Welcome 6th grade Knights!

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February 8, 2013

6th Grade Newsletter – February 8, 2013 School Closing Announcements are posted on the school district’s web site at www.graves.kyschools.us. A district information telephone hotline is available at (270) 674-4803 or 328-4803. Sign Language meeting will be next Monday, February 11 at 3:00 Specials next Thursday, February 14 will follow the Friday schedule. PE Jamboree Grades K-3 will be Tuesday, Feb. 19 Our two snow make up days are: Monday, February 18 and Monday, March 11 Drama Club practice every Tuesday, 3:00-4:30. It is very important to be at every practice from now until performance! March 12th 3:00-6:00 pm in the gym Central Elementary Health & Wellness Fair There will be booths set up to distribute valuable information regarding various health-related topics. Refreshments will be available to the families participating and each adult participant will receive a Travel First Aid Kit. March 12th 1:00-6:00 pm in the gym Red Cross Blood Drive. The class with the most donors present will win an ice cream party. Central Drama Players presents Aladdin, Jr. at the PAC on March 28! CHILDREN'S THEATRE CAMP - JUNE 10-14 & JUNE 17-23 2 week camp for children ages 6-12. Campers will experience and learn about the elements of live theatre. They will receive instruction in the performance aspect and have the opportunity to perform on stage, as well as learn hands-on about the basics of lighting, sound, set, costumes, and makeup. Camp will conclude with 3 performances that highlight new skills developed. The fee is $50 which covers a t-shirt, theatrical resources, and a daily snack. Space is limited and t-shirt orders must be placed by June 1st to guarantee availability - so apply early!! Applications are available online at www.purchaseplayers.com. Writing: Students will write an argumentative letter about a change they would like to see in our school. Students will identify nouns and common nouns in grammar. Reading: Students will read from the novel, A Single Shard. Students will identify and explain the meaning of figurative language, and identify the different types of conflict, internal and external, that the character faces in the first three chapters of the book. Spelling: These words are from the first few chapters of A Single Shard: arid, momentum, complied, oblivious, cowered, perusal, derision, precariously, impudence, prosperity, simile, metaphor, personification, internal conflict, external conflict. Sci/Social Studies: Students are researching countries in Europe and studying the European regions: cultures, climate, and customs. Math: 6th grade math classes are currently studying percents. PL/CS and Arts/Humanities: Local author, Matt Schorr, presented his newly published book, Attack of the Zombiesaurus Rex. This week in DARE: Students learned how to stay out or get out of risky situations. Mr. White’s DARE group’s essays are due Monday, February 11. Shakespeare Festival Coming to Murray State!!! The Shakespeare Festival will host "12th Night" in Lovett Auditorium. Performance at 7:00 PM on March 8th. ***Chattanooga Trip*** Final permission forms have been sent home in Friday Folders. It is VERY important for us to get our final numbers going/not going on the trip. Please return as soon as possible. Money must be paid by March 1. Valentine Parties will be Thursday, Feb. 14 at 2:00. Please check the items you would like to send: Cupcakes____ Drinks____ Total # students…White: 21, West: 21, Murphey: 22 Cookies____ Candy____ Chips_____ other___________________________________________

