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Welcome to 6th grade at CHMS! I am exciting about Social Studies this year. We are going to be traveling through time to visit several interesting ancient civilizations. Picture Make-ups/retakes are tomorrow Pizza Hut Fundraiser Night is on Wednesday (Need flyer handed out by homeroom teacher so proceeds go to CHMS) 6th Grade Awards Assembly is on Thursday, Nov. 19th approximately 8:00 6th Grade Locker Clean Out during BLOCK 2 on Thursday, Nov. 19th STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO WRITE HOMEWORK DOWN IN THE PLANNERS WE HAVE PROVIDED THEM. WE ARE EXPERIENCING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH SCHOOL NOTES. THANK YOU FOR BEING PATIENT. IF YOU HAVE NOT SIGNED UP FOR GRADES TO GO YOU MAY WANT TO SO THAT YOU AND/OR YOUR CHILD HIS/HER ACADEMIC PROGRESS. YOU NEED TO STOP BY THE MAIN OFFICE TO FILL OUT THE PAPERWORK. Nov. 20 - Notebook check for Unit 2 (Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus River and China) is on Monday Project-based assessments for China are due by the end of class on Friday, Nov. 20th Nov. 19 - Vocabulary Quiz for China tomorrow; Notebook check for Unit 2 (Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus River and China) is on Monday Nov. 18 - Vocabulary Quiz for China on Friday; Notebook check for Unit 2 is on Monday Nov. 17 - Study for vocabulary quiz (China) on Friday Students will begin on their project-based assessments for China Nov. 16 - Study for vocabulary quiz (China) on Friday; If students earned a 100% on their pre-assessment they do not have to take the quiz, however they need to show me their pre-assessment in order to receive clearance from me. ******************** Nov. 13 - Zip strips for China due Monday Nov. 12 - Zip strips for China due Monday Nov. 11 - No homework PARENT CONFERENCE NIGHT - WEDNESDAY, NOV. 11th from 5 - 7 Nov. 10 - No homework ************************* Nov. 5 - No homework! Enjoy your 4 day weekend! Veterans' Day is next week so try to do something nice to honor our service men and women. Nov. 4 - Same as yesterday Nov. 3 - VOCABULARY QUIZ on Thursday for the Indus River Valley. Nov. 2 - Zip Strips for Indus River Valley due tomorow; VOCABULARY QUIZ on Thursday for Indus River Valley (worth 1 summative); Students are working on an in-class project-based learning assignment that will take the place of the content portion of the "traditional" quiz/post-assessment. Their final product will be a brochure of the Indus River Valley that will be due on Thursday (worth 1 summative and 1 formative). ************************* Oct. 30 - No homework. Have a great weekend! Reminder that this weekend clocks get moved back one hour Saturday night. Oct. 29 - No homework Oct. 28 - No homework Oct. 27 - Egypt Quiz on Wednesday Oct. 26 - Egypt Quiz on Wednesday ************************ Oct. 23 - Quiz on Egypt next Wednesday. Have a good weekend! Oct. 22 - Same as yesterday Oct. 21 - Same as yesterday. Students should have more to study each night since we are reading and taking notes (practicing how to take 2 column notes) on EGYPT. Plus we are going back and correcting/filling in their content pre-assessments/study guides. Oct. 20 - Study for Egypt Quiz next Wednesday. Study zip strips, study content pre-assessment (study guide), and study any other notes (KWL, 2 column notes) in Unit 2 Egypt Section. Oct. 19 - No homework ***************************** Oct. 16 - No School Oct. 15 - Zip strips for Unit 2 - Egypt (pre-assessment vocabulary sheet) will be due on Monday Oct. 14 - Zip strips for Unit 2 - Egypt (pre-assessment vocabulary sheet) will be due on Monday Oct. 13 - No homework Oct. 12 - No homework *************** Oct. 8 - Listen to the weather forecast for tomorrow, wear appropriate clothing, wear comfortable walking shoes, and bring a disposable bagged lunch or money to buy lunch. It is optional if you want to bring some spending money. Be at school regular time, by 7:40, and report to your homeroom as usual. REMEMBER YOU WILL NEED A RIDE HOME BECAUSE WE WILL BE GETTING TO SCHOOL BETWEEN 4:30 - 5:00. Oct. 7 - TBA Oct. 6 - UNIT 2 MESOPOTAMIA QUIZ tomorrow Oct. 5 - Study for UNIT 2 MESOPOTAMIA QUIZ on Wednesday (zip strips/vocabulary and KWL or pre-assessment turned study guide/content) ******************************* Oct. 2 - Quiz for Mesopotamia on Wednesday Oct. 1 - Zip Strips for Unit 2 Mesopotamia are due tomorrow; Quiz for Mesopotamia on Wednesday Sept. 30 - Zip Strips for Unit 2 Mesopotamia due Friday; Students are to only be doing the terms and definitions that they missed on their pre-assessment (gold paper). Students in Block 4 & 1 were given time between 10 - 20 minutes in class to work on them. Today, People of the Fertile Crescent Timeline was handed back. Students were reminded that if they did not achieve a 70% or better on the assignment that they could make corrections and resubmit it by next Wednesday. Sept. 29 - No Homework; Students received interim reports today. We also began a discussion about goal setting, behavior (individual and community) and academic performance that we will continue tomorrow in class. I encourage parents/guardians to have those conversations with their students at home. Sept. 28 - Block 1 finish classwork (Hammurabi's Political Influence) ************* Sept. 18 - None; HAVE FUN AT NORTH BAY! Sept. 17 - Unit 1 Notebook/Binder check Sept. 16 - Finish Classwork (Stone Age BCR & People of the Fertile Crescent Timeline); Unit 1 Notebook/Binder checks Block 1 - Friday, Block 3 & 4 - Thursday Sept. 15 - Same as Monday Sept. 14 - Unit 1 Notebook/Binder Checks Block 1 - Friday, Block 3- Weds., Block 4 - Thursday ********************* Sept. 11 - Unit 1 Quiz Monday Sept. 10 - Unit 1 Quiz Monday Sept. 9 - Study for Unit 1 Quiz on Friday (vocabulary and information) by using zip strips, corrections made on the pre-assessment, and any notes that have been given/taken Sept. 8 - Study for Unit 1 Quiz on Friday (vocabulary and information) **************************** Sept. 2 - Reading A Timeline ditto; Zip strips due tomorrow for BLOCK 1 and Tuesday for BLOCK 3 & 4 Sept. 1 - Zip Strips due Thursday for BLOCK 1 Aug. 31 - No homework ********************************* August 28 - Classroom supplies due Monday August 27 - Signed Class Syllabus (yellow paper) due tomorrow; Completed Student/Parent Survey due tomorrow; Classroom supplies due Monday August 26 - No homework |











