April 30, 2012

Homework:

Read 20 minutes and record your time.
Planner signed

Reading:  World War I or/ Eleanor Roosevelt four discussion topics for Tuesday.

Keyboarding:  Practice you keyboarding five minutes each night or 25 minutes this week.

Math:  pg. 304

Math 2 (Boehme):  Workbook pg. 337-338 due May 1.

Social Studies:  "Night At the Museum" project due May 18.

Science:  Spirogyra notes due tomorrow.

Language Arts: No assignment
 

April 27, 2012

Homework:

Read 20 minutes and record your time.
Planner signed
RC card signed and returned Monday

Keyboarding:  You need to complete a 5 minute timed test. (160 minutes by Monday morning)

Science 2:  "Fungi" Edmodo assignment and "Pest" comprehension due Monday.

Social Studies:  "Night At the Museum" project due May 18

Students should be reviewing the information in their science binders to prepare for the end-of-level science test.

Math 2: Worksheet 8-5 due Monday 

April 26, 2012

Homework:

Read 20 minutes and record your time.
Planner signed.

Reading:  No assignment.

Keyboarding:  Take a five minute timed test. You should have 160 minutes by Monday.

Math:  Homework 7-11 Return the progress note.

Science (Coombs):

Science 2:  "The Pest That Can Save Lives" comprehension due Monday.  "Fungi" on Edmodo due Monday.

Social Studies:  "Night At The Museum" project due May 18, 2012.

April 25, 2012

Homework:

Read 20 minutes and record your time.
Planner signed

Reading:  All notes from Renaissance and Reformation due tomorrow.

Language Arts:  No homework.

Keyboarding:  You should have 160 minutes by next Monday. That includes a 5 minute timed test.

Science (Coombs):  Read "Our Future in Space" and answer the questions.

Science 2:  Protist packet/Mushroom puzzle due tomorrow (Most students finished or nearly finished this assignment during class.)

Math:  Homework/Remembering 7-10

Social Studies: "Night At the Museum" project due May 18.

April 24, 2012

Pink Kisses? 
Ask your student about "kisses" in sixth grade science.

Homework:

Planner signed
Read 20 minutes and record your time. 

Reading:  All Renaissance and Reformation notes due Thursday at the end of class. If you are not going to be finished with the book, come in for recess. Remember to label each section of the "Big Ideas" and write five summarizing sentences for each.

Language Arts: No assignment

Math:  Workbook pg. 300

Math 2 (Boehme) :  Worksheet 8-5 due 4/30.

Science:  Mold and Decay due tomorrow- Protist Packet due Thursday

Social Studies:  Museum Project due May 18

Keyboarding:  You should have 160 minutes by Monday morning. A five (5) minute timed test is included in the 160 minutes.

Space Camp:  Yellow, Orange, and Blue classes need to remember their permission note to attend Space Camp.

Homework:

Read 20 minutes and record your time.
Planner signed

Reading:  Five sentences from Renaissance and Reformation due tomorrow.

Language Arts:  No assignment.

Math:   Homework pg. 7-9 due tomorrow

Math 2: pg. 330 due tomorrow

Social Studies:  "Night At the Museum" problem-solving assignment.  The project is due May 18, 2012.

Space Camp: Read your Space Camp Mission at Midnight Rescue website.

Science 2:  There are several video clips on Edmodo to watch. For most video clips you will need to take notes and write a sentence or two about what you've learned and/or observations of the organisms. Check the Edmodo Calendar for all assignments and due dates. Click on "Assignments" to "Turn In" the assignments. Read each assignment very CAREFULLY so that you will do it correctly.

1.  5 Kingdoms due Tuesday-  Take notes. Write three sentences about something that you learned.
2.  Euglena/Volvox due Tuesday- Write one observation about Euglena. Write two facts about 
                                                       Flagella and Cilia.
3.  Mold due Wednesday- Write one sentence about something that you observed.
4.  Decay due Wednesday- Write one sentence about something that you observed.
5.  Fungi due April 30- Take notes. Write one sentence about something that you learned. 
6.  Algae/Spirogyra due May 1-  Take notes. Write two sentences about something that you learned. 

