Language Arts
Purpose: Students can draft a Tritina by viewing guidelines and reading examples in order to add to their collection of free verse poetry.
Due: Daily Spelling Homework, King Tut Permission Slip 5/9
Eastern Hemisphere
Purpose: Students will start their typed draft and save it in multiple locations in order to simplify the process of having their label ready to publish on Friday.
Due: Rough Draft of Label 5/8, Typed draft ready for final edit 5/9 (end of class)
Language Arts
Purpose: Students will demonstrate spelling competence by completing a spelling test in order to show progress towards improved skill levels.
Due: Spelling Homework, King Tut Permission Slip 5/9
Eastern Hemisphere
Purpose: Students will check in with teacher by quietly reading, researching, or drafting label while teacher confers with individuals as to artifact details and status in order to stay on top of projects.
Due: Rough Draft of Label 5/8
Agenda for Thursday, May 3 and Friday, May 4
2/3 will meet on Thursday and 4,5,6 will meet on Friday due to MSP schedule.
Language Arts
Purpose: Students can craft a “Where I am From” poem by identifying patterns in the model poems and utilizing their brainstorming notes in order to create another free-verse poem.
Due: Reading Records that show evidence of daily reading.
Eastern Hemisphere
Purpose: Students can gather more information by reading and completing the EH Museum Entry Info sheet in order to become experts on their artifact.
Due: Rough Draft of Artifact label, 5/8
Agenda for Tuesday, May 1 and Wednesday, May 2
2/3 will meet on Tuesday and 4,5,6 will meet on Wednesday due to MSP schedule.
Language Arts
Purpose: Students can use imagery by writing a definition, following guidelines and examples, and drafting their own poem in order to write another free-verse poem.
Due: Reading Records that show evidence of daily reading. King Tut permission slip 5/9; Reading book every day this week!
Eastern Hemispheres
Purpose: Students can gather more information by reading and completing the EH Museum Entry Info sheet in order to become experts on their artifact.
Due: EH Museum Signed Letter 5/3, Artifact Info Worksheet Friday 5/4, Label Rough Draft 5/8
Language Arts
Purpose: Students will demonstrate spelling competence by completing a spelling test in order to show progress towards improved skill levels.
Purpose: Students will understand how MSP reading is assessed by scoring a practice test in order to know how to respond to reading questions and prompts.
Due: Bring Reading Book to class every day this week! Reading Records that show evidence of daily reading. Field Trip Permission Forms, by May 9 (sooner preferred)
Language Arts
Purpose: Students will understand how MSP reading is assessed by taking a practice test in order to know how to respond to reading questions and prompts.
Due: Reading Records that show evidence of daily reading.
Eastern Hemispheres
Purpose: Students can collect and organize information by reading, taking notes, and sketching in order to prepare their entry and caption for the Eastern Hemisphere Museum.
Due: EH Museum letter signed, May 1st, Field trip permission slip: May 9th
The 6th grade students have an opportunity to visit the traveling King Tut Exhibit at the Pacific Science Center on Friday, June 15th, 2012. Permission forms have been sent home with your child, however an additional one is attached here. Field Trip Permission Slip The PSC requires that we pay for all tickets by May 11th, so we need these signed forms back by the 9th of May. We would hate for any student who would like to attend to not be able to, however we will not have the ability to purchase additional tickets at the door. Additionally, should your child need financial assistance, please indicate that on the form (will be kept confidential). If you have the ability to help out a family in need, you will be able to donate money to that as well (on the form). I thank you in advance for your swift attention to this!
If you’re interested in chaperoning, there will be a booth set up at the Eastern Hemisphere Museum night for you to fill out the forms. Please bring in a copy of your driver’s license if you’d like to chaperone as we need to run a background check. These spots will be “first with all paperwork completed, first served”.
Language Arts
Purpose: Students can brainstorm ideas by responding to prompts and creating a simile in order to be ready to write a “Where I’m From Poem.”
Due: Reading Records that show evidence of daily reading. Field Trip Permission Forms, by May 9 (sooner preferred)
Eastern Hemisphere
Purpose: Students can collect and organize information by reading, taking notes, and sketching in order to prepare their entry and caption for the Eastern Hemisphere Museum.
Due: EH Museum letter signed, May 1st
Language Arts
Purpose: Students can learn to recognize and use simile and metaphor by recording definitions, creating their own, and identifying both in poetry in order to expand their range of figurative language.
Due: Reading Records that show evidence of daily reading.
Eastern Hemisphere
Purpose: Students can collect and organize information by reading, taking notes, and sketching in order to prepare their entry and caption for the Eastern Hemisphere Museum.
Due: EH museum Letter Signed, Tuesday, May 1st
Language Arts
Purpose: Students can create a chain poem and set up a vocabulary page in order to initiate the poetry unit.
Due: Bring reading book every day! Reading Records that show evidence of daily reading.
Eastern Hemispheres
Purpose: Students can communicateexpectations with their families by reviewing the letter and rubric in order to have a successful Eastern Hemisphere museum experience.
Due: Signed Letter, May 1, 2012; Museum Entry and Caption, Tuesday, May 15th
