6th Grade Language Arts
Mood:  flirty
Now Playing: Week of March 1 - 5
This week, we will be working in an IOWA practice booklet.

There will be no story this week, thus no story test.

There will be no Vocabulary Workshop this week.

Each day, students will work through this practice booklet in class. The practice sections will cover vocabulary, comprehension, spelling, and English skills.
Students will be guided through examples, work on their own, and check/discuss the answers. The answer sheets will be taken up when we finish the booklet. A grade will be given on the work completed.

There will be no actual TEST this week.

Don't forget that the "What's Most Important to Me" collages are due this Friday. I have provided the poster board and the magazines for the students to use....therefore, there are NO excuses for not completing this assignment! These collages will be on display in the 6th grade hall.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at school or send me an e-mail.

Have a great week!:)

6th grade Language Arts
Mood:  cool
Now Playing: Week of Feb. 17-20
I hope everyone enjoyed the 4 day weekend!! I just know you did something to honor our great Presidents!!

This week, in reading, we will do the following:

Tuesday - Today, we will begin a new story, a myth, titled "Wings." Some students may have already heard this story in social studies. They were studying Greek Mythology recently. After previewing the story, we will go over the story vocabulary. Homework for tonight will be to complete a vocabulary practice worksheet.

Wednesday - Today, we will review our story vocabulary words and read our story (page 330). Homework tonight is none!

Thursday - Today, we will finishing reading our story, if necessary. We will review the story by completing reading workbook pages 50 and 51. We will review story vocabulary again by completing a word puzzle. Homework tonight will be to complete the voc. puzzle and review the story for tomorrow's test. Students will NOT be allowed to use their textbook during this week's test.

Friday - Today, we will complete our test on "Wings." Homework - none

*Don't forget to be working on your "What's Important to Me" poster. It is due March 5.

**If you have any extra magazines at home, please send them for us to share!

Have a great "short" week!:)

6th Grade Language Arts
Mood:  flirty
Now Playing: Week of Feb. 9 - 13, 2004
We are BACK IN THE TEXTBOOK!!!

This week, we will begin reading stories from Theme 4 "What's Most Important" in our reading textbooks.

Make sure students bring the following materials to class each day:
textbook
binder/notebook
Daily Reading (DR)
pencils
red pen
Vocabulary Workshop (Adv. classes only)

Our "Theme" assignment guideline sheet will be passed out today. This project is due on or before March 5. The assignment is to create a collage using pictures, words, phrases, etc. that have been found and cut out of magazines. These pictures should be things that are important to each student. We went over what to do in class. The collage is to be done on a 10" x 13" piece of white poster board. This will count for one grade.

Monday - Today, we will preview our new Theme. We will also preview our first story, "The Stone." Students will define story words in class. Homework - finishing definitions, if necessary, and complete the voc. practice worksheet
*Ask your student about our magic dwarf that is visiting our classroom this week!

Tuesday - Today, we will check voc. practice sheet and review word definitions. We will begin reading the story. Homework - none

Wednesday - Today, we will review what we read yesterday and finish reading the story. We will orally review the story by going over text page 319. Homework - none

Thursday - Today, we will continue to review the story by completing reading workbook pages 47 and 48. Homework - review story vocabulary and content for test tomorrow

Friday - Today, students will complete a test on the story vocabulary and the content. Students will be allowed to use their textbook during the test. Homework - none
*Ask your student about his/her wishing rock!

Have a great week, and let's hope this weather turns nice!!

Mrs. Aulds

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.