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Ms. DuBose, our counselor, is doing a lesson with each middle school class on suicide prevention. Attached below is more information on the lesson and its goals as well as a waiver if you would not like your student to participate.
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On Tuesday, December 3rd. 6th and 7th grade are taking a field to to the Davis Theater to view a selection of short films revolving around STEM, Human Impact. The permission slip is attached below. Please make sure to have it filled out and turned in by December 2nd. Feel free to email the permission slip and, as always, you can pay online, by check or with cash.
The best way for students to become better readers is to read and talk about what they are reading.
AR, also known as Accelerated Reader, is a program Coonley uses to help encourage and monitor independent reading. Our 6th grade students currently have about 15 minutes 4 days a week to read independently, hopefully for fun. When they finish a book, they take a short comprehension quiz to ensure they understood what they read. This all goes towards their AR grade. Each quarter, students have a point and quiz goal to meet. The quiz goal is 85% or higher average on the quizzes taken. The point goal is based on their reading levels and is different for each student. We wrote down the goals in the front of their reading notebooks. Starting this quarter, students are expected to read a minimum of 20 minutes a night. This cannot include a book that is assigned in reading. AR book are self selected, free reading books. It can be any book from home, school, the book store or the public library. If you want to find out the points book is worth or the book level to see if it is appropriate for your student go to https://www.arbookfind.com/UserType.aspx?RedirectURL=%2fdefault.aspx . You can enter any book title and it will pull up the information. AR reading can be done anywhere! 6th grade has a fast approaching Spanish field trip to see a play this coming Tuesday 11/12. Field trip forms went home yesterday. If they missed you, please fill out the attached form and have it ready for Tuesday.
Report Card Prick UP and conferences are upon us. Please feel use the link below to sign up to meet with the teachers you would like to conference with. If you have any questions, please email me at [email protected].
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0e4eaaa82ca5fc1-middle4 click here to do that last lab https://web.archive.org/web/20161229025758/http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/interact/vemwindow.html
Our Dune's trip is fast approaching! It is $189 for students to attend. You can pay online or via check.
Students do have online paperwork to fill out with the company that runs the trip. Please make sure that your student has filled out the following by the end of the week: https://duneslearningcenter.org/overnight-programs We have started reading The Bridge Home. It is the global read aloud this year and is our first class novel of the year. Currently the novel is split into sections each containing four chapters as the chapters are short.
What reading assignments are not finished in class, turn into homework. Currently, students should have read the first four chapters and are working on the next four (chapters five through the end of chapter eight). Chapter 5-8 along with an online response are due on Monday. The 6th grade Indiana Dunes Trip is planned for October. Room 317 & 216 will be leaving Wednesday, October 2nd and returning Friday, October 4th. Room 311 & 214 will be leaving Monday, October 28th and returning Wednesday, October 30th. Here is a brief summary of what the trip entails:
Dunes Learning Center is encircled by one of the most scenic trails in the park—The Little Calumet River Trail— providing a 3.5 mile loop around our campus and into the Chellberg Farm and Bailly Homestead historic sites. Woodland wildflowers abound along the river trail and beaver activity can be witnessed while hiking through a mixed hardwood forest. The nearby Cowles Bog Trail, a 4.6-mile loop, winds through some of the most biologically diverse areas of the National Lakeshore—including a section of dunes along the southern edge of Lake Michigan. During their time in the Indiana Dunes, students will visit many different parts of the National Lakeshore and surrounding communities to learn about the history and diversity of the dunes through games, hikes, stewardship projects, tours, and many other exciting activities. Students were sent home with a paper packet this week. The packet includes a field trip slip, packing list, and example schedule. In addition parents must complete the below form. Please fill out this form ASAP Student Form Choose Coonley 1 for students in room 317 and 216 Choose Coonley 2 for students in room 311 and 214 If your child has a dietary restriction please fill out this for ASAP Dietary restriction form If you are a parent chaperone please fill out this form Adult participation form For information about the trip here is a link to the handbook provided by the DLC Frog in the Bog planning guide I currently have 2 pending chaperones but would like to have 4 in total with a few on standby in case there is a cancellation. If you are level 1 approved and are available October 28th-30th please let me know. If you would like to attempt to become level 1 approved by October 2nd please follow this link CPS volunteer application If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to me. From Mr W.
Coonley Band Students in 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th Grade interested in joining band, please read the "Band Sign-Up INFO Letter" AND fill out the "Band Sign-Up Form". All returning band students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade, please read the INFO letter and fill out the Band Sign-Up Form as well. Any questions, please email Mr. W at [email protected] |
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