*Three-ringed binder (for language arts only)
*Home learning/communications folder (provided by teacher)
*Pens (blue or black ink only) and pencils
*Correction pen (any color except blue or black)
*Dividers
*Notebook paper
*Index Cards
*Highlighter
*Small pencil sharpener with catcher for shavings
*Pocket dictionary and thesaurus
*Personal reading selection (minimum length: 100 pages for standard classes and 150 pages for advanced classes)
*A positive attitude to achieve academic success
**CORRECTION FLUID, CORRECTION PAPER, AND CORRECTION TAPE ARE NOT PERMITTED
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
HOW TO PREPARE FOR YOUR NOTEBOOK and READNG LOG CHECK
*The student must have a notebook exclusively for language arts(folders are unacceptable)
*The notebook must be arranged and labeled in the following 5 sections: Daily Challenge, Word(s) of the Day, Journal (with a table of contents organizer), Home Learning, and Notes and Activities
*The student's notebook must have evidence of completed warm-ups, formatted notes and activities, and home learning assignments
*All work must have the appropriate classroom heading. A notebook paper that has several entries must show the date for each entry
*Reading logs must show evidence of daily entries varified (signed) by the parent/guardian or teacher
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
HOME LEARNING IS GIVEN NIGHTLY AND LISTED BELOW
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
August 20th - August 22nd
1. Parents please read, sign, and return all forms
2. Purchase language arts supplies
3. Students must bring in their parent/guardian home learning assignment: "In a Million Words or Less...."
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
August 25th - August 27th
1. Students will oversee their parent/guardian home learning assignment: "In a Million Words....".
2. Have your classroom contract signed; purchase your class materials.
3. There will be a quiz on the classroom rules and procedures in the very near future.
4. Organize your binder with five dividers labeled: Daily Challenge, Word(s) of the Day, Journal, Home Learning and Notes/Activities.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
August 28th - August 29th
1. Start meeting your reading criteria goals. Standard classes must read a novel with a minimum of 100 pages, and advanced classes must read a novel with a minimum of 150 pages (please refer to the parent letter). NO GRAPHIC NOVELS ALLOWED!
2. All contracts and parent home learning are due September 3rd.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
September 2nd - September 3rd
1. Learning the Textbook (handout)
2. Bring a number two pencil to class daily.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
September 4th - September 5th
1. Continue silent reading at home. Record your reading time on your reading log sheet.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
September 8th - September 9th
1. Grammar and Language Workbook pages: 47-48 (carefully rip the page out and bring it to class)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
September 10th - September 11th
1. Publish your sensory writing draft that we began in class. The letter "I" is always capitalized when used as a pronoun. Please have someone at home proofread your writing.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
September 12 - September 15th
1. FCAT Explorer Passage #1 "Back on Track": read the passage, answer the questions, and print your results. Due dates: September 19th-->Periods 1,3, & 5
September 22-->Periods 2,4, & 6
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
September 16th - 17th
1. FCAT Explorer Passage #1 "Back on Track": read the passage, answer the questions, and print your results. Due dates: September 19th-->Periods 1,3, & 5
September 22-->Periods 2,4, & 6
2. "Knoxville" Template
3. Grammar and Language Workbook pages 49-50 (Imperative and Exclamatory Sentences)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
September 18th - 19th
1. FCAT Explorer Passage #2 "An Outdoor Classroom: The Lincoln School Garden": read the passage, answer the questions, and print your results. Due dates: September 25th-->Periods 1,3, & 5 September 26th--> Periods 2, 4, & 6
2. Have your reading contract signed and returned.
3. Accelerated Reader quiz #1 due October 2nd and October 3rd. Please print out the quiz results.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
September 22nd - 23rd
1. Prepare for a notebook check and a reading log check (see instructions above).
2. FCAT Explorer Passage #2 "An Outdoor Classroom: The Lincoln School Garden": read the passage, answer the questions, and print your results. Due dates: September 25th-->Periods 1,3, & 5 September 26th--> Periods 2, 4, & 6
3. Have your reading contract signed and returned.
4. Accelerated Reader quiz #1 due October 2nd and October 3rd. Please print out the quiz results.
!!!!PERIOD 2 ONLY!!!!
Types of Sentences (practice handout)
*******************************************************
September 24th - 25th
1. Grammar and Language Workbook pages 51 - 52.
2. FCAT Explorer Passage #2 "An Outdoor Classroom: The Lincoln School Garden": read the passage, answer the questions, and print your results. Due dates: September 25th-->Periods 1,3, & 5 September 26th--> Periods 2, 4, & 6
3. Accelerated Reader quiz #1 due:
October 2nd-->Periods 1,3, & 5 and October 3rd-->Periods 2,4, & 6. Please print out the quiz results.
