6th grade Language Arts
Mood:  chillin'
Now Playing: Week of February 2 - 6
This is our LAST week to read Number the Stars! It has been a great book, and I hope the students have enjoyed reading it.

Our NTS projects were due today! Several students did not bring these in.....it's -10 pts. each day late!:(

This week:
Monday - Today, students will work pages in their NTS booklets. We will check these pages in class tomorrow. Homework: work in NTS booklets, if you are behind

Tuesday - Today, I will give students a little time to finish up any pages in the booklets that are not complete. We will check pages that we haven't checked.
Homework: none

Wednesday - Today, we will finish checking booklets. I will hand out a NTS study guide for students to complete in class. Homework: finish study guide, if necessary

Thursday - Today, we will check the NTS study guide and review for tomorrow's test.
Homework: study the study guide for the NTS test; make sure your NTS booklet is ready to be turned in for a grade

Friday - Today, we will complete a test on Number the Stars. Students will turn in their NTS booklets for a grade.

**Next week, we will be back in the textbook! Don't forget to bring it to class! Also, we will go back to doing Daily Reading (DR) each day. In my advanced classes, we will go back to Vocabulary Workshop, too!! Back to the old grind!!:)

Have a great week!

6th Grade Language Arts

6th Grade Language Arts
Mood:  happy
Now Playing: Week of January 26 - 30
This week in Language Arts, we will continue reading Number the Stars in class. We should finish reading the book this week!

Monday - Today, we will finish Quiz 2, if necessary. Then we will finish and check booklet pages 18-20. We will prepare to read Chapter 12. If time permits, we will read Chapter 12, 13....until class is over. Homework - none

Tuesday - Today, we will read Chapter 12, if necessary. Then, we will complete and check booklet pages 21-23. Students will also get and answer questions on Quiz 3 covering chapters 9-12. Homework - none

Wednesday - Today, we will complete Quiz 3 in class using our books. We will continue reading Chapters 13, 14, and 15. Homework - none

Thursday - Today, we will read Chapters 16, 17, and the Afterword. We will begin Quiz 4/5 covering chapters 13-17. Students will answer quiz using book.
Homework - none

Friday - Today, students will complete Quiz 4/5 in class. Students will then begin working on booklet pages 24 - 33. We will finish these pages in class on Monday. Homework - complete your NTS project - it is due Monday!! (see pgs. 6-7 in booklet for project choices; choose one to do for a grade; you may choose another to be done for up to 25 extra points!)

*Booklets will be completed and turned in for a grade next week.
**A NTS study guide will be provided next week to complete and study for the final test.


FYI: I will be sending home a note with signed papers this week. This note will let you know that I will be grading a little tougher for the remainder of the year. Students' work is not at the standards I want it to be!! I will be taking points off for careless mistakes like: incomplete sentences, misspelled words, punctuation errors, messy handwriting, etc. We need to see some major improvement! Please help with this!
Also, I will be assigning more disciplinary/responsibility paragraphs to be written and signed by a parent for the following: not having needed materials and supplies, talking, not doing work, disrupting class, etc... We also need to see some major improvement in these areas, as well!!

Good Luck with the Science Fair this week!!:)

6th Grade Language Arts
Mood:  bright
Now Playing: Week of January 19 - 23
I hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend!

This week in Language Arts, we will continue reading Number the Stars.

Thursday, we will be attending the Good Hope Talent Show during the morning. Friday, several students will be attending the Honors Breakfast, also during the morning. We will adjust our daily classwork accordingly.

Monday - No school

Tuesday - Today, we will make sure our NTS booklets are caught up - pages 1 - 17. We will complete the mapskills lesson on page 10 in the NTS booklet. We will review what we've read in Chapters 1-7. We will read Chapter 8. No homework tonight!

Wednesday - Today, we will continue reading...Chapters 9 and 10. No homework!

Thursday - Today, we will complete NTS booklet pages 18 and 19. We will begin reading Chapter 11, if time permits. No homework!

Friday - Today, we will read Chapter 11 and complete booklet page 20. No homework!

*Don't forget that NTS projects are due on or before Feb. 2.

Have a great week! Stay warm!!:)

6th grade Language Arts
Mood:  chillin'
Now Playing: Week of January 12 - 16, 2004
Well, this will be a short week....no class for students this Friday, January 16 due to a teacher inservice day. Enjoy your day off!:)(*...and NO SCHOOL Monday, either...MLK Day!)

Remember: We are reading the novel, Number the Stars, this six weeks. There is no Vocabulary Workshop and no Daily Reading!!

