School districts in Wayne County have placed a proposal on the November 8th ballot to provide added funding for our schools. It is the “Regional Enhancement Millage Proposal.”
If approved by the entire county, the 2 mil proposal will generate approximately $6.2 million from Dearborn but the District will receive $7.8 million in additional funding for our schools. Money would go to local schools starting this year and the millage expires after six years. Continue reading
School districts in Wayne County have placed a proposal on the November 8th ballot to provide added funding for our schools. It is the “Regional Enhancement Millage Proposal.”
If approved by the entire county, the 2 mil proposal will generate approximately $6.2 million from Dearborn but the District will receive $7.8 million in additional funding for our schools. Money would go to local schools starting this year and the millage expires after six years. Continue reading
Today in Language Arts the students continued to learn about interjections by identifying interjections within sample sentences.
The students also continued to work on their t-chart by reading about how we can learn from video games.
Lastly, the students were assigned a CER (claim, evidence, and reasoning) response due on Monday focusing on video games. They must use the information on their t-chart to create a one paragraph constructed response. They were given time in class to work on this. If they did not finish, it is homework and due on Monday. I have attached the anchor chart they were given to support them to this blog post.
Progress reports went home today for students who have a 70% or lower. We are half way through the second marking already! Please ask your child if they receive a report or check parent connect for their current grades. I will have grades updated by 3:10 today.
Since we do not have school on Tuesday, our library day is on Monday. Please be prepared!
Have a great weekend!
Homework:
Video games are/are not too violent for people to play. They are/are not too violent because give one reason why you believe your claim. According to the article, “article title“, “textual evidence“. (pg. #) This supports the claim because explain how the evidence supports your claim.
In Language Arts today the students spent time looking at the cons to video games. While they were reading, they worked on a t-chart identifying the claim and textual evidence. I have attached the chart to this blog post. Tomorrow they will be looking at the pros to video games during class.
The students also spent time reviewing interjections and reflecting on their predictions for their article of the week.
Lastly, our first lesson for MobyMax has been assigned! It will be due next Friday, November 11th. The students are to complete the lessons on Parts of Speech and Interjections. They will also be given time to work on this during Daily 5.
Have a great evening!
Homework:
In Language Arts today the students were given time to read their article of the week. While they read, they were responsible for identifying the claim and textual evidence to support it.
They also spent time analyzing the claim made in the article, “Wild Animals as Pets”, from yesterday.
Lastly, we continued to learn about interjections.
Have a wonderful Wednesday!
Homework:
Today in Language Arts the students continued to practice their reading skills on readtheory.org. This is a new website we will be using to improve our reading.
The students also continued to further their knowledge of the parts of speech by learning about interjections.
Lastly, the students spent time reading an article about whether or not wild animals should be kept as pets. While reading, they were asked to identify the claim and textual evidence to support their thinking.
Have a great evening!
Homework:
Happy Halloween!
The students had a condensed class period today because the whole sixth grade watched Jumanji in the afternoon. This was the students’ reward for completing the first marking period of middle school! Tomorrow during Advisory we will be practicing our summary skill set by writing a summary on the movie.
While in class, the students were introduced to a new website called Read Theory. This website allows students to practice their reading skills with texts that are at their grade level. The students completed the entry assessment that will give them texts at their level while in class today.
The students also spent time analyzing the text features in their article of the week and completing their response to last week’s article.
Have a happy, safe Halloween!
Homework:
In Language Arts today the students caught up on anything that was not completed with the substitute teacher the previous day. The also continued to practice pulling specific types of textual evidence from a text written by another person. Lastly, we continued to learn about the parts of speech.
Have a fantastic weekend!
Homework:
In Language Arts today the students continued to work on categorizing sample sentences into their evidence types. They also spent time highlighting evidence in their AOTW that supported the claim.
I was at a professional development in the building and heard the kids were well behaved. Well done, class!
Have a great evening! All homework should have been done in class with the exception of the reading log signature. I will be looking for all of this tomorrow!
Homework:
In Language Arts today the students continued to learn about the different types of textual evidence. We practiced looking at sample sentences and identifying which type of textual evidence they are.
We also continued to learn about the parts of speech by defining what each one is.
Lastly, the students spent time reading their article of the week and identifying the claim within the article. This week, the students will write a response on the claim made within the article and they will use textual evidence to support their thinking.
Don’t forget that tonight is the last night for conferences. If you were not able to attend on Monday, I encourage you to come tonight. Math and Language Arts conferences will be taking place in Ms. Taha’s room (40) while Science and Global Studies will be in Mr. Peterson’s room (11). Conferences will begin at 3:30 and end at 6:30. I encourage all families to arrive by 6:15 to ensure you have time to meet with the teachers you need to see. Arriving later than 6:15 may not guarantee that the teachers will have time to meet with you.
Have a wonderful Wednesday!
Homework: