Week of June 2nd

Monday:
   In English we continued our investigation of prepositions.
   In reading we discussed cause/effect in non-fiction writing.  Students read "Houston Affects the World" and highlighted cause/effect examples.  Students answered the questions at the end of the essay.

Tuesday:
   In English we will review prepositions.
           HW: Preposition worksheet

   For writing: students will write a four-paragraph cause/effect essay.
           HW: Final draft of cause/effect essay

Wednesday:
    In English students will review prepositions.
    In reading students will read the essay "All the Pieces Matter".  They will work in table groups to summarize the article, identify the main idea and detail sentences, identify text connections, and look for examples of cause/effect.

Thursday:
   English will be a continued review of prepositions.
          HW: parts of speech review chart
  Reading HW: answer the ??? for the "All the Pieces Matter" essay.

Friday:
   English-- review of prepositions
   Writing: "Here to There" essay--  Due Monday
    

Week of May 26th, 2014

Tuesday:
    Students continued to study the differences between prepositional phrases and adverb phrases.
             HW: Prepositions worksheet

    Students read a persuasive essay about the Salton Sea.
             HW: Complete a T-chart of main ideas and supporting details.

Wednesday:
    Students will spend the hour investigating biodiversity and human causes for the loss of diversity.  We will read an essay together and highlight main ideas, supporting details, persuasive word choice, and introductions/conclusions.  Students will work in groups to answer questions.  There will be some short answer essay questions.  Students who do not complete the questions by the end of the hour will take the packet home for homework.

Thursday:
    MICHIGAN'S ADVENTURE!!
        Students who are not able to go on the field trip are expected to be in school all day.

Friday:
    We will continue on with prepositions.  We will focus on selecting the correct preposition for the sentence.
     We will read another informative essay and focus on the main elements of the essay.  There will be questions for students to answer at the end of the packet.  Students who do not finish during the hour will need to bring the packet home for homework.  

Week of May 19-23, 2014

Monday:
     Delayed start
     Students will be doing a writing quiz: writing a four-paragraph essay that is due at the end of the hour.

Tuesday:
     Students will begin investigating the final part of speech--prepositions
     In reading we will continue with non-fiction reading: persuasive essays
                 We will read pgs. 580-584.  Students will complete the ?? 1-9 on pgs. 585
                          HW: Selection test

Wednesday:
     Continue with prepositions and prepositional phrases
     Students will gather information from a cereal box and create a 30-second commercial that will be presented on Thursday. Emphasis on persuasive word choices. They will write their presentation on a note card.
     
Thursday:
     More work with prepositional phrases.
     Presentation of cereal commercials.
         HW: Read pgs. 589-91  Create T-chart of main ideas and supporting details
                  Preposition worksheet

Friday:
   Go over the information for the Michigan's Adventure field trip.  Students who have enough points will be given a permission/informational handout. Students who do not have enough points to go on the trip are expected to attend school that day.
    More work on persuasive arguments.

           TRIP TO MICHIGAN'S ADVENTURE IS THURSDAY, MAY 29TH.

May 12-14th

 Reading: Students continued with non-fiction reading.  Emphasis is on persuasive essays.
    HW: Read pgs. 572-575
             Answer questions # 2-5, all parts on pg. 575.  Answers must be in complete sentences.

Writing: "How To Make Favorite Cookie" writing is due on Wednesday.


On Tuesday and Wednesday, students will be taking the Smarter Balanced computerized assessment in 1st-3rd hours.  Therefore, there will be no language arts classes on those two days.

Week of May 5th, 2014

On Monday, we will do English and reading. We will do pg. 241 in the English book, #s 54-63.  This is a review of adverbs/adjectives. We will go over the Recipe Writing project which will be due on Tuesday, May 13. Students will be given a rubric for this assignment. There will be no class time given for this project. Students will then complete the Quiz Time sheet for chapters 10-15 in "Worms".

Tuesday will include homework assignments.  Students will work in their English books, pg. 245 #s 106-110 & 116-121.  Students will read pgs. 60-73 in “Worms”.  There will be an English worksheet and a vocabulary crossword for homework.

Wednesday will be a full day.  We will continue the review of modifiers by completing #s 1-16 on pg. 256.  They will read pgs. 74-82 in “Worms” and complete the comprehension sheet for those chapters.

Thursday will be the same as the previous days.  Today’s silent reading pages are pgs. 83-95.  We will work on pg. 250 of the English book, #s 1-14.  Homework will be the unit test for “Worms”.

Friday will bring completion of both units. Students will finish reading “Worms”.  They will complete the comprehension packet and hand it in at the end of the hour. The unit test homework is also due by the end of the hour.  Today will also be the last day for modifiers in English.