Monday - Today, we will finish and check the open book quiz on NTS Chapters 1-4. We will read Chapter 5. Hopefully, we will begin working pages 11-14 in our NTS booklets. We will complete and check these pages tomorrow. No homework!

Tuesday - Today, we plan to finish and check booklet pages 11-14. We will then prepare to read the next section of the book, chapters 6-11. No homework!

Wednesday - Today, we will read Chapter 6. Afterwards, we will complete booklet page 15. No homework!!

Thursday - Today, we will check booklet page 15, if necessary. We will read Chapter 7 and complete booklet page 16 and check it. No homework!

Friday - YOU have this day off!!! I don't! Think of me and miss me today!!:) Enjoy!

*Don't forget that your NTS project is due Feb. 2.
**Don't forget that your book order is due January 19.

6th Grade Language Arts
Mood:  a-ok
Now Playing: Week of January 5 - 9, 2004
Happy New Year and welcome back to school! I feel like we were on vacation forever! I am excited about getting back to work!

Over the next several weeks, all of my reading classes will be reading the novel Number the Stars by Lois Lowrey. We have a classroom set of books and will read this book in class. Students will get a booklet to complete to go along with the reading of this novel. Grades throughout these weeks will be from:
1. booklets turned in after we finish them
2. a test on the completed novel
3. one project (due Feb. 2; see booklet pages 6&7)
4. quizzes after every 4 or 5 chapters

*For extra credit during this novel, students may do one of the project choices, in addition to the one chosen to do for a grade

**No Daily Reading or Vocabulary Workshop while reading this novel.

Monday, Jan. 5 - Today, we will become familiar with our new novel. Booklets will be passed out. We will watch a short video to preview this book. Homework - 3rd six weeks' binder check is tomorrow - make sure your binder is ready!

Tuesday, Jan. 6 - Today, we will read through pages 1-9 in our Number the Stars booklets. Students will complete page 2. We will also discuss the project choices on booklet pages 6 & 7. Homework - none

Wednesday, Jan. 7 - Today, we will read Chapter 1 in our novel. Homework - none

Thursday, Jan. 8 - Today, we will review Chapter 1 and read Chapters 2 & 3. Homework - none

Friday, Jan. 9 - Today, we will review Chapters 2 & 3 and read Chapter 4. Homework - none

**The binder grade will be the last grade for the 3rd six weeks. Report cards will be going home on Jan. 20.

6th Grade Language Arts
Mood:  a-ok
Now Playing: Week of January 5 - 9, 2004
Happy New Year and welcome back to school! I feel like we were on vacation forever! I am excited about getting back to work!

Over the next several weeks, all of my reading classes will be reading the novel Number the Stars by Lois Lowrey. We have a classroom set of books and will read this book in class. Students will get a booklet to complete to go along with the reading of this novel. Grades throughout these weeks will be from:
1. booklets turned in after we finish them
2. a test on the completed novel
3. one project (due Feb. 2; see booklet pages 6&7)
4. quizzes after every 4 or 5 chapters

*For extra credit during this novel, students may do one of the project choices, in addition to the one chosen to do for a grade

**No Daily Reading or Vocabulary Workshop while reading this novel.

Monday, Jan. 5 - Today, we will become familiar with our new novel. Booklets will be passed out. We will watch a short video to preview this book. Homework - 3rd six weeks' binder check is tomorrow - make sure your binder is ready!

Tuesday, Jan. 6 - Today, we will read through pages 1-9 in our Number the Stars booklets. Students will complete page 2. We will also discuss the project choices on booklet pages 6 & 7. Homework - none

Wednesday, Jan. 7 - Today, we will read Chapter 1 in our novel. Homework - none

Thursday, Jan. 8 - Today, we will review Chapter 1 and read Chapters 2 & 3. Homework - none

Friday, Jan. 9 - Today, we will review Chapters 2 & 3 and read Chapter 4. Homework - none

**The binder grade will be the last grade for the 3rd six weeks. Report cards will be going home on Jan. 20.

6th grade Language Arts
Mood:  celebratory
Now Playing: Week of Dec. 15 - 19
This week, we will continue in "Mowgli's Brothers."

Monday - review story by completing Reading Workbook pages 18 & 19; complete a worksheet on Figurative Language found throughout the story. No homework!

Tuesday - review story by going over and/or checking the following:
1. review questions on textbook page 156
2. Quick Check review sheet
3. reading workbook pages 18 & 19
4. Figurative Lang. worksheet
5. characters
Homework: study for tomorrow's test on "Mowgli's Brothers"

Wednesday - Today's test will be just like any other story test, but it will "count" as the mid-term test. If there are any tests that need to be made up that don't get made up, the mid-term test will just count twice. No homework tonight.

