South Canton Scholars Charter Academy

6th Grade

Weekly Newsletter for May 18, 2012

Spring Carnival
May 18, 2012
5:30-8:30 p.m.

Calendar Counts

May
May 18th Spring Carnival May 22nd Kindergarten Round Up May 28th Memorial Day No School May 30th Wacky Wednesday

All 6th graders have completed their Spring NWEA tests. We saw students make wonderful growths in all three subject areas.

NWEA Spring Testing

College Week Is coming!

June 4th 8th , 2012

TONIGHT!
Public Speaking Day

June 1st Spirit Day

June

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS

Students are working in groups to develop a new product and a persuasive advertising campaign to along with their product. Students will present their product on Friday, May 18th.

SOCIAL STUDIES WITH MS. TEXTOR

POSTPONED until June

We are currently awaiting the arrival of our poetry books from American Treasures and would prefer them to be in for our Public Speaking Day. We apologize for the inconvenience but will keep you posted on the new date.

Bridge Books
Summer bridge books are available in the front office. These books are reduced in price and perfect for keeping your student busy over the summer months as well as get them ready for the fall.

SCIENCE WITH MRS. LEE Our scientists have completed their units
on Light, Sounds, and Waves. They are now ready to move on their final investigation of the school year that will focus on Earth Science. They will study different rock types, dig into soil types, and study the movement of the continents. It will be a very hands on unit and students will participate in 8-12 different labs in the next few weeks centering on their standards and objectives.

OWENS Math Minute

Mr. Owens likes chocolate almost as much as he likes math.

Students have completed their Latin America project and they all look amazing! I am looking forward to families checking them out when they stop by on Friday for our poetry cafe visits. The classes have finished their time in ancient Latin America and they have traveled back to the United States to wrap up the year. Students will be learning all about economics and the American economy now that we are headed towards the end of the year. The classes will be able to explain and describe what economics are and the different types of market economies that countries have. Students will then be discovering the economics of the countries we have traveled to and comparing them to the United States. This will continue throughout the weeks.
A big thank you again, to all family members that positively reinforced your students hard work. All of the projects look fantastic :)

Math Rotation 3 will be working with volume and surface area. Math Rotation 2 will be working with Pythagorean Theorem and Volume. Math Rotation 1 will be working with area of circles, graphing linear equations and taking the geometry unit test. Students are encouraged to use calculators for much of the math which is going on right now.

Talent Show
Auditions May 24, 2012 3:45-5:00 p.m.

Middle School Mixer

June 6th 2012

Students auditioning should put together a 2 minute presentation for the audition. Talents can range from singing, dancing, showing magic, telling jokes, dramatic readings, juggling, etc.

Show Date and Time

June 6th Grades K-3 9-10:00 a.m. Grades 4-6 1:30-2:30 p.m.

June 1, 2012 Contact: Mrs. Morgan if you would like to help plan, decorate, or donate for the dance. smorgan028@gmail.com