Mrs. Thompson's 6th grade ELA blog

THIS IS OUR LAST WEEK OF TEACHING NEW MATERIAL!!! THE QUIZZES FOR THIS WEEK ARE DUE SUNDAY, JUNE 7TH; QUIZZES 91-100 and 101-110 ARE DUE BY FRIDAY, JUNE 5TH; ALL OTHER QUIZZES ARE CLOSED AS OF MAY 31 AT 11 PM.

STUDENTS CAN PICK UP THEIR LOCKER ITEMS ON THURSDAY 6/4 FROM 10-2; I WILL BE THERE, ALONG WITH OTHER 6TH GRADE TEACHERS, TO HAND THINGS OUT. PLEASE BRING LIBRARY BOOKS IF YOU HAVE THEM AT HOME! YOU CAN KEEP YOUR CHROMEBOOKS!!

Here is a copy of this week’s work list. A copy is ALSO posted in Google Classroom, and there is one in iLearn as well. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cIyKvtrVF8bMmuoDx8FgUScVLQEPPku87e16r2ALJ40/edit?usp=sharing

THE ONLY WORK THIS WEEK ARE THE ASSIGNED READINGS AND QUIZZES!!!! Each quiz can be taken up two times, and the story can be used when you take your quiz!

WE WILL HAVE LIVE MEETS THIS WEEK ON: MONDAY 6/1 AT 2:30; TUESDAY 6/2 at 12:20 AND 2:30; WEDNESDAY 6/3 AT 2:30.

ALL LATE WORK WILL BE DUE FRIDAY, MAY 29th. ALL ASSIGNMENTS ARE LISTED ON THIS WEEK´S WORK LIST. THE AMOUNT OF WORK FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS HAS BEEN REDUCED TO ALLOW STUDENTS TIME TO FINISH LATE WORK AND RETAKE QUIZZES.

All 6th graders will be reading “The Crossover” by Kwame Alexander for the next few weeks. A PDF (copy you can read on an electronic device) is in iLEARN; I will also post a copy in Google Classroom. ALL WORK RELATED TO THIS NOVEL WILL BE POSTED IN iLEARN. We will discuss the readings during our live lessons

I am available via Remind or email from 8 am to 4 p.m. After 4 p.m., I promise you will receive an answer to your question within 24 hours.

Please add yourselves to our classroom Remind account! I will be sending important information throughout the year via Remind text. Use the link: rmd.at/h8cchc OR text the message @h8cchc to 831-613-1863

Email is the best way to contact me. My email is: thompsc@dearbornschools.org

This week, we are: reading poems 111-120, 121-130, and 131-136 in “The Crossover”; discussing the story elements, including tone and mood; completing the quizzes for poems 111-120, 121-130, and 131-136 in iLearn.

Students with missing assignments receive at least ONE email during the week to remind them to complete the assignment. Please check student connect to make sure things are caught up!

Below is an updated Google Calendar that shows the days and times of live lessons, as well as assignments due this week.

This week is a short week (no required learning on Friday) and next week is short too (no required learning on Monday, 5/25)! We are in the home stretch!!!!

Here is a copy of this week’s work list. A copy is ALSO posted in Google Classroom, and there is one in iLearn as well. https://docs.google.com/document/d/19c-dDKSuPbbXeXxTwhANGapQ6yjPoc7yp0TJJSY2HY8/edit?usp=sharing

THE ONLY WORK THIS WEEK ARE THE ASSIGNED READINGS AND QUIZZES!!!! We are giving students the opportunity to retake ANY previous Crossover quizzes one more time, in an effort to improve their understanding and grades.

ALL LATE WORK WILL BE DUE FRIDAY, MAY 29th. ALL ASSIGNMENTS ARE LISTED ON THIS WEEK´S WORK LIST. THE AMOUNT OF WORK FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS HAS BEEN REDUCED TO ALLOW STUDENTS TIME TO FINISH LATE WORK AND RETAKE QUIZZES.

All 6th graders will be reading “The Crossover” by Kwame Alexander for the next few weeks. A PDF (copy you can read on an electronic device) is in iLEARN; I will also post a copy in Google Classroom. ALL WORK RELATED TO THIS NOVEL WILL BE POSTED IN iLEARN. We will discuss the readings during our live lessons

NEW BIG BLUE BUTTON (LIVE MEETING) SCHEDULE BELOW:

1st block (1st/3rd hours): MON AND WED 2:30-3:15

2nd block (4th/5th hours): TUE AND THUR 2:30-3:15

3rd block (7th/8th hours): TUE AND THUR 12:20-1:05

Students are free to attend ANY two sessions they would like!! Monday and Tuesday discuss the same material, and Wednesday and Thursday discuss the same material.

Students should try to review the questions posted in Classroom before our meets. Answering them on a google doc will keep them organized, and enable our discussion to move along smoothly. GOOGLE DOCS DO NOT HAVE TO BE SUBMITTED!!!

I am available via Remind or email from 8 am to 4 p.m. After 4 p.m., I promise you will receive an answer to your question within 24 hours.

Please add yourselves to our classroom Remind account! I will be sending important information throughout the year via Remind text. Use the link: rmd.at/h8cchc OR text the message @h8cchc to 831-613-1863

Email is the best way to contact me. My email is: thompsc@dearbornschools.org

This week, we are: reading poems 71-80 AND 81-90 in “The Crossover”; discussing the story elements, including tone and mood; completing the quizzes for poems 71-80 and 81-90 in iLearn.

Students with missing assignments receive at least ONE email during the week to remind them to complete the assignment. Please check student connect to make sure things are caught up!

Below is an updated Google Calendar that shows the days and times of live lessons, as well as assignments due this week.

We are getting SO CLOSE to the end of the school year! So close! By my count, we have 21 full days and 1 half day 🙂

Here is a copy of this week’s work list. A copy is ALSO posted in Google Classroom, and there is one in iLearn as well. https://docs.google.com/document/d/14IkSbnZo0lRmefluOUJKHtgBd_WPifGUI222I9mvMcI/edit?usp=sharing

All 6th graders will be reading “The Crossover” by Kwame Alexander for the next few weeks. A PDF (copy you can read on an electronic device) is in iLEARN; I will also post a copy in Google Classroom. ALL WORK RELATED TO THIS NOVEL WILL BE POSTED IN iLEARN. We will discuss the readings during our live lessons

NEW BIG BLUE BUTTON (LIVE MEETING) SCHEDULE BELOW:

1st block (1st/3rd hours): MON AND WED 2:30-3:15

2nd block (4th/5th hours): TUE AND THUR 2:30-3:15

3rd block (7th/8th hours): TUE AND THUR 12:20-1:05

The district is working on improving Big Blue Button, the meetings feature in iLearn. We are trying out best this week to test the platform and see where the issues are.

Students should try to review the questions posted in Classroom before our meets. Answering them on a google doc will keep them organized, and enable our discussion to move along smoothly. GOOGLE DOCS DO NOT HAVE TO BE SUBMITTED!!!

Advisory will use their link to Padlet to answer this week’s question.

I am available via Remind or email from 8 am to 4 p.m. After 4 p.m., I promise you will receive an answer to your question within 24 hours.

Please add yourselves to our classroom Remind account! I will be sending important information throughout the year via Remind text. Use the link: rmd.at/h8cchc OR text the message @h8cchc to 831-613-1863

Email is the best way to contact me. My email is: thompsc@dearbornschools.org

This week, we are: reading poems 51-60 AND 61-70 in “The Crossover”; discussing the story elements, including tone and mood; completing IXL 6.R.1 (practicing homophones); completing the reading journal (due Monday 5/18); completing the quizzes for poems 51-60 and 61-70 in iLearn.

Students with missing assignments receive at least ONE email during the week to remind them to complete the assignment. Please check student connect to make sure things are caught up!

