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Testing is finally complete! The students did GREAT! I'm really proud of all the hard work.

We will be continuing the novel unit over The Westing Game.

We have one last set of 6 Vocabulary Words:
1. recipient
2. innocent
3. conscience
4. vengeful
5. sacrifice
6. mimicked

These words will be tested next Tuesday, May 10th.

**All LIBRARY BOOKS are due this week!!!!!**

On May 11-12th we will be in the Library taking the end of the year STAR test and the AR test over The Westing Game. Attendance is important these two days.

This week in 6th Grade Reading....

So, eat a good breakfast everyday...you might be called up.
I can't wait to see how awesome the scores are...bring your A-GAME!

The Westing Game Continues...

Our new set of Vocabulary Words for Chapters 17-24

1. deafened
2. deliverance
3. lavatory
4. distorted
5. companionship
6. legitimate
7. diagnosed
8. reluctant
9. derelicts
10. irresponsible
11. meticulous
12. pompous

If you would like to practice this words online...click HERE.

The Westing Game Continues...

Our new set of Vocabulary Words for Chapters 9-16:

1. chisled
2. inheritance
3. bewildered
4. sentimental
5. tenants
6. humiliation
7. demeaning
8. incriminating
9. mementoes
10. deception
11. unattainable
12. proposal

If you would like to practice this words online...click HERE.

THE WESTING GAME

We are excited this week to be starting our novel unit! We will be reading the mystery novel The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin. I have decided to skip spelling for the rest of the year. :) There will be vocabulary lists for each set of 8 chapters as we read. We will also have story quizes along the way.  

Vocabulary for Chapters 1-8

1. glistening

2. suspicious

3. trespassing

4. tantrum

5. devoured

6. beneficiary

7. inscrutable

8. audible

9. incompetence

10. invalid

11. tentatively 

12. adjacent

ThiS WEeK

There isn't much to report for this week!  Thanks to everyone who attended Parent-Teacher Conferences I appreciate you supporting what we do here at school. This week we will be finishing up our test prep materials so that next week we can begin our novel unit. :)

Spring has Sprung!

What beautiful weather we were blessed with for Spring Break! I hope you made the most of it...now back to work. Before the break we worked through a reading skills practice book to brush up for the state test and all of the classes ROCKED it!!!! I could not be more proud. We have to stay focused though and not let SpRiNg FeVeR set in.

This week we will be focusing our energy on using prefixes and suffixes to understand the meanings of unfamiliar words. You will recognize many of the word parts from our Greek and Latin units so I think everyone will do well.  Still no spelling this week.

Parent-Teacher Conferences are this week Tuesday and Thursday from 3:30-6:45....so spread the word. This, of course, means no school Friday, sorry about that I know you enjoy coming so much this will be painful for you. ;)

Book Fair and Book Club!

We are in the middle of test prep review type material in class. No spelling or vocabulary lists for he next few weeks.  We do have a few exciting things happening though...

Scholastic Book Fair!

There is a book fair going on all week in the library until 4:00 each day and will end on Saturday.
We will be going as a class to shop on Tuesday and Thursday.

Wonder Book Club

The Perkins Public Library is hosting a Book Club over the book Wonder by R. J. Palacio on March 19th at 10:00 a.m.  Any student who wished to read this book is encouraged to do so, it is AN AMAZING BOOK! The Public Library has copies of the book, it can also be found online.  Attendance at the book club will count as a book report for April or May and cover any Genre. You will still be required to take the AR test here at school for the book before the April 22nd (or May) deadline.  Mrs. Deaver in Language Arts is offering extra credit for attendance as well. 

 

This week....

Over the next several weeks we will be working through some test prep materials to review the skills we have learned. We will not have vocabulary during this time, but will continue spelling. This week we are reviewing summarizing, finding the main idea, and sequencing. This Friday will be the second chance test over the following words which can be practiced online at Spelling City if you click HERE.

1.lawyer
2. dentist
3. author
4. system
5. custom
6. method
7. standard
8. admit
9. whisper
10. supply
11. tennis
12. burden
13. rescue
14. banquet
15. bullet
16. surface
17. journey
18. campus
19. instant
20. laundry

February 16

I hope you guys had a nice little day off yesterday!
 

This week we will be focusing on the types of propaganda found in advertisements, campaigns, and other opinion-driven sources. To practice/study the vocabulary for this unit on Quizlet click HERE.