Tuesday. April 29, 2014

Reading: Students are reading the novel How To Eat Fried Worms. We are reading this in class and students will to be able to take a book home.
                 HW: Informative article about worms/crossword puzzle

 English:   Reviewing adjectives and adverbs
                 HW: Worksheet # 39/45

Thursday, April 24, 2014

English: continued work on adverbs.  Today we worked on comparative forms of adverbs.
                HW: Adverbs worksheet

Reading: continued practice with non-fiction selections.
                HW: Reading skills packet

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

English: Students began their study of adverbs.
              HW: Adverbs worksheet #41/43

Writing: Students are working on a descriptive essay.  There is a brainstorming sheet to gather their thoughts.  They will use the information to write their essay.
              HW: Write three-paragraph descriptive essay.  Due tomorrow.

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Reading: This week we will be focusing on "instructional" essay.  Today we read "How to Write a Letter" by Garrison Keillor.
                   HW: vocabulary worksheet  

English: Examined proper adjectives (adjectives that are generally proper nouns).
                   HW: Adjectives worksheet  #83/86



Michigan's Adventure point system started yesterday.
Field trip permission slip and $2.00 due by tomorrow.

Thursday, April 10, 2014

Reading/Writing: Students continued to work on their "Titanic Comic" project.  Final draft is due tomorrow.

English: Students continued to examine comparative adjectives.
            HW: Adjective worksheet # 54 

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Michigan's Adventure Point Program:
      Students received information about the point system for the Michigan's Adventure trip.  Parents should read over the information and return the parent signature page by April 11th.

Kettunen Center field trip:
    Students received information about the team building trip on April 17th.  Student should return the permission slip with $2.00.

English: Students began studying modifiers.  The first set of modifiers that we will investigate are adjectives.
        HW: Adjective worksheet #15

Reading: We continued with our non-fiction genre study.  This week we are reading about the Titanic. Students read a short selection in class.
        HW: Selection test # 99

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Writing: Continued work on "Courage" essay.  Final draft is due tomorrow.

Reading: Read an article about Rosa Parks.  Answered critical thinking questions.  

Tuesday-Thursday, March 25-27, 2014

Reading/writing:  Students have been reading about and listening to non-fiction books about a variety of civil rights heroes.   This week they will be writing an essay about courage. They will write about the courage of the individuals we have read and talked about.  They will also write about a time they showed courage.  
                          Final drafts of the essay are due on Friday, March 28th.  

Thursday, March 20, 2014

Writing: Students began work on a "Text Connections" essay. They had most of class today and will have all of class tomorrow. The rough and final drafts are due on Monday.

Reading: Students read a copy of the letter written by Jackie Robinson to President Eisenhower.
      HW: Comprehension questions

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Reading: Students continued with the non-fiction unit and will be exploring "Historic Accounts" this week.  They read "Backwoods Boy" in class, pgs. 316-324.
             HW: "Reading Check" ??s pgs. 317, 319, 321, 323
                       Historical Account worksheet #1 only 


NON-FICTION BOOK REPORTS WERE ASSIGNED TODAY.  CLASSES WENT TO THE LIBRARY TO CHOOSE THEIR NON-FICTION BOOK.  
                              BOOK REPORTS ARE DUE ON APRIL 15TH.

Thursday/Friday, March 13/14

  English: Students finished the pronouns unit.  Hopefully, everyone will now use pronouns correctly.
       There has been no homework.

Reading: None

Writing: working on the organization of non-fiction/opinion paragraphs.
        

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

English:     Reviewing pronouns.  
    HW: Who/Whom worksheet # 86

Reading: Discussed the essay, "The Shutout". Worked on specific vocabulary for non-fiction unit.
    HW: Selection Test #139

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Reading: Discussion of the main idea and supporting details
            HW: Selection Test # 105

English: Practice with pronouns/verbs
            HW: Pronouns worksheet #85

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Reading: 6th grade began its study of non-fiction.  Throughout the rest of the school year we will explore a variety of non-fiction writing. Today we read "The Loch Ness Monster". 
             HW: Vocabulary worksheet #122

English: Discussed use of "who", "whom", "whose", and "who's".
               HW: Pronoun review worksheet #85

Monday, February 3, 2014

Reading: Finished Peter Pan assignments.  

English: none

Writing: Completed question/answer assignment

Reading Month started today.  Students were given a calendar and an information letter.  Please encourage your child to participate in our Reading Month activities.

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Reading: Students finished the book. The comprehension packet is due tomorrow.  Questions on pgs. 146/47 are due on Friday.
           HW: Write a one paragraph story summary for Peter Pan.

English: Continued to work on pronoun/verb agreement.
          HW: Pronoun worksheet #83

Monday, February 24, 2014

  Reading: We will finish reading Peter Pan this week. Most students have completed the novel and are working on the comprehension packet.  The comprehension packet is due at the beginning of the hour on Wednesday.
      Classwork: ?s on pgs. 146/147

Thursday, February 20, 2014

Reading: Continued reading Peter Pan.

