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6TH GRADE NEWSLETTER – DECEMBER 11, 2009
CALENDAR
Friday, December 18 – Band / Choir Christmas Concert – 1:30pm
Sunday, December 20 – 11:00am Christmas Service
Wednesday, December 23 – Friday, January 1 – No School –
Christmas Vacation
SUBJECT AREAS – WHAT WE ARE LEARNING
Religion – Sermon on the Mount
Science – Rocks and Test
Reading – Story – “Hatchet” Skill- Sequence
English – Subject-Verb Agreement
MIDQUARTER
Midquarter reports were handed out this week. Please sign and return the bottom portion by Monday. If you have any questions please call or email me to set up an appointment for us to meet. debschneider@immanuelbrookfield.org (262-781-6543)
CHRISTMAS THINGS
Secret Angels – We will be picking names to determine who we will be secret angel to. During Dec. 14 – 21 the students will bring “a little something” at least 3 of the days for whoever they picked. (Examples of gifts – pencil, cookie, candy, something to drink, etc.)
Party and Gift Exchange – We will have our party on Monday, December 21 beginning at about 1:45pm. Watch for a note to come home from our Room Mothers with details. During this party we will exchange gifts. Each girl should bring a gift that a girl will enjoy and each boy should bring a gift that a boy will enjoy. We will play a game at the party to determine who gets which gift. Please keep the cost of the gift.
UPCOMING TESTS
Thursday, Dec. 17 – Science Test on Chapter 5
Thursday, Dec. 17 – Spelling Test on list in planner
MEMORY WORK
Songs from the Christmas Program - “Mary, Did You Know”
“Jesus Is His Name”
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6TH GRADE NEWSLETTER – NOVEMBER 20, 2009 - TWO WEEK EDITION
The next classroom newsletter will be given out on Friday, December 4th.
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
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.
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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6TH GRADE NEWSLETTER – NOVEMBER 12, 2009
Friday, November 13 – No School – Parent Conferences
Wednesday, November 18 – David Paul Britton Chapel
Religion – Test and Jesus Family Tree
Science – Volcanoes
Reading – Story- “Goodbye to the Moon” Skill – Compare/ Contrast
English – Verbs
Tuesday, Nov.17 – Religion Test on Lessons 106-120 (Open Book)
Thursday, Nov.19 – Spelling Test on list in planner
THINGS TO WATCH FOR:
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.
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.
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 11th. Watch for a permission slip to come home after Thanksgiving.
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.
6TH 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.
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
Religion – Founding of the LCMS
Science – Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Reading – Courage at Indian Deep
English – Opinion paper and Verbs
END OF 1ST QUARTER
Today marks the end of the 1st quarter of 6th 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 6th grader’s progress and goals. I welcome the students to be part of our conference if you would like them to be ther e.
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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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6TH GRADE NEWSLETTER – OCTOBER 23, 2009
Wednesday, October 28 – Fall Picture Retakes
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 1st Quarter is Friday, October 30th. That means that the final day to hand in reading logs for this quarter is Tuesday, October 27th. 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 1st quarter.
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
*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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6TH GRADE NEWSLETTER – OCTOBER 16, 2009
Friday, October 16 – Fall Fest 6:00- 8:30pm
Monday, Tuesday, November 2-3 – No School – Teacher’s Convention
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.
Thursday, October 22 – Spelling Test on list in planner
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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6TH GRADE NEWSLETTER – OCTOBER 2, 2009
Friday, October 2 – Midquarter of 1st 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
Religion – Sacraments – Baptism and Holy Communion
Science – Climate regions
Reading – Review week
English – Review week
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 6th 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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6TH GRADE NEWSLETTER – SEPTEMBER 25, 2009
Science – Predicting weather and weather maps
Reading – Story – “When Crowbar Came” Skill – Fact/Opinion
English – Complex sentences
MEMORY WORK INFORMATION
You will notice that we are doing some memory work from the Catechism. This same memory work may be repeated later this year in the Sunday morning Confirmation class. Since we will be studying Baptism and Holy Communion in our Religion lessons, we will be doing the catechism study related to these sacraments – which includes memorizing these 2 chief parts.
Thursday, October 1 – Spelling Test on list in planner
Friday, October 2 – Science Test on Chapter 3
Which is that word of God?
*Christ our Lord says in the last chapter of Matthew: “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.”
What benefits does Baptism Give?
*It works forgiveness of sins, rescues from death and the devil, and gives eternal salvation to all who believe this, as the words and promises of God declare.
Which are these words and promises of God?
*Christ our Lord says in the last chapter of Mark; “Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.”
