February 8, 2016

6th Grade Assignments by Track

A1 - Boehme/Goff:   
Valentines Day:  If students bring a valentine for one in the class, they bring for all.  2/12.
"Be a Team Player - Read" Jazz Reading Program now through February 16.  Write minutes and book daily on reading form.  Turn in each Friday.  
Math:  7-8 due 2/9.  After school tutoring starts on 2/9.
Spelling:  contrast, contact, compound, concentrate, combine, comment, conference, compete, community, convert, conversation, commute, constitution, conduct, consumer, continent, composition, communicate, compliment, condition
Vocabulary: emulate, motive, anonymous, bland, skeptical, veered, reception, aim, understatement, fanatic
Social Studies:   Atlas 59 due 2/12.
Keyboarding:  Do Edutyping to improve your technique, speed, and accuracy in typing.  This will be  graded this term with a state Keyboarding Test the first week of February. Have 28 wpm or higher for an A.

A2- Packard:

1. Check Skyward for grades and missing assignments.
2. Grammar: DOL Sentences #1-4. Due: 2/9. 
3. Math: No assignment. (Completed 7-7 in class.)
   
4. Social Studies: Atlas #15. Due: February 9.
5. ThinkThroughMath: 55 lessons passed off by February 29.
6. Language Arts: Online Essay: "A Great Weekend Place."Due: Monday, Feb.15, midnight.
   
7. SpellingCity.com: My Side of the Mountain #5 and #6. Due: 2/15 midnight. Be sure to do the spelling test LAST!
8. NoRedInk: No assignment.
9. Speaking Assignment: Poem: "The Bridge Builder." Due: February 29. Practice saying it LOUD, SLOW, and CLEAR.
   
10. Independent Reading: 20 minutes every night. Be sure to read a book on your Lexile level. 
11. Keyboarding: Practice on Typing.com. 30 wpm or higher for an "A".
12. Science: No assignment.
    

 
B - Ridge - See student planners
C - Park - Off Track.

D- Berven/Thomas:    Valentine Class Party Friday at 10:30
                                                                 no boxes required/volunteers needed

Check Skyward for grades and missing assignments.

Math:  5-10 Due Tuesday 
Please work on Thinkthroughmath.com 

Thinkthroughmath.com (online) 50 Lessons passed off by February 26th midnight.

Language Arts: 
Study of Greece  pgs: 109-117 (3 main ideas from each page)
Vocabulary: Study words
"Be a Team Player - Read" Read to help our school win a Jazz Player Assembly!  The contest will end on February 16th.  All minutes must be reported to Mrs.Berven or Thomas by that day.  
Spelling:  Elk Meadows Spelling Bee is February 25th.  Please study the list of words send home today to be ready for our class Spelling Bee (week of Feb 16-19) and then a chance to participate in the Elk Meadows Spelling Bee on the 25th. 

Science: Solar Systems (Boehme/Goff) starts: February 9, 2016

Social Studies:  Weekly #11 due: Wednesday
Poem: "Sick" by Shel Silverstein will be our next memorized poem.  You are welcome to look it up in his book "Where the Sidewalk Ends" and get started memorizing it.  A copy will be provided when we return in February.  It will be due Feb. 24th.