Today we took our Vocabulary Quiz. Many students did extremely well on it! Those that did not may retake it next week. I will send home their scores on Monday after I print them out (they were taken on iLearn) to get signed and retakes will start Tuesday before and after school.

All students received a Read Theory log in today. Read Theory is an online reading tool that students will use to track their progress with their Lexile levels. As they finish practice quizzes, the program determines if they are ready to move up in their Lexile range or if they will maintain where they are at until they are ready. It’s great practice for their NWEA test and the data allows for me to see how I can support them in class. They may access this at home and in school. I will be requiring an hour of Read Theory a week, at home or in class. Their passwords are taped on the inside cover page of their planners! For more information:  https://www.readtheory.org/static/pdf/parent_flyer.pdf

Homework

• Read 20 minutes and respond on Reading Log
• Enjoy the weekend!

All 6th graders had a substitute in their core classes today so their teachers could participate in a professional development to improve our practice. All students were afforded the opportunity to study on Quizlet once they were done with their reading and writing assignment. Please make sure your student studies for their vocabulary quiz tonight as they are being quizzed tomorrow! All definitions are in their Reading and Writing ISN’s or on Quizlet. They can access Quizlet on my Google Classroom!

Homework

• Read 20 minutes and respond on Reading Log – DUE TOMORROW!!
• PG movie permission slip DUE TOMORROW – please see post from October 19th for more information
• Study for vocabulary test – TOMORROW!!!

Thank you for coming to conferences this week! It was so nice getting to talk to each and every one of you!

Today we went to the library and checked out the book fair! The students really enjoyed browsing all of the new books! Book fair ends tomorrow if your student found something they were interested in tomorrow is their last chance until I get new book order forms in!

In class, we got to explore my Google classroom. Students can access my Google classroom by logging into their Dearborn gmail accounts here: https://drive.google.com/a/dearbornschools.org     and then going to classroom.google.com

On Google Classroom I will post assignments, polls, quizzes, and other in-class assignments. Students can access their Quizlet accounts from there to help them study for their vocabulary quiz on Friday. I will post a new announcement on my Google Classroom for them to access their Quizlet quicker.  I cannot post here due to this being a public forum!

Homework

• Read 20 minutes and respond on Reading Log
• PG movie permission slip (due Oct. 28) – please see post from October 19th for more information
• Study for vocabulary test (Friday, Oct. 28)

Today we took a closer look at the types of evidence and practiced analyzing an informational text for the author’s claim and evidence. We also finished our parts of speech notes. Tomorrow we will be introduced to Quizlet, an online vocabulary studying tool. They will have access to this tool at home as well and are welcome to use it to study for their vocabulary quiz on Friday.

Homework

• Read 20 minutes and respond on Reading Log
• PG movie permission slip (due Oct. 28) – please see post from October 19th for more information
• Study for vocabulary test (Friday, Oct. 28)

Upcoming Dates

• Parent Teacher conferences Wednesday @ 3:30-6:30 pm. Please arrive with your student so they can show you their progress!

Today we took a closer look at the types of evidence we can use to support our arguments. Conferences went better than expected! Thank you all for coming in to talk to me and I apologize if I missed anyone! Wednesday is the last day of conferences, 3:30-6:30 pm

Homework

• Read 20 minutes and respond on Reading Log
• PG movie permission slip (due Oct. 28) – please see post from October 19th for more information
• Study for vocabulary test (Friday, Oct. 28)

Upcoming Dates

• Parent Teacher conferences Wednesday @ 3:30-6:30 pm. Please arrive with your student so they can show you their progress!

This Friday’s vocabulary quiz will cover:

Vocabulary Quiz Study Guide

• First Person
• Second Person
• Third Person
• Persuade
• Inform
• Entertain
• Argumentative Writing
• Claim
• Evidence
• Reasoning
• Nouns
• Verbs
• Adjectives
• Adverbs
• Pronouns
• Prepositions
• Conjunctions
• Interjections

Upcoming:

Parent teacher conferences:   Monday 4 pm-7 pm; Wednesday 3:30 pm-6:30 pm

Enjoy the rest of your weekend and see you tomorrow!

