What a great day to go to the park as a 6th grade team. It was a tad cooler than anticipated, but we had a lovely time.

REPORT CARD and IC note: First quarter ends on 11/1. With that being said, teachers are able to add grades, comments and information into IC starting today. Please keep in mind that IC is "live," and that you will be able to view some of the information we add. Not until 11/7 will the grades, comments and information be FINALIZED.

Homework: 

ELA: BOTPC Envelope AND Home Personal Narrative- both due 11/2/16
Reading: Mrs D- Latin Stem Quiz 7 11/7/16 AND Book Report due 11/14/16
Mr K-  Vermeer packet due 11/4- pg 27-30 Read chapters 19-23
Science: None
SS- None
Math:
Mr K 6- 3.1.5 R & P pg 73-77
Mr K 6/7- Chapter 2 test tomorrow

The BOTPC envelopes look great! They are due on Wednesday and there is no more class time to work on them. We will start our literary essay unit on Monday. We took a quiz in Social Studies today. 

** Monday, after 3rd hour, we are walking to Rennebohm Park to play group games and be social with the whole 6th grade team. We will be gone during lunch, 4th and 5th hour. We will be back at school to attend 6th & 7th hour UA classes. Lunches were ordered for those kids that requested them, otherwise students need to bring a sack lunch. Dress in layers! **

Homework: 

ELA: Home Personal Narrative- 11/2/16 AND BOTPC Envelope Project- 11/2/16

Reading: Mrs D- Latin Stem Quiz 10/31/16 AND Book Report- 11/14/16

Mr K- Latin Stem Quiz 5- 11/1/16 AND Vermeer Packet pg 27-30 Read chapters 19-23 Due FRIDAY 11/4/16

Social Studies: none

Science: none

Math: 

Mr K 6- none

Mr K 6/7- Chapter 2 test Tuesday

Today was another work day in ELA. The last in school work day is tomorrow. Our next genre we will focus on is the literary essay. In Social Studies, we did a review of our essential question: How did geographic challenges led to the rise of city-states in Mesopotamia?

Homework:

ELA: BOTPC Envelope Project- 11/2/16 AND Home Personal Narrative- 11/2/16

Reading: Mrs D- Latin Stem Quiz 7- 10/31/15 AND Book Report- 11/14/16

Mr K- Latin Stem Quiz 5- 11/1/16 AND Vermeer Packet pg 27-30 Read chapters 19-23 Due FRIDAY 11/4/16

Social Studies: Quiz tomorrow regarding chapter 4 and the vocabulary words: Domesticate, Nomads, Paleolithic, Neolithic, Agriculture, and Fertile Crescent

Science- Test corrections due Friday

Math: Mr K- NONE

In Language Arts, students used time in class to work on their Boy of the Painted Cave Envelope Project. Seen above are some of the projects in the making.

Homework: 

ELA: BOTPC Envelope Project- 11/2/16 AND Home Personal Narrative- 11/2/16
Social Studies: Quiz on Friday regarding chapter 4 and the vocabulary words: Domesticate, Nomads, Paleolithic, Neolithic, Agriculture, and Fertile Crescent
Reading: Mrs D- Latin Stem Quiz 7- 10/31/15 AND Book Report- 11/14/16
Mr K-
Science- Test corrections due Friday
Math:
Mr K 6- 3.1.2 R & P pg 31-35
Mr K 6/7- 2.3.3 R & P pg 84-85 #75-79 TEST FRIDAY

Language time was used to continue with our Boy of the Painted Cave projects. As seen above, the envelope will contain much information on the front.

Homework:
ELA- BOTPC envelope project- due 11/2 AND home narrative due 11/2
SS- Vocabulary quiz on Friday, 10/28/16. Words are from chapter 3- Domesticate, Nomads, Paleolithic, Neolithic, Agriculture and Fertile Crescent 
Reading: Mrs D- Latin Stem 7 Quiz- 10/31/16
Math:
Mr K 6- 3.1.1 R & P pg 104-105 #14-17 #21
Mr K 6/7-2.3.2 R & P pg 82 #65-69 AND test Friday
Science: Quiz corrections due Friday

Final project for BOTPC was given in ELA today. Students have an envelope and all of the information. We will work in class Tuesday - Friday this week and the projects are due on Wednesday, November 2nd! The graphic/picture above is extra credit for the BOTPC project. The essential question: How did geographic challenges lead to the rise of city-states in Mesopotamia?- will drive our conversation for the next couple of days. 