Below is an updated Google Calendar that shows the days and times of live lessons, as well as assignments due this week.

Here is a copy of this week’s work list. A copy is ALSO posted in Google Classroom, and there is one in iLearn as well. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ac-2i4xQhLwhrXk-JxD5FbHKaWrnk0A-8l50Hwo_I5U/edit?usp=sharing

All 6th graders will be reading “The Crossover” by Kwame Alexander for the next few weeks. A PDF (copy you can read on an electronic device) is in iLEARN; I will also post a copy in Google Classroom. ALL WORK RELATED TO THIS NOVEL WILL BE POSTED IN iLEARN. We will discuss the readings during our live lessons

Live lessons will take place on Mondays and Wednesdays, at 10 am and 1 pm. Students only need to attend TWO of the four sessions offered each week. It is important that students do the reading for our novels BEFORE the live lessons, so we can use this time to discuss. 

The district is working on improving Big Blue Button, the meetings feature in iLearn. We are trying out best this week to test the platform and see where the issues are.

Students should try to review the questions posted in Classroom before our meets. Answering them on a google doc will keep them organized, and enable our discussion to move along smoothly. GOOGLE DOCS DO NOT HAVE TO BE SUBMITTED!!!

Advisory will use their link to Padlet to answer this week’s question. It is my hope that we can use BBB to chat by Friday morning.

I am available via Remind or email from 8 am to 4 p.m. After 4 p.m., I promise you will receive an answer to your question within 24 hours.

Please add yourselves to our classroom Remind account! I will be sending important information throughout the year via Remind text. Use the link: rmd.at/h8cchc OR text the message @h8cchc to 831-613-1863

Email is the best way to contact me. My email is: thompsc@dearbornschools.org

This week, we are: reading poems 11-20 AND 21-30 in “The Crossover”; discussing the story elements, including tone and mood; completing IXL 6.E.2; completing the reading journal (due Monday 5/4); completing the quizzes for poems 11-20 and 21-30 in iLearn.

Below is an updated Google Calendar that shows the days and times of live lessons, as well as assignments due this week.

Today kicks off the start of new material being taught in all classes 🙂 I am really excited for the novel we are going to begin reading.

Here is a copy of this week’s work list. A copy is ALSO posted in Google Classroom.https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rxUAtJYqGIXt3jKhtR6dhSlBPT0h6JA2tHL8RJCJrkM/edit?usp=sharing

All 6th graders will be reading “The Crossover” by Kwame Alexander for the next few weeks. A PDF (copy you can read on an electronic device) is in iLEARN; I will also post a copy in Google Classroom. ALL WORK RELATED TO THIS NOVEL WILL BE POSTED IN iLEARN. We will discuss the readings during our live lessons

Live lessons will take place on Mondays and Wednesdays, at 10 am and 1 pm. Students only need to attend TWO of the four sessions offered each week. It is important that students do the reading for our novels BEFORE the live lessons, so we can use this time to discuss. A link for the Google Meet will be shared prior to the meeting in Google Classroom.

Advisory will have a weekly google meeting on Fridays from 11:30 to noon. A link will be shared in the Advisory Google Classroom.

I am available via Remind or email from 8 am to 4 p.m. After 4 p.m., I promise you will receive an answer to your question within 24 hours.

Please add yourselves to our classroom Remind account! I will be sending important information throughout the year via Remind text. Use the link: rmd.at/h8cchc OR text the message @h8cchc to 831-613-1863

Email is the best way to contact me. My email is: thompsc@dearbornschools.org

This week, we are: reading poems 1-10 in “The Crossover”; discussing the story elements, including tone and mood; completing IXL 6.E.1; completing the reading journal (due Monday 4/28).

Welcome back! Although we are still home, I hope everyone had a restful break 🙂

It is my understanding we will transition to learning NEW MATERIAL by April 28th. For this week, we will FINISH UP the items currently posted in Google Classroom.

There is a NEW Reading Journal in Google classroom this week!

Please take the Greek Roots Quiz in Google Classroom (Summative Quiz #2) if it isn’t completed.

I will post a NEW Greek Roots sheet on April 28th!

This week, students will need to complete: the NEW Reading journal (due 4/20), and ANY OTHER WORK THAT HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED since we went to remote learning. A work list will be posted in Google Classroom.

In the coming weeks, students will complete activities in Google Classroom (including taking notes, completing task cards, doing Google Slides, and using coding to practice ELA skills. We will continue with 15-20 minutes of daily reading, reading journals, and IXL skills practice. Additional literacy activities will be added and explained as needed.

Please add yourselves to our classroom Remind account! I will be sending important information throughout the year via Remind text. Use the link: rmd.at/h8cchc OR text the message @h8cchc to 831-613-1863

Email is the best way to contact me. My email is: thompsc@dearbornschools.org

Please check Student Connect and Parent connect frequently. Parent Connect requires a PIN number and a Password to login. Student Connect requires a username and a password to login. 

I know that this an interesting time for everyone  Please do not stress about how our learning now looks very different than what we do when we are in school. Read every day, enjoy some time outside, and email me with questions.

Below is an updated Google Calendar. It lists upcoming assignments and due dates. This information can also be found on the board in H4.

It’s the last week of March. Next week is Spring Break (and a week off from online learning)! It does appear we will be staying healthy at home for a little longer.

Marking period 3 started January 23, and ends March 27th. We were directed to use the grades we currently have for MP3. If your student has late work, they can submit it in one of two ways: 1) Google Classrooom 2) Email me a picture if it ABSOLUTELY cannot be put into a Google Doc. Reading Journals that are late should be submitted in Google Classroom. ALL LATE WORK MUST BE TURNED IN BY 3 PM TODAY.

My priority task right now is MP 3 grades , which are due tomorrow – I will follow up later this week if students have other missing assignments (Reading Journals 17-19, Greek Roots Quiz, Nearpod activities). PLEASE REVIEW THE WORKLIST POSTED IN GOOGLE CLASSROOM!!! It has due dates for everything.

THANK YOU TO ALL STUDENTS WHO HAVE SUBMITTED LATE WORK!!! Per the front office, any work assigned BEFORE 3/13 can be graded – for our class, this includes reading journals and the Princess Penelope writing (which is summative).

Students who HAVE NOT turned in their Princess Penelope writing will need to type it in a Google Doc and email it to me BY 3 PM TODAY. I already put the original paragraph (with identified figurative language) in Google classroom last week.

READING JOURNALS ARE DUE TODAY. PLEASE SUBMIT IN GOOGLE CLASSROOM.

NO READING JOURNAL THIS WEEK!

Please take the Greek Roots Quiz in Google Classroom (Summative Quiz #2) if it isn’t completed.

I will not be posting a new Greek roots sheet this week. Once we are able to move to a more cohesive type of online learning, I absolutely will post them. Expect an update after April 6. 

This week, students will need to complete: late work, their reading journal, two Nearpod activities, a Newsela activity and designated IXL activities. A work list will be posted in Google Classroom.

In the coming weeks, students will complete activities in Google Classroom (including taking notes, completing task cards, doing Google Slides, and using coding to practice ELA skills. We will continue with 15-20 minutes of daily reading, reading journals, and IXL skills practice. Additional literacy activities will be added and explained as needed.

Please add yourselves to our classroom Remind account! I will be sending important information throughout the year via Remind text. Use the link: rmd.at/h8cchc OR text the message @h8cchc to 831-613-1863

Email is the best way to contact me. My email is: thompsc@dearbornschools.org

Please check Student Connect and Parent connect frequently. Parent Connect requires a PIN number and a Password to login. Student Connect requires a username and a password to login. 

I know that this an interesting time for everyone  Please do not stress about how our learning now looks very different than what we do when we are in school. Read every day, enjoy some time outside, and email me with questions.

