6th Grade

Welcome to the KMS 6th Grade Weekly Update! 

SUCCESS which is an after-school program. Every Tuesday and Thursday in the 6th grade computer lab from 3:15-4:15. Students can come work on homework, makeup work, and redo assignments, in any subject to make themselves a Successful 6th grader! 

LANGUAGE ARTS: 

                We are continuing on our journey through our book The Tiger Rising and vocabulary will be given to each student by Friday of this week. Students have been given AR goals and their assignment is to read 30 minutes every night. Please be aware that I do not currently have student computers in my classroom. If a student needs to take a quiz, he or she is sent to the library during AR time. If we do not have AR time, the library is open before school and for 30 minutes after school. 

 
Assignments have been put into GradeBook, but may not yet have a grade in the column. These are assignments that we will be completing in the next couple of weeks. An empty column does not affect your child's grade.  

 
We are getting to know each other and have (almost) cemented classroom procedures. Personalities are blossoming and strengths and weaknesses are becoming obvious.  We have learned that we each have the ability to learn and we are learning together as a "community" and from each other. 

Mrs. Tews 

Brenda Tews 

 btews@kimberly.edu 

MATH: 

6th Grade Math will have a test on Chapter 1 this week. Please try to turn in all missing work by Friday. 

 Kelly Gibbons 

 Kgibbons@kimberly.edu 

PACK: 

This week we will be taking a test over our study skill unit on Wednesday/Thursday. We then be starting on the 6 pillars of character. 

  Jimmie Linn 

   Jlinn@kimberly.edu 

SCIENCE: 

We will be continuing learning about the metric system this week with a focus on mass/volume. We will be practicing reading and measuring volume/mass and working on conversions between metric lengths. 

Matt Courtney 

mcourtney@kimberly.edu 

SOCIAL STUDIES: 

Students will be working on their city project this week and will be presenting them on Friday (a-day) or Monday (b-day). 

Gina Palmer 

 gpalmer@kimberly.edu 

STEM: 

In STEM class we are beginning our real content this week with the introduction of Simple Machines!  We will learn Simple Machine terminology such as mechanical advantage and the simple machines themselves: lever, wedge, inclined plane, pulley, gear, wheel and axle and screw. 

Heidi Child 

hchild@kimberly.edu