English: Large group activity to practice correct pronoun usage. 
     HW: Pronoun worksheet #82/127  

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

English: Students worked on pronoun-verb agreement.
Reading: Students discussed the external and internal conflicts in Peter Pan. We read Chapters 11 & 12 silently in class.

Extra credit is being given for a box of Kleenex.

Tuesday February 18, 2014

Reading: Students read chapters 9 & 10 today. They also worked on page 2 of the comprehension packet.
              HW: Peter Pan crossword

English: continued to work on pronouns and antecedents.
               HW: none

February 12, 2014

English: students began a study of pronouns.

Reading: Students read with partners today.  They read Chapters 4 and 5 in Peter Pan.  

PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13TH

4:00-7:00

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

  Reading: Read Chapter 3 in Peter Pan.
                   HW: Word Find

  English HW: Dialogue worksheet #113


                 Parent Teacher Conferences 
                  February 13th     4:00-7:00

             No school February 14th or 17th!

Monday, February 10, 2014

  Reading: Students continued reading Peter Pan. We have read through the end of Chapter 2.  They also began work on the required comprehension packet.

 Writing: Students updated their writing logs.

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

No English homework was given today.  

February 3-7th, 2014

All student are working on their "Neverland" project. Students are creating their own Neverland, using a variety of materials.  We talked about the project and discussed the rubric last Friday.  While students can bring home their projects to work on, it has not been assigned as homework. We will be devoting class time each day to the islands.

 English: Students will have a dialogue worksheet for homework on Tuesday.

Neverland Project                          

         

                                                Final project is due: Feb. 7

“Neverland is the magical island in the middle of every child’s mind.” What does your Neverland look like?
Brainstorm possible attractions, places, landscapes, etc.	Brainstorm map elements.
Brainstorm possible illustration ideas.  Are there embellishments you can use?	Scoring Rubric: __ Well Developed attractions/items(15) __ Fully developed map elements(10) __ Colorful(15) __ Proofreading!!(10) __Illustrations are creative(15) __Illustrations show time/effort(15) __Project is completed on time(10) Total _____/90

Friday, January 31, 2014

English: Continued to practice the punctuation of dialogue.

Reading: Began work on individual "Neverlands".  Projects due February 7th.


What would your fantasy island look like?

Thursday, January 30, 2014

  English: Students continued our study of dialogue and correct punctuation.
                 HW: Dialogue worksheet

 Reading: Students will be reading the novel Peter Pan.  We will be reading this book together in class over the next couple of weeks.
                 HW: Mind map

Thursday, January 23, 2014

Students continued to work on the two essay questions on pg. 294.  Those who did not finish the essay will work on it for homework.

The class watched the fantasy movie, The Red Balloon. We will complete a variety of activities on Friday that go along with the movie.

HW: Students have an Open Book test for homework, #s 1-11. This sheet is comprehension review for the story "Greyling".

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

 Writing: Students turned in their writing folders with the assignments from marking period two organized and accounted for.

Reading: Students continued on with the fantasy fiction unit.  The class read the story "Greyling" silently in class.

                     HW: Vocab worksheet #87
                               Selection Test #76



                        WELCOME TO THE 2ND HALF OF THE SCHOOL YEAR!

January 15-17, 2014

MID-TERM EXAM!!!

Reading: OB Test #49 due Monday
English: Confusing verbs worksheet due Monday 

     There will be no language arts classes on Friday. Students will attend 6,7, and 8th hours.

Marking period ends today.  All missing work is due by 3:00.

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Reading: Discussion of "Lob's Girl".
          HW: Vocabulary worksheet

English: Continued working on confusing verb pairs.
          HW: Verb pairs worksheet


First Hour's mid-term exam is tomorrow.

Fractured Folk Tale is due tomorrow.

                            Thursday and Friday students will be dismissed at 1:45.

Thursday, January 9, 2014

Reading: Students are completing our genre study of folk tales.  They read three short folk tales in class.
               HW: Selection Test # 196

English: Students worked on subject/verb agreement in English today.
               HW: Worksheet # 62

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

  I hope that everyone had a marvelous holiday season.  I also hope that you all survived the big chill!!


Writing: Students listened to two "fractured"versions of Cinderella. Students were assigned a "Fractured Folk Tale" writing project.  The final draft is due January 15th.  Students worked on this assignment in class today, but there will be no more class time to complete the project.

Looking ahead- next week is mid-term week.  6th graders will have a mid-term in each of their core classes.
              Wednesday- first hour exam
               Thursday- second and third hour exam
               Friday- sixth hour exam

Please note that Thursday and Friday are early dismissal days.  Students will be dismissed at 1:45.