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NOTE: The TC trip itinerary is among the downloads at the top of this page. The packing list is also there. Welcome! I'm so glad you are visiting my website! This is a place where you can look up and download assignments for your 6th grade language arts/English class. All assignments listed on this site are also available on paper in class. Please let me know if you have questions or concerns. Thanks!. Ms. Raymond Email: raymond@aaps.k12.mi.us
 BIG NEWS IN ROOM 105: TRAVERSE CITY, HERE WE COME! CAMPERS: PLEASE REMEMBER TO BE AT TAPPAN WITH ALL YOUR GEAR AND A HUGE LUNCH BY 7:00 AM ON WED. MAY 23! BUSES WILL BE LEAVING AT 7:30 AM! ALL PRESCRIPTION MEDICINES MUST BE IN ORIGINAL BOTTLES INSIDE BAGGIES WITH THE STUDENT'S FIRST AND LAST NAME CLEARLY VISIBLE. ALL OTHER MEDICATIONS MUST BE IN BAGGIES WITH DOCTOR'S INSTRUCTIONS AND THE STUDENT'S NAME CLEARLY VISIBLE. TAPPAN NURSE DEBITA GRAHAM WILL COLLECT MEDICATIONS AT 7:00 AM WEDNESDAY. DEAR PARENTS, THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO WERE ABLE TO OBSERVE OUR MOCKS TRIALS MAY 14 & 16. YOUR PRESENCE AND SUPPORT WERE DEEPLY APPRECIATED. PARENT CHAPERONES ARE NEEDED FOR OUR TRIPS TO THE WASHTENAW COUNTY COURT HOUSE ON MAY 31 AND JUNE 5 FROM 8:00 AM- 2:00 PM. PLEASE LET SEND ME A MESSAGE AT raymond@aaps.k12.mi.us IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GO WITH US. THANK YOU! Current Assignments at a Glance  6th Grade Language Arts WEEK OF MAY 21 - May 25, 2012 Monday: Class: Complete viewing of "Tuck Everlasting" and compare the novel with the movie. Homework: Read any fantasy book with a least 100 pages and that you have never previously read for a book talk on May 22, 2012. Turn in parent permission slip and $0.75 for the field trip to the court house. Tuesday: Class: Book talks and trip preparation. Homework: Read any books you want to read! Be ready for the SRI in June! Turn in parent permission slip and $0.75 for the field trip to the court house. Pack all your gear and HUGE lunch for the trip! Be at school by 7:00AM Wednesday, and give all medications to Nurse Graham in baggies clearly labelled with your name. Wednesday: Class: Red Team trip to Traverse City. Students remaining at school attend 1st hour Hueter, 2nd hour Raymond, 3rd hour elective, 4th, 5th, and 6th hours Martin, 7th hour elective. Parents of students not attending school or the trip need to contact Ms. Marion at 734-994-2011 to excuse their absence. Homework: Read any books you want to read! Be ready for the SRI in June! Thursday: Students remaining at school attend 1st hour Hueter, 2nd hour Raymond, 3rd hour elective, 4th, 5th, and 6th hours Martin, 7th hour elective. Parents of students not attending school or the trip need to contact Ms. Marion at 734-994-2011 to excuse their absence. Homework: Read any books you want to read! Be ready for the SRI in June! Friday: Students remaining at school attend 1st hour Hueter, 2nd hour Raymond, 3rd hour elective, 4th, 5th, and 6th hours Martin, 7th hour elective. Parents of students not attending school or the trip need to contact Ms. Marion at 734-994-2011 to excuse their absence. Homework: Read any books you want to read! Be ready for the SRI in June! Turn in parent permission slip and $0.75 for the field trip to the court house.
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General Information: Most assignments can be downloaded from files printed in blue font at the top of this site.Be sure to also read the extra credit information. Please e-mail me with any questions, concerns, comments, suggestions, or ideas at: raymond@aaps.k12.mi.us. LEAVING FOR A FAMILY TRIP?
