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Monday, 19 September 2005

Week of September 19-23
ENGLISH
DOL Week 5- write and study sentences each night.
Test on Friday.
Text page 442-445
WB pages 221-228

Capitalization rules-
Capitalize the first word:
1. The first word of a sentence.
2. The first word of a direct quotation.
3. The first word in the greeting and closing of
letters.
Capitalize names, initials, and titles of people:
1. The names of people and the initials that stand
for their names.
2. Titles when used with, or in place of, people’s
names
3. Family names when used in place or or with the
person’s name.
4. The pronoun I.
Capitalize names of places:
1. The names and abbreviations of cities, towns,
counties, parishes, states, countries, and
nations.
2. The names of lakes, rivers, oceans, mountain
ranges, deserts, parks, stars, planets, and
constellations.
3. North, south, east, and west when they refer to
sections of the country.
4. The names of avenues, streets, roads, highways,
routes, and post office boxes.
5. The names of specific buildings, bridges, and
monuments.
Capitalize names of times:
1. The days of the weeks and months of the year.
2. The names of holidays.
3. The names of historical events, periods, laws,
documents, conflicts and distinguished awards.
Capitalize names of other nouns and proper adjectives
1. The names of pets.
2. The names of products.
3. The names of companies, buildings, ships, planes,
and space ships.
4. Proper adjectives.
5. The names of clubs, organizations, or groups.
6. The names of political parties, religious
preferences, nationalities, and races.


ADVANCED ENGLISH
DOL Week 5- write and study sentences each night.
Test on Friday
Text pages 446-449
WB pages 229, 230, & 232
* Pre-test on Tuesday-in class
Unit 18 Test on Wednesday
Thursday and Friday
Writing- We will start a country and write a
description of the country describing rivers,
cities, etc. Describe at least 3 holidays and
tell the countries that surround your country.


Posted by 6thghms at 10:20 AM CDT
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Monday, 12 September 2005

Week of September 12-16
English
DOL Week 4- write and study sentences each night.
Test on Friday.

Monday-Tuesday
Write a friendly letter about an imaginary trip to Canada.
Wednesday-Friday
Capitalization
Text pp. 440-441
WB pp 217-220

Advanced English
DOL Week 4- write and study sentences each night.
Test on Friday.

Monday
Complete friendly letter.
Tuesday-Friday
Text pp 442-445
WB pp 221-228
Notes

Capitalize the first word:
1. The first word of a sentence.
2. The first word of a direct quotation.
3. The first word in the greeting and closing of
letters.

Capitalize names, initials, and titles of people:
1. The names of people and the initials that stand
for their names.
2. Titles when used with, or in place of, people’s
names
3. Family names when used in place or or with the
person’s name.
4. The pronoun I.

Capitalize names of places:
1. The names and abbreviations of cities, towns,
counties, parishes, states, countries, and nations.
2. The names of lakes, rivers, oceans, mountain
ranges, deserts, parks, stars, planets,
and constellations.
3. North, south, east, and west when they refer to
sections of the country.
4. The names of avenues, streets, roads, highways,
routes, and post office boxes.
5. The names of specific buildings, bridges, and
monuments.

Capitalize names of times:
1. The days of the weeks and months of the year.
2. The names of holidays.
3. The names of historical events, periods, laws,
documents, conflicts and distinguished awards.

Capitalize names of other nouns and proper adjectives
1. The names of pets.
2. The names of products.
3. The names of companies, buildings, ships, planes,
and space ships.
4. Proper adjectives.
5. The names of clubs, organizations, or groups.
6. The names of political parties, religious
preferences, nationalities, and races.





Posted by 6thghms at 10:56 AM CDT
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Wednesday, 7 September 2005

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.


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Tuesday, 6 September 2005

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.


Posted by 6thghms at 6:49 PM CDT
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Tuesday, 30 August 2005

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




Posted by 6thghms at 11:07 AM CDT
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Monday, 22 August 2005

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




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Monday, 16 May 2005

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.

Posted by 6thghms at 3:14 PM CDT
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Monday, 9 May 2005

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.


Posted by 6thghms at 12:40 PM CDT
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Monday, 2 May 2005
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.


Posted by 6thghms at 12:08 PM CDT
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Tuesday, 26 April 2005

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



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