6th Grade Worker Day

Reading with us.

It was great to have Tea work in my class. She helped coach the kids while they practice their readers theatre. I know Tea will be successful at Masco next year!

Paul Revere's Midnight Ride- Reader's Theatre

Poetry Celebration

I'm so proud of my team. Students, parents, and teachers came together to celebrate. The children were so excited to share the work that they published via google slides. It is amazing to think about all the things that we learned about poetry and technology while we created our poetry presentations. 

Please check out our kidblog link to see the final products. Feel free to leave comments to the children.

As promised I've created a video of our celebration. Thank you Mrs. Zargaj for filming. Thank you to the families for your continued support!

Click on the picture below to see our video.

Below is the poem that we wrote together as a class.

The Most Important Thing

The most important thing about Team Jordan is that we are a Team.

The most important thing about me is that I am funny. (Julia)

The about important thing about me is I am a good friend. (Alex)

The most important thing about me is I always include people and make them feel welcome. (Payton)

The most important thing about me is that I like to help others. (Margo)

The most important thing about me is that I reached my goal to be more confident. (Matthew)

The most important thing about me is I always work my hardest to accomplish my goals. (Victor)

The most important thing about me is that I am always helpful to others.(Jameson)

The most important thing about me is I am good at making people laugh. (Mia J.)

The most important thing about me is I’m a good friend.(Jake)

The most important thing about me is that I work as hard as I can to get my work done.(Lincoln)

The most important thing about me is that I really care about people. (Gabby)

The most important thing about me is I work my hardest to achieve my goals. (Devin)

The most important thing about me is that I am nice to my friends and teacher. (Mia R.)

The most important thing about me is that I like to challenge myself in math.(Kole)

The most important thing about me I’m hard working. (John)

The most important thing about me is I make people laugh. (Isabelle)

The most important thing about me is I like to challenge myself in math. (Connor)

The most important thing about me is I try my best. (Bob)

But, the most important thing about us is we are a TEAM!

Inquiry Based Research

We are working on becoming experts on a topic in which we are interested. Children were given time to explore the internet through our safe search engine to find topics that excited them.  Once topics were chosen we practiced asking questions and follow up questions based on the information that we discovered. This is only the beginning. In June we will go public and share our knowledge with the world.  It is a very engaging and busy time! Click on embedded video below

May Dates & Notice

Important Dates in May

Friday 13th:  Student Council 8:00 a.m. (rescheduled)

Monday 9th:   EARLY RELEASE 1:15 pm PD

Tuesday 17th:  Box Top Collection Day

Friday 20th:Team Jordan Poetry Celebration 9:15 a.m. 

A formal invitation will be sent home next week.

Friday 27th: Memorial Day Assembly 9:15 - 10:15     (Veterans  welcome)

Monday 30th:   NO SCHOOL Memorial Day

Important June Events

June will be even busier! Please reference Mrs.Costa's News Letters for up to the minute dates and times of future events.

June 2nd -Tour of Topsfield & Proctor Play

June 8th- Boston Tea Party Museum

Permissions slips will be sent home at a later date
June 10th- trip to Proctor to meet 4th grade teachers

June 14th- Field Day

June 16th- Fun Finale (3rd grade only)

We have two field trips in June. If you are interested in attending you must have an updated CORI. Please call the office to check with Mrs. B. if you are unsure.

Communication

This week we wrapped up our unit on sound with a wonderful DASH speaker and concert.  KR is an amazing story teller. Thank you to TESPTO for bringing her to Steward so that she could share her experiences with the children. We all enjoyed hearing her stories and learning more signs.   

KR Telling a story using sign language. 

I also wanted to thank all the DASH volunteers for bringing so many hands on experiences to our classroom.

Learning about Hearing Aids

Lastly, thank you to Ms. Swanson who supported us by using music to teach about sound. The concert was wonderful. I was very proud of the children during the performance.
Please click on the link below to see a snapshot of our learning. Learning to Communicate.

Telling Time

Our homework is to respond to the questions on the Padlet below. Be sure to include your first name.

Others are also welcome to add their thoughts.

Created with Padlet

We created our own bingo cards. When we played bingo it was very important to listen carefully to the times as they were called. It was an engaging way to practice telling time.

Let the Research Begin!

What are you interested in?  Do you think others would like to learn more about it? What questions do you hope to answer?
Now let's use safe search to find articles about the topics we are curious about.The IPads is a useful tool to investigate possible research topics. It is important that today's students know how to safely navigate the internet. We can get so much information but we need to be thoughtful in our searches. What are we trying to find out?
Included in our third grade standards is to: Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers & to read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
Click the link below to find out about your child's research assignment.
Research Letter for Parents