Christmas Break

I hope everyone enjoys their holiday break.  Have a Merry Christmas!!!

Homework

Students should be reading at home every night.  We are reading Freak the Mighty in class and they should be completing Chapter Sheets. 

Homework

Monday

Students should study their chapter sheets for a test on Freak the Mighty


Tuesday
Students need to read their personal novels every night so they can reach their reading goal of 30 books for the school year. 
At this point, they should have 10-15 novels read.  They are reading every day at school and should be reading every night at home.  They should be reading a novel a week. 

Wednesday

Students received a Reader's Notebook Checklist and this needs to be signed.

They also received a letter to parents about Sea Turtle Reminders that also need to be signed.

They need to read personal novels at home for at least 15-20 minutes.

Thursday

Marshmallow-book talk

Finish Journal response that pertains to one of these quotes:
"Pain is a state of mind.  You can think your way out of anything, even pain."  or "Life is dangerous."

Students may need to finish chapter sheets for chapters 8-9

Homework

Study for Vocabulary Test!!

Sorry!!

I forgot to update my page for homework!!! If this happens again, please remember that students receive Weekly Essentials every Monday and they always have vocabulary cards to make for homework.  They will have a test on Friday for the vocabulary words. 

We are also reading Freak the Mighty in class and students are responsible for doing Chapter Sheets for every chapter.  They will be able to use these as a study guide when they have a comprehension test on the first 8 chapters soon. I have checked notebooks and several students are behind on these.  In order for their grade to change, they must make these up.

Thanks!!!


Chapter Sheets are simple a sheet that asks for the chapter title and number, the characters of that chapter, the setting of that chapter and a summary of that chapter.

Homework

Welcome Back!!!

Monday

Student received Weekly Essentials today.  They are to study their vocabulary words and make flash cards.

Humane
Homage
Heirloom
Haphazard
Hideous
Haughty
Hindrance
Hoard

Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday
Study vocabulary words and read novels.

Homework for this week

Students will not receive weekly essentials.  They should read their novels at home. 


Happy Thanksgiving!

Homework

Tuesday & Wednesday
Make flash cards for vocabulary words and study
Read your novels!!


Thursday
Study for Test on Friday

Read novel

Homework

Monday

Students are not receiving Weekly Essentials this week.  I will be working on reading skills in the classroom.
They are to read every night for at least 20 minutes.
Enjoy your day off tomorrow!

Wednesday

Students should read their novels at home.  Some students are really behind the 6-9 book reading goal for the first nine weeks.  They should be starting at least book 7 this week.  Please check their Reader's Notebook to see if they are keeping up.
Thanks!!
Mrs. King

Thursday

Read novel at home

Homework

Monday

Students did not receive weekly essentials today because we needed to finish work from last week.

Tuesday

I decided to go ahead and assign weekly essentials.  They will have a vocabulary test on Friday.  Students should make flash cards to help with studying at home.

The words are:

Epicenter
Embezzle
Eccentric
Elongate
Epidemic
Entice
Epitaph
Encompass


Wednesday & Thursday

Finish Weekly Essentials and Study for Vocabulary test

Homework

Monday

Flash Cards for Vocabulary

Tuesday
Study Vocabulary and Read novel

Wednesday
Study Vocabulary and Finish questions for the story in literature book "Water" pages 378-382.

Thursday
Study Vocabulary Words and Finish Weekly Essentials.

Wish List

We are always in need of:

Kleenex
Disinfectant Wipes (Clorox or Lysol)
Pencils

 
I would love individual pencil sharpeners!! Please!


If you are able, please send these items in to my class.


Thank you!!
Mrs. King

Monday

Students received Weekly Essentials today.  They will have 6 vocabulary words that they will need to study and create flash cards for.  They will have a test Friday on the vocabulary.  We are finishing "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" this week and we will then begin a novel.  Please make sure that your child is reading every night at home.  Some students are really behind and need to "catch-up."  At this point, students should have read at least 6 novels. 
Thanks,
Mrs. King


Vocabulary Words:

Defiance
Disband
Disintegrate
Distort
Discretion
Deplete

Homework

Monday

NO Weekly Essentials today

Students need to finish final copy of their narrative tonight.  They will need to include the peer edits/advice in their final copy. 

