7254 Week of 9/28/09

We will be working on the stories "Why Monkeys Live in Trees" and "The Case of the Monkeys that Fell from the Trees." The students will have a test on these on Friday, October 2nd. Next week is Fire Prevention Week. Please remember to change your batteries in your smoke alarms. Have a great week!

7254 - Week of 9/14/09

On Tuesday, September 15th the sixth grade students will be going to the book fair to purchase books. On Wednesday, the 16th, the students will have an open book test on the story "Stray".
Don't forget, there is a PTO meeting on Monday, the 14th at 6:30 p.m. in the cafeteria. We will start a new story on Thursday, the 17th.

The new Reading series is now set up online for the students to use. The site is pearsonsuccessnet.com. The student's username is - example - ns1234 (ns is for North Schuylkill and their 4 digit ID #.) Their password is - example - LB1234 (the student's initials in capital letters and their 4 digit ID #) The stories from reading class are all on the website and lots of other neat stuff too! Enjoy!

What a super group of students! Looking forward to a great school year!

7254 - Week of 4/27

We're back to normal this week. We will be starting a new story "Seventh Grade" on Monday, April 27th. The comprehension test will be on Thursday, April 30th. We will then start the story "Out of Darkness: The Story of Louis Braille" on Friday. Science fair is also on April 30th from 4 - 6 p.m. for visitors. The students can bring their projects to school on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday. They should try to pick them up on Friday. Have a great week!

7254 - 4/14/09 - 4/24

School opens on Tuesday, the 14th after Easter. We will be starting a new story called "Catching the Fire: Philip Simmons, Blacksmith." We will have a "Distance Learning" dealing with baseball hall of fame and math on Thursday April16th. The students will have a test on the story on Monday, April 20th. They will have the end of the unit tests on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 21st and 22nd. They will be going to visit the high school and take 4 Sight Tests on Thursday and Friday - the 23rd and 24th. Have a great week!

7254 - 4/2/09 - change

Change of plans. The test for "A Do It Yourself Project" will be on Monday, 4/6/09. We will start the story "Catching the Fire: Philip Simmons, Blacksmith" after Easter. Have a nice holiday!

7254 - 4/2/09

Everyone had a great time at the Franklin Institute. Running up the Art Museum steps like "Rocky" was a favorite too. The students made up their own inventions. They were terrific! On Friday, April 3rd, the students will have a comprhension test on the story "A Do It Yourself Project." We will be starting the story "Catching the Fire: Philip Simmons, Blacksmith." All students received a new Accelerated Reader book for the 4th marking period. They will need to read two books. The 4th marking period goes really fast and there are many spring activities. Please encourage your child to get it done sooner, rather than later. The students will get out of school @ 1:30 on Wednesday, April 8th. No school on Thursday, Friday and Monday for the Easter break. See you on Tuesday, April 14th. Have a great Easter.

7254 Week of 3/23/09

We will be working on an invention on paper this week to go along with our story. Test on "The Kid Who Invented the Popsicle" on Thursday, March 26th. We will be going to the Franklin Institute on Friday, March 27th. Everyone is to meet at the high school in the lower parking lot. That is where we will board the buses at 7:00 a.m. Student should bring their lunch and snacks or drinks for the bus if interested. (preferably, plastic with lids that can be closed) They will need money if they are planning to buy a souvenir. We are expecting to arrive home to the high school at 5:00 p.m. Have a great weekend!