November 30, 2011

Today we had a great time at the Clark Planetarium! Thanks to those parents who came with us to help us out.

Homework:

Reading:  Bring your non-fiction informational book tomorrow to class.

Lang. Arts:  Preposition Quiz #2 on 12/1.  Preposition Quiz #3 on 12/6.  Purple DOL Worksheet (from last week) due: 12/1.  Pink Essay Outline Worksheet due: 12/1.

Math:  No homework.

Science:  Test tomorrow!  It would be a great idea to study.  Your study sheet + graphs are due tomorrow.  I had a great time at the Planetarium.  Hope you did too!

Soc. Studies: CNN Student News response due tonight before 10:00 PM. Steps of Mummification due tomorrow during class.

November 29, 2011

Learn a new word today: murmuration  Watch these starlings as they get ready for winter. Enjoy the beauty of nature. Tell a sixth grade teacher the definition of murmuration and the title/composer of the background music for five points of extra credit.



Homework:

Read 20 minutes and record your time.
Planner signed

Reading:  Study your spelling and vocabulary words. Bring your book report book to class on Thursday.

Language Arts: Essay Outline Wkst. (Pink) due: Thursday, 12/1.  DOL #1-10 Wkst. (Purple) Due: 12/1.  (This is the worksheet we worked on last week.  Most students have it done.  Don't lose it!  Prepositions Quiz #3 on Tuesday, 12/6.  Keep on memorizing!

Math: Workbook pages 94-95.  Make sure each question has two(2) answers.
Science:  No homework.  CLARK PLANETARIUM TOMORROW!  Remember to dress warmly and be on your best behavior.

Soc. Studies:  Study the Egyptian questions/answers and the pink study guide questions. Respond to the CNN video clip on edmodo 
Mummification Steps: Explain each step of the mummification process. Write complete sentences. Make sure to start each sentence with a capital letter and to end each sentence with a punctuation mark. Use your BEST handwriting. This paper is due on Thursday.

FIELDTRIP TOMORROW! Dress appropriately for the weather. No flip flops! Don't forget a lunch. DO NOT bring money. 

November 28, 2012

Homework:

Read 20 minutes and record your minutes.
Planner signed

Reading: “Dinosaur Ghosts” BP 188

Vocabulary words: erosion, evidence, excavation, extinct, fossils, geologists, hypotheses, paleontologist, specimens, and theory.

Spelling words: struggle, director, weapon, similar, mental, frighten, channel, messenger, familiar, acre, error, gallon, rural, calendar, elevator, stumble, youngster, kitchen, passenger, and quarrel.

Write spelling words 3 times. Vocabulary definitions with sentences. Both tests next Monday, 12/5. Book report books need to be in class on Thursday for book reports.

Language Arts: Prepositions Quiz #2: 11/28.  Have the prepositions memorized to "during."  Preposition Quiz #3 on Tuesday, December 6.

Math: Finish Homework page 3-4.

Science:  Light Review Packet Due and Light Test will be Tomorrow, November 29.  Study all the assignments and re-read all we have done on Light in your Science binder.

Soc. Studies:  Study the Egyptian questions/answers to prepare for the test.  Watch the CNN News clip on edmodo   Write three sentences about something that you learned. Proof your sentences before you submit them. Due Wednesday, November 30 before 10:00 pm. or Thursday during class.  Tomorrow 11-29 is the LAST Day that I will accept missing work for the Glog. (research notes, self-evaluation, point sheet)

November 23, 2011

Happy Thanksgiving!

We hope you have an enjoyable holiday with your family.

Reminders:

Read 20 minutes every day and record your time.
Planner signed
RC card signed and returned on November 28. (Have it signed tonight so that you don't forget.)
 

Language Arts:  DOL Sentence #10 Due: 11/28.  Preposition Quiz #2 on Tuesday, November 29. memorize all prepositions on the list to "during." 
Science:  Review sheet due on Dec. 1st along with the 2 graphs on size and distance.  Remember to write 2 facts for each planet.  We will be going to Clark Planetarium on Wednesday!
Soc. Studies:  No homework!
  

November 22, 2011

Students should be practicing their keyboarding skills on a regular basis. There is a link to KBK on the right side of this page. In January, there is a keyboarding assessment (test). Be proactive! Be prepared!

Homework:

Read 20 minutes and record your time.
Planner signed

Reading: WS 254+255 due to correct tomorrow right before the spelling test. Good luck on the pizza party!