Below is an updated Google Calendar. It lists upcoming assignments and due dates. This information can also be found on the board in H4.

Well – things certainly changed this week, didn’t they? This post is intended to provide you information for how work will be given and completed over the next few weeks.

Marking period 3 started January 23, and ends March 27th. We were directed to use the grades we currently have for MP3. If your student has late work, they can submit it in one of two ways: 1) Google Classrooom 2) Email me a picture if it ABSOLUTELY cannot be put into a Google Doc. Reading Journals that are late should be submitted in Google Classroom. ALL LATE WORK FOR MP3 will be DUE BY WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25th.

Students who HAVE NOT turned in their Princess Penelope writing will need to type it in a Google Doc and email it to me by March 23rd. I will put the original paragraph (with identified figurative language) in Google classroom by 5 pm tomorrow for reference if needed.

READING JOURNALS ARE DUE TODAY. PLEASE SUBMIT IN GOOGLE CLASSROOM. IF YOU DID A PAPER COPY – GO TYPE EVERYTHING INTO THE GOOGLE CLASSROOM FORM!!!!!!

A new reading journal will be posted in Google Classroom today, and will be due Monday, March 23rd.

There will be a summative Greek roots quiz NEXT FRIDAY (covering the material from the quizzes given on: December 13, February 7th, and March 6th). Study sheets are posted in Google classroom. YOU WILL NEED TO TAKE THIS QUIZ AT HOME. HAVE INTEGRITY WHILE YOU COMPLETE IT PLEASE 🙂

A NEW Greek Roots sheet will be posted in Google Classroom on Monday, March 23rd. My plan is to continue the quizzes every three weeks, since they are a Google form and easy to take. The sheets will be filled out with everything filled in – just make your flashcards!

This week, students will need to complete: late work, their reading journal, and designated IXL activities. A work list will be posted in Google Classroom.

In the coming weeks, students will complete activities in Google Classroom (including taking notes, completing task cards, doing Google Slides, and using coding to practice ELA skills. We will continue with 15-20 minutes of daily reading, reading journals, Greek Roots, and IXL skills practice. Additional literacy activities will be added and explained as needed.

Please add yourselves to our classroom Remind account! I will be sending important information throughout the year via Remind text. Use the link: rmd.at/h8cchc OR text the message @h8cchc to 831-613-1863

Email is the best way to contact me. My email is: thompsc@dearbornschools.org

Please check Student Connect and Parent connect frequently. Parent Connect requires a PIN number and a Password to login. Student Connect requires a username and a password to login. The office secretaries can provide you with the PIN number for Parent Connect!!

I know that this an interesting time for everyone 🙂 Please do not stress about how our learning now looks very different than what we do when we are in school. Read every day, enjoy some time outside, and email me with questions.

Below is an updated Google Calendar. It lists upcoming assignments and due dates. This information can also be found on the board in H4.

Good morning!

Students will receive a progress report with missing work highlighted today. This progress report includes work through Friday, March 6th. We will have 3 more reading journals to complete before the end of the marking period, along with a few additional assignments.

Students who have missing work have until Friday, March 20th to submit their assignments. This includes online or paper copies of work. Unless absolutely necessary, I will NOT be making additional paper copies of work. Missing reading journals can be submitted in Google Classroom.

Students who have no missing assignments will still receive a progress report – their current grade will be highlighted at the top.

THESE DO NOT NEED TO BE RETURNED TO ME!!!

Thanks!

Happy Monday! I am hoping the nice weather sticks around, although it would not surprise me if we got more snow. March is weird.

Marking period 3 started January 23, and ends March 27th. ALL LATE WORK FOR MP3 will be DUE FRIDAY, MARCH 20TH.

READING JOURNALS ARE DUE TODAY.

A new reading journal was handed out today; it is due Monday, March 16th.

There will be a summative Greek roots quiz on Friday, March 27th (covering the material from the quizzes given on: December 13, February 7th, and March 6th). Study sheets are posted in Google classroom.

THIS FRIDAY IS A HALF DAY FOR STUDENTS!!!

We will have a late start day on Wednesday, March 18th.

Library time is scheduled every week (mostly on Friday). I am happy to send students to the library before Friday if it is needed. Students may check out 3 library books at one time. Students must have a barcode on their planner to check out a book until we have student ID’s.

Students who are one or more minutes late to class will be marked Tardy. At 3 tardies, I will contact home via email, and copy the front office on the email. At 4 tardies, students will be referred to the office AND serve a lunch detention. An updated copy of our tardy policy is on my blog!

Please add yourselves to our classroom Remind account! I will be sending important information throughout the year via Remind text. Use the link: rmd.at/h8cchc OR text the message @h8cchc to 831-613-1863

Email is the best way to contact me. My email is: thompsc@dearbornschools.org

Please check Student Connect and Parent connect frequently. Parent Connect requires a PIN number and a Password to login. Student Connect requires a username and a password to login. The office secretaries can provide you with the PIN number for Parent Connect!!

This week, we are:  continuing work on point of view; continuing work on types of figurative language (simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, personification, hyperbole, idiom, allusion) using poems and short folktales; analyzing poems for meaning, tone, and use of language.

Below is an updated Google Calendar. It lists upcoming assignments and due dates. This information can also be found on the board in H4.

Happy Monday! The two snow days last week were much needed. We now settle into working hard before Spring Break comes in April.

Marking period 3 started January 23, and ends March 27th. ALL LATE WORK FOR MP3 will be DUE FRIDAY, MARCH 20TH.

READING JOURNALS ARE DUE TODAY.

A new reading journal was handed out today; it is due Monday, March 9th.

The Greek Roots quiz is this Friday (March 6th). We will do a kahoot before the quiz. Study sheets are posted in Google Classroom.

There will be a summative Greek roots quiz on Friday, March 27th (covering the material from the quizzes given on: December 13, February 7th, and March 6th). Sheets will be posted in Google classroom.

The next half day is Friday, March 13th.

Library time is scheduled every week (mostly on Friday). I am happy to send students to the library before Friday if it is needed. Students may check out 3 library books at one time. Students must have a barcode on their planner to check out a book until we have student ID’s.

Students who are one or more minutes late to class will be marked Tardy. At 3 tardies, I will contact home via email, and copy the front office on the email. At 4 tardies, students will be referred to the office AND serve a lunch detention. An updated copy of our tardy policy is on my blog!

Please add yourselves to our classroom Remind account! I will be sending important information throughout the year via Remind text. Use the link: rmd.at/h8cchc OR text the message @h8cchc to 831-613-1863

Email is the best way to contact me. My email is: thompsc@dearbornschools.org

Please check Student Connect and Parent connect frequently. Parent Connect requires a PIN number and a Password to login. Student Connect requires a username and a password to login. The office secretaries can provide you with the PIN number for Parent Connect!!

This week, we are:  continuing work on point of view; review QAR strategies; beginning work on types of figurative language (simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, personification, hyperbole, idiom, allusion) using poems and short folktales; analyzing poems for meaning, tone, and use of language.

Below is an updated Google Calendar. It lists upcoming assignments and due dates. This information can also be found on the board in H4.

Happy Monday! 6th grade WIDA testing is complete. We will not be standardized testing again until April, when we take MSTEP. This gives us lots of time to use our reading skills to analyze folktales and poems!

Marking period 3 begins today, and ends March 27th. ALL LATE WORK FOR MP3 will be DUE FRIDAY, MARCH 20TH.

Reading Journals are due today.

There is no reading journal this week, since we are off next week.

A new Greek roots sheet was handed out today. The words are: CONTRA, NON, POLY, POST. The quiz will be Friday, March 6th.

There will be a summative Greek roots quiz (covering the material from the quizzes given on: December 13, February 7th, and March 6th. Sheets will be posted in Google classroom.

The next half day is Friday, March 13th.

Mid Winter break will be Monday, February 18-Friday, February 22.

