Enjoy Vacation!

Have a wonderful vacation!! 

Enjoy the Christmas Eve among your family members and friends!! I hope you receive a lot beautiful surprises and presents, but don't forget to thank for the many good talents and gifts you have already received this ending year!! 

We'll meet again in January 2015, so fill yourselves with good vibes to begin a new year full of wonderful new experiences!! 

Spelling Bee Ahead

Hello Guys! This entry is to remind you about our final Spelling Bee for this term next Monday 8th. After our review and homework check-up yesterday in class, I wanted to suggest the Houghton Mifflin web page: http://www.eduplace.com/kids/sv/ , which is our book edition. You can visit this site, look for the Spelling Match, then choose 6 and after that, click on 12 (for the Unit Review). There you´ll find interesting games and other activities that can help you review the words for this contest. Remember to study also their meaning, you may be required to come up with sentences to accomplish the competition this time. 

Please remember this activity is a great chance to improve your Spelling Record!!! Don´t miss it!!!

Social Studies: The Roman Empire

Classwork: 

Students presented The Roman Empire, and we discussed the characteristics and facts of this civilization afterwards. 

We completed the following questionnaire: 

1-How is a Replublic different than a Kingdom? 

2-Who were the Plebeians and the Patricians in The Roman Empire? 

3-How is the location of this civilization convenient for it to become so powerful and expand so big? 

4-Name some accomplishments of the Romans that we have improved and still use today. 

5-How did the religious beliefs change during the days of the Romans? 

Homework: due Wednesday 3rd. 

Develop a mental map about the 6 ancient civilizations learned in class. Use key words to mention all possible details and characteristics of each. You can draw and color as much as you want. Remember you will present this assignment on a block-size cardboard, or a blank sheet of paper of any color. Please turn in your homework on time! This may be your only assignment for home and this evaluation is very important! It also help you review for your SOCIAL STUDIES QUIZ on the same day. 

Be creative!! 

Spelling Lesson #11

Classwork:

We copied the new word list in lesson #11 and a synonym to each word. We worked in the book pages 78 to 83. 

Homework: due Wednesday 3rd. 

Do the review Lesson #12 in the book pages 84 to 89. 

Study for Spelling Bee (lessons #7 to #11) on Monday 8th. 

Social Studies Questionnaire

The following critical thinking questions will help you study for your Social Studies  Quiz next week. 

You do not have to turn them in for evaluation. This is just guidance!!

Only six of these 10 questions will be picked for the quiz, which will evaluate your analysis of everything we learned in class, and your ability to express your thoughts and ideas. Every answer will be correct if you state your opinion well supported, using examples always help you explain better. 

Ancient Civilizations:

1- Why are geographic conditions so relevant to determine the characteristics of each civilization? 

2- Why do you think all these civilizations based their lives upon the belief that there exists a god o gods that control every fact? 

3- How would our lives be if we lived ruled by a Dynasty or Emperor? Would we all be the same and have the same rights? 

4- Are the achievents of these civilizations relevant for the rest of our history? Why?

5- Mention some similarities and differences among these ancient civilizations. 

6- Of all religious beliefs we discussed about these civilizations, which one called your attention the most and why? 

7- Why was building huge and impressive constructions such as temples and palaces, so important those days? 

8- In their social structures, what was the main distribution or classes? What took a man to be respected and considered? 

9- Why was the source of water so important for the growth of these civilizations? How did they obtain it? 

10- Which of these civilizations did you like the most? Why? 

 

Spelling Lesson #10

Classwork: 

We copied the new list #10, -ed and -ing endings. 

We worked in the book lesson #10 pages 72 to 75. We worked collectively on pages 74 and 76. 

Honework: due Wednesday 26th. 

Design an advertisement for any product you want, or any product that has yet to be invented. Use 15 words from the list. You can draw a poster in your notebook or on a sheet of paper you will paste. 

Social Studies: Ancient Greece

Classwork: 

Ancient Greece presentation and discussion in class. 

Critical Thinking Questions 

1- Which geographic factor affected the development of this civilization and how? 

2- What is a city-state and how were they formed in ancient Greece? 

3- What is the role of the Greek Gods in ancient times? 

