South Canton Scholars Charter Academy

6th Grade

Weekly Newsletter for April 19, 2012

Field Trip Reminders Howell Nature Center

Friday, April 20, 2012
Arrival7:30 a.m. Leave for Center8:00 a.m. Arrive at Center9:00 a.m. Leave for School2:45 p.m. Arrive at School3:45 p.m.

Calendar Counts

6Th Grade Poetry Books

Book packets are due to your childs homeroom teacher. It is extremely important that your child does not lose their book packet as we do not have replacements. Books will include many different poem types and pictures. Students can either write out their poems with a permanent marker, or type and print them out using an ink jet printer.

April
20th Field Trip to Howell Nature Center 24th Spring pictures (students wear plain clothes to school if they are getting their picture taken) 25th Wacky Wednesday 26th PSS meeting, Recorder Concert May 10th Music Concert/Arts Expo May 22nd Kindergarten Round Up

What to WearJeans, gym shoes, spirit shirt, shark wear, or uniform shirt.

Spring Picture Day

Tuesday April 24th Students can wear any school appropriate outfit for this picture day as it is casual day at school. Families do not have to pay in advance and will have the opportunity to view the photos before purchasing them.

SOCIAL STUDIES WITH MS. TEXTOR

Students have learned all about the location of Latin America and the varying climate within. In the next few weeks they will discover the ancient people of Latin America including The Mayans The Aztecs, and The Incas. Next week will be our tour of the Mayans. Students will take a look at who they were, their daily lives, and what they had contributed to our society today. There will be an upcoming Latin America project, so be on look out!

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

Vocabulary and Spelling Wordly wise has continued this week. Students are in charge of 15 words each week for spelling and vocabulary meanings and different ways to use each word. Reading and Writing All readers and writers have been working hard to understand different forms of poetry. This week students focused on poetry styles of limericks, shape poems, animal poems, and couplets. Poetry Books All books are due by April 25thsee homeroom teachers website for more details.

SCIENCE WITH MRS. LEE

Scientists worked with particles in the form of food coloring this week to determine how heat energy affects acceleration and deceleration. They tested the particles against three different types of water of which included room temperature water, ice cold water, and how water. Students will move on to study wave types starting on Monday and then to sound and light.

Middle School Mixer

MATH WITH MR. OWENS

All Math students will be continue their geometry units going into next week. Rotation 1 will be focusing on the different types of polygons. Encourage them to make flash cards of all their vocabulary words for this unit. Rotation 2 will be working on congruence and geometric transformations (translations, rotations and reflections). Rotation 3 will be working on perimeter, area and volume.

When: Friday June 1st Time: 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Cost: $5.00 for a ticket, piece of pizza, and a soda Location: SCS Gym Contact: Mrs. Morgan if you would like to help plan, decorate, or donate for the dance.
smorgan028@gmail.com

Box Tops for Education

Each teacher has a collection box in their classroom for Box Top labels. Please continue to send in those TOPS! Thank you to all of the families who have already taken the time to cut the box tops. We appreciate your support and time!