Mrs. Ireland

Week 12-12 through 12-16:
1. Math Geo Unit Project - Students must have: 1 box of graham crackers, 2 cans white frosting.
Students were also given a slip of paper on Friday of a list of 2-3 types of candy. 
Each student in our class will be responsible for purchasing 2-3 bags of candy to share with the class for our construction. We have found that this saves money and having too much candy! Crackers, Frosting and Candy are due in class on MONDAY DECEMBER 12TH!!!!!
2. Geo unit workbook: Students also have a workbook with classwork to complete by Friday. If students do not finish pages in class they need to finish them at home. All the pages have been dated for the days they will be completed in school. Work for at least 30 minutes a night in this workbook to stay up to date!
3. Holiday Project: Students will be assembling the 3 way boards starting on Monday. Any additional decorations, color pictures and props should be brought into school. Completed boards are due by the end of class on Wednesday.
4.    Holiday Open House!  J Reminder Friday!!J
Please bring your family and friends to our annual holiday project display
Where:    Skyridge Middle School,  Sixth Grade Wing
When:     Friday, December 16, 2011
Open House :     7:30 A.M. - 8:15 A.M.
Hope to see you there!
5.  Our Skyridge December newsletter is now available. Please click on the following link to review our current events and activities.
http://schools.camas.wednet.edu/skyridge/files/2011/12/Skyridge-Newsletter-Dec-11.pdf
Please click on the link below to reach the Skyridge Middle School website. If you haven't already done so, plesae add us to your "Favorites" for quick access.
http://schools.camas.wednet.edu/skyridge/
Thanks,

1. Type http://student.camas.wednet.edu/

2. Click on Student Folder Access

3. Type in your User Name and Password that you use here at school

4. Click on SMS (Skyridge Middle School)

5. Click on your graduating year

6. Click on your student folder
REMEMBER: THIS IS YOUR SCHOOL ACCOUNT; YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR FOLOWING THE NETWORK CODE OF CONDUCT WHEN USING THIS ACCOUNT AT HOME OR AT SCHOOL

Holiday Project - Lots of research, drafting and gathering of materials. Students are working with a partner or partners on this project. All documents can be found on the Writing Templates page. Students each have a research folder with all of the documents and materials. This folder MUST be in class EVERY DAY!!!! We will be using our memory sticks DAILY!!! A majority of this project is done in school.  Please ask to see the work they are doing in their green folders. Each group must purchase ONE Tri fold 3 way display board. The dimensions are: 36 inches high by 46 inches wide. PLEASE do not get the smaller size!!!! Any boards that are smaller will frustrate the students because it isn’t enough room for the information and pictures to be displayed. One poster board per group so talk to your partner! The poster boards should arrive to my classroom no later than Monday, December 5th.  The Open House displaying these projects is on December 16, from 7:30 am to 8:15 am. Mark your calendars and come join us for this celebration of the students' hard work!

Geometry Gingerbread House Projects - Math classes are completing a geometry unit. The culminating event is the construction of geometry graham cracker gingerbread houses which will be on display during the holiday Open House. Students will be completing work in math folders and working on geometry definitions. Look for a project description and supply list next week. Each student will need to bring in 2 cans of white frosting, one box of graham crackers and other candy and decorations that they need to decorate the constructed geo houses. They will be working with a partner so the expense should be under 10 dollars total.
Thanks,
Mrs. Ireland


Week 11-14 through 11-22:
Our Skyridge November newsletter is now available. Please click on the following link to review our current events and activities.

http://schools.camas.wednet.edu/skyridge/files/2011/11/Skyridge-Newsletter-Nov-11.pdf

Click on the link below to reach our Skyridge Middle School website. Please add our site to your "Favorites" for quick, easy access to what is happening on the "Ridge!" Links to our teacher sites, our activities and events calendar and searchable staff directory are all located on the home page. Identified pages with drop down menus are available to help you locate useful information.

http://schools.camas.wednet.edu/skyridge/
Thanks,
Mrs. Ireland

Week 11-8 through 11-12:
Hope everyone enjoyed the extra hour of sleep this weekend when we "fell back" with Day Light Savings Time. I am still working on changing all of the clocks at home and school!!!

