6th Grade Weekly UpdateWeek #6


Review Week: Unit One Wrap Up


Common Core: Setting/Plot,Visualize,Character/Theme, Inferring, Compare/Contrast, Fact/Opinion, Important Ideas, Fact/Opinion, Questioning, Synonyms, Greek and Latin Roots, Unfamiliar, Word Endings, Suffixes, Four Kinds of Sentences, Subject/Predicates, Independent/Dependent Clauses, Compound/Complex Sentences, Common and Proper Nouns


Patriot's Pen Essay ~ What Patriotism Means to Me
                           300-400 word essay
                            due Oct. 28, 2013

Vocabulary: rescue, saved, hero, coordinating, imperative, intervene, shielding, instinctive, maternal, humanitarian, neighbor, benefited, bounty, mayor, participation, diversification, residential, urbanization, kinship, unity, enormous, administrations, recuperation, imminent, comradeship, transition, ament, transform, variation, alternation, ominous, billowing, funnel, bellowing, buffets, species, organisms, biodiversity, consumption, desalination, dependable, dedication, conscientious, substantial, advocate, commitment, notable, uncompromising, symmetry, salvation

6th Grade Weekly Update
Week #5
Hichiko: A Loyal Dog

Core Standards: Fact and Opinion, Suffixes –ly, -ous, Plural or Possessive, Common and Proper Nouns

Vocabulary: dependable, dedication, conscientious, substantial, advocate, commitment, notable, uncompromising, symmetry, salvation, ruff, fixed, morsel, nudge, quietly, vigil, stooped, furious

Spelling Words: Plural or Possessive
Country’s, countries’, countries, its, ours, theirs, hers, library’s, libraries’, libraries, niece’s, nieces’, nieces, crow’s, crows, witness’s, witnesses’, witnesses, secretary’s, secretaries’, congress’s, congresses, communities’, communities, April Fools’ Day

Save the Dates:

HOMECOMING WEEK
Mon. Twin Day, Tues. Hillbilly or Nerd, Wed. Crazy Hair or Hat, Thurs. Pro/College Team or Hunter, Fri. School Spirit Day

Wednesday is Eagle Award Open Gym Days
Friday is ACER Recess (You need to have all work done)

Progress Reports due Tuesday