We are now well into the first week of December! We are working hard and having a great time while covering some exciting and important concepts before we break for the holidays on December 18th.
Next Friday, December 11th, is the due date for our second book report project. On this day, the students will bring their Paper Bag Book Report to school and present in front of the class. This may be a little nerve racking for some, but once they get going, it turns out to be an extremely rewarding experience.
In the next few weeks, we will also be covering the important process of the five paragraph essay. The students will write an essay using the complete writing process, as well as adding additional writing techniques that we have learned. Your students should successfully incorporate colorful adjectives, exciting hooks, and smooth flowing transitions into their essay! Please watch for the rough drafts that will need to be revised, edited, and signed by an adult!!
With the new trimester, we have implemented spelling into the curriculum. The students will take a pretest every Monday. Words that are misspelled will require a short homework and will be due the following Friday along with the post test.
Thanks again for your concern and cooperation in your students education!
Thursday, December 3, 2009
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
October is nearly over...
How did this happen? The end of the 1st trimester is quickly approaching, so all assignments should be handed in by Wednesday, November 4th. The last few assignments are: Book Reports (the materials for this is in my room), Punctuation Packets (if not finished, find a classmate and borrow theirs to get information), and the Elements of Literature Packet (we did this together in class and is probably in a backpack somewhere if the score is not recorded on Power School).
We have been having a good time this week with a creative writing assignment associated with "monsters"! Be sure to ask your student about these and have them share their fun ideas with you!!
The students are doing very well! Keep up the great work!!
We have been having a good time this week with a creative writing assignment associated with "monsters"! Be sure to ask your student about these and have them share their fun ideas with you!!
The students are doing very well! Keep up the great work!!
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Parent Conferences
Hello Parents and Students,
Hope you all received the news that Parent conferences are this week! I was able to meet with many of you last night and hope to see the rest of you tonight. Teachers will be available from 4:30 to 7:30 tonight in the commons area.
Your kids are doing well! We have just completed learning the Parts of Speech and took a quiz on them last Monday. Some students have already taken advantage of Real Time to re take this quiz and receive a better score!
Don't forget that the first book report will be due on the 23rd of October!! There are several students who have already handed them in! Woo Hoo!
Hope you all received the news that Parent conferences are this week! I was able to meet with many of you last night and hope to see the rest of you tonight. Teachers will be available from 4:30 to 7:30 tonight in the commons area.
Your kids are doing well! We have just completed learning the Parts of Speech and took a quiz on them last Monday. Some students have already taken advantage of Real Time to re take this quiz and receive a better score!
Don't forget that the first book report will be due on the 23rd of October!! There are several students who have already handed them in! Woo Hoo!
Monday, September 14, 2009
Hello Parents and Students!
I am having a great time getting to know all these wonderful students with their unique abilities and personalities! We are working hard and having a good time!
We have been reviewing basic sentence structure, as well as different sentence structures and types. Ask your student about these concepts and see if they are able to verbalize the meanings.
Sentence structures:
1. Simple sentence- shares one complete thought.
2. Compound sentence- shares two complete thoughts.
3. Complex sentence- shares two thoughts (one dependent and one independent).
Four Kinds of Sentences:
1. Declarative- Makes a statement (.)
2. Imperative- Gives a command (.)
3. Exclamatory- Shows emotion (!)
4. Interrogative- Asks a question (?)
We have also reviewed many different genres in literature and talked about the first book report that will be due on the 23rd of October. The genres that they may choose from for this report are: Horror, Mystery, or Science Fiction. I will explain the project for this report this week.
Talking with your student daily about what they have learned and discussed will help cement those concepts into their memory.
We have been reviewing basic sentence structure, as well as different sentence structures and types. Ask your student about these concepts and see if they are able to verbalize the meanings.
Sentence structures:
1. Simple sentence- shares one complete thought.
2. Compound sentence- shares two complete thoughts.
3. Complex sentence- shares two thoughts (one dependent and one independent).
Four Kinds of Sentences:
1. Declarative- Makes a statement (.)
2. Imperative- Gives a command (.)
3. Exclamatory- Shows emotion (!)
4. Interrogative- Asks a question (?)
We have also reviewed many different genres in literature and talked about the first book report that will be due on the 23rd of October. The genres that they may choose from for this report are: Horror, Mystery, or Science Fiction. I will explain the project for this report this week.
Talking with your student daily about what they have learned and discussed will help cement those concepts into their memory.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Off to a great start!
Parents, your kids are doing amazingly well and are adjusting nicely to the new schedules and routines of sixth grade! Here are a few things that may help keep them on track and up to date.
1. Thank you notes should be completed and hanged in today. (August 31)
2. Quiz on the six traits of writing- September 1, 09. (a study sheet is in their binders)
3. We are doing sentence practice this week. (Review the five things needed in a sentence)
a. Noun
b. Verb
c. Complete thought
d. Capital
e. Punctuation
4. This week we are also learning the different genres in Literature and discussing the first book report project. Watch for additional information.
5. Bell work. Some kids are loosing points here. This is done at the beginning of every day and cannot be made up. It is checked every Friday. Please stress the importance of being prepared and organized.
6. We have also gone over Editing notes with a worksheet and quiz. Scores are on power school.
Please check your child's grades on power school to see if they are missing any of the above mentioned items.
1. Thank you notes should be completed and hanged in today. (August 31)
2. Quiz on the six traits of writing- September 1, 09. (a study sheet is in their binders)
3. We are doing sentence practice this week. (Review the five things needed in a sentence)
a. Noun
b. Verb
c. Complete thought
d. Capital
e. Punctuation
4. This week we are also learning the different genres in Literature and discussing the first book report project. Watch for additional information.
5. Bell work. Some kids are loosing points here. This is done at the beginning of every day and cannot be made up. It is checked every Friday. Please stress the importance of being prepared and organized.
6. We have also gone over Editing notes with a worksheet and quiz. Scores are on power school.
Please check your child's grades on power school to see if they are missing any of the above mentioned items.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
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