Happy Summer!

Have a safe and fun summer! Remember to come visit next year!

5/23/16

Empty backpacks and bring them back tomorrow!
Spelling Bee tomorrow
6th grade graduation tomorrow at 2:00. (Reception to follow)
Bring a change of clothes if you would like

5/20/16

Reading Pages due Monday
Grammar due Monday
Novels and packets due Monday

Reminders:

Look at home for any books that were borrowed from school. They need to be returned on Monday!

5/19/16

Homework:

• Lit. Builder due tomorrow
• Movenote due tomorrow!

• Novel packets completed on Monday!
• Grammar due Monday!

5/18/16

Homework:
Spelling due tomorrow
Small Steps: Chapter 16
Esperanza Rising: Asparagus
Multi-Genre Collage and Movenote due Friday
Lit Builder due Friday

5/17/16

Spelling due Thursday
Small Steps through Chapter 15
Esperanza Rising through Avocados
Multi-Genre Collage + Movenote due Friday

Reminders:
Mile Run tomorrow bring your running shoes!
Give parents Junior High information packet

Multi-Genre Collage Student Examples

https://www.movenote.com/v/CMtbLGM1OGk7c

https://www.movenote.com/v/RgcbPDHNR0DhN#

https://www.movenote.com/v/zfrqGyV5JlF-6#

https://www.movenote.com/v/NRLmEpnMzrgHG#

5/16/16

Great job at the track meet today!

Homework:
Spelling due Thursday
Esperanza Rising: Potatoes and Avocados
Small Steps: Ch. 13-15

Reminders:
Junior High Visit Day tomorrow!

5/13/16

Homework:

• Reading Pages due Monday
• Math: pg. 795 ALL + 796 #6,7
• Grammar due Monday
• Novels: Esperanza Rising - Avocados, Small Steps - 15

Reminders:

• Check the weather and dress appropriately for the Track and Field Meet on Monday. Also, bring your lunch!

5/12/16

Homework:
pg. 765 + 766 ALL
Esperanza Rising - Potatoes
Small Steps - Chapters 13 + 14
Lit. Builder due Friday
Multi-Genre Collage - Research Portion due tomorrow
Tessellations for Extra Credit

Reminders:
Permission Slips due tomorrow

5/10/16

Homework:

• Math: Get math test signed and returned (Make up problems if assigned!) & pg. 746 Review What You Know
• Novels: 
• Esperanza Rising: Almonds
• Small Steps: Chapter 12
• Spelling due Thursday

Reminders:

• Permission Slip to Junior High due Friday!

5/9/16

Homework:
Topic 14 Test tomorrow (Study!!)
Small Steps: Chapter 11
Esperanza Rising: Almonds
Spelling due Thursday

Funky Fungi Freak Show

http://discovermagazine.com/galleries/zen-photo/f/fungi#.UL0_r4Vgi_s

Itsy-Bitsy Thing Locator

http://www.fossweb.com/delegate/ssi-wdf-ucm-webContent/Contribution%20Folders/FOSS/multimedia_ms_1E/DiversityofLife/media/IBTL.htm 

5/6/16

Homework:

• Math: pg. 729 ALL +730 #9
• Grammar Lesson 27 due Monday
• Novel Assignment:
• Small Steps: Read through Chapter 10 and complete comprehension packet
• Esperanza Rising: Read through Onions and complete comprehension packet

Reminders:

• Track and Field meet Monday!
• Check the weather!
• Dress appropriately!
• Bring your sack lunch!
• Ask parents to write a note if you are going home with them!

5/5/16

Homework:

• Lit. Builder due tomorrow
• Math: pg. 717 + 723 ALL
• Esperanza Rising - Cantaloupes
• Small Steps: Chapter 8
• Extra Credit Opportunity: Write at least 5 anagrams about your Multi-Genre Collage Topic

Reminders:

• Last Book Orders of the Year due tomorrow!
• Return your math test if you haven't already!

5/4/16

Homework:

• Math: pg. 711 + 712 ALL
• Spelling due tomorrow
• Science: Read pages 26-30 and answer Think Questions on page 30
• Novel Assignment
• Esperanza Rising: Cantaloupes
• Small Steps: Chapter 7
• Lit Builder due Friday

Reminders:

• Return signed math test!
• Last Book Orders of the Year due Friday!

5/3/16

Homework:

• Get math test signed and return. (Make-up problems if assigned)
• Science: Read pages 20-25 and Answer Think Questions on page 25 in complete sentences
• Spelling due Thursday
• Novel Assignment:
• Esperanza Rising: Guavas
• Small Steps: Through Chapter 6

Reminders:

• Last Book Orders of the Year due Friday

The Scale of the Universe

http://htwins.net/scale2/ 

Biography Poem Format and Example

Biography Poem Format

Line 1: Your character/person's first name
Line 2: Four words that describe your character
Line 3: Brother, sister, father, mother, etc. of...
Line 4: Lover of... (three ideas or people)
Line 5: Who feels... (three ideas)
Line 6: Who needs... (three ideas)
Line 7: Who gives... (three ideas)
Line 8: Who fears... (three ideas)
Line 9: Who would like to see...
Line 10: Who lives...
Line 11: Your character/person's last name

Biopoem Sample

 Rosa


Determined, brave, strong, loving

Wife of Raymond Parks, mother of all children

Who loved equality, freedom, and the benefits of a good education

Who hated discrimination, loved to stand up for her beliefs, and loved to help others

Who feared that racism would continue, feared losing the opportunity to make a difference, and feared that young people might lose opportunities to develop strength and courage

Who changed history as she accomplished great strides for equality and encouraged excellence for all

Who wanted to see love triumph and see an end to all bias and discrimination in a world in which respect is freely given to all

Born in Alabama and living in Detroit


Parks

Homework:

• Late Reading Pages Signature
• Study for Topic 13 Test
• Spelling is due Thursday
• Novels:
• Esperanza Rising: Guavas
• Small Steps: Chapter 5

Reminders: Last Book Orders of the Year are due Friday