Experiment with the PIXTON app on your Edmodo page. It's at the top by "SEARCH". Be prepared for your upcoming science/technology project by becoming familiar with the program.
  
Keyboarding:  Practice five minutes a night or 25 minutes this week. You should have a total of 160 minutes by Monday morning. Take one 5 minute TIMED TEST.

April 20, 2012

Homework:

Read 20 minutes and record your time.
Planner signed

Reading:  All "Passage to Freedom" pages are due by Monday, April 23. Voc WS 23, Spelling WS 29&30, Comp WS 24&25, and Quiz WS 26&27. Half back spelling due back also.

Language Arts:  Final scores on the Leonardo DaVinci Essay Due: Monday, April 23. Pink Class:  Parent essay note Due: 4/23.

Math: No assignment.

Math 2:  Homework pg. 322 Student workbook pgs. 319-322.  Due 4/17.  Homework 8-2 due Monday. Workbook pages 323-326 due Monday.

Social Studies:  "Night At the Museum" problem-solving assignment.  The project is due May 18, 2012.

Science:  No assignment.

Space Camp: Read your Space Camp Mission at Midnight Rescue website.

Science 2:  There are several video clips on Edmodo to watch. For most video clips you will need to take notes and write a sentence or two about what you've learned and/or observations of the organisms. Check the Edmodo Calendar for all assignments and due dates. Click on "Assignments" to "Turn In" the assignments. Read each assignment very CAREFULLY so that you will do it correctly.

1.  5 Kingdoms due Monday-  Take notes. Write three sentences about something that you learned.
2.  Euglena/Volvox due Tuesday- Write one observation about Euglena. Write two facts about 
                                                       Flagella and Cilia.
3.  Mold due Wednesday- Write one sentence about something that you observed.
4.  Decay due Wednesday- Write one sentence about something that you observed.
5.  Fungi due April 30- Take notes. Write one sentence about something that you learned. 
6.  Algae/Spirogyra due May 1-  Take notes. Write two sentences about something that you learned. 

Experiment with the PIXTON app on your Edmodo page. It's at the top by "SEARCH". Be prepared for your upcoming science/technology project by becoming familiar with the program.
  
Keyboarding:  Practice five minutes a night or 25 minutes this week. You should have a total of 160 minutes by Monday morning. Take one 5 minute TIMED TEST.

Mangahigh: You have some specific Prodigi lessons and games to complete for math/science. They are the following:

1. Interpreting Raw Data due next Thursday

Complete the LESSON before playing the game. You MUST earn a Bronze medal to pass off this assignment! Repeat each lesson/game until you have earned a Bronze medal.  Look at the solutions to the problems that you miss. Use the hints. Learn from your mistakes and improve your score.

The due dates are on Edmodo for each Manga activity.

April 19, 2012

You can use this information for a future science assignment. This is a bacteria cell.

Homework:

Read 20 minutes and record your time.
Planner signed

Reading:  All "Passage to Freedom" pages are due by Monday, April 23. Voc WS 23, Spelling WS 29&30, Comp WS 24&25, and Quiz WS 26&27. Half back spelling due back also.

Language Arts:  Essay Parent Note: signed and returned. Due: 4/20.  Leonardo DaVinci Essay Due: Monday, April 23.

Math: No assignment.

Math 2:  Homework pg. 322 Student workbook pgs. 319-322.  Due 4/17.  Homework 8-2 due Monday. Workbook pages 323-326 due Monday.

Social Studies:  "Night At the Museum" problem-solving assignment.  The project is due May 18, 2012.

Science:  No assignment.