November 2

Reminder: Central Elementary is a Peanut Free School. We have students with peanut allergies. Please help keep our school peanut free. Thank you! Chattanooga Trip: See the bottom of this letter about making payments. Anytime you want, you may pay in full for your child, or make partial payments (amount of your choice). Due to funding we have in our account, the student cost of the trip has decreased. Total student cost will be $57, which includes admission, food, and transportation. Total cost for adults is $95 if you are riding the charter bus, or $55 if you are driving. Daylight Savings time this weekend. Don’t forget to “Fall back” an hour. No School Monday or Tuesday, November 5-6. Mid-terms will be sent home Friday, November 9th Grandparent's Day will be November 14th for 6th grade students Veteran's Day Recognition will be Monday, November 12 at 9:30. Invite your Veteran! See invitation in Friday Folder. Tutoring letters were sent last Friday. Please return with a yes or no response. DAIRY QUEEN DAY 3pm-6pm on Tuesday, November 13th!!!! Central gets percentage of profits from sales. Nov. 13: Walking trip to GCHS for a musical performance by MSU Orchestra. This opportunity is free! Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held Monday, November 19th. Xmas Music Program will be on Wed., Dec. 19th at 9:00 (grades P-3) and again @ 1:00 for grades 4-6. 6th grade - wear sock toboggan or knit hats, mittens or gloves, scarves, and have handkerchief/bandanna for dancing. Boys will be at back of stage and girls will be in front of them. WHAT’S HAPPENING IN CLASS? Science/Soc. Stu: Studying World War 2 and the decades throughout history. Math Class: This week we have been working on prior knowledge we need to recall before our study of ratios. Writing equivalent fractions, writing fractions in simplest form, converting measurements in both the customary and metric measurement systems, and interpreting a Comparison Bar Model are a few of the skills we have been working on. Also, many students have used all their pencils from the beginning of the year and have depleted my classroom supply. Please check with your child to see if you need to pick up some more for them. Writing Class: Students have finalized their fiction story. Students will be finding compound subjects and predicates, and practicing editing skills. Reading Class: Students will be introduced to the Holocaust, and completing reading/research activities to help students understand the novel entitled, Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. We just started the novel this week. Spelling Words: Flashback, Obstinate, Occupation, Sabotage, Impassive, Trousseau, Fiancé, Rationed, Haughtily, Analogy, Imperious, Imprinted, Submerged, Synagogue, Tension I am making a payment for the 6th grade trip to Chattanooga, TN Aquarium. The total cost of the trip is $57 for students, and $95 for adults riding the bus, $55 for adult driving. Total amount due by March 1. I would like to make a November payment of _$_____, attached. You may pay as much as you like for a partial payment each month between now and March 1, or make a full payment. If you pay $12 a month for student, the amount will be paid in full by the time of the field trip. Payment for: (circle one) Student Adult Sibling Name of person to whom we will apply payment:___________________________

October 29-Nov 1

Writing Class: Students will finish writing a fiction story. Students will be finding subjects and predicates, and practicing editing skills. Reading Class: Students will be introduced to the Holocaust, and completing reading/research activities to help students understand the upcoming novel entitled, Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. Spelling Words: (We will have these words for a week and a half) Flashback, Obstinate, Occupation, Sabotage, Impassive, Trousseau, Fiancé, Rationed, Haughtily, Analogy, Imperious, Imprinted, Submerged, Synagogue, Tension

Have a Nice Fall Break!

October 8-12 Writing Class: Students will start writing a fiction story. Students will be finding subjects and predicates, and practicing editing skills. Reading Class: When we return from Fall Break, we will read a nonfiction article from the Storyworks magazine, determining cause/effect, and integrating information from a video and article. Spelling/Vocabulary Words for October 8-12: Tiresome, Arrogant, Surly, Agile, Midst, Peril, Thrive, Ally, Prolong, Scour, Unruly, Concealed, Bias, Hunch, Rambled, Mustered, Cheap, Frank, Ambush, Diminutive Have a spelling choice complete for Thursday.

September 14, 2012

Writing Class: Students are writing and revising personal narratives and painting pictures with words using Brushstrokes, as well as grammar and editing skills. Reading Class: Students have finished Where the Red Fern Grows. Goals include describing how the plot unfolds, and analyzing how a scene fits into the overall structure of the text. Students are classifying literary devices, and discussing the effect of figurative language. Please ensure your child reads AR at home for 15-20 minutes each night. AR Goal for the 9 weeks is 19.5. Spelling Words for next week: swiftly, dawn, pride, champion, despair, haggard, searing, scramble, predatory, petrified, berserk, lithe, ghastly, scourge, entrails, rebelled, symbolism, character, episodes, imagery Spelling Choice due Wednesday, Test Thursday.

