January 31, 2013

January 31, 2013

South Jordan Middle School students who wish to test for Honors Language Arts need this SRI form printed and complete by a teacher to take to the testing.  See the South Jordan Middle School website for more information.

Read 30 minutes and record your time.
Planner: All assignments recorded and THEN signed by a parent.
Check grades on Skyward (at least once a week).

Choir Students: First practice is Friday, February 1, at 7:30 AM. If you participate in choir and attend the performances, it can count as one of your Fantastic Falcon points.  What a fun way to earn your Fantastic Falcon!  All sixth grade students are invited.  Come join the fun!

Reading: No assignment.

Language Arts: Myaccess.com informative/expository essay "A Career For Me" Due: February 11.  Students should be working on their essay about 10 minutes each night. If you are absent, your makeup work is 45 minutes.  If you have less than 600 words on your essay, you are behind.  Get caught up so you won't have so much to do at the last minute.

Math: Homework and Remembering #5-12  Due: 1/31

Social Studies:  Memorize the European countries and be ready for a TEST.

"Egypt Exploration" on Edmodo: Study and learn as much as you can on a topic of your choice.

Click HERE to practice European Countries

Science:
Zondle    Edmodo

Science - Astronomy:  Read "The Astronomer's Tools"  and fill in the worksheet.  Due tomorrow.

The Keyboarding Assessment will be redone the end of February.  We found out the due date had changed and want students to have more practice time.  Free Typing Game is a website students can use to practice on the lessons.  Students should set their goal at 30 words per minute.

January 30, 2013

Homework:

South Jordan Middle School students who wish to test for Honors Language Arts need this SRI form printed and complete by a teacher to take to the testing.  See the South Jordan Middle School website for more information.


Read 30 minutes and record your time.
Planner: All assignments recorded and THEN signed by a parent.

Reading: No assignment.

Language Arts: Myaccess.com informative/expository essay "A Career For Me" Due: February 11.  Students should be working on their essay 10 minutes each day. If you are absent, your makeup work is 45 minutes.  If you have less than 500 words on your essay, you are behind.  Get caught up!

Math: Homework and Remembering #5-12  Due: 1/31

Social Studies:  Memorize the European countries and be ready for a TEST.

"Egypt Exploration" on Edmodo: Study and learn as much as you can on a topic of your choice.
"Egyptian Government"- Read about the government and write three sentences about what you learned.

Click HERE to practice European Countries

Science: Play the four (4) review games about Microbes on Zondle. Record your scores in Edmodo. You must have the scores entered into Edmodo tonight in order to be prepared for class tomorrow.

Zondle    Edmodo

Science - Astronomy:  Read "The Astronomer's Tools"  and fill in the worksheet.  Due tomorrow.

The Keyboarding Assessment will be redone the end of February.  We found out the due date had changed and want students to have more practice time.  Free Typing Game is a website students can use to practice on the lessons.  Students should set their goal at 30 words per minute.

Janurary 29, 2013

What happened on January 29?
 

In 1959 Disney released "Sleeping Beauty" to movie theaters.

In 1963, Robert Frost died.

In 1995, the San Francisco 49ers became the first team to win five (5) Super Bowl titles.

Homework:

South Jordan Middle School students who wish to test for Honors Language Arts need this SRI form printed and complete by a teacher to take to the testing.  See the South Jordan Middle School website for more information.


Read 30 minutes and record your time.
Planner signed

Reading: No assignment.

Language Arts: NoRedInk Assignment #2 Due: 1/30. Myaccess.com informative/expository essay "A Career For Me" Due: February 11.  Students should be working on their essay 10 minutes each day.

Math:  Wkst. #5-12 Homework/Remembering.  Due: 1/30.  Students who wish to make up #5-10 or #5-11 may write their new answers on a separate piece of paper, staple the new answers to the original worksheet, and hand in to Mrs. Boehme, on Friday, to try to increase their score on those two assignments.

Social Studies:  Memorize the European countries and be ready for a quiz.

*Thank you for checking the blog! Make sure to know the following countries for the quiz: Spain, France, Italy, Germany, United Kingdom, Greece, Ireland, Norway, Poland, and Switzerland. Shhhh..........Don't tell other students. The quiz will be tomorrow. Put a smiley face next to your name for some bonus points!