4- How was the impact of the Greek Civilization in the fields of Philosophy, Science, Medicine and Mathematics among others? 

5- Why do you think the Greek legacy still influences the modern world? 

Math Problem Solving #2

Classwork: 

Activity evaluated as a workshop. 

Page 176 problems 27, 28 and 29

Page 183 problems 1, 3, 7, 8 and 9

Homework: due Wednesday 26th. 

Use the divisibility rules: 

1- 52

2- 75

3- 735

4- 820

5- 1,458

6- 28,185

7- 367,095

8- 7, 151, 095

Do the factor tree, and write the prime factorization: 

1- 60

2- 48

3- 55

4- 81

Speling Lesson #9

Classwork: 

Spelling List #9 copied in the notebook. Activities on pages 66 to 71 in the Spelling Book. 

Homework: due Wednesday 19th. 

Write a brief letter to the editor trying to convince readers to do something, or to participate in something. Take 15 words from the list and use them in your letter. 

Speling Lesson #9

Classwork: 

Spelling List #9 copied in the notebook. Activities on pages 66 to 71 in the Spelling Book. 

Homework: due Wednesday 19th. 

Write a brief letter to the editor trying to convince readers to do something, or to participate in something. Take 15 words from the list and use them in your letter. 

Science: Vertebrate Animals

Classwork:

We worked on Vertebrate Animal characteristics. We copied definitions and learned about cold-blooded and warm-blooded animals. As classwork we classified the Types of Vertebrate Animals  information in the given chart, as done last week. 

Homework: due Wednesday 19th. 

Prepare your presentation about the animal chosen in class. Bring your poster on Wednesday 19th., and get ready for presenting on the date assigned (Thusrday 20th for 6th grade A and C and Friday 21st for 6th grade B: first group students 1 to 14 in the list. Thursday 27th 6th A and C, Friday 28th 6th grade B: second group students 15 to 27 in the list). 

Presentation Outline:

Animal (scientific name) 

Is it vertebrate or invertebrate? Explain.

What kind? Go beyond. 

Describe the animal and mention the most relevant characteristics and important facts of the way it lives and develops. 

How does it feed? How does it hunt and feed the young ones? 

Describe the environment where it lives and how it reproduces. 

Mention the abilities it may have and the way it protects itself from predators and other dangers. 

Is it safe? Or is it in danger to be extinted? What can we do help preserving its life? 

Bring all possible supportive material to help you present confortably and effectively (visual aid, pictures, models, audible aid, etc.) 

Do not hesite for clearing doubts!! 

Pets are NOT allowed in class, this may disturb little animals and the good course of the activity. 

Social Studies: Ancient China

Classwork: 

Discussion in class about Ancient China. Compared this civilization to the previous ones, especially on Religious Beliefs and Type of Government. 

We completed the following questionnaire: 

1. What is the major factor that isolated China from the rest of the civilizations, and what was the main consequence of that?

2. How did the Dynasties form in China, and what did they serve as in ancient times?

3. Name the three main religions of this civilization in ancient times, and focus on explaining the teaching of Confucius. 

4. Explain the ¨Silk Road¨ as a Monopoly for the Chinese Civilization. 

5. Name 5 of the most important achievements of this civilization. 

Math: Prime Factorization

Classwork:

Prime Factorization Class pages 174 to 176. We copied the theory of the class and the examples. Exercises on page 176 (1-20). 

Spelling Lesson #8

Classwork: 

Discussion in class about the new vocabulary in lesson #8. Work in the book Lesson #8 pages 60 to 64. 

Homework: due Friday 14th. 

Copy the 30-words list in your notebook. Write three (3) key words to each. 

Science: The Animal Kingdom

Classwork: 

We began a new topic Magazine in this subject, about The Animal Kingdom. In class we discussed about Invertebrate Animals, How are they, what are their characteristics, and the types of Invertebrate that exist. 

We classified the information learned in the notebooks, down the chart as follows: 

Type Of Invertebrate	Main Characteristic	Other Interesting Characteristic	Protective System	Environment Where it Lives	Types and Examples	Drawing
Sponges
Cnidarians
Flatworms
Roundworms
Mollusks
Segmented Worms
Anthropodes
Echinoderms

Social Studies: Civilization of India

Classwork;

In class students presented the Civilization of India and we discussed the most relevant characteristics of this culture in the ancient times. 