Language Arts:  Prepositions Quiz #2 on Tuesday, November 29.  Memorize all prepositions to "during."  DOL Sentence #9 Due: 11/29.  Green Prepositions Worksheet Due:  11/23.  Copy "Wonderful Pencils" paragraph.  Due:  11/23. 

Math: Worksheet 3-3 #9-22  Due 11/23


Science:  Light test will be on Tuesday, November 29. 

Soc. Studies:  CNN paragraph due tonight before 10:00 pm on edmodo OR during class tomorrow.

November 21, 2011

Homework

Read 20 minutes and record your time.
Planner signed

Reading: Comprehension WS 250 due to correct at the first of class. Spelling test Wednesday. For those of you that will be absent Wednesday, the spelling test will be at recess, 11:15. Books for book reports in class December 1st.


Lang. Arts: DOL Sentence #8 Due: 11/22.  Trace "Wonderful Pens" paragraph. Due: 11/22.  Preposition Quiz #2 Tuesday, November 29.  Memorize prepositions to "during."  New five paragraph essay:  "A Manned Mission To Mars."  Students should decide whether they think we SHOULD or SHOULD NOT continue to explore Mars. 

Math: Homework 3-2 and 3-3 to # 8


Soc. Studies:  pg. 51 (rows 2 and 4), Pg. 60 all (math paper) CNN news 11-18 Write a paragraph about your understanding of the current events. Due Wednesday, Nov. 23 OR Tuesday before 10:00 pm. You may write your response on edmodo OR write your response on nice notebook paper.

Space Camp Qualifications

The Elk Meadows Sixth Grade has the opportunity to attend Space Camp at the Christa McAuliffe Space Education Center in April or May.  Space Camp is located in Pleasant Grove Elementary.  All fifth and sixth grade classes in Alpine School District have priority and are scheduled first.  Due to the amount of growth in Utah County, the number of dates for schools outside of Alpine District is limited.  Elk Meadows has been invited to attend because of the outstanding reputation built by Elk Meadows Sixth Graders for being prepared and well-behaved at Space Camp over the past six years.

The Space Camp instructions for discipline are explicit. “Please emphasize to your students that they represent your school at OUR school.  Your students should be quiet and respectful in the cafeteria, classroom and Starlab.”  Because of these instructions, students with excessive Responsibility Card (RC) marks will not be attending.

Starting November 14, 2011 through April 13, 2012, if a student has more than 60 total marks on his/her RC, that student will stay at school with a class that is not attending Space Camp that day.  As a Sixth Grade Team, we want to maintain the great reputation our students have for being well-behaved. 

If you have questions, please contact your child’s homebase teacher.

November 18, 2011

Homework:

Read 20 minutes and record your time.
Planner signed
R/C signed and returned on Monday, November21.


Reading: Read "Royal Kingdoms" spelling 3 times, vocabulary definitions/sentences, and story read by Monday, November 21. Non-fiction/Informational Text book reports will be done in class on December 1st, need books with you.

Language Arts:  Preposition Quiz #1 Monday, November 21.  Memorize the first "A" Prepositions.  Spelling counts!! (Most of the prepositions are VERY easy to spell.)  DOL  Sentences #6-7 Due: 11/21. 


Math:  Homework/Remembering 3-1   Page 81 in the workbook is a parent letter for the next unit.  Please read this with your parents and have them sign on the page that they have read over it. 

Science:  No homework.


Soc. Studies: Explore Egypt due today before 10:00 pm on edmodo  Write 2-5 sentences about what you learned. (Click on ASSIGNMENTS to see the assignment and click TURN IN. )Practice your presentation.  If you have not turned in your research notes, you will need to turn them in on Monday.

November 17, 2011

 
Congratulations! We are so proud of you!  The Glogs are informative, interactive, and highly creative. You've worked hard and helped each other to problem solve. The sixth grade students at Falcon Academy should be proud of themselves for being proactive and great leaders.

Homework:

Read 20 minutes and record your time.
Planner signed
Space Camp Notes Due: Friday, November 18.

Reading: "The Royal Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay" should be read at home by Monday. New spelling and vocabulary words were given after the spelling test today. Write words three times and definitions with sentences, due Monday. Spelling test will be Wednesday, November 23rd.

“The Royal Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay” BP 408

Vocabulary words: bartering, caravans, entourage, flourishing, goods, oasis, primary, and vicinity.

Spelling words: company, success, position, problem, policy, difficult, document, quality, surprise, physical, crisis, awake, example, ignore, accept, parallel, admiral, desire, garage, and ambulance.

Lang. Arts:  DOL Sentences #6-7 Due:  11/21.  Preposition Quiz #1:  Monday, November 21.  Memorize the "A" prepositions.

