The PM music teachers are anticipating beginning instrument instruction. All 4th grade students (2023-2024) should have received the 2024 Beginner Letter. Please read this attachment if you will be attending 5th grade at one of Penn Manor’s elementary buildings in the fall of 2024. Registration is currently open through a Google Form.
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Please see the message from Dr. Sugra about a fun end of the year event that needs your participation.
Good afternoon 6th grade parents ~
As we begin to plan for our end of the year activities for our 6th graders, we need your help! We are asking every parent to send us a picture of their child from when they were 6 months to 3 years old. You can only send ONE! Please send electronic photos (scanned or digital) through this link: https://forms.gle/vE1qzNc1DvUvYBEz8
You can also send it to jessica.burkhart@pennmanor.net or you can send the actual photo to the front office and we will scan the image for you. (Digital photos are better quality, so please try to send it digitally.) The photo will be returned immediately. Please have your photos in by May 14th. Make sure to select a photo that is school appropriate and shows their cute little faces. You might want to pick one that your son or daughter actually approves of to avoid conflict later.
Thank you so much.
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Reading- Looking Back…. Students enjoyed the book, Nothing But the Truth and analyzed different characters’ point of view. We had great discussions about the various perspectives of an event and how a situation can be conveyed differently by different characters. We then began a unit on the power of language. We reviewed figurative language and are now looking at word choice and shades of meanings of synonyms. There are fun, cooperative activities where students dive deeper into word meanings. Looking Forward… Students will take the Unit 5 Assessment on Friday, 4/19. We will complete reader’s theaters during PSSA weeks before beginning our final book, “A Long Walk to Water”. *Please continue to encourage your child to be reading for at least 15 minutes each evening. This is their daily reading homework.
Science-Looking Back… Students are in the middle of our Physics unit, exploring real world examples of speed, velocity, and laws of motion. Looking Forward… After Physics, we will move into our final unit, which is Biology. Encourage your child to review class notes regularly. Science concepts often require some memorization and regular review will benefit your child.
Writing- Looking Back- Students finished their tourist websites and we enjoyed a wonderful celebration of the cultures around the world, with students sharing great food, interesting customs, music, and dance. We then moved on to a review of grammar.Looking Forward- Students will begin a poetry unit. Students typically have mixed emotions about poetry. I hope through exposure to many types of poetry, students will find a new appreciation for this genre.
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Here is the link to the practice recordings for 4th grade: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1X_aiUqYONG93ssLG00Pv7i8-fivNSqtR?usp=drive_link
Here are the Beginning Band and String Ensemble practice recordings:
Beginning Band: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1h0-YHpK3Ea-Dc1kyWBth3SwZdIHWDZEV?usp=drive_link
String Ensemble: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1zjgo6tOZ7_Y1lysgD55kSe2VS1UhblNb?usp=drive_link
If you are an approved Martic volunteer parent, Dr. Janssen needs some help. Please click the links below to see 2 sign-up forms for important events at Martic that are in need of volunteers to make them work. Thank you for helping to make Martic a great place!
Showtime! Lobby helpers, ushers, rose sale, donations. (NEW!)
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080F48A8AB2DA75-48407664-beauty
After Party
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090C48AAAF28A20-48228760-beauty#/
Show Week Meals
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/805094FA9A72CAB9-48325911-tech
Here are the 5th and 6th Grade Chorus Spring 2024 lyric sheets and practice recordings:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1rmRgsg4uwDlxcfvahi6pfMurdybb2mL5?usp=sharing
Students in Chorus, Band, and String Ensemble are preparing to share music at these concerts:
Central Manor
Tuesday, April 16 – Concert at 7:00 PM
Conestoga
Friday, April 19 – Assembly for students and parents at 9:30 AM
Eshleman
Monday, April 22 – Assembly for students and parents at 9:30 AM
Letort
Monday, May 6 – Assembly for 3-6 grade students and parents at 10:15 AM
Martic
Thursday, May 9 – Assembly for 4-6 grade students and parents at 1:15 PM
6P will have the test on Thursday and 6F will take it on Friday. Click the link to see the concepts that should be reviewed for the chemistry test.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JdvUQguVDqsklMXepQUb36gRnNxNRRFfxEjVlacTVGA/edit
Wow! It is crazy to think that we are past the halfway point of this school year. Time is flying by! It was a fun few months with a lot of activity.
