IXL homework

IXL- due May 12, 2018 @ 11:59 p.m.

E.3- Identify Adverbs

E.5- Choose between adjectives and adverbs

E.6- Is the word an adjective or an adverb?

and

Journal Square #2

skip lines, highlight 5-word nerd terms, 2.5 pages, free write

and

Greek & Latin “Aud- cover page only

5-7/5-11

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week to all my teacher friends…

Monday–

• Wrap up M- Step

Tuesday:

• Mass Pass!!!!!
• D.O.L. practice

Wednesday:

• IXL- adverbs
• Adverbs vs Adjective practice
• Versa Tiles?????
• Homework: 3 IXL due on May 12

Thursday:

• Identifying Parts of Speech in Context ” How to Get There”
• Quizlet Review- 6th-grade NWEA
• Teacher vs. Students Basketball game @ 1:45
• Word Nerd Test is on May 23, 2018

Friday:

• Journal Square #2– Free write/ add 5 of your word nerd terms/ highlight ( skip lines, 3 pages long)
• Greek/ Latin Kahoot game???
• VIP luncheon @ 2:00
• Word Nerd Test is on May 23, 2018

REMINDER:

6th Grade trip to Joe Dumar’s FH is on May 14th- bagged lunch is needed

Late Start- May 16

No School-May 25 & May 28

Last Day of School- June 14- dismissal at 11:05

4-30/5-4

Sixth- Grade ELA M-Step week

• Sleep early
• eat a healthy breakfast
• bring in a bottled water
• stay focused and alert
• always try your hardest!!!!!
• I believe in you-you should believe in yourself

Important reminders:

5/14- 6th grade trip to Joe Dumars

5/19- late start

5/23- Word Nerd test—HUGE HUGE HUGE TEST- 104 points

5/25- No School

5/28- No school

6/12- 8th-grade promotion ceremony

6/13- 8th-grade Cedar Point trip 

6/14- LAST DAY OF SCHOOL- dismissal is at 11:05

Extra Credit Opportunity

Type TDA #3- five paragraph essay—-LAST EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS CARD-MARKING!!!!

• 12 or 14 font
• double-spaced
• title
• your name/ date/ hour
• indent EACH paragraph
• typed essay due on MONDAY!!!!

Permission Slip and $$$ due on May 2

Lowrey Middle School

6^th grade

Field Trip

On Monday, May 14, 2018, our 6^th graders will be taking a trip to Joe Dumar’s Fieldhouse.  We will be traveling by bus around 9:00 a.m., enjoying the day at the activity center, eating lunch at the fieldhouse, and arriving back to school at approximately 2:45 p.m.

Joe Dumar’s Fieldhouse offers a wide variety of activities including basketball, volleyball, mini golf, rope course, rock wall, laser tag, bungee trampoline, inline skating(need to bring your own skates) and more…  All of these options will be available for our students to enjoy while on the field trip.

Students will need to bring a packed lunch with them.  Please do not send glass bottles with your child on the trip.  The concession stand is available for students, but these are NOT included in the price of the field trip.

We are excited to provide this fun experience for our students and hope all will participate.

Please return the completed permission slip and payment $26 by Wednesday, May 2, 2018

RETURN TO YOUR 6^th GRADE 1st-hour TEACHER

Check out the Joe Dumar’s Fieldhouse website                www.joedumarsfieldhouse.com

M-Step practice- all week!!!

Monday:  April 23, 2018

• Annotate “Eureka”- all 3 pages
• BE CAREFUL- LOOK AT THE PAGE # ON THE BOTTOM–FOLLOW PAGE #
• Grab your # chromebook
• M-Step practice/ online
• “Eureka” by James Baldwin #1-6
• Discuss as a whole group!!!
• Homework: Bring in earbuds by Wednesday!!

Tuesday:

• “What is a Spacesuit?
• Annotate on a loose-leaf sheet of paper
• Work on Questions #8-11B 
• Homework: & Bring in earbuds tomorrow

Wednesday: 

• Listening Section of the M-Step online review
• “Tooth Discovery” questions #19-21B
• “Before the Wheel” questions #22-23
• complete #12-18

Thursday:

• read and annotate “ My Trip to the City Aquarium”
• Add 5 of your annotations online
• Add your 3 *** to the top 3 quotes that are going to support your claim
• Create your rough draft- on loose leaf paper
• Homework: Write paragraph #1 & paragraph #5

Friday:

• Finish TDA#3 paragraphs #3, 4, 5
• Skip lines
• Label
• Work on questions # 24, 25, 26
• Homework: finish questions #24-26

REMINDER: ELA M-STEP IS ALL NEXT WEEK!!!! MAKE SURE THAT YOUR STUDENT SLEEPS EARLY AND EATS A HEALTHY BREAKFAST!!!!