I will be out of town starting this Thursday 11-10 through Tuesday 11-15 of next week. I am from the east coast and will be attending a family wedding. Since it is a long and expensive trip I am taking a little bit more time to visit with family and friends. I am looking forward to seeing lots of people I have missed in the 4 and a 1/2 years since I moved west. I am especially looking forward to sparking my daughter's memories of where she spent the first 4 years of her life! I will be checking email - I have school email on my blackberry - and will return emails during this time. If there are any larger issues that come up please contact individual class teachers, Aurora Baxter - school psychologist,  or our amazing administrators - Mr. Smith and Mr. Williams.

Attention 6th graders!!! Be involved!!!  Here at Skyridge, ASB is our student government. ASB is involved in a variety of school functions such as dances, assemblies, lunch time activities, school improvement events and helping our school’s green efforts, just to name a few!  ASB students are also expected to maintain excellent grades and be outstanding role models.  ASB will add four 6^th graders at the beginning of next trimester.  Sign up AND get your application NOW --- available in the Student Center, LMC, and Miss Hofmann’s Technology Room 201. Applications are due by the end of the week, no exceptions!

Veteran's Day is this Friday. In honor of those who have served we have a school holiday. Instead of celebrating a day off from school and sleeping in, I have encouraged my students to find someone in their family or neighborhood who is a veteran and think of something nice they can do for them on Friday. Examples: rake their yard, sweep sidewalks, make cookies and deliver them, ask if they need help with anything or just spend some time listening to them. I also told them that there are events in the area that they may attend to honor vets. Let's make this about honoring those who have served and made our country a free and safe place to live and go to school!
If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me!
Thanks,
Mrs. Ireland

Week 10-31 through 11-4:
1. Please check your planner nightly to complete homework. If you are unsure check the individual class pages or the week in review document on this web site. Homework information is also posted in two places in the classroom so students have plenty of access to the information. BE RESPONSIBLE!!!!
2. The Camas Librarian is visiting Language Arts classes on Friday 11-4 to talk about all of the great services and clubs the Public Library has to offer. Always a great visit!
3. Coat, Jackets and shoe drive. Bring in clean new or used coats, jackets and shoes to donate.
4. Jars of peanut butter - Every year we collect jars of peanut butter to send to the orphans who live in the garbage dumps of Mexico. Please bring in a jar to donate!
If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact me!
Thanks,
Mrs. Ireland

Week 10-24 through 10-28:
1. Add to your favorites and bookmark this site:   http://www.camas.wednet.edu/sky/index.html  Please check my web site and student grades on Skyward at least weekly. You can easily access all of the needed teacher sites and skyward as well as follow the school calendar through the above site.

2. Parents can now access 6-Week Progress Grades via Skyward Family Access. To access your student(s) grades:
1. Click on the following link to Skyward Family Access;
https://www2.swrdc.wa-k12.net/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=wcamass71/fwemnu01.w
2. Once at the family access home page, enter your login and password;
3. On the left hand side of the page - under “General Information” – click “Report Cards”;
4. Click on the “Report Card” box; and
5. Click on “Term One Progress Report”

If you have any problems, questions, or if you need your login and password, please contact us at 833-5800. If your student is struggling with missed assignments or challenging scores, you may find it beneficial to contact the appropriate teacher for assistance with their academic progress.
Thanks,
Mrs. Ireland