"Egypt Exploration" on Edmodo: Study and learn as much as you can on a topic of your choice. Your study guide and map should be finished for tomorrow.

Click HERE to practice European Countries

Science: Play the four (4) review games about Microbes on Zondle. Record your scores in Edmodo.

Zondle    Edmodo


The Keyboarding Assessment will be redone the end of February.  We found out the due date had changed and want students to have more practice time.  Free Typing Game is a website students can use to practice on the lessons.  Students should set their goal at 30 words per minute.

January 28, 2013

January 28, 1986- The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster happened and a teacher, by the name of Christa McCauliffe, was killed with the rest of the flight crew. Please take a moment to reflect on the brave men and women who have been killed in our quest to further science and the study of space.

South Jordan Middle School students who wish to test for Honors Language Arts need this SRI form
printed and complete by a teacher to take to the testing.  See the South Jordan Middle School website for more information.

Homework:  

Read 30 minutes and record your time.
Planner signed

Reading: China vocabulary done in class today. Bring tomorrow.

Language Arts: NoRedInk Assignment #2 Due: 1/29.

Math:  #5-11 homework/remembering worksheet due 1/29.

Science:  Play the Zondle games to study and review microorganisms. All four games are due by Thursday's class. Type your scores into Edmodo. If you don't have an account yet, go to the science group in Edmodo to get your class code and to register. Follow the directions carefully.

Soc. Studies:  "Egyptian Exploration" on Edmodo. Choose Social Studies>Folders>Egypt for 6th Graders>Play View

Your Mesopotamian maps/questions should be ready to turn in on Wednesday.

The Keyboarding Assessment will be redone the end of February.  We found out the due date had changed and want students to have more practice time.  Free Typing Game is a website students can use to practice on the lessons.  They should set their goal at 30 words per minute.

January 25, 2013

January 25, 2013

Homework:

Read 30 minutes (out loud) and record your time.
Planner signed
RC signed and returned


Reading: No homework from class.
Click Here to watch some book trailers. 

Language Arts: No assignment.

Math: No assignment

Science (Coombs):

Social Studies:  Egyptian Exploration: Go to the 6th Grade FOLDER for Ancient Egypt and research a topic of your choice. (Choose Group> Folder> Ancient Egypt>Play View) Edmodo

Learn and Memorize the Countries of Europe. QUIZ next week.  European Countries Game

Bring your Play-dough on Monday!

Science (King):  You should be playing the Zondle science review games to get ready for the TEST.

Click HERE to go to ZONDLE

Manga High: Let's see if we can get in the top 20!

January 24, 2013

Homework:

Read 30 minutes (out loud) and record your time.

Planner signed

Reading: No homework from class.

Click Here to watch some book trailers. 

Language Arts: No assignment.

Math: Homework and Remembering 5-10

Science (Coombs):

Social Studies:  Egyptian Exploration: Go to the 6th Grade FOLDER for Ancient Egypt and research a topic of your choice. (Choose Group> Folder> Ancient Egypt>Play View) Edmodo

Learn and Memorize the Countries of Europe. QUIZ next week.  European Countries Game

Science (King):  You should be playing the Zondle science review games to get ready for the TEST.
Click HERE to go to ZONDLE

Manga High: Let's see if we can get in the top 20!

Brrrr....Jan. 23, 2013

Homework:

Read 30 (out loud) minutes and record your time.
Planner signed

Reading: One "sound bite" and one summarizing sentence for each speech we read and listened to in class. 

Language Arts: Grammar Cop Wkst. Due: 1/24. Pronoun Case Wkst. Due: 1/24. Most students completed the worksheets in class.

Math: Workbook page 112   due 1/24

Science (Coombs):

Social Studies:  Investigate the various sites about Ancient Egypt. Write Reflection #1 on Thursday about what you learned throughout the week.

Science (King):  Play the review games about Microorganisms on Zondle to prepare for the Final TEST. 

Click HERE to go to ZONDLE  

January 22, 2013

 
HOMEWORK:

Read out loud for 30 minutes, record in planner
Get planner signed

READING: No homework except to make sure you have read the five speeches in the red book.


MATH:  5-9 Homework/remembering worksheet.  Due 1/23.

Soc. Studies:  Go to the 6th grade folder for Egypt and start exploring Ancient Egypt. Reflection #1 is due Friday.

