Continuation of prime numbers, composite numbers and prime factorization.
New Learning Objective:
The student will recognize and represent patterns with whole number exponents and perfect squares.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zUmvpkhvW8
SCIENCE
Introduction to Earth and Space
The Solar System
Movement of the Earth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDhapt7nw4A
SOCIAL STUDIES
Continuation of the 5 themes of Social Studies
BIBLE
Old Testament overview
2.1 God redeems
2.2 Old and New covenant
2.3 OT prophets
2.4 Themes of OT books
Memory Verse #2
1 Kings 18:39 – When all the people saw this, they fell prostate and cried,”The Lord – he is God! The Lord – he is God!”
Memory Verse #3
Hebrews 11:6 – And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
HOMEWORK
Tuesday:
Numeracy:
Revise 0 – 12 times tables
Learn 13 times tables
Sign times tables test and do corrections (Please return tomorrow)
Complete prime and composite numbers worksheet / prime factorization worksheet (Due Thursday) (Answers will be emailed)
Wednesday:
Social Studies:
Chat to your parents / guardians about your families culture / heritage (Will link to project later this quarter)
Science
Complete Mercury and Venus worksheet (Due Monday 09/23)
Thursday:
Times tables test (0 – 13)
Friday:
Prime and composite numbers, prime factorization test
UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS
Thursday (09/26)
Numeracy: Prime factorization and Exponents test
Friday (09/27)
Bible Test: Old and New Testament test
Please note:
Some assessments will form part of a classwork mark – I will often inform the students verbally and the quiz / test will be on a small part of the unit that we’re busy with. This gives them feedback of their performance before a big test and helps me address any issues.
I tick correct work and put a dot next to incorrect work as I believe students should always be able to review their work and hopefully improve their answers.
I will allow students to retake a test that they did not do well in or if they would like to improve their result. I try to mark their tests in class and give them feedback in order for them to review their work and eliminate errors.
We certainly had a lot of laughs while making our concoctions…and I’m happy to report that no sixth graders (or teachers) were harmed in this experiment.
Over the weekend and well into Monday, many of us watched in horror as Hurricane Dorian took aim on parts of the Bahamas. With the category 5 hurricane remaining over areas for approximately 2 days, the destruction that was wrought was utterly heart wrenching to watch and listen to.
For many of us, this brought back horrible memories of Hurricane Ivan in 2004. We can still remember the needs that were experienced in the aftermath of such a storm. It was here that Samaritan’s Purse were able to step in and offer much needed disaster relief assistance. They were the first volunteers on the ground in Grand Cayman.
Now, we are requesting your help to aid our neighbors in the Bahamas.
First Baptist Christian School will be holding a special Dress Down Down on Friday, September 13th, where all donations will be given to Samaritan’s Purse (Samaritan’s Purse will be receiving donations via First Baptist Church) for urgent hurricane relief in the Bahamas. Additional donations can also be dropped off to the FBCS School Office during regular school hours.
We thank you for your willingness to help us serve others in Christ. We also implore you to continue to pray for those affected by this historic and deadly storm.
Identify the SUBJECT in imperative and interrogative sentences
Identify compound subjects in sentences.
Recognize the connecting word and or or that joins parts of a compound subject
WRITING
We are continuing to get back into the groove of writing and learning to love it. A few of our focuses this week are:
Push our writing to a new level.
Push ourselves to try using new words in our writing.
Be descriptive in our writing.
Continue to build up our writing stamina.
Edit and revise our writing as we work
READING
In honor of Roald Dahl’s birthday this Friday, we’ve been reading mini class novel – George’s Marvelous Medicine. Here’s a quick summary:
A taste of her own medicine.
George is alone in the house with Grandma. The most horrid, grizzly old grunion of a grandma ever. She needs something stronger than her usual medicine to cure her grouchiness. A special grandma medicine, a remedy for everything. And George knows just what to put into it. Grandma’s in for the surprise of her life—and so is George, when he sees the results of his mixture!
This Friday, Grade 6 will making their own Marvelous Medicine…two kinds in fact… Stay tuned and enter at your own risk.
HOMEWORK
Monday:
English: Workbook Plus page 5
Read for at least 30 minutes and update Padlet (see handout sent home today and below)
It is essential that your child practices their times tables everyday! Last year they had to demonstrate fluency through 12 x 12. If I don’t give specialized homework for Numeracy, ensure that you spend time drilling times tables with your child.
