When you were asked to empathize with the incoming 6th graders, you wrote many excellent letters of advice.  I think this one says it all.  I don't know who created it, but he or she should know I will have this hanging on the door during Seek & Search.  I think it will be quite a help to future 6th graders.
Thanks to each & every one of you this has been a most enjoyable year.  I learned  a lot, not just about social studies, but about what makes a 6th grader a 6th grader.
Thanks for all the well wishes, hugs & gifts!  
Be safe & ENJOY THE SUMMER!
I'm looking forward to hearing from you.
Mrs. Jensen

If you don't use it, you lose it... this goes for all the knowledge you have in your amazing brain.

Summer reading will prevent you from losing brain power & from falling behind.  It doesn't matter so much what you read... it's just important to READ! Magazines, poems, non-fiction, graphic novels, fiction, et al ...  JUST READ!

Every library in NYS has a reading program to help keep you going.  So head on over to the Mahopac Library or check them out on line & find out how the library can help you & your brain stay on track for September. Remember, you can order a book from any of the 70+ libraries that are part of the Mid-Hudson Library System & have any book delievered to the library nearest you.

The Newbery Medal was first offered in 1921 &is awarded to the author of the most amazing contribution to American literature for children published during the preceding year.  
Have you read the latest winner, Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures, by Kate DiCamillo?
Want to read them all? 
Not sure what you are interested in?  These sites will give you a summary of every book Check out:

• Newbery Winners 1921 - 2014
• Newberry Honor Books 1921 - 2014

The Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge™ is a free online reading program for children. (May 5 - Sept 5, 2014)  Join today & help set a new reading world record for summer 2014! 

• Read & log minutes all summer
• Take weekly challenges & earn rewards
• Help set a new reading world record!

Here Is How:
Step 1. Read any 8 books and record them in the Reading Journal 
(PDF).
Step 2. Bring the completed Reading Journal to your local B&N store.
Step 3. Choose a FREE BOOK from our selection on the Reading Journal list at the store... Enjoy reading!
Get all the info.

Create a video promoting Summer Reading at the public library, including your interpretation of the 2014 CSLP teen slogan “SPARK a Reaction,” and you could win$275 and a $125 award for your library.

One winning video created by a teen or group of teens will be selected as the New York State Winner in the national Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP) “2014 Teen Video Challenge”. All state winning videos will be official 2014 CSLP promotional videos and will be viewed by teens nationwide.
Get all the details!

Please make sure you return your SS textbook to me by June 16th.  The book MUST be HANDED to ME.  Do NOT leave it it in the room.  You must GIVE the book to me.  Every book has a # in it & these #s need to be recorded.  People who do not return their books will be required to pay a fine.

Here you are.  The end of 6th grade. Awesome! You just need to get through the final exams. 
 
The quizzes & activities on this FINAL EXAM PAGE will be a help in your quest to passing the 6th grade SS final.

Your INB, the blue textbook & the rest of our web site will be a help, too.  Use all these resources to help you complete the review packet you received in class.  If you work on a little each night, come to a review session or 2 or 3 you will be golden & the test will be a piece of cake!