Science 2:  There are several video clips on Edmodo to watch. For most video clips you will need to take notes and write a sentence or two about what you've learned and/or observations of the organisms. Check the Edmodo Calendar for all assignments and due dates. Click on "Assignments" to "Turn In" the assignments. Read each assignment very CAREFULLY so that you will do it correctly.

Keyboarding:  Practice five minutes a night or 25 minutes this week. You should have a total of 160 minutes by Monday morning. Take one 5 minute TIMED TEST.

Mangahigh: You have some specific Prodigi lessons and games to complete for math/science. They are the following:

1. Bar Charts  past due
2. Interpret Events Over Time past due
3. Use Line Graphs past due
4. Use Pie Charts past due
5. Recognizing Misleading Data due Friday

Complete the LESSON before playing the game. You MUST earn a Bronze medal to pass off this assignment! Repeat each lesson/game until you have earned a Bronze medal.  Look at the solutions to the problems that you miss. Use the hints. Learn from your mistakes and improve your score.

The due dates are on Edmodo for each Manga activity.

April 18, 2012

Homework:

Read 20 minutes and record your time.
Planner signed

Reading:  "Passage to Freedom" Spelling pgs. 29-30, Vocabulary pg. 23, Judgments Chart/Award for a Hero (All assignments are due Thursday in class.) Spelling Test Thursday!

Language Arts: Work on your essay.

Math: Homework 7-6 and 7-7 worksheet.//Homework 7-8 due tomorrow.

Math 2:  Homework pg. 322 Student workbook pgs. 319-322.  Due 4/17.  Homework 8-2 due Monday. Workbook pages 323-326 due Monday.

Social Studies:  "Night At the Museum" problem-solving assignment.  You will need to state your topic of research on Thursday. The project is due May 18, 2012.

Science:  "Earth is Not the Center of the Universe" -- read and fill in the blanks.

Science 2:  There are several video clips on Edmodo to watch. For most video clips you will need to take notes and write a sentence or two about what you've learned and/or observations of the organisms. Check the Edmodo Calendar for all assignments and due dates. Click on "Assignments" to "Turn In" the assignments. Read each assignment very CAREFULLY so that you will do it correctly.

Keyboarding:  Practice five minutes a night or 25 minutes this week. You should have a total of 160 minutes by Monday morning. Take one 5 minute TIMED TEST.

Mangahigh: You have some specific Prodigi lessons and games to complete for math/science. They are the following:

1. Bar Charts  past due
2. Interpret Events Over Time past due
3. Use Line Graphs due Thursday
4. Use Pie Charts due Thursday
5. Recognizing Misleading Data due Friday

Complete the LESSON before playing the game. You MUST earn a Bronze medal to pass off this assignment! Repeat each lesson/game until you have earned a Bronze medal.  Look at the solutions to the problems that you miss. Use the hints. Learn from your mistakes and improve your score.

The due dates are on Edmodo for each Manga activity.

April 17, 2012

 Can You Identify These Protists?

Homework:

Read 20 minutes and record your time.
Planner signed

Reading:  "Passage to Freedom" Spelling pgs. 29-30, Vocabulary pg. 23, Judgments Chart/Award for a Hero (All assignments are due Thursday in class.) Spelling Test Thursday!

Language Arts: Work on your essay.

Math: Homework 7-6 and 7-7 worksheet./ Homework 7-8 due tomorrow.

Math 2:  Homework pg. 322 Student workbook pgs. 319-322.  Due 4/17. Homework 8-2 due Monday. Workbook pages 323-326 due Monday.

Social Studies:  "Night At the Museum" problem-solving assignment.  You will need to state your topic of research on Thursday. The project is due May 18, 2012.

Science:  Watch the instructional video about protists on Edmodo  and take notes. (A biology teacher is teaching about protists in this video.) Watch the video clips about paramecium and amoebas. Write TWO observations about EACH organism. You will have a total of four sentences for your assignment. This assignment is due Wednesday. For some extra credit, write down the four protists on a small piece of paper and turn it in as you walk into class on Thursday. Yea!