Thursday - Today, we will be watching the video "Mowgli's Story" to compare it to the story we read! If time permits, we will also watch the video of our classroom Talent Show!

Friday - Only students needing to take a mid-term make-up tests are required to come to school today. Students that come to school will finish watching "Mowgli's Brothers," and then we will discuss the differences between the movie and the story.

**Upon returning to school after the Christmas break, we will have a binder check for a grade...I have written a list of items that I will be checking for on the board. Students need to make sure and have their binders ready! Binder check day is Tuesday, Jan. 6.

Have a great and blessed Christmas! Happy Holidays!:)

6th Grade Language Arts
Mood:  energetic
Now Playing: Weeks of Dec. 8-12 and Dec. 15-19
Over the next 2 weeks, we will be covering the story "Mowgli's Brothers." This story is from the well-known book and movie "The Jungle Book."

Monday - Today, we will think of words that describe the jungle, or rain forest. We will become familiar with our new story, "Mowgli's Brothers." We will go over page 127 to preview the story and the story vocabulary. Students will write the definitions of these words. Tonight's homework will be to finish writing these definitions, if necessary, and complete the vocabulary practice worksheet.

Tuesday - We will begin by going over the story vocabulary definitions and then checking the voc. practice worksheet. We will read part 1 of the story.
No homework tonight!

Wednesday - We will finish reading the story today. Homework tonight will be to complete the "Quick Check" review sheet, if necessary.

Thursday - After checking the "Quick Check" review sheet, we will orally go over textbook page 146 to review the story content. No homework tonight!

Friday - Today, we will be going to the library!

Advanced classes will be doing all of the above with the addition of Unit 9 in Vocabulary Workshop.
We will try to allow time in class to do this week's homework.
Mon. - orally go over all words
- homework: pages 101 and 102
Tues. - check homework
- homework: pages 103 and 104
Wed. - check homework
- homework: study for test on Unit 9 (format -
matching words to their short definitions)
Thurs. - test
- no homework
Fri. - none

The test on "Mowgli's Brothers" will be Wednesday, Dec. 17. This test will count as our Language Arts mid-term test.

Extra Credit for this week: Find out the name of the python in "The Jungle Book." And/or do a one page written report on either Rudyard Kipling or the Jungle (rain forest).

Don't forget to send your money donations and/or the gifts for our adopt-a-family party! This party is Monday, Dec. 15, at 1:30!!:)

Have a great week!
Mrs. Aulds

6th Grade Language Arts
Mood:  a-ok
Now Playing: Week of December 1 - 5, 2003
Welcome back to school! I hope you had a great Thanksgiving break!! Now, back to work...

This week in reading, we will be reading a short story titled "Zlateh the Goat." It is a heart-warming story about a boy and his goat and how they learn to depend on each other to survive a terrible winter blizzard.

Monday - We will become familiar with our new story. I will provide a vocabulary list of 12 words for students to define. Homework will be to complete a vocabulary practice worksheet.

Tuesday - Today, we will begin by checking the vocabulary worksheet and reviewing our definitions. Students will read the story silently. Homework will be to complete the "Quick Check" review worksheet. Students should have time to complete this in class.

Wednesday - We will follow along while listening to the story on tape today. We will review the story by checking the "Quick Check" review sheet and completing workbook pages 24 and 25. The test on the story content and the vocabulary words is tomorrow, so homework tonight is to study for the test.

Thursday - Today, after a quick review, we will complete the test on the story and the story vocabulary. After the test, students will complete a practice sheet on "Word Meanings Across Subjects."
*Students will need to bring their scissors to class on Friday. No homework tonight!

Friday - Today, we will finish/check the worksheet on "Word Meanings." Student will make snowflakes to display to create our very own blizzard!

In addition to the above, my 2 advanced classes will also complete Unit 8 in Vocabulary Workshop.
Mon. - go over the words on pages 91-91; write the words in the blanks; homework - pages 94 & 95
Tues. - check pages 94 & 95; homework - page 96 & 97
Wed. - check pages 96 & 97; homework - study Unit 8 words for tomorrow's test (test format will be matching words to their synonyms)
Thurs. - Unit 8 test
Fri. - none

FYI:
-Don't forget that 6th grade is going to the Christmas Ballet this Friday after lunch!
-the extra credit book report is due Dec. 12 (not the 18th)
-the Lang. Arts mid-term test will be a regular weekly story test on Wed., Dec. 17

WE ARE TRYING TO ENCOURAGE ALL STUDENTS TO COME TO SCHOOL EVERYDAY! PLEASE HELP US WITH THIS! IT IS SO IMPORTANT FOR STUDENTS TO BE HERE EACH AND EVERY DAY!!