6^TH GRADE NEWSLETTER – NOVEMBER 20, 2009 - TWO WEEK EDITION

The next classroom newsletter will be given out on Friday, December 4^th.

Calendar

Saturday, November 21 – Confirmation Retreat

Monday, November 23 – Harvest Party – 2:00pm

Thursday, November 26 and Friday, November 27 – No School – Thanksgiving

Wednesday, December 2 – Grades 5/6 sing at 4:00pm Advent service

Tuesday, December 8 – PTL Christmas Shop

Friday, December 11 – Bethlehem Marketplace Field Trip

Sunday, December 20 – 11:00am Christmas Service

SUBJECT AREAS – WHAT WE ARE LEARNING

Religion – Jesus Birth through the beginning of His ministry

Science – Test on Volcanoes and begin study of Minerals

Reading – David Macaulay’s Book “Pyramid”

Story- “Egypt” Skill – Graphic Sources

English – Verbs – Transitive, Intransitive, Linking, and Tenses

READING/ SPELLING

Because of the short week of school for Thanksgiving, we will be working in groups with the book Pyramids by David MaCaulay. There will be no spelling during that week. The following week we will read the story “Egypt” from our books and also be doing the spelling unit associated with it.

SINGING ON WEDNESDAY, DEC. 2 AT 4:00PM

Students are welcome to remain at school until the time of the service. If parents will be in church, the students will go to sit with them after we sing. If parents are unable to attend the service, the students will stay in the balcony for the remainder of the service, but should be picked up for home immediately following the service.

MEMORY WORK

To be said Nov.23 or 24

Ephesians 2:17-18 – page 51

*Jesus came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near. For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.

To be said the week of Nov. 30-Dec.4

Isaiah 41:10 – page 53

*Do not fear, for I am with you, do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.

Matthew 4:16 – page 61

*The people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned.

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6^TH GRADE NEWSLETTER – NOVEMBER 12, 2009

Calendar

Friday, November 13 – No School – Parent Conferences

Wednesday, November 18 – David Paul Britton Chapel

Saturday, November 21 – Confirmation Retreat

Monday, November 23 – Harvest Party – 2:00pm

Thursday, November 26 and Friday, November 27 – No School – Thanksgiving

Wednesday, December 2 – Grades 5/6 sing at 4:00pm Advent service

SUBJECT AREAS – WHAT WE ARE LEARNING

Religion – Test and Jesus Family Tree

Science – Volcanoes

Reading – Story- “Goodbye to the Moon” Skill – Compare/ Contrast

English – Verbs

UPCOMING TESTS

Tuesday, Nov.17 – Religion Test on Lessons 106-120 (Open Book)

Thursday, Nov.19 – Spelling Test on list in planner

THINGS TO WATCH FOR:

• DAVID BRITTON CHAPEL – WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18

Information about this has been in the TNT the past few weeks. He has agreed to come to Immanuel for a much reduced rate from his regular cost, but we still need to collect $2.00 per student to cover that cost.

• HARVEST PARTY – MONDAY, NOVEMBER 23 – 2:00PM

I talked to Mrs. Arnold – one of our room parents – and we agreed on the above date and time for the class Harvest Party. Watch for a note to come home from the room parents requesting treats for the party.

• BETHLEHEM MARKETPLACE – FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11

This year Elmbrook Church will be re-enacting the Town of Bethlehem at the time of Jesus’ birth. We will be going to see it as a school on Friday, December 11^th. Watch for a permission slip to come home after Thanksgiving.

MEMORY WORK

1 Corinthians 9:22-23 – page 245

*I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some. I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings.

Psalm 145:13 – page 49

*The Lord is faithful to all His promises and loving toward all He has made.

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6^TH GRADE NEWSLETTER – OCTOBER 30, 2009 - TWO WEEK EDITION

Due to the short weeks of school, this newsletter contains information for both the week of Nov.2-6 and Nov.9-13.