Keyboarding:  Practice five minutes a night or 25 minutes this week. You should have a total of 160 minutes by Monday morning. Take one 5 minute TIMED TEST.

Mangahigh: You have some specific Prodigi lessons and games to complete for math/science. They are the following:

1. Bar Charts  past due
2. Interpret Events Over Time past due
3. Use Line Graphs due Thursday
4. Use Pie Charts due Thursday
5. Recognizing Misleading Data due Friday

Complete the LESSON before playing the game. You MUST earn a Bronze medal to pass off this assignment! Repeat each lesson/game until you have earned a Bronze medal.  Look at the solutions to the problems that you miss. Use the hints. Learn from your mistakes and improve your score.

The due dates are on Edmodo for each Manga activity.

April 16, 2012

Homework:

Read 20 minutes and record your time.
Planner signed

Reading:  "Passage to Freedom" Spelling pgs. 29-30, Vocabulary pg. 23, Judgments Chart/Award for a Hero (All assignments are due Thursday in class.) Spelling Test Thursday!

Language Arts: Work on your essay.

Math: Homework 7-6 and 7-7 worksheet.

Math 2:  Homework pg. 322 Student workbook pgs. 319-322.  Due 4/17.

Social Studies:  "Night At the Museum" problem-solving assignment.  You will need to state your topic of research on Thursday. The project is due May 18, 2012.

Science:  Watch the instructional video about protists on Edmodo  and take notes. Watch the video clips about paramecium and amoebas. Write TWO observations about EACH organism. You will have a total of four sentences for your assignment. This assignment is due Wednesday.

Keyboarding:  Practice five minutes a night or 25 minutes this week. You should have a total of 160 minutes by Monday morning. Take one 5 minute TIMED TEST.

Mangahigh: You have some specific Prodigi lessons and games to complete for math/science. They are the following:

1. Bar Charts  due tomorrow
2. Interpret Events Over Time due tomorrow
3. Use Line Graphs due Thursday
4. Use Pie Charts due Thursday
5. Recognizing Misleading Data due Friday

Complete the LESSON before playing the game. You MUST earn a Bronze medal to pass off this assignment! Repeat each lesson/game until you have earned a Bronze medal.  Look at the solutions to the problems that you miss. Use the hints. Learn from your mistakes and improve your score.

The due dates are on Edmodo for each Manga activity.

April 13, 2012

Homework:

Read 20 minutes and record your time.
Planner signed
RC Card signed and returned on Monday 4-16

Keyboarding:  You need 135 total minutes before Monday morning.

All classes:  Check your planners and previous blog posts for upcoming assignments.

April 12, 2012

Homework:

Read 20 minutes and record your time.
Planner signed

Reading:  Renaissance and Reformation Notes on Introduction and 1st Big Idea One. Don't lose these because they will all be due at the end of the unit.

Language Arts:  Leonardo Da Vinci  essay  deadline has been extended to Monday, April 23.  However, students must have at least a "4.2" score by Tuesday morning, April 17, or they will be assigned to the Writing Lab, after they eat lunch from 12:45-1:15,  every day until their score reaches a "4.2" or higher.  Remember: A "4.2" =  C.  Every student is capable of earning a "C" or higher on their essays.

Keyboarding:  Practice five minutes each night.

Math:  Workbook pg. 287

Science:  No assignment

Science 2:   Click on the "keyboard" by the Search on the Edmodo page to find the apps. Experiment with the Pixton app to get familiar with it for an upcoming science project.

Space Camp: Read your Space Camp Mission at Midnight Rescue website.

Social Studies:  "Black Death/Bacteria" video and sentence on Edmodo due Friday morning. 4-13
"Night At The Museum" assignment is due May 18, 2012. Read the next post. Find all of the requirements on Edmodo.

