Important notice: “Life Threatening Peanut and Tree Nut allergy. All celebration snacks will be eaten outside of the classroom. Parents are encouraged to provide nut free lunches and snacks”
Projects: Gallery walk to view 3D models; learn about the body systems
8th Writing: working on the rough draft and final essay of "Three Things That Depict Me"
6th Writing: working on the rough draft and final paragraph of "Three Things That Depict Me"
Reading: read aloud Never Mind; using ACES to to find main idea and key details in reading; reading/studying/taking notes on antebellum America culture and inventions/technology
PLEASE BE SURE YOUR CHILD IS READING AT LEAST 20 MINUTES PER NIGHT (I recommend 30, but only require 20)
Monday, August 29, 2016
Sunday, August 21, 2016
Week of August 22-25, 2016
Important notice: “Life Threatening Peanut and Tree Nut allergy. All celebration snacks will be eaten outside of the classroom. Parents are encouraged to provide nut free lunches and snacks”
Thank you to all who were able to attend the back to school night! If you missed it, please come see me after school or during my lunch. Email me for an appointment.
Thank you to all who were able to attend the back to school night! If you missed it, please come see me after school or during my lunch. Email me for an appointment.
Projects:
Students will be working in groups of four to build a 3D model of a structure/facility and relating the parts of the structure to the parts of a cell. They have the entire week to work. Students will bring materials from home to build with. There is a rubric posted in classroom. Due at the end of the period on Thursday.
Vocab test on Thursday---study on quizlet. There is a link to quizlet on classroom.
8th Writing: Students will take an assessment, a narrative writing piece on Monday. The rest of the week will be reviewing and using the writing process and parts of speech.
6th Writing: Students
will take an assessment, a narrative writing piece on Monday. The rest
of the week will be reviewing and using the writing process and parts of
speech.
Reading: We will read about antebellum America, make annotations (notes) on transportation, economy & American renaissance.
We will learn to use the acronym ACES to help us identify the main idea and key details, organize and construct a paragraph response.
Math: Please see the Math teachers' blogs. If you have questions about Math, you may email the teachers: Mr. Lewis and Mrs. Weed.
Friday, August 12, 2016
August 15-18, 2016 FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL!
IMPORTANT NOTICE: “Life Threatening Peanut and Tree Nut allergy. All celebration snacks will be eaten outside of the classroom. Parents are encouraged to provide nut free lunches and snacks”
Thank you to all parents for trusting your children to me this year! It will be wonderful year. Here's what your students will be doing this first week.
1. Getting acquainted with me, learning routines, and WORKING!
2. Students will have some paperwork to return next week, as those will be passed out to parents on back to school night. Please be especially attentive to returning the internet use agreement so your child will be able to work in class, as they need to be able to use the internet every single day for learning and assignments.
3. Building a classroom community through TRIBES activities..
4. Applying for class jobs (6th grade).
5. Science topics for science this quarter are: cells, organ systems, photosynthesis, and ecosystems.
6. Social Studies will be covered during reading this quarter and will be about the antebellum period.
7. Writing and reading basic skills review.
Specifically, this week:
Projects: learning about and building cell models
8th Writing: reviewing writing process, letter writing, journal writing, grammar practice with Caught Ya & on ixl and generating ideas.
6th Writing: reviewing writing process, letter writing, journal writing, grammar practice with Caught Ya & on ixl and generating ideas.
Reading: reviewing and using Comprehension, Accuracy, Fluency, and Expanded vocabulary skills (CAFE), reading/discussing passages about antebellum America as part of the social studies curriculum
Thank you to all parents for trusting your children to me this year! It will be wonderful year. Here's what your students will be doing this first week.
1. Getting acquainted with me, learning routines, and WORKING!
2. Students will have some paperwork to return next week, as those will be passed out to parents on back to school night. Please be especially attentive to returning the internet use agreement so your child will be able to work in class, as they need to be able to use the internet every single day for learning and assignments.
3. Building a classroom community through TRIBES activities..
4. Applying for class jobs (6th grade).
5. Science topics for science this quarter are: cells, organ systems, photosynthesis, and ecosystems.
6. Social Studies will be covered during reading this quarter and will be about the antebellum period.
7. Writing and reading basic skills review.
Specifically, this week:
Projects: learning about and building cell models
8th Writing: reviewing writing process, letter writing, journal writing, grammar practice with Caught Ya & on ixl and generating ideas.
6th Writing: reviewing writing process, letter writing, journal writing, grammar practice with Caught Ya & on ixl and generating ideas.
Reading: reviewing and using Comprehension, Accuracy, Fluency, and Expanded vocabulary skills (CAFE), reading/discussing passages about antebellum America as part of the social studies curriculum
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