WAVE:
Blood drive forms due Friday
Trimester 1 vocabulary post-test on Friday (not counted as a grade but will be extra credit in Lang. Arts for those who score well) Scroll down for list of words. A final list was given in class and an ongoing list should be in the WAVE spiral
SS:
1.) Chapter 3; section 3 quiz tomorrow / also know the importance of the following people: Sargon, Ur Nammu, Hammurabi
2.) Circle graph (classwork) due Friday
LA:
1.) Final draft of essay due tomorrow (be sure to use the checklist given)
2.) Reading Record and Mountain Lang. due Fri. (words will be posted tomorrow)
3.) Spelling sheet due Monday.
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Homework for Tuesday, Dec. 2
Homework:
• Blood drive sign-off sheet due Friday
LA:
1.) Final draft of essay due Thur.
2.) RR and Mt. Lang. due Fri.
SS:
1.) Chapter 3: Section 3 quiz Thur. – study
2.) Know importance of : Sargon, Ur-Nammu,
Hammurabi
WAVE vocabulary post-test Thursday
(this does not count as a grade, but will count as extra credit for students who score well)
WAVE vocab. 1st trimester
1. indifferent
2. bolster
3. revere
4. cringe
5. candor
6. tentative
7. reticent
8. tenuous
9. enigma
10. renown
11. apathy
12. blatant
13. aesthetic
14. obscure
15. ascetic
16. ponderous
17. autonomy
18. bristle
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Social Studies:
Finish classwork - "Evolution of Writing" chart (on the blue strip of paper)
Language Arts:
none
Have a great weekend!
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Homework for Monday, Nov. 10
SS: Sumerians invention notes/chart due Wed.
(No Geography this week)
LA: Mountain Lang. and Reading Record due Fri.
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Homework for Wed. Nov. 5
* If interested -Book orders are due Friday
Social Studies:
- Irrigation diagram due tomorrow
- Geo. due Friday
Lang. Arts:
- Spelling page 89 - Exercise A & B due tomorrow
- Reading Record and Mountain Language due Friday
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Homework for Tuesday, Nov. 4
Social Studies:
Geo - due Friday
Lang. Arts:
Reading Record and Mountain Language due Friday
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Homework for Monday, Nov. 3
Social Studies:
Quiz tomorrow on sections 1 & 2 of chapter 2
Geo. due Friday
Lang. Arts:
Reading Record & Mt. Lang. due Friday
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Homework for Thursday, Oct. 30
Social Studies:
Quiz on chapter 2 (except the lesson on the Mayas) on Tuesday
Lang. Arts:
Read toward next Reading Record - due next Friday
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Homework for Tuesday, Oct. 28
Social Studies:
1.) Finish "Critical Thinking Question D" - designing the defense plan for your city
2.) Geo. due Thur.
Lang. Arts:
1.) Spelling sheet - front page only. Then, on a sheet of lined paper, choose 10 of the words to write in sentences leaving a blank spot for your word choice. Create an answer key on the back of your sheet.
2.) Mountain Language due Thur.
3.) Reading Record for this week won't be checked...still complete it, but the sheet will be collected next Friday.
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Homework for Monday Oct. 27
Happy day for YOU!
No homework except to read toward your new reading record this week. Vocabulary quiz scheduled for today will be tomorrow.Words are from the stories - "President Cleveland, Where are You?" and "Scout's Honor" - words and definitions are in the Literature textbook.
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Homework for Fri. Oct. 24th
- a confusing week with students out for Ocean Safety Day. Students should know what they need to complete. - All assignments are due Monday.
Mountain Language ( This is intended to be classwork and may not always be posted on Schoolnotes.)
1.) farmer
2.) child
3.) we have
4.) boulevard
5.) tonight
6.) misleading
7.) problem of the man
8.) spectacular canyon (plain, ordinary, sensational)
9.) The black dog hurt his leg.
10.) engage-enjoy ( energy, enlist, engine)
11.) teacher is to student: as coach is to ____
12.) alphabet
13.) there mother is planting flowers at Monroe park
14.) Houston is in Texas.
15.) pardon, capacity, jewel
16.) boy: ( the ‘oy’ is underlined) – fuel, claw, coin
17.) baseball, bingo, football, basketball
18.) beater, beauty, beat, beau,
19.) obedient: docile, rebellious, dutiful,
20.) words associated with the ocean
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Homework for Thur. Oct. 23
(same as yesterday)
I will be at Ocean Safety Day tomorrow. Please do not turn work in with the substitute teacher. I'll collect all assignments on Monday.
Social Studies:
Advertisement due Thur.
Geo. due Fri.
Lang. Arts:
Reading Record and Mountain Language due Fri.
Literature sheet due tomorrow
Review vocab words from "Scout's Honor" and "President Cleveland, Where are You?" - quiz next week
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Homework for Tuesday, Oct. 21
(same as Monday)
ALSO-
Language Arts Per. 5 - Finish Literature sheet for "Cricket in the Road"
Social Studies:
"Neolithic Advertisement" due Thur.