Homework: 

ELA: BOTPC Envelope due 11/2/16 AND Home narrative due 11/2/16.

Reading: Mrs D- Latin Stem Quiz- 10/31/16

Mrs K- Latin Stem Quiz # 5-  11/1/16 AND Vermeer chapter 15 pg 22-24 due TOMORROW

SS- none

Science: none

Math:

Mr K 6- none

Mr K 6/7- none

Finished up BOTPC today and we will continue to work on a number of ELA standards next week. In Social Studies, we took a chapter 3 quiz as a group.

Homework:

ELA: BOTPC pg 50 & 51 questions 11-22 AND home narrative due 11/4/16 AND Nearpod code YMCPA
SS: None
Science: Test corrections due 10/28
Reading:
Mrs D- Latin Stem quiz 10/24/16 
Mr K: Steam quiz 4- 10/24 & vermeer pg 22-24 chapters 15-18 due 10/25
Math: 
Mr K 6- none
Mr K 6/7- R & P 2.3.1 pg 78 # 55

In Language Arts, we will finish Boy of the Painted Cave tomorrow in class. We will have all of our work in about a week and a half and I will go over this next week!  In Social Studies, we are studying From Hunters and Gatherers to Farmers (Agriculture) and how this affected daily life.

HOMEWORK:
ELA: home narratives due 11/4/16 AND NEARPOD code YMCPA due 10/24 AND BOTPC pages 44-45 questions 17-20 AND pages 49-50 Questions 1-10.
SS- TCI student book pg 20,21,22
Science: Test corrections due 10/28
Reading:
Mrs D- Latin Stem quiz 10/24/16 AND Family poster and worksheet due 10/21/16
Mr K: Steam quiz 4- 10/24 & vermeer pg 22-24 chapters 15-18 due 10/25

Homework:

ELA: home narratives due 11/4/16 AND NEARPOD code YCAPA due 10/21 AND BOTPC pages 44-45 questions 1-17.
SS- none
Science: none
Reading:
Mrs D- Latin Stem quiz 10/24/16
Mr K: Steam quiz 4- 10/24 & vermeer pg 22-24 chapters 15-18 due 10/25

Math:
Mr K 6- closure chapter 2 pg 91-93 #91-100
Mr K 6/7- 2.2.3 R & P pg 75 # 46-50

In Language Arts, we continued to read Boy of the Painted Cave. We will finish the novel this week and begin to work on the writing piece for next week.

Homework: 
ELA: BOTPC pages 37 & 38 questions 8-20 AND HOME personal narrative due 11/2 AND NEARPOD code EQBHP due 10/19/16
Science: :)
Math:
Mr K 6-  :)
Mr K 6/7-
Reading:
Mrs D- Latin Stem Quiz 5 10/24/16
Mr K- Vermeer pg 22-24 chapters 15-18 due 10/25/16
Social Studies: :)

In Language Arts, we continued reading BOTPC. We are still presenting our Early People Projects in SS, tomorrow should be our last day.

Homework:
ELA: BOTPC pg 30 & 31 questions 13-20 AND pg 36 & 37 questions 1-7: DUE tomorrow AND NEARPOD Code EQBHP due on Wednesday.
HOME personal narrative due 11/2/16

Reading: Mr K- Stem quiz 4- 10/24 & Vermeer pg 22-24 chapter 15-18
Mrs D- Stem quiz 5- 10/18

Science: Quiz Speed- 10/18

Math
Mr K 6- R & P 2.3.4 pr 88-89 #86-90
Mr K 6/7- R & P 2.2.2 pg 70 #34-38

Great day for the Early People Project and Fun Run/Walk. Thank you to all parents and friends that had the chance to come and be a part of the day.

We continued to read Boy of the Painted Cave in Language Arts. PLEASE remember to continue to work on your home personal narrative as they are due on November 2nd. Tomorrow is the Early People Museum from 11:00-12:00. See you then. 

