 and I was able to purchase 84 books for our classroom! That is amazing and I am so excited for my students to have new books to read!
Monday, April 4, 2016
April 4-8
Welcome back from Spring Break! I hope you all had a wonderful break! I had an absolute blast in Australia! What a place!
We will be starting to work on geometry in math. We will cover perimeter and area this week.
In reading and writing, we will continue with folk tales and fables.
The 4th quarter begins today! You should be able to see 3rd quarter grades by the end of this week!
We will be starting to work on geometry in math. We will cover perimeter and area this week.
In reading and writing, we will continue with folk tales and fables.
The 4th quarter begins today! You should be able to see 3rd quarter grades by the end of this week!
Monday, March 21, 2016
Happy Spring!
We have a great week planned before we break for spring break!
In math we will be reviewing for our exam, which is Thursday! The exam will cover data, integers, and the coordinate plane. I have placed many educational games on my website to help the students study!
In language arts we will also review poetry and grammar that will be on our exam.
Our Reading and Writing exams will take place on Wednesday this week. For their writing exam, they will be using a program called essayscorer and they will have to write a persuasive essay about having a pet. We have practiced on this program throughout the 3rd quarter.
My husband and I will be leaving for a trip of a lifetime tonight to Australia! I was very glad to see my students today and get them feeling comfortable for their exams before leaving for the rest of the week. We have the building sub, Ms. Alcock, subbing in here and the students all seem to really like her.
I hope you all have a wonderful Spring break and enjoy your extra time with your family!!
Remember-no school on Friday!
In math we will be reviewing for our exam, which is Thursday! The exam will cover data, integers, and the coordinate plane. I have placed many educational games on my website to help the students study!
In language arts we will also review poetry and grammar that will be on our exam.
Our Reading and Writing exams will take place on Wednesday this week. For their writing exam, they will be using a program called essayscorer and they will have to write a persuasive essay about having a pet. We have practiced on this program throughout the 3rd quarter.
My husband and I will be leaving for a trip of a lifetime tonight to Australia! I was very glad to see my students today and get them feeling comfortable for their exams before leaving for the rest of the week. We have the building sub, Ms. Alcock, subbing in here and the students all seem to really like her.
I hope you all have a wonderful Spring break and enjoy your extra time with your family!!
Remember-no school on Friday!
Thursday, March 17, 2016
Pi Day Celebration!
We had such a wonderful time celebrating Pi day!!! Because of our fog day on 3/14, we had to celebrate on 3/15.
Our top 6 contestants include:
Gavin Hunter- memorized 46 numbers
Laci MacQuisten- memorized 54 numbers
Rory Baxter- memorized 84 numbers
Rachel Chen- memorized 45 numbers
Sydney Shammo- memorized 238 numbers
Zachary Stevens- memorized 204 numbers
Our champion was SYDNEY SHAMMO who memorized a whopping 286 numbers!!
Our runner up was ZACHARY STEVENS who memorized 204 numbers!
This was incredible to me!
Congrats to all of our students who took the time to memorize Pi- we had a blast! Here are some photos and a pretty entertaining video!
Our top 6 contestants include:
Gavin Hunter- memorized 46 numbers
Laci MacQuisten- memorized 54 numbers
Rory Baxter- memorized 84 numbers
Rachel Chen- memorized 45 numbers
Sydney Shammo- memorized 238 numbers
Zachary Stevens- memorized 204 numbers
Our champion was SYDNEY SHAMMO who memorized a whopping 286 numbers!!
Our runner up was ZACHARY STEVENS who memorized 204 numbers!
This was incredible to me!
Congrats to all of our students who took the time to memorize Pi- we had a blast! Here are some photos and a pretty entertaining video!
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Tuesday, March 8, 2016
March 7-10
Short Week this week!
I gave the students 102 digits of Pi today to try and memorize as many digits as they can! On Pi Day, March 14th, whomever memorizes the most digits will get to smash a pie in my face!! It is a really fun day for us!
No school for the kiddos on Friday this week.
In math, we are starting coordinate planes.
We are still working on our poetry books and we are also starting a unit on community in our ELA books.
Next Monday, we will also have a volunteer fireman here to explain the process of becoming a fire fighter and EMT. (We figured that tied in well with community.)
Get outside and enjoy this weather!!
I gave the students 102 digits of Pi today to try and memorize as many digits as they can! On Pi Day, March 14th, whomever memorizes the most digits will get to smash a pie in my face!! It is a really fun day for us!
No school for the kiddos on Friday this week.
In math, we are starting coordinate planes.
We are still working on our poetry books and we are also starting a unit on community in our ELA books.
Next Monday, we will also have a volunteer fireman here to explain the process of becoming a fire fighter and EMT. (We figured that tied in well with community.)
