Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Parent Information for the week of March 28th-April 1st
WOW! I can't believe that the CRCT is so close! Only three more school days stand between us and the test!! We are in major review mode. While we will still be working in our review centers for some of the class period, I really want to give students a chance to ask questions about any content. We will be setting aside some class time to do just that, and review in our CRCT coach books. On Monday,our class visited the media center and played Jeopardy to review research and media skills. I am noticing that many students are not able to check out books because of fines or lost books. This really wastes their class time. Please make sure your child has his or her books on check out days. We go to the media center every other Monday. Grades this week will mainly be based on class participation since we are doing so much review. Grades will also be given for sponges, daily grammar practice, and homework.
Homework 3/28-4/1
Monday: Edit and revise these paragraphs.
Captain john smith of jamestown , virginia
During the Month of March in 1950, Peter hodgson introduced a toy that become a surprise sensation. I really like toys. 6 years earlier, Silly Putty was discovered by a engineer at general electric. When know practical use could be found for the product, Hodgson began to cell the bouncing putty as a toy. I think this is a great idea. Silly Putty flu of store shelfs more then 300 million Silly Putty eggs have now ben sold. It was a really great idea. Silly Putty even rocketed to the moon with the apollo 8 Astronauts!
Tuesday: Combine the following sentences. Use dependent clauses, compound subjects, and compound predicates to help combine ideas.
1. Jim brought three pencils. He put new batteries in his calculator.
2. Cats make wonderful pets. Dogs make wonderful pets.
3. The mouse was scared. The cat wanted to eat him.
4. The parade snaked through the town. The parade had many fancy floats.
5. Joey was great at math. Joey had trouble with reading.
Wednesday: Place a word from the word bank in each blank where it fits.
citation skim/scan paraphrase plagiarism bibliography topic |
Kaley has been assigned a research project on topic of the Civil War. She has decided
to narrow her _________ to Confederate General Robert E. Lee. She has found several resources to use, and has decided to _____________ them to make sure they include information she needs. She decides that she will be able to use 2 of the resources and begins to take notes. She ___________ the words of the author to make sure she does not get accused of ____________, or stealing the author’s work. With this information, she writes her rough and final draft. She must now compile a ______________, or list of the sources she used. Each ______________ in her bibliography must include the appropriate information for each source.
Thursday: Shana needs help with her outline for her research paper. Use the words from the word bank to fill in her outline.
Bicycle Safety
I. Traffic Rules
A.
B. Right-Hand Side
Night riding Maintenance Repairs Hand signals Helmets |
II. Common Sense
A. Earphones
B. Other passengers
C.
III.
A. Inspection
B.
IV.
A. Reasons to wear one
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Homework 2/7-2/10
2/10/10
Circle all conjunctions. Label clauses. Identify each sentence as simple, compound,or complex.
1. Susan and I are best friends.
2. My family and I went to Six Flags and we rode all of the attractions.
3. She carried a red handbag since she is wearing red.
2/9/10
Circle all conjunctions. Label clauses. Identify each sentence as simple, compound, or complex.
1. The bubble gum contest and the juggling contest are at eight o'clock.
2. I want to ride the ferris wheel, but Timmy is afraid.
3. Timmy won't ride the ferris wheel because he is afraid.
2/8/10
Circle all conjunctions. Label clauses. Identify each sentence as simple, compound, or complex.
1. The animals are over there, and the crafts are down this way.
2. Juliet won a blue ribbon for her painting.
3. Because he showed effort, he earned a B on his project
2/7/10
Circle all conjunctions. Label clauses. Identify each sentence as simple, compound, or complex.
1. If we get to the movie early, we'll get good seats.
2. You buy the tickets, and I'll get the popcorn.
3. Meet me at the entrance.
I will post more homework later in the week as I adjust assignments based on readiness and mastery.
Circle all conjunctions. Label clauses. Identify each sentence as simple, compound,or complex.