Library time is scheduled every week (mostly on Friday). I am happy to send students to the library before Friday if it is needed. Students may check out 3 library books at one time. Students must have a barcode on their planner to check out a book until we have student ID’s.

Students who are one or more minutes late to class will be marked Tardy. At 3 tardies, I will contact home via email, and copy the front office on the email. At 4 tardies, students will be referred to the office AND serve a lunch detention. An updated copy of our tardy policy is on my blog!

Please add yourselves to our classroom Remind account! I will be sending important information throughout the year via Remind text. Use the link: rmd.at/h8cchc OR text the message @h8cchc to 831-613-1863

Email is the best way to contact me. My email is: thompsc@dearbornschools.org

Please check Student Connect and Parent connect frequently. Parent Connect requires a PIN number and a Password to login. Student Connect requires a username and a password to login. The office secretaries can provide you with the PIN number for Parent Connect!!

This week, we are:  peer reviewing a CER related to the murder mystery story, using a rubric; continuing work on point of view; review QAR strategies; beginning work on types of figurative language (simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, personification, hyperbole, idiom, allusion) using the story “All Summer in a Day.”

Below is an updated Google Calendar. It lists upcoming assignments and due dates. This information can also be found on the board in H4.

Happy Monday! This week begins WIDA testing. Not all students will test; those who are not testing will go to an assigned location to work on reading and writing strategies.

Marking period 3 begins today, and ends March 27th. ALL LATE WORK FOR MP3 will be DUE FRIDAY, MARCH 20TH.

LATE START IS THIS WEDNESDAY (2/5)!!!!

Reading Journals are due today.

Reading journals were handed out today (electronic copy was posted in Google classroom). It will be due Monday, February 10th.

The Greek Roots quiz will be Friday, February 7th. Word lists are posted in Google Classroom.

The next half day is Friday, March 13th.

Mid Winter break will be Monday, February 18-Friday, February 22.

Library time is scheduled every week (mostly on Friday). I am happy to send students to the library before Friday if it is needed. Students may check out 3 library books at one time. Students must have a barcode on their planner to check out a book until we have student ID’s.

Students who are one or more minutes late to class will be marked Tardy. At 3 tardies, I will contact home via email, and copy the front office on the email. At 4 tardies, students will be referred to the office AND serve a lunch detention. An updated copy of our tardy policy is on my blog!

Please add yourselves to our classroom Remind account! I will be sending important information throughout the year via Remind text. Use the link: rmd.at/h8cchc OR text the message @h8cchc to 831-613-1863

Email is the best way to contact me. My email is: thompsc@dearbornschools.org

Please check Student Connect and Parent connect frequently. Parent Connect requires a PIN number and a Password to login. Student Connect requires a username and a password to login. The office secretaries can provide you with the PIN number for Parent Connect!!

This week, we are:  peer reviewing a CER related to the murder mystery story, using a rubric; continuing work on point of view; review QAR strategies; beginning work on types of figurative language (simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, personification, hyperbole, idiom, allusion) using the story “All Summer in a Day.”

Below is an updated Google Calendar. It lists upcoming assignments and due dates. This information can also be found on the board in H4.

Happy Monday! Three Mondays from today, we will be off for an entire week (and it will also be mid February, which is crazy!).

Marking period 3 begins today, and ends March 27th. ALL LATE WORK FOR MP3 will be DUE FRIDAY, MARCH 20TH.

Report cards will likely be sent home in the next 7-10 days.

Reading Journals are due today.

Reading journals were handed out today (electronic copy was posted in Google classroom). It will be due Monday, February 3rd.

A new Greek Roots list was handed out today. The words are: PHOTOS, GEO, AQUA, HEMI. The quiz will be Friday, February 7th.

NWEA WILL BE GIVEN JANUARY 21-29TH. Students will be completing the Reading NWEA test in class.

The next half day is Friday, March 13th.

Mid Winter break will be Monday, February 18-Friday, February 22.

Library time is scheduled every week (mostly on Friday). I am happy to send students to the library before Friday if it is needed. Students may check out 3 library books at one time. Students must have a barcode on their planner to check out a book until we have student ID’s.

Students who are one or more minutes late to class will be marked Tardy. At 3 tardies, I will contact home via email, and copy the front office on the email. At 4 tardies, students will be referred to the office AND serve a lunch detention. An updated copy of our tardy policy is on my blog!

Please add yourselves to our classroom Remind account! I will be sending important information throughout the year via Remind text. Use the link: rmd.at/h8cchc OR text the message @h8cchc to 831-613-1863

Email is the best way to contact me. My email is: thompsc@dearbornschools.org

Please check Student Connect and Parent connect frequently. Parent Connect requires a PIN number and a Password to login. Student Connect requires a username and a password to login. The office secretaries can provide you with the PIN number for Parent Connect!!

This week, we are:  completing a CER related to the murder mystery story; continuing work on point of view; review QAR strategies; beginning work on types of figurative language (simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, personification, hyperbole, idiom, allusion) using the story “All Summer in a Day.”

Below is an updated Google Calendar. It lists upcoming assignments and due dates. This information can also be found on the board in H4.

I hope everyone had a relaxing day off yesterday.

Marking period 3 begins today, and ends March 27th. ALL LATE WORK FOR MP3 will be DUE FRIDAY, MARCH 20TH.

Report cards will likely be sent home in the next 7-10 days.

Reading journals were handed out today (electronic copy was posted in Google classroom yesterday). It will be due Monday, January 27th.

A new Greek Roots list will be handed out on Monday, February 27th. The quiz will be Friday, February 7th.

NWEA WILL BE GIVEN JANUARY 21-29TH. Students will be completing the Reading NWEA test in class.

There are HALF DAYS on FRIDAY, JANUARY 17TH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 21 AND WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22.

Library time is scheduled every week (mostly on Friday). I am happy to send students to the library before Friday if it is needed. Students may check out 3 library books at one time. Students must have a barcode on their planner to check out a book until we have student ID’s.

Students who are one or more minutes late to class will be marked Tardy. At 3 tardies, I will contact home via email, and copy the front office on the email. At 4 tardies, students will be referred to the office AND serve a lunch detention. An updated copy of our tardy policy is on my blog!

Please add yourselves to our classroom Remind account! I will be sending important information throughout the year via Remind text. Use the link: rmd.at/h8cchc OR text the message @h8cchc to 831-613-1863

Email is the best way to contact me. My email is: thompsc@dearbornschools.org

Please check Student Connect and Parent connect frequently. Parent Connect requires a PIN number and a Password to login. Student Connect requires a username and a password to login. The office secretaries can provide you with the PIN number for Parent Connect!!

This week, we are:  completing a CER related to the murder mystery story; continuing work on point of view; review QAR strategies; beginning work on types of figurative language (simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, personification, hyperbole, idiom, allusion) using the story “All Summer in a Day.”

Below is an updated Google Calendar. It lists upcoming assignments and due dates. This information can also be found on the board in H4.

It’s the last week of the second marking period! We are almost halfway through January. Time flies!

ALL LATE WORK FOR MP2 WAS DUE ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 10th. Unless a student was absent, or a prior arrangement was made, late work will no longer be accepted. The marking period ends Friday, and I need time to grade work.

Final Drafts of the compare/contrast papers will no longer be accepted, unless a prior arrangement was made. If they have not been submitted, the score is now a 0. The paper was due December 18th, and in class time was provided to complete the work.

Reading journals are due TODAY.

THERE IS NO READING JOURNAL THIS WEEK! A new one will be handed out on Tuesday, January 21st.

A new Greek roots list will was handed out today. The words are: PARA, DIA, PER, EXTRA. The quiz will be Friday, February 7th.

NWEA WILL BE GIVEN JANUARY 21-29TH. Students will be completing the Reading NWEA test in class.

