by Alan Wellna on April 9, 2021
Hello everyone. I hope you all had a blessed Easter.
Let us always be thankful to live in the freedom that stems from
Easter morning.
Both brown envelopes, eligibility check, and progress reports
will be going home on Monday. Please please please make sure
that you see these as we approach the last 8 weeks of school.
Also a note: Casual Fridays all through April.
Announcements
for this week:
- Brown Envelopes - Monday, April
12th
- Progress Reports - Monday, April 12th
- Eligibility Check - Monday, April 12th
- MAP Testing - Week of April 19th
- Parent-Teacher Conferences (By
appoinment) - April 29th
- 8th Grade Confirmation - Sunday, May 2nd
Class |
Update |
Social Studies |
6th grade is back with Mr. Wellna for our new unit about
China. Lucky them. We will be having a map quiz later in the
week, possibly Thursday. I will let the students know for
sure as we get closer.
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Math |
We will cover these topics in math this week: More on
algebraic addition, compound probability, ratio problems with
totals, and mass/weight. Math TEST: Tuesday,
April 13.
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Religion |
Blessed Easter! The weeks after Easter Sunday make up the season
of Easter in the church. We will hear about how Jesus appeared to
His disciples and the instructions He gave to them before His
ascension into heaven. I pray that you will continue to focus on
what Jesus is saying to you in this season, and will continue to
follow in His footsteps.
6th Grade
We are continuing our focus on the last week of Jesus' life here
on earth. We will be looking at his trial before Pilate as well as
His crucifixion and His last words from the cross.
Memory Quiz #26 - DUE April 16th
Luke 24:6 ~ He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told
you, while he was still with you in Galilee:
Journal Entry #14 - DUE April 16th
Imagine you were one of the people headed to the tomb on Easter
morning. On Friday you saw Jesus crucified, and now you are on your
way to finish embalming His body. How do you feel and what are you
thinking as you walk to the tomb? Now imagine you have arrived at
the tomb and found it empty. The angel has told you Jesus has risen
from the dead. Now how do you feel and what are you thinking as you
leave the tomb?
Sermon Note #6 - DUE May 14th
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Science |
This week in 6th grade, we are learning about
the Sun. There will be a quiz on Lessons 1-3 Friday, April
16th!
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English |
We will wrap up our poetry unit this week. Students
will be responsible for writing a capstone poem based on a mentor
poem, which will be due next Monday.
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Reading |
We will continue our research unit this week.
Students will work in their small groups to prepare for their
debate. Debates will most likely take place on Friday.
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Vocab |
We will work on Unit 12A this week. Students will be
responsible for completing Using Context (pg. 171), Choosing the
Right Word (pg. 172), and Completing the Sentence (pg. 173). The
test will be Friday April 16th. The words for the unit
are:
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Abduct
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Balk
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Confer
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Frigid
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Incalculable
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Intensive
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Maneuver
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Sabotage
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Strident
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Valiant
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PE/Health |
5-8 P.E. We did
not have class on Monday
6 Health Resolving conflict
skits.
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Music (Fischer) |
Fischer Music Started our Incredibox project
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by Alan Wellna on March 26, 2021
Have an awesome week of Spring Break, whatever you are
doing. We will see all of your children back in school on
Tuesday, April 6th.
We collected 36 cereal boxes
as a class! (2nd highest of any class = Domination) Thank you
for all your donations. We reached our goal and now have
casual Friday every Friday during April.
It was fun to have 6th grade in a
gym class everyday. Now they move onto art with Mrs. Schumann
for the 4th quarter.
Announcements
for this week:
- Spring Break - March 27th - April
5th
- MAP Testing - Week of April 19th
- Parent-Teacher Conferences (By appoinment) -
April 29th
Class |
Update |
Social Studies |
We will end our unit on South America with a mini-project from
Ms. Amling. Following that, Mr. Wellna will begin a new unit
on China. |
Math |
The following topics will be covered in 6th grade math this
week: finding the sum of angles measures in triangles and
quadrilaterals, fraction-decimal-percent equivalents, adding
integers, and subtracting integers.
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Religion |
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|
Science |
This week in 6th grade, we are learning about
the Solar System. No major tests or assignments this
week!
|
English |
We will wrap up our poetry unit this week. For the
final assignment, students will write their own personal poem
modeled after another poem that we will read together in class.
This will be due on Friday.
|
Reading |
We will begin our new unit, which will focus on
research. The first half of the unit will focus on researching to
build an argument for debates. This week will mostly focus on the
prep for that.
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Vocab |
We will work on Unit 11B this week. Students will be
responsible for completing Using Context (pg. 163), Choosing the
Right Word (pg. 164), and Completing the Sentence (pg. 165). The
test will be Friday April 9th. The words for the unit
are:
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Amble
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Burly
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Dogged
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Grit
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Ingrained
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Prevail
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Relic
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Replenish
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Skimp
-
Sleuth
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PE/Health |
5-8 P.E. Ultimate Football
6 Health Resolving conflict
skits.