Review of prime and composite numbers, factors and multiples.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXDyU5f5WR8
Prime Factorization
Any of the prime numbers that can be multiplied to give the original number. Example: The prime factors of 15 are 3 and 5 (because 3×5=15, and 3 and 5 are prime numbers).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGbOiYhHY2c
SCIENCE
Review of the Scientific Method.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi0hwFDQTSQ
Learning Objectives for the next 2 weeks:
Matter is distributed throughout the solar system;
Planets have different sizes and orbit at different distances from the sun;
Gravity contributes to orbital motion; and
The understanding of the solar system has developed over time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=libKVRa01L8
SOCIAL STUDIES
Discussion on the 5 aspects of Social Studies.
BIBLE
We continue with the next two sections of God’s Plan.
1.3 Bible verses that relate to the following topics: crown, eternal, or everlasting, lamb and Lamb of God.
1.4 We can either fit within or not fit within the bigger narrative of God’s Word and plan.
Memory Verse #1
Hebrews 12:2 – Keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith.
Memory Verse #2
1 Kings 18:39 – When all the people saw this, they fell prostate and cried,”The Lord – he is God! The Lord – he is God!”
I am Jared Bremner and I will be your child’s Grade 6 homeroom teacher this year. This is my second year at FBCS and I look forward to working with your family this year. My goal is to ensure that learning is fun and challenging while guiding your child to become more independent. All I expect from your child is for them to give their best at all times.
My Background:
I was born in Cape Town, South Africa. I attended a prestigious Boys’ High School in Cape Town and after school I took a gap year doing community work around my country. A year later, I was employed by my local church to be a Children’s Pastor for children aged 1 to 13 years old. After 3 years, I decided to study to be a teacher and continued to be a part-time Children’s Pastor. My first teaching post was at my childhood elementary school. My wife and I decided to move to the Cayman Islands last year so that we could travel the world and meet new people.
If you would like to know more about me as a teacher:
(This was created for a project in our last year of university.)
Communication:
We are a team and communication is very important for us to be successful together! If you ever need to contact me, please don’t hesitate. Below is a list of the teachers that will teach your child.
Grade 6 Homeroom teacher, Numeracy, Science, Social Studies, Art, Bible and Character Education
School begins each day at 8:00am. Students may begin to arrive from 7:30am every morning and must go to the gym. I know that the mornings can get very busy at times. Please make sure to try your best to get your child to school on time so that they can get settled for the day.
School ends each day at 2:45pm. If you are picking your child up from school at the end of the day, you will be able to pick them up from the breezeway closest to the elevator. A teacher will be on duty to wait with your child until 3:00pm. If they are not in After School Care (ASC) and you are running late, they will be sent there to wait for you. A schedule for ASC can be seen in front of the school office.
Throughout the year, there will be times that your child may get sick, need to go to the doctor, etc. If your child is absent from school, please make sure to contact the office or please send a note with your child the following day regarding their absence.
After School Clubs
Our school offers a wide range of clubs throughout the year. The list of clubs will be sent out via email. There is an extra fee for each club and spaces are normally limited.
Schedule
Please see your child’s schedule below. If there are any changes to it, I will email you about it. Your child will be taking different specials each day of the week. These specials include Music, Library, Technology, Spanish and Physical Education (P.E.).
Snack, Recess, Lunch, and Specials:
Please remember that we are a nut-free school.
Snack Grade 6 has snack time at 9:10-9:25 every Monday and Wednesday; 9:25-9:40 Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. This time is for your child to eat a HEALTHY snack and have a bit of time to run around and unwind. Please ensure that you pack a nutritious snack for your child to enjoy before lunch.
Recess Recess is given every day at 11:40 – 12:20. Please remind your child to bring his or her FBCS hat to school every day. Outside can get extremely hot most days, so your child is required to wear an FBCS hat whenever outside. No FBCS hat means no outside recess and they will have to sit inside the gym or in the breezeway.
Lunch Each day, we will be eating lunch at 12:00-12:20 in the gym. Your child can have lunch provided by Jump Start Cafe for $5.50 per lunch (see the school office or check your email for the monthly menu) or you can pack a lunch for your child to eat that does not require the use of a microwave.
