June 14th 6th Grade Showcase!
Get it on your calendar now! Come see some amazing 6th grade projects! This will be an open house event from 11:30-12:30. Hope to see you there!
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ELA CAT (Reading Comprehension)
Monday, May 14th Tuesday, May 15th Wednesday, May 16th ELA PT (Writing) Tuesday, May 22nd Wednesday, May 23rd Thursday, May 24th Friday, May 25th **We will coordinate with your child if he/she is absent any day and/or need more time.** You need to: · Get a great night's sleep. · Charge your Chrome Book every night. **Remember to charge on SUNDAYS for MONDAYS!** · Eat a good breakfast. · Focus on showing off what you can do academically in reading and writing. · Be confident. · Take your time. · Bring healthy, non-nut snacks. · Have a book handy. · Bring your own ear buds, or you will be given headphones. · Remember, no backpacks or electronic devices will be allowed in the room. · If you have glasses or contacts for reading, please wear them. · Mints? Gum? Special object? Water? This update is long overdue! Sorry about that!
Integrated co-teaching of Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies is in full swing and we are about to wrap up our first research project about taking our learning outside, on campus, and learn there-anywhere! With this integration, Ms. Becker's webpage and mine are still our own. We have been directing all our students to use her webpage and their Google Classroom to stay up to date in class. Please check them out as well! :) Please:
Vote with your magnet. Agenda: -creating your learning space -Let's Take This Outside (when it's not sunny/dry) -Let's Take This Outside: Guiding Project Question -Core Names (1 adjective, 1 object found in nature) Homework: Check Skyward and finish/turn in any late or missing work. Please:
Vote with your magnet. Read the schedule for today (on the side board). Stack chairs in the front of the room (4 high). Move tables to the perimeter. Agenda: -Let's Take this Outside! -Journal Write about Outside -Team discussion about Outside Homework: Check Skyward and finish/turn in any late or missing work. Please:
Vote with your magnet. Sit with a wingmate-choose wisely. :) CORE 1: -C-E-R data tracking sheet and C-E-R #s 1, 2, 3, 4 -TSB book Core 2 and Core 3: -LA Spiral open to color-coded PLOT diagram Agenda: Core 1: C-E-R data and finishing TSB! Core 2 and 3: PLOT analysis Homework: Have a super Spring Break! Finish and turn in any late or missing work when you're back in April. Please:
Vote with your magnet. Sit with your Novel Group. Have: -C-E-R data tracking sheet and C-E-R #s 1, 2, 3, 4 -LA Spiral open to PLOT and Theme guiding questions. -TSB book -Novel Group book Agenda: 1) C-E-R #5 and #6 returned! 2) C-E-R data tracking completed! (mode and/or mean scores) 3) Novel Group Plot Diagram 4) TSB Plot Diagram Homework: Finish and turn in any late or missing work. Please:
Vote with your magnet. Sit with your Roots Troupe. :) Have: -Roots Troupe Rubrics (collaboration and performance) -any props you need to perform -1 charged chromebook per troupe Agenda: 1) Roots Performance: a) Score yourselves on the collaboration rubric and the performance rubric. b) Practice your song 1 more time. c) Performance time! Homework: Finish and turn in any late or missing work. Please:
Vote with your magnet. Sit with your Roots Troupe. :) Have: -lined paper, C-E-R rubric, TSB book -Roots Performance Pack: Rough Draft of lyrics DUE NOW! Troupe Leaders: Come show me this. -LA Spiral opened to your 'most proud TSB practice page'. Agenda: 1) Roots Performance: 40 minutes to practice for tomorrow's presentation. 2) C-E-R #6 (The Final One!) By the end of Touching Spirit Bear, Cole is a dynamic/changed character. Homework: Practice the lyrics and choreography for the Roots performance tomorrow. Please:
Vote with your magnet. Sit with your Roots Troupe. :) Turn in your: a) WNB with completed Novel Group Assignments b) Novel Group Book c) March Writing BINGO Agenda: 1) TURN IN THE 3 ASSIGNMENTS/BOOKS FROM ABOVE. 2) Roots Performance Work Time: a) collaboration and performance rubrics b) Share your roots/affixes. Find the 10 common ones for your song rewrite. c) the written rewriting plan (Who is doing what?) d) Divide all words in the original song into syllables. e) Rewrite the lyrics. DUE AT THE END OF CLASS/BEGINNING OF CLASS TOMORROW Homework: Practice the lyrics and choreography (?) for the performance Wednesday. |
Announcements:
~Scholastic Book Fair in the LMC December 4-8! ~Picture Retake Tues. 10/24 ~Unity Day! Wednesday 10/25: Wear Orange ~October Book Orders due Monday, Oct. 16th. ~6th Grade Curriculum Night is Monday, Oct. 9th ~Picture Day is Tuesday, September 19th ~September book orders due Friday, 9/15-order online or in person. ~Victoria Jamieson (author of Roller Girl!) @ Green Bean Books on Alberta St. in Portland! Sunday, September 10th at 1pm. Come hear her read from her new graphic novel! See you there! :) ~6th Grade Open House 4:30-6:00 Wednesday, August 30th! ~1st Day of School is Tuesday, September 5th! |
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