69- Weekly Updates (November 30-Dec 4)

Dear Parents, We’re going to have a great upcoming week. Below is a short description of what’s coming up and important links and/or announcements: Thanksgiving Break Message from Mr. Battenfield Mustang Milers Registration (Registration Opens December 7th and closes January 8th) Families Forward Teen Holiday Gift Drive Fantasy Reading Unit Information IUSD Face Coverings Guide Do you shop at Amazon, Ralphs, and Irvine Marketplace? Fundraise for our school at no extra cost to you. https://www.woodburypta.org/fundraising The 6th Grade Hoodie Shop is now open! https://woodbury6thgrade.itemorder.com/sale Every year, a custom sweatshirt is made for the 6th Grade Class and students look forward to this beloved Woodbury tradition. Congratulations to this year's contest winner, Liv Kong, whose artwork is featured on the front! Hoodie prices range from $32-$34 each and come with custom embroidery on the side of the hood. The last day to order is Wednesday, November 25th. Once the Shop closes, we will not be accepting any more orders. All funds raised from this sale will benefit our 6th Grade Fundraising efforts. Thank you for your support! Reader’s Workshop Information on Fantasy unit here. We will begin our Unit on Fantasy books that will take us through January. Next week, the kids will suspend judgements about characters because they are not always what they seem, think metaphorically in their books and learn real-life lessons from their stories.  Writer’s Workshop We will continue our unit on Narrative Craft and make strides to improve our writing process. We will take stock of our work and make goals on how to improve, redraft to bring out the true meaning of a story, put forth the story arc, and elaborate on important parts. Math Math Answers and Help Here The next few weeks will be dedicated to in Unit rates and Percentages. Here is a quick rundown of what we will be studying. Next week we will be looking at how equivalent ratios have the same unit rate, looking at constant speed, reviewing for a quiz and taking it on Friday. History We will begin studying the civilization of the Ancient Israelites. Science The kids will work with Miss Stevens in science lab.  Optional Science Fair Information. Thank you, Mr. Gray