March

Parents and guardians should remember that April 6 & 7 are parent/student/teacher conference days. If you submitted a conference form it should have been mailed back to you by now with your scheduled time. 

In the classrooms:

• In LA students have just completed their writing to inform pieces on the middle ages. These papers will now be used in SS in collaboration with other students who have written about the same topic. Students will create a video documentary on their topic (see below). Presently we are reading Avi's novel Crispin, which is a marvelous novel set in the Middle Ages. Students will investigate setting, character and plot while also developing interpretive questions.
• In SS we spent the first two weeks back from break doing an investigation of comparative religions. This topic arises out of our study of ancient cultures and allows students to make connections between some of the major religions of Europe. We are now developing our storyboards for the video documentary on Middle Ages topics in connection with our general study of  Medieval times.
• In science students completed their Vermont mammal web pages and are doing the final edit to launch them on our web site. Next they completed several in class projects relating to the characteristics of insects. They then built their own insect projects at home and shared them with the team. Birds and astronomy are on the horizon for further study.

Finally a note about home support for students. Sixth grade is a time when students are trying to pull away and may discourage parents form checking and reviewing their work. It is also a time when some students are so distracted by other interests that their work begins to slide. If you want your child to be successful, check in and keep abreast of their work. The typical sixth grader cannot do it alone. 

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