Manga High: You have some specific Prodigi lessons and games to complete for science/math. They are the following:

1. Recognize Measurement is Approximate  past due
2. Record Measurements  due tomorrow
3. Metric Units  past due
4. Bar Charts
5. Interpret Events Over Time 
6. Use Line Graphs
7. Use Pie Charts
8. Recognize Misleading Data
9. Interpret Raw Data 

Complete the LESSON before playing the game. You MUST earn a Bronze medal to pass off this assignment! Repeat each lesson/game until you have earned a Bronze medal.  Look at the solutions to the problems that you miss. Use the hints. Learn from your mistakes and improve your score.

The due dates are on Edmodo for each Manga activity.

April 11, 2012

Homework:

Read 20 minutes and record your time.
Planner signed

Reading: No homework

Language Arts: 10 minutes of working on DaVinci essay.

Math: Remembering 7-5

Science 2:  Bacteria mini-book due Thursday. Louis Pasteur video/sentences on Edmodo due Thursday. Bring a piece of bread in a ziploc sandwich baggie to class on Thursday. Click on the "keyboard" by the Search on the Edmodo page to find the apps. Experiment with the Pixton app to get familiar with it for an upcoming science project.

Space Camp: Read your Space Camp Mission at Midnight Rescue website.

Social Studies: "Black Death/Bacteria" video and sentence on Edmodo due Friday morning. 4-13
"Night At The Museum" assignment is due May 18, 2012. Read the next post. Find all of the requirements on Edmodo.

Manga High: You have some specific Prodigi lessons and games to complete for science/math. They are the following:

1. Recognize Measurement is Approximate  past due
2. Record Measurements  due tomorrow
3. Metric Units  due tomorrow
4. Bar Charts
5. Interpret Events Over Time 
6. Use Line Graphs
7. Use Pie Charts
8. Recognize Misleading Data
9. Interpret Raw Data 

Complete the LESSON before playing the game. You MUST earn a Bronze medal to pass off this assignment! Repeat each lesson/game until you have earned a Bronze medal.  Look at the solutions to the problems that you miss. Use the hints. Learn from your mistakes and improve your score.

The due dates are on Edmodo for each Manga activity.

Keyboarding:  Practice keyboarding on Edutype five minutes each day. You should have 135 total minutes by Monday.

"Night At The Museum"

"Night At The Museum"  

Creative Pursuits/Gifted and Talented Cooperative Learning Problem Solving


 





Top 5 Museums in Washington, D.C.














Problem (Product):  An individual or team of students of no more than four (4) students will create a museum to showcase a topic in the 6th grade core curriculum for Social Studies.

Topics:  Ancient World Civilizations (Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, Indus River Valley, Maya, Aztec, Inca, Greece, Rome, Celts, Vikings, Ancient People of Japan, Ancient People of Africa), Middle Ages, Renaissance, 20th Century)

Product is Due May 18, 2012 and is worth 250 points.
Forty (40) points will be subtracted from the project score for each day that it is late. 

Helpful Resources

Need Help w/Knowing About Primary Sources? 

Library of Congress 

National Museum of American History 

Museum of Science and Industry 

Exploratorium 

Smithsonian 

British Museum

History of the World w/100 objects

All Requirements are found on Edmodo 
in the Social Studies group. (Students were also given a copy of all of the requirements.)

This is a STUDENT project. (Parents may help with hot glue guns, knives, transportation, etc. but the product must be the work of the student (s).) Please use recycled materials for this project and do not purchase expensive items. This is a CREATIVITY CHALLENGE. Students are challenged to be creative with paper, cardboard, clay, stones, sticks, fabric scraps, and other materials found at home or at school.

April 10, 2012

Homework:

Read 20 minutes and record your time.
Planner signed

Reading:  Leonardo DaVinci  due to correct tomorrow.

Language Arts:  Work on your essay for 10 minutes.

Keyboarding:  Practice five (5) minutes each night or 20 minutes this week. You should have a total of 135 minutes before next Monday.

Math:  Homework 7-5


Space Camp: Read your Space Camp Mission at Midnight Rescue website.

