IMPORTANT NOTICE:  

We still are in need of a LOT of parent volunteer proctors for this year's EOG testing!   Thank you to those who have already volunteered.  However, we still need 25-28 more proctors for each day of testing!  Remember, it is impossible to test without proctors and I am not sure how we will be able to do the required EOG testing if we do not get enough volunteers as proctors!

EOG testing will be on May 21, 22 and 23.  Please check your calendar to see if you can proctor on one, two or all three days of testing!  Proctors will need to be at school by 7:30 and they will be finished between 10:30-11:00 each day.  Please consider helping Daniels by proctoring!

If you can help, please e-mail me at scherry@wcpss.net and let me know the day(s) you can proctor.  I also need to know what team your child is on and a contact phone number for you.

Thanks in advance for your help and I look forward to hearing from you soon!

4/30 Colon and semicolon notes and practice

HW IRR due Friday

5/1 Media Center visit

HW IRR due Friday

5/2 Fiction reading comprehension passage

HW IRR due Friday

5/3 Reading comprehension passage, practicing active reading strategies

HW IRR due tomorrow

5/4  Get new IRR, make EOG vocab flipbook/study guide

HW Read for IRR

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4/27 MYRTLE BEACH TRIP!

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4/16 finished discussing and answering questions about the poem "Identity"

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4/17 reading comprehension practice

HW read for IRR, reading comprehension passage (non-fiction reading with 4 questions)

4/18 Reading comprehension passage (non-fiction)

HW Reading comprehension (poem with 5 questions)

4/19 Reviewed CASE 21, went over questions that majority answered incorrectly

HW IRR due tomorrow

4/20 Students will receive their CASE 21 Score (practice EOG) and should share it with you, IRR checked, reading comprehension (informational reading) BLUE DAY!!

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3/19 Periods 2, 6 & 7 IRR checked, genre sheet checked

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Updated notice 3/14-- We might not visit the media center on Friday due to Early Release AND final trip $$ collection.

3/12 periods 1 & 6 write body paragraphs and opening paragraph, periods 2 & 7 write body paragraph

HW read for IRR, genre sheet due Friday

3/13 Periods 1 & 6 write closing paragraph.  choose problem-solution prompt/topic.  Periods 2 & 7 write opening paragraph

HW Read for IRR, finish paragraph if needed

3/14 Periods 1 & 6 chose prompt, RAFT, and brainstorming/planning; periods 2 & 7 wrote opening paragraph on looseleaf

HW Periods 1 & 6 complete classwork, read for IRR, genre sheet due Friday

3/15 Periods 1 & 6 complete FEEDCATS; periods 2 & 7 put FEEDCATS notes in 3 paragraphs

HW IRR due tomorrow, genre paper due tomorrow

3/16 Media Center visit, final genre sheet due, IRR checked, Pregame Weeks 25 & 26 collected

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3/5 Problem-Solution essay prompt

HW signed interims due tomorrow

3/6 R.A.F.T.-ing problem-solution prompts

(Role- who you are supposed to be, Audience- who you are writing to, Format- what type of writing?, Topic- what exactly are you writing about)

HW Read for IRR

3/7 learned FEEDCATS (acronym for Fact, Example, Exaggeration, Detail, Cause & Effect, Anecdote, Testimony/Quote, Statistic) a strategy to write supporting sentences for paragraphs. 

HW period 1 & 6 choose a topic and complete FEEDCATS, period 2 & 7 complete FEEDCATS for "Dogs are intelligent creatures" worksheet

3/8

HW IRR due tomorrow

3/9 Periods 1 & 6 Quiz on RAFT & FEEDCATS

HW read for IRR

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2/27 Read short story "The Circuit" and answered questions

HW genre sheet due Friday, read for IRR

2/28 Comma notes and comma practice worksheets

HW genre sheet due Friday, read for IRR

2/29 Green grammar notes on commas given, Comma A worksheet

HW Comma B worksheet, genre sheet due Friday, read for IRR

3/1 Conventional Uses of Commas worksheet

HW Genre sheet due tomorrow, bring Media Center books, IRR due tomorrow

3/2 Media Center visit (last week for Ms. Carter's genre study lesson)

HW Read for IRR

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IMPORTANT NOTICE: IRR DUE NEXT FRIDAY, March 2nd

2/20 no school

2/21 no school

2/22 quotation marks notes and practice

HW quotation marks worksheet (period 2 #1-10)

2/23 quotation marks practice

HW quotation marks worksheet, IRR DUE NEXT FRIDAY

2/24 apostrophe use in contractions notes and worksheets

HW read for IRR

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2/13 subject/predicate practice

