I will be out Monday

I have lost both of my grandmothers in 20 days!  I need to go to PA to pay my respects this weekend.  I will not be in school Monday.  I hope to be back on Tuesday.

6A-- please have your PAL packets signed and ready to hand in.

All classes will begin research on Mythology on Monday.  I will finish Peter Pan movies on Tuesday.

6A begins PAL packets and other important information...

6A will begin doing P.A.L. Packets ( Parent Assisted Learning) for homework. 

Dear Parent or Guardian:
Here is your chance to help him or her practice this important skill.
In this PAL Packet you will find a short activity for your son or daughter to do. Please do the activity and "The Back Page." Then sign your name on "The Back Page" and have your son or daughter return it .Thanks for your help.

Each week your student will receive a topic.  It could be grammar, poetry, newspapers, or other forms of EOG practice.  You will be asked to help your child review and practice that skill.  Each packet will be graded. 

We will begin grammar packets on Tuesday.  Please look for P.A.L. information  before the end of the week. 

6th graders are finishing Peter Pan storyboards and scripts.

We did not get to Pourquoi How/Why Stories last week.  We will read and write them this week.

There will be no Vocabulary test this week-we are still working on elements of short stories.

Week of November 5th...

Monday- Watch Peter Pan Movie
                Organize Notebooks
                Get Take Home Folders ready
                6B/6C Quiz on Cask of Amontillado

Tuesday-  Reteach Plot line and Vocabulary from last 2 weeks
                Hand out rubrics for student made movies
                Begin Story Boards

Wednesday- Work on Story Boards
                     Introduce Oral Traditions

Thursday- Retest Vocabulary ( same list for last 2 weeks)
                Introduce Pourquois

Friday-     Story Boards
                Students writing Pourquois

PLEASE do not forget to get  Field Trip Permission Forms and money in ASAP.
Take Home Folder are due by Thursday.  EVERY student is required to get papers signed and return them.

Field Trip!!!

We are going on a field trip!! The 6th grade is planning a trip to Raleigh to see 6 plays and go out to eat after.

Cost is 25.00 which includes all plays, lunch, drink and tip.

Please get your permission slips in so we can reserve our seats.

We will need drivers.  Even if you don't want to go to the play but are willing to drive- that's fine.

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Last Week of October

Edgar Allan Poe will be our focus on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.  Since Poe is the Father of the Short Story, we will have short story terms for our vocabulary.  Students got these words last week so please make sure your child has these 15 terms.  Test will be on Thursday.




We are having an Academy Award Celebration!! 
Students will choose their group.  Each group will make a video clip from their favorite scene in Peter Pan.  Everyone will wear their best celebrity attire and attend a red carpet Oscar celebration. More details to follow. 

Week of October 15th

I was a shopping fool this weekend!!  I have so many new items for the classroom and I can't wait to show them to all of you.

I got some costumes for Peter Pan. 

We have brand new vocabulary workbooks for each student.  I found some very helpful books on Common Core.  We have new games and activities for educational centers.

6A will receive their new vocabulary workbooks on Monday.  Each student is responsible for their book.  If it is lost or ruined, the student will need to purchase a new one.  So please, please, please protect these and remember to bring them EVERY DAY.









Homework will be in this workbook each night.  We are beginning with Chapter 13-Words with Common Roots. 

6B and 6C will get their books later.  For now, they need to continue with Peter Pan words.

Word List for this week:

somber
bauble
nautical
cypher
frock
rapture
strident
jeer
alight
mauve

6C and 6B will be doing a new type of foldable.  Please check to make sure they are working on it each night for homework.



The 6th grade CELEBRATION is coming soon.  In order to attend, students must be passing all classes, have homework  and all paperwork turned in, have less than 4 absences, and be ASD and suspension free.

Week of October 8, 2012

Thank you to everyone for your prayers and kind words.  I decided to go home to PA this weekend and see my grandmother.  We left at 3AM on Saturday and just got back to NC this minute.  Fortunately,  I found her in great spirits and at peace with her current state.  We shared great memories, laughed a lot and hugged even more. It was a long drive with little to no sleep but worth every minute.





Peter Pan is winding down.  We will be finished next week.  The Vocabulary Words for this week are:
1.     gallant
2.     progeny
3.     bout
4.     courier
5.     carnage
6.     sleuth
7.     gait
8.     girth
9.     conveyance
10.   harpsichord
11.   virulent
12.   smirk
13.   hillock
14.   remonstrated
15.   candor


Those TAKE HOME FOLDERS will be coming home Monday.  Please look at everything, sign the graded papers and return to school on Tuesday. 

Once we finish Peter Pan, we will do a short unit on Edgar Allan Poe.

6th grade Celebration Day is coming.  Students know the requirements.