Calendar

Friday, October 30 – World’s Fair

Monday, Tuesday, November 2-3 – No School –

Teacher’s Convention

Tuesday, November 3 – Immanuel Blood Drive

Wednesday evening, November 11 – Parent Conferences

Thursday, November 12 – 11:30 dismissal – Parent Conferences

Friday, November 13 – No School – Parent Conferences

Saturday, November 21 – Confirmation Retreat

Thursday, November 26 and Friday, November 27 – No School – Thanksgiving

SUBJECT AREAS – WHAT WE ARE LEARNING

Religion – Founding of the LCMS

Science – Earthquakes and Volcanoes

Reading – Courage at Indian Deep

English – Opinion paper and Verbs

END OF 1^ST QUARTER

Today marks the end of the 1^st quarter of 6^th grade. I will be working on report cards this weekend. They will be sent home on Monday, Nov. 9th, and I will be meeting with you to conference about your 6^th grader’s progress and goals. I welcome the students to be part of our conference if you would like them to be ther e.

READING

Notice that in our subject area section I mentioned that we would be reading “Courage at Indian Deep” for the next 2 weeks. These are short weeks of school, so we will not be doing a Spelling Unit, and we will be focusing on work revolving around the themes of this book – courage, bullying, and friendship. This book can be counted for Reading Log pages since we are reading the entire book.

MEMORY WORK – CAN BE SAID ANY TIME DURING THE NEXT 2 WEEKS

Who receives this sacrament worthily?

*Fasting and bodily preparation are certainly fine outward training. But that person is truly worthy and well prepared who has faith in these words: “Given and shed for you for the forgiveness of sins.”

* But anyone who does not believe these words or doubts them is unworthy and unprepared, for the words “for you” require all hearts to believe.

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6^TH GRADE NEWSLETTER – OCTOBER 23, 2009

Calendar

Wednesday, October 28 – Fall Picture Retakes

Friday, October 30 – World’s Fair

Monday, Tuesday, November 2-3 – No School –

Teacher’s Convention

Tuesday, November 3 – Immanuel Blood Drive

Wednesday evening, November 11 – Parent Conferences

Thursday, November 12 – 11:30 dismissal – Parent Conferences

Friday, November 13 – No School – Parent Conferences

SUBJECT AREAS – WHAT WE ARE LEARNING

Religion – Christians in the New World

Science – Earthquakes

Reading – Story – “A Week in the 1800s” Skill- Graphic Sources

English – Noun Test and Writing an Opinion paper

READING LOG

The end of 1^st Quarter is Friday, October 30^th. That means that the final day to hand in reading logs for this quarter is Tuesday, October 27^th. Remember, the reading log grade is averaged into the Reading grade with the same multiplier as a Unit Test (x 2). To average in an A there needs to be 500 pages (50 sentences) recorded in the Log. The grade B requires 400 pages ( 40 sentences), a C requires 300 pages (30 sentences), and a D requires 200 pages (20 sentences). Anyone with less than 200 pages in their Log will have an F (x 2) averaged into their Reading grade for 1^st quarter.

UPCOMING TESTS

Tuesday, October 27 – English Test on Unit 2

Wednesday, October 28 – Science Test on Chapter 1

Thursday, October 29 – Spelling test on list in planner

MEMORY WORK

*What is the benefit of this eating and drinking?

These words, “Given and shed for you for the forgiveness of sins,” show us that in the Sacrament forgiveness of sins, life, and salvation are given us through these words. For where there is forgiveness of sins, there is also life and salvation.

*How can bodily eating and drinking do such great things?

Certainly not just eating and drinking do these things, but the words written here: “Given and shed for you for the forgiveness of sins.” These words, along with the bodily eating and drinking, are the main thing in the Sacrament. Whoever believes these words has exactly what they say: “forgiveness of sins.”