HW subject/predicate worksheet; study for subject/predicate quiz Wednesday

2/14 subject predicate practice

HW Study for subject/predicate quiz tomorrow (moved to Thursday)

2/15 subject/predicate practice

HW study notes/worksheets for subject/predicate quiz tomorrow, Media Center genre sheet due Friday; read for IRR

2/16 subject/predicate worksheet, subject/predicate quiz

HW Media Center genre sheet due tomorrow, IRR due tomorrow

2/17 EARLY RELEASE, IRR checked, new IRR given, Media Center visit-- genre study

HW read for IRR

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2/6 analogies practice

HW analogies worksheet, study notes and worksheets for analogies quiz Wednesday

2/7 analogies practice

HW study notes and worksheets for quiz on analogies tomorrow

2/8 analogies quiz

HW read for IRR

2/9 EOG-style reading comprehension passage graded as a quiz

HW read for IRR

2/10 subject/predicate notes and worksheet

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1/30 Read a selection and practiced making inferences and envisioning

HW Bring a book to read, read for IRR, Media Center paper due Friday

1/31 Read an editorial and completed a graphic organizer to identify the main points

HW Bring a book to read, read for IRR, Media Center page due Friday

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2/3 Media Center visit- week 2 of genre study- IRR checked, new IRR given

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1/24 Pregame packet 19 & 20 given, Reviewed Quarter Exam, read and analyzed a quote-- answering questions

HW Read for IRR, finish Quarter 2 Reflection worksheet

1/25 Practice Envision reading comprehension strategy-- read passage on a dragon, underlining descriptive language and illustrated image.  Read a haiku and illustrated an image.

HW read for IRR and bring your independent reading book to class for Friday

1/26 Practiced Reading comprehension stragegy of envisioning.  Read  an excerpt from an autobiography of Abraham Lincoln called "A Backwoods Boy" and listed descriptive words/phrases and illustrated.

HW IRR due tomorrow, bring your independent book to class

1/27 IRR checked, new IRR given, Media Center visit-- genre study lesson given my Ms. Carter, Media Center specialist-- REPORT CARDS GIVEN

HW read for IRR

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1/17 Quarter Exam review

HW Study Quarter Exam REview Sheet for test tomorrow, no IRR this week

1/18 Quarter Exam

HW get interim signed, no IRR this week, ALL missing work must be turned in by THIS FRIDAY

1/19 Read 2 poems, analyzed, compared and answered questions

HW any missing work due tomorrow

1/20 Last day of Quarter 2, new IRR given, 3-minute CORE reading assessment given, Media Center visit

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1/12 Poetry terms quiz

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1/13 IRR accepted today and Tuesday

HW Study Quarter Exam Review sheet

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12/19 watch Lightning Thief movie

HW read for IRR

12/20 work on fable

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12/21 work on fable

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12/12 preposition worksheet

HW preposition worksheet

12/13 preposition worksheet

HW study preposition notes and worksheet for quiz tomorrow

12/14 Preposition quiz

HW read for IRR

12/15 Review for LT test

HW study for LT test

12/16 Lightning Thief test, start fable

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11/14 ADV read ch.9; read ch. 8

HW ADV study for Gods/Goddesses matching quiz; read for IRR

11/15 ADV God/Goddesses matching quiz, read ch.10 and sketch p.163; read chapter 9

HW finish reading & sketch; read for IRR

11/16 ADV Read chapter 11; Start chapter 10

HW ADV read chapter 11, read for IRR

11/17 ADV write Medusa's obituary; finish chapter 10

HW ADV read ch. 12; IRR due tomorrow

11/18 Media Center, SSR (Sustained Silent Reading/Self-Selected Reading)

HW ADV read chapter 13

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11/11 Holiday.  No school.

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10/31 Teacher workday

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10/10 notes on 3 types of verbs-- action, helping and linking; periods 1 & 6 listened to the song "Verb: That's What's Happening" worksheet on identifying verb type

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10/13 quiz on verbs,

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HW IRR #2 due tomorrow

10/7 Media Center visit

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9/19 pronouns

HW study for pronoun quiz tomorrow

9/20 pronoun quiz, discuss literary elements-- mood and tone (listened to excerpts from Beethoven and Haydn movements-- discussed mood, then explained how author's create mood with words)

HW read for IRR

9/21 Learned the "Say Something" strategy for active reading and practiced using the science fiction short story "The Fun They Had" by Isaac Siminov.  Discussed how genre affects the story

HW read for IRR

9/22

HW IRR IS DUE TOMORROW

9/23 TEAM BLUE DAY, some classes may be going to the Media Center,  IRR IS DUE TODAY!

