Thanks for your patience for this week's post; between Parent Conferences and the weekend's Math Conference I'm a little later in posting than I usually like. It looks like we might finally be settling in to some proper fall weather this coming week. The kids did a great job this past week focusing and working hard despite the 90+ temperatures. In Language Arts class, we've continued in A Long Walk to Water. Since it's part of the Global Read Aloud, students have responded to reflective questions posted by other classes and students around the country using both Flipgrid and Padlet (in both cases, scroll down for their responses). In History, students practiced thinking like historians by reading primary documents from ancient Babylon. They read excerpts from Hammurabi's Code of Laws in order to draw conclusions about what life in ancient Babylonia must have been like. We discussed the benefits and drawbacks when considering different sources. In Math, we've begun learning how to divide fractions. This coming week we'll be using physical cutouts as well as visual models to understand why the algorithm works the way it does. Over the past few weeks in Performing Arts Class, sixth graders have been adapting children's storybooks for the stage. With guidance from Mrs. Caldwell, they wrote scripts, blocked, and rehearsed their pieces. Pictures from their final performances are below!
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