Carve a Pumpkin

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Have a fun and safe holiday!

6th Grade: Poetry

Post a comment to answer this question: How do literary devices give meaning to poetry?

Next, choose a poem we have read and write what you like about it. Include both of these answers in your comment.

6th Grade: Pyramids

Go here to visit the pyramids and take a virtual tour. Have fun!

When you are finished touring, come back and post a response to this question: What are the pyramids and why were they important to Egyptian society? Your answer should be three to five sentences in length.

Agenda for the Week of October 27-31, 2008

Hello, Students and Parents,

I hope you had a fantastic weekend! Here is the Agenda for this week's classes. Please read carefully to make sure you are reading the homework for your grade level. Feel free to email me with any questions on homework. TBA means To Be Announced (in class).


6th Grade Agenda
Monday:
ELA - Budget Vocabulary.
SS - Budget Vocabulary.
Tuesday:
ELA - Figurative language worksheet (2-sided).
SS - Picture Dictionary for the words "pharaoh" and "mummy." (This is on paper.)
Wednesday:
ELA - "Walrus and the Carpenter" poem and questions.
SS - None.
Thursday:
ELA - "April Rain Song" poem and questions.
SS - Egyptian Pyramid Project
Friday:
ELA - None
SS - None


7th Grade Agenda
Monday:
ELA - None.
SS - Finish and color map.
Tuesday:
ELA - Budget Vocabulary
SS - Come to tutoring to finish Comic Life. (This afternoon or tomorrow morning.)
Wednesday:
ELA - Finish reading companion for "Seventh Grade"
SS - None.
Thursday:
ELA - Finish writing summary of "Seventh Grade" and turn in a final copy tomorrow.
SS - Review worksheet.
Friday:
ELA - None
SS - None.


Have a great week!

Agenda for the Week of October 20-24, 2008

Hello, Students and Parents,

I hope you had a fantastic weekend! Here is the Agenda for this week's classes. Please read carefully to make sure you are reading the homework for your grade level. Feel free to email me with any questions on homework. TBA means To Be Announced (in class).


6th Grade Agenda
Monday:
ELA - Finish writing the beginning, middle, and end on your narrative template (prewriting worksheet).
SS - Study for benchmark for 30 minutes using your flash cards and get a parent signature.
Tuesday:
ELA - Finish your draft in Word. Be ready to begin revising tomorrow.
SS - Finish your poster on the Nile River.
Wednesday:
ELA - Finish your revisions on your narrative. Be ready to keep working tomorrow.
SS - Finish illustrating your social pyramid for Egypt.
Thursday:
ELA - Edit your narrative using the editing checklist.
SS - Write your name in hieroglyphics and color your cartouche.
Friday:
ELA - None
SS - None


7th Grade Agenda
Monday:
ELA - None.
SS - Study for the benchmark for 30 minutes and get a parent signature.
Tuesday:
ELA - Finish persuasive research and the first page of your narrative wizard prewriting worksheet. Finish your Budget Vocabulary Matrix if not done in class.
SS - None.
Wednesday:
ELA - Create an outline of your persuasive essay.
SS - None.
Thursday:
ELA - Have a draft of your persuasive essay ready to type into MyAccess tomorrow.
SS - None.
Friday:
ELA - None
SS - None.


Have a great week!

Research For Persuasive Letter: 7th Grade

Students,

You are writing a persuasive letter to convince people that giving boys and girls separate classrooms is either a good idea or a bad idea. (Your position is your choice.) Here are some websites that are for or against single-sex classrooms. This is a good starting point for your research.

Websites and research in favor of separate schools:

Advantages of Single-Sex Education
Benefits of Single-Sex Schools
Single-Sex Education: What Does the Research Say?



Website and research NOT in favor of separate schools:

California Study: Single-Sex Schools No Cure-All
School District to Separate Boys and Girls
The Trouble With Single-Sex Schools

Homework for 7th Grade Social Studies

Answer the following questions in complete sentences. You will probably need to write 2-3 sentences for each question. Number each question accordingly.

