3/28

Study for your basic facts measurement quiz!

Finish your genre project and/or figurative language mini book.  Both are due tomorrow if you haven't already turned them in.

Study for sp/vocab tests too.

In case I forget to post tomorrow, have a safe and enjoyable spring break!  School will resume Monday, 4/8.

3/27

Please work on AM if you are behind or if you have "old" work!  You know who you are, so be sure your parents know too.

Geography SS test tomorrow

Work on genre project and/or figurative language book (both are due by Fri.).

Have you read and quizzed successfully on at least 2 books?  If not then you need to READ!

UCMS Parent Night

4/11 @ 6 PM for parents of rising 6th graders

3/25

SS Geography test will be Wednesday!

Figurative language mini book and genre project are both due NO LATER THAN Friday!

Write spelling in ABC order by last letter.  If we alphabetized our classmates this way, our order would be:
Isabella
Alyssa
Lance
Blake
Kane
Cheyenne
etc.

DPA Results

Two of our classmates competed in 4-H District Project Achievement over the weekend.  Congratulations to Nathan for placing 2nd overall in the Workforce Preparation category!

 Jordan took 1st place in the Geology category!

We are so proud of all of our Union County 4-Hers!

UCMS Parent Orientation

On Thursday, 4/11, UCMS is hosting a parent night for the parents of rising 6th graders.  The meeting will begin at 6:30.

This Month's Genre Project

"Award-Winning Books"

Assigned 3/5/13

Project due NO LATER THAN Fri. 3/29/13

This month’s genre project is not based on a specific literary genre; rather, you are to read a book that has won an award of some sort.  It needs to be an AR book that you quiz on by the end of the month.  You will share your book and its award(s) using one of the projects below, including an oral presentation {10 pts.}.  You may share your project before the 30^th.  Whatever project you choose to create, be sure to include the following information:

• Title of book, author, and genre {10 pts.}
• Award(s) and what the award(s) mean(s)  {20 pts.}
• A summary of the plot, characters, and setting (without giving away the ending) {30 pts.}
• A recommendation of the book {10 pts.}

Here are a few project suggestions.  If you have an idea not on the list, be sure to get your idea approved before beginning.  Make sure that no matter what project you choose, you include all of the abovementioned elements and that it is appropriate to your book {10 pts.}!

• Create a new book jacket (front/back cover), a mobile, or a diorama (complete with illustrations and award).
• Create a timeline showing a chain of important events from the book.
• Dress as one of the characters and act out a characterization, or put on a puppet show.
• Fill a paper bag with symbols or artifacts from the book. You will need to explain how each one relates to the book you read.
• Talk to the class about your book by saying a little about the author, explain who the characters are and explain enough about the beginning of the story so that everyone will understand what they are about to read. Finally, read an exciting, interesting, or amusing passage from your book. Stop reading at a moment that leaves the audience hanging and add something like, "If you want to know more you'll have to read the book." If the book talk is well done almost all the students want to read the book.
• Appeal to your classmates’ stomachs by making an edible book report! Locate a recipe for a food dish that plays a role in a book or one that represents the setting of the book. When you share the food with your classmates, you will need to explain how the dish relates to the book read.
• Create a map highlighting places described in the story. Many of the map’s features should be based on information provided by the book’s author. The map might show the immediate neighborhood or community in which the book takes place; if the author offers ample description of the home or another place as the central setting for the book, then your map might detail that place. In most cases, the completed maps will involve some conjecture on the part of the mapmaker. Explain his or her reasoning when you present your map and book to the class.

Whatever you choose, make sure that your project is neat (as in legible and creative) {10 pts.}!  Both your AR test score and your project score will count as a reading test grades. 

This Week's ELA

Unit 6, Week 2: “Skunk Scout”

Spelling: Words from Mythology

Monday: Write spelling words CORRECTLY in your agenda in ABC order (due Tues.)

Tuesday: Write your spelling words 3x each IF YOU MADE 85 OR BELOW on last week’s test (due Wed.)

Wednesday: Finish a spelling choice if you made less than 100% on last week’s test or this week’s pretest (due Thursday)

Study your spelling words Monday-Thursday for your test on Friday!

