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Mrs. Zapcic

Welcome to Grade 6!


The sixth grade students have been very busy over the last several months doing many exciting things.

In Religion class, we are studying our ancestors in faith. We composed
beautiful acronym prayers about God's creation, typed them on the computer, and embellished them with computer art.


Learning about Egypt has made Social Studies a time we look forward to. We have researched the area and presented our findings in a variety of ways ... artwork, display boards, brochures, an original play, web quests, as well as several beautifully designed pyramids.

We've had fun in math, as we learned all about decimals, fractions and percentages. We'll be applying our knowledge by converting recipes to accommodate larger and smaller servings ... and hopefully eating the end results!

The Fair Housing project is currently in progress. This contest is only for sixth grade students in Monmouth County. We'll all be doing a poster depicting our concepts of what it means for all people to have access to decent housing, regardless of their race, nationality, age, or limitations. As a result of working on our posters, we've learned about the law and how unfair discrimination is. If we win, we receive a bond and we also have our poster published in the 2009 Fair Housing Commission's calendar.

Sixth grade has been both educational and enjoyable so far and we look
forward to the rest of the year.
 

Some of our favorite sites:

www.phschool.com (Great pre-tests for Social Studies)
www.scholastic.com (Cool activities related to current events)
www.funschool.com (Great activities according to grade level)
www.aaamath.com (Great math activities)
www.cramweb.com (Great for reinforcing math skills)
www.kidinfo.com (Great search engine, especially for students)
www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore (Great for research)
www.factmonster.com (Terrific site for many activities)
 

 

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