1. Susan and I are best friends.
2. My family and I went to Six Flags and we rode all of the attractions.
3. She carried a red handbag since she is wearing red.
2/9/10
Circle all conjunctions. Label clauses. Identify each sentence as simple, compound, or complex.
1. The bubble gum contest and the juggling contest are at eight o'clock.
2. I want to ride the ferris wheel, but Timmy is afraid.
3. Timmy won't ride the ferris wheel because he is afraid.
2/8/10
Circle all conjunctions. Label clauses. Identify each sentence as simple, compound, or complex.
1. The animals are over there, and the crafts are down this way.
2. Juliet won a blue ribbon for her painting.
3. Because he showed effort, he earned a B on his project
2/7/10
Circle all conjunctions. Label clauses. Identify each sentence as simple, compound, or complex.
1. If we get to the movie early, we'll get good seats.
2. You buy the tickets, and I'll get the popcorn.
3. Meet me at the entrance.
I will post more homework later in the week as I adjust assignments based on readiness and mastery.
Parent Information for the week of February 7-11
This week, on Monday and Tuesday we will be finishing up our previous learning centers. On Wednesday, we will beginning a new set of centers that focuses on specific standards that need reviewing. CRCT is coming so fast, and it is my hope that your student takes their work seriously. All of the centers have been designed with CRCT preparation in mind.
Here is a quick look at what the students will be working on in their new centers. Please ask your child which group they are in and discuss their activities with them.
Reading Focus Group 1: This group will be reading a short fiction story, and analyzing it in the form of a poster, mobile, flipbook/booklet, song, rap, or poem.
Reading Focus Group 2: This group will be reading 3 pieces of poetry. They will be developing an original piece of poetry with very specific guidelines.
Writing Focus Group 1: This group with be working on the Mimio board in class to analyze four paragraphs. They will be focusing on main ideas, details, transitions, etc.
Writing Focus Group 2: This group will be working on the netbooks in class to revise and edit an essay. They will working on www.sync.in/expository1 or www.sync.in/persuasive1 .
Conventions Group 1: This group will be working with comic strips to learn how to write and punctuate dialogue correctly.
Conventions Group 2: This group will be working with a series of sentences to analyze sentence types.
Grades for this week
- daily participation in centers
- homework
- DGP and sponges
- notebook quiz on Friday
Please contact me if you have further questions about which group your child is in and what activities they are involved in. Thanks so much! schwon.wyche@gscs.orgor 770-229-3760
Here is a quick look at what the students will be working on in their new centers. Please ask your child which group they are in and discuss their activities with them.
Reading Focus Group 1: This group will be reading a short fiction story, and analyzing it in the form of a poster, mobile, flipbook/booklet, song, rap, or poem.
Reading Focus Group 2: This group will be reading 3 pieces of poetry. They will be developing an original piece of poetry with very specific guidelines.
Writing Focus Group 1: This group with be working on the Mimio board in class to analyze four paragraphs. They will be focusing on main ideas, details, transitions, etc.
Writing Focus Group 2: This group will be working on the netbooks in class to revise and edit an essay. They will working on www.sync.in/expository1 or www.sync.in/persuasive1 .
Conventions Group 1: This group will be working with comic strips to learn how to write and punctuate dialogue correctly.
Conventions Group 2: This group will be working with a series of sentences to analyze sentence types.
Grades for this week
- daily participation in centers
- homework
- DGP and sponges
- notebook quiz on Friday
Please contact me if you have further questions about which group your child is in and what activities they are involved in. Thanks so much! schwon.wyche@gscs.orgor 770-229-3760
Homework-January 31-February 4
Monday:
Circle the coordinating conjunctions. Label the clauses.
1. The dog has won many prizes, but he doesn't know many tricks.
2. I wanted to buy a baby chihuahua, so I started saving my money.
3. You can whine like a baby, or you can act like an adult.
Tuesday:
Circle the coordinating conjunctions. Label the clauses.