Math:  Parent signature on the Unit 3 letter.  Please read and see what we will be doing this next chapter.  Pg. 65 (last 3 rows) Multiplying Fractions Pg. 53 (last 3 rows) Lowest Terms


Science:  Homework is to give thanks for 8 days.  Have a great Thanksgiving!

Soc. Studies:  Explore Egypt due tomorrow, Nov. 18. We will begin presentations of the Glogs on Tuesday. Use the weekend to make any changes that you want to on your Glog and then practice a 2-3 minute presentation of your research. Practice speaking with a loud, slow, clear voice. You may use notes. Do NOT memorize your presentation! Be prepared to tell the class the most interesting facts that you found. This is a life skill. Be proactive and put the BIG ROCKS FIRST! Practice in front of an audience. (family, friends, Aunt Penelope, stuffed animals, your dog, etc.)
  

November 16, 2011

Homework:

Read 20 minutes and record your time.
Planner signed


Math: We had the unit 2 math test today, so there is no homework tonight in math.

Science: Homework is to read about comets, meteors, and asteroids -- 2 double-sided pages and sign the green paper letting me know that you did. Enjoy the good weather and if you're out at night or in the morning look at the moon. What shape is it? Can you find Jupiter? How about the Big Dipper? See you tomorrow.

Soc. Studies:  Glog due tomorrow! (Nov. 17) Explore Egypt due Nov. 18. Make sure that you have at least three people critique your Glog. Be prepared on Monday to do your presentation to the class. Practice! Practice! Practice! Practice in front of the mirror, your family, your stuffed animals, or your dog. Practice speaking loud, slow, and clear. You will NOT have time to show your videos or go to all of your links. Be prepared to share the highlights of your Glog. Remember, you are the teacher!

Reading: Spelling WS due tomorrow before the test. Good luck on a pizza party because this is the easiest list!

The Voki was made by Jordan P.

When you are finished with all of your homework, go to edmodo 
and test out a game for me. See if you can figure out how to score points, avoid the monster, stop the mummy from hitting his head on the ceiling, etc.

Science for November 15

I forgot to tell students to bring a small flashlight or laser pointer for a Science experiment on Tuesday, November 15.  Spread the word.  If we have one per group, we will be able to do the experiment.

Thanks,

Mrs. Boehme

November 8, 2011

Parent Conferences: Wednesday/Thursday Night- 
(Students Must Attend Conferences To Count For Fantastic Falcon Award)

Field Trip to Clark Planetarium November 30th!
Please sign and return the permission slip. We also need parent volunteers. They will need to be finger printed before the field trip.

Read 20 minutes and record your time.
Planner signed

Reading:  Questions 1-7 pg. 378 due tomorrow

Language Arts: Five Paragraph Essay: "Causes of Good Grades" Due: Monday, November 14. Work 10 minutes on your essay every night. Watch your scores carefully.
Remember: 5.4 = A 4.8 = B 4.2 = C 4.1 and below = NI  

Math:  Pg. 73-74 in the math workbook.  Do your best! Due: 11/9

Soc. Studies:  GLOG due November 17  Graphics/Text due Nov. 9 Egypt Overview on edmodo 
due Thursday, Nov. 10 (Write one sentence about the video clip that we watched in class.) 

November 7, 2011

Homework:
Read 20 minutes, write in planner
Get planner signed

Language Arts: Five Paragraph Essay: "Causes of Good Grades" Due: Monday, November 14. Work 10 minutes on your essay every night. Watch your scores carefully. Remember: 5.4 = A 4.8 = B 4.2 = C 4.1 and below = NI

Reading: Spelling written 3 times. Vocabulary definitions/sentences in the back of the book.

“The Lost Temple of the Aztecs” (non-fiction)
Vocabulary words: intricate, sites, empire, conquered, adorned, metropolis, tributes, and causeways.
Spelling words ( Sh sound- sh, ti, ci, and ss): glacier, motion, pressure, direction, caution, partial, ancient, polish, station, shallow, official, edition, musician, mention, mission, portion, session, selfish, establish, and cushion.
Science:  No homework
Soc. Studies:  Egyptian Map due Nov. 8 (Most students are finished.) Glog due Nov. 17 Two activities on edmodo
Math:  Page 70 in the workbook and graph 6 polygons with the coordinate pairs labeled, on the graph paper.

