Last Week of School
Friday is a minimum day- 12:45 dismissal.
On Tuesday, students will be doing "SideWalk Poetry", publishing an original poem using chalk. Keep your eyes peeled.
Eileen's last day this week will be Wednesday, June 12th- she is looking forward to seeing everyone in the fall!
On Tuesday, students will be doing "SideWalk Poetry", publishing an original poem using chalk. Keep your eyes peeled.
Eileen's last day this week will be Wednesday, June 12th- she is looking forward to seeing everyone in the fall!
Late Assignments
The last day that missing/late assignments will be accepted is Friday, May 31st.
Benchmark Assessment
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS and MATHEMATICS BENCHMARKS will be taken in the 6th grade on:
Thursday, April 11, 2013 and Friday, April 12, 2013
Spring Break
Have a wonderful break from school. Students should read "The Cup" and "The Awakening" of Enchantress from the Stars. Besides that, the Big 3 have not assigned any new assignments for over the break. Students are welcome to complete any late or missing work.
There will be a comprehension quiz on the Monday that students return for the chapters that have been covered thus far.
Thursday, April 11, 2013 and Friday, April 12, 2013
Spring Break
Have a wonderful break from school. Students should read "The Cup" and "The Awakening" of Enchantress from the Stars. Besides that, the Big 3 have not assigned any new assignments for over the break. Students are welcome to complete any late or missing work.
There will be a comprehension quiz on the Monday that students return for the chapters that have been covered thus far.
Pi-Day - March 14, 2013
Modified Bell Schedule:
8:30 – 9:20 - Period 1 (50)
9:23 – 10:13 - Period 2 (50)
10:13 – 10:28 - Nutrition (15)
10:31 – 11:21 - Period 3 (50)
11:24 – 12:14 - Period 4 (50)
12:14 – 1:01 - Lunch (47)
1:04 – 1:54 - Period 5 (50)
1:57 – 2:47 - Period 6 (50)
2:50 – 3:35 - 6 – 8 Community Gathering -
Sprint-a-thon Rally! (45) - 3:35- 3:45
Return to 6th period to be dismissed (10)
Running Schedule:
Grade 6
9:00-9:20: Tracy
9:25-9:45: Eileen
9:50-10:10: Maria
Teacher Supervision:
Per 1&2: Tracy, Eileen, Maria, De Hoyos
Grade 7
10:35-10:55: Group A
11:00-11:20: Group B
11:25-11:45: Group C
Teacher Supervision:
Period 3: Brashear, Willis, De Hoyos
Period 4: Ginnodo, Lausche, De Hoyos
12:14 - 1:01: LUNCH and PIE
Grade 8
1:10-1:30: Group A
1:33-1:53: Group B
Teacher Supervision:
Period 5: Newell, Willis, De Hoyos
8:30 – 9:20 - Period 1 (50)
9:23 – 10:13 - Period 2 (50)
10:13 – 10:28 - Nutrition (15)
10:31 – 11:21 - Period 3 (50)
11:24 – 12:14 - Period 4 (50)
12:14 – 1:01 - Lunch (47)
1:04 – 1:54 - Period 5 (50)
1:57 – 2:47 - Period 6 (50)
2:50 – 3:35 - 6 – 8 Community Gathering -
Sprint-a-thon Rally! (45) - 3:35- 3:45
Return to 6th period to be dismissed (10)
Running Schedule:
Grade 6
9:00-9:20: Tracy
9:25-9:45: Eileen
9:50-10:10: Maria
Teacher Supervision:
Per 1&2: Tracy, Eileen, Maria, De Hoyos
Grade 7
10:35-10:55: Group A
11:00-11:20: Group B
11:25-11:45: Group C
Teacher Supervision:
Period 3: Brashear, Willis, De Hoyos
Period 4: Ginnodo, Lausche, De Hoyos
12:14 - 1:01: LUNCH and PIE
Grade 8
1:10-1:30: Group A
1:33-1:53: Group B
Teacher Supervision:
Period 5: Newell, Willis, De Hoyos
Friday Birthday CelebrationOn Friday, wear your fanciest clothes to celebrate Ms. Maria's birthday!
SPIRIT WEEK - Monday, January 28, 2013 to Friday, February 1, 2013
Monday - Pajama Day
Tuesday - Super Hero/Villain Day
Wednesday - Be Someone Else Day
Thursday - Decade Day
Friday - Famous Person DayWelcome Back to School!
All missing/late assignments are due by Wednesday, January 23rd.
SPIRIT WEEK - Monday, January 28, 2013 to Friday, February 1, 2013
Monday - Pajama Day
Tuesday - Super Hero/Villain Day
Wednesday - Be Someone Else Day
Thursday - Decade Day
Friday - Famous Person DayWelcome Back to School!
All missing/late assignments are due by Wednesday, January 23rd.
BENCHMARKS
This week the 6th graders will be taking the first of two scheduled cumulative benchmark exams in the following subjects: English Language Arts and Mathematics.