1. Maria went shopping, but Alex wanted to stay home.
2. The dangers of smoking are well known, yet many people continue to smoke anyway.
3. It's important to put your goals in writing, but you must also be committed to achieving them.
Wednesday:
Circle the coordinating conjunctions. Label the clauses.
1. An assignment notebook helps you stay organized, so you should consider using one.
2. He must have lost his key, for he knocked on the door. '
3. The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
Thursday:
Circle the coordinating conjunctions. Label the clauses.
1. The plan is clear, and we will leave in the morning.
2. I want to be a doctor, so I will work very hard in my science classes.
3. Road construction may be inconvenient, but it is necessary.
Circle the coordinating conjunctions. Label the clauses.
1. The dog has won many prizes, but he doesn't know many tricks.
2. I wanted to buy a baby chihuahua, so I started saving my money.
3. You can whine like a baby, or you can act like an adult.
Tuesday:
Circle the coordinating conjunctions. Label the clauses.
1. Maria went shopping, but Alex wanted to stay home.
2. The dangers of smoking are well known, yet many people continue to smoke anyway.
3. It's important to put your goals in writing, but you must also be committed to achieving them.
Wednesday:
Circle the coordinating conjunctions. Label the clauses.
1. An assignment notebook helps you stay organized, so you should consider using one.
2. He must have lost his key, for he knocked on the door. '
3. The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
Thursday:
Circle the coordinating conjunctions. Label the clauses.
1. The plan is clear, and we will leave in the morning.
2. I want to be a doctor, so I will work very hard in my science classes.
3. Road construction may be inconvenient, but it is necessary.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Homework 1/18-1/21
Tuesday: Underline the independent clause once and the dependent clause twice
1.Some came to have a better living wherever they could.
2. Others are here because a family member came to attend college.
3. Most need to learn English so that they can get along.
4. Most people in the United States are the decendents of people who moved here long ago.
Wednesday: Underline the independent clause once and the dependent clause twice
Circle the subordinate conjunction.
1. After I ate lunch, I took a nap.
2. We went to the party because we cleaned our rooms.
3. Before I cookded dinner, I cleaned my house.
4. Since I was sleepy, I did not go the the game.
Thursday: Underline the independent clause once and the dependent clause twice
Circle the subordinate conjunction.
1. When you travel, you should always take an umbrella with you.
2. Be sure to check the temperature each day before you go outside.
3. We did not like the pizza because it had green peppers.
1.Some came to have a better living wherever they could.
2. Others are here because a family member came to attend college.
3. Most need to learn English so that they can get along.
4. Most people in the United States are the decendents of people who moved here long ago.
Wednesday: Underline the independent clause once and the dependent clause twice
Circle the subordinate conjunction.
1. After I ate lunch, I took a nap.
2. We went to the party because we cleaned our rooms.
3. Before I cookded dinner, I cleaned my house.
4. Since I was sleepy, I did not go the the game.
Thursday: Underline the independent clause once and the dependent clause twice
Circle the subordinate conjunction.
1. When you travel, you should always take an umbrella with you.
2. Be sure to check the temperature each day before you go outside.
3. We did not like the pizza because it had green peppers.
Parent Information for the week of January 18th-21st
All week we will be continuing to read Bud, Not Buddy. We are focusing our attention on plot, conflict, and themes. In addition, we will continue to work in our learning centers. I have designed reading, writing, and conventions (grammar) focus groups that will be a great review. The groups also will cover new material.
Reading Group: This group will be choosing one of two fictional stories to read. They will be graded on their ability to analyze, critique, and respond to the story. The concepts being worked with are genre, type of literature, stages of plot, figurative language, sensory details, imagery, tone, mood, vocabulary, theme, and ability to evaluate the work with personal opinions. They will have a choice of producing a poster, flipbook, or mobile.
Writing Group: This group will produce a persuasive letter/essay based on one of four real-life scenarios. They will be graded on their ability to write with logical ideas (with quantity and quality), organization, and voice.