Spelling Words September 4-7 Spelling Choice Due Thursday Test Friday Drizzle Impossible Fault Luckiest Qualified Miracle Ghost Graveyard Liquor Coffee Numb Chores Chill Blood Champion tobacco accident oldest campground stubborn

Aug. 27-31

Reading Class: Students will continue the novel, Where the Red Fern Grows. Goals include describing how the plot unfolds, and analyzing how a scene fits into the overall structure of the text. Students are classifying literary devices, and discussing the effect of figurative language. Please ensure your child reads AR at home for 15-20 minutes each night. AR Goal for the 9 weeks is 19.5. Spelling words for the week of Aug. 27-31: welcome, education, confidence, season, blister, puzzle, curious, biggest, lantern, solution, grief, metal, straight, approve, ugly, strawberry, laughter, lessons, fearless, speech. Test on Friday.

Reading Class: Students will start the novel, Where the Red Fern Grows next week. Goals include describing how the plot unfolds, and analyzing how a scene fits into the overall structure of the text. Please ensure your child reads AR at home for 15-20 minutes each night. AR Goal for the 9 weeks is 19.5. Spelling words for the week of Aug. 20-24: behavior, maintain, display, clean, freight, escape, season, chimpanzee, receive, achieve, velocity, migrate, bright, reply, prize. These words all have long vowel sounds. Test on Friday.

Welcome Back to School!

Spelling Lesson 1: Activities will be completed in class. Please study words at home and be ready for a test on Friday! Word List for August 6-10: animal except distance canyon meadow install fantastic mention skill fraction method strict grand pleasant swimming Please complete the survey on the previous blog post!

2012-2013 6th Grade Knights

2012-13 6th grade Knights, please click the link to take a survey for my class. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEZ0OWs5eUdKYjZxc0RuSXJMUGQydkE6MQ

Have a Great Summer!

Ren Fest!

Ready for the Renaissance Festival!

Spelling/Voc

Spelling/Vocabulary Words for April 16-20. Write the definition of each word in class as we go through the power point. Write each word three times each, DUE WEDNESDAY.
Agony
Bondage
Chagrin
Devastate
Futile
Perish
Petrify
Relentless
Vulnerable
Yield
Forlorn
Luminous
Reflective
Intellectual
Meager
Aptitude
Intrigue
Decline
Spindly
Felled
Flourishing
Platform
Militia
Prospects
Biography

April 13, 2012

April 13, 2012
• Monday is the ABSOLUTE LAST day to turn in pictures for Knights to Remember. Your child will not be in the class video.
• 7th Grade Registration forms must be returned SIGNED by parents.
• Mid-Terms go home next Friday, April 13, 2012.
• Boys Book Club trip to Nashville Sounds April 18.
• “Evening in Wonderland” Dance: April 26th 3:00 – 5:00.
• AR Carnival will be April 27. This will be for students who met their yearly AR goal of 74 points. Your child currently has_____ points. April 26 is the last day to earn points.

• KPREP testing will be April 30-May 3. We are doing our best to help your child prepare for the test. Students will be tested in areas of Reading, Math, and On-Demand Writing. Please avoid any absences from school those days.

• Renaissance Festival Trip May 4. Leave Central at 5:30 a.m.
• ANY MATH IN FOCUS “BOOK A” your child may have, please send back to school.

• Choosing the Best In the afternoons after testing, the Health Department will be speaking with the 6th grade about making good choices regarding Drugs, Alcohol, and Abstinence. Permission forms were emailed to you before spring break, and after. If you do not have email, please sign the form enclosed in Friday Folder.

• Knight to Remember will be the evening of Monday, May 14. This is a 6th grade Promotion Ceremony where we recognize your child, they perform for parents, followed by a dance and reception. We will show and have available the Knight to Remember video. Please make plans to attend.


