Cyber Wednesday 11/18/2020
The students will be finishing up their spelling words and vocab for our next story The Emperor's Silent Army. 
The students need to write a definition in their own words, for each word; and write a sentence for each word.
Miscioscia ELA Class ELA help is 11:30 - 12:00
If your child needs help with their worksheet, please have them log on for help.  If they do not need any help - no need to log on.


Week of 11/9/2020
Writing ~ We will (hopefully) finish our Personal Narratives!
Grammar ~ We are working on pronouns ~
TEST ON PRONOUNS ON TUESDAY NOV. 17
VOYAGER WORKBOOK PAGES 23 - 29
Reading ~ We will be beginning The Emperor's Silent Army
Journal's - will be graded over the Thanksgiving Break




Week of 11/2/2020
Grammar - We are starting on Pronouns.  Voyager Textbook starting on page 28
        
Reading - Saving the Rain Forest - Spelling test on Thursday 11/5/2020
Reading Test on Monday 11/9/2020 

Writing - Personal Narrative



Week of 10/19/2020
Grammar - we are working on Nouns 

• possessive nouns
• joint possession nouns
• appositives
• words as nouns and verbs
• words as nouns and adjectives

• point of view
• story arc
• leads
• endings

WEEK of 10/5/2020
GRAMMAR - we are working on nouns -
Noun test on Wednesday 10/7 Chapter 1 sec 1-6
READING - we are reading Old Yeller 
Students should be studying their vocab
WRITING - We just started our personal narrative
Homework ~ watch videos on personal narrative, pick a topic



Week of 9/28
Grammar - Chapter 1 sec 1-6 ~ Nouns; common and proper, singular and plural, abstract and concrete and as objects.
Test on Tuesday 10/6/2020

Writing - we will be starting on our Personal Narratives
Spelling test on Friday 10/2/2020 on Old Yeller Spelling words

Reading - we will be continuing with Historical Fiction and reading Old Yeller.
Reading test on Friday 10/9/2020 on Old Yeller

Cyber Monday 9/28

Voyager Workbook page 7 #1-10
Voyager Workbook page 8
Complete summaries on Number the Stars.
Three summaries, 
one for the beginning chapters -Chapters 1-6 
one for the middle chapters - chapters 7-11
and one for the end chapters - chapter 12-17
Hand written in cursive or typed up and submitted by Tuesday morning 8:00 am.  

I have created office hours -  Monday 9/28
11:00 - 12:00
Please log on if you have any questions
otherwise you do not need to log on




Week of 9/14/2020
Tentative plan
Spelling test on Vocabulary words from Number the Stars on
Friday 9/18/2020

Comprehension test on Number the Stars ~
Friday 9/25/2020
This test will include vocabulary words


9/10/2020
Cover workbooks with contact paper
Get forms signed
finish worksheet on setting of summer reading - Number the Stars


9/9/2020 Homework
Finish the definitions and sentences for the vocabulary for Number the Stars.
These words are also the spelling words

Please cover the workbooks with clear contact paper by Monday 9/14/2020



September 2020

Welcome to 6th Grade!!
I am so happy to Welcome you Back to School!
Please remeber to  bring in your summer reading book 
"Number the Stars" ~ Thank you!!  See You Soon!!








5/19/2020
Homework for the week - Due 5/26/2020

Grammar - Voyager workbook page 101 top section 
And Voyager workbook page 102 top section

Reading - read the rest of the book From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler - the final exam is on the entire book
Complete the vocab for the last two chapters.  The final exam will on be on this vocab.

Writing - Complete a Self Portrait Poem - It does not have to rhyme.  Just be creative.  You can do it with a friend.


5/18/2020
Homework
Voyager workbook page 98 
Voyager workbook page 99 top two sections
Voyager workbook page 100 top section

Make sure you have your vocab done and you have read chapters 6, 7, and 8 From the Mixed Up Files.  We will be going over that tomorrow
Also make sure you have one example of each of the figurative languages we went over.  

There will be a short test on From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler on Friday 5/22/2020


5/13/2020
Homework - Due Tuesday 5/19/2020
Voyager workbook page 96 top two sections
Voyager workbook page 97 top section
Read From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Chapter 6. 7 and 8
Do the vocab - either write the definition in your own words OR write a sentence using the vocab word OR draw a picture of the vocab word.
Find or write an example of each of the figurative language examples we went over today - Simile, Metaphor, Alliteration, Oxymoron, Hyperbole, Onomatioeia and Personification.  You can not use the examples we used in class.  Find or write your own - from songs, from tv, from commercials, look some up or make your own.  