*******************************************************
September 26th & 29th
1. "A Real 'Hobbit'" reading passage/questions
2. FCAT Explorer Passage #3: read the passage, answer the questions, and print your results. Due dates: October 2nd-->Periods 1,3, & 5 October 3rd-->Periods 2,4, & 6
3. Accelerated Reader quiz #1 due:
October 2nd-->Periods 1,3, & 5 and October 3rd-->Periods 2,4, & 6. Please print out the quiz results.
*******************************************************
October 1st and October 2nd
1. Grammar and Language Workbook pages 53-54.
2. Story Box (BookIt!) due: October 30th-31st
3. FCAT Passage #4: "The Responsibility of Pet Ownership" due dates: October 10th and October 11th.
4. If you have language arts on Friday, October 3rd, bring your FCAT Preparation and Practice Workbook!
*******************************************************
October 3rd
1. Your second Accelerated Reader Practice Quiz is due on October 30th and October 31st.
2. Story Box (BookIt!) due: October 30th-31st
3. FCAT Passage #4: "The Responsibility of Pet Ownership" due dates: October 10th and October 11th.
*******************************************************
October 6 - 7
1. Language of Literature textbook pages: FCAT 15 - FCAT 18 "When Money Grew on Trees". Write the question, skip a line, and write the correct sentence that answers the question.
2. Story Box (BookIt!) due: October 30th-31st
3. FCAT Passage #4: "The Responsibility of Pet Ownership" due dates: October 10th and October 11th.
4. Accelerated Reader Quiz #2 Due October 30th-31st.
5. Bring your FCAT Prep workbook Friday (even classes only)
*******************************************************
October 8th-9th
1. Grammar and Language Workbook pages 311-312
2. FCAT Passage #5: 6th Graders in Outer Space due Thursday, October 16th 2, 4, & 6 and Friday, October 17th 1, 3, & 5
3. Story Box (BookIt!) due: October 30th-31st
4. Bring your FCAT Prep workbook Friday (even classes only)
5. Accelerated Reader Quiz #2 Due October 30th-31st.
*******************************************************
October 10th, 2008
1. FCAT Passage #5: 6th Graders in Outer Space due Thursday, October 16th 2, 4, & 6 and Friday, October 17th 1, 3, & 5
2. Story Box (BookIt!) due: October 30th-31st
3. Accelerated Reader Quiz #2 Due October 30th-31st.
*******************************************************
October 13th - October 14th
1. FCAT Passage #5: 6th Graders in Outer Space due Thursday, October 16th 2, 4, & 6 and Friday, October 17th 1, 3, & 5
2. Story Box (BookIt!) due: October 30th-31st
3. Accelerated Reader Quiz #2 Due October 30th-31st.
*******************************************************
October 15th - October 16th
1. Language of Literature textbook page 273 Vocabulary 1 - 5. Write the complete sentence and the complete answer with the corresponding letter.
2. FCAT Passage #5: 6th Graders in Outer Space due Thursday, October 16th 2, 4, & 6 and Friday, October 17th 1, 3, & 5
3. Story Box (BookIt!) due: October 30th-31st
4. Accelerated Reader Quiz #2 Due October 30th-31st.
5. Please make sure that your Word(s) of the Day are updated so that you can study for a vocabulary quiz next week.
*******************************************************
October 17th
1. FCAT Passage #6: "The River Snake" due Thursday, October 30th 5, 1, 3 and Friday, October 31st 6 and 4
2. Story Box (BookIt!) due: October 30th-31st
3. Accelerated Reader Quiz #2 Due October 30th-31st.
4. Update your Word(s) of the Day so that you can study for a quiz next week.
*******************************************************
October 20th - 21st
1. Grammar and Language Workbook pages 57-58 (fragments).
2. FCAT Passage #6: "The River Snake" due Thursday, October 30th 5, 1, 3 and Friday, October 31st 6 and 4
3. Story Box (BookIt!) due: October 30th-31st
4. Accelerated Reader Quiz #2 Due October 30th-31st.
*******************************************************
October 22nd - October 23rd
1. FCAT Passage #6: "The River Snake" due Thursday, October 30th 5, 1, 3 and Friday, October 31st 6 and 4
2. Story Box (BookIt!) due: October 30th-31st
3. Accelerated Reader Quiz #2 Due October 30th-31st.
*******************************************************
OCTOBER 23RD ENDS THE FIRST GRADING PERIOD; REPORT CARDS WILL BE ISSUED WITHIN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.
*******************************************************
October 27th-29th
1. FCAT Passage #6: "The River Snake" due Thursday, October 30th 5, 1, 3 and Friday, October 31st 6 and 4
2. Story Box (BookIt!) due: October 30th-31st
3. Accelerated Reader Quiz #2 Due October 30th-31st
4. Fiction Book Report (worth seven grades) due November 21st
*******************************************************
October 30th-31st
1. "Carving Old Jack" -->Use selective numbering and underlining when responding to the questions.