November 3, 2011

Homework:

Read 20 minutes and record your time.
Planner signed

Language Arts: Five paragraph essay: "Causes of Good Grades" due on Monday, November 14. Be sure to write at least 10 minutes every night on your essay. Watch your scores carefully. Students should have 3-4 paragraphs completed by now.
                  5.4 = 90/100 = "A"       4.8 = 80/100 = "B"       4.2 = 70/100 = "C"

Math: Homework pages 2-6/ 2-7 Due: 11/7


Soc. Studies: Egypt map due Tuesday. Most students have already completed this assignment in class.
Hand-written research notes Due Nov. 7. (minimum 1 page) DO NOT COPY from a website, book, or other source. Your notes must be IN YOUR OWN WORDS! You will turn your notes in to me on November 17.
Graphics/Text Due Nov. 9    1 Video/2 Pictures due Nov. 14    Finished GLOG Nov. 17
"Be A Teacher" assignment due Nov. 4 on edmodo  To earn the extra credit for your Glog, a quality project must be submitted on or before November 9. (The grade for the Glog will be for Term 2.)
Review the Glog rubric! Make sure that you are including ALL of the elements on your Glog for a score of 5 in each category. Remember that you are being HEAVILY graded on your research and writing. That is where you should be spending most of your time. Any text should be IN YOUR OWN WORDS! Make sure to include a place on your Glog where you list the websites/books/etc. that you used. Give credit where credit is due. DO NOT include your first and last name on your Glog. Use your first name/last initial only.

November 2, 2011

Homework:

Read 20 minutes and record your time.
Planner signed

Lang. Arts: Essay: "Causes of Good Grades" due on Monday, November 14. Be sure to write at least 10 minutes every night on your essay. Watch your scores carefully.
5.4 = 90/100 = "A" 4.8 = 80/100 = "B" 4.2 = 70/100 = "C"

Soc. Studies:  Tomorrow is our homework Flip Day. Come to Social Studies prepared to do some homework from your other classes. Yellow and Orange: You may want to do tonight's math assignment tomorrow morning during Social Studies and work on your Glog tonight.

Hand-written research notes Due Nov. 7. (minimum 1 page) DO NOT COPY from a website, book, or other source. Your notes must be IN YOUR OWN WORDS!
Graphics/Text Due Nov. 9    1 Video/2 Pictures due Nov. 14    Finished GLOG Nov. 17
I'm concerned that some kids have not had their topic approved yet. They are really falling behind.
"Be A Teacher" assignment due Nov. 4 on edmodo  To earn the extra credit for your Glog, a quality project must be submitted on or before November 9. (The grade for the Glog will be for Term 2.)

November 1, 2011

Homework Support:  Teachers have been available after school in the computer lab, the writing lab, and to tutor students with their math and other subjects. Very few students are taking the opportunity to get one-on-one instruction from a teacher. Students should use after school time to get the extra help that they need. Today, Ms. King had two students, Ms. Bailey had three students, and Ms. Packard had one student stay after school. Please take advantage of this opportunity if you need it. It's amazing how much improvement can be made with just staying after school for 10-15 minutes! Be sure to make transportation arrangements, and always make sure you have parents' permission BEFORE staying after.
Homework:

Read 20 minutes and record your time.
Planner signed

Language Arts: Essay: "Causes of Good Grades" due on Monday, November 14. Be sure to write at least 10 minutes every night on your essay. Watch your scores carefully.
5.4 = 90/100 = "A" 4.8 = 80/100 = "B" 4.2 = 70/100 = "C"

Reading: No spelling or vocabulary this week. Book reports are being done in class and are due on or before Thursday, November 3rd. November's genre is informational text or non fiction. The book must be a minimum of 150 pages and can have any subject appropriate for sixth grade (no autobiography or biography). Book report will be done in class on December 1st, due Friday, December 2nd.

Math: Page 66 was assigned as homework.  Finding the area and perimeter of complex figures.  PLEASE NOTE-  # 13 is difficult,  do your best on it and we will discuss it in class tomorrow.  It will not count against your grade if you have tried!

Soc. Studies:  "Be A Teacher" and grade a few Glogs. due Nov. 4. Type your response on www.edmodo.com 

Look at all the Glogs. What did the students do well? What could they have done better? Click on a few of the Glogs in order to see them full screen. Use your rubric to grade them. Do NOT say that they all worked hard and deserve an A. Check edmodo for a complete description of the assignment. A link is provided after the Glogs.

Thursday is a homework FLIP day. Work on homework in other classes during soc. studies Thursday so that you can work on your research/Glog when you get home. Come prepared with something to work on during class.


The assignment is on edmodo. Write your opinion on edmodo. Make sure to click TURN IN and to proof your post.