Make sure that you are CAUGHT UP with all of your assignments!

Science:  No assignment. Make sure that you are CAUGHT UP with all of your assignments!

LANGUAGE ARTS: "Using The Internet" paragraph final draft due: 1/23.  NoRed Ink Lesson #1 due: 1/23.

January 17, 2013

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr., do one random act of kindness for someone that you do not know and a random act of kindness for someone that you do know. Try to stay anonymous and delight in the smile of someone.

Homework:

Read 30 minutes each day over the long weekend and record your time.

Planner/RC card signed

Reading: Words for Tuesday's test are made up of a prefix, a base word or root word, and a suffix. As you write your words four times (due on Thursday 1/17), draw a line to separate the parts.

This week's new words are:  development, information, preparation, improvement, invention, advancement, accidentally, unkindness, concentration, unskillful, respectful, prevention, regardless, repetition, disgraceful, unbelievable, disagreement, imprisonment, encouragement, intermission, precision, reputation, distinction, immeasurable, and inevitable.

The vocabulary test will be Tuesday, also. I'm sorry that I decided to read the "Speeches" on page 520, so that you could be familiar with the person being honored with a day off from school. Speech number five is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous speech. Make sure that you finish reading the five speeches if you were not able to finish in 30 minutes of class.

 

Language Arts: Memorize poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Tuesday, January 22.  Remember to say it LOUD, SLOW,  and CLEAR... especially SLOW.

SRI:  Students have looked up the Lexile score of the book they are currently reading.  Most discovered that their current book is BELOW their reading level, or SRI score from their last SRI test. Students are encouraged to find a book on their level by Tuesday, January 22.

Math: #5-8 Due: 1/22.

Science (Coombs):

Social Studies: Learn the countries of Europe.

Stay tuned over the weekend for how to earn some XP! 

Science (King):  Design a Voki for your disease paragraph. If you have it finished and posted by Saturday before noon, it's worth some extra credit points.    

January 16, 2013

Homework:

Read 30 minutes out loud and record your time.
Planner signed

Reading:  Words for next Tuesday's test are made up of a prefix, a base word or root word, and a suffix. As you write your words four times (due on Thursday 1/17), draw a line to separate the parts.

This week's new words are:  development, information, preparation, improvement, invention, advancement, accidentally, unkindness, concentration, unskillful, respectful, prevention, regardless, repetition, disgraceful, unbelievable, disagreement, imprisonment, encouragement, intermission, precision, reputation, distinction, immeasurable, and inevitable.

First Civilizations vocabulary test tomorrow. (18 words from the back of the book)

Language Arts: Memorize poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Tuesday, January 22.  Remember to say it LOUD, SLOW,  and CLEAR... especially SLOW.

SRI:  Students have looked up the Lexile score of the book they are currently reading.  Most discovered that their current book is BELOW their reading level, or SRI score from their last SRI test. Students are encouraged to find a book on their level by Tuesday, January 22. 

"Using The Internet" paragraph rough draft #2 and Cornell Notes due: 1/17.

Math:  No Homework tonight!

Science/Astronomy (Mrs. Coombs):  Homework is to find your weight and age on other planets.  Have fun with it and we'll share tomorrow.

Social Studies: Learn the countries of Europe by playing the suggested geography games. (See Edmodo)

Science:  Science Vocab. TEST due on or before Thursday, Jan. 17. Use the SpellingCity app on Edmodo.

Disease paragraph: Please, see the Science:King group for instructions for this assignment on Edmodo. Edmodo

January 15, 2013

Homework:

Read 30 minutes out loud and record your time.
Planner signed

Reading:  Words for next Tuesday's test are made up of a prefix, a base word or root word, and a suffix. As you write your words four times (due on Thursday 1/17), draw a line to separate the parts.

This week's new words are:  development, information, preparation, improvement, invention, advancement, accidentally, unkindness, concentration, unskillful, respectful, prevention, regardless, repetition, disgraceful, unbelievable, disagreement, imprisonment, encouragement, intermission, precision, reputation, distinction, immeasurable, and inevitable.

Language Arts: Memorize poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Tuesday, January 22.  Remember to say it LOUD, SLOW,  and CLEAR... especially SLOW.

