The Night Sky

first image found here: http://digg.com/story/r/starry_starry_night_4
second image from: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Van_Gogh_-_Starry_Night_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg/757px-Van_Gogh_-_Starry_Night_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg

Spelling and Vocabulary for March 12-16

This week's root: graph = writing

words:

autobiography: writing about a person's life written by that person

autograph: the writing of one's own name

bibliography: the written list of all the books used in a report or book

biography: a book written about a person's life

cartography: map making; the writing involved in making maps or charts

homograph: a word written the same way as another word but having a different meaning (e.g. bow- hair and bow- ship)

paragraph: a section of writing ht has a topic and concluding sentence

phonograph: record player; a device that turns the writing on records into sound

seismograph: a device that writes down (records) the movements of the earth.

Our focus this week is on learning how to better study our spelling and vocabulary words for test success. The test will be on FRIDAY, MARCH 16th

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Source: words and handouts for vocabulary are from the Learning Works publication: Greek and Latin Roots: Teaching Vocabulary to Improve Reading Comprehension by Trisha Callela

Applicable Standards:

 L.6.4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 6 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.

L.6.6. Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.

Applicable Targets:

I can know the parts of a word

I can choose and use an appropriate resource when acquiring new vocabulary

I can describe the relationship between particular words

I can spell the word correctly

This Week in Room 101

 

6th grade Core                                                                             

Theme for the week: the importance of study skills

Monday: New Spelling words (LA), History of Canada (SS)

Tuesday: Writing lesson: figurative language review (LA), History of Canada (SS), Canada Map Quiz (SS)

Wednesday: Canadian Government (SS), finish figurative language review (LA)

Thursday: Spelling Review (LA), Canada map quiz (SS)

Friday: Spelling test (LA), French Canada (SS) 

6th grade Reading                                                                         

Theme for the week: Thunder and Lightning (non fiction reading pieces)

Monday: non-fiction reading "Strike Zone"

Wednesday: "Strike Zone" questions due, non-fiction reading: more about lightning

Friday: finish up lightning reading

Wildcat Pride                                                                               

Theme for the week: Yearbook Deadline is looming

Monday: LibLab: finishing layouts (no pictures til approved), interviewing

Tuesday: LibLab: finishing layouts (no pictures til approved), interviewing

Wednesday: LibLab: finishing layouts (no pictures til approved), interviewing

Thursday: Yearbook Time out: Community 101 time: Interviewing the Oregon Food Bank

Friday: LibLab: Rough layout with basic captions and pictures READY, interviewing DUE

Cultural Explorations                                                                    

Theme for the week: Understanding symbolism in art and life

Monday: Spanish prepositions review, begin personal soundtrack

Tuesday: personal soundtrack work time

Wednesday: personal soundtrack DUE (at the beginning of the period), review spanish prepositions

Thursday: prepositions warm up, symbolism in art

Friday: symbolism in life (an art lesson)

What is Leap Year?!

Today is February 29th


so?


Well, it's special.
Here's why:

Spelling and Vocabulary: Feb 27 - March 2

Our roots this week: miss and mit = send

This week's vocab and spelling words:

• admit: to send someone in; to allow someone to enter
• dismiss: to send someone out; to let someone leave
• emit: to send out or give off (such as an odor)
• intermission: a break between acts of a play or performance during which people are sent out for snacks or stretch breaks
• missile: a weapon designed to be sent in the direction of a target
• mission: a special duty or function which a person or group is sent out to do
• omit: to leave out; to not send
• remit: to send back (usually related to paying bills)
• submit: to "send" yourself under someone else's control; to give in to someone else's power
• transmit: to send something across places; to pass along

Test on FRIDAY, March 2nd

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Source: words and handouts for vocabulary are from the Learning Works publication: Greek and Latin Roots: Teaching Vocabulary to Improve Reading Comprehension by Trisha Callela

Applicable Standards:

 L.6.4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade 6 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.

L.6.6. Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.

Applicable Targets:

I can know the parts of a word

I can choose and use an appropriate resource when acquiring new vocabulary

I can describe the relationship between particular words

I can spell the word correctly 

books

 This is a beautiful reminder of how important books are; it also won the Best Short award at the Oscars last night.



One of my favorite pieces is watching Mr. Morris Lessmore feed the books Alphabet cereal!

This Week in Room 101

Core                                     
Monday: New vocab words (root of the week = mit and miss), Viking ABC chart
Tuesday: Spelling practice sheet, novel project work time, Viking review
Wednesday: Grammar workshop, Viking QUIZ(ito)
Thursday: Novel project work time, Canada map
Friday: Vocab and spelling TEST, Canada map 
Next Week: weird schedule for OAKS testing, Novel Project due TUESDAY


Reading                                                 
Monday: Finish Stargirl
Wednesday: Stargirl ABC
Friday: Stargirl TEST
Next week: OAKS Testing Round 2, every day


Wildcat Pride                                                            
Monday: 4 styles of leadership
Tuesday: yearbook work time
Wednesday: yearbook survey
Thursday: yearbook layouts
Friday: team building


Cultural Explorations                                                                     
Monday: Self portrait, using the verb 'Ser' to describe yourself
Tuesday: Self portrait due, SER sentence strips due
Wednesday: Ser and professions
Thursday: Ser Quiz
Friday: Art Friday