Question #1: How does the excerpt of the Qur'an (which we read in class) describe the afterlife?

Question#2: How should a person deal with orphans and beggars, and why?

Go to these sites for FREE clip art:

Discovery Clip Art

and

More Clip Art

Parent Conferences

Hello Parents, Guardians, and Students!

An exciting event takes place this week - JWMS Parent Conferences. I strongly encourage you and your student to attend Conferences on Wednesday, October 15th, any time between 12:00-3:00pm. You are also able to attend Conferences on Thursday, October 16th, any time between 12:00-3:00 and 4:00-7:00om. No appointment is necessary. Simply bring your student(s), arrive in Room 201 within the designated time frames, and you will be able to speak to me (Mrs. Pack) about your child's academic and behavioral progress through the 6th or 7th grade.

I look forward to seeing you at Parent Conferences!

-Mrs. Pack

Agenda for the Week of October 13-17, 2008

Hello, Students and Parents,

I hope you had a fantastic weekend! Here is the Agenda for this week's classes. Please read carefully to make sure you are reading the homework for your grade level. Feel free to email me with any questions on homework. TBA means To Be Announced (in class).


6th Grade Agenda
Monday:
ELA - Write each spelling word three times. Complete foreign words worksheet.
SS - Study for test at least 30 minutes. Get a parent signature to say that you studied. (Write signature in Agenda.)
Tuesday:
ELA - Spelling homework (spelling pyramids)
SS - Test today. No homework.
Wednesday:
ELA - Spelling homework (three times each)
SS - Map of Egypt
Thursday:
ELA - Spelling homework (spelling pyramids)
SS - Map of Egypt
Friday:
ELA - Spelling test today. No homework
SS - None


7th Grade Agenda
Monday:
ELA - Adjectives Worksheet
SS - Finish Qur'an Map and post on the Blog.
Tuesday:
ELA - Spelling homework
SS - Islam board game question cards
Wednesday:
ELA - Word Roots and Affixes practice, spelling homework
SS - Islam board game playing board, cube, and tokens
Thursday:
ELA - Spelling homework
SS - Study for test at least 30 minutes and get a parent signature
Friday:
ELA - Spelling test today. No homework
SS - None.


Have a great week!

Grammar Ninja

Play Grammar Ninja here!

6th Grade Technology

Go to Discovery Clip Art to find clip art pictures of people. Browse through the people pictures and click on the pictures to enlarge them. Drag and drop onto your project.

Foreign Words in English

Go to this Palm Springs Italian restaurant: Al dente

OR

Go to this Palm Desert French restaurant: Cuistot

We will be using these websites in class to look for frequently used foreign words in English. (Standard R.1.4) Can you find any other foreign words used in English? Write them down and bring them to class for discussion!

Agenda for the Week of October 6-10, 2008

Hello, Students and Parents,

I hope you had a fantastic weekend! Here is the Agenda for this week's classes. Please read carefully to make sure you are reading the homework for your grade level. Feel free to email me with any questions on homework. TBA means To Be Announced (in class).


6th Grade Agenda
Monday:
ELA - Finish interview in Pages
SS - Get pictures for timeline.
Tuesday:
ELA - Complete irregular verbs practice.
SS - Complete Budget Vocabulary Matrix
Wednesday:
ELA - Complete "ie/ei" spelling practice
SS - Find pictures for the timeline.
Thursday:
ELA - None
SS - Review Worksheet
Friday:
ELA - None
SS - None


7th Grade Agenda
Monday:
ELA - Write the final draft of your narrative and bring everything to turn in tomorrow. (Including all worksheets and prewriting.)
SS - The Hajj Journal
Tuesday:
ELA - Proper Nouns worksheet
SS - The Hajj Journal
Wednesday:
ELA - Reading Companion for "Was Tarzan a Three-Bandage Man?"
SS - The Hajj Journal
Thursday:
ELA - None
SS - None
Friday:
ELA - None.
SS - None.


Have a great week!