Wednesday, December 21, 2011

December 21, 2011

Homework:

Read 20 minutes and record your time.
Planner signed.
Students may bring traditional Santa hats and sunglasses for the program on Thursday. 

The teachers have gifts for all sixth grade students, which we will be handing out on Friday.  If your child is not going to be at school on Friday, please send a note or email to your child's homebase teacher, and your child can be given his/her present early, but ONLY with a note from a parent.

Reading:  No homework.

Language Arts: No homework

Math: Workbook pages 139-140 due 12/22.

Science:  Continue working on Science Fair projects and moon phases. 

Social Studies:  QUIZ Thursday! Go to edmodo  to see today's assignment and details about the quiz.

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

December 20, 2011

 Christmas Concert for Parents on Thursday, December 22!
1:30 PM in the auditorium

Homework:

Read 20 minutes and record your time.
Planner signed.
Students may bring traditional Santa hats and sunglasses for the program on Thursday. 

The teachers have gifts for all sixth grade students, which we will be handing out on Friday.  If your child is not going to be at school on Friday, please send a note or email to your child's homebase teacher, and your child can be given his/her present early, but ONLY with a note from a parent.

Reading:  No homework.

Language Arts: Preposition Quiz #5 tomorrow, December 21.  Students should have ALL prepositions memorized for the quiz.  The essay, "A Manned Mission To Mars," is due on Wednesday, December 21.  Also, students will need to hand in their pink essay outline on Wednesday.

Math: Workbook pages 134-136 due 12/21.

Science:  Finished Sound Science Court.  Mrs. Boehme found a stack of uncorrected papers in a corrected stack!  They are the Sound Vocabulary.  Please check Skyward after 4:00 to see if you child is missing this assignment.  If so, please complete the following words with definition and an example and turn in as soon as possible.  Watch the video below.  This is a great example of PITCH.

Sound vocabulary:  absorption, amplitude, frequency, medium, pitch, sound, vibration, wavelength

Social Studies:  QUIZ Thursday! Go to edmodo  to see today's assignment and details about the quiz.




Monday, December 19, 2011

December 19, 2011

Homework:

Read 20 minutes and record your time.
Planner signed.

Reading:  No homework.

Language Arts:  Preposition Quiz #5 on Wednesday, December 21.  Memorize ALL of the prepositions on your list.  The essay "A Manned Mission To Mars" is due Wednesday, December 21.  Also, the pink essay outline that students have been using with their essay is due on December 21.


Math:  3-15 worksheet due 12/20. 

Science:   Work on your science fair research.  Started Sound Science Court in class.

Soc. Studies:  Worked on map in class.  Go to www.edmodo.com to practice learning the European countries and to find an enlarged map of the Kosovo area. Once you know where Kosovo is, draw it on your map and color in the whole region as instructed.

Friday, December 16, 2011

December 16, 2011


Homework:

Read 20 minutes and record your time.
Planner signed
RC card signed and returned Monday, December 19.

Reading:  No homework
Language Arts:  Study your prepositions and work on your essays.
Math:  Math worksheet 7-5 due Monday.
Science:   Work on your science fair research.
Soc. Studies:  Writing assignment on www.edmodo.com due before 10:00 pm tonight.  Make sure to write a complete paragraph which is 5-7 sentences.

Thursday, December 15, 2011

December 15, 2011

Homework:

Read 20 minutes and record your minutes.
Planner signed.

Reading:  No homework.
Language Arts:  Work on your essay and study your prepositions.
Math:  Worksheet: Multiplying Fractions 7-3
Science: Homework for the next three weeks is to watch the moon cycles and draw them each night. Also, wait for a clear night or morning and find the Big Dipper, Polaris, and two constellations. This assignment is due January 5th.
Don't forget to work on your resources for your science fair project. Due next Wednesday is at least one source in your bibliography with notes. Have fun!
Soc. Studies: Writing assignment on www.edmodo.com

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

December 14, 2011

Homework:  

Read 20 minutes and record your minutes.
Planner signed

Reading:  No homework!

Language Arts:  Preposition Quiz #5 on December 21.  Memorize ALL of the prepositions on your list.  "A Manned Mission To Mars" essay due Monday, December 19.  My Access.com will be open this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (December 16-18) for students to make their final corrections before December 19.
Math:  Worksheet 3-11 due to correct 12/15.
Science:  Write at least one source and notes.in your science fair project notebook.  Write the source in your bibliography.  Due Wednesday, December 21.  Write more sources and notes as you do your research about your topic.
Soc. Studies: Test tomorrow! Study your Egyptian study guide. Study the spelling and vocabulary words. Watch the study videos on edmodo. Good luck! If you've been listening in class, you'll do a great job!
Answer the question: What are some similarities and differences between the four ancient river valley civilizations? Think about the acronym G.R.A.P.E.S. (geography, religion, achievements, politics, economy, social structures)
Soc. Studies Vocabulary/Spelling Words to Know:
delta, economy, hieroglyphics, agriculture, silt, scribe, dynasty, irrigation, civilization, pyramid, papyrus, empire, pharaoh, embalm, natron, artifact, social pyramid, cataract, mummification, Egyptians, ancient Egypt
Thank you for checking the blog.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

December 13, 2011




Check Skyward for updated grades.


Homework:

Read 20 minutes and record your time.








Reading:  The red book is not needed until January.

Language Arts:  Preposition Quiz #5 on December 21.  Memorize ALL of the prepositions on your list.  "A Manned Mission To Mars" essay due Monday, December 19.  My Access.com will be open this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (December 16-18) for students to make their final corrections before December 19.

Keyboarding:  Practice keyboarding for 10-15 minutes.  Click Here to Practice
Math:  pg. 119-120
Science: Write three complete sentences about something that you learned from today's reading.
Soc. Studies:  Study for the Ancient Civilizations Test on Thursday. Take one or more practice tests on edmodo
Thank you for checking the blog. You will want to make sure that you check here tomorrow after school. There will be some helps here for your final Ancient Civilizations Test. Shhhhh Don't tell everyone else!