Monday, August 30, 2010

First Week

I can't believe it's already been a full week! At this rate, our year is going to zoom by! We had a great first week of sixth grade. Here are some of the things we did this week:

--We decided on a class name, motto, and symbol. We are the Grade A-Team, and our motto is "Make yourself a legend." Our class symbol is shaped like the Superman symbol, but there is an A+ inside instead of an S.

--We established our class jobs. Everyone in the class has a job assignment that contributes to our classroom community. Each student made a house to help our classroom look like a city.

--We've been breaking down the standard algorithm for multiplying multi-digit numbers. This has helped us to learn why the standard algorithm works.

--In Social Studies we talked about geography and how it affects the way civilizations develop.

--We began writing a personal narrative about one of our memories. Students will continue to work on this as we go through the writing process as a class.

It definitely was a fun week, and we accomplished a lot. I look forward to many more weeks like this last one!