Hi 6th graders!

Thanks for bringing in cans for the NJHS Canned Food Drive! We are doing amazing! Mr. Robinson’s advisory is in the lead! Mrs. Shivanonda’s Advisory~ We need to step it up! Let me see your cans!!

Reminders:

The Egypt Game is Due Monday November 30th. No homework passes OR we care passes will be accepted!!

The book report is due Friday December 4th. No homework passes OR we care passes will be accepted!

Homework:

Monday~ Using Spelling book pg. 33, choose 10 words to define, and make an association to each one; Start new Reading Log; Daybook pgs 58 and 59- complete all response notes and activities in the book

Tuesday~ Write a news article using at least 10 spelling words; Predict & Connect, then read & clarify pgs. 255-260 in Social Studies book

Wednesday~ Write a sentence for each spelling word; Daybook pgs. 60-63, complete all response notes and activities; Write 1 question about S.S. reading from last night to share with the class

Thursday~ Make any choice to do with Spelling Words; Preview and connect, then read pgs. 261-265 in SS book & clarify. Then complete Roman Empire Practice pg.

Hi 6th graders!

This week is a short week with Wednesday being a day off for Veteran’s Day! Then Thursday morning we will have an assembly and the BMX show for our first fundraiser of the year. Make sure you’re here so you don’t miss out!!

** Mr. Robinson is out sick this week. We’re hopeful that he’ll return on Thursday. If you have any questions for him, try to hold onto them until Thursday!

Homework:

Monday~ Spelling pg. 27; Read pgs. 112-118 in S.S. book. Predict, clarify, and sequence before/during/ after reading

DUE Thursday: Ancient Egypt Quiz

Tuesday~ Spelling pg. 28 & 29; Context Clues practice page- both sides

Wednesday~ Veteran’s Day, No homework!!

Thursday~ Choose 10 spelling words to “Word Map”; Egypt Crossword Puzzle

Friday~ Have a great weekend!! Current Event due Monday!

Monday: Spelling book pg. 22; Social Studies: Egypt Packet DUE WEDNESDAY

Tuesday: Spelling book pg. 23; Egypt packet

Wednesday: Spelling book pg. 24; Egypt Game Check In; Main Idea Practice

Thursday: Make a choice to do with spelling words; Main Idea Practice

Friday: Reading Log due Monday Have a great weekend!

Monday: Start new Current Event; Spelling page 78; Social Studies: Read pgs 107-110, identify main idea for each section; DUE FRIDAY: Write a 1 page article for a newspaper about the Nile River. Highlight all the unique characteristics of the Nile, and include other important information.

Tuesday: Spelling: Make a game with your Egypt words; Social Studies Paragraphs (class B); FINISH OTHER WORK

Wednesday: Write a poem with a rhyme scheme  Social Studies Paragraphs (class A); FINISH OTHER WORK

Thursday: None! See you at McTeacher’s Night! * Don’t forget the 1 pg article on the Nile is due tomorrow!

Friday: Finish Current Event, have a great weekend!!

Egypt Spelling Words:

Tutankhamen               Queen Hatshepsut              Ramses         Cleopatra       pharaoh

Rosetta Stone               Giza             mummy           Nile           pyramid         papyrus           hieroglyphs

Respond to this post by Friday 9/25

Write a 20 word summary about what you’ve learned about Ancient China

Write a 20 word summary about what you’ve learned about Ancient Mesopotamia

Welcome to the last week before our 1st break!

Homework:

Reply to the post Ancient Civilizations by Friday 9/25

Create your own story! It should be long enough that your story has a beginning and a great ending. You need to use at least 3 types of figurative language in your story (similes, metaphors, alliteration, onomatopoeia, personification, etc.) Due Friday

Read at least twice for at least 30 minutes each. Write a 20 word summary for each reading session. Turn it in on Friday

Have a great break!

It’s Benchmark testing this week! So I hope you’ll get a lot of rest with not too much homework!

The only homework for this week is to start on a new Reading Log (due Monday 9/14) and for Social Studies I’d like you to research the Chinese invention for your dynasty that I will give you on Tuesday. You will research it a little bit more and create a poster with information and pictures to share. This will be due Friday 9/11!

No spelling for this week!!

Hope we have a great week!

Monday: Spelling pg. 30, Reading Comprehension, Start Current Event for the week, due Monday

Tuesday: Spelling pg. 31, Reading Comprehension

Wednesday: Spelling pg. 32, Social Studies- Read pgs. 140-142 Answer Review questions on pgs 141 and 142

Thursday: Spelling choice activity, Social Studies- Create your own “writing” use the Chinese writing for inspiration

Friday: Don’t forget your current event is due Monday! Have a great weekend!

Social Studies Homework To Be Announced!

Monday~ Spelling Activity, Editing Practice

Tuesday~ Spelling Activity, Social Studies

Wednesday~ Spelling Activity, Social Studies

Thursday~ Spelling Activity, Social Studies

Friday~ Have a great weekend!

This past week I didn’t follow the homework that was on the blog. I’m sorry for the confusion! I wanted to allow the students to have more time to focus on their fairytales! We will resume homework as usual next week!

Thank you!

Mrs. Shivanonda