There is NO SCHOOL on MONDAY, JANUARY 20TH (MLK DAY).

There are HALF DAYS on FRIDAY, JANUARY 17TH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 21 AND WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22.

Library time is scheduled every week (mostly on Friday). I am happy to send students to the library before Friday if it is needed. Students may check out 3 library books at one time. Students must have a barcode on their planner to check out a book until we have student ID’s.

Students who are one or more minutes late to class will be marked Tardy. At 3 tardies, I will contact home via email, and copy the front office on the email. At 4 tardies, students will be referred to the office AND serve a lunch detention. An updated copy of our tardy policy is on my blog!

Please add yourselves to our classroom Remind account! I will be sending important information throughout the year via Remind text. Use the link: rmd.at/h8cchc OR text the message @h8cchc to 831-613-1863

Email is the best way to contact me. My email is: thompsc@dearbornschools.org

Please check Student Connect and Parent connect frequently. Parent Connect requires a PIN number and a Password to login. Student Connect requires a username and a password to login. The office secretaries can provide you with the PIN number for Parent Connect!!

This week, we are:  completing a CER related to the murder mystery story; continuing work on point of view; review QAR strategies; beginning work on types of figurative language (simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, personification, hyperbole, idiom, allusion).

Below is an updated Google Calendar. It lists upcoming assignments and due dates. This information can also be found on the board in H4.

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a restful break 🙂 There were a lot of tired faces today, including mine.

Marking Period 2 started November 4th and runs through January 17, 2020. ALL LATE WORK FOR MP2 WILL BE DUE ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 10th.

The FINAL DRAFT of the compare/contrast paper WAS DUE DECEMBER 18TH. At this point, the paper is more than two days late. Papers must be handed in by January 10th to receive credit for MP 2. A RUBRIC WAS HANDED OUT DETAILING EXPECTATIONS, AND CAN ALSO BE FOUND IN GOOGLE CLASSROOM.

A new reading journal was handed out today; it is due Monday, January 13th.

NWEA WILL BE GIVEN THIS WEEK (JANUARY 6-10), AND AGAIN JANUARY 21-29TH. Students will be completing both the Language and Reading NWEA tests in class.

Math and Science have scheduled their NWEA for different weeks 🙂

There is NO SCHOOL on MONDAY, JANUARY 20TH (MLK DAY).

There are HALF DAYS on FRIDAY, JANUARY 17TH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 21 AND WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22.

Library time is scheduled every week (mostly on Friday). I am happy to send students to the library before Friday if it is needed. Students may check out 3 library books at one time. Students must have a barcode on their planner to check out a book until we have student ID’s.

Students who are one or more minutes late to class will be marked Tardy. At 3 tardies, I will contact home via email, and copy the front office on the email. At 4 tardies, students will be referred to the office AND serve a lunch detention. An updated copy of our tardy policy is on my blog!

Please add yourselves to our classroom Remind account! I will be sending important information throughout the year via Remind text. Use the link: rmd.at/h8cchc OR text the message @h8cchc to 831-613-1863

Email is the best way to contact me. My email is: thompsc@dearbornschools.org

Please check Student Connect and Parent connect frequently. Parent Connect requires a PIN number and a Password to login. Student Connect requires a username and a password to login. The office secretaries can provide you with the PIN number for Parent Connect!!

This week, we are:  completing NWEA; analyzing a murder mystery; completing a CER related to the murder mystery story; continuing work on point of view.

Below is an updated Google Calendar. It lists upcoming assignments and due dates. This information can also be found on the board in H4.

Happy Last School Week of 2019! We are in school all week – the last day for students is Friday, December 20th. We return Monday, January 6th, from break.

Marking Period 2 started November 4th and runs through January 17, 2020. ALL LATE WORK FOR MP2 WILL BE DUE ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 10th. 1/10/20 falls on the Friday we return from Winter Break. Students will receive a missing work list by Wednesday, December 18th.

The FINAL DRAFT of the compare/contrast paper is DUE WEDNESDAY, 12/18. It CAN be typed; students are responsible for printing their own paper. Our school library can be used to print the papers.

A RUBRIC WAS HANDED OUT DETAILING EXPECTATIONS, AND CAN ALSO BE FOUND IN GOOGLE CLASSROOM.

Last week’s reading journal is due today.

There will be no assigned homework over break, other than the expectation that students are doing daily reading. Late work is due January 10th; this is a great time to get that completed!

Wednesday, December 18th, is a LATE START.

Library time is scheduled every week (mostly on Friday). I am happy to send students to the library before Friday if it is needed. Students may check out 3 library books at one time. Students must have a barcode on their planner to check out a book until we have student ID’s.

Students who are one or more minutes late to class will be marked Tardy. At 3 tardies, I will contact home via email, and copy the front office on the email. At 4 tardies, students will be referred to the office AND serve a lunch detention. An updated copy of our tardy policy is on my blog!

Please add yourselves to our classroom Remind account! I will be sending important information throughout the year via Remind text. Use the link: rmd.at/h8cchc OR text the message @h8cchc to 831-613-1863

Email is the best way to contact me. My email is: thompsc@dearbornschools.org

Please check Student Connect and Parent connect frequently. Parent Connect requires a PIN number and a Password to login. Student Connect requires a username and a password to login. The office secretaries can provide you with the PIN number for Parent Connect!!

This week, we are: analyzing a murder mystery; completing a CER related to the murder mystery story; continuing work on point of view.

Below is an updated Google Calendar. It lists upcoming assignments and due dates. This information can also be found on the board in H4.

Only 10 more days until another break! The second half of the year will move more quickly than you expect.

Marking Period 2 started November 4th and runs through January 17, 2020. ALL LATE WORK FOR MP2 WILL BE DUE ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 10th. 1/10/20 falls on the Friday we return from Winter Break. Students will receive a missing work list by Wednesday, December 18th.

The ROUGH DRAFT of the compare/contrast paper is DUE TUESDAY, 12/10. It must be written on notebook paper.

The FINAL COPY of the compare/contrast paper will be due on Wednesday, 12/18. It can be typed, and students are welcome to print here in our library.

A RUBRIC WAS HANDED OUT DETAILING EXPECTATIONS, AND CAN ALSO BE FOUND IN GOOGLE CLASSROOM.

A NEW READING JOURNAL WAS HANDED OUT TODAY. IT IS DUE MONDAY, DECEMBER 16TH.

Last week’s reading journal is due today.

The Greek Roots quiz will be Friday, December 13th. Study sheets have been posted in Google classroom, and handed out in class.

IXL 6.BB.1 will be taken for a grade on Friday, December 13th. Students have had approximately 3 weeks to complete this activity, with in class time provided.

Library time is scheduled every week (mostly on Friday). I am happy to send students to the library before Friday if it is needed. Students may check out 3 library books at one time. Students must have a barcode on their planner to check out a book until we have student ID’s.

Students who are one or more minutes late to class will be marked Tardy. At 3 tardies, I will contact home via email, and copy the front office on the email. At 4 tardies, students will be referred to the office AND serve a lunch detention. An updated copy of our tardy policy is on my blog!

Please add yourselves to our classroom Remind account! I will be sending important information throughout the year via Remind text. Use the link: rmd.at/h8cchc OR text the message @h8cchc to 831-613-1863

Email is the best way to contact me. My email is: thompsc@dearbornschools.org

Please check Student Connect and Parent connect frequently. Parent Connect requires a PIN number and a Password to login. Student Connect requires a username and a password to login. The office secretaries can provide you with the PIN number for Parent Connect!!

This week, we are: continuing to work on informational writing (compare/contrast); working on analyzing the types of characters present in the stories being read for the compare/contrast assignment; continuing work on writing an improved CER paragraph.

Below is an updated Google Calendar. It lists upcoming assignments and due dates. This information can also be found on the board in H4.