We completed the following Questionnaire: 

1. What is the source of water of the Indian Subcontinent?

2. Explain why are Indians called ¨The City Planners¨. 

3. Draw and explain the social structure in ancient India. 

4. Explain the economic activity of the Indian Civilization. 

5. Mention and briefly explain about the three main religions in Ancient India and their philosophies.  

Math: Divisibility

Classwork: 

We worked on Divisibility class on pages 172 and 173. We copied definitions of Composite and Prime Numbers, and we copied the Divisibility Rules. We worked in page 173 exercises 1 to 20. 

Homework: due Wednesday 12th. 

Page 173 exercises 21 to 26. 

In the picture below you can find both classwork and homework activities. 

Spelling Lesson #7

Classwork:

Spelling List # 7 checked and copied in class, with key words to memorize. 

Homework: due Wednesday 5th

Do the activities on pages 54 to 57 in your books. 

Spelling Bee Ahead

Hi guys! I hope you are enjoying your weekend after our great Halloween party on Friday. I just want to remind you we have a Spelling Bee ahead next Monday, November 3rd, NEW DATE that we all agreed on moving to. Take some time to rehearse; this is a great opportunity to upgrade your records!!!  

Social Studies: The Ancient Egypt

Classwork: 

Students presented The Ancient Egypt and we discussed in class all the features and details of this civilization.

We solved Critical Thinking Questions: 

1- Describe the location and geography of Egypt.

2- Draw and explain the social structure of this civilization. 

3- Explain the idea and belief in the Afterlife. 

4- How did the Nile River influence this civilization?

5- Mention the main commercial activity and the most important inventions and discoveries of the Egyptians, 

Homework. Due Wednesday 5th. 

Draw and color the map of Europe. Identify the European Countries and their capital cities. Remember that you can print the shape of the map, but you have to do the work assigned by yourself. 

Math: Exponents

Classwork:

We worked on the Exponents class on pages 40 and 41 in the book. We practised with exercises 1 to 20 in page 41. 

Science Quiz Reminder

This is a reminder for Science Quiz this Friday 31st. Also remember this day you have to turn in your homework about the self-sustainable environment!! 

Spelling Review Lesson #6

Classwork

Lesson #6 Review pages 48 to 53 on the Spelling Book. 

Homework: due to Wednesday 29th. 

Do pages 44, 46 and 47 on the Spelling Book. 

Study for Spelling Bee (Monday 3rd) 

Science: Air Pollution

Classwork:

Here´s the Science Presentation Air Pollution done this week, and the work done in class for your appreciation and reference.

Homewor: Due Friday 31st. 

Design your own self-sustainable environment. On a piece of cardboard (half-size) or carton plate, desing an ideal environment where you can propose idea on how to solve current air pollution problems. Draw it and color it! You may use other materials such as playd ough or foami if you want.

Note: If you have the desire, you can turn your design into a pollution catcher, by adding Vaseline to the back of the catron plate (this is NOT mandatory, you will only do this if you have the extra time and the materials mentioned available).

Remember to prepare yourselves for the Science Quiz next week, you need to review the following topics on your notebook:

• The Soil Formation
• The Horizons of The Soil
• A Storehouse for Mineral Wealth and Energy Resources

Social Studies: The Fertile Crescent, Mesopotamia.

Classwork:

Mesopotamia Oral Presentation and Critical Thinking Questions: 

1. Where is Mesopotamia located? Describe it geographically and mention the countries located in the Fertile Crescent nowadays.

2. Describe the kind of government of this civilizacion.

3. List 5 important discoveries and inventions of this civilization.

4. What is the Code of Hammurabi?

5. What is a Ziggurat?

Here´s a video of your 6th grade A classmates presentation, who kindly agreed on sharing their work with us. It´s an interesting and very complete summery of the topic, and very well presented digital job, which thanks to this tool, we can share easily. It is also a good reference for the future projects, as well as the hand-made work done by your classmates in 6th grade B and C. You are also invited to visit the classrooms B and C whenever you want to appreciate this work as well.  