SRI:  Students have looked up the Lexile score of the book they are currently reading.  Most discovered that their current book is BELOW their reading level, or SRI score from their last SRI test. Students are encouraged to find a book on their level by Tuesday, January 22. "Using The Internet" paragraph rough draft and Cornell Notes due: 1/16.

Math: Homework and Remembering 5-7 Due: 1/16

Social Studies: Learn the countries of Europe by playing the suggested geography games. (See Edmodo)

Science:  Science Vocab. TEST due on or before Thursday, Jan. 17. Use the SpellingCity app on Edmodo.

Disease paragraph: Please, see the Science:King group for instructions for this assignment on Edmodo. Edmodo

January 14, 2013

Homework:

Read out loud 30 minutes, record in planner.
Get planner signed

Reading: Words for next Tuesday's test are made up of a prefix, a base word or root word, and a suffix. As you write your words four times (due on Thursday 1/17), draw a line to separate the parts.

This week's new words are:  development, information, preparation, improvement, invention, advancement, accidentally, unkindness, concentration, unskillful, respectful, prevention, regardless, repetition, disgraceful, unbelievable, disagreement, imprisonment, encouragement, intermission, precision, reputation, distinction, immeasurable, and inevitable.

Language Arts:  Memorize poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Tuesday, January 22.  Remember to say it LOUD, SLOW,  and CLEAR... especially SLOW.

SRI: In class today, students looked up the Lexile score of the book they are currently reading.  Most students discovered that their current book is BELOW their reading level, or SRI score from their last SRI test. Students are encouraged to find a book on their level by Tuesday, January 22.  

Also, Science notes and worksheets on diseases from Ms. King's class due: 1/15. Cornell notes on "Using The Internet" due: 1/15.

Math:  5-6 due 1/15.

Science:  Science Vocab. TEST using the SpellingCity app on Edmodo due on or before Thursday of this week.

Social Studies: Edcanvas video #5 Cornell notes due tomorrow. Make sure that you have your notes, a summary, and a question. Proof your writing!

January 10, 2013

Homework:

Read 30 minutes and record your time.

Planner signed


Reading: Vocabulary word/definition quiz on Thursday, 17th. Please don't lose your paper.

Spelling:  Study your spelling words and take the practice test using the SpellingCity app on Edmodo. Spelling test Monday.

Language Arts: SRI Note Signed and returned Friday, January 11. Memorize poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Tuesday, January 22.  Remember to say it LOUD, SLOW,  and CLEAR... especially SLOW.

Math: Homework and Remembering 5-5 Due: Monday, January 14.

Science (Coombs):

Social Studies:  Watch video #3 and #4 in the Edcanvas series. Take Cornell notes on each video. Use a separate piece of writing paper for each video. Be ready to turn these in next week.

January 9, 2013

HOMEWORK:

Homework
Read 30 minutes, record in planner
Get planner signed


READING: Study for the spelling test next Monday, January 14.

freight, receipt, yield, review, belief, eighty, brief, ceiling, neither, foreign, shield, diesel, reign, fiery, conceit, veil, grief, relieve, seize, leisure, retrieve, deceit, wield, eerie, hygiene

LANGUAGE ARTS: Memorize poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Tuesday, January 22.  Remember to say it LOUD, SLOW,  and CLEAR... especially SLOW.


MATH: Lesson 5-5- No homework tonight

SCIENCE: "Diagnose A Disease" Google Form due by Tues. midnight so that you are prepared for Wednesday's class.

SOCIAL STUDIES:  Prepare your Mayan ceremony.

January 8, 2013

Math Intervention Day:  Students were mixed up into several different groups for our "Computer Assisted Math Program." From Mangahigh to individualized math lessons, students were improving their understanding of math concepts.

C=computers
A=art
M=music
P=PE
CAMP=Computer Assisted Math Program

HOMEWORK:

Read 30 minutes, record in planner
Get planner signed



READING: Study for the spelling test next Monday, January 14.

freight, receipt, yield, review, belief, eighty, brief, ceiling, neither, foreign, shield, diesel, reign, fiery, conceit, veil, grief, relieve, seize, leisure, retrieve, deceit, wield, eerie, hygiene

LANGUAGE ARTS: Memorize poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Tuesday, January 22.  Remember to say it LOUD, SLOW,  and CLEAR... especially SLOW.
Grammar wkst. due: January 9.

