Mrs. Thompson's 6th grade ELA blog

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.