Week of Summer, 2026
*Happy Summer! The year flew by, as they always do, and now it's time to chill and go on adventures each day. Enjoy
*I update this page each week with work we'll be doing in class plus reminders. I turn it into a PDF and send it through Skyward, also, so please make sure email addresses are current in Skyward. 
*I enjoyed seeing everyone during the reveal time, and I took a class picture that will be on the TV the first day of school. I'm looking forward to getting to know my new class!
*WIN Time will continue after the new year begins. 
*Be sure to check-out the photo gallery! I'll keep the pictures on my webpage until July and be sure to check it next school year often for new pics. 
*Chess: Will continue to meet scheduled Wednesdays throughout the year. Next year's schedule and permission slip will be available on the tab on my webpage sometime late summer. 
Summer, 2026 monthly newsletter added--Check it out!! Each month, an updated version will be posted that contains general info and is available through a link on the left side of this webpage.

Scott BR Book reading:
When school resumes, kids will be choosing a novel to read and use with an accompanying project. These projects throughout the year practice character descriptions, theme, vocabulary, DELVEs, ToSEECs....A signed bookmark as proof of reading each novel will also be a grade. A couple times a year, we'll be reading a class book (Blood on the River, Bud Not Buddy) so that will be the focus for a specific time period.
"In-Class"  Reading: 
For reading, specific themes are practiced using multiple texts for cited evidence that can be used to support their claims and elaborate HOW those pieces of evidence prove the point. For example, if determination is the message, kids create a definition for determination and use that as a "connector" of the claim and elaboration. 
Over the summer: find a favorite genre or author, find a cozy spot, and escape into a great story! Also, read articles, tour books, posters...anything you can to learn!

Scott Math--
Sixth grade utilized Savvas Math--different from Eureka. Much of the work is done in class using both a workbook and an online account in Savvas. We also solve problems around the room, work with partners using self-checking problems on slideshows by writing on big paper, iXL skills that match our current topic, and whiteboards for quick reviews.
This summer, figure out a tip at a restaurant...or figure the best price at the store....or create word problems using a menu....or find the volume of a swimming pool...so much math in the real world!

Language:
Patterns....morphemes....poems...so much writing we'll be completing!
This summer, write a friend a letter...create a new story to share with your family....write a song...find verbs and proper nouns in advertising....and be sure to handwrite a lot for the best experience!

Social Studies: 
Where will you travel this summer? What history can you learn? What life skills will you master? Always stay curious...

Science: 
*Can you create an experiment this summer? Track the weather? Identify rocks? Science is all around!