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a relaxing weekend.

Marking Period 2 started November 4th and runs through January 17, 2020. ALL LATE WORK FOR MP2 WILL BE DUE ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 10th. 1/10/20 falls on the Friday we return from Winter Break. Students will receive a missing work list by Wednesday, December 18th.

The ROUGH DRAFT of the compare/contrast paper is DUE TUESDAY, 12/10. It must be written on notebook paper.

The FINAL COPY of the compare/contrast paper will be due on Wednesday, 12/18. It can be typed, and students are welcome to print here in our library.

A RUBRIC WAS HANDED OUT DETAILING EXPECTATIONS, AND CAN ALSO BE FOUND IN GOOGLE CLASSROOM.

A NEW READING JOURNAL WAS HANDED OUT TODAY. IT IS DUE MONDAY, DECEMBER 9TH.

There was no reading journal last week.

A new Greek Roots list was handed out today. The words are: AUD, SCOPE, DICT, METER. Last week’s words were: KILO, DUO, TRI, CENT. The quiz will be Friday, December 13th.

IXL 6.BB.1 will be taken for a grade on Friday, December 6th. Students have had approximately 3 weeks to complete this activity, with in class time provided.

Book Fair will be held December 2-5 in the Media Center. We are signed up to go as a class on Wednesday, December 4th. Students can purchase books, posters, and other items. Please send cash if your student is planning to buy things!

Library time is scheduled every week (mostly on Friday). I am happy to send students to the library before Friday if it is needed. Students may check out 3 library books at one time. Students must have a barcode on their planner to check out a book until we have student ID’s.

Students who are one or more minutes late to class will be marked Tardy. At 3 tardies, I will contact home via email, and copy the front office on the email. At 4 tardies, students will be referred to the office AND serve a lunch detention. An updated copy of our tardy policy is on my blog!

Please add yourselves to our classroom Remind account! I will be sending important information throughout the year via Remind text. Use the link: rmd.at/h8cchc OR text the message @h8cchc to 831-613-1863

Email is the best way to contact me. My email is: thompsc@dearbornschools.org

Please check Student Connect and Parent connect frequently. Parent Connect requires a PIN number and a Password to login. Student Connect requires a username and a password to login. The office secretaries can provide you with the PIN number for Parent Connect!!

This week, we are: continuing to work on informational writing (compare/contrast); working on analyzing the types of characters present in the stories being read for the compare/contrast assignment; beginning work on writing an improved CER paragraph.

Below is a Google Calendar. It is updated with each blog post and shows assignment due dates and upcoming events. Assignment due dates can also be found in Google Classroom and on the board in H4.

We have a very short week! Just a couple of reminders (and no calendar, because it’s a short week):

There is NO SCHOOL Wednesday-Friday. Please enjoy the time off!

THERE IS NO READING JOURNAL FOR THIS WEEK!

Students are welcome to work on their rough draft Compare/Contrast paper. The final copy will be due the week of December 16th; it can be typed. Students who type their final copy are responsible for printing it. Students can print at home (if you have a printer), at our school library, or at any of the Dearborn Public Library branches 🙂 Some in class time will be provided for writing, but students may need to work on this assignment at home as well.

Book Fair will be held December 2-5 in the Media Center. We are signed up to go as a class on Wednesday, December 4th. Students can purchase books, posters, and other items. Please send cash if your student is planning to buy things!

ALL LATE WORK IS DUE FRIDAY, JANUARY 10TH. Parents should have received a phone call or email if students had two or more missing assignments. Missing work lists will be provided by December 18th, so students can work on those items over the longer holiday break.

Enjoy your long weekend, and holiday shopping if that’s something you choose to do!

 Last week was an unexpected snow day! I wonder if we will have another one of those before our longer holiday break……

Marking Period 2 started November 4th and runs through January 17, 2020. ALL LATE WORK FOR MP2 WILL BE DUE ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 10th. 1/10/20 falls on the Friday we return from Winter Break. Students will receive a missing work list BEFORE Friday, December 20th.

A NEW READING JOURNAL WAS HANDED OUT TODAY. IT IS DUE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25th.

Reading Journals handed out last week are due today.

Students will have a SUMMATIVE Greek Roots quiz over the first 24 words on THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21ST. All the sheets are available in Google classroom, in case theirs have been “misplaced”.

IXL 6.O.3 will be taken for a grade on Friday, November 22th. Students have had approximately 3 weeks to complete this activity, with in class time provided.

MAKE UP Parent teacher Conferences are TODAY from 4:00-7:00. 6th grade conferences will be held in the Team Meeting Room. The TMR is at the end of H Hall.

Library time is scheduled every week (mostly on Friday). I am happy to send students to the library before Friday if it is needed. Students may check out 3 library books at one time. Students must have a barcode on their planner to check out a book until we have student ID’s.

Students who are one or more minutes late to class will be marked Tardy. At 3 tardies, I will contact home via email, and copy the front office on the email. At 4 tardies, students will be referred to the office AND serve a lunch detention. An updated copy of our tardy policy is on my blog!

Please add yourselves to our classroom Remind account! I will be sending important information throughout the year via Remind text. Use the link: rmd.at/h8cchc OR text the message @h8cchc to 831-613-1863

Email is the best way to contact me. My email is: thompsc@dearbornschools.org

Please check Student Connect and Parent connect frequently. Parent Connect requires a PIN number and a Password to login. Student Connect requires a username and a password to login. The office secretaries can provide you with the PIN number for Parent Connect!!

This week, we are: continuing to identify tone and mood in different types of writing; using our knowledge of tone and mood to create a short poem; beginning work on informational writing (compare/contrast); using thinking maps to plan our informational writing piece; working on analyzing the types of characters present in the stories being read for the compare/contrast assignment.

Below is a Google Calendar. It is updated with each blog post and shows assignment due dates and upcoming events. Assignment due dates can also be found in Google Classroom and on the board in H4.

I don’t understand why we call this “fall weather”. It snowed. It’s winter.

Marking Period 2 started November 4th and runs through January 17, 2020. ALL LATE WORK FOR MP2 WILL BE DUE ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 10th. 1/10/20 falls on the Friday we return from Winter Break. Students will receive a missing work list BEFORE Friday, December 20th.

A NEW READING JOURNAL WAS HANDED OUT TODAY. IT IS DUE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18th.

Reading Journals handed out last week are due today.

Students will have a SUMMATIVE Greek Roots quiz over the first 24 words on THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21ST. All the sheets are available in Google classroom, in case theirs have been “misplaced”.

IXL 6.O.3 will be taken for a grade on Friday, November 22th. Students have had approximately 3 weeks to complete this activity, with in class time provided.

Parent teacher Conferences are TODAY and Wednesday, November 13th from 4:00-7:00. 6th grade conferences will be held in the Team Meeting Room. The TMR is at the end of H Hall.

Library time is scheduled every week (mostly on Friday). I am happy to send students to the library before Friday if it is needed. Students may check out 3 library books at one time. Students must have a barcode on their planner to check out a book until we have student ID’s.

Students who are one or more minutes late to class will be marked Tardy. At 3 tardies, I will contact home via email, and copy the front office on the email. At 4 tardies, students will be referred to the office AND serve a lunch detention. An updated copy of our tardy policy is on my blog!

Please add yourselves to our classroom Remind account! I will be sending important information throughout the year via Remind text. Use the link: rmd.at/h8cchc OR text the message @h8cchc to 831-613-1863

Email is the best way to contact me. My email is: thompsc@dearbornschools.org

Please check Student Connect and Parent connect frequently. Parent Connect requires a PIN number and a Password to login. Student Connect requires a username and a password to login. The office secretaries can provide you with the PIN number for Parent Connect!!

