Volume 8 Issue
33
April 26,
2011
Join Us!
Mrs. Parsons sent an EVITE last Friday to everyone in the
class. If you did not receive it,
please let Mr. P know so that the correct e-mail address can be used to get the
EVITE to your family. Below is a
copy of what the initiation said:
How has the school year gotten by this quickly? In
celebration of finishing up the year and to celebrate Mr. PÕs birthday, we
would like to invite you to a family celebration! We have
reserved a shelter at the Two Rivers Park at the Two Rivers exit off Briley
Parkway. This is close to Opry Mills. The shelter is in Area 1
closest to the big playground. LetÕs make this a family event! We
will provide the main course of hamburgers, hot dogs, buns and the dessert of
birthday cake and ice cream to celebrate Mr. PÕs birthday, which is on June
1. If you are able to bring the extras, that would be great. Please
RSVP and let me know how many are coming. There is a list of Who's
Bringing What tab to check what you can bring. Please leave me
a comment if I have forgotten something. This will let everyone
know what is remaining.
You all really are the best and we
look forward to celebrating with you!
From Mr. PÉ
1.
Sixth Grade Field Day is now scheduled for May 18. We are having field day t-shirts
made. Since no student submitted a
design for the t-shirt, Mrs. Parsons made this t-shirt design. The t-shirt color will be yellow, and
the cost will be between $12 and $15.
Once we have confirmation, an order form will be distributed.
2. Rocket Day will now be May 20. We continue our
study of the U.S. space program and rocketry. We will also be building model rockets to launch on that
day.
3. Penny gave birth to four
cool cavies last Thursday. Check
out some of the pictures of her at our ÒgalleriesÓ section of the website and
at http://www.flyparsons.org/penny.html.
4. Returned papers are
being sent today. Please send back
the signed Tuesday Signature Sheet. There are lots of low quiz grades that are
direct assessments of class instruction that still need to be corrected. Some missing assignments are still not
completed. Students, please turn
in all your late work and make corrections.
5. Last Friday was Earth Day.
We have studied many aspects of the impact our actions have on our
planet. As a culminating activity,
students are each making a Prezi highlighting interesting, factual, and
compelling ideas and conversations that hopefully will inspire others in our
global community to get on board!
6. Healthful living is very important. The NFL ÒPlay 60Ó program aims for kids to get 60 minutes of
play a day, and weÕre doing that in May!
Each day of May, kids are asked to log all physical activity in the
ÒPlay 60Ó book. Hoops for Hearts
is also going on this week through PE.
Look for a flyer that was sent home today. Please pledge on-line to support the American Heart
Association.
Mr. PÕs Student of the WeekÉ
¥April 25-29, 2011
Gage
Meadows
Be sure to read about Gage on the electronic ÒStudent of
WeekÓ board in Mr. ParsonsÕ room and on the Student of the Week board.
Next
weekÕs student of the week. . .
Molly
Kroeger
Items to Bring. . .
Ÿ
Red Tuesday Folder Signature Chart &
CORRECTED WORKÉ
Dates to RememberÉ
04.27.11 ENCORE
field trip
05.02.11 April
Book DUEÉ
05.06.11 Evening
with the ArtsÉ
05.18.11 Field
DayÉ
05.20.11 Rocket
DayÉ
05.27.11 Sixth
Grade PicnicÉ
05.30.11 NO
SCHOOLÉ
05.31.11 AWARDS
DAYÉ
06.01.11 LAST
DAY of SCHOOL & Mr. PÕs BIRTHDAY BASHÉ
25pts:
Secret Word = ¥see the websiteÉ
For
Additional News Items & Info Check:
On
The WEBSITE ONLY:
EXTRA EXTRA EXTRAÉ
It pays to check the website, tooÉ
This WeekÕs
SECRET WORD (April 26):
25mm:
Note Home Secret Word = ÒSlopeÓ
Mr. PÕs SECRET
INFORMATION LEAK:
www.flyparsons.org/everybodysomebody.html
TEAM SHIRTSÉ
As always, please watch the website to know which days our
class will wear our class shirts in the future! The next date to wear class t-shirts is Wednesday, April 27,
and maroon class shirts is Friday, April 29.
