Mr. Pontarolo

6th Grade

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Phone: 509.754.4901

Welcome to our 6th grade classroom web page! The Daily Assignments are general suggestions, while the Homework section contains assignments that are usually due the next day unless noted.

Daily Assignments:

Accelerated Reader: Read 30 minutes a night. 6th grade students should earn 38 AR points a quarter.

Math Facts: Use the ixl online program to practice your math concepts.

Keyboard: Try to improve your typing by using an online program for a few minutes each night.

Homework: February 21, 2012

Please send questions or comments about this page to Mr. Pontarolo.

Reading: We begin our week by introducing the theme for the Reading lesson and giving the background to the story we will be investigating. We stop often during the story to answer questions that help us better understand the author’s purpose and the meanings behind his words. Spelling and Grammar are presented each day to help us with our writing. We emphasize reading AR books every day to become better readers. Use the following internet site and log-in information to access the student reading text, practice book, magazine, write-in reader, and leveled readers.

http://www-k6.thinkcentral.com/ePC/start.do State: WASHINGTON District: Diocese of Yakima Ed Office, Yakima 98908 School: St Rose Of Lima School, Ephrata 98823 check: Remember my information

Mathematics: We move right along in Math to give the sixth grade exposure to their curriculum. Each day starts with a review of yesterday’s objectives, then we start in with the new day’s subject matter.

Religion: Through the study of Christ’s life and His teachings, and the study of the Sacraments we try to better understand our Faith. We each have a bible, which we will use often to understand ideas presented in our daily reading.

Social Studies: United States History will be our focus this year in Social Studies.Non-fiction AR books about any part of our country’s history will be encouraged.Having a background of the struggles required to develop our country helps us to become better citizens.

Science: Mixtures and Solutions is the title of the Foss Kit we will be using this year. We will be working in groups, writing in our journal, and developing a notebook based on concepts that will help us understand the material. In March we are responsible for a science investigation that shows us more clearly the scientific process.