Room 17’s 6^th Grade News

This Weeks News Week of:    10/24/16-10/28/16 Math Interim Assessments given on Wednesday This week is Red Ribbon Week! It’s all about saying no to drugs and being Drug Free!  Every day is a spirit day: -Monday- Wear your shirt backwards, as we turn our backs on drugs! -Tuesday- Wear red to school, as we are “RED-y” to say no to drugs! -Wednesday- Crazy Hair Day, as we’re crazy about being healthy and drug free -Thursday- Crazy Sock Day, as we’re “socking” it to drugs -Friday- Wear athletic wear or team shirts, as we are teaming up against drugs and unhealthy habits. Monster Bash is this Friday from 5:30-8:00 p.m. Schedule requests for Parent Conferences go out this week.

Notes, Reminders, and Upcoming Events: ·        November 7th-11th is Parent Conference week. ·        November 21st- November 25th is Thanksgiving Break- No School ·        Costume Parade on October 31st

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: factor, pantry, ragged, ponder, banner, ballot, kingdom, funnel, victim, prosper, barren, dwelling, mental, pumpkin, necklace, snapshot, formal, muffler, wallet, fabric Vocabulary words: anthropologists, presumably, portable, nuisance, immense Idioms: “Drink like a fish,” Drive someone up the wall,” “Dry run,” “Dropping like flies”