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.