Mrs. Thompson's 6th grade ELA blog

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.