2. Fiction Book Report (worth seven grades) due November 21st
*******************************************************
November 3rd and November 5th
1. Capitalization Car-please write your answers in complete sentences.
2. FCAT Explorer Passage #7:"Emily's Story: On the Prairie"
3. Fiction Book Report (worth seven grades) due November 21st
*******************************************************
November 6th - 7th
1. Review your letter with your parent/guardian, sign in the appropriate places, and return it for a home learning grade of "A".
2. FCAT Explorer Passage #7: "Emily's Story: On the Prairie" (due next class) and FCAT Explorer Passage #8: "Dim the Wombat and Barmy the Bandicoot: Neighbors" (due November 14th)
3. Fiction Book Report (worth seven grades) due November 21st along with an Accelerated Reader Quiz.
*******************************************************
November 10th & November 12th
1. Review your letter with your parent/guardian, sign in the appropriate places, and return it for a home learning grade of "A". Letters are due next class.
2. FCAT Preparation and Practice workbook pages 35-36 (questions: 14-17) and pages 58-59 (questions 37-40). This is the skinny yellowish workbook that we bring to class on Fridays. Please DON'T rip out the pages; bring your workbook to the next class.
3. FCAT Explorer Passage #7: "Emily's Story: On the Prairie" (due next class) and FCAT Explorer Passage #8: "Dim the Wombat and Barmy the Bandicoot: Neighbors" (due November 14th)
4. Fiction Book Report (worth seven grades)and an Accelerated Reader quiz are due November 21st.
*******************************************************
November 13th-14th
1. Grammar and Language Workbook pages 269-270: Context Clues (complete both pages, rip the page out carefully, and bring it back for your next class).
2. Context Clues Practice (worksheet)
3. FCAT Explorer Passage #9: "The Arnum Cove Mystery" (due November 21st)
4. Fiction Book Report (worth seven grades) and an Accelerated Reader Quiz are due November 21st.
*******************************************************
November 17th - 18th
1. FCAT Preparation and Practice Workbook page 50 (41-44)
2. Main Idea (handout)
3. FCAT Explorer Passage #9: "The Arnum Cove Mystery" (due November 21st)
4. Fiction Book Report (worth seven grades) and an Accelerated Reader Quiz are due November 21st.
*******************************************************
November 19th - 20th
1. Understanding Organization: Passages 4 & 10 (handout)
2. FCAT Explorer Passage #9: "The Arnum Cove Mystery" (due November 21st)
3. Fiction Book Report (worth seven grades) and an Accelerated Reader quiz are due: November 21st for periods 1,3, and 5; November 24th for periods 4 and 6
*******************************************************
November 21st and November 24th
1. Grammar and Language Workbook: Unit 1 Review-pages 61-62 (this is considered a take-home quiz).
*******************************************************
November 26th, 2008
Period 4 ONLY: Understanding Organization: Passages 4 & 10 (handout)
HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL OF THE RHMS FAMILIES!!!!
*******************************************************
December 1st - 2nd
1. Using creativity, design a family tree that incorporates your relatives dating back as far as you can go in history. Ask your family members (great grandparents, aunts, cousins, etc.) for assistance.
2. FCAT Passage #10: "Lefties" due on December 5th
*******************************************************
December 3rd - December 4th
1. Grammar and Language Workbook pages 63-64.
2. FCAT Passage #10: "Lefties" due on December 5th
3. Notebook Check->next class meeting
4. BookIt! Report Storyboard and December Accelerated Reader Quiz
*******************************************************
December 5th
1. FCAT Passage #11: "Saving Frogs Helps Humans, Too" due on December 12th
3. Notebook Check->next class meeting
4. BookIt! Report Storyboard and December Accelerated Reader Quiz due dates: Periods 3,5, & 1 ->December 15 Periods 4 & 6 ->December 16
Essay Examinations:
Monday, December 8, 2008 Periods 4 & 2
Tuesday, December 9, 2008 Periods 5 & 3
Wednesday, December 10, 2008 Period 6
Thursday, December 11, 2008 Period 1
Objective Examinations:
Wednesday, January 7, 2009 Periods 4 & 2
Thursday, January 8, 2009 Periods 5 & 3
Friday, January 9, 2009 Period 6
Monday, January 12, 2009 Period 1
STUDY GUIDES ARE TO BE COMPLETED AND RETURNED ON THE DAY OF YOUR OBJECTIVE EXAM.
Education Gateways makes no warranty for SchoolNotes.com.
Information on this site is generated by the users. The views
expressed are not necessarily those of Education Gateways or its members, and
Education Gateways is not responsible for user's conduct on SchoolNotes.com.
