April 30 - Homework & Annoucements

Social Studies: Finish Reading sections 15.1 & 15.2 and finish questions over section

ELA: 1/2 Way goal is due this Friday, May 3. Make sure you have written information about two websites where you got information

Continue to research information for argument writing

April 29 - Homework

Reading: You need to be 1/2 through your Independent Reading goals - You need to conference

ELA: Fill in source for Argument Writing

Continue to research

Social Studies: Triple Entry Journal

Try these literary quizzes

Try these two literary quiz!  See how fast you can answer them!

http://www.quia.com/quiz/1314532.html?AP_rand=1625696041

http://www.quia.com/quiz/1398799.html?AP_rand=277925113

Sample from Smarter Balance

Below are sample questions from the Smarter Balanced Assessment system Maine will be shifting to in the 2014 - 2015 school year.  It will include reading a text online and writing an extended response using evidence from the text.   Give a try and we will discuss it in class. 

http://sampleitems.smarterbalanced.org/itempreview/sbac/ELA.htm

Homework - April 25

ELA: There are a few students who still have not passed in their final draft of the literature letter. Friday is the last day to pass it in.

Study the literary terms if you need to retake it!

Practice Roots on the Blog. I have not shown this to 6W yet....

Social Studies: Study for test!!

Midsummer Night's Dream

Read over the summary with a partner before we begin the reader's theater.  Clink on the link below.
http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/msnd/summary.html


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCZndWMALOo

Homework

ELA:  Better Answer Response is due tomorrow!

Some students still need to pass in the literature letter.  Final draft was due before vacation!  

Make sure to practice the literary terms quiz on the blog!

6S: Social Studies - Study for quiz - Chapter 13 Geographical Features of India!

6W: Finish reading Chapter 13 if you have not finished it!

Author Day

Wow! I think students had a great day writing with Angeli Perrow, watching a clam move under a microscope, dancing native American dances, learning how to cast a fishing rod, learning about animals who are native to Maine, and many, many, more fun activities!

What did Mrs. Sprague's homeroom students learn or like?

Here are some of their comments:
* I liked when we talked about clams and where the eggs were put.
* I liked when the game warden talked about the different skins and where the animal might have lived in Maine.
* I learned how to use a compass!
* I learned that you can fit 60 clam eggs on the end of a pin!
* I liked learning the Wabanaki rabbit dance!
* Lynx paws are bigger than bobcat paws.
* I liked making comics!
* That there are people in Maine who raise clams.
* 93% of Maine is trees!
* It's easy to find where you are with a map!
* A clam can lay 2 million eggs!
* I learned that fishers are very vicious.

* They are many Maine folk songs from the past like "Blueberry", "Old Horse", or Shipman's Grace".

April 22 - Homwork

ELA: Finish reading 3 nonfiction articles from the blog. Write the rough draft of your response based on the nonfiction article you have chosen.  Remember to use the better answer protocol.  (Introduction, Details for evidence, at least 3 or 4, concluding statement). 

Social Studies: Study for quiz; 3 index cards with hard questions to stump your classmates.  Question on one side answer on the other

Study Those Literary Terms

Check out these websites to practice those literary terms.

http://www.quia.com/quiz/270936.html?AP_rand=587611539                                                               


http://www.quia.com/quiz/1398799.html?AP_rand=317996467                                                             

Author Coming To Hancock Grammar School

 On Wednesday, April 24, Angeli Perrow is coming to Hancock Grammar School!  She has written many children's books including The Lightkeeper's,  Many Hands, Captain's Castaway, The Miner's Key, Celtic Tide,  The Whispering Key, and many more.....

Students were given an order form that needs to be in by Friday!  Check out her website:

http://angeliperrow.com/books.html

Homework - April 10

Language Arts/Reading: Rough draft of literature letter and PTO letter

Read to meet independent reading goal!


6W Social Studies: Read about Brahmaputra River & Deccan Plateau and fill in rating scale

Congratulations to all Speech Contestants

Everyone one of our sixth graders did an amazing job delivering speeches!  We are proud of YOU!!!!

April 9 Homework

Language Arts: Rough draft of literature letter

Make sure to bring in the book you borrowed from Mrs. Sprague's library that was purchased from PTO... Any other books that you are done reading as well!

Don't forget to return any library books to the library if they are overdue.

Keep working on independent Reading Goal

Math: Study link

Social Studies: 6W You need to finish the map for Ancient India and the Critical Thinking Questions. Many students were able to finish in class, but if you did not make sure it is done for tomorrow.

SCHOOL SPEECH

SIXTH GRADE ROCKS!   ALL OF THE STUDENTS WORKED REALLY HARD DELIVERING SPEECHES!!    WE ARE PROUD OF YOU ALL!!!   

STUDENTS WHO WILL MOVE ON TO THE SCHOOL WIDE SPEECH CONTEST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

ABIGAIL

DEANNA

MIA

TAYLOR

SEE YOU TOMORROW, TUESDAY 9:00 IN THE GYM  

Let's Study Those Roots

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Rooting out Words - Funbrain.com

School Speeches

Update! Many Speeches have been delivered!!!  Still more to come on Monday!  Some students are in contention to WIN!!!  The results will be in at the end of tomorrow!!  Make sure to practice if you are delivering tomorrow!!!  Good LUCK!!

School Speech Tuesday at 9:00!!   

Our Field Trip to the University of Machias

The students had a great day!  Many students had a chance to talk to Game Wardens, people who work for Border Patrol, an engineer, who studied at the University of Maine in Orono, State Police, dental hygienist, (some were even lucky enough to get have an impression done on their finger), fire ranger, coast guard, and many, many, more!!

Homework April 1

We are going to a Career Fair on Friday! The students really enjoyed it last year! Make sure to pass in those permission slips!

Language Arts: Practice, Practice, Practice those speeches!  We will be having a run through tomorrow!

Reading: Read for 1/2 hour

Math:  Worksheet