Tuesday, May 28th

Students are working on a writing assignment in class this week, "How To Survive Sixth Grade".  It will be due Thursday at the end of the hour.  It is not homework.  There will be no other assignments this week.


 

Friday, May 24, 2013

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Reading: Students read an essay about the Loch Ness Monster.  After finishing the reading, they wrote a one-paragraph essay about their opinion on its existence.

No homework tonight.  

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Persuasive letter is due tomorrow.
Students discussed Michigan's Adventure and received their permission slips.  $10 and the permission slip is due to their 8th hour teacher by May 29th.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Students worked on their persuasive letter.  This was the last day to work on the letter in class.  It is due on May 23rd.

There is no other homework this week.

English: Students continued to practice prepositions.

Monday, May 20, 2013

Students in 2nd hour worked on a four paragraph essay that was due at the end of the hour.
No spelling homework.

Persuasive letter about the environment is due May 23rd.


 

Friday, May 17, 2013

Students continued to work on their persuasive essays.
 
Final copies of the essay are due on Thursday, May 23rd.

Remember that there is a delayed start on Monday, May 20th.

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Reading/Writing: Continued to work on the "Save the Earth" writing project.
                No Homework

English- Continued to work on prepositional phrases.
                No Homework



 

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

English:  Students began a short study of prepositions.
Writing/Reading: Students continued their work on their research essay.
Spelling: Spelling hw is due tomorrow.

 

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Students continued to work on their persuasive letter about the environment.  They are working on the research/note taking phase of the project.

Homework:
           Reading- nonfiction worksheet about recycling
           English- Pronoun/verb agreement worksheet

 

Monday, May 13, 2013

Spelling: Last spelling homework for the year.  Homework is due on Thursday, before the spelling test.

            connect     command     mirror     accomplish     according     allowance     college
           address     Mississippi    recess     interrupt      committee     immediate     barricade
                          broccoli      collect     afford     possess     Tennessee    announce 

Writing: Students will be writing a persuasive letter about saving the environment.  The research materials are in the classroom and they will be working on this assignment in class. 

Friday, May 10, 2013

  There is no homework.
  There are currently no writing projects.

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Writing: Student wrote three OREO paragraphs using information from a cereal box.  They were also given a note card. Tomorrow they will present a thirty second commercial about their cereal using the information from their paragraphs.

No homework except for practicing their speech.

Spelling homework due tomorrow.

   

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Writing: Students began to learn how to write a persuasive paragraph.  They will never think of an Oreo cookie in quite the same way.
                   O= Opinion       R= Reason      E=Exasmple or Explanation       O= Opinion restated

Students who finished their OREO paragraphs in class do not have any homework.

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

  I have not been in school, so I apologize for this blog not being current.

Spelling: The substitute teacher did not hand out the spelling homework yesterday.  Because of this, spelling homework will be due on Friday this week.

                 familiar       develop       experience      celebration      sparkling       similar
                 forward       circling        tickling           drawer            partner           pigeon
                                                  trembling            doesn't         athletic

Reading: We have begun our study of persuasive writing.  Students started to read non-fiction persuasive essays yesterday.
                                  HW: Selection Test  148  #s 1-20

English: Continued review of pronouns.  Today the students worked with indefinite pronouns.
                                  HW: Indefinite pronoun worksheet #88

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Reading: Finished reading How To Eat Fried Worms. Students handed in their comprehension packet.

English: Pronoun/verb agreement practice

Spelling:  Homework due tomorrow.

No current writing projects.