Staple to your essay:
Staple Reverse Story Map (2), Bubble Map, Sensory Chart, Purple & Blue Peer Edits, Rough Draft and Final Copy (on top).

Tuesday

Some students did not turn in all work required for final paper.  They will need to redo work that is missing. 
Read Novel at home.

Wednesday and Thursday

Read Novels and work on any missing work

Homework

Tuesday
Students will not have Weekly Essentials this week or a vocabulary test.  We will review previous materials. 
Students will need to start writing their Autobiographical Narrative for Homework(only 1 paragraph).  They will need it for Wednesday.
To help with writing students should read pages 146-155 in their literature book.

Wednesday

Students are to write their narrative tonight for homework.

They definitely should use:
Dialogue
1st Person Point of View
Chronological Order
Sensory Language/ Vivid Details
Conflict

Homework Oct 1-5

Monday

Study Vocabulary Words.  (conquest, consequently, contrary, controversy, compensation, convey, condolence, and contemplate)  Students need to make flashcards.



Tuesday

Students should continue to study for their vocabulary test.  Also, students should be reading every night for at least 15 minutes. 


Wednesday

Complete Story Map for Autobiographical Narrative.  Students are choosing an event from their childhood that is memorable to write about.  It needs to be about their life and their story.  They may not write about an event that happened to a family member.  If they can not remember the event or do not have enough information, then they need to choose a different event.

Thursday

Students need to finish "5 senses" chart if they did not finish in class.
Study for vocabulary test
Finish Weekly Essentials
Read novel for at least 15 minutes

Homework this Weekend

Parents please look through your child's Reader's Notebook.  They should be filling in the novels they are reading and they should have 3 vocabulary test grades.  Each test needs a signature and a student reflection.  They are simply writing why they did well or poorly and what they can do differently.
Thanks and Have a great weekend!
Mrs. King

Reader's Notebook

I decided to make changes to the Reader's Notebook.  Students will keep the front part as their novel and journal responses.  The back part will be their CS or Language Arts notebook.  Students will staple tests, Weekly Essentials, classwork, and homework in this part.  I will have them keep the notebooks in the classroom every day but Thursday night.  They must bring it in on Friday so that I can check their homework.  We worked on this for the entire class today.  I am hoping this will be helpful with organization and for showing parents their work and grades. Also, I hope to attach a sheet on the back cover where students will record their grades.  Please take a look at their notebooks tonight.  We are in the beginning stages of setting these up but they should have Weekly Essentials and vocabulary tests so far. 
Thanks!
Mrs. King

Homework

Monday

Students should study their 8 vocabulary words and make flash cards. 
Students should be reading every night at home 15-20 minutes.

Tuesday

Study Vocabulary.  (Construe, Deport, Deportee, Destructive, Export, Import, Instrumental, Obstruct, Portable, Structural)
Read novel

Wednesday

Students should study vocabulary words every night.

Students need to complete their bubble map and narrow down childhood memory to one choice.
Read Novel

Thursday

Study for vocabulary test.  Finish Weekly Essentials.

Students need to have parents initial their student's Weekly Essentials Vocabulary Tests 1 & 2. 

At the bottom of each test, students need to write a reflection on why they did so well or poorly on their tests and what they can do differently for their next test. 

Homework

Monday

Study Voc and Make flash cards

Core 2 & 3 - you need to also finish sequence of events for the story "Eleven"



Tuesday
Study voc and make sure you completed your flashcards!

Wednesday

Sorry I was out but I was very sick!! Students were supposed to study their vocabulary words for homework.