6TH GRADE NEWSLETTER – SEPTEMBER 18, 2009
Thursday, September 24 – Fall School Pictures
Religion – Test on Unit 1 – Begin study of Baptism
Science – Test on Ch.2 – Begin study of air masses and storms
Reading – Story – “Saving the Rain Forest” Skill – Fact/Opinion
English – Compound sentences
Monday, September 21 – Science Test on Chapter 2
Tuesday, September 22 – Religion Test on Lessons 1-10 (Open Book)
Thursday, September 24 – Spelling Test on list in planner
PTL OPEN HOUSE – THANKS FOR COMING
I was happy to see so many parents come to the PTL event this past Tuesday evening. I hope you got a flavor for what we do in 6th grade during the day. If you ever have and concerns – or just want to get caught up on your child’s progress please feel free to contact me.
WORLD’S FAIR – FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30
This year’s Learning Fair will be a World’s Fair – similar to the Patriotic Fair and Science Fair of the past 2 years. Each class will do a country project together at school and each family will work on another country at home. Specific requirements will be sent home soon, but it’s important now that you get the date on your calendar.
2 Timothy 3:16-17 – page 29
*All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
*What is Baptism? – P.31
Baptism is not just plain water, but it is the water included in God’s command and combined with God’s word.
6TH GRADE NEWSLETTER – SEPTEMBER 11, 2009
Sunday, September 13 – Kingdom Quest and
Adult Bible Study begins
Monday, September 14 – Band Lessons begin for
6th graders
Tuesday, September 15 – PTL Open House – 6:30pm
Thursday, September 17 – Fundraiser ends
Religion – Continuing God’s Word – Books of the Bible
Science – The Atmosphere – Wind and precipitation
Reading – Story – “Viva New Jersey” Skill – Compare/Contrast
English – Imperatives and Interrogatives
BAND LESSONS BEGIN FOR THE 6TH GRADERS ON MONDAY, SEPT. 14TH.
REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR INSTRUMENTS.
ROOM MOTHERS
Mrs. Totsky, Mrs.Gluth, and Mrs. Kosidowski have volunteered to be the 6th grade room mothers this year. We appreciate their willingness to do this and look forward to some great parties. J
SPANISH
Spanish class is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, September 15th. At this time I do not know the name of the person who will be teaching the 6th graders. We are contracting through a service for our Spanish classes this year.
Thursday, Sept.17 – Spelling Test on list in planner
Acts 1:8 – page 23
*You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be My witnesses…to the ends of the earth.
Romans 1:16-17 – page 25
*I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes…In the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written; “The righteous will live by faith.”
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6TH GRADE NEWSLETTER – SEPTEMBER 3, 2009
Friday, September 4 – No School
Monday, September 7 – No School
Sunday, September 13 – Kingdom Quest and Adult Bible Study begins
Monday, September 14 – Band Lessons begin for 6th graders
Science – The Atmosphere
Reading – Story – “Mother Fletcher’s Gift” Skill - Characters
English – Simple Subjects and Predicates
REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR INSTRUMENTS ON THAT DAY.
GRADED PAPERS
All papers that I grade throughout the week will be available for students to bring home at any time. I will be sure that they empty out their mail files on Fridays if they haven’t been emptying them during the week. Please take time to look over the grades and feel free to schedule a conference with me at any time if you are concerned. Be aware that I offer “Repair” work to students who do poorly on tests.
OTHER GRADING INFORMATION
You may notice that on some of your child’s papers point are taken off for “skills”. That means that, although the answer was correct, mistakes were made in spelling, capitalization, and/or punctuation. I feel that the total quality of work is important at this level.
Wednesday, Sept.9 – Science Test on Chapter 1
Thursday, Sept.10 – Spelling Test on list in planner
Genesis 3:15 – page 13
*I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; He will crush your head, and you will strike His heel.
1 Corinthians 1:30 – page 17
*It is because of God that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God – that is, our righteousness, holiness and redemption.
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6TH GRADE NEWSLETTER – August 28, 2008
(Remember: This newsletter is posted each week on the ILS website under the
6th Grade icon.) http://Teacherweb.com/WI/ImmanuelLutheranBrookfield/Technology/
Thursday, September 3 – Fall fundraiser begins
Thursday, September 24– Fall School Pictures
Sunday, October 4 – Grades 5 and 6 sing at the 8:00am service
GREAT START TO THE YEAR!
A lot of time this week was spent in getting to know each other and getting used to the routine of being in 6th grade here at Immanuel. Please contact me either by phone, email, note, or in person if you have any questions or comments throughout the year.
How to reach Mrs. Schneider:
Email – debschneider@immanuelbrookfield.org
PLANNERS
The student planners that were required this year are working very well so far. The students have a calendar in the front that we are putting important dates in. Feel free to ask your child to see their planner regularly. They should be bringing it home each night.
Religion – God’s Word – Books of the Bible
Science – Atmosphere and Air Pressure
Reading – Story – “Old Yeller” Skill – Setting
English – Kinds of Sentences
Wednesday, September 2 – Spelling Test on list in planner
MEMORY WORK- These passages can be said any day next week
John 20:31 – page 9
*These are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.
Romans 6:23
*The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.