Spelling Lesson #5 Homophones

Classwork:

We wrote a short sentence to each word of the new list. 

We worked on the book, pages 42, 43 and 45. 

Homework, due to wednesday 22nd. 

Write 10 senteces combining two words in each one to continue Jed's story. 

Science: Fresh Water

Classwork:

Draw and explain these three processes

1) The Water Cycle. Page 45, Science Magazine.

2) The Desalination Process. Page 46.

3) The Purication of Water Process. Page 51. 

Math: Problem Solving #2.

Classwork:

Solve the problems proposed on pages

P. 11 problems 15, 16 and 18

P. 15 problems 28, 29 and 31

Homework: due to Wednesday 22nd 

Do the Mean exercises on page 577 (1-7) 

Study for the Math Quiz next week!! 

Social Studies Reminder

This is a reminder for the Social Studies presentation and homework.

This week we will be working on the Ancient Civilization presentations. You will need to bring materials and some extra information to organize and develop your speech. Your contribution to team work will be evaluated. Don't forget it!!! 

Creativity has NO limits!! 

Spelling Lesson #4

Classwork

We copied the new list of words and found a synonyn or word related in meaning to each new term. 

We worked on the book, Lesson #4 pages 36 to 41. 

Homework: due Wednesday 15th. 

Write a short newspaper column about an important event that happened to you these days. Use 15 word of the new list. 

Science: A Storehouse for Mineral Wealth and Energy Resources. Week 4

Classwork: 

Read pages 29 to 39 on the Science Magazine. Class Discussion about Earth´s Minerals and Energy Resources. 

Copy the vocabulary: 

• Mineral
• Metallic Mineral
• Nonmetallic Mineral
• Rock 
• Ores
• Fossil Fuels 
• Hydrocarbons
• Placer Mining 
• Strip Mining 
• Natural Gas

Draw and explain what an Oil Reservoir is. 

Answer Critical Thinking question (1, 3 and 5) on page 39.

Math: Mean (Week Oct. 6th to 9th)

Classwork: 

We checked our previous class activities. 

We learned how to get the mean or average in a set of data. 

We practiced the Range, Median, Mode, and Mean on the set of data given on page 14 exercises 9 to 17.

Social Studies Presentation Directions

1St Term Presentations: Ancient Civilizations

Dates

Topic	Sections A and C	Section B
Mesopotamia: The fertile Crescent	Wednesday, Oct. , 22nd	Thursday, Oct. 23rd
Ancient Egypt	Wednesday, Oct. 29th	Thursday, Oct 30th
Ancient India	Wednesday, Nov. 5th	Thursday, Nov. 6th
Ancient China	Wednesday, Nov. 12th	Thursday, Nov 13th
The Heritage of Greece	Wednesday, Nov. 19th	Thursday, Nov. 20th
The Roman Empire	Wednesday, Nov 26th	Thursday, Nov. 27th
Final Quiz	Wednesday, Dec. 3rd	Thursday, Dec 4th

Note: Remember there may be a pop quiz (an unannounced short quiz about the presentation contents) among these days.

Presentation Outline:

1.      Introduction

·         Location in a map: geographical description

·         Period of time: time line of events

2.      Way of Living

·         Economical Features

·         Political Features

·         Cultural Features

·         Religious beliefs

3.      Civilizations Achievements and Inventions

Remember to investigate about your topic and bring extra information and materials to work in class next week (Wednesday 15th for 6th A and C, and Thursday 16th for 6th B).

Homework:

Draw (on a piece of blank paper) or print the map of America. Color it and paste it in your notebook. Identify the countries in this continent and their capital cities. Due Date Wdnesday 15th, 2014. 

Spelling Lesson #3, October 6th, 2014

Classwork: 

We copied all the definitions in the notebook. We worked on pages 30 to 35 in the book. 

Homework: 

Write a review (15 lines) about a TV show, movie, or book you like. Use 15 words of the new spelling list. Due date: Wednesday 8th. 