1.     subtraction

2.     transportation

3.     missile

4.     portable

5.     export

6.     committee

7.     respect

8.     transport

9.     tractor

10.  spectator

11.  attraction

12.  dismiss

13.  inspector

14.  distract

15.  spectacle

16.  inspect

17.  mission

18.  import

19.  intermission

20.  suspect

Vocabulary:

1.     guaranteed: (v) made sure or certain

2.     supervise: (v) to watch over or direct

3.     frustrated: (v) kept from doing something

4.     coordination: (n) the ability of parts of the body to work together well

5.     ease: (v) to move slowly or carefully

6.     scenery: (n) the sights of place or region

7.     bundle: (n) group of things held together

8.     fused: (v) to blend or unite

TESTED SKILLS/ STRATEGIES: making judgments while reading

GRAMMAR FOCUS: negative words

Congrats!

We're so proud of our "rad readers" Will, Kane, Zack, Matthew, Evelyn, Guage, Jordan, and Alexander!

Computer Lab 3/18

Go to Brainpop.com and log in.  Watch the Social Studies (U.S. History) Civil Rights movie and take the graded quiz. Print your quiz results and turn them in.

Finish the Inheritance gizmo if you didn't finish it on Thursday.

Now you've earned free computer time!  Have fun!

3/12

In social studies, we are "traveling" across the United States.  Our first stop today was the Grand Canyon, where we enjoyed THESE NATURE SOUNDS.  We also viewed some aerial photos and a video.

HW:
Catch up on AM if you have "old" work!

Finish WOW.

Work on St. Patrick's Day analogies (due Fri.).

This Week's ELA

 Unit 6, week 1: “The Golden Mare, the Firebird, and the Magic Ring”

SPELLING: Greek roots

 Monday: Write spelling words CORRECTLY in your agenda in ABC order (due Tues.)

Tuesday: Write your spelling words 3x each IF YOU MADE 85 OR BELOW on last week’s test (due Wed.)

Wednesday: Finish a spelling choice if you made less than 100% on last week’s test or this week’s pretest (due Thursday)

Study your spelling words Monday-Thursday for your test on Friday!

1.     astronaut

2.     astronomer

3.     autograph

4.     automatic

5.     automobile

6.     disaster

7.     homophone

8.     mechanic

9.     mechanical

10.  myth

11.  mythical

12.  phonics

13.  photograph

14.  photography

15.  telegram

16.  telegraph

17.  telephone

18.  telephoto

19.  telescope

20.  television

VOCABULARY

1.     dismiss: to take away the job of, fire

2.     intentions: plans to act in a certain way; purposes

3.     despair: complete loss of hope

4.     bridle: the part of a horse’s or donkey’s harness that fits over the head and is used to guide or control the animal

5.     descended: moved from a higher place to a lower one

6.     accompany: to go together with

7.     delicacies: rare or excellent food

8.     consented: gave permission or agreed to

TESTED SKILLS/STRATEGIES: sequence of events in a story

GRAMMAR FOCUS: adverbs

3/5

Work on AM if you need to (and you know who you are)!

Unit 5 math test (coordinate plane and plane figures) will be next Tuesday.

Finish WOW!

*The state writing test is tomorrow!  Please get packed up before you go to bed tonight, get a good night's sleep, and eat a great breakfast in the morning.  Thanks for helping us be prepared.

Social Studies Video: Berlin Wall

Berlin Wall: Deconstructed

3/4

AM for almost everyone!

Spelling in ABC order in agenda

*The state writing test is this Wednesday!  Please get packed up before you go to bed Tuesday night, get a good night's sleep, and eat a great breakfast Wednesday morning.  Thanks for helping us be prepared.

This Week's ELA

Unit 5, Week 5: The Gri-Gri Tree
 

SPELLING: Suffix -ion

1.     impress

2.     correct

3.     elect

4.     discuss

5.     locate

6.     decorate

7.     confuse

8.     estimate

9.     impression

10.  correction

11.  election

12.  discussion

13.  location

14.  decoration

15.  confusion

16.  estimation

17.  concentrate

18.  exhaust

19.  concentration

20.  exhaustion

VOCABULARY:

1.     ventured: (v) went despite risk or danger

2.     emerged: (v) came into view

3.     unreasonable: (adj) not showing or using good sense or judgment

4.     attraction: (n) a person or thing that draws attention

5.     inquire: (v) to ask questions or seek information

6.     discussions: (n) acts of talking about something or exchanging opinions

7.     sprawled: (v) lay or sat with the body stretch in awkward or careless manner

8.     focused: (v) concentrated or directed attention on

TESTED SKILLS/STRATEGIES: word parts: Latin roots; summarizing