Thursday

Study vocabulary for test tomorrow!! (Bombard, Beacon, Blemish, Belligerent, Boisterous, Besiege, Benevolent, Bygone)

Homework

Monday-Thursday

Study Vocabulary from Weekly Essentials (8 words)

Test on vocabulary words Friday!!
Aftermath, Antebellum, Avenge, Adjourn, Annihilate, Asylum, Agitate, Accentuate

Monday.... September 10, 2012

Students received Weekly Essentials in my class today.  This will stay in the classroom until Thursday.  They have several assignments to work on every day at the beginning of class.  If they do not complete it by Thursday, it will be for homework and due on Friday.   Every Monday, they will write down their vocabulary words.  They will have a test on these vocabulary words on Friday. There are only 8 vocabulary words.  Please help your child study each night. 
Thanks,
Mrs. King

Reader's Notebook

At this point, all students should have a spiral notebook that they are using as their Reader's Notebook.  If your child does not have a notebook yet, please try to get one by Monday.  Student's should record their novels that they are reading and have already completed their first journal response on predictions. 

Homework

Wednesday

Students are to finish story map, questions 1-5 (a,b & c), and prepare for a quiz tomorrow on "Stray".




Thursday & Friday

Read Novel at home for at least 20 minutes each night.

1st Week of School

The first week of school went pretty well.  We are still working on policies and procedures.  Students did have homework last week.  A lot of paper work went home and students were supposed to bring it back signed.  Please check with your child to make sure they have turned in everything.
Thanks!

Welcome Sea Turtles!

I hope you enjoyed your summer and you are ready for an exciting school year! You will receive a lot of paper work Monday.  On the first day, I will try to go over all of the procedures and rules with you in the classroom.  We will talk about the new things that you will be doing in Language Arts.  I look forward to meeting you all! Have a wonderful weekend!
Mrs. King

Picnic

My homeroom is in charge of bringing in individual bags of chips.  I think that you can by a large bag containing 22 small bags of chips for $7.  This will be easier to distribute and each child will have their own bag of chips.  Thanks for your donations! The picnic is June 6th.

Book Trailer Info Today

How to Create a Book Trailer

Student Examples using Windows Movie Maker

Why Do book trailers with Animoto with Prezi

Book Trailers Project

Book Trailers for Readers

How to make a Book Trailer

Some of the Book Trailers We Have Looked at

Maxium Ride


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kux2QY5Yvz0 Rangers Apprentice


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2u9iTZpy8ko Sisters Grimm


Fat Boy Chronicles



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UrpMr76_No Witch & Wizard



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYlzPso6iSw&feature=related Warriors



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46oOHWg4sJI Harry Potter



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8zBR1l4Tgc Harry Potter

Book Trailers

Step One: Look over, read, and watch how to make a book trailer (Links below)

Step Two: Google book trailers on novels you have read this year to get ideas


Step Three: Choose your book

Step Four:  Decide on pictures, music and effects  (sketch out your plan) and what program you are going to use.

Step Five:  Create Book Trailer


Book Trailers

 Book Trailers

Digital Book Talks

Book Trailers for Readers

Animoto

Animoto Help with Book Trailers

tips on using Photo Story

more tips for using Photo Story

Prezi

Powerpoint

Windows Movie Maker

Powerpoint to Movie Maker

Analogies

Analogies

EOG Resources/Prep

EOG Resources/Prep


This website offers many helpful resources for Math, Reading and Science.

6th grade EOG practice book: Answers:
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/accountability/testing/eog/sampleitems/reading


Test Ready Reading Plus:

Lesson 7: 1.c, 2. a, 3.b, 4. b, 5. b, 6. d, 7. c, 8. d, 9. c, 10. c, 11. c, 12. d, 13. d, 14. b, 15. c, 16. c, 17. a, 18. d, 19. b, 20. a

Lesson 8: 1. b, 2. a, 3. d, 4. c, 5. b, 6. d, 7. c, 8. c, 9. b, 10.a, 11. c, 12. b, 13. c, 14. c, 15. a, 16. b, 17. d, 18. c, 19. a, 20. b

EOG Prep

Students will be able to take home test ready and other materials to practice for the EOG.  I will post the answers for the orange Test Ready Reading Plus.  The other packet is from the ncdpi website and you can view the answers there. Students may also practice on studyisland.  I would have them practice from each resource.  Testing begins next week! Please continue to help students at home.