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Music (Fischer) |
Fischer Music Finished presentations on composers from
Fantasia 2000
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by Alan Wellna on March 19, 2021
As of Wednesday, our school had collected about 350 cereal
boxes. Hopefully, we will reach our goal of 500 boxes by next
week! In 6th grade, we have reached 30 boxes, so thank you
for your donations.
We have a short-ish week this week, with a short day on
Friday. Reminder: Dismissal is @ 11:00am Friday.
Brown envelopes should be coming home Monday. Please take
a look and send them back soon!
Announcements
for this week:
- Brown Envelopes - Home Monday, March 22nd
- End of Third Quarter - March 25th (6th
grade starts art with Mrs. Schumann 4th quarter)
- Early Dismissal (11:00am) - Friday, March
26th
- Family Day Activities (Without everyone's
family actually coming in) - Friday, March 26th
- Spring Break - March 27th - April
5th
Class |
Update |
Social Studies |
We are going be taking our test on South America this
week. If there is time, we will also start a small South
American travel project. |
Math |
Our topics this week will include: graphing functions, and
transversals. We got a little behind last week, so
the Math Test is on Monday, March 22.
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Quarter Class PE |
I can't believe we are on our last week of 6th grade gym.
We are going to do a pacer test this week followed by an assortment
of games they like to end our quarter together. |
Religion |
This week we continue to focus on the last week of Jesus'
earthly life. We will take a look at His betrayal in the Garden of
Gethsemane and Peter's Denial especially this week
NO Memory Quiz this week
Journal Entry #13 - DUE March 26th
The whole of what we believe as Christians centers on the death
and resurrection of Jesus. Why does it matter that Jesus was raised
from the dead? What would happen to us and our faith if this wasn't
true?
Sermon Note #5 - DUE April 9th
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Science |
This week in 6th grade, we are learning about
the Universe and Stars. There will be a test on Unit 1
Thursday, March 25th.
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English |
We will continue poetry this week. We will also work
on some Grammar concepts. No major assignments will be due this
week.
|
Reading |
We will be wrapping up our class novel,
The Watsons go to Birmingham this week. We will
continue to dig into the historical context of our novel, as well
as view the movie. This will allow us to make connections between
the two formats.
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Vocab |
We will work on Unit 11A this week. Students will be
responsible for completing Using Context (pg. 159), Choosing the
Right Word (pg. 160), and Completing the Sentence (pg. 161). The
test will be Thursday March 25th. The words for the unit
are:
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Alias
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Distort
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Dumbfounded
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Extinct
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Inevitable
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Meteoric
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Parody
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Rend
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Rummage
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Vandalism
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PE/Health |
5-8 P.E.
Matball
6 Health Celebrity workout
plan
|
Music (Fischer) |
Fischer Music Presented on composers from Fantasia
2000
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by Alan Wellna on March 12, 2021
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU
HAVE SEEN YOUR CHILD'S BROWN ENVELOPE! IT CAME HOME
MONDAY.
If you are so moved, please consider donating a box of
healthy cereal. Our goal is to collect 500 boxes as
a school for a Family Day service project.
It was a relatively normal week of school again this week.
Pretty nice actually. Ms. Amling taught full-time this past
week and will be again next week. She is doing an awesome job
and the kids really seem to enjoy having her here.
You should have seen your child's report card on Thursday.
We are now one official week into the 3rd trimester. I am
really not lying when I say that I can't believe I only have one
more trimester with this class as my homeroom. I am really
enjoying them.
Announcements
for this week:
- NO CHAPEL/CHAPEL DRESS: Wednesday, March
17th
- End of Third Quarter - March 25th (6th
grade starts art with Mrs. Schumann 4th quarter)
- Early Dismissal (11:00am) - Friday, March
26th
- Family Day Activities (Without everyone's
family actually coming in) - Friday, March 26th
- Spring Break - March 27th - April
5th
Class |
Update |
Social Studies |
We will continue to learn about South America, specifically the
history and culture. There will be no tests or quizzes this
week. |
Math |
This week in 6th grade math we will cover these topics:
expanded notation with exponents, order of operations with
exponents, classifying triangles, writing fractions and decimals as
percents, reducing rates before
multiplying. Math test on Friday, March
19.
|
Quarter Class PE |
We will be trying our luck with indoor soccer this week, with
Workout Wednesday and Fun-Day Friday still going strong as
well. |
Religion |
We are moving into the last week of Jesus' life here on earth.
We will see His entrance into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, as well as
some of the last of His earthly teaching over the next couple of
weeks.
Memory Quiz #24 - DUE March 19th
Mark 12:43-44 ~ Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, "Truly
I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all
the others. They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her
poverty, put in everything-all she had to live on."
Journal Entry #13 - DUE March 26th
The whole of what we believe as Christians centers on the death
and resurrection of Jesus. Why does it matter that Jesus was raised
from the dead? What would happen to us and our faith if this wasn't
true?
