6th Grade Weekly Update No spelling test or vocabulary test due to the shortened week. Harris and Me final test will be Tuesday or Wednesday following the completion of the novel. Please use the study guide to help you prepare for that test. All questions will be short answer. Save the Dates: Monday, October 31 2:45pm Elementary Parade of Costumes Tuesday, November 1 End of 1st Quarter, 4:00pm Boys' Basketball - Northland Pines at Glidden, 4:00pm Girls' Basketball at Northland Pines - Dismiss Players at 1:45 Thursday, November 3 8:00am Book Fair, 8:00am Parent/Teacher Conferences, 12:30pm Book Fair, 12:30pm Parent/Teacher Conferences, 5:00pm Book Fair, 5:00pm Parent/Teacher Conferences Friday, November 4 Boys STEM Day, 5:30am STEM for 8th Grade Boys at Stevens Point, 8:00am Book Fair 8:00am Parent/Teacher Conferences Harris and Me Study Guide 1. The narrator of this story is ____________________. 2. Harris has a bad habit that get a reaction from his sister, Glennis. What is it and what happens? 3. Gary needed to have a place to live during the summer month. Why and where would he go? 4. Gary’s parents drank too much. What were the phases he wrote about to describe how his parents behaved? 5. Who was Louie? What did he do on the farm? What the boys sell him and why? 6. What were the games that the boys played that summer and what animals were involved with these games? 7. Two farm animals attacked the Gary. Who were they and what did they do? 8. When the boys were left alone on the farm they had many adventures that lead to trouble. What were they? 9. What chores needed to be done on the farm? Who did these chores? 10. What do horses and pigs do when they are jumped on by falling objects. 11. List the animals on the farm with their names. Example: Minnie - Pig 12. How does Gary feel about being on the farm? Who does he build a fun relationship with that summer? 13. Several characters suffered injuries. Who was hurt and what happened to them? 6th Grade Update Harris and Me by Gary Paulsen Concepts - suffixes (-ful, -ly, -al), main idea and details, Latin roots Words with Latin Roots: Spelling List #7 suspend pendant conductor novel productive numeral reserve numerous preserve pending pendulum deduction novelty reservoir numerator appendix induct innovative impending conservatory aqueduct perpendicular Save the Date: Monday, October 24 1:45 pm Student Council Highway Clean-up Tuesday, October 25 8:15am Picture Retake Day at Glidden Wednesday, October 26 1:45 pm Student Council Highway Clean-up (Rain Date) Monday, October 31 2:45pm Elementary Parade of Costumes Tuesday, November 1 End of 1st Quarter 4:00 pm Boys' Basketball - Northland Pines at Glidden 4:00 pm Girls' Basketball at Northland Pines - Dismiss Players at 1:45 Thursday, November 3 Parent/Teacher Conferences Friday, November 4 Parent/Teacher Conferences Boys STEM Day 5:30am STEM for 8th Grade Boys at Stevens Point Tuesday, November 8 4:00pm Boys' Basketball - North Lakeland at Glidden 4:00 pm Girls' Basketball at North Lakeland - Dismiss Players at 2:05 Thursday, November 10 4:00 pm Boys' Basketball at Lac du Flambeau 4:00 pm Girls' Basketball - Lac du Flambeau at Glidden Friday, November 11 4:00 pm Girls' Basketball - MHLT at Glidden Pre test in spelling is back to Tuesday and the final will be on Friday. Earning Points for their 8th grade class trip: Students can earn 50 points for their trip by volunteering to work concessions and/or bringing in supplies for the concession stand. This work and/or donations over the next three years will offsets the cost of their trip.
Harris and Me by Gary Paulsen Common Core Standards: Main Idea and Details, Monitor and Clarify, Greek and Latin Roots, Regular and Irregular Plural Nouns Spelling List: Multisyllabic Words: possibility, calculator, competitive, optimistic, satisfactory, simultaneously, organization, individual, ridiculous, curiosity, linear, artificial, encyclopedia, correspondent, enthusiastic, irritable, peony, tarantula, sophisticated, cauliflower Vocabulary List 1: approached, possessing, densely, divided, briefly perpetually, pursuit, mesmerizing, mimic, devised, appetite, blame, carvings, conscious, contraption, dialogue, enthusiasm, fireflies, forenoon, granary Vocabulary List 2: blatant, binge, coincidentally, cinematic, cranium,exhilarating, harness, inconclusive, indicated, indoctrinated, lethargic, manure, mosquitoes, persistent, phenomenal, polite, proprietary, reel, retrospect, rustler, speculative, scheme, shyness, sickle, silage, spigot, splint, switch, tick, trance Novel Elements:
Monday, October 17 7:30am Class ACT Governance Board Meeting at Park Falls Tuesday, October 18 10:00am Personnel Committee Meeting at Park Falls Wednesday, October 19 6:00pm Annual District Meeting & Budget Hearing at Glidden Thursday, October 20 5:00pm Spaghetti Supper and Bake Sale 7:00pm Middle School Band & Choir Fall Concert at Glidden Friday, October 21 8:30am Middle School Flu Shots 2:00pm Fire Truck Visit for Elementary Tuesday, October 25 8:15am Picture Retake Day at Glidden Monday, October 31 2:45pm Elementary Parade of Costumes Tuesday, November 1 End of 1st Quarter 4:00pm Boys' Basketball - Northland Pines at Glidden 4:00pm Girls' Basketball at Northland Pines Thursday, November 3 Parent/Teacher Conferences Friday, November 4 Parent/Teacher Conferences Boys STEM Day 5:30am STEM for 8th Grade Boys at Stevens Point A week in review! This week will be a week of review and reteaching. There were several skills we did not have enough time to cover thoroughly and need more time and energy. We will be reviewing the Common Core Standards we have studied in this unit and revisit ideas that are key to success in ELA. We will continue to read the novel Harris and Me by Gary Paulsen. Remember that there will be another vocabulary test on the second list of words. Due to the field trip on Thursday and no school on Friday we will have that test on Monday, Oct. 17, 2016. Word List #2 blatant, binge, coincidentally, cinematic, cranium,exhilarating, harness, inconclusive, indicated, indoctrinated, lethargic, manure, mosquitoes, persistent, phenomenal, polite, proprietary, reel, retrospect, rustler, speculative, scheme, shyness, sickle, silage, spigot, splint, switch, tick, trance Field Trip Fun! Copper Falls here we come!!! Our Fall Color Trip is set for this week! Things to remember: Students' responsibilities to participation in this PBIS activity: *no failing grades *no suspensions *no repeat office referrals Supplies/Equipment needed: * lunch (bag lunch can be provided from school) * rain coats/warm clothing/comfortable shoes/extra socks (in case of wet feet) * water bottle We will be hiking around the park and having a picnic lunch at the main area. The students will have a lot of photo opportunities as we explore this beautiful state park. If there are question, call the school office or email me at [email protected]. This has always been a great way to get geared up for the winter months. The 6th grade class has been working hard and following the rules to earn the right to enjoy this local state park. Way to go CMS 6th Graders!! |
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