MATH: Worksheet 5-4.  Due: 1/9.

SCIENCE: "Diagnose A Disease" Google Form due by Tues. midnight so that you are prepared for Wednesday's class.

SOCIAL STUDIES:  Prepare your Mayan ceremony.

January 7, 2013

Today we looked at microbes with the microscope. What did you see?

HOMEWORK:

Read 30 minutes, record in planner
Get planner signed

ART:  Snow person due Tuesday, January 8.

READING: Students wrote the rule for spelling words this week. Their assignment is to look up the words on the blog/edmodo and put them into categories from the rule "i before e, except after c or in words with the /a/ sound, as in neighbor or weigh. There will be a "different rule" or "rule breaker" category to make four categories.

freight, receipt, yield, review, belief, eighty, brief, ceiling, neither, foreign, shield, diesel, reign, fiery, conceit, veil, grief, relieve, seize, leisure, retrieve, deceit, wield, eerie, hygiene

LANGUAGE ARTS: Memorize poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Tuesday, January 22.  Remember to say it LOUD, SLOW,  and CLEAR... especially SLOW.

MATH: Worksheet 5-3.  Due: 1/8.

SCIENCE: "Diagnose A Disease" Google Form due by Tues. midnight so that you are prepared for Wednesday's class.

SOCIAL STUDIES: Study the countries of the Middle East. Prepare your Mayan ceremony.

January 4, 2013

 

Brrrr.........

Congratulations to our Spelling Bee Winners.

Tyler A., Trinidi M., Gavin R., Sisi K., and Mikayla R.

Homework:

Read 25 minutes and record your time.

Planner signed

RC signed and returned on Monday.  

Reading:  No assignment

Language Arts:  No assignment

Math: Homework and Remembering 5-2 Due 1/7

Art: "Take Me Away" Snow people due: Tuesday, January 8.

Science (Coombs): Science Fair is coming up.  We met on Thursday and I gave out introduction packets today.  If you're still interested ask Mrs. Boehme for a packet or email me and ask questions.  We'll be meeting this next Thursday and I will have full information packets and applications.  Please come if you're interested.  It should be a lot of fun.  Have a great weekend.

Social Studies:  Middle East Countries TEST on Monday! Students studied the countries before the holiday. They should just need to quickly review.  Click here to practice  

Ancient Civilization Ceremony: Work with your tribe to plan/prepare an ancient ceremony where you will dance and offer a sacrifice to the Rain God, Chac. (NO human sacrifices- Think of products from the rainforest like fruits, animal skins, shells, etc)

Science (King): "Diagnose A Disease" due Wednesday, Jan. 9. 

Jan. 3, 2013

 

Brrrr.........

Homework:

Read 25 minutes and record your time.

Planner signed   

Reading:  Study for the Spelling Bee.

Language Arts:  No assignment

Math: Practice workbook page 95

Science (Coombs):  No Assignment

Social Studies:  Middle East Countries TEST on Monday! Students studied the countries before the holiday. They should just need to quickly review.  Click here to practice  

Ancient Civilization Ceremony: Work with your tribe to plan/prepare an ancient ceremony where you will dance and offer a sacrifice to the Rain God, Chac. (NO human sacrifices- Think of products from the rainforest like fruits, animal skins, shells, etc)

Science (King): "Diagnose A Disease" due Wednesday, Jan. 9. 

Happy New Year!

Homework:

Read 25 minutes and record your time.

Planner signed 

Language Arts: No assignment.  SRI Test tomorrow.  Bring an independent reading book.

Reading: Spelling bee participants-  Study

Math: Homework 5-1 Expressions Due: 1/3

Science (Coombs):  Homework -- finish the Solar System drawing and fill out the pages on the 8 planets.  You do not have to do the Pluto page.  Due tomorrow - Thursday.

Science (King):  "Diagnose A Disease" due Jan. 9 Students have been mixed up and regrouped into medical teams. They have been given the mission to diagnose/identify the disease of 15 patients. A misdiagnosis could mean the life of a patient. It could also mean the spread of a disease the the loss of thousands of lives. This is an urgent mission! They must turn in their Google form by Wednesday, January 9.

Social Studies: Review the Stone Age and the progression to the beginning of civilization by watching several videos posted on Edmodo. (Free choice)

REVIEW the countries of the MIDDLE EAST!