Sermon Note #5 - DUE April 9th
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Science |
This week in 6th grade, we are getting our last
book of the year. We will be learning about the
universe. No major tests or assignments this week.
|
English |
We will continue poetry this week. No major
assignments will be due this week. There will also be some Grammar
work as well.
|
Reading |
We will continue reading The
Watsons go to Birmingham this week. There will be a
short Reader Response worksheet for each chapter that will need to
be completed. We will also continue to build our knowledge of the
historical context behind our novel as well.
|
Vocab |
We will work on Unit 10B this week. Students
will be responsible for completing Using Context (pg. 151),
Choosing the Right Word (pg. 152), and Completing the Sentence (pg.
153). The test will be Friday March 19th. The words for the unit
are:
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Bumbling
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Delude
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Engulf
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Foil
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Initiative
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Nonconformist
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Posterity
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Refurbish
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Rigorous
-
Unerring
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PE/Health |
5-8 P.E.
Badminton and 9 Square
6 Health Celebrity workout
plan
|
Music (Fischer) |
Watched Fantasia 2000 and started researching
the composers featured in the movie.
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by Alan Wellna on March 5, 2021
Maybe it's just me, but it feels like this year is really flying
by. Summer seems so long ago at this point. We are
already starting our 3rd trimester. Grades will start fresh
this week. Let's have an awesome last few weeks before Spring
Break.
Here is a
note from National Junior Honor Society.
Dear Students and Families,
Because of your generosity through our hot
chocolate donations, we have raised nearly $300 for Denison's
tuition. We are truly thankful for your thoughtfulness.
Please know that each donation carries with it possibilities for
Denison, for his classmates, and for many in Haiti.
We are just shy of our goal to fully support him
for another year of school, and we'd still like to be able to
sponsor another child through Building Hope in Haiti. As we
discover more ways to be of service, we may reach out to you
again.
Should you wish to find out more about Building
Hope, please go to the website below.
Again, we thank you for giving. As we have
said all year here at St. Paul: Together we are more than
conquerors through Christ.
In Christ,
Members of St. Paul's National Lutheran Junior
Honor Society, Mr. Fischer,
and Mrs.
Yurk
Announcements
for this week:
- Brown Envelopes: Probably coming home Monday,
March 8th
- End of Third Quarter - March 25th
- Early Dismissal (11:00am) - Friday, March
26th
- Spring Break - March 27th - April
5th
Class |
Update |
Social Studies |
We will continue to learn about South America. We will
have a map quiz, probably on Wednesday. |
Math |
This week in 6th Grade math we will cover these topics:
Measuring turns and geometric formulas. Math
Test on Tuesday, March 9. We will have an
investigation towards the end of the week on probability and then
celebrate Pi Day on Friday. We will do
special Pi Day activities in class on this day. Students are
allowed to bring a drink from home. Acceptable drinks besides
water are: sports drinks, lemonade, fruit juice, and soda.
Please no high energy drinks and limit the drinks to 16
oz. |
Quarter Class PE |
I would like to get outside for the first few days of the week
and do some track and field events. Hopefully we can learn to
do: Shot put, discus, and long jump. If we are back inside,
we will finish our badminton tournament. |
Religion |
We are moving into the last week of Jesus' life here on earth.
We will see His entrance into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, as well as
some of the last of His earthly teaching over the next couple of
weeks.
Memory Quiz #23 - DUE March 12th
John 12:13 ~ They took palm branches and went out to meet him,
shouting, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the
Lord!" "Blessed is the king of Israel!"
Journal Entry #12 - DUE March 12th
In the Old Testament, God wanted believers to give one-tenth
(10%) of what they had as an offering (a tithe). Sometimes people
generously gave more! In the story of the widow's offering Jesus
said the widow's offering was better than the offering the rich
people gave. Why? How do you think Jesus wants us to give our
offerings? Do our offerings always have to be money? What else
could they be?
Sermon Note #5 - DUE April 9th
|
Science |
This week in 6th grade, we are learning about
Climate and Climate Change. We will be having a quiz on
Lessons 6&7 Thursday, March 11th!
|
English |
We will continue poetry this week. No major
assignments will be due this week.
|
Reading |
We will continue reading The
Watsons go to Birmingham this week. There will be a
short Reader Response worksheet for each chapter that will need to
be completed. We will also continue to build our knowledge of the
historical context behind our novel as well.
|
Vocab |
We will work on Unit 10A this week. Students
will be responsible for completing Using Context (pg. 147),
Choosing the Right Word (pg. 148), and Completing the Sentence (pg.
149). The test will be Friday March 12th. The words for the unit
are:
-
Abominable
-
Consequence
-
Dole
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Formulate
-
Memento
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Null and void
-
Panorama
-
Pry
-
Resourceful
-
Subsequent
|
PE/Health |
5-8 P.E. H.I.I.T
workout
6 Health 5 components of
fitness
|
Music (Fischer) |
Fischer Music Watched Fantasia 2000 and started
researching the composers featured in the movie.
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