Geo. due Friday
Language Arts:
Reading Record and Mt. Language due Fri.
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Friday, Oct. 17
No homework - other than for Language Arts...read toward next week's reading record.
Students who were at Ocean Safety Day today need to be responsible for turning in the assignments that were due today.
Have a great weekend!
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Homework for Thur., Oct. 16
Social Studies:
Geography due tomorrow
Lang. Arts:
Literature worksheet
Mountain Language and Reading Record
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Mountain Language:
1. texas
2. ox
3. will not
4. hospital
5. overdue
6. replaceable
7. painting done by Joe
8. shrewd man ( wise, silly, mean)
9. James paid the electric bill.
10. fall - false ( faith, fallow, familiar)
11. seaweed is to ocean: as cactus is to ______
12. detective
13. Mr. long our coach dont ran good
14. Five people rode in the car.
15. dosn't, absorb, metric
16. handle: (the 'n' is underlined) - among, knife, arm
17. whale, octopus, lion, dolphin
18. scan, scallop, scamp, scalp
19. dispute: agreement, debate, argue
20. places to go
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Homework for Wed., Oct. 15
Social Studies:
- workbook page 15 (textbook pgs. 32-35)
- Geography due Fri.
Language Arts:
- Mountain Language and Reading Record due Friday
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Homework for Tue., Oct. 14
Lang. Arts:
1.) Reading record and Mt. Lang. due Fri.
Social Studies:
1.) map due tomorrow
2.) Geo. due Friday
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Homework for Thur., Oct. 9
Social Studies:
-Chapter 1 test tomorrow - see Wed. homework for more details about what to study
-Geography due tomorrow
Language Arts:
-Reading Record and Mountain Language due tomorrow
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Mountain Language
1. mr. Garcia
2. person
3. I have
4. Tablespoon
5. toothache
6. disagreement
7. the rights of people
8. authentic stone (real pretend, fake)
9. Paul will forget to turn off the oven.
10. hoard-hoist (hole, hobble, history)
11. gas is to car: as wind is to ________
12. magazine
13. I and my cat sally doesn’t like to lay still
14. I am good at math.
15. Sonic, recapsure, percent
16. they (the ey is underlined) : slam, play their
17. gutter, sidewalk, river, curb
18. last, late, later, lash
19. abnormal, : odd, weird natural
20. Musical instruments
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Homework for Wednesday, Oct. 8
Social Studies:
-Chapter 1 test (date changed) - Friday 10/10 - use the "Flashcards" link on this site, notes in your spiral, on-line practice quizzes, and your workbook to study. Be sure to review vocabulary words
-Geography due Friday
Language Arts:
- grammar sheet due tomorrow - write your sentences on a sheet of lined paper and staple it to the original sheet
- Reading Record due Friday
- Mountain Language due Friday (words/phrases will be posted tomorrow)
Social Studies:
1.) Chapter 1 test Thursday (see Flashcards for practice questions -and use the on-line quizzes)
These are practice questions and are not always worded well being that only one line will 'read' per flashcard.
2.) Geography due Friday
Language Arts:
1.) Mountain Language and Reading Record due Fri.
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Homework for Fri. Oct. 3
Have a great weekend!
Language Arts: Read toward next week's reading record.
Social Studies: Chapter 1 test Thur. of next week. Review vocabulary and workbook pages.
- Geography due tomorrow
- do on-line quizzes on p. 20 and 23 of textbook (no need to print them out - just a practice for you)
-short quiz in class tomorrow
Lang. Arts:
- Reading record due tomorrow
- Mountain language due tomorrow - words posted below
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Mountain Language
1.) uncle frank
2.) encyclopedia
3.) he’ll
4.) Representative Moto
5.) crosswalk
6.) disabled
7.) eyesight of the lady
8.) renewable resources (useable, replaceable, extinct)
9.) The monkey opened his cage.
10.) equal-erase (epithet, equip, erosion)
11.) past is to yesterday: as future is to ________
12.) excellent
13.) we have began to exercise at joes gym
14.) The Denver Broncos are great.
15.) journey, recieve, among
16.) both (the “th” is underlined) – thing, the, what
17.) ant, snail, beetle, bee
18.) futile, fuse, fury, fuss
19.) enemy: friend, foe, rival
20.) Disney movies
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Homework for Wednesday, Oct. 1
Social Studies:
1.) workbook page 10
2.) Geography due Friday
Language Arts:
1.) spelling test tomorrow (list of 10 words to study was given)
2.) Mountain Language and Reading Record due Friday (Mountain Language words will be posted on this site tomorrow - this is intended to be classwork)
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Homework for Thur. Sept. 25
Language Arts:
1.) Finish (classwork) Mountain Language - words posted below
2.) Reading Record - this time you must complete the response portion on your own
3.) Finish reading "Ghost of the Lagoon" and complete the Literature page on character conflict
Social Studies:
none
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Mountain Language
1.) dr. wong
2.) women
3.) she would
4.) ante meridiem (before noon)
5.) honeycomb
6.) imperfectness
7.) meeting of our class
8.) reluctant boy ( able, unwilling,scared)
9.) Erin’s favorite sport is soccer.
