Week of September 6-9

English
DOL Week 3- write and study sentences each night.
Test on Friday.
Capitalization
Text pages 438-439
WB pages 213-216
We will write a letter this week.

Advanced English
DOL Week 3- write and study sentences each night.
Test on Friday.
Capitalization
Text pages 438-441
WB pages 213-220
We will write a letter and a journal entry this week.

Week of August 29-September 2

English
DOL Week 2- Write and study sentences each night.
Test on Friday

Sentences and Kinds of sentences
Text page 264-265
WB page 47-58
Test on Friday

Advanced English
DOL Week 2- Write and study sentences each night.
Test on Friday

Sentences and kinds of sentences
Text page 264-265
WB page 47-58
Test on Thursday

We will begin capitalization rules on Friday

August 22-26

English/Advanced English/Spelling
DOL
Week 1 write and study sentences each night.
Test on Friday.
English
Study notes on sentences.
Test on Friday
Spelling -Unit 1-1 – No test this week
Monday- Write words 3 times each
Wednesday- Write words 3 times each
Thursday- write sentences with words

August 22-26

Kinds of sentences

1. A sentence is a group of words that expresses
a complete thought.
2. A complete sentence is a group of words that has a
subject, a verb, and expresses a complete thought.
A complete sentence should also begin with a
capital letter and end with an end mark.
3. A declarative sentence makes a statement or tells
something. It ends with a period.
4. An interrogative sentence asks something. It ends
with a question mark.
5. An exclamatory sentence shows strong feeling. It
ends with an exclamation point.
6. An imperative sentence commands someone to do
something. It usually ends with a period.

Spelling
1. apparel
2. besiege
3. compress
4. denounce
5. dispatch

Week of May 16-20
Awards day is May 20, 2005
Finals are May 23-25
May 23- Math and Lang. Arts finals
May 24- English, Social Studies and Elective finals
May 25- Science and P.E. finals

Students need to complete and turn in any unfinished
assignments A.S.A.P.

Final exemptions will be announced on Thursday,
May 19, 2005. Your child will receive an exemption
notice or a study guide.

Please encourage your child to be on his/her best
behavior- school is not over yet.

Week of May 9-17
6th Grade English
No DOL Test this week.

To finish up our school year and complete our
GLE requirements, we will be doing a final project
this year. Students have to come up with a craft
idea (ideas can range from jewelry, toys,
special food, sports items, etc) –
write the idea and/or draw a sketch of the craft.
The craft must be school appropriate.
They will then write a friendly letter to a
friend telling about the craft, and they will write
a business letter to a company trying to sell their craft.
We will have three grades for this project.
(project description, friendly letter, and business letter)
***Bonus points will be given if you bring in a
completed sample of the craft.
** Extra points will be given if your letters are typed.
All of these are due May 16-17.

6th Grade Advanced English
No DOL test this week
To finish up our school year and complete
our GLE requirements, we will be doing a final
project this year. Your child is to create a craft,
write a How To paper, write a friendly letter
telling a friend about his/her craft idea, and
write a business letter to try to sell the craft.
The craft must be school appropriate, and
the student must have a hand in making the craft.
Ideas can range from jewelry, toys, special food,
sports items, etc. Presentation of the craft and
delivering the How To paper will be May 9 and 10.
The letters will be due by Friday, May 13.
Four grades will be given for this project.
*** Bonus points will be given if the How To paper,
friendly letter, and business letter are typed.

PROJECTS
Mood:  chillin'
Week of May 2-6
6th Grade English
No DOL Test this week.
We will finish our Tall Tales in class and type
them on Thursday, May 5.
To finish up our school year and complete our
GLE requirements, we will be doing a final project
this year. Students have to come up with a craft
idea (ideas can range from jewelry, toys,
special food, sports items, etc) –
write the idea and/or draw a sketch of the craft.
The craft must be school appropriate.
They will then write a friendly letter to a
friend telling about the craft, and they will write
a business letter to a company trying to sell their craft.
We will have three grades for this project.
(project description, friendly letter, and business letter)
***Bonus points will be given if you bring in a
completed sample of the craft.
** Extra points will be given if your letters are
typed.
These are due by May 16-17.

6th Grade Advanced English
No DOL Test this week.
We will finish our Tall Tales in class and type
them on Thursday, May 5.
To finish up our school year and complete
our GLE requirements, we will be doing a final
project this year. Your child is to create a craft,
write a How To paper, write a friendly letter
telling a friend about his/her craft idea, and
write a business letter to try to sell the craft.
The craft must be school appropriate, and
the student must have a hand in making the craft.
Ideas can range from jewelry, toys, special food,
sports items, etc. Presentation of the craft and
delivering the How To paper will be May 9 and 10.
The letters will be due by Friday, May 13.
Four grades will be given for this project.
*** Bonus points will be given if the How To paper,
friendly letter, and business letter are typed.

Week of April 25-29
English
DOL Week 28- write and study sentences each night-
test on Friday.

Prepositions/Interjections/Conjunctions
Text pages 389-393
Workbook pages 157-161
Test will be next week.

Advanced English
DOL Week 28- write and study sentences each night-
test on Friday.

Writing
Paragraphs& Tall Tales

Week of April 18-22

English
DOL Week 27- write and study sentences each night.
Test on Friday.
Prepositional phrases
Text pages 380-387
Workbook pages 149-156

Advanced English
DOL Week 27- write and study sentences each night.
Test on Friday.

Unit 14- Test on Thursday
Prepositions, interjections, and conjunctions

Week of April 11-15
English
DOL Week 26- write and study sentences
Test on Friday.
We are completing our comparison/contrast rough draft/
we will type a final draft on Thursday.

Advanced English
DOL Week 26-write and study sentences
Test on Friday
We are completing our preposition/interjection/
conjunction unit- the test will be next week.

Week of April 11-15
English
DOL Week 26- write and study sentences
Test on Friday.
We are completing our comparison/contrast rough draft/
we will type a final draft on Thursday.

Advanced English
DOL Week 26-write and study sentences
Test on Friday
We are completing our preposition/interjection/
conjunction unit- the test will be next week.