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May 12, 2008

5/12 - 5/16 Reading

Monday
Students will read and discuss Chapters 7, 8, 9
Tuesday
Quiz over Chaptes 1-9
Students will write a 6-8 sentence paragraph about a selection in the book that corresponds to a great work of art from the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
Wednesday
6th Grade Field Day
Thursday
7th Grade Field Day
Friday
8th Grade Field Day
All connection classes are cancelled from Wednesday through Friday.

May 05, 2008

5/5 - 5/9 Reading

Monday
Academy of Reading
Tuesday
Begin novel study- Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia McLaughlin
Intro, vocabulary, read and discuss chapter 1
Wednesday
read and discuss chapter 2 & 3
Thursday

quiz on vocabulary

read and discuss chapter 4 & 5
Friday
new vocabulary, read chapter 6

April 24, 2008

Don't forget to pleasure read for 20-30 minutes each night!

Don't forget to pleasure read for 20-30 minutes each night!

4/21 - 4/29 All classes

4/21 Monday CRCT review
Tuesday CRCT review
Wednesday only 1st period connection classes attend
Thursday only 2nd period connection classes attend
Friday both connection classes attend; shortened time

4/28 Monday only 1st period connection classes attend
Tuesday only 2nd period connection classes attend

Due to the CRCT test, we will be completing some fun/easy items like: following directions (make a star with one snip), Academy of Reading, reading games, etc.

April 15, 2008

Welcome Back from Spring Break! 04/14 - 04/18

All classes will be focusing on the upcoming CRCT tests. Students will be using the Georgia Online Assessment System. The directions are provided below for home study.
We will include the Academy of Reading Program and finish up any incomplete assignments.

www.georgiaoas.org
Log on is Grade6 or Grade7 or Grade8
Use the same log on as your password.
View Student Tests
Choose subject area Reading
Click take test
Answer question, select next question to advance to the next page or passage.
Click Grade My Test

Click ok

April 01, 2008

3/31 - 4/4 Reading classes


6-2 Class
Monday - assembly in theater
Tuesday - Academy of Reading Program
Wednesday - Compare and Contrast 129-131
Thursday - Assessment pg. 132-133
Friday - Compare and Contrast Two Creatures

ALL OTHER CLASSES

Monday - assembly in theater
Tuesday - Academy of Reading Program
Wednesday - Review Conflict, Reading for a Purpose, and Complete Concept Maps
Thursday - Review of Literary Elements--Characters, Setting, Plot, Conflict, Point of View, Theme, Tone and Mood, Genre, and Purpose for Reading,
Friday - Test covering Literary Elements, Reading Games

HAVE A SAFE AND RESTFUL SPRING BREAK!

March 19, 2008

3/17 - 3/21 Reading classes

Monday Academy of Reading
Tuesday CRCT Practice (individualized for student's reading level)
Wednesday Pre-test over idioms, Literary Elements - point of view, Quia game covering literary elements
Thursday Theme, (sorry, no quia game!)
Friday Finish theme, Tone and Mood

3/17 - 3/21 2nd period Sixth graders

Monday Academy of Reading
Tuesday CRCT Review (individualized for each student's reading level)
Wednesday Pre-test on Idioms, Cause and Effect
Thursday Cause and Effect, finish cause and effect drawings (this is homework if not completed)
Friday Cause and Effect, Quia cause and effect games on lap-tops

March 12, 2008

6-2 Class 3/10 - 3/14

Monday - Academy of Reading
Tuesday - Story Sequence Chart
Wednesday - Cause & Effect p. 103 & 104 Insights
Thursday - p. 105 & 106
Friday - WS 41; Create comic strip of cause and effect

6-1 Class 3/10 - 3/14

Monday - Academy of Reading
Tuesday - Story Sequence; Characters; Setting
Wednesday - WS 103-104 Plot
Thursday - WS 105-108 Plot
Friday - WS 109 Point of View