Homework:
ELA- BOTPC pg 21 & 22 Questions 8-20 AND NEARPOD- code LAOBP
Reading: Latin Stem Quiz 10/17/16

** Early People Museum THIS Friday from 11:00-12:00. Please join us!**


Homework:
ELA: BOTPC packet pages 14 & 15 questions 15-20 AND pages 20 & 21 questions 1-7: Due 10/13/16
NEARPOD questions due 10/14/16- enter code LAOBP
Personal narrative due 11/2/16
Science: Speed test on FRIDAY!
SS- none
Reading: Mrs D- Gift Projects are due tomorrow
Mr K- chapters 12-14 & do pages 18-20 in packet
Math:
Mr K 6: 2.3.2 pg 82 #65-69
Mr K 6/7: none

Some Early People Projects seen above.

Homework:
ELA: BOTPC- page 14 #10-14
Reading: Mrs D- Latin Quiz 5- 10/17 & Gift Project due on 10/13
Mr K- Mystery Vocab test Wednesday & chapters 12-14 & do pages 18-20 in packet
Science: Speed Quiz on Friday!
Math: 
Mr K 6- none
Mr K 6/7- corrections due 10/14

We started a novel together in ELA today- The Boy of the Painted Cave. We are completing this text mostly as a read aloud in class but you will see homework coming home daily that relates to the text. It ties directly into our Social Studies curriculum. In Social Studies, we stated our Early People Project Presentations. They look amazing!
** See you all THIS Friday **

Homework:
ELA: BOTPC- questions 1-9 on pages 13 & 14 & HOME person narrative due 11/2/16
SS- none
Science: none
Reading: Mrs D- Latin Quiz 5- 10/17 & Gift Project due on 10/13
Mr K- Mystery Vocab test Wednesday & chapters 12-14 & do pages 18-20 in packet
Math:
Mr K6- R & P pg 78 #55-59
Mr K 6/7- 2.1-2 pg 61 #15-19

We spent our time mostly on Social Studies today being archaeologists at a dig site. Students worked in teams to determine what role their person played in the community as well as deciding what the artifacts were used for within that role. See above.

Homework:
ELA: Home personal narratives due 11/2/16
Social Studies: Early People Project due MONDAY!

MSCR cancelled our trip today due to wet conditions and uncertainty of the weather. Bummer, looks like we could have made it happen. 

Check the blog post from yesterday to access homework! 

In Language Arts, we discussed literary terms as seen above. Keeping those in mind, we read a short fiction text and identified those terms within the text. In Social Studies, we continued to work on our site maps and determine what group of people occupied the site.


** Field trip is tomorrow. IF it rains all night and then again in the morning, we will need to cancel the trip!!! If not, come dressed in layers, maybe bring an extra pair of shoes and your lunch unless you ordered a school one**

Homework:
ELA: HOME narratives due 11/2/16
Science: Test corrections due Friday
SS: Early People Project due 10/10/16
Reading: Mrs D- Latin Stem Quiz & GIft Project due 10/13/16
Mr K: Latin Stem # 3 quiz 10/10/16 & Read chapters 7-11 & complete questions on page 15 & 16- due 10/07/16
Math: Mr K
NONE

Personal Narrative are due tomorrow.  In Social Studies, we used a site map to guide our conversations around what group of people occupied the site. See map above.

Homework:
ELA: Personal narratives due TOMORROW & Home narratives due 11/2/16
SS- Early People Projects due 10/10/16
Science: none
Reading: Mrs D- Latin Stem Quiz 10/10/16 & Gift Project due 10/13/16
Mr K Reading: Latin Stem # 3 quiz 10/10/16 & Read chapters 7-11 & complete questions on page 15 & 16- due 10/07/16
Math:
6 Mr K- R & P pg 70 34-38
6/7 Mr K- test tomorrow

Today went quickly. Students have until Wednesday to complete their SCHOOL Personal Narrative. In addition they have been assigned a HOME personal narrative that is to be completed 100% on their own outside of the school day. Those are due on 11/2.

Homework:
ELA: See above
Reading: Mrs D- Latin Quiz- 10/10/16 & Gift Project due 10/13/16
Social Studies: Early People Project due ONE WEEK from today on 10/10/16
Math: Mr K
6 class- 2-22 part C
6/7 class- Test on Wednesday
Science: No homework