What's happening in class?

November 8-12

• Monday we will take a test over last week's words/chapters from Number the Stars (1-6) and finalize our open responses from Friday.
• Tuesday-Friday we will read chapters 7-9 in Number the Stars. (See the page with Reading Websites for a link to Number the Stars activities.)
• We complete a "6th Grade" vocabulary activity sheet each day. These are words all 6th graders should know.
• We are starting a new Drops in the Bucket sheet this week: Editing paragraphs.
• To help students prepare for testing, I have taken sentences from the text we read and make it grammatically incorrect (or not). Students have multiple choice answers to choose the correctly written form of the sentence.
• Number the Stars Vocabulary Chapters 7-9 (Test Friday, Nov. 12)
  Deftly
  Gnarled
  Hearse
  Relocate
  Reluctantly
  Ruefully
  Specter
  Splintery
  Sulking
  Urgency
  Symbolism
  Allusion
  Simile
  Personification
  Cliffhanger

What's Happening?

Parent/Teacher Conferences Thursday, 3:00-6:00


Spelling/Vocabulary Words for Nov. 1-5 (Test will be Monday, Nov. 8)
Flashback
Obstinate
Occupation
Sabotage
Impassive
Trousseau
Fiancé
Rationed
Haughtily
Analogy
Imperious
Imprinted
Submerged
Synagogue
Tension

We will take a field trip to see the performance of "The Diary of Anne Frank" Tuesday, Oct. 26 at the Carson Center.
We are reading this play in class, and other books about the Holocaust this week.

Spelling and Vocabulary Words for the week of October 25-29
summoned
tailor
respectfully
courage
defiance
Jews
Danes
unarmed
bodyguard
astonished
defense
fierce
Nazis
resistance
curfews
leaflets
fluttered
anti-semitism
tolerance
Holocaust

This week in Reading/Language Arts

This week we are focusing on an introduction to the Holocaust. We are reading the play, "The Diary of Anne Frank" in groups, then aloud in class. We will also view videos and other memorabilia about the Holocaust.

Tuesday, October 26 is our field trip to the Carson Center to watch the performance of "The Diary of Anne Frank" play.

Words for Oct. 18-22 are compound words: drawback, layaway, viewpoint, gumshoe, ripcord, showdown, sideswipe, spendthrift, trendsetter, and turncoat. We will write Cause/effect statements using these words.

This week, Sept. 27-Oct 1, in Language Arts, the students will complete a vocabulary quest with their vocabulary words. They have a choice to do a power point, flashcards, a crossword puzzle, a foldable, etc. The activity needs to help them learn their words and definitions for the week.

We will be finishing up on Hatchet Wednesday! Test Thursday, Movie Friday!
Students may complete a book project for Hatchet. Topics include divorce, loneliness, survival, ecosystems, or favorite scene from the book. These will be due Oct. 15 or 18.

AR Goals need to be met by Friday, October 1. Students who have earned their goal will play Wii games Friday afternoon!

Have a nice Fall Break!

2010-2011

Welcome 2010-2011 Central Knights! Currently, the 6th grade Knights are reading a novel entitled, Hatchet. The students have a study guide for comprehension and vocabulary activities. We will be talking about survival and ecosystems along with the book.

Additionally, some students have chosen to be in a Book Club. These are groups of students who have chosen to read the same book. In their spare time, they can read together or discuss the book. Once they are finished, they may present the book to the class to persuade other students to read the book, too.

Fall Festival is coming up! October 22. We are designing the Haunted Maze! We will need your help building and decorating the maze the week of Fall Festival.

2nd nine weeks

This nine weeks we are studying Europe, WW2, and the Holocaust. The students are researching the Holocaust, reading non-fiction, and fiction material. We have a guest speaker coming to speak to us about harrassment, bullying, and the Holocaust. We will be watching documentaries and a movie over the book read in class, Number the Stars. Finally, students will write a transactive portfolio piece (article, letter, or brochure) to be submitted to their 7th grade folder. Topics to choose from are Tolerance, Bullying, or Friendship.