Science:  Bacteria mini-book due Thursday. Louis Pasteur video/sentences on Edmodo due Thursday. Click on the "keyboard" by the Search on the Edmodo page to find the apps. Experiment with the Pixton app to get familiar with it for an upcoming science project.

Social Studies:  "Black Death/Bacteria" video and sentence on Edmodo due Friday morning. 4-13

Manga High: You have some specific Prodigi lessons and games to complete for science. They are the following:

1. Recognize Measurement is Approximate
2. Record Measurements
3. Metric Units
4. Bar Charts
5. Interpret Events Over Time

Complete the LESSON before playing the game. You MUST earn a Bronze medal to pass off this assignment! Repeat each lesson/game until you have earned a Bronze medal.  Look at the solutions to the problems that you miss. Use the hints. Learn from your mistakes and improve your score.

The due dates are on Edmodo for each Manga activity.

April 4, 2012

Have a Fantastic Spring Break!

Homework:
Read 20 minutes and record your time.
Planner signed
RC card signed and returned Tuesday, April 10.

Make sure to get credit for all of your art assignments on Edmodo by typing, "DONE" in the assignment box.

Language Arts:  Leonardo Da Vinci Essay due Monday morning, April 16.  Students may work on their essays during Spring Break.
 

April 3, 2012 Chivalry Day!

 Chivalry Day (Check the blog later for pictures.)

Homework:

Read 20 minutes and record your time.
Planner signed

Reading: Kids Discover Leonardo DaVinci questions due to correct on Wednesday, April 11. 

Language Arts:  Work 10 min on your essay on My Access

Keyboarding:  You should have a total of 115 minutes by next Monday. (15 minutes for this week)

Math:  Math for Today #32

Science:  No assignment.

Science 2:  No new assignment. Make sure that you are caught up with all of your work.

Social Studies:  No new assignment. Make sure that you are caught up with all of your work.

Mangahigh: You have some specific Prodigi lessons and games to complete for science. They are the following:

1. Recognize Measurement is Approximate
2. Record Measurements
3. Metric Units
4. Bar Charts
5. Interpret Events Over Time

Complete the LESSON before playing the game. You MUST earn a Bronze medal to pass off this assignment! Repeat each lesson/game until you have earned a Bronze medal.  Look at the solutions to the problems that you miss. Use the hints. Learn from your mistakes and improve your score.

6th Grade Music

April 2, 2012

News of a longer school day and school on Saturday was an April Fool's Joke! The students that were in on the joke did a GREAT job of convincing their peers that it was a real announcement. Happy April Fool's Day--belated!

Homework:

Chivalry Day Tomorrow: Best Dress!

Read 20 minutes and record your time.
Planner signed

Reading:  Read

Language Arts:  DOL 6-7 due 2-3

Math:  Finish page 282 in the workbook.

Science:  Misconception sentences are due tomorrow.  Be sure and make each sentence into a true sentence.

 FUN FACT
Did you know that a full moon can happen twice in one month? When this happens, the second full moon of the month is called a Blue Moon!

Science 2: If you were absent today, ask a friend how to make a mini-book for bacteria. Make sure that you've read, "Bacteria" pgs. 18, 20, 21, and 22. Underline important information. Go to Edmodo to get credit for this assignment.

Social Studies:  Bring a twig for your tapestry. Make sure that you've typed, "DONE' in Edmodo for the art projects so that you'll get credit.

Manga High:  You have some specific Prodigi lessons and games to complete for science. They are the following:

1. Recognize Measurement is Approximate
2. Record Measurements
3. Metric Units
4. Bar Charts
5. Interpret Events Over Time

Complete the LESSON before playing the game. You MUST earn a Bronze medal to pass off this assignment! Repeat each lesson/game until you have earned a Bronze medal.  Look at the solutions to the problems that you miss. Use the hints. Learn from your mistakes and improve your score.

Keyboarding: Type 5 minutes each night or 25 minutes each week. This week you will need 15 minutes before next Tuesday.