This week, we are: continuing to identify tone and mood in different types of writing; using our knowledge of tone and mood to create a short poem; beginning work on informational writing (compare/contrast); using thinking maps to plan our informational writing piece; reviewing the QAR method for figuring out multiple choice questions.

Below is a Google Calendar. It is updated with each blog post and shows assignment due dates and upcoming events. Assignment due dates can also be found in Google Classroom and on the board in H4.

Any costumes must be consistent with the dress code policy and MAY NOT interfere with the learning process or the teaching in the classroom.
The following rules must be followed if a student chooses to wear a costume:

• No Props or Weapons of ANY KIND
  
• No Masks
  
• No Make-up
  
• No Hats or Wigs
• No Costumes that are revealing
  
• Skirts and shorts must meet the fingertip length rule
  
• Nothing offensive
  
• Nothing distracting
  
• No fake (or real) blood
  

Any violators will be asked to change or be sent home. 
In Middle School, classes do not celebrate Halloween, students should not bring bags of candy to school to distribute or any other treats. This causes a disruption to learning in the classroom, in the hallways at lockers, and during lunch. 

Happy Monday! Our weather is slowly getting colder – I heard it might snow on Thursday!

ALL LATE WORK SHOULD HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED ON THE 25TH! Unless a student had a medical excuse, they cannot submit late work now.

A NEW READING JOURNAL WAS HANDED OUT TODAY. IT IS DUE MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH.

Students are working on a summative writing task that is due TODAY. It only needs to be 2-3 paragraphs (10-20 sentences) in order to be handed in. Some time in class will be given to work on this assignment; however, since it is very short, students can also work at home. Students had the opportunity last week to have their work edited by a peer, so that changes could be made before submitting their work. A rubric is available in Google Classroom, along with a copy of the story for reference.

The next Greek Roots quiz will be FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1st.

Students will have a SUMMATIVE Greek Roots quiz over the first 24 words on THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21ST. All the sheets are available in Google classroom, in case theirs have been “misplaced”.

Students will have a quiz over identifying nouns, verbs, and adjectives in sentences on Wednesday, October 30th. We do this every week in class, so students have had LOTS of practice!

THERE IS NO SCHOOL ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH.

Parent teacher Conferences are Monday, November 11th and Wednesday, November 13th from 4:00-7.

Library time is scheduled every week (mostly on Friday). I am happy to send students to the library before Friday if it is needed. Students may check out 3 library books at one time. Students must have a barcode on their planner to check out a book until we have student ID’s.

Students who are one or more minutes late to class will be marked Tardy. At 3 tardies, I will contact home via email, and copy the front office on the email. At 4 tardies, students will be referred to the office AND serve detention.

Please add yourselves to our classroom Remind account! I will be sending important information throughout the year via Remind text. Use the link: rmd.at/h8cchc OR text the message @h8cchc to 831-613-1863

Email is the best way to contact me. My email is: thompsc@dearbornschools.org

Please check Student Connect and Parent connect frequently. Parent Connect requires a PIN number and a Password to login. Student Connect requires a username and a password to login. The office secretaries can provide you with the PIN number for Parent Connect!!

This week, we are: watching Pixar shorts to review the concept of plot and practice completing a plot diagram; learning about tone and mood; learning about different types of pronouns; working on completing our summative writing assignment for MP 1.

Below is a Google Calendar. It is updated with each blog post and shows assignment due dates and upcoming events. Assignment due dates can also be found in Google Classroom and on the board in H4.

I guess the warm weather can’t last forever 🙂

Reminders for the upcoming week:

Reading Journals from last Monday are due TODAY!

A new Reading Journal was handed out today; it will be due Monday, October 14th.

The Greek Roots quiz will be FRIDAY. The words are: CIRCUM, INTER, TRANS, EX, ANTI, TELE, OLOGY, UN. Copies of the word lists are posted in Google Classroom. We will do a Kahoot before the quiz on Friday.

Library time is scheduled every week (mostly on Friday). I am happy to send students to the library before Friday if it is needed. Students may check out 3 library books at one time. Students must have a barcode on their planner to check out a book until we have student ID’s.

Students who are one or more minutes late to class will be marked Tardy. At 3 tardies, I will contact home via email, and copy the front office on the email. At 4 tardies, students will be referred to the office AND serve detention.

We have a student from Wayne State University with us for the entire school year! She will be doing her pre student teaching this semester (so observing, working in small groups, helping with planning, presenting 4 lessons) and her student teaching in the second half of the school year.

Please add yourselves to our classroom Remind account! I will be sending important information throughout the year via Remind text. Use the link: rmd.at/h8cchc OR text the message @h8cchc to 831-613-1863

Email is the best way to contact me. My email is: thompsc@dearbornschools.org

Please check Student Connect and Parent connect frequently. Parent Connect requires a PIN number and a Password to login. Student Connect requires a username and a password to login. The office secretaries can provide you with the PIN number for Parent Connect!!

This week, we are: learning how to make and fill in the parts of a plot diagram; watching Pixar shorts to review this concept and practice it; discussing 1st and 3rd person point of view in stories.

Below is a Google Calendar. It is updated with each blog post and shows assignment due dates and upcoming events. Assignment due dates can also be found in Google Classroom and on the board in H4.

HOW is it the LAST Monday in September?!

Reminders for the upcoming week:

Selfie projects were due Friday, September 13. Students who have not submitted a project were sent an email reminder through Google Classroom.

Reading Journals from last Monday are due TODAY!

A new Reading Journal was handed out today; it will be due Monday, October 7th.

A new Greek Roots list was handed out today. The words are: CIRCUM, INTER, TRANS, EX. Last week’s words were: ANTI, TELE, OLOGY, UN.

There will be a Greek Roots Quiz on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11TH. Students have study sheets; if they lose them, there are pictures of the sheets in Google Classroom. I recommend making flashcards to study. We will do a Kahoot to review in class the day before the quiz!!

PICTURE DAY IS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1ST!!!!

Library time is scheduled every week (mostly on Friday). I am happy to send students to the library before Friday if it is needed.Students may check out 3 library books at one time. Students must have a barcode on their planner to check out a book until we have student ID’s.

Students who are one or more minutes late to class will be marked Tardy. At 3 tardies, I will contact home via email, and copy the front office on the email. At 4 tardies, students will be referred to the office AND serve detention.

We have a student from Wayne State University with us for the entire school year! She will be doing her pre student teaching this semester (so observing, working in small groups, helping with planning, presenting 4 lessons) and her student teaching in the second half of the school year.

Please add yourselves to our classroom Remind account! I will be sending important information throughout the year via Remind text. Use the link: rmd.at/h8cchc OR text the message @h8cchc to 831-613-1863

Email is the best way to contact me. My email is: thompsc@dearbornschools.org

Please check Student Connect and Parent connect frequently. Parent Connect requires a PIN number and a Password to login. Student Connect requires a username and a password to login. The office secretaries can provide you with the PIN number for Parent Connect!!

This week, we are: learning how to make and fill in the parts of a plot diagram; watching Pixar shorts to review this concept and practice it; discussing 1st and 3rd person point of view in stories.

Below is a Google Calendar. It is updated with each blog post and shows assignment due dates and upcoming events. Assignment due dates can also be found in Google Classroom and on the board in H4.

I love this weather! It can stay this way until Thanksgiving 🙂

Reminders for the upcoming week:

I will be introducing Reading Reflection Journals in class today. The first double entry journal is due on Monday, September 30. Students can do a paper copy, or complete the work in Google Classroom.

A new Greek roots list was handed out today. The words are: anti, tele, ology, un. The quiz will be Friday, October 11th.

PICTURE DAY IS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1ST!!!!

Selfie projects were due Friday, September 13. Unless I gave an extension, projects that have not been submitted are now late, and will lose points when they are submitted.

Library time is scheduled every Friday. Students must have a barcode on their planner to check out a book until we have student ID’s.