Homework

Monday & Tuesday

Study Island if you have access to a computer
Read Novel
Answer questions in literature book on pages 782 (1-8)

Tutoring/ EOG Help

Dear Parents/Guardians,


Ms. Dosher and I are offering Reading Tutoring on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:00am for the next two weeks. If you are interested, please let us know. Students will meet in the computer lab and work on EOG Test Prep. We will be able to individually help the students. Students can also work on Study Island at home. In addition, we have extra test prep materials that students can use at home.

Thanks,

Ms. King & Ms. Dosher



www.studyisland.com





If students are not able to remember their username and password, please email me at cking@bcswan.net and I will get the information to you.

Progress Reports and Tutoring

Students will receive progress reports on Wednesday.  They will also receive a letter about tutoring.  Students can come in on Tuesday mornings and Thursday mornings at 8am to receive reading help from Ms. Dosher and myself.  They can meet us in the computer lab.  Students are also allowed to work on Study Island at home. There are sections for math and reading.  If your child does not have their username and password, you can email me at cking@bcswan.net and I will get the information to you.
We will also have tutoring during recess time to prepare students for EOGs.
Thanks,
Crystal King 

Folk Literature

We will begin our unit on Folk Literature.  Students will study the characteristics of Myths, Folk Tales, Fables and Legends.
Power Points on Folk Literature

Monday & Tuesday

Read Novels

Read pages 760-763 and be prepared to list characteristic traits and types of Folk Literature (Core 2 needs to take cornell notes)


Wednesday
Students need to read their novels and Finish their homework from Tuesday night

Homework

Monday
Journal Response

Tuesday
Read Novel

Wednesday
Finish Poetry Packet

Thursday & Friday
Read Novels

Next Week

We are working on a Poetry Unit and we will continue EOG practice.  We will being Test Ready next week.  If you would like extra EOG practice for your child, please email me.  Students can work on Study Island at home. 

Homework

Monday & Tuesday
Venn Diagrams
Journal Response
Weekly Essentials Wed-Friday We are working on Poetry in class. Students will need to finish anything that is not finished in class at home.

Homework

Monday
Progress Reports went home so students can see what they need to make up.
We will not have Weekly Essentials or Vocabulary this week.

Tuesday
Read Novel

Homework

Monday
Weekly Essentials (pages 1-2)

There will not be a vocabulary test this week!

Tuesday
Finish Weekly Essentials
Write summary for chapter 10 in reader's notebook

Wednesday
Study for Boy in the Striped Pajamas test 1-10
Finish Weekly Essentials

Next Week

I will have tutoring during the school day next week. Students who are missing work or need help studying will stay in during recess. I will try to send home a new progress report with updated grades Tuesday. Please review your child progress report, sign, and return to class. Thank you!
Crystal King


Remind your child they must create flash cards and sentences each week as a grade and to help them study for the Vocabulary Test on Friday.

homework

Monday
Weekly Essentials
Flash Cards for new vocabulary
guarantee, gale, gaiety, gallows,grimace, gusto

Tuesday
Vocabulary Sentences

Wednesday and Thursday
Study for test and read

Homework

Monday
Flash cards for vocabulary words
Weekly Essentials 8
Vocabulary words (humane, haughty, hoard,heirloom, hideous, homage, haphazard, hindrance)

Tuesday
Sentences using vocabulary

Wednesday
Study words

Thursday
Study for test and finish Weekly Essentials

Vocabulary Words WE 7

Fascinate
Feeble
Fiancee
Fictitious
Fallacy
Fraudulent
Frivolous
Futile

Homework

Monday
Weekly Essentials 7 (this is a packet)
study Vocabulary
Write 8 sentences using the vocabulary words correctly.

Tuesday
Weekly Essentials
Study words

Wednesday
Weekly Essentials
Study Vocabulary
Prepare Book talks if you have not presented yet!
Thursday
Study for Test!

Homework

Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday
Weekly Essentials and study vocabulary

Monday

Students are able to retake the Vocabulary Test on Monday! Please encourage them to study.

This Week

I am trying to "catch up" on the work that students did when I was out because my daughter was in ICU. We need to go over Chapters 1 & 2 of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas and Weekly Essentials 4. I really appreciate your understanding and patience.

