PAWS Meeting, Earth Day, and Camp Read S'More!

It was a busy four-day week in sixth grade! We were off on Monday and came back to two days of Math PSSAs. By Wednesday afternoon, PSSAs were finished (yay!) and we were back to having a more 'normal' schedule. This included a PAWS Meeting (where we got a Camp update) and an Earth Day Celebration.

In ELA, we are working hard to complete the final units of the semester. One group is doing a book study together and a few other groups are nearing the finish line, too. These groups will be completing a non-fiction study for the last few weeks. In Writing, we only have two units left: Figurative Language and Poetry. We are excited to explore these types of writing.

On Friday morning, we had a school-wide PAWS meeting. At this meeting, Mrs. Zimmerman gave us a Camp Read S'More update: we have completed 67% of our reading goal we set close to the beginning of the year. We only have three weeks left to reach 100% and send Mr. Youcheff to camp ... so keep reading! With this update, three more teachers were sent to camp, two from our Vertical Team. Mrs. Hummel and I have been sent to Camp...!! We also played a game at our PAWS meeting: pass the "Earth" safely through the line. This was a great game of teamwork!

We had our Earth Day celebration on Friday afternoon. Thanks to the great planning and organization from our wonderful room moms, it was a great time! We planted succulents, made slime, and enjoyed a delicious snack.

Question of the Week: Write a short paragraph using imagery (one of the figurative language devices we've talked about!) describing something you did over the weekend.

PSSAs and Other Updates!

Week 1 of PSSAs is complete! Students all worked very hard during the PSSAs and are all finished with the ELA portion. Next, they take the math PSSA ... then they're done! Just two days left of testing!

After having off on Monday, we will have PSSAs on Tuesday and Wednesday, a normal day on Thursday, and Friday is our Earth Day celebration! It will start with a PAWS Meeting in the morning and end with a party in the afternoon. Our room moms are planning a lot of great activities, so stay tuned!

In the spirit of looking ahead, we only have 30 more school days...! Included in that 30 days are a lot of fun events like the 6th-grade Event, Track Meet, and Move the Pride. It's going to go fast! We are still trying to fill the "Shelf"ie wall, so keep reading!

Question of the Week: What was the best part of your long weekend?

A Quick "Shelf"ie Update!

Our "Shelf"ie continues to grow ...! We are approaching the end of the school year (crazy ... I know!) and still have some shelves to fill, so keep reading!