Students who are one or more minutes late to class will be marked Tardy. At 3 tardies, a phone call home will be made and an office referral will be made. At 4 tardies, students will begin serving detention.

We have a student from Wayne State University with us for the entire school year! She will be doing her pre student teaching this semester (so observing, working in small groups, helping with planning, presenting 4 lessons) and her student teaching in the second half of the school year.

Please add yourselves to our classroom Remind account! I will be sending important information throughout the year via Remind text. Use the link: rmd.at/h8cchc OR text the message @h8cchc to 831-613-1863

Email is the best way to contact me. My email is: thompsc@dearbornschools.org

Please check Student Connect and Parent connect frequently. Parent Connect requires a PIN number and a Password to login. Student Connect requires a username and a password to login.

Below is a Google Calendar. It is updated with each blog post and shows assignment due dates and upcoming events. Assignment due dates can also be found in Google Classroom and on the board in H4.

Happy Monday! I am so tired of rain; it can just hold off until October.

Reminders for the upcoming week:

Selfie projects were due Friday, September 13. Unless I gave an extension, projects that have not been submitted are now late, and will lose points when they are submitted.

There will be a Greek Roots Quiz on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH. Students have study sheets; if they lose them, there are pictures of the sheets in Google Classroom. I recommend making flashcards to study. We will do a Kahoot to review in class the day before the quiz!!

PICTURE DAY IS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1ST!!!!

We will be doing NWEA Language testing THIS WEEK!!!

Library time is scheduled every Friday. I am happy to send students to the library before Friday if it is needed.Students may check out 3 library books at one time. Students must have a barcode on their planner to check out a book until we have student ID’s.

Students who are one or more minutes late to class will be marked Tardy. At 3 tardies, a phone call home will be made and an office referral will be made. At 4 tardies, students will begin serving detention.

We have a student from Wayne State University with us for the entire school year! She will be doing her pre student teaching this semester (so observing, working in small groups, helping with planning, presenting 4 lessons) and her student teaching in the second half of the school year.

Please add yourselves to our classroom Remind account! I will be sending important information throughout the year via Remind text. Use the link: rmd.at/h8cchc OR text the message @h8cchc to 831-613-1863

Email is the best way to contact me. My email is: thompsc@dearbornschools.org

Please check Student Connect and Parent connect frequently. Parent Connect requires a PIN number and a Password to login. Student Connect requires a username and a password to login.

Below is a Google Calendar. It is updated with each blog post and shows assignment due dates and upcoming events. Assignment due dates can also be found in Google Classroom and on the board in H4.

How is it already the third week of school? Everything goes so fast! Before we know it, it will be Thanksgiving.

Reminders for the upcoming week:

Open House will be Wednesday, 9/11, from 6-7:30 p.m. at Stout!

OUR FIRST ASSIGNMENT, THE SELFIE PROJECT, IS DUE FRIDAY 9/13. The assignment, and examples, were discussed in class on Thursday, 8/29.

There will be a Greek Roots Quiz on FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH. Students have study sheets; if they lose them, there are pictures of the sheets in Google Classroom. I recommend making flashcards to study. We will do a Kahoot to review in class the day before the quiz!!

PICTURE DAY IS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1ST!!!!

We will be doing NWEA Language testing the week of September 16th.

Library time is scheduled every Friday. I am happy to send students to the library before Friday if it is needed.Students may check out 3 library books at one time. Students must have a barcode on their planner to check out a book until we have student ID’s.

We will continue to practice opening lockers; backpacks need to go in lockers and stay there!!!!

One pagers were due Thursday, August 29th. Any student who did not submit one will receive a 0 for the assignment.

Students who DID NOT attend a Dearborn elementary last year DO NOT have to complete the One Pager assignment.

We have a student from Wayne State University with us for the entire school year! She will be doing her pre student teaching this semester (so observing, working in small groups, helping with planning, presenting 4 lessons) and her student teaching in the second half of the school year.

Email is the best way to contact me. My email is: thompsc@dearbornschools.org

Please check Student Connect and Parent connect frequently. Parent Connect requires a PIN number and a Password to login. Student Connect requires a username and a password to login.

Below is a Google Calendar. It is updated with each blog post and shows assignment due dates and upcoming events. Assignment due dates can also be found in Google Classroom and on the board in H4.

Welcome back! Hoping everyone had a great 4 day weekend 🙂 I am sad that summer is over, but happy for weather that is a little cooler in the weeks to come. It is so much easier to walk our dogs at night!

Reminders for the upcoming week:

• Please read the syllabus that was sent home last week. The bottom part needs to be signed by students AND parents, and returned to Mrs. Thompson.
• OUR FIRST ASSIGNMENT, THE SELFIE PROJECT, IS DUE FRIDAY 9/13. The assignment, and examples, were discussed in class on Thursday, 8/29.
• We will be doing NWEA Reading testing this week! Be sure to bring a silent reading book to class.
• We will be doing NWEA Language testing the week of September 16th.
• Library time is scheduled every Friday. I am happy to send students to the library before Friday if it is needed.
• Students may check out 3 library books at one time.
• Students must have a barcode on their planner to check out a book until we have student ID’s.
• We will continue to practice opening lockers; backpacks need to go in lockers and stay there!!!!
• One pagers were due Thursday, August 29th. Any student who did not submit one will receive a 0 for the assignment.
• Students who DID NOT attend a Dearborn elementary last year DO NOT have to complete the One Pager assignment.
• We have a student from Wayne State University with us for the entire school year! She will be doing her pre student teaching this semester (so observing, working in small groups, helping with planning, presenting 4 lessons) and her student teaching in the second half of the school year.
• Email is the best way to contact me. My email is: thompsc@dearbornschools.org
• Please check Student Connect and Parent connect frequently. Parent Connect requires a PIN number and a Password to login. Student Connect requires a username and a password to login.

Below is a Google Calendar. It is updated with each blog post and shows assignment due dates and upcoming events. Assignment due dates can also be found in Google Classroom and on the board in H4.

Welcome to 2020! January is a weird month; we have several half days, and a full day off school – plus, we are doing NWEA testing.

Marking Period 2 started November 4th and runs through January 17, 2020. ALL LATE WORK FOR MP2 WILL BE DUE ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 10th.

Students who did not submit a summative writing assignment received an email on Friday, December 20th. This assignment is 40% of the MP 2 grade, and failure to submit it will result in a grade of 0.

A new reading journal was handed out today; it is due Monday, January 13th.

Our NWEA schedule is as follows: Language NWEA Jan 6-10; Reading NWEA Jan 21,22, 23-28

Friday, January 17th is a half day.

Monday, January 20th, is no school.

Tuesday, January 21 and Wednesday, January 22 are half days.

Library time is scheduled every week (mostly on Friday). I am happy to send students to the library before Friday if it is needed. Students may check out 3 library books at one time. Students must have a barcode on their planner to check out a book until we have student ID’s.

Students who are one or more minutes late to class will be marked Tardy. At 3 tardies, I will contact home via email, and copy the front office on the email. At 4 tardies, students will be referred to the office AND serve a lunch detention. An updated copy of our tardy policy is on my blog!

Please add yourselves to our classroom Remind account! I will be sending important information throughout the year via Remind text. Use the link: rmd.at/h8cchc OR text the message @h8cchc to 831-613-1863

Email is the best way to contact me. My email is: thompsc@dearbornschools.org

Please check Student Connect and Parent connect frequently. Parent Connect requires a PIN number and a Password to login. Student Connect requires a username and a password to login. The office secretaries can provide you with the PIN number for Parent Connect!!

This week, we are:  Taking NWEA Language test; finishing analyzing the murder mystery; beginning the CER; doing notes over parts of speech (conjunctions and adverbs).

Below is an updated Google Calendar. It lists upcoming assignments and due dates. This information can also be found on the board in H4.