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Sixth Grade 2017 – 2018 Blog

6th Grade News: 3/26 – 3/29/18

HUMANITIES  This week in Writing class, 6th graders began researching their topics for the ancient Greece research project. Students are focusing on ancient Greek architecture, art, philosophy, science, fashion, and more. They’re examining both online and offline sources, checking that each source is professional and trustworthy. In addition, students are learning to organize their notes into subcategories, which will help them outline their eventual research essays. It’s wonderful to see how the students are gradually becoming experts on their topics. In History class, we began our ancient Greece unit by focusing on geography and climate. We discussed: How did the many mountains in Greece...
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6th Grade News: 3/19 – 3/23/18

MATH Hope everyone is doing well and enjoyed the snow day this week! The sixth grade is working hard right before the break. In 6Y, they are starting a new unit in circles. We are learning about circumference and about the area of a circle. They are figuring out how to use the formula and they finally get the chance to play with a calculator, which they are very excited about. They will continue working on circles through the break. In 6X, they just started a new unit on speed and rate. They will be looking at how fast things...
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6th Grade News: 3/12 – 3/16/18

HUMANITIES It was so nice talking with most of you this week at parent-teacher conferences, and I look forward to speaking with the rest of you next week. In History class, students took a final test on ancient Egypt. Studying for this test was an important learning experience, as students tried out and shared different study strategies and figured out which worked best for them. As part of our preparation for the test, we played a competitive and enthusiastic game of Jeopardy. The students should feel proud of themselves for all that they’ve learned about ancient Egypt this semester! In...
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6th Grade News – 3/5 – 3/9/18

MATH This week in 6Y, since it was a short week due to them going on a field trip we did not have as many classes as usual. We were able to work on rate and speed however and understand how to calculate average speed and find someone’s speed over a certain number of trials. Next week they will have a test as well as lab to do on speed. In 6X, we are talking about ratios and proportions. We are figuring out that they are similar to fractions and understanding how they work. We will continue to work on...
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6th Grade News: 2/26 – 3/2/18

HUMANITIES  This week in Literature, we completed several activities to wrap up our study of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. In order to better imagine the lives of characters in the book, students wrote letters from the perspectives of African American citizens living in the South during the 1930s. They wrote about their struggles living under particular Jim Crow laws, which enforced segregation in parks, restaurants, schools, and other public spaces. I’m looking forward to reading their letters, and I’m hopeful that this exercise helped build the students’ sense of empathy and understanding of persecution. In History, we dug deeper...
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6th Grade News: 2/12 – 2/16/18

HUMANITIES This week in History, we had a great time learning about the afterlife of ancient Egypt. After studying the magical and perilous journey that the “ba,” or soul, takes to the afterlife, we collaborated to create “travel guides” for travelers on this journey. On each page, students included descriptions of the various challenges that the ba could expect to face, as well as advice related to how to defeat these challenges. Take a look at our travel guides below! 6K – Travel Guide to the Afterlife 2017-18 6J – Travel Guide to the Afterlife 2017-18 In Literature, students finished...
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6th Grade News: 2/5 – 2/9/18

Special announcement:  During the month of Adar, the month of Purim, it is a tradition to do things that make us happy. To get ourselves into the Purim spirit, all teachers, staff, and students should come to school in pajamas on Thursday, February 15th (Rosh Chodesh Adar – or the first day of the month of Adar)!  Please note, that the date on the physical school calendar says Friday, February 16th, but there has been a change of date.  Students must wear shoes or slippers. If your child has PE on Thursdays, please remember to send him/her with a pair of sneakers. SCIENCE This week, students continued exploring...
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6th Grade News: 1/29 – 2/2/18

ADVISORY In advisory this week, students focused on gratitude. We asked ourselves: What small and large gifts are we thankful for? What are the places and memories that have made our lives meaningful? Who are the people that bring us joy? We then played the “Gratitude Game,” a combination of Bingo and Pick-Up-Sticks, which encouraged students to share their ideas on the topic. Enjoy the photos below!   HUMANITIES This week in History class, students learned about all of the jobs and tasks that went into pyramid-building in ancient Egypt. They then performed skits to present each stage of the process...
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6th Grade News: 1/22 – 1/26/18

ADVISORY In Advisory this week, the 6th graders had a lot of fun participating in a “seed workshop” led by representatives from Repair the World. After learning about the planting and harvesting process, students were able to plant their own seeds and bring them home. We also had an informative and valuable discussion about “food deserts” in Brooklyn, or areas where people struggle to access fresh fruits and vegetables. It was great to see students drawing the connection between this fun, hands-on activity and social justice issues. Here are a few photos from the workshop: HEBREW Dear parents, This has been a...
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6th Grade News: 1/15 – 1/19/18

HUMANITIES This week marked the beginning of a few new units in Humanities classes. In Literature class, students started reading Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor. Roll of Thunder tells the compelling and sometimes tragic story of a black family living in rural Mississippi during the 1930s, challenging readers to engage with important topics such as discrimination, violence, and prejudice. In order to prepare for this mature read, students began to learn about the the pre-civil rights era South. These discussions fit in nicely with Martin Luther King Day, and we’ll continue learning about race relations and other social justice issues...
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