Today we practiced explaining our grades and behavior sheet for Parent-Teacher conferences. Since our conferences are student-led, we practiced how to go through the sheet and chose artifacts we wanted to share with our families. The students took turns being a parent and being a student and it was really enjoyable to observe! We also did some Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning practice with our article of the week and then took Parts of Speech notes. We watched a Flocabulary video that the students really enjoyed. You can watch it here:

This will also help them study for their vocabulary quiz next Friday! I will post the Vocabulary word list by Sunday night and hand out hard copies Monday. All vocab words can be found in their Reading and Writing ISNs.

Homework

• Read 20 minutes and respond on Reading Log
• PG movie permission slip (due Oct. 28) – please see post from October 19th for more information

Upcoming Dates

• Parent Teacher conferences are Monday and Wednesday of next week! Please arrive with your student so they can show you their progress!

Today we filled out our Student-Led Conference sheets that they will go over with you at conferences next week. We will practice what to say tomorrow! We also took some more “Parts of Speech” notes. Reading logs are due tomorrow don’t forget!

Pink shirt day is tomorrow! Please remind your student to wear pink to raise awareness for bullying.

Homework

• Read 20 minutes and respond on Reading Log (DUE TOMORROW!!)
• PG movie permission slip (due Oct. 28) – please see post from October 19th for more information

Upcoming Dates

• Parent Teacher conferences are Monday and Wednesday of next week! Please arrive with your student so they can show you their progress!

Today students continued their fact and opinion in writing by searching for an author’s opinions and facts they give to support them in an article. They also took notes on “Parts of Speech” during Writer’s Workshop. They were given a permission slip requesting permission to watch a PG movie during the 2016-2107 school year. If you do not give them permission they will go somewhere else during the movie and be provided with other activities during that time. Please sign and return by October 28th!

Homework

• Read 20 minutes and respond on Reading Log
• PG movie permission slip (due Oct. 28)

Upcoming Dates

• Parent Teacher conferences are Monday and Wednesday of next week! Please arrive with your student so they can show you their progress!

We are making progress with our Argumentation unit. So far we can identify and make claims and support with evidence. Today we practiced analyzing a paragraph for fact and opinion statements. Tomorrow we will practice more with fact and opinions.

Homework

• Read 20 minutes and write one response in reading log (need 5 total for full points)

Upcoming

• Parent teachers conferences Monday October 24th and Wednesday October 26th. Conferences are student-led so your student needs to attend with you!

All grades will be updated and final by 8 pm tonight. Report cards can be picked up at conferences.

The marking period ends tomorrow! Some students took it upon themselves to retake their quizzes already! Others need to do so by tomorrow in order to bring their grades up! Please check Parent Connect for their Quiz 1 grade. If they got an 85% or below, they are able to retake it tomorrow.

Make up times are 7:30 am – 7:55am or 11:05am-12:15 pm, I cannot offer lunch time due to the fact that the students have a half day tomorrow.

If these times do not work for pick up or drop off please email me.

Missing assignments are official zero scores tomorrow. There is one reading log still remaining on my “No Name” clip board.

Homework

• One-Pager Summer Reading (this is a summative score and will significantly drop a student’s grade if not turned in)
• Reading Log due tomorrow (cannot accept late work)

Update:  If confused by Reading Log “Incomplete” grades I fixed the mistake! (The grade book was counting “Incomplete Assignments” as a zero grade! I am very sorry for this!) In order for me to mark an assignment “Incomplete”, something is either not done fully or not done following the directions. Students need to turn in 5 responses with 2-3 complete sentences and a parent signature to earn the full 10 points. If there is no parent signature they lose a point as well.

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The first marking period ends Friday, October 14th (which is also a half day). All missing assignments must be turned in by then. Students will have a quiz tomorrow on text features and author’s purpose. They may use their Reading ISN to study and will be given review time beforehand.

To earn credit for their Summer Reading, they will choose one of the novels they read and create a “One-Pager”. An example is posted below!

Homework:

• Read for 20 minutes and fill out Reading Log
• One-Pager due Friday! This is a Summative Assessment grade!
• All missing assignments must be turned in by Friday, you can check grades on Student Connect/Parent Connect