[GRADESPEED]:
Check it OutÉ
UPDATE! Gradespeed.com will update again later
this week The updates will reflect
the past week. Late work has been
recorded as of April 21. Notice
any missing assignments. Please
submit them each week with the Tuesday Folder Sheet.
A Special CouponÉ
Print and clip this coupon below for a special REWARD. To get the reward, please
obtain a parentÕs signature that states your parent has checked gradespeed.com.
COUPON
StudentÕs Name ______________________________________________________________
ParentÕs
Signature ______________________________________________________________
Date:
_____________________ Secret Word:
_______________________________________
Novels É
Our
latest class novel is Crispin: Cross of Lead by Avi. In this book, our
focus is on literary devices. Our April Monthly book is Anna of Byzantium by
Tracey Barrett. This book follows
the life of a princess that struggles with her place in her royal family. A local author wrote the book, and she
plans to make a visit to Meigs in May!
Stock Market GameÉ
Part two of the Stock
Market Game continues. Here are some reminders about the game. The website is: www.stockmarketgame.org
Goals:
Team has $10,000
starting balanceÉ
Team must make at
least 5 stock purchases of $5000 valueÉ
No mutual funds -
only stocksÉ
No selling - only
purchasingÉ
No penny stocksÉ
No limit on purchases
per weekÉ
All transactions are
recorded at end of business (3PM CST) - stock values based on closing terms.
From Mr. PÉ
¯ MAY EVENTS: Mark your calendars for many fun events! We will have Rocket Day on Wednesday,
May 18. Field Day will be on
Friday, May 20, and a sixth grade picnic will be held on Friday, May 27. More details to follow in the coming weeks.
Field Trip IdeasÉ
Our
class will be taking a trip to the Adventure Science Center and the Parthenon
after spring break. Due to lost
time from snow, we will take these field trips after school. The plan will be for kids to be picked
up at dismissal time and then meet at the field trip destination shortly
thereafter. None of these trips
are required, but a sincere attempt at making it to each would be greatly
appreciated! A note detailing
dates and times will be sent home. We will also possibly go to the Renaissance
Festival on one Saturday in May.
Lastly, Mrs. Lange is planning a gathering at the end of the year for
our wonderful class community. Anyone with other suggestions is invited to send
an e-mail to Mr. P.
Gradespeed AccountsÉ
Mr.
P is requiring that each student log in to: http://gradespeed.mnps.org
every Tuesday to review his/her grades and then inform mom/dad about the weekÕs
progress. The back of the Tuesday
Signature Sheet will have a spot for any adjustments that need to be made
(i.e.: late work, absent work, incomplete work, and low grades). Mr. P will give a participation grade
for the completed Tuesday Folder Sheet.
Student grade checking is the expectation in 7th and 8th
grade, so letÕs get a jump on it now!
Classroom RemindersÉ
1). Click on the button labeled ÒGRADE 6Ó for links to our
on-line textbooks!
2). Check
the HOMEWORK webpage nightly!
3). Link to
thte blog at http://www.flyparsons.com/blog
4). Go
online to order books at www.scholastic.com/bookclubs Use our class code GLW2M. April orders due April 28.
5). Bring
running shoes and water to drink on Fridays for Move and Groove in the gym!
6). Weather Project coming soonÉ
7). April Book due May 2É
8). Crispin
in class starting April 4É
9). Our
class is studying geometry and algebraÉ
10). STUDENT REMINDER: In order to be ready for 7th grade,
students need to be sure that they are not repeatedly turning in late or
incomplete work. Work should be
neatly done with a correct heading.
Teachers should not have to try to grade work that is hastily thrown
together due to a lack of time management or disorganization. Teachers should not have to guess to
whom work belongs because the correct heading is missing.
