Aug 29-Sept 2.

In Reading this week, we will read chapters 11-15 in the book, Where the Red Fern Grows. Students are recognizing figurative language in the book, such as personification, similes, metaphors, hyperboles, and idioms. Students are also analyzing how the author develops the point of view and the plot in the episodes of this story.

Spelling Words for this week:
drizzle, miracle, numb, tobacco, impossible, ghost, chores, accident, fault, graveyard, chill, oldest, luckiest, liquor, blood, campground, qualified, coffee, champion, and stubborn. Students will be given a three times each sheet and a cursive writing practice sheet for these words on Monday and Tuesday. Three times each due Wednesday, and cursive writing due on Thursday.

In Social Studies this week, students will learn about map grids and indexes, and seven of the Midwestern states and capitals:
Bismark, North Dakota
Pierre, South Dakota
Lincoln, Nebraska
Topeka, Kansas
St. Paul, Minnesota
Des Moines, Iowa
Jefferson City, Missouri

Reading and Social Studies

In Reading Class, we will be reading chapters 6-10 of Where the Red Fern Grows.
Spelling/Voc Words for Aug. 22-26. 3X Each due Wednesday, Spelling Test Friday:
welcome
puzzle
grief
strawberry
education
curious
metal
laughter
confidence
biggest
straight
lessons
season
lantern
approve
fearless
blister
solution
ugly
speech
In Social Studies, students will be learning about the Southwestern States and Capitals:
Pheonix, Arizona
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Austin, Texas
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Students should also be working on their research for the Ozarks, and the state of Oklahoma. They have the information sheet about that in their binders.

Reading and Social Studies August 15-19

In Social Studies this week the students will need to be able to fill in the US Map with these Western states and their capitals:
Juneau, Alaska
Sacramento, California
Denver, Colorado
Honolulu, Hawaii
Boise, Idaho
Helena, Montana
Carson City, Nevada
Salem, Oregon
Salt Lake City, Utah
Olympia, Washington
Cheyenne, Wyoming
We will also be identifying parallels, meridians, longitude and latitude on the globe.

In Reading, we will start the novel: Where the Red Fern Grows, by Wilson Rawls.
Spelling and Vocabulary Words from the novel:
hound
disease
territory
determination
school
stomach
dreams
nervous
courage
lawns
hunting
delicate
prowl
treasure
marshal
journey
sacrifice
kennel
railroad
outskirts
Test Friday, spelling choice due Tuesday, definitions due Thursday, Sentences due as we read in class.

Welcome Back to School!

I hope everyone had a great start to a great school year! Thursday and Friday we spent getting to know one another, discussing routines and procedures, and seeing how many states we can identify on a blank U.S. map. The students had a good time filling in their map using dice with a partner. (They will have to tell you how that worked!)

Notes about class:
We will be starting a unit in Reading class called "Where I Belong." The novel, Where the Red Fern Grows, will be the novel reading this nine weeks. Also, stories from the textbook and other sources will be read in class. The daily Reading homework will be to read each night for at least 20 minutes. Other times, there may be comprehension questions, or vocabulary/spelling assignments to complete.

In Social Studies, we will be learning about North America this nine weeks. By the end of the nine weeks, the students should be able to label the U.S. map with names of states and capitals for all 50 states, and identify the regions of the United States. We will also learn to use map/atlas skills each day.

I am looking forward to working with your child! Please feel free to contact me anytime if you ever have questions or concerns.

Vocabulary/Spelling Words for Aug. 8-12
fiction
nonfiction
sharecropper
acquire
drone
instinctively
savor
hesitantly
California
Sacramento
Washington
Olympia
Oregon
Salem
Pacific
Northwest
Alaska
Juneau
Hawaii
Honolulu

Testing April 25-May 12

We will be testing for the next few weeks. In class, we are reading a book called, The Slave Dancer, by Paula Fox. The following lists all events until the last day of school:

· 6th grade will plant the 6th grade class tree on Friday, April 29 at 11:30. Feel free to join us as we plant the tree!
· Loyal Leaders Trip to Brandon Springs April 29-30. Leaving at 1:00 Friday, return at 2:30 Saturday.
· Thursday, May 5th, PTO meeting and AR reading night from 5 p.m.- 7 p.m.
· CATS TESTING AND IOWA TESTING WINDOW April 25-May 13. Please avoid absences from school during testing!
· Rachel’s Challenge Rally May 16 at the GCHS Football Stadium
· No School Tuesday, May 17
· Good Faith Effort Field Trip May 18 to Kess Park

• 100 point club AR Pizza Party May 19

· Knight to Remember 6pm, Thursday, May 19. ALL SIXTH GRADE students need to attend!
· AR FIELD TRIP to the Sports Plex in Paducah on Friday, May 20. Lunch at Fazolis.
· Awards Day 1:00 on May 23—Last day of school for students

week of April 18

This week we will start the novel, The Slave Dancer, by Paula Fox, and review what we have learned and know about Reading. Testing starts the week of April 25. We will test Tues, Wed, and Thurs for two weeks in Reading and Math. The following week, May 9, students will take the IOWA test of basic skills in Reading, Language, and Math. Students need to meet their yearly AR goal of 78 points by May 18. The AR field trip to the Sports Plex and Fazoli's is May 20.

Week of March 21

Dippin' Dots forms and money due by Friday, March 25. They will be delivered April 1 @ 2:15.

Words for this week:
warily
destined
dominate
bearing
agony
trek
bondage
prosper