Academics:
Your child will receive a report after each quarter (4 in total). It will be a hybrid of grades and comments. There are two official parent/teacher meetings but I am happy to meet at any time during the year. The first meeting is compulsory for all parents to attend.
Assessment Dates
We will communicate assessment dates on the blog, via email or in student agendas.
Student Portfolios
All your child’s assessments will be stored in their portfolio. When it is sent home, please look through their assessments and sign them. The folder has to be returned to school the next day. Their portfolio is proof of their achievements.
D.E.A.R
Drop everything and read will happen everyday for 15 minutes after recess. We will rotate between whole class reading and individual reading. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that they have an appropriate book to read during this time.
Bible
Students will be required to learn and memorize scripture throughout the year. We will practice in class and learn actions in order to help them memorize it but they will need to spend time doing this at home as well.
Classroom Management:
Learning should be fun and enjoyable. Our classroom and school is a safe place for all students. In order for this to happen, I use a few systems to help achieve this.
‘How Am I Doing Today?’
Each day, your child starts off with his or her name on ‘Ready to Learn’ and. Each student has the ability to move up to ‘Way to go’ and ‘Superhero’ where they will earn a small classroom reward.
If a student does not do what is expected, I will give them a warning by moving their name down to ‘Make Better Choices’. If the behavior continues, your child will move their name down to ‘Mr.B’s Choice’ where your child will receive a consequence (this can range from losing free time in the classroom, classroom computer privileges or missing some time from recess). If the behavior still continues, they will move their name down to ‘Parent Contact’ and I will call or email to let you know about your child’s behavior for the day.
However, I don’t expect perfect students and they can always improve when they might not make the best decision.
We will also be working hard to earn classroom parties throughout the year to celebrate our classroom successes!
Classroom Jobs
Each student will have a role to perform in our classroom. These roles will be displayed in the classroom and will be rotated throughout the year. However, some jobs will be a yearlong commitment. They will need to show responsibility and carry out their individual tasks. All students are responsible for the tidiness of our class.
Classroom Rules
As a class, we will create our own classroom rules next week. However, respect will be the number 1 rule in my class.Respect for God, respect for oneself, respect for others, respect for their belongings, respect for their environment and the list can go on forever.
Book Points
I believe neatness and creativity is very important in the classroom. Not all children are strong academically but are very creative and I want to reward those that put in the extra effort or try their best to make their work presentable. In their books, by my signature, I will put the following (+5). The amount of points will range and the points chart will be displayed in the class. At the end of each term, they will count all their points and receive a reward for their hard work.
Homework and Agendas:
Everyday your child will bring home their agenda with homework and/or reminders written inside.
Please try to sign this agenda daily! It is one of the ways for us to communicate.
It is the responsibility of your child to make sure that you sign it for them.
The agenda will be your child’s to keep all year. The most important thing to remember about this agenda is to make sure your child brings it to school EVERYDAY. This agenda is very special and important and needs to be taken good care of because your child will have their homework written in it. Your child will also have a homework folder to help keep him or her organized with any homework papers that need to be completed and also papers and letters throughout the school year to communicate with you.
Homework serves a very positive purpose in that it helps to reinforce topics learned during the school day. Please ensure that your child completes the homework assigned to them on time. Any child that does not complete the homework will have to complete it during their recess playtime in my class. Exceptions to this rule are only made with an email or note from you explaining the circumstances behind the incomplete work.
Reading will also be a part of nightly homework. Please ensure that your child is reading at least every week night for 20-30 minutes. This can range from them reading alone, being read to by you or another family member, or to even listening to an audio book. Reading is fun and we want to help foster that love for reading. They will have library every week with Ms.Suckoo and she will guide them on which books to take out.
We only assign work that has been taught in class and in fitting with our school policy, homework should be able to be completed in at least 60 minutes.
Field Trips:
I will email you about field trip dates and details. Our biggest field trip is our trip to Cayman Brac. The cost of the air ticket will need to be covered by you. In the past, return tickets have cost +-130 USD so please plan accordingly. This field trip normally takes place in the 3rd term. Parents are welcome to join us for the day.
I look forward to a prosperous and fun academic year ahead!
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