Conventions Group: This group will practice multiple grammar concepts using technology in the classroom. Groups will be using the Mimio board and the netbooks to complete various activities. Concepts being covered are dependent and independent clauses, subordinating conjunctions, direct and indirect objects, predicate nouns and predicate adjectives, parts of speech, revision, etc.
Also, there will be a change in my first flexible group. If your child is in this class, they will be transitioning into a program called SRA. It is a corrective reading program focusing on word sounds, spelling, vocabulary, and reading comprehension. I am very excited about this opportunity for them. I know we will see much improvement and great success with our reading!
Grades this week for 2nd and 3rd Flexible Group:
- group participation and completion of group activity
- Daily Grammar Practice
- Friday notebook quiz on dependent and independent clauses/Bud, Not Buddy
- homework each night
Grades this week for 1st Flexible Group, SRA:
-small and whole group participation/ workbook activities
-Daily Grammar Practice
-homework each night
-spelling/vocabulary/comprehension quiz on Friday
VERY IMPORTANT!
Reading Group: This group will be choosing one of two fictional stories to read. They will be graded on their ability to analyze, critique, and respond to the story. The concepts being worked with are genre, type of literature, stages of plot, figurative language, sensory details, imagery, tone, mood, vocabulary, theme, and ability to evaluate the work with personal opinions. They will have a choice of producing a poster, flipbook, or mobile.
Writing Group: This group will produce a persuasive letter/essay based on one of four real-life scenarios. They will be graded on their ability to write with logical ideas (with quantity and quality), organization, and voice.
Conventions Group: This group will practice multiple grammar concepts using technology in the classroom. Groups will be using the Mimio board and the netbooks to complete various activities. Concepts being covered are dependent and independent clauses, subordinating conjunctions, direct and indirect objects, predicate nouns and predicate adjectives, parts of speech, revision, etc.
Also, there will be a change in my first flexible group. If your child is in this class, they will be transitioning into a program called SRA. It is a corrective reading program focusing on word sounds, spelling, vocabulary, and reading comprehension. I am very excited about this opportunity for them. I know we will see much improvement and great success with our reading!
Grades this week for 2nd and 3rd Flexible Group:
- group participation and completion of group activity
- Daily Grammar Practice
- Friday notebook quiz on dependent and independent clauses/Bud, Not Buddy
- homework each night
Grades this week for 1st Flexible Group, SRA:
-small and whole group participation/ workbook activities
-Daily Grammar Practice
-homework each night
-spelling/vocabulary/comprehension quiz on Friday
VERY IMPORTANT!
According to the Georgia Performance Standards, our students are required to read 25 books or approximately one million words during sixth grade! I have many students who have been reading diligently to meet this goal, but not nearly as many as I would like to see. Please make sure your child is reading daily. It doesn't matter what it is! It could be a magazine, a novel, an internet article, the newspaper, etc. Please provide your child with these opporutunities. The next benchmark date is set for January 28; each student should have 1500 pages read by this date.
Our next writing prompt will be on January 26. Students will be writing a persuasive essay and will be graded on ideas, organization, and voice
Thursday, January 13, 2011
January 5 - 7
Wednesday
Label each dependent and independent clause. Circle the subordinating conjunctions.
1. Although Rita loved singing, she did not want to sing in front of anyone.
2. I got cold while I was waiting for the bus.
3. We stayed at the airport after the plane had taken off.
Thursday
Circle subordinating conjunctions. Label dependent and independent clauses.
1. While I waited in the office, I read a magazine.
2. Sam is sad because his dog is ill.
3. Although he received money for Christmas, he did not spend any of it.
Friday- No Homework!
Label each dependent and independent clause. Circle the subordinating conjunctions.
1. Although Rita loved singing, she did not want to sing in front of anyone.
2. I got cold while I was waiting for the bus.
3. We stayed at the airport after the plane had taken off.
Thursday
Circle subordinating conjunctions. Label dependent and independent clauses.
1. While I waited in the office, I read a magazine.
2. Sam is sad because his dog is ill.
3. Although he received money for Christmas, he did not spend any of it.
Friday- No Homework!
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