Weekly News for 9/19-9/23

Room 17’s 6^th Grade News

This Weeks News Week of:    9/19/16-9/23/16 ·        Thank you so much for your contributions and donations to our class! ·        Early dismissal is every Tuesday at 1:34 p.m.     Make sure to submit the shirt size of your child so we may order the shirts ASAP. Thank you to those who have submitted money as well as the forms stating your child’s size. Happy Birthday to Alyssa F. and Azul (both on 9/23)!

Notes, Reminders, and Upcoming Events: ·        We have Enrich L.A. and garden reps giving lessons in our garden every Friday. Parents are welcome and encouraged to volunteer and join us on those days to help out. We are in the garden from 9:00-9:45 for the next 4 Fridays! ·        October 7th Field trip to the Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens ·        Saturday, September 24th Pancake Breakfast ·        Thursday, September 29th is Picture Day

Homework Check Student Homework Calendars daily! Homework is assigned on a daily basis and should be turned in the next day unless otherwise given a different due date. Daily Reading, Math, and Language Arts assignments will be given Spelling Words: search, starve, rumor, reward, sparkle, bargain, parched, pursue, servant, torch, earnest, mourn, fierce, pierce, urge, wharf, court, weird, favorite, burnt Vocabulary words: immigrated, fidget, honorable, formally, tinkering, concentrate, destination, unsteady Idioms of the Week: “Cry wolf,” “Cup of joe,” “Curiosity killed the cat,” “Cut to the chase”

This Week's News! 9/12/16-9/16/16

    Room 17’s 6^th Grade News

This Weeks News Week of:    9/12/16-9/16/16 ·        Thank you so much for your contributions and donations to our class! ·        Early dismissal is every Tuesday at 1:34 p.m.     This Thursday is our trip to LACMA. Please make sure all students are wearing a Mt. Washington t-shirt (shirts from last year are great!). Our shirts are not ready just yet. Make sure to submit the shirt size of your child so we may order the shirts ASAP. Thank you to those who have submitted money as well as the forms stating your child’s size.

Notes, Reminders, and Upcoming Events: ·        We have Enrich L.A. and garden reps giving lessons in our garden every Friday. Parents are welcome and encouraged to volunteer and join us on those days to help out. We are in the garden from 9:00-9:45 for the next 5 Fridays! ·        October 7th Fieldtrip to the Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens ·        Saturday, September 24th Pancake Breakfast ·        Thursday, September 29th is Picture Day

Homework Check Student Homework Calendars daily! Homework is assigned on a daily basis and should be turned in the next day unless otherwise given a different due date. Daily Reading, Math, and Language Arts assignments will be given Spelling Words: accuse, affect, beautiful, bought, busy, caught, different, done, effect, embarrass, especially, except, excuse, library, minute, nickel, probably, their, there, they’re Vocabulary words: isolate, connection, immigrants, poverty, probably Idioms of the Week: “Cock and Bull Story,” “Crack someone up,” “Cross your fingers,” “Cry over spilt milk”