5/12/2020
Homework due tomorrow 5/13
Voyager workbook page 93 top two sections
Voyager workbook page 94 top section
Voyager workbook page 95 top section

5/5/2020
Take the test on Verbs
Your Test is from your Voyager Textbook
Please do Voyager Textbook page 112-113 Sections 4.1, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.10 and 4.11
Or numbers 1, 2, 3,  8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 29, 30, 31, 32, 32 and 34
Write the answers on a google doc.  Make sure you have your name, Verb Test, the number and the answer
Please submit this test by Friday 5/8/2020 3:00 PM
Thank you

5/5/2020
Take the test on the First Five Chapters of The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankwieler - the test is posted on google classroom.
You can use your book - From The Mixed Up Files of Mrs Basil E Frankweiler
Please do not use anything else - no notes, computers, dictionaries - remember this is a test in a Catholic School
Also - please make sure you are answering the essay questions in a complete sentence.  Start with a capital and end with a period.  Make sure the sentence does not start with because.
Please submit the test by Friday 5/8/2020 3:00 PM
Thank you



5/1/2020
Complete the worksheet on the first five chapters of From the Mixed Up Files
You can do this with a friend
You will find the worksheet on google classroom
Please submit your work by Tuesday 5/5/2020


4/29/2020
workbook page 68 #1-20
workbook page 69 #1-10
(workbook pages do not have to be submitted) 
complete your rough draft of your biography - submit it
worksheet on first five chapters of From the Mixed Up Files - you can do this with a friend - please submit your worksheet.
All is due 5/5/2020



4/28/2020
Read Chapters 1, 2, 3,4, and 5 of The Mixed Up Files Of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler. 
Voyager Workbook page  62 #1-18 and page 63 # 1-10

4/28/2020 Biography Info

•  
  • 4/28/2020 First page from packet – who I picked and why due today
  • 4/28/2020 Outline from packet – due today
  • 5/5/2020 First draft due - You can submit it as a word doc or google doc or a picture of your work
  • From Tuesday May 5 – Thursday May 7 you must read your first draft to someone – a friend, a family member – someone and make changes.  Edit it
  • Tuesday May 12 Final Good Copy of your Biography with Bibliography is due   
  • To turn it in you can typed into google docs or type it on Word and submit it in an email
  • I will NOT accept pictures of written or typed pages.
  • Don’t forget the Bibliography – follow the form I gave you
  • Tuesday May 12 – Oral presentation on Flipgrid is due
  • ORAL PRESENTATION – should be that – You presenting your report – NOT just Reading it – But PRESENTING it.  You can use props – dress up as the person. . .
  • Make sure you are presenting it as you would to the class – and not just reading it

4/21/2020 
Due Friday 4/24/2020
Voyager workbook page 60 and 61

Due Tuesday 4/28/2020
Complete and submit the first page of the biography - the page that asks who your person is and why. Take a picture of it and submit it. I do have Chris's and Katelyn's - Thank you
Complete the outline for the biography - make sure your handwriting is neat and dark - I suggest you do a rough draft first then put the words on the outline form. Take a picture of it and submit it
This is due Tuesday April 28
I have my sample outline attached on Google Classroom to help you

Due Tuesday 4/28/2020
Spelling words and vocabulary words for the first 5 chapters of From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler.
For each word you need to do ONE of the following; 
1) Write the definition in your own words
2) Write a sentence using the word - but the sentence must make sense and show that you know the meaning of the word
3) Draw a picture of the word          
However you must mix it up and do a few of each - You can't do all sentences or all definitions or all drawings.  Mix it up
This is due Tuesday April 28



4/17/2020  
Verbs - due Tuesday 4/21/2020
Complete first two sections of voyager workbook page 56
Complete first section of voyager workbook page 57
Complete first two sections of voyager workbook page 58
Complete first three sections of voyager workbook page 59
Writing Assignment
Please watch the video on writing a biography
https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+write+a+biography+video&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS865US865&oq=how+to+write+a+biography+video&aqs=chrome..69i57.8496j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#kpvalbx=_ixyWXvHCNPHs_Qab_4jgDw20
Please watch the video on writing a bibliography
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pn0OXrRkkrQ
Please open and read the Bibliography Template - Found on Google Classroom
Please open and read the Biography Rubric - Found on Google Classroom
And write down at least 12 more facts on your person for your biography
You need at least three different good sources or websites - you can not use Wikipedia as a source

