Doppelgänger

Discover the definition of this new word, doppelganger.

Mr. Gerber or Mr. Coniglio, who is who ;)

Why was 9news weatherperson Marty Coniglio at Shadow Ridge Middle School on Tuesday afternoon? Mr. Coniglio shared his knowledge of weather and the physical sciences with the entire 6th grade as part of Shadow Ridge's new weather station! Here is a quick clip of his appearance. You can link to the Shadow Ridge weather station on the school homepage.

Mayan Social Pyramid

Be careful not to mistake this Torrey's Peak Social Studies class for Mayan rulers, priests, nobles, merchants, artisans, peasants, or slaves!

Students are investigating the ancient Mayan city of Tikal and the Temple of the Jaguar to better understand roles and responsibilities of the Mayan Social Pyramid. Can you list three duties/responsibilities of each social class?!

Spirit Week

Spirit Week!

Monday: Crazy Sock Day

Tuesday: Hawaiian Shirt Day

Wednesday: Professional Team Day... Hats Too!

Thursday: Backwards Clothes Day

Friday: Show your SRMS pride by wearing the color PURPLE!

* Let's see how many kids we can get to wear purple in the whole core! **

Hi, kids! This is your last full week of school before Thanksgiving Break (gobble, gobble).

Today's Classwork and Homework:

Math (periods 1,2,6)
CW: Decimal Benchmarks
HW: Finish problem 2.3
Math's Mates Test on Wednesday


Math (period 5)
CW: Fraction and Mixed Number Addition & Subtraction
HW: Quiz tomorrow
Math's Mates Test on Wednesday

Science (all classes)
CW: Reward Party
HW: Vocab Packet due Friday

Language Arts (all classes)
CW: Short Story Pre-Writing
HW: Read 30 minutes
Affix Test on Thursday

Social Studies (all classes)
CW: District Common Assessment
HW: none

*** REMINDER: If you have been absent from school, you need to make up all missing work ASAP!***

Happy Friday!!!

Well students, after a great Veteran's Day off from school, here is what we did today:

Language Arts:
CW: Universals of Culture in "Oh Broom" (turn in your work today)
HW: none

Social Studies:
CW: Australia & New Zealand
HW: Enjoy your weekend

Science:
CW: Vocabulary (due 11/19)
HW: Vocabulary Quiz on Friday, 11/19

Math:
(period 1,2,6)
CW: Decimals
HW: pg. 48 #19-24

(period 5)
CW: Adding and Subtracting Fractions
HW: pg. 26 #19-25; #46-47

*** DO NOT FORGET TO BRING YOUR CANNED GOODS FOR THE FOOD DRIVE! The competition was extended through next week.***

Scientific Method

Students have been doing experiments in class and learning that the scientific method is a logical way to solve problems or answer questions not only in science but in life in general. Honors class did a month long science fair project at home. See related video.

Novels

Students are nearing the end of their novel studies in Ms. Vanni's classes. "Esperanza Rising" and "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry" have been such a large part of their work during Hexters 1 & 2. Ask the students if they can tell you the elements of the story including climax, rising action, falling action, and resolution.

Eureka!

Wow, what a great day at school! Today, Eureka came to SR and told us an imaginative story about a teenage girl having troubles understanding with her math homework. While attempting to study in her bedroom, she was visited by several charismatic mathematicians of the past! Following the play students had an opportunity for a question and answer session with the actors and actresses. Students, have you had an "Eureka" moment this year in math?! Parents, be sure to ask the kids what this means!

Math Debate - Common Factors!

Listen to these four math students debate common factors. Do you agree with their thinking and answers? Can you list common factors for 12, 24, and 36?! Nice job math team!

50 Affixes

Torrey's Peak students now know the first 50 affixes! In no time you'll know 100 affixes and be able to figure out all kinds of tricky words. Keep up the awesome work :)

First Lab!

Check out the Torrey's Peak scientists in their fashionable goggles! Mr. Gerber, can you let us know where you ordered those from? In science lab this week, students worked on measurement conversions to the metric system. Do you know the differences between the Metric and Imperial measurement systems?!

Cross Core Work with Culebera!

To celebrate Constitution Day in the United States, Torrey's Peak core teamed up with Culebera Core to learn more about the Consitution together. Thank you Mrs. Kelley for sharing your room with us! Each student was paired up with somone new for the activity. Did you turn in your word search?!

Torrey's Peak Scientists- Observations!

Do students receive candy in Science class on a regular basis?! We hope not Mr. Gerber, remember only special occasions!

This week students used Hershey candy bars to illustrate the importance of observation in Science and our daily environments. The young Torrey's Peak scientists carefully observed the candy bar and realized how observations can take different forms!

PS.. Study for your Science Vocabulary test on Friday - ALL 20 Words!

Eureka Field Trip: October 5th

All Shadow Ridge 6th grade students will be taking part in a field trip on October 5th to downtown Denver to view "Eureka" at the Denver Performing Arts Center. Students will be viewing, "Eureka" a musical production about the plights of a middle school math student and the troubles she is having with her work!

Cost: $20 - We are asking for the money by September 13th, please bring to Ms. Donahue
Permission Trip Form - Please return blue permission trip form to Ms. Donahue

Factors & Multiples Dance

To help students remember the difference between factors and multiples, Mrs. Salter (choreographed herself ;), a math dance! Yes, feel free to use this move at the next school dance with your friends! Otherwise, practice the dance over the long weekend and see if it helps you remember the difference between these math terms. What are the factors of 24? What are the multiples of 6? Happy dancing :)

Math Mates!

Math Mates in action! Students will be reviewing math questions weekly. Here is Mrs. Salter's class reporting out their weekly score. Turn in your Math Mates on time every week!

Every Thursday Torrey's Peak will be having a weekly study hall. Students will have the opportunity to get ahead with their work, complete make up work, or dive into their current chapter book! Here is a short broadcast of what work students were involved in today.

Also, we are asking every parent/guardian to sign off on planners EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. We will be checking for signatures on Thursday in study hall. We are hoping the signature piece will foster communication at home!

Please excuse my directorial debut as my video camera (at this time) only will shoot 45 seconds or less!

First Full Week! August 23rd-27th

Tuesday:
Back To School Night- 6:00-7:30

Other Notes:
As you are preparing for your first full week, make sure you have the following bits in place to be successful!

1.) Bring your planner every day to class.
2.) Begin every class by writing your CW & HW.
3.) Be in school every day.
4.) Come see your teachers for lunch if you need any additional help.
5.) Ms. Vanni and your core teachers are watching!!!

First day in the books!

Week of August 18th-August 20th:

Congratulations Torrey's Peak students on completing your first day of middle school. Here are some helpful tips for a successful start to the year.

1.) Make sure your schedule is taped in your planner.

2.) Bring your planner EVERY DAY and to EVERY CLASS.

3.) Be sure to write your CW (Classwork) and HW (Homework) in every core class.

4.) Be responsible by following school and all classroom expectations and wearing YOUR SCHOOL ID AROUND YOUR NECK everyday. (Hand Signal) (ID)

5.) Be ready to learn lots of new information!