Science: The Horizons of The Soil. Oct. 2nd, 2014

Classwork: 

Read the final part of the lesson related to the Soil Formation on pages 20 to 27, Science Magazine: Earth´s Riches. Follow these instructions to fulfill the activities proposed. 

1. Draw and explain the 4 Horizons of the Soil: Horizon A, Horizon B, Horizon C, and Bedrock
2. Identify the given vocabulary in the reading, and copy the definitions: 

• Soil Erosion
• Percolate
• Leaching
• Forest
• Deforestation

     3. Answer:

• How is the Forest beneficial for human beings and the animals?
• What does deforestation bring as a consequence for the environment?

Critical Thinking questions (1, 2 and 3) page 27.  

Social Studies: Stone Age. Oct. 2nd, 2014

Stone Age Classwork:

• Definition of Stone Age. Group activity. 
• Discussion about the characteristics of Prehistory. We discussed all the characteristics of this period of prehistory, and classified them according to the following outline. 

Outline

1. Location in a Map

2. Period of Time 

3. Way of Living

4. Achievements and Accomplishments  

• As an activity we focused on Cave Art, and we illustrated all the things we learned about Stone Age through drawings in the notebook. 

 For further information, check the book! Lesson: The Early People. 

Math: Statistics. Sept. 30th, 2014.

Classwork: Range, Median and Mode pages 10 and 11, exercises 1 to 14.

Homework: find the range, median and mode of this data, remeber to organize the data. Page 577, exercises 1 to 10. 

Due date: Wednesday 8th, 2014. 

Spelling List #2 Sept. 29th, 2014.

Classwork: Spelling Lesson #2 pages 24 to 29. All activities. 

Homework: write a letter giving advice to a friend or family member. Make it a 15 to 20- lines letters using 10 words from the new list. 

Due date: Wednesday 1st, 2014. 

Math: Problem Solving Practice, Sept. 26th, 2014.

We practiced Problem Solving

Math Book: page 59, problems 42,43,45, and 46. 

Social St. What is History? Sept. 25th, 2014

For What Is History? 

We discussed the time line of Universal History.

We agreed on a definition for History, and we developed a Mind Map with some factors that have directly affected the evolution of humanity in History:

• Who Study the Past?
• Social Factors
• Political Factors
• Economic Factors
• Geographic Factors

We reviewed the map of the world, its Hemispheres, its Continents, Oceans and Seas. We draw it and labeled on the notebook. 

You can check the lesson What is History? in the Social Studies Book for further information. 

Spelling Lesson #1 September 24th, 2014

The Spelling book was turned in to you this day, we worked on Lesson #1 pages 18 to 23. Make sure the activities are complete, the lesson will be checked on Friday 26th. 

Remeber to cover it with contact paper, it will make the book last longer in good conditions, and please identify it with your name. 

Study for the quiz!!!

Science: The Soil Formation, Sept 23rd, 2014

Classwork

-Soil definition.

-The Process Of Formation

  Factors:

  Time, Rock Type, Climate, Slope of Land, Plants and Animals.

-Definitions:

  Permeability, Physical Weathering, Chemical Weathering, Humus, and Aerate. 

Homework Due Sept. 30th, 2014. 

Search the internet for pictures of places in our planet which have suffered changes due to erosion. Choose 5 of them, print them and paste them in your Science notebook. Write a short description to each picture naming the place you chose and how did it change after erosion effects. 

You can also draw the images you found if you have printing trouble, or visit the school library if you do not have internet access. 

Select unique photos!!! 😉

Spelling Class and Homework Sepember 22nd, 2014

Hi Guys! This is the summary of our class today, and the homework you´ve been assigned for next Wednesday 25th, 2014. 

Classwork

• We copied the new vocabulary (20 words), Lesson #1 on the notebook, as well as each definition and parts of the speech. 
• We discussed meanings and examples in class.
• We copied and discussed the Phonics of these words ¨Short Vowels.¨
• We wrote 10 sentences combining two (2) of the new words in each one. 

Homework (Due Wednesday 25th, 2014)

• Write a short story (15 lines) in which you narrate a mystery you can come up with or retell. Be creative, and use 10 of the new words we learned today. Remember to underline these words, and take care of your spelling and presentation.