10.) haul-hawk (hatch, havoc, hazard)
11.) lawyer is to court: as teacher is to ________
12.) recognize
13.) trisha has took me two dinosaur park to times
14.) The book cost a dollar.
15.) oxygen, amung, adopt
16.) pause (the ‘au’ is underlined) – thaw, half, rude
17.) road, gutter, freeway, street
18.) heel, heifer, heed, heir
19.) intelligent: stupid, smart, alert
20.) Things you can drive
Homework for Wednesday, Sept. 24
Language Arts:
1.) Spelling p. 86 (the back of the sheet from yesterday) - you DO NOT need to do exercise "B"
2.) Mountain Language due Friday (words will be posted tomorrow) - this is supposed to be classwork
3.) Reading Record due Friday
Social Studies:
1.) "Trashbag Archaeology" paragraph -due tomorrow - this was started in class and should be completed in your SS spiral notebook
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Homework for Friday, Sept. 19
Lang. Arts: read toward next week's Reading Record
(2 hours of outside reading each week)
Social Studies:
"Trashbag Archaeology" - due Tuesday (change the directions to read... a minimum of 6 pieces of "midden"/trash - not 8 )
Have a great weekend!
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Homework for Thursday, Sept. 18
*Have a parent sign in your Binder Reminder
Social Studies:
"Trashbag Archaeology" due Tuesday - directions were given in class
Language Arts:
Reading Record ( 2 hours of reading - recorded since last Friday ) we will do the written response together tomorrow
Finish Mountain Language - words/phrases listed below
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1.) john glenn jr.
2.) chemical
3.) you have
4.) weight
5.) airborne
6.) dislocation
7.) The home of Mr. Jones
8.) awkward moment (moving, uncomfortable, surprising)
9.) The football team ran onto the field.
10.) swell-swish (swallow, syllable,swing)
11.) raspberry is to bush: as apple is to ________
12.) imagine
13.) sam throwed a orange ball to she
14.) Mars is a planet.
15.) enough, saled, stomach
16.) bush: (the sh is underlined) – chin, lunch, action
17.) orange, grapefruit, peach, lemon
18.) valve, valid, valor, valley
19.) against: with, oppose, versus
20.) Means of travel
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Homework for Wed., Sept. 17
Social Studies:
none :-)
Lang. Arts:
1.) Reading Record ( 2 hours of reading ) due Fri.
2.) Mountain Language due Friday - this is classwork - words will be posted on this site on Thursday.
Lang. Arts:
1.) Finish "Maroo" paragraph (deciding what objects either Maroo or Otak had to leave behind) - due tomorrow
2.) Reading Record ( 2 hours since last Friday ) - we will write the response portion together in class on Friday
3.)Mountain Language (classwork) words will posted on this site on Thursday - due Friday
Have a great day!
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Homework for Monday, Sept. 15
Social Studies:
Finish all 6 of the Archaeologist/Scientist cards. - due tomorrow
Language Arts:
- reading record due Fri. (2 hours of reading by Friday)
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Homework for Thursday, Sept. 11
* Please have a parent sign the bottom of your Binder Reminder (at the end of the column for today)
Social Studies:
- "Archaeologist paragraph" - write 5-8 sentences to explain how you think an archaeologist is like a DETECTIVE. Give specific examples to support your ideas.
Language Arts:
- "Time Capsule" information (sealed in the envelope) due tomorrow.
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Homework for Tuesday, Sept. 9
* For both classes...please complete the parent information sheet and return it by tomorrow.
Social Studies:
no homework - unless you want to find pictures at home for your group collage project
Language Arts:
Finish classmate interview paragraph. This should be in final draft form. (we discussed this in class)It should be proofread, written neatly in ink, or typed. This should be your very best work. Always be proud of what you turn in!
WAVE:
If you haven't already done so, you should have a small journal for Thursday writing. An additional notebook is required for Tuesday/Wednesday assignments. Both of these will be kept in the classroom. I have purchased some notebooks to provide to students who may need them. Please let me know if you need one from me.
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Homework for Monday, Sept. 8
Please read/review the class information sheet that was distributed today.
Social Studies:
1.) Tour Through the Textbook assignment from last week is due tomorrow
2.) Please bring a magazine for "Links to the Past" collage if possible
Language Arts:
none - other than a silent reading book in your backpack.
Have a great day! You are all amazing and I'm so happy to have you as my students this year!
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Welcome to 6th grade - Language Arts / Social Studies
A class supply list / and information letter will be issued on Friday.
Some items to have for next week:
WAVE:
1.) A "commonplace" journal - any sort of small journal / notebook, preferably one that is not just a spiral school type book
2.) a two subject spiral notebook that will be kept in class
Social Studies:
1.) a single subject spiral notebook
2.) glue stick
3.) optional: any old magazines from home that could be used in the making of a collage
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