Both exams are scheduled for Wednesday, December 12, 2012 and Thursday, December 13, 2012.
All exams are multiple choice and only cover the standards the students have been exposed to thus far.
There will also be an open response, cross-curricular question which will cover the four core classes (English, history, mathematics and science) in one question.
Many thanks,
The Big-3
PREVIOUS GEN
FYI:Our resident mathematician, Evan Pincus (8th grader) has been conducting "Brain Games" with our students. On Friday, he shared self-created riddles, which let to the students doing the same. Per the students' request, and with Evan's permission, posted below is Evan's email address for our students to contact him with any questions or riddles.
Evan Pincus: [email protected]
Happy Puzzling,
Tracy Carness
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A message from Ms. Maria
A message from Ms. Maria
Dear Families,
Hi, I am Maria Enciso, known to your children as Ms. Maria and I am glad to be back. I teach one session of ELA and three sessions of Science. As a writer and a scientist, I Iook forward to a great year of English Language Instruction and Earth Science investigations. Whether writing, reading, investigating, hypothesizing, inquiring or discovering, we will do so with great passion and energy.
-Ms. Maria Enciso
Hi, I am Maria Enciso, known to your children as Ms. Maria and I am glad to be back. I teach one session of ELA and three sessions of Science. As a writer and a scientist, I Iook forward to a great year of English Language Instruction and Earth Science investigations. Whether writing, reading, investigating, hypothesizing, inquiring or discovering, we will do so with great passion and energy.
-Ms. Maria Enciso
General Updates
Young Writers- NaNoWriMo Project
On Thursday at 4pm, meet Tracy and Eileen outside of LCS on the sidewalk. Bring your computers and other materials for writing. We will walk to the Coffee Bean on Wilshire and Mariposa and write for a few hours. We will back to LCS for students to get picked up by families between 6:15pm-6:30pm.
Only serious Young Writers should plan on attending! You need to have at least 2,000 words written and logged on the website by Thursday to attend.
Invitation Only Parent Conferences for the Week of November 5 to November 9, 2012
Minimum Day Schedule - 12:45 Dismissal (Daily)
Monday & Wednesday Tuesday & Thursday Friday
8:30 - 9:35 (Per. 1) 8:30 - 9:35 (Per. 2) 8:30 - 9:00 (Per. 1)
9:38 - 10:43 (Per. 3) 9:38 - 10:43 (Per. 4) 9:03 - 9:33 (Per. 2)
10:43 - 10:58 (Nutrition) 10:43 - 10:58 (Nutrition) 9:36 - 10:06 (Per. 3)
11:01 - 12:06 (Per. 5) 11:01 - 12:06 (Per. 6) 10:06 - 10:21 (Nutrition)
12:06 - 12:45 (Lunch) 12:06 - 12:45 (Lunch) 10:24 - 10:54 (Per. 4)
10:57 - 11:27 (Per. 5)
11:30 - 12:00 (Per. 6)
12:00 - 12:45 (Lunch)
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWrMo)- Young Writers Project Many students are interested in participating in this challenge- to write a novel from start to finish in the month of November! Tracy and I are both participating. If your child would like to do this as part of our sixth-grade class, they should log in to the website http://ywp.nanowrimo.org/ and create a profile. Then, they can give me their username and I can add them to our class page. This project is completely optional and is just for fun.
On Thursday at 4pm, meet Tracy and Eileen outside of LCS on the sidewalk. Bring your computers and other materials for writing. We will walk to the Coffee Bean on Wilshire and Mariposa and write for a few hours. We will back to LCS for students to get picked up by families between 6:15pm-6:30pm.
Only serious Young Writers should plan on attending! You need to have at least 2,000 words written and logged on the website by Thursday to attend.
Invitation Only Parent Conferences for the Week of November 5 to November 9, 2012
Minimum Day Schedule - 12:45 Dismissal (Daily)
Monday & Wednesday Tuesday & Thursday Friday
8:30 - 9:35 (Per. 1) 8:30 - 9:35 (Per. 2) 8:30 - 9:00 (Per. 1)
9:38 - 10:43 (Per. 3) 9:38 - 10:43 (Per. 4) 9:03 - 9:33 (Per. 2)
10:43 - 10:58 (Nutrition) 10:43 - 10:58 (Nutrition) 9:36 - 10:06 (Per. 3)
11:01 - 12:06 (Per. 5) 11:01 - 12:06 (Per. 6) 10:06 - 10:21 (Nutrition)
12:06 - 12:45 (Lunch) 12:06 - 12:45 (Lunch) 10:24 - 10:54 (Per. 4)
10:57 - 11:27 (Per. 5)
11:30 - 12:00 (Per. 6)
12:00 - 12:45 (Lunch)
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWrMo)- Young Writers Project Many students are interested in participating in this challenge- to write a novel from start to finish in the month of November! Tracy and I are both participating. If your child would like to do this as part of our sixth-grade class, they should log in to the website http://ywp.nanowrimo.org/ and create a profile. Then, they can give me their username and I can add them to our class page. This project is completely optional and is just for fun.