6th Grade

December postcard due Jan. 17

Religion 

Monday 1/ 13 
Tuesday 1/14  
Wednesday 1/15  Memorize Act of Faith 
Thursday 1/16
 
Friday 1/17
  
  

Math

Monday 1/13
Tuesday 1/14

Wednesday 1/15   p 153 1-19 Study Voc
Thursday 1/16
Friday 1/17
  

Social Studies

Monday 1/13

Tuesday 1/14
  
Wednesday 1/15
     Study Voc 1-12, 1-6
     Study Book Notes 1-8
     Map Packet:  Day 2
     December postcard
Thursday 1/16 
Friday 1/17
 

Science

Monday: 1/6, No class 
Tuesday: 1/7, Science Materials List
Wednesday: 1/8 Science Fair prepping room & visual aids
Thursday: 1/9 Science Materials List due today
Friday: 1/10 All Science Fair materials due Monday, 1/13

English Language Arts

Monday Work on Final Draft and packet
Tuesday Final Draft Due - Narrative Writing Packet. Pg 317, Ex 1-2
Wednesday 
Thursday 
Friday 

Reading

 

Monday, January 6, 2020


Happy New Year and WELCOME back.

Mrs. Peato has agreed to work on our Auction Project and plans are in process!

Students should be practicing the "Act of Hope" for a test by the end of January. 




Upcoming Information
 * 12/19:  Christmas program 6-7:30pm
 * 12/20:  Half day of school
 * 12/23-1/3:  Christmas Break


December 5, 2019

Thank you for the quick return of the report card envelopes!  That is so appreciated!

We are really working on getting the students to use their planners. All students had theirs signed today. It is very helpful if you look at your child's planner. I sometimes leave notes in there for parents. Students should put a check mark by the assignment when it is finished and put in the binder to go back to school. 

Remember the school Christmas Program is Thursday the 19th. There is a half day of school on the 20th. This year Student Council is sponsoring an activity in the morning. We will have a class party before dismissal. I hope all students will be able to attend.

Students are bringing home a Jesse Tree Kit today. We are using this as a prayer service for Advent. I hope you will be able to try some of it at home with your family.

I still don't have any parent volunteers for the 5th/6th Auction Project. PLEASE let me know if you can help!

Ms. Melton November 5, 2019

This week we are preparing for Religion and Social Studies tests. Right now students should be focusing on the vocabulary for both of these subjects.  In Religion they will need to know about the categories in the Bible such as the Wisdom Literature. They may also review assignments which have already been graded and are in their binders. 

Three flyers were sent home today. I hope you recieve all three!  

Thank you,
Ms. Melton  


TEACHING SAFETY LESSON WILL BE TAUGHT THIS WEDNESDAY. PLEASE RETURN OPT OUT FORM IF YOU DO NOT WANT YOUR CHILD TO RECEIVE THIS INFORMATION. 

October 27, 2019

The fifth and sixth grade students did a wonderful job performing for the Grandparents Lunch!  Good job FUSION!!

This week we will complete our short study of Day of the Dead. Remember, you can send in a photograph of a deceased loved one if you wish. Students are preparing a picture frame for them that will then go home with the student.

This week we will have mass twice: once on Wednesday, and again on Friday for All Saints Day. Both masses are at 9:00 am.

We continue our work with order of operations in math and the Bible in Religion. We are learning how to answer Social Studies questions with complete sentences, academic vocabulary, and good details. 

Have a good week,
Patti Melton 





October 1, 2019

October is a very busy month. Students have written all the activities down in their planner on the monthly calendar. Help them use this monthly calendar for time management. Please send in your conference form as soon as possible. 

The next two weeks will be  very academic as we prepare for Progress Reports. There will be quizzes and tests next week. These will be recorded in their planners. Students will also prepare for their student led confernce.

Students have been working hard on their MAPS testing this week with Mrs. Fox. Nice work students!!!

We will also be preparing for Grandparents Day Lunch on the 25th and Day of the Dead.  For Dia de los Muertos we will have an altar in our classroom.  Each child will have the opportunity to have one 4 X 6 picture of a loved on display if they wish. Students will create picture frames for the photographs in class. Please talk together as a family about which person you would like to include at the altar and which picture to use.  Please do not send in a precious, irreplaceable picture!  

In the weeks ahead, I may need a substitute from time to time. My father was just diagnosed with advanced kidney cancer. I will need to take some time to help him with appointments and support. Please keep my family in your prayers as we walk this journey.  

Thank you,
Ms. Melton 




September 16, 2019

This week we are getting into the swing of writing down all of our assignments in the planner and getting work turned in on time.  It takes a few weeks to adjust to this system with multiple teachers.

Today I am sending home a curriculum page (pink) from Mrs. Poteet. I forgot to include it in my materials. So sorry!  If you were not there that night, I am also sending home my curriculum packet and the student handbook. Please sign the handbook form and return it as soon as possible.

Many students still need to turn in their Emegency Kit. Please do so as soon as possible so that we can put the tubs away.  

Thank you,
Ms. Melton 






September 11, 2019

It was so nice to meet so many of you last night!  Thank you for coming!  Students are really learning how to take vocabulary notes and getting more efficient.  Remember if they do not have a lot of homework, they should still be reviewing their notes and reading a book so that they have about 50 minutes of homework/study time every night.  

We have no volunteers for our class Auction project!  Please let me know if you can help out with that. I'm not sure yet if we wil be doing one project or two!

Please return your Elective forms tomorrow if you have not already done so! Electives start Friday and teachers need to know numbers to prepare their classes.

I would also appreciate it if you could return Emergency forms and kits as soon as possible. We would like to put the tubs away. 

Students are getting so much better at being prepared for all the class transitions!  YEAH!!

I know everyone is super busy---but please remember to get pledges for the Jog-a-thon!

Enjoy this beautiful afternoon!

Patti Melton 



September 4, 2019

Welcome to FuSion! 

That is what we call the the blended class of 5th and 6th graders.  This week we are getting ourselves and our binders organized.  We are busy writing our class Mission Statement and learning to take vocabulary notes. We are learning how and when to move to all these different classes.  Although we are all very tired at the end of the day, we are managing the transition to Middle School very well.

Thank you for sending in all the supplies.  We have plenty of paper towels, hand sanitizer, and dry erase pens!  If you happen to find a great sale, I would love some college rule loose leaf paper. 

Also, please send in your emergency kit as soon as possible.

I look forward to meeting you all at BBQ on Friday or the Back to School Night on September 10th. 

Patti Melton 
 

Along with preparing their investigations for the Science Fair, students will learn about thinking and doing like a scientist. We've learned about a simple template for writing up an experiment, and over the next two weeks, students will also learn about flexible thinking, using all their senses for an experiment, what objectivity is and why it's important, uncovering bias, using logic, boosting memory, and writing questions and hypothesis.