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6^TH GRADE NEWSLETTER – OCTOBER 16, 2009

Calendar

Friday, October 16 – Fall Fest 6:00- 8:30pm

Wednesday, October 28 – Fall Picture Retakes

Friday, October 30 – World’s Fair

Monday, Tuesday, November 2-3 – No School – Teacher’s Convention

Tuesday, November 3 – Immanuel Blood Drive

Wednesday evening, November 11 – Parent Conferences

Thursday, November 12 – 11:30 dismissal – Parent Conferences

Friday, November 13 – No School – Parent Conferences

SUBJECT AREAS – WHAT WE ARE LEARNING

Religion – Martin Luther

Science – Continental Drift

Reading – Story – “Dinosaur Ghosts” Skill- Main Idea and Details

English – Nouns

FALL FEST

Tonight’s Fall Fest begins at 6:00. This event is always a fun time for Immanuel families. Be sure to come and see the staff paired up together for “The Schoolywed Game”. It will be a true test to see how well we know our colleagues.

WORLD’S FAIR

Our classroom project is coming along nicely. During our presentation we would like the boys to wear their Beijing hats and the girls to put chopsticks in their hair. We will need a couple of extra Beijing hats for anyone who can’t find theirs, or who wasn’t here when they were given.

BIOMES

Be sure to take a look at the biomes that the 4 groups put together in class. They really are good representations of the different climate regions.

UPCOMING TESTS

Thursday, October 22 – Spelling Test on list in planner

MEMORY WORK

What is the Sacrament of the Altar?

*It is the true body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ under the bread and wine, instituted by Christ Himself for us Christians to eat and to drink.

Where is this written?

*The holy Evangelists Matthew, Mark, Luke, and St. Paul write: Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night when He was betrayed, took bread, and when He had given thanks, He broke it and gave it to the disciples and said: “Take, eat; this is My body, which is given for you. This do in remembrance of Me.”

*In the same way also He took the cup after supper, and when He had given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you; this cup is the new testament in My blood, which is shed for you for the forgiveness of sins. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”

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6^TH GRADE NEWSLETTER – OCTOBER 2, 2009

Calendar

Friday, October 2 – Midquarter of 1^st Quarter

Sunday, October 4– Grades 5 and 6 sing at the 8:00am service

Wednesday, October 7 – Midquarter reports sent home

Friday, Oct.9 and Monday, Oct. 12 – Mrs. Schneider not in school due to her son’s

wedding that weekend J

Friday, October 16 – Fall Fest

Friday, October 30 – World’s Fair

SUBJECT AREAS – WHAT WE ARE LEARNING

Religion – Sacraments – Baptism and Holy Communion

Science – Climate regions

Reading – Review week

English – Review week

UPCOMING TESTS

Tuesday, October 6 – Reading Unit 1 Test – study vocabulary

Wednesday, October 7 – English Unit 1 Test

Thursday, October 8 – Spelling Review Test – list in planner

MIDQUARTER ENDS TODAY. REPORTS WILL BE SENT HOME NEXT WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7th.

I will be averaging grades this weekend to determine a midquarter grade in each subject..

Reminder: GPA of 3.5 and above – High Honor Roll

GPA of 3.0-3.49 – Honor Roll

GPA of 2.0 and above – needed for sports and student council eligibility

Also listed on the midquarter report will be your child’s progress in their Reading Log. Remember, an A grade for the quarter will be 500 pages of reading.

REQUESTS FROM HOME

Your 6^th grader will be asking if he/she can bring some items from home to school. First, we are talking about Baptism, and I asked if anyone could bring things that they got or were used at their baptism. Secondly, we will be working on making biomes in groups, so the students will have to bring items from home to fill the biome. All items will be returned.

MEMORY WORK – ( Divided into 3 sections)

How can water do such great things?

*Certainly not just water, but the word of God in and with the water does these things, along with the faith which trusts this word of God in the water. For without God’s word the water is plain water and no Baptism.

*But with the word of God it is a Baptism, that is, a life-giving water, rich in grace, and a washing of the new birth in the Holy Spirit, as St. Paul says in Titus chapter three: “He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit,

*whom He poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life. This is a trustworthy saying.”

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