October 17-21:
1. Late Starts this week - Wednesday and Thursday
2. Grade reports will be emailed out at the end of this week. We will be half way through the first Trimester. Please talk with your student about their grades, teacher comments and especially work completion.
3. See Week in Review documents that are posted to this web page page each week. They will give a heads up of the assignments for the week for ALL 6th GRADE TEACHERS. I will post them on Mondays.
4. Reading/Writing Book Logs are due every Monday. Please remind your child to read independently for 20 minutes each night and complete the form nightly.
5. Check student supply pouches and resupply - especially red pens, and pencils.
6. Paper Cup Football Game at Doc Harris on Tuesday the 18th, 7:30 pm. Come support the Sky Hawks as they defeat the Liberty Lions!
7. School Pictures were sent home this week. Lots of great shots but if you are not happy or missed picture day  - retakes are on the 25th.
Thanks and have a great week!
Mrs. Ireland

October 10 -13

Short week this week but lots of work and projects! Be sure to check planners and teacher web sites!  
No School Friday for State In-service Day K-12: A state mandated day off for students so that teachers may attend training, classes and events.
Students who see me at the end of the day for intervention and /or flex class print out missing work and grade reports every Tuesday from Skyward. This report includes info from ALL of their classes. They are to highlight missing work, gather or complete the missing work, staple it to the report, and get a parent signature. They are due to Mrs. Ireland the following day. Ask your student for the report and go on line and check Skyward with them at least once a week! Most students have not had any missing work and therefore have not needed signatures. I am very impressed! Good Job!
The first grading period ends on OCTOBER 21st!!!!
Thanks!!!
 Mrs. Ireland

October 3- 7:

The weather is now cooperating and it really feels like fall! Hope everyone had a great weekend. It is the time of year to head out to the apple orchards and muddy pumpkin patches for some family fun.

Magazine Fundraising has started. This is our only fundraiser at the middle school so your help is appreciated. If each student each sells only 2 magazines we will be able to completely fund the student activity account. This money supports all of our great student activities such as academic clubs and teams, drama productions, sports, student social events such as dances and assemblies. Order turn in day this week is Thursday and the final day is October 13. Thanks for your help!

Our Skyridge September/October newsletter is now available. Please click on the following link to review our current events and activities.
http://schools.camas.wednet.edu/skyridge/files/2011/10/Skyridge-Newsletter-Sept-Oct-11.pdf
Have you had a chance to visit our Skyridge Middle School website lately? We can be found at http://schools.camas.wednet.edu/skyridge/. Please add it to your "Favorites" for quick, easy access.

The 13th Annual Camas Educational Foundation's Auction 2011
"Denim and Diamonds"  Saturday, October 15 at the Fairgate Inn
Registration is available with the link: https://cefcamas.ejoinme.org/MyEvents/Home/tabid/260625/Default.aspx  

CEF is also proud to offer child care at Dorothy Fox Elementary for only $10 per child for the evening for the first 100 children to be registered with an auction registration.  Your children will play games, do crafts, and have fun while you do the same.  This is an incredible bargain offered by great care givers from the CHS child development class.  Thank you to those students for donating their services to care for the children.

Weekly Reading/Book Log Homework:

Students in my Reading/Writing class are required to read for 20 minutes every night. They should be reading a book at their independent reading level. I can help if you are having difficulty finding a book. We go to the Library every Monday and students have the opportunity to check out and renew books. The nightly reading is practice and should be done INDEPENDENTLY.  Ask to see the student's "book log" paper for info on nightly reading requirements and book projects and check out the Reading and Writing documents page of this web site for specific instructions.

Independent reading level is a relatively easy text for the reader to fluently read, with no more than1 in every 20 words that are difficult for the reader.  Each student who sees me is working at different independent reading levels.  They will be reading a below grade level book that matches where they are currently assessed.  By reading a book at the reading level that they can read it independently they will be working mainly on comprehension and summary writing skills rather than phonetic decoding.  This allows the student to focus on comprehension of the material and less on the decoding skills required to read a more difficult text. When reading a book at grade level the student would be working on decoding and comprehension becomes more difficult.  We will be reading the 6th grade required novels in class as read alouds and on tape. This will allow students to understand and work on 6th grade curriculum that may be above their independent reading level with support.

Readers have four reading levels. 

They are as follows: