Well, it is official . . .

I have an awesome group of 6th graders. Thank you all for a wonderful start to this new school year. It was refreshing to have everyone so kind and helpful during this first week. I am really excited to get going on all our learning experiences.

This week we have open house on Thursday evening. Many of you attended the information evening prior to school. Please come back and we'll have a discussion about the plan for this year and my expectations.

Hopefully you are all as excited as I am to get to know each other as a learning community. It should be a lot of fun.


"If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants."

Sir Isaac Newton (1642 - 1727)

WELCOME BACK

Did summer pass extremely quickly for anyone else? I looked at the calendar and it magically had become August 30th. Oh well.

Welcome to South Baker Intermediate School! I am looking forward to an exciting year with all of you and many challenges and adventures before we are through. Some of you will have questions, some will have concerns, some will be excited, and some of you will be a mixture of all those things and more. We have a unique opportunity to be the first 6th grade class of this new configuration. How exciting!

I look forward to getting to know each of you as the special person you are. Together we can create something to be proud of at South.

I love good quotes and stories that help illustrate my philosophies, so here is what Brendan Gill said, "Not a shred of evidence exists in favor of the idea that life is serious." Let's have fun and learn a lot together!

Mrs. Evans
a.evans@baker.k12.or.us

Social Networking

I want you to take this anonymous poll. Thanks.

Hi! I am in Portland for my last day of my conference. I have some great ideas for you when I get back. Mrs. Cummings and I will be taking pictures on the way home to show you where we went.

Mrs. E

Computer Lab

Try and finish your Greek mythology trading cards. Save them to my folder by using the name of the god or creature.

Everyone needs to send me an e-mail from Gradebook Wizard that they read the blog with this week's work and also the announcement about late work.

Week of Feb. 1-6

Reading:
Monday - Pecos Bill p. 660 + Selection Quick Check
Tuesday - Dragon Dragon p. 674 + Selection Quick Check
Wednesday - Dragon Dragon cont.
Thursday - King of Mazy May p. 689 + Selection Quick Check
Friday - King of Mazy May cont.

Reading Logs due - Week 2

Leveled Reading: Talking Earth
Monday/Tuesday - Swamp Rivals p. 88-104
Wednesday/Thursday - The Mute One p. 105-127

Math:
Monday - 4-8 Adding & Subtracting Fractions Like Denominators + worksheet
Tuesday - Adding & Subtracting Fractions cont.
Wednesday - 4-9 Multiplying Fractions by Whole Numbers p. 192-193
worksheet 4-9 Practice A
Thursday - Ch. 4 Study Guide pp. 202-3
Friday - Problem Solving

Science:
Monday - Stream table - increased slope
Wednesday - Stream table experiment & write up

Health:
Tuesday - Water safety
Thursday - Water safety

Computer Lab/Writing:
Monday - Greek Mythology Trading cards - using bighugelabs.com
Tuesday - My Life as a Pencil - draft due Wednesday-final due Friday
Thursday - Greek Mythology Trading cards

Friday Work (handed out Monday - due 2/6)
Daily Geography #16
Vocabulary #18
Analogies Week 5
Activity 31 & 32
Think About It-Language Arts

Notes January 29

• Please note the date for the music program is February 5th @ 7:00 PM. You child should have brought home an orange notice for you to sign and return.

• Remember to sign and return the report card envelope.

• Starting next week late work will not be accepted. This does not include work missed while absent.

• Please return the Carnival information sheet (purple).
  

Today's work:

Reading: Labors of Hercules p. 650
Reading Logs are due tomorrow.

Lang. Arts: Abe Lincoln essays are due February 2nd.

Health: Presentations started today.
Eye posters are due tomorrow, January 29th.

Math: Problem Solving-"Camping Spaces" due today

Friday work: Daily Geography # 15
Vocabulary # 17 Money & Finance
TEN - UNDER (vocabulary)
Activity 29 & 30
Lang. Arts Challenge