newsletter 5-4-2012
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South Canton Scholars Charter Academy6th Grade
Weekly Newsletter for May 4, 2012
Calendar CountsMay
Spirit Day TOMORROW withJeans for $1.00
May 10th Music Concert/ArtsExpo
May 22nd Kindergarten Round Up
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTSVocabulary and Spelling
Wordly wise has continued this week. Studentsare in charge of 15 words each week for spellingand vocabulary meanings and different ways to
use each word. There will not be WW nextweek.
Reading and WritingPublic SpeakingStudents have been changing their focus thisweek from writing and analyzing poetry to
writing and analyzing different speeches. Theyare all studying how to not only write a speech,
but also how to present one.
Next week students will learn how to breakdown different advertisements.
SOCIAL STUDIES WITHMS. TEXTOR
This week students learned about the ancient Azculture. They studied who the people were, whthey lived and their rituals within their sociStudents also had two-three days to work on theirfinal project. PLEASE make sure to ask your studhow their project is going.
This next week in class, students will finish up thtime in Latin America learning all about the Ipeople and culture. Once this has been completed class will have time to work on their project in orto finish it in time. This will be our last stop in
Journey Across Time and the World!
HUGE FINAL PROJECT DUE:
Tuesday May 15th
MATH WITH MR. OWENSMath rotations are finishing upthe geometry unit.
Rotation 3 will be working with
PI and the Pythagorean Theoremin the next week. They areencouraged to check their workwith a calculator.
Rotation 2 will be working onCircles and PI next week. Theyare encouraged to check theirwork with a calculator.
Rotation 1 will be working witharea, perimeter andcircumference next week.
SCIENCEWITHMRS. LEE
While scientists have beenworking hard to understand wavesand sound they have moved on to
understand light and theelectromagnetic spectrum.
Students will complete a light labnext week that will explore the
visible light portion of thespectrum as well and work with
reflection and refraction.
Fine Arts NightThursday, May 10th
6:00-7:30 pm in the GYM5th grade band performs at 6:00 pm6th grade band performs at 7:00 pm
Art show and refreshments
We need volunteers to bring desserts! Please
contact Ms. Loock
([email protected]) if you
can help!
Middle School Mixer
June 1, 2012Contact: Mrs. Morgan if you would like to hel
plan, decorate, or donate for the [email protected]
Talent ShowJune 6th2012
AuditionsMay 24, 2012 3:45-5:00 p.m.Students auditioning should put together a 2
minute presentation for the audition. Talents canrange from singing, dancing, showing magic,telling jokes, dramatic readings, juggling, etc.
Show Date and TimeJune 6th
Grades K-3 9-10:00 a.m.
Grades 4-6 1:30-2:30 p.m.
Public Speaking DayThe 6th graders of South Canton will bepresenting their persuasive speechesand poems on May 25th from 9:00 a.m.until 10:00 a.m. All families are invitedto attend our presentation day to enjoytop notch public speaking and brilliantpoetry.
NWEA Spring TestingNext week students will take their last NWEA tests
the school year. Each student has made goals anknows what they need to do to make yearly growtToprepare for the tests please help your student b
encouraging a full nights restand a healthybreakfon the morning of each test.
ScheduleLeeMonday, Wednesday, and Friday
OwensMonday, Tuesday, and WednesdayTextorTuesday, Thursday, and Friday
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