11). GRADES: any grades with a blank means no grade has been recorded as of
yet for that assignment. Any
assignment that receives a zero (0) this nine weeks will not be eligible to be
re-done or corrected for credit.
Òre-doÓ ÒmissingÓ or ÒincompleteÓ may be corrected.
12). Sounds Reading bases are due each Monday, March 29- April 18. Each Monday, students need their parent
verification form and that weekÕs portion of the reading log completed and
signed.
Study PrepÉ
TN SS Vocabulary
http://quizlet.com/1856043/tn-academic-vocab-6th-flash-cards/
TN Language
Vocabulary
http://quizlet.com/2947590/academic-vocabulary-tn-flash-cards/
sixth grade math
http://quizlet.com/1970101/sixth-grade-math-vocabulary-flash-cards/
Latin Terms
http://quizlet.com/2023296/latin-and-greek-sixth-grade-study-flash-cards/
Check out many of
the photos that are on the class website.
VIDEOS: http://gallery.me.com/flyparsons#100088
ALL PHOTOS
WEBSITE: http://www.flyparsons.info/MEIGS/213.html
SCIENCE FAIR:
http://www.flyparsons.info/MEIGS/02.07.11.html
MEIGS
STRAIGHT As PEP RALLY: http://www.flyparsons.info/MEIGS/02.04.11.html
MATH
ACTIVITIES: http://www.flyparsons.info/MEIGS/02.02.11.html
4-H POSTERS: http://www.flyparsons.info/MEIGS/02.01.11.html
A DAY in Mr.
PÕs ROOM: http://www.flyparsons.info/MEIGS/01.27.11.html
Class Wish ListÉ
We are need of tissue for our classroom. Our guinea pigs are going through food
and bedding quite quickly. Any
help would be appreciated! We also
need items for the general store and sports equipment for recess. If you are able to donate, please send
those to school at your earliest convenience. Another way to donate is www.digitalwish.com. The website
has our class is registered complete with a wish list. Anyone may donate to the site to
purchase electronic equipment for our class. Many of you ask from time to time, Òwhat do we need.Ó HereÕs a site to be able to do just
that!
[BLOG]: Weekly Words on WednesdayÉ
This school year, Mr.
P will blog weekly educational tips, classroom congrats, and maybe a few
humorous stories each Wednesday at this new blog address: http://weeklywordsweblog.blogspot.com/
https://gradespeed.mnps.orgÉ
Grades are on-line at gradespeed.mnps.org. Parents and students have a password to check each subject in order to view grades. This should be done each Tuesday.
Twitter/FacebookÉ
Parents have another way of staying connected to our
class. Log on to www.twitter.com/meigsmagnet on
your computer or cell phone and follow our class. Mr. P posts daily updates about whatÕs happening. You may also check out our class at www.facebook.com/meigsmagnet. It is not necessary to sign up a
twitter account to view our class tweets.
TuesdaysÉ
As always, Tuesdays
are the day of the week for communication. Parents should receive corrected papers and a ÒMr. PÕs Note HomeÓ in the Red Tuesday
Folder. Always look for those
documents. If ever there is an
exception to that weekly schedule, it will be noted on the website. To confirm
that youÕve received everything, the ÒTuesday
Signature SheetÓ will also be attached. Always fill this form out and return on Wednesday morning.
Mr. P is requiring that each student log in to: http://gradespeed.mnps.org every Tuesday
to review his/her grades and then inform mom/dad about the weekÕs
progress. The back of the Tuesday
Signature Sheet will have a spot for any adjustments that need to be made
(i.e.: late work, absent work, incomplete work, and low grades). Mr. P will give a participation grade
for the completed Tuesday Folder Sheet.
Attach any corrected work or missing assignments to the back of that
sheet. Remember, students, making
a low grade or a zero should never be acceptable!
MeigsÕ Mission StatementÉ
We are an academic middle school for 5th to 8th
grade students. Our mission is to provide a liberal arts curriculum that will allow our capable learners to
perform at high standards of academic and social development.
Bye ByeÉ