4.14.2020

1. Writing Assignment - Test Grade – Chose one character from Schooled and write the next chapter at C-Average Middle School for that Character and Cap.  It must be at least one page long.  The other characters can be in it – just like the book – but it will be based on one Characters thoughts and events.   See Rubric for help
2. Watch these videos on Verbs
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUBnQ60uIig
4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M64vt0vdD84
5. Voyager workbook page 55

4.3.2020
1) Study your vocab and notes on Schooled Ch 21-31 for a test on Tuesday 4/7/2020
2) Complete the Story Map for Schooled and send it in - take a picture of it and email it to me
3) Send in the writing assignment on the back of the Schooled Ch 21-31 questions paper ---What happened when Cap went back to C Average 8th Grade - With Zack - With Hugh - With Naomi - With Darryl - With Sophie
Please take a picture of  your answer and send it in to me for a writing grade
This is you using your imagination and making up a story as to what happened to Cap and his friends when he got back to school, after Rain bought a house - like for the rest of Cap's 8th grade at a real school. 


3.31.2020

• Study for spelling Test
• Take spelling test on spelling city on 4.1.2020
• Study for adjective test
• Take adjective test - voyager textbook page 76-77 - the evens
• Complete the Schooled essay questions – you can do that with a friend – BUT please make sure you are doing each question together and talking about it – not splitting the questions up and just doing half the work

3/27/20
1) Log onto Spellingcity.com and complete the two assignments I posted - you got an email with the login info a few days ago
2) Read the rest of Schooled
3) Complete the Cross word puzzle
4) Do Exercise 2 on page 73 of your Voyager Textbook - in your ELA copybook
5) Complete Exercise 2 on page 75 of  your Voyager Textbook - in your ELA copybook
6) Start researching your person for your Biography - create five or six index cards with the info on one side and the website on the other side.
7) Complete the first page of the Biography packet - Proposed Person and reason I chose this person  . .


3/24/20
1 ) Complete the vocab for Schooled Ch 22-31 - For each word have a definition in your own words AND either a sentence, or a drawing, or a synonym or an antonym. For each word

2) Read Chapters 25, 26 and 27.

3) Maintenance - Diagram the rest of the sentences on the page titled Subject and Predicate on Loose Leaf (Lot's of prepositional phrases in that sentence!)

4) Read Voyager Textbook page 70. Do Voyager Textbook page 71, in your ELA copybooks.

5) Read your Biography packet - Do a little research to find someone you would like to do your Biography on and check with me for approval

Please remember - you can always email me with any concerns or questions - and I can set up a one on one meeting with any student that needs extra help - just email me what you need and I will set it up.  Thanks everyone!  

3/19/20 - Maintenance - In the packet you picked up from me on Monday - there was a worksheet with the title Subject and Predicate.  On loose leaf - for a maintenance grade - diagram the first five sentences.  
Remember - keep all your work somewhere safe because I will be collecting it when we get back!
Read Voyager textbook page 68
Do Voyager textbook page 69 exercise #2, 3, 4 and 5 in your ELA copybook.

3/19/20 - Please read Schooled Chapters 21-25 by Tuesday 10:00 am - so we can discuss it when we meet up on Google Meet :)  
Also Please write definitions of the first 15 vocab words by Tuesday 

3/17/20 - Please make sure your vocab is complete and your short essay questions on Schooled Chapters 16-21 are complete.
Please have them with your tomorrow at 2:00 and be on your I pads.  We will be reviewing tomorrow, St. Patrick's Day, 3/17/2020 the vocab and the short essays.
You will be taking the take home test on Wednesday 3/18/20.  More on that tomorrow.


Tonight's Homework and Monday's work
Tonight's homework is to finish a worksheet on Schooled Chapter 16-21.  We have had two days in school to finish this with our groups - so hopefully most students have this almost complete.
Monday's work - 

• Voyager workbook page 41 # 9-14
• voyager workbook page 42 # 1-10
• Voyager workbook page 45 #1-15
• Complete the activity in Scholastic Scope with worksheet
• This means going online to Scholastic Scope - clicking on student use the password Seiverd.  Click on the right magazine. Watch the video.  Read the article 'Mountain of Doom'  Answer the questions.

3/11/20 - ELA 
The students took a spelling test today -
They should have read Schooled Chapters 16-21  If not they should finish reading chapters 16-21 for homework. Test will be on Tuesday March 17.  
Grammar - we are working on Adjectives - there will be test on Adjectives next week
Writing - we will start our next writing assignment next week.  They will be writing a Biography. 

