Group Work: No Excuse For Not Trying

Ladies and Gentlemen,





I read an article which discussed President Obama's speech on children and education. He said,

"There is no excuse for not trying. The truth is, being successful is hard. You won't love every subject that you study. You won't click with every teacher that you have."

Discuss and answer the questions below with your group.



1) What do you think about this statement? Is it true, false? Have you ever experienced difficulty in being successful?



2) What advice could you offer to students who may not like a particular subject or teacher, but still want to be successful?



3) If you are having difficulty in a class, would you ask a peer (someone your age) for help?

Peace,
Mrs. Miller

Below is a link to the article I read.

http://www.comcast.net/articles/news-general/20090907/US.Obama.School.Speech/

Welcome Back!

Hello Class!

I hope you all had an active, fun-filled summer and are ready to start the new school year as SIXTH grade students!


This year we will have a lot of fun learning amazing facts about the earth, and cool new ways to apply your math skills!


I wish you all an enjoyable, peaceful and successful year.

Peace,

Mrs. Miller