Our spelling list this week is as follows and can be practiced online at Spelling City if you click HERE.

1.lawyer
2. dentist
3. author
4. system
5. custom
6. method
7. standard
8. admit
9. whisper
10. supply
11. tennis
12. burden
13. rescue
14. banquet
15. bullet
16. surface
17. journey
18. campus
19. instant
20. laundry

February 3-12

Let me say, last week's vocabulary test was awesome! You guys nailed it! Keep up the good work!
This week and next we will be working on Poetry and we are off to a great start. We will have a poetry terms test over the following vocabulary words on Friday February 12th.




To practice these words on Quizlet click HERE.



We also have a new spelling list that was handed out on Monday. Your first chance spelling test will be this Friday, February 5th and if needed the second test is Friday, February 12th.

1. weapon              11. kitchen
2. struggle               12. gallon
3. frighten                13. stumble
4. horror                 14. linen
5. mental                 15. panel
6. channel                16. error
7. sample                17. rural
8. litter                    18. quarrel
9. moral                  19. bundle
10. soldier               20. cancel

To practice your spelling words on Spelling City, click HERE.

The book reports for this month are due February 19th.  

Late Post!

I've been a little off my teaching game while Callen's been in recovery...sorry for the late post.

Vocabulary lists were handed out and gone over on Monday. The words will be tested tomorrow. To practice them online choose one of these two links....

http://www.wordlywise3000.com/word_lists/?book=06&lesson=9

https://quizlet.com/115921802/worldly-wise-book-6-lesson-9-flash-cards/

New News

I've been working on a new website for our class! I would like to be able to post documents or videos and this blog will not support those features. So....check out the work in progress at mwilliams6th.weebly.com :)

THERE IS NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS ON MONDAY, JANUARY 18th.

When we return we will be doing lessons in our notebooks on Nonfiction Text Structures and Author's Purpose. We will have a new spelling list as well. The first chance spelling test will be Jan 22 and the final opportunity to test on this list will be Jan 29th. Here's the list if you would like to get a head start. You can also study this list online at Spelling City by clicking HERE.

1.  sentator                      11. calendar
2. director                       12. elevator
3. minister                        13. inner
4. similar                          14. minor
5. senior                          15. barrier
6. junior                           16. grammar
7. messenger                   17. surrender
8. superior                       18. particular
9. familiar                         19. youngster
10. acre                           20. passenger

**Personal Note: Our youngest son, Callen, is scheduled to have his tonsils and adenoids removed on Jan 22nd. I'm scheduled to be out of the classroom for the 22nd-29th. I anticipate being back before then, but have planned that long just in case.

January 11-15

There will be a vocabulary test and spelling test on January 15th. 

You guys did a GREAT job on the Greek word parts last week...this week we move on to Latin. The vocabulary test will cover the meaning of the 42 most common Latin word parts. A list will be handed out Monday in class so you can begin studying. To practice on Quizlet click HERE.

The spelling test will be over the following ten words that use Latin roots:

1. aquarium              6. intercept
2. bifocal                  7. multiply
3. contradict             8. nonprofit
4. ejected                 9. predict
5. fragile                 10. transmit

To practice these words on Spelling City, click HERE.

THANK YOU to everyone who has purchased supplies for our classroom! You are AWESOME and I appreciate it SO much.

In the spring we will be doing a novel unit over the book The Westing Game. This month the Scholastic Book Club is offering a paperback copy of the book for $1. If your child would like their own book to use during our unit please send money to school by January 22nd. I will have a set of books available in our classroom, so this is not required. If you would like to purchase one additional copy for our classroom it would be greatly appreciated.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I hope everyone had a nice Christmas Break and a super New Year's celebration...now it's back to the regular schedule.  (Insert kids groan and parents cheer here.)

Over the next two weeks we will be studying Greek and Latin Roots. This week we will focus on the 42 most commonly used Greek parts and move on to Latin roots next week.

There will be a vocabulary test and spelling test on January 8th. 

The vocabulary test will cover the meaning of the 42 Greek word parts. A list will be handed out Monday in class so you can begin studying. To practice on Quizlet click HERE.

The spelling test will be over the following ten words that use Greek roots:

1. astronomer                6. hydrate
2. biology                      7. kilometer
3. cycle                         8. megabyte
4. democracy                9. octagon
5. geologist                 10. panorama

To practice these words on Spelling City, click HERE.



P.S. You will find the Second Semester Syllabus under the Helpful Links >