Last day of school for students is Tuesday, May 15. It will be here before we know it!

April 10

Mixed Bag Sales and Spirit Card Sales continue this week!

AR Carnival will be April 27. This will be for students who met their yearly AR goal of 74 points. Your child currently has_____ points. April 26 is the last day to earn points.

KPREP testing will be April 30-May 3. We are doing our best to help your child prepare for the test. Students will be tested in areas of Reading, Math, and On-Demand Writing. Please avoid any absences from school those days.

Choosing the Best In the afternoons after testing, the Health Department will be speaking with the 6th grade about making good choices regarding Drugs, Alcohol, and Abstinence. Permission forms were emailed to you before spring break, and after. If you do not have email, please sign the form enclosed in Friday Folder.

Knight to Remember will be the evening of Monday, May 14. This is a 6th grade Promotion Ceremony where we recognize your child, they perform for parents, followed by a dance and reception. We will show and have available the Knight to Remember video. Please make plans to attend.

Last day of school for students is Tuesday, May 15. It will be here before we know it!

March 22

No School Tomorrow, Friday, March 23.

Students will be MAP testing in Language Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday in the computer lab. Math MAPS April 9, 10, and 11th. We are seeing progress as the school-year gets closer to the end! Encourage your child to do their best on this last round of MAP testing!

Spring Break April 2-6

Alice in Wonderland practice Tuesday, March 27, Dress Rehearsal in-school March 28, play performance March 29, 12:30 and 6:00pm.

KPREP Testing Starts April 30 and ends on Thursday, May 3 for 6th grade.

6th grade trip to Renaissance Festival Friday, May 4. Please be at school at 5:30a.m. We plan to return by 6:00-6:30. Check out the Tennessee Renaissance Festival website at www.tnrenfest.com

Have a nice weekend!

March 16-23

Vocabulary and Spelling Words for March 13-16 Spelling Test Tuesday, March 20

1. Organizational Patterns

2. Cause and Effect

3. Chronological Order

4. Sequence

5. Order of Importance

6. Compare and Contrast

7. Informational Reading

8. Persuasive Reading

9. Nonfiction

10. Text Features

11. Author’s Purpose

12. To inform

13. To influence

14. To entertain

15. To describe

16. To express

17. To persuade

18. To explain

19. Main Idea

20. Supporting Details



March 19-22 (No School Friday, 23rd)

It's College and Career Week! This week we will be examining students' career choices from their ILPs and writing an informational passage about their job choices. Thursday will be a special day, as students get to dress up as their job or college choice. Also, Richard Henson, broom-maker and retired teacher, coach, principal, will be here as a guest speaker to discuss decision-making, setting goals, and workplace skills.



Students will be MAP testing in Reading Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday in the computer lab. Language the following week, and Math April 9, 10, and 11th. We are seeing progress as the school-year gets closer to the end! Encourage your child to do their best on this last round of MAP testing!

Spring Break April 2-6

KPREP Testing Starts April 30 and ends on Thursday, May 3 for 6th grade.

6th grade trip to Renaissance Festival Friday, May 4. Please be at school at 5:30a.m. We plan to return by 6:00-6:30. Check out the Tennessee Renaissance Festival website at www.tnrenfest.com

Have a nice weekend!

February 28-March 9

We will be studying Persuasive Techniques for the next few weeks. Students need to know the definition, and how to spell the following words:



Name Calling

Plain Folks Appeal

Glittering Generality

Bandwagon

Testimonial

Hidden Fears

Snob Appeal

Facts and Figures

Unfinished Comparisons

Repetition

Weasel Words (Empty Phrases)

Febrary 27-March 2

This week we will be painting our pots as a culminating art activity for finishing the book, A Single Shard. Next we will start our persuasive unit on persuasive techniques, and examining and writing argumentative pieces. No spelling words starting out this week.