3/2/2020 -
Reading - Homework all week will be to read one chapter each night from Schooled - tonight read Schooled Chapter 16.
Spelling words and vocab words for Schooled Ch 16-21 will be given tomorrow - Spelling test will be Monday March 9.
Writing - Personal Narrative is Due Wednesday March 4. 
Oral Presentations will be given this week - Thursday 3/5 and Friday 3/6.
Grammar - next up finish Adjectives then Verbs
 

2/26/2020 - Upcoming Events

• Thursday Feb 27 - Grammar Test on Diagramming
• Friday Feb 28 - Spelling Test on Schooled Chapter 10-15.  This test is an editing test.  The students will need to find the misspelled words from a paragraph
• Monday March 2 - Schooled Test - test on vocab and comprehension of Chapters 10-15 

• Grammar - we will be finishing Adjectives - then moving onto verbs
• Schooled - Chapter 16-21
• Personal Narratives
•  

Hello Hello Hello 

Today we finished with pronouns and had a test on them.  Next up for grammar is Adjectives.
Tomorrow and the rest of the week we will concentrate on reading Schooled - the first five chapters, and have a test on it on Wednesday 1/22/20.
The students should study the vocab, their notes and the worksheets for the test.
A test on the spelling words from Schooled will be on Tuesday 1/21/20.
We have one more lesson on writing, then we will begin writing our Personal Narrative.
Homework tonight - Schooled Worksheets

We started reading Schooled today 
Homework - read first three chapters and do the first 12 vocab words.
Grammar - still on pronouns - we are almost done - there will be a test soon.
Writing - we are working on our personal narrative - just learning about how to write it - the major writing of it will begin next week - and it will be done in school.


Happy New Year!!!  2020!  What will I see :)  

This week/month we will be working on
Grammar - Pronouns
Writing - Personal Narrative
Reading - we will start with novels next week  -  We will be reading Schooled by Gordon Korman - I will be giving the books out next week.

Third Week of Advent 
ELA - Reading is done for the Year :)  
Starting in the new year - we will be working on novels

Grammar and Writing - if time allows - we will be working on how to do research.  

Merry Christmas

12/9/19 - We are reading Hatchet in our school reader.  Today we worked on comprehension and vocab.  There will be a test on Hatchet on Friday 12/13/19


12/4/19 - Pronoun Test tomorrow - Students should study Voyager Textbook sections 2-1 to 2-5, and worksheets.

Spelling test on Friday 12/6/19 on Spelling words for Hatchet

12/2/19 - Finish the first ten spelling words - either a picture of the spelling word or a definition and a sentence.

The last week before Thanksgiving Break - 

I'd like to close out the story and start fresh after the break - SO . . .
There will be two tests this week
Spelling and Reading tests - 
I planned to give one on Thursday and one on Friday - But Thursday is a prayer service
And I don't want to push the tests until Monday - because I have Thanksgiving fun activities planned for Monday
SO . . .

Both Tests will be on Friday 11/22/19 

The Reading test will be on Good-Bye Moon 
Compare and Contrast
And the Vocab words
Please have your child study the Close Read on Good-Bye Moon, their notes on Compare and contrast, Their notes from the questions at the end of the chapter, and their vocabulary words
There is also some pages we did in their Writers workbook that they could study - pages 142, 144, 146, 148, and 151.



11/12/19 - Start spelling words for Good-Bye Moon - Do the first 10 spelling words - either sentence or definition in your own words

Week of 11/4/19 - 

Grammar - we are finally finishing Nouns - there will be a test on nouns on Wednesday 11/6/19.  The students should study the Voyager Workbook pages 5 - 19.  

Reading - we will be finishing up The Emperor's Silent Army this week.  There will be test on the Emperor's Silent Army and vocab on Friday 11/8/19.  The test will also be on finding the main idea

Writing - We are writing our Argumentative Essay.  This week we will be working on the body of the Essay and the Conclusion.  This is an in school assignment.





Week of 10/14/19
Grammar - we are working on nouns still - learning Direct Object, Indirect Object, Object of the Preposition, Possessive nouns and Appositives
Grammar test on Nouns chapter 1 will be next week

Reading - we are reading Saving the Rain Forest and working on Fact vs Opinion.  READING TEST ON FRIDAY OCTOBER 18.  Students should study the vocab words and the story.  

