Monday, October 14, 2013

This is another MEAP week.  Students will be taking the MEAP all morning on Tuesday and Wednesday.  Please make sure to eat a great breakfast and get plenty of sleep.

  Reading:  no assignment today or for homework.

  English: continuing to work on possessive nouns.
      HW: Due Friday  possessive noun worksheets and flap book

  Writing: no writing assignment this week.  Book report is due on October 24th.

Thursday, October 19, 2013

MEAP testing is completed for this week.  We will be back on a normal schedule tomorrow.

Reading: The comprehension packets that were given to students on Monday are due tomorrow.

Writing: The "Shoe"story is due tomorrow.  Students must hand in a rough draft and a final draft.

Extra credit in language arts for a box of Kleenex.  

6th grade will try one more time to walk to the tennis courts tomorrow for our Fun Friday activity.

Monday, October 7, 2013

Reading: 
Students will be reading two short stories this week, "Aaron's Gift" and "Water".  There are comprehension activities for these stories that need to be completed by Friday.  Because of MEAP testing, daily schedules will be different.  Students will receive the weekly homework on Monday and will have all week to complete it.

English:
Students will continue working on possessive nouns.  There is homework sheet that is due on Friday.

Writing:  
Students will continue to work on their "Shoe" stories on Monday.  Final drafts will be due on Friday.

There are many late or fix papers that need to be turned in.  These assignments must be turned in by 3:00 on Thursday.

EXTRA CREDIT FOR A BOX OF KLEENEX!

Friday, October 4, 2013

English: began to discuss possessive nouns.

Writing: students began to work on a "Shoe" story.  They needed to choose a type of shoe, from 10 different styles, and write a four paragraph short story.  They worked on the story in class and will continue to work on the story in class on Monday.  The final draft is due October 11th.

  

Thursday, October 3, 2013

English: Continued practice of plural nouns.
      HW:  Plural noun worksheet #32 (both sides)

Reading:  Students continued working on their literary elements chart
               Continued to work on the  questions on pg. 12 (due tomorrow)
             HW: Selection test #1   do not have to do the three essay questions


MEAP testing begins on Tuesday!!!!

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

English:  Students continued to work on plural nouns  

Reading:  Students read "Sound of Summer Running" silently in class.  There were two in-class assignments:
      Complete the literary terms chart
      Answer the questions on pg. 12  #s 2,3,5 all parts and 6 (a) only.

   These assignments are not homework.  They will continue to work on them tomorrow in class.

MEAP testing begins next week.

Students will earn five points of extra credit if they bring in a box of Kleenex.

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

English: review of proper/common nouns and began review of plural nouns

              HW: nouns worksheet #30

Reading: vocabulary activities
              HW: vocabulary worksheet #1