Exciting things happening in Grade 6!
Students are in the middle of researching their chosen plastics-related issue. They are exploring arguments on both sides of the topic of their choice so that they can be well-informed when they craft their own argument letter to someone outside of the classroom. Yes, we will be learning how to address envelopes, put postage, and seeing what happens when a letter is dropped in a mailbox. As part of the research process, students will also be taking a trip this Thursday to Rhode Island Resource Recovery to see the trash/recycling processes first hand. There isn't a due date for their writing yet, but stay tuned in Google Classroom to check out the sources the students are currently using and for the drafts of their writing.
Also, students are in their second week of tracking their own reading. Last quarter, many students tracked the frequency of their reading. This quarter, they are zooming in to track something WITHIN their reading. They have created their own "data tables" (borrowed from their science skills!) and should be reading/filling them in at least 4 nights per week. Because of the way the block schedule rotates, each class's reading tracker is due on a different day:
6-1: Tuesdays
6-2: Fridays
6-3: Wednesdays
On the day their tracker is due, students have the opportunity to write in their Reading Journals. It's a great way for the kids to take ownership of their reading and use their reading skills to learn something knew about the book, themselves, or the world around them!