Get outside and enjoy this weather!!
Monday, February 29, 2016
Welcome to March
Nothing like ending our February with 50-60 degree weather! I hope you had the chance to get out and enjoy it!
This week in math our students are working on Integer Timelines and I am introducing coordinate graphs on Thursday.
In Reading, we will continue reading nonfiction pieces to prepare for the MSTEP.
In Writing, we will continue publishing our poetry books!
Deputy Lestock will be in on Wednesday to discuss Cyber Bullying with the students. Please ask your child about this, it is a great way to start a much needed discussion with your child!
We have just under 4 weeks left in this quarter, please be sure to stay on top of HAC!
Have a wonderful week!
This week in math our students are working on Integer Timelines and I am introducing coordinate graphs on Thursday.
In Reading, we will continue reading nonfiction pieces to prepare for the MSTEP.
In Writing, we will continue publishing our poetry books!
Deputy Lestock will be in on Wednesday to discuss Cyber Bullying with the students. Please ask your child about this, it is a great way to start a much needed discussion with your child!
We have just under 4 weeks left in this quarter, please be sure to stay on top of HAC!
Have a wonderful week!
Tuesday, February 16, 2016
February 16-19
Short week this week!
We will be finishing up the Watson's go to Birmingham this week and watching the movie on Friday. The students will be comparing and contrasting the book with the movie.
We will then be having a great discussion about how real this situation is and we will be reading actual newspaper articles pertaining to the bombers from 1963.
We have a quiz on Friday in Math on Data. The quiz will be covering mean, median, mode, range, histograms, dot plots, and box and whisker plots. They will receive a review on Thursday and can study any former homework throughout the week if needed.
In writing, we will continue writing poetry this week and put our poetry books together next week!
I would like to have a little celebration so the students are able to share their books with the class. More on that later...
We will be finishing up the Watson's go to Birmingham this week and watching the movie on Friday. The students will be comparing and contrasting the book with the movie.
We will then be having a great discussion about how real this situation is and we will be reading actual newspaper articles pertaining to the bombers from 1963.
We have a quiz on Friday in Math on Data. The quiz will be covering mean, median, mode, range, histograms, dot plots, and box and whisker plots. They will receive a review on Thursday and can study any former homework throughout the week if needed.
In writing, we will continue writing poetry this week and put our poetry books together next week!
I would like to have a little celebration so the students are able to share their books with the class. More on that later...
Monday, February 8, 2016
February 8-12
Happy Monday!
We will continue our unit on data in math. This week our focus is the Box and Whisker Plot!
We will continue reading Watsons go to Birmingham and also continue writing poetry.
There is a half day on Friday and NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY FEBRUARY 15th.
Enjoy your long weekend!
We will continue our unit on data in math. This week our focus is the Box and Whisker Plot!
We will continue reading Watsons go to Birmingham and also continue writing poetry.
There is a half day on Friday and NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY FEBRUARY 15th.
Enjoy your long weekend!
Monday, February 1, 2016
February 1-5
Happy February! We are starting this month with warmer temperatures! Maybe the groundhog will not see his shadow tomorrow and we will be on our way to spring!
This is the beginning of quarter 3, can you believe half of our year is already over?
I have changed a couple things in the grade book that I would like to explain. I have changed the way I am labeling assignments. In the past, they were labeled as assignment, quiz, or test. They will now be labeled as formative or summative. A formative grade is a frequent, ongoing assessment, completed in route to mastery. It serves as a checkpoint to tell me where my students are on each concept. A summative grade is completed after the learning experiences; demonstrating mastery.
Each grade will still be labeled with what the assignment is to help with any confusion. Please let me know if there are any questions on this subject, as it is extremely important to understand how well your child is mastering the concepts.
Our Valentines Day dance is this Friday from 7-9pm! Student council has a lot of great things planned for this evening!
Please return the registration form for 7th grade by the end of this week!
This is the beginning of quarter 3, can you believe half of our year is already over?
I have changed a couple things in the grade book that I would like to explain. I have changed the way I am labeling assignments. In the past, they were labeled as assignment, quiz, or test. They will now be labeled as formative or summative. A formative grade is a frequent, ongoing assessment, completed in route to mastery. It serves as a checkpoint to tell me where my students are on each concept. A summative grade is completed after the learning experiences; demonstrating mastery.
Each grade will still be labeled with what the assignment is to help with any confusion. Please let me know if there are any questions on this subject, as it is extremely important to understand how well your child is mastering the concepts.
Our Valentines Day dance is this Friday from 7-9pm! Student council has a lot of great things planned for this evening!
Please return the registration form for 7th grade by the end of this week!
Monday, December 7, 2015
12/7-12/11
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!
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, 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/
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