For the week of March 19th - 23rd

5 days until Spring Break . . . .but who's counting?  lol     Here is what you can expect this week:

ORDER MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL YEARBOOKS NOW 

2017-18 VCS Middle School and High School Yearbook ordering is now open. 
To order, you can go to: ybpay.lifetouch.com 

The high school yearbook is a 40-page book with a student-designed hard cover and a basic price of $34.00. Students can choose to customize their yearbook with additional autograph pages or even get their name on the cover, in a foil imprint.  
To order a VCS HIGH SCHOOL (Grades 9-12) Yearbook, the High School's ID Code is: 11547718 

The middle school yearbook is a 48-page, soft cover book with a basic price of $20.00. You can upgrade the middle school book to a hard cover for $5.00 more. Students can choose to customize their yearbook with additional autograph pages or even get their name on the cover, in a foil imprint.  
To order a VCS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Grades 6-8) Yearbook, the Middle School's ID Code is: 11145618 

ALL ORDERS MUST BE PLACED BY FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 2018.  
Placing your order immediately reserves your student's copy of the 2017-18 book and takes care of your payment. You will receive an order confirmation email after submitting your order. If you have a question about ordering, please email Mr. Mark Boothby at markboothby@visioncsd.org.  


Math
We are finishing up Topic 10 - Ratios.  Our test will be on Tuesday.   Our next unit is all about Geometry.

Math Actors Theater 

Strategizing ratios

Reading
The class just finished reading Aladdin.  There was a set of questions that needed to be answered and submitted on Google Docs.  This is due Monday morning.  The cartoon strip highlighting major events in the story is due on Wednesday.  There will be time on Monday's class to finish the cartoon strip.  Remember, book reports will be due the Friday after spring break.

Science
We just finished up density and are starting our unit on earthquakes.

Dodgeball Social

Getting ready to play

Fueling up between rounds

Ready . . ..Set . . .. .

Go!

For the week of March 12th - 16th

The two week countdown to Spring Break has begun! It is crazy to think that 3rd quarter has ended and 4th quarter has started.  Speaking of grades . . .. 3rd quarter grades will be posted by Thursday, March 15th.  Make sure to have your student login to Infinite Campus and show you their grades.  Remember these are just the 1/2 way point grades.  In 6th grade we are on semesters.  Their final grades will be posted at the end of the year.  If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact our 6th grade team. 

Here is what you can expect this week.

It is a full 5 day week :)

Book Orders
Book orders are due on Thursday of this week.  Please remember, I cannot take cash.  Payment must be in the form of checks or cards.  Card purchases can be made online.  This probably will be our last book order of the year. 

Dodgeball Social
Will take place at the school gym on Friday, March 16th from 4-6pm.  The cost is $4.00. 

Reading
We are working on individual book reports that will be due right after spring break.  We are also focusing on test prep skills to get your students ready for I-SATs. 

Science
The students have been working hard on everything density!  We just finished up learning how to calculate density for regular shaped objects and started calculating irregularly shaped objects.  Our density test will be on Tuesday.  From there, the class will move on to earthquakes. 

Finding Mass

Calculating Density

Using the Triple Beam Balance

Math 1
The class is just about to wrap up Topic 10 - Ratios.  The end of section test is scheduled for Tuesday, March 20th. 

Home Econ
We just started our unit on Main Dishes.  The class has also been working on creating our own published cookbooks.  The deadline for submission is Friday, March 23rd.  In addition to our unit on jobs and budgets, I have booked a Junior Achievement volunteer to come in and give classes finances for the month of April. 

Making Homemade Noodles

Quick Biscuits 

Making sides for our soup

Wrinkle in Time

For the week of March 5th - 8th

For starters, remember this is a four day week.  There is no school on Friday.  However, Mrs. Warr and I will be at the Edwards 14 theater on Cassia St. to see a Wrinkle in Time for anyone who wants to join us.  This means siblings, parents and grandparents are also welcome to join.  Please remember this is NOT a school sponsored event.  You are responsible for your child's ticket, snacks and ride to and from the theater.  Mrs. Warr and I also have meetings scheduled before and after the movie at work so we will not be able to stay and wait for late parent pickups.  It is highly recommended to purchase tickets online prior to the show.  It is opening day and tickets will go fast.  I checked tonight and the Edwards 14 theater has not posted showtimes yet.  As soon as they do, I will send an email and post to Edmodo.  We are shooting for around noon. 

What you can expect this week:
Monday, March 5th - Skate Night at the Roller Drome from 6-8pm 

Thursday, March 8th - Quarter 3 Ends.  Grades will be updated fully by Thursday, March 15th. Book orders due! 

Friday, March 9th - No school/ Wrinkle in Time


Reading
We just finished Literature Circles and are moving into individualized book reports, along with I-SAT test prep. Book reports will be due the Friday after spring break.  Click the link below to see the book report format.  Book orders will be sent home on Monday and due on Thursday. 

How to Write a Great 6th Grade Book Summary

Lit Circle Presentation - Wrinkle in Time

Lit Circle Presentation - Westing Game

Lit Circle Presentation - 6th Grade Nickname Game

Lit Circle Presentation - Frankenstein

Lit Circle Presentation - Bridge to Terabithia

Science
We are currently working on calculating density for regular prisms.  Students were tasked with a density project last week that is due Tuesday.  From there we will work on calculating density for irregular shaped objects. 

Double checking measurements

Using the triple beam balance

Solving unknown densities

Math
We are knee deep in Topic 10 - Ratios.  Later this week, the class will explore ratios as fractions and ratios as decimals.  Our unit test is tentatively scheduled for Thursday, March 15th.