Students were supposed to present Book Talks today but we are moving them to Thursday and Friday.

Students will also have a test Friday on Vocabulary. (Disposition, Defiance, Disregard, Distort, Disintegrate, Discretion, Deplete, Disperse)

Homework

Test on Vocabulary Words!!

This Week

Students will finish presenting Book Talks. They will also turn in research for the Holocaust and their autobiographical narrative. We will be sending home a progress report on Friday with a letter about parent/teacher conferences. I will also send home this week a letter about CFA(benchmark)scores and how many novels read so far. Please review and sign.
Thanks,
Mrs. King

READER'S NOTEBOOK CHECK TOMORROW

This Week

We are finishing our research on the Holocaust and starting the Boy in the Stripped Pajamas.

I will send home a reminder letter about the procedures in my class and a Testing Record/Reading letter to show students' CFA scores and how many novels they are reading in class. Please sign and send back.
Thanks,
Mrs. King

Monday

All Essays are Due! They were due Friday but I am extending the deadline until Monday.


We will finish our research on the Holocaust and present the information to the class.

Then, We will begin reading The Boy in the Stripped Pajamas on Monday.

If we have time, students will finish presenting their book talks.


Enjoy your weekend!
Mrs. King

Homework

Students need to finish reading "Letters from a Concentration Camp" and "Letter to Scottie." Both stories are in the literature book and they need to answer the questions.

We will begin our research on the Holocaust tomorrow!

Holocaust

Dear Parents,
We will start our first class novel, Boy in the Striped Pajamas, next week. The novel deals with the Holocaust and teaches a great theme, tolerance. Before we begin the novel, it is important that students have background information on the Holocaust. They will begin researching the Holocaust in a couple of days using a website from the social studies textbook and from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Please review the websites listed below. These are informative websites which allow students to read and listen to videos about the Holocaust. We will do a basic research project of who, what, when, where and why. This can be a wonderful opportunity for students to discuss what they are doing at school with their family. I encourage you to talk with your child about questions that they may have as we study the Holocaust. Most students are very excited and interested in learning about the Holocaust. While the events of this tragedy are horrific and shocking, the rich educational opportunities that it encompasses can not be denied. It is my hope that each student will gain a new perspective not only on the world, but their fellow students as well. Teaching Tolerance is a constant theme in 6th grade literature and it is very important for students to understand and learn. Boy in the Striped Pajamas is an excellent novel and I hope they enjoy reading it.
Thanks,
Mrs. King
Resources that we will use include:
~Various websites
~http://www.glencoe.com/sec/socialstudies/btt/holocaust/
~http://www.ushmm.org/
~Nonfiction books and videos in our library based on the Holocaust
~Number the Stars or The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
~ “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas” (film) Please send a note if you would prefer your child not see the film.
~Guest Speaker
*you can go to my website, www.mycsclass.blogspot.com, and you can go to the links on the Holocaust.

Wednesday

We will begin our unit on the Holocaust this week. Students have a letter that needs to be signed.

I sent home a progress report last week reminding students that they need to turn in any missing work. The work was due today. I will allow them to bring it to me tomorrow before Core 1to receive credit.

Homework

Read pages 430-438 and answer all questions!

Students should bring home a progress report. If they are missing any work, please have them turn it in by Wednesday.
Thanks!!

Homework

Monday
Students need to finish Eleven Questions and Finish Tree Map

Tuesday
Test on Short Stories, Fiction and Nonfiction

Wednesday
Read Novels and work on any make up work

Thursday
Book Talks on Friday

Homework

Read Novel
Student who access to a computer can work on essays but they need to save on a flash drive and bring to school tomorrow.

Welcome Back!

Welcome back from a much needed break! I hope everyone enjoyed their vacation. We are getting back to our routine of writing and reading. Students will be finishing the final draft of their essays so we can start typing this week. We will review short stories and have the final test on this at the end of this week. Please make sure that students have added detail to their stories. They may need to eliminate unnecessary events. Student should also have important dialogue in their story. I look forward to reading all of the narratives soon!