Writing - we are working on our Argumentative Essay - this week we are forming our Thesis statement and starting our research.  They have picked some very interesting topics!  I am looking forward to reading them!

10/8/19
In ELA we are reading Saving the Rainforest.  And we are learning about the Rainforest.  
Spelling test on the spelling and challenge words on Thursday Oct 10
We are working on nouns in grammar
and in Writing we are working on our Argumentative Essay
Homework Voyager Workbook page 10

10/3/19 - Reading test on Old Yeller tomorrow - study your notes, re-read the story, and study your vocab

9/26/19 -SPELLING TEST on FRIDAY 9/27/19
We are working on Old Yeller
Nouns
Sentences
and we are starting our first writing assignment - an argumentative essay.  
We are having a lot of fun with this - today we argued about school uniforms.
I can't wait to see the topics they chose!
Homework - finish worksheet on argumentative essays.

9/17/19 - We are getting ready to complete Number the Stars - Test on Thursday 9/19/19
Today we did a plot diagram and worked in teams on comprehension questions.  
We also started our writing project - by having them pick a side and defend it.  This should be interesting!
Lastly we worked a little bit more on nouns
Homework workbook page 5 and complete any classwork that you need to complete

9/16/19 - TEST on Number the Stars on Thursday 9/19/19
The test will be on vocab and comprehension.  

9/12/19

We are still working on Number the Stars - we did close reads this week.  A close read is when you just take a few passages and pull out words that do something - such as create a feeling of peace, or create a feeling of danger.

With this in mind and with the anniversary of 9/11, we are creating posters with recipes for peace - and they are doing a fantastic job!
I am very proud of them!

Spelling test tomorrow 
Number the Stars test next week


9/11/19 - Homework
Study for spelling test on Friday - the test will be on the vocabulary words from Number the Stars.  The test will just be on spelling the words

Next week there will be a test on vocab and comprehension of Number the Stars.  

9.10.19 Homework
Finish paper on Number the Stars

Homework 9.9.19
Study for spelling test
Finish Nouns page 2 of voyager

9/6/19  And we're Off and running - Spelling test on the vocabulary words for Number the Stars will be on Friday September 13.  The test will be spelling only.


9/5/19 - This week we have been working on the summer reading Number the Stars.  If your child got the book from the library - please see if you can borrow it again.  It would be a lot easier for your student if they have the book.  So far we have started working on vocabulary and summarizing different parts of the story.  We will have a test on Number the Stars - probably by the end of next week.  But I will let you and your students know for sure next week.  For homework they only needed to finish their classwork - which was drawing a picture of their favorite scene from the book and then summarizing it.  Most of the students finished this in school.  They can also be studying their vocabulary words.
Thanks

Grammar Test - Thursday Feb 27 on diagramming
Spelling Test - Friday Feb. 28 on Schooled Ch 10-15 - This test is an editing test - the students will need to find the misspelled words from a paragraph.  




Hello, Hello, Hello!  I can't wait to be back with the students on Wednesday Feb 19!  
Here is the tentative schedule for ELA 
Reading we are working on Schooled - Chapters 10-15
Grammar we will be finishing up Diagramming - Voyagers Ch. 8
Writing we will be finishing up our personal narratives.  They are due Friday Feb 28.  
Oral presentations of the personal narrative will being Monday March 2
Spelling test on Spelling words from Schooled Chapters 10-15 on Friday Feb 21
Monday Feb 24 test on Vocab and Comprehension of Schooled Chapters 10-15
Friday Feb 28 - test on Diagraming Voyager Ch 8 and collect Personal Narratives - an in school project.
The students may take a copy of their personal narrative home on Friday to start preparing for their oral presentation of their personal narrative. 
Monday 3/2/20 - students will begin their oral presentation on their personal narrative.
Tuesday 3/3/20 - spelling test on Schooled Chapter 16-20


Happy Catholic Schools' Week 
Homework for 6th grade - Wear your School Uniform to Mass on Sunday.

Also read Chapter 6, 7 and 8 from Schooled for a class discussion on Tuesday.  The class discussion will be graded - for a Speaking and Listening Skill. 

Coming Up

Spelling Test on Schooled Vocab Chapter 6-10 on Monday Feb 3
Comprehension Test on Schooled Chapters 6 - 10 on Wednesday Feb 5

WELCOME TO 6TH GRADE!!

We will be jumping right into the summer reading book Number the Stars
So please remember to bring your book!

I can't wait to see everyone!!  

I'll see my students on Tuesday and the Parents on Wednesday :) 
 

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