Friday, September 25, 2015

Update

We will also be doing the story "The Lady and the Spider" next week.

Week of 9/28/15

We are still working on the two stories "Why Monkeys Live in Trees" and "The Case of the Monkeys That Fell From the Trees." The focus comprehension skills are fiction and nonfiction.  The test will be on Wednesday, September 30th.  On Thursday, we will be starting the story "Names/Nombres."  The focus comprehension skills are fact/opinion and tone.  Next week is spirit week.  We will have a pep rally on Friday. (Spartan Pride Day)

Have a great week!

Monday, September 21, 2015

Week of 9/21/15

The students will have a comprehension test on "Drive-In Movies" on Wednesday, September 23rd.  Our next two stories are fiction and nonfiction.  The two stories are "Why Monkeys Live in Trees" and "The Case of the Monkeys that Fell From the Trees."  The test for these two stories will be on Wednesday, September 30th.   

Have a great week!

Friday, September 11, 2015

Week of 9/14/15

The students will have a test on "Stray" on Monday, September 14th.  We will be starting the story "Drive-In Movies"  on Tuesday.  The focus comprehension skills are making predictions, narrator and point of view.  The test will be on Wednesday, September 23rd.  We will be doing Dibels on Wednesday morning and Thursday afternoon.

Have a great week!

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Week of 9/8/15

We are working on the story "Stray."  The comprehension skills are plot (exposition, conflict, rising and falling action, climax and resolution) and making predictions.  The test for "Stray" will be on Monday, September 14th.

The students will receive a story map on Thursday, September 10th (character, setting, problems, important events and resolution).  It will be due on Thursday, September 17th.

Have a great week!

Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Week of 8/31/15

Welcome to sixth grade!  I am looking forward to a super year!  The students will be starting their first story on Friday, September 4th.  It is called "Stray."  The focus comprehension skills are making predictions and plot (exposition, conflict, rising and falling action, climax and resolution).  The test for this story will be on Friday, September 11th. 

We will have a pep rally on Friday, September 4th.  Wear your Spartan pride clothing!
There will be no school on Monday, September 7th.

Have a great week!