April 19, 2024
Dear Sixth Grade families,
Happy sunny weekend! We are getting excited for many different events happening here at school. Less than a week until camp. Please see information about camp below.
Homeroom Updates:
Class Pictures: Tuesday, April 23 we will be taking class pictures. Please be sure your child is in perfect uniform for pictures.
Auction: Don’t miss out on supporting HRS through our online auction, running from April 18-21. So many fabulous items up for bid as well as our class project and art buybacks. (Buybacks or those that created one K, 2,4,6,7,8). Here is the link. For the online auction.
Camp: We are excited for next week! Be sure to start packing this weekend to be sure you have everything you need. Please leave phones, money, candy, and snacks at home. Label everything so we can return any lost items. Also, Thursday looks like it’s going to rain. Please be sure to pack a rain jacket and appropriate shoes (or extra shoes). We will be outside for most of the day and students could get wet and chilly.
Camp Schedule: Please see below:
Thursday, April 25th
8:10 – 8:25 Student Arrival
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- Students will leave luggage in the school hall and report to homeroom for attendance.
- At 8:35 we will gather in the School Hall for bus assignments, review of rules/expectations.
- Departure by 8:50am
8:50 am Depart Holy Rosary
- Bus in route to Miracle Ranch (Crista Camps)
10:15 am Arrive at Miracle Ranch (Crista Camps)
FRIDAY, April 26th
10:45 Depart for Holy Rosary
12:00 Dismissal – Students check out with the office / homeroom teacher before leaving HRS. If your child is going home with someone else, please email the teacher or office to let us know.
Kindness Challenge: We will continue to encourage our students to always be more kind than is necessary; to show kindness to ALL students by saying and doing nice things. We want every student at HRS to feel welcome and loved. With that, we want to encourage students to report things they hear or see when no adult is present. They will remain anonymous, and we will do our best to respond to the situation as soon as possible.
Curriculum Updates:
Math (Mrs. H):
Monday: *12.5 Volume of Prisms
Tuesday: *12.6 Volume of Cylinders
Wednesday: *12.7 Volume of Cones and Spheres
Thursday: *Camp!
Friday: *Camp!
Math (Mrs. C): We have spent the last 2 days reviewing for the Chapter 10 test. We will use Monday as one more review day and take the Chapter 10 test on Tuesday, April 23rd. Wednesday will be a day to explore the math games we have in class.
Math (Mr. W):
Hello HRS families. Next week, we will start chapter 10: Volume and Surface Area
Monday: 10.1 Volume of a rectangular Prism
Tuesday: 10.2 Volume of Triangular Prisms
Wednesday: 10.3 Surface Area of Rectangular Prisms
Thursday and Friday: 6th Grade Camp
Have a great weekend!
ELA: We are nearing the end of our figurative language unit. It has been an exciting week with the Final Four of March Madness, Tournament of Poems. The top 4 poems were all amazing; Dreams and Mother to Son by Langston Hughes, Still I Rise by Maya Angelou, and Pretty Ugly by Abdullah Shoaib. Pretty Ugly was the winner by a close 5 votes. I was excited to see students so into poetry and fighting for their favorite. We will start reviewing for our figurative language test which will most likely take place the week after camp. Please have your child pick out another book to read for our last book report. They should have started a new book by Wednesday, April 24 and finish reading by May 28th.
Social Studies: We are currently working on Lesson 30 The Rise of Democracy. Students are taking part in an experiential exercise to help them understand how the ancient Greeks went from a Monarchy to Democracy. Students will be learning about four forms of government: Monarchy, Oligarchy, Tyranny and Democracy. The study guide for this Lesson will be Google Classroom on 4/22. The test will be on Tuesday 4/30. Wax Museum: The rough draft and completed Bibliography is due on April 25th on Google Classroom,
Science: Students begin a unit in Life Science. Students will learn about the features of water and land biomes. Students will first discover the features of major land biomes: Desert, Temperate Deciduous Forest, Tropical RainForest, Tundra, and Taiga. They will
complete a booklet in class to compare the features of each biome.
Religion: We will talk about Catholic Social Teaching: Care for Creation and celebrate Earth Day. Students will create posters, encouraging people to help take care of our Earth. They will also learn about the Early Church from the Book of Acts.
Calendar Updates:
- Apr 23rd – Class Pictures
- April 25-26 6th Grade Camp
- May 4th – Auction
- May 7th – Graduation Pictures
- May 8th – Elementary Band Festival
Have a wonderful weekend!
Nicole Chiodo and Tommy Williams