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9/12 Finished short story "All-american Slurp", put together writing portfolio, Reading & Writing Survey

HW Study for noun quiz tomorrow, timeline project due Wed.

9/13 Quiz on nouns, Read short story "Stray" by Cynthia Rylant-- focusing on setting and plot

HW Timeline project due tomorrow

9/14 Get purple point of view page notes, Analyze the effects of literary elements-- character and point of view completing a chart

HW Read for IRR (will be checked when we go to the media center Fri 9/23)

9/15 Analyze themes (literary term) in relation to personal experience

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9/16 Early Release

Understanding literary elements-- mood and tone

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9/6 Going to the Media Center for orientation

HW noun worksheet due tomorrow, INDEPENDENT READING BOOK FOR TOMORROW, time line project due Sept. 14th

9/7 get IRR assignment NOTE* IF STUDENTS LOSE THEIR COPY IT IS ON THIS WEBSITE UNDER 'DOWNLOADS'

HW Read for IRR, Timeline project due Sept. 14th

9/8 Adjective review, periods 1 & 6 Start reading the short story "All-American Slurp"

HW Read for IRR, Timeline project due Sept. 14th

9/9 periods 1 & 6 finish short story "All- American Slurp" and answer comprehension questions to practice active reading strategies.

Periods 2 & 7 Start reading "All-American Slurp"

HW Read for IRR, Timeline project due Sept. 14th

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8/29 Recipe of Me

HW Signed Contract due Tuesday, Recipe of Me due Friday

8/30 CORE Reading Comprehension Maze Activity (3 minutes), Adjectives worksheet, Periods 1&6 Adjectives postcard

HW Recipe of Me due Friday,  Periods 1 & 6 adjective postcard due tomorrow

8/31 Assign Time line project due Sept. 14th

HW Recipe of Me due Fri, Time line project due Sept. 14th

9/1 common nouns, proper nouns, singular nouns, and plural nouns notes and worksheet

HW complete nouns worksheet, Time line project due Sept. 14th

9/2 review nouns worksheet, read "Dinner Time" short story and identified elements of the short story

HW nouns worksheet DUE WEDNESDAY, Timeline project due Sept. 14th

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8/24 Tour of building, getting lockers, agenda scavenger hunt

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8/25 Go over class contract NOTE: CAN BE FOUND ON THIS PAGE UNDER DOWNLOADS, 2 truths and a lie activity

HW Signed contract due Tuesday
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Welcome to 6th grade LA!  I'm looking forward to a great year!

To start the year, here are some things you are probably wondering about:

Class rules

1. Be punctual and prepared.

2. Follow all directions.

3. Raise your hand if you wish to speak.

4. Respect people, respect property.

5. Always do your best!

Students are expected to remember the Daniels philosophy "Do the Blue"

Be kind and respectful

Lead by example

Utilize responsible work ethic

Establish a safe environment

Daily class procedures:

1. Enter the room in an orderly manner and go directly to your assigned seat.

2. Take out your homework and begin working on the daily warm-up. 

3. If you need to sharpen your pencil, do so, and be back in your seat before class begins.

4. When the teacher closes the door, everyone should stop talking and be focused on the pre-game activity.

5. When leaving the class for ANY reason you must have a pass.

Bathroom and locker policy:

Students have 4 minutes in-between each class to go to their lockers and use the bathroom.

Students will be given 3 emergency passes each quarter.  If they use more than the 3 they will make up the classtime missed during lunch.

"While you were out. . ."

1. If you are absent from school on the day an assignment is due or a test/quiz is taken, you are responsible for turning in that assignment and/or arranging a time to make-up your test/quiz.

2.  All late work will get 20 points deducted.  This only applies to absences when the student has failed to turn in their work within the time limit.

IRR (independent reading log)

1. Students are expected to have their self-selected reading book with them every day.  We will have SSR (self-selected reading) time in class; students with no book will see this reflected in their classwork grade for the day.

2. Students are expected to read 60-90 minutes a week.  This will be checked on FRIDAYs -- every 2 weeks. 

Supplies:

LA binder OR LA section of binder                                                                               

notebook paper

pens and pencils

Grading policy

major assessments- tests, projects= 35%

classwork/participation/warm-up= 35%

minor assessments- quizzes= 20%

homework, agenda checks= 10%

Again, welcome to 6th grade LA!  I'm looking forward to a great year!