Important Dates:

1. All students are coming in this Friday, May 25th (Pono AND Aina)
2. Monday, May 28th is a holiday (No School)
3. Thursday, May 31st at 2:45 PM our gradebook closes (All work, mistakes, changes, parent comments/concerns in regards to the gradebook must be discussed prior to this date. No exceptions.)
4. Friday, June 1st, no 6th Graders come to school
5. Monday, June 4th is Exhibition Night from 5-6 PM and from 6-7 PM (Attendance is required.)
6. Tuesday, June 5th is the last day of school!
7. School starts back up on July 30th- it is essential that you are present from the first day on!
8. 2012-2013 School Calendar can be found here (plan trips during your scheduled vacations!)

Monday

Classwork:  Spelling Test, Intro to Debates,  Discussion of possible topics

Spelling 34:  memorial, controversy, issue, rebuttal, transmitted, abstain, regal, frank, raid, laule'a

Book Club:  TBA

Homework:  Definitions

Tuesday

Classwork:  Debate Topic Research

Homework: Sentences & Debate Points Outline (due tomorrow!)

Wednesday

Classwork:  Debate Topic Research, Begin PPT

Homework:  None

Thursday

Classwork:  Tech class will focus on our LA PPT

Homework:  None

Friday- TBA

2011-2012 S2 Report Card

Monday

Classwork:  Continue "Percent Of" problems

Homework:  6th Grade  AA.11Percents of numbers and money amounts

Tuesday

Classwork:  Continue "Percent Of" problems with real life situations

Homework:   6th Grade AA.12Percents of numbers: word problems

Wednesday

Classwork:  Percents in the real world: word problems

Homework:  AA.14Find what percent one number is of another

Thursday

Classwork:   Calculating tip, tax, etc.  (Real World Scenarios)

Homework:  AA.15Find what percent one number is of another: word problems

Important Announcements:

1. 5-14-12 6th Grade Newsletter (Volume 3) is hot off the press. Please share with family/friends!
2. Monday (Lokahi) and Tuesday (Pono) is our Botanical Garden/MAC Fieldtrip.  Required: bring a pair of long pants, long shirt, and shoes to change into for sugar cane part of trip, otherwise you may not participate.
3. Thursday is our Reef Dancer Special Fieldtrip (Invitees will be announced on Monday)
4. Our library is looking for 6th Grade (or higher) library book donations
5. If you have not had a student led conference, make sure you have one scheduled THIS week!

Monday

Classwork:   Spelling quiz, hyperbole lesson, quiz review, work time

Spelling 33:  kinetic, observation, detention, Joules, hypnotic, hyperbole, ambition, contemplate, contemporary, paniolo

Book Club:   The Frog Who Wanted to be a Singer

Homework:  Definitions, STUDY FOR QUIZ, (Poetry Book & Website due Thursday), Book club art (Pono)

Tuesday

Classwork:  Poetry Quiz

Homework:  Sentences, Poetry Book & Website due Thursday! Book club art (Pono) due tomorrow!

Wednesday

Classwork:  Review Quiz, Open Mic Poetry Jam

Homework:  Poetry Book & Website DUE TOMORROW

Thursday

No LA today- be ready for pool! 

**Poetry book & website due today! (Must bring finished Poetry Book in class, for in class grade.)

Friday-AINA will be IN!  CHANGE TO SCHEDULE!  AINA WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN A BEACH CLEAN UP ALONG WITH OTHER ACTIVITIES.  WE WILL NOT BE BOATING (TRIP WAS CANCELLED.)  PICK UP TIME IS 11 AM.

Virtual will be posted on Mrs. White's Page.

Report Card Template:

2011-2012 S2 Report Card

Monday

Classwork:  Fraction/Decimal/Percents Convert

Practice:   http://www.quia.com/cb/34887.html

Homework:  5th Grade V.9Convert between percents, fractions, and decimals

Tuesday-- No Math (Field Trip)

Wednesday

Classwork:  Percent Word Problems

Practice:   http://mathplayground.com/Decention/Decention.html

Homework:  V.10Percent of a number

Thursday

Classwork:  Word Problems with Percents

Practice:   http://www.funbrain.com/penguin/index.html  (calculator optional)

Homework:  6th Grade AA.8Convert between percents, fractions, and decimals

Next Week Monday-

Classwork: Word Problem Scenarios

Practice:  http://www.mathplayground.com/balloon_invaders_percent.html

Homework:  G.5Percents - calculate tax, tip, mark-up, and more

For Virtual this week, you are going to be doing some online research!  Answer the questions below in a complete sentence, reinstating the question in the answer, in an email to cheimgartner@kiheicharter.org  You do not have to copy the question, since it should be obvious what question you are answering, since you are resinstating the answer.  Please number your answers though.  See example below:

EXAMPLE: 

Question:  1. What is the capital of Hawai'i?

Good Answer:  1. The capital of Hawai'i is Honolulu.

Bad Answer.  It is Honolulu.  (No question number, Not reinstating the question)

1.  Using mapquest.com, find the distance from Kihei Charter School to Lahaina Harbor.

2.  Find the airport code for Honolulu, Hawai’i.

3.  Find out what the price would be for a 12 year old doing the one hour tour on the Reef Dancer (Glass Bottom Boat, that goes out of Lahaina.)

4.  Found out until what date the Maui Arts & Cultural Center is going to have the Visual Storytelling Exhibit.

5.  Find out how much Amazon charges for a paperback copy of The Phantom Tollbooth (not including taxes or shipping).

6.  Find out the names of the 9 teachers/support staff listed under Middle School STEM Academy on the Kihei Charter website.

7.  What student wrote an article about a new species in our April 30th Newsletter, Volume 2?

8.  Find out what countries border Paraguay.

9.  What activities is the KAI group participating in at school this Friday?

10.  What are the times for the The Avengers playing at the movie theatres in Kihei?

This assignment is due by 3 PM on Friday, May 11th. 

Enjoy the rest of your weekend! :)  Aloha~