Care to the Core- WEAR RED ON MONDAY!!!!!

Care to the Core Day Is Right Around The Corner

Check out all these events!

On Monday, April 23, every Dearborn public school will highlight the great ways their school is working to create a safe school environment during the first-ever “Care to the Core Day.” Each school will participate in an activity or program that demonstrates programs that are centered on helping students resolve conflicts, understanding the impact of their behaviors, and creating a safer school environment.

Parents, community members, city officials and others are invited to visit a Dearborn public school on April 23 to see and experience first-hand the types of activities that Dearborn schools are doing to promote a positive environment that nurtures student success.

April 16-20

Monday:

• grammar #/ stool (semicolons/ prepositions)
• “Nadia the Willful” Stations
• C.E.R.
• Pyramid of Action
• Triple Venn Diagram
• Summary- SWBTS
• Study Guide
• Homework: Finish the station that you were working at!!

Tuesday

• Illuminate- M-Step practice ( bellwork #___)
• Day 2 stations:
• C.E.R.
• Pyramid of Action
• Triple Venn Diagram
• Summary- SWBTS
• Study Guide
• Homework: Finish the station that you were working at!!!
• ALL STATIONS WILL BE TURNED IN TO ME ON FRIDAY! Also, the test is on FRIDAY!!!

Wednesday:

• READ- take a scope magazine from the stool
• Read page # 16-19 “Stinky Pits” & “ The Science of Smell”
• Day #3- “Nadia the Willful” stations
• C.E.R.
• Pyramid of Action
• Triple Venn Diagram
• Summary- SWBTS
• Study Guide
• ALL STATIONS NEED TO BE TURNED IN BY FRIDAY!!!!- TEST IS ON FRIDAY!!!!
• Homework: “Nadia the Willful” test is on FRIDAY!!

Thursday:

• P.O.V #1-5- stool
• Highlight clues
• Day #4- “Nadia the Willful” stations
• C.E.R.
• Pyramid of Action
• Triple Venn Diagram
• Summary- SWBTS
• Study Guide
• ALL STATIONS NEED TO BE TURNED IN BY FRIDAY!!!!- TEST IS ON FRIDAY!!!!
• Homework: “Nadia the Willful” test is on FRIDAY!!

Friday:

• Turn in station packet
• Take 2 dividers from the stool
• “Nadia the Willful” test
• Word Nerd- last one BEFORE the BIG test
• Homework: Finish Word Nerd (-ation)

Extra Credit Opportunity

Create a flip book for all 12 vocab. terms for the short story, “Nadia the Willful”

• all 12 words need to be spelled correctly
• correct definition
• a colorful picture
• must use the term in a sentence
• Due on Tuesday, April 17, 2018

see picture below:

April 9- 13

REMINDER!!!!!!***** No Red Ink- 3 topics due April 7, 2018 @ 11:00 p.m.*****

Monday: Welcome Back!!!!

•  Journal Square #1- March Calendar
• Free write
• Check Word Nerd- Voc/ Path
• Check Common Core Warm-Up #5 & #6

Tuesday:

• D.O.L.
• POV Notes #_____
• POV song!! yayyyyyy
• Point of View practice #1
• Highlight clues
• Homework:
• Add POV terms to Fab. Vocab- box in RED
• Study for Word Nerd Test

Wednesday:  

• Vocab review for “Nadia the Willful”- 12 terms
• Read “Nadia the Willful”
• Discuss
• Homework: Study Word Nerd- test is in 2 weeks!!!- over 50 terms!!!

Thursday:

• P.O.V. practice #2
• Introduce “Nadia the Willful” stations
• 1 C.E.R
• Triple Venn Diagram
• Stop Sign activity
• IXL
• Common Core Warm-Up # 7

Friday:- work on “Nadia the Willful” stations- Day #2

• 1 C.E.R
• Triple Venn Diagram
• Stop Sign activity
• IXL
• Common Core Warm-Up # 7