Reading – Looking Back– We are just finishing our spy unit this week, which required students to work hard on understanding, analyzing, and finding the main idea of very challenging spy themed texts. The unit will end this week with the culminating spy lab activity, where students will slither through the spy lab trying to avoid the “lasers.” We will have our Unit 3 assessment next Monday, February 12th. Looking Forward- We will kick off unit 4 by reviewing point of view and perspective before beginning our next novel, Nothing But the Truth. Students will analyze how a character’s point of view contributes to the plot of a text. It is an engaging story that will challenge students to examine the whole truth and how perspective affects it. There will be short comprehension check ups throughout the book and a unit assessment at the end. *Please continue to encourage your child to be reading for at least 15 minutes each evening to work toward the reading challenge of 40 books. This is their daily reading homework.
Science-Looking Back… 6P has been experimenting through the chemistry unit, identifying chemical and physical changes, learning the difference between mixtures and pure substances, and experimenting with mass, volume, and density. Food demonstrations and the rocket lab were highlights of this unit. Students will finish the chemistry unit, experimenting with the conservation of mass and review all of our concepts. They will take a Chemistry assessment the week of February 20th. Looking Forward…Students will begin our Physics unit in science, investigating the various forms of energy and the transfer of energy. See the science page for an overview of all the topics included in this unit. Hopefully, we can get some snow and have some hands-on learning fun through Physics sledding activities to introduce the concepts of Newton’s laws of motion, as well as speed and velocity. If not, we will participate in inside physics activities to demonstrate these concepts. Encourage your child to review class notes regularly. Science concepts often require some memorization and regular review will benefit your child. **Remember GimKit is a great resource to review science concepts.
Writing- Looking Back… Before beginning to research for an informational research project, students conducted some research on a very in-depth site with lots of information about the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus. The students were very intrigued by this very interesting creature and gathered a lot of information…UNTIL they realized it was all fake! “Why would a teacher do that?” you may ask… It was a great lesson in choosing reliable websites for online research and learning to fact check before believing everything you read! Looking Forward- Students are researching a country of interest that they chose to research for an informational writing assignment, which will be presented in the form of an informational website. Their website will demonstrate their knowledge of the research, writing, grammar, and reading skills we’ve been working on, as well as highlight some cultural aspects of that country. Be on the lookout for a paper coming home about a cultural celebration at the end of our unit.
Next meetings will be February 6th and 27th. Show shirt orders are due by Feb 4th.
Hello, Everyone!
I hope you and your families have been having a good week! Keep reading to find out what we have been working on to stretch our brains and make them stronger!
Curriculum News:
Reading: This week we began Unit #4. We were engaged in a few different activities where we were determining the theme of a story from the details in the text. We were also involved with identifying a character’s qualities, actions, and motives and how they affected the theme.
Spelling: From now through the end of the school year, we will not have weekly spelling lists, homework packets, or tests on Fridays.
Math: We wrapped up Chapter 8, Fractions and Decimals, this week and will be taking our Chapter 8 test tomorrow. Your child should have brought home a study guide to work through, again, to be prepared for tomorrow’s test.
Reminders:
Tomorrow, January 26th, is a 1:30 dismissal for the students.
Thank you for your support and have a wonderful weekend!
~ Mrs. Eby 
We need your help! Do you know of a Penn Manor alumnus or alumna deserving of recognition? Is there someone you graduated with who has found great success? Chances are that you know someone who fits these criteria. Past honorees have been successful in the medical field, in business, education, literature, the arts, the military, community service. The selection committee choosing the members of the Distinguished Alumni Wall of Honor 2024 are interested in individuals who have brought recognition, honor, distinction and excellence to Penn Manor through their postgraduate accomplishments. Please take a few minutes to complete the nomination form below for one such individual. We can’t wait to spread the word about the contributions Penn Manor Alumni have made!
Please send your form in by May 1, 2024. Mail to Cindy Rhoades, Penn Manor Alumni Wall of Honor, P.O. Box 1001, Millersville, PA 17551 or email to cindy.rhoades@pennmanor.net
Please click below to read an important letter from Mrs. Juba concerning an upcoming event for all 6th graders.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/14WpDBuMsdANsgRUPPRQXwG4ejEbOGyLM/edit
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