Check your progress on Power School! PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING PENCILS, BINDER AND PLANNER TO ALL OF YOUR CLASSES! Thank you to those who have donated facial tissue. We go through a box each week!   ABSENCE POLICY:Planned Absence: Please contact the school secretary as soon as possible with dates for the planned absence. Students will receive a prearranged absence form for each teacher to sign regarding assignments. Excused Late Assignments: One day to make up. Excused Absence Due to an Extended Absence: Make up days equal to days absent. Unexcused Late Assignments: • No higher than 70% (C-) if 1-5 days late • No higher than 50% (E) after 5 days.
If you want to have some extra fun, go to the bottom of the page and click the links for some interesting and helpful sites. You can also get to the links by clicking the link for "Favorite Links" at the top of this page. ENJOY!!!!!  SCHOOL CLOSING PHONE NUMBER: 734-994-8684 (SNOW DAY INFO)
Please note the following when using Power School: Early in the quarter, when very few grades have been entered, one or two missing assignments and/or a low quiz score can have a large impact on the grade. Rather than focusing on the letter grade early in the semester, focus on the missing assignments or quizzes that need to be made up or retaken. Check out the parent info at: http://www.aaps.k12.mi.us/powerschool.home/powerschool_family_access The MY ACCESS log in page: http://www.myaccess.com/myaccess/do/log A Parent's Guide to 21st Century Learning http://www.edutopia.org/parent-21st-century-learning-resource-guide   The AAPSNews (Ann Arbor Public Schools News): This newsletter features, profiles and activities in the Ann Arbor Public Schools. Subscribe on line for free at: http://news.a2schools.org/?page_id=465
 * FINAL DRAFTS OF ALL ESSAYS AND STORIES MUST BE DOUBLE-SPACED. * FINAL DRAFTS OF ESSAYS, STORIES AND POEMS MUST BE TYPED OR WRITTEN IN BLACK INK. * UNEXCUSED LATE ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR PARTIAL CREDIT ONLY. * UNEXCUSED LATE ASSIGNMENTS TURNED IN 1-5 DAYS LATE WILL RECEIVE A SCORE NO HIGHER THAN 70% (C-). * UNEXCUSED ASSIGNMENTS TURNED IN 6 OR MORE DAYS LATE WILL RECEIVE NO HIGHER THAN 50% (E).  PLAGIARISM: Plagiarism, the taking the ideas or writings of someone else and presenting them as one’s own, will be documented, result in grade reduction, disciplinary referral, and administrative action.  EXTRA CREDIT POLICY: Extra credit may be earned by any student who has no missing assignments. Students may earn extra credit by visiting 826michigan, attending workshops at 826Michigan, the Neutral Zone, book stores, or libraries, and entering writing competitions, as well as by demonstrating effort beyond regular class assignments. Extra credit points earned will vary according to effort and product. FREE Tutoring for WRITING! 826michigan: EARN EXTRA CREDIT! 3:30-5:30 Monday through Thursday. Drop-in Tutoring: Tutoring provides homework help for students ages 8-18. If you are younger than 8, we’re sorry! Keep growing! Students do not need to register. Just show up, fill out some paperwork, and you’re ready to go! Students can come and go as they please: if you need to come once a week, great; if you need to come four times a week,also great; if you need to come once a month, still great! We’ll be happy to see you whenever you come through our doors! Are our tutors awesome? Yes! Do they care about you and your homework? Yes! Will they help you get it done, and maybe even make it fun? YES! Bring in a note from your 826michigan tutor for Ms. Raymond and receive at least 10 points extra credit! http://www.826michigan.org/ Scholastic Art & Writing Contest for Extra Credit: Open to students in grades 7-12. To learn more about registration and submission details: http://www.artandwriting.org/ Washtenaw Camp Placement Association believes that attending summer resident camp is a unique life experience that provides children an opportunity for growth in social, emotional and physical well-being. Our mission is to connect children at-risk to camps through community support. We provide scholarships to summer resident camp for students throughout Washtenaw County. Students must be currently in the fourth grade or above. If your child is interested in attending camp, but you cannot afford the cost, complete an application - available at http://washtenawcampplacement. Just for Fun: Give a Laptop, Get a Laptop! One Laptop per Child Foundation See http://laptop.org/en/for ways to help children around the world receive inexpensive access to the tools or technology, and to get a laptop for yourself as well.
READ FOR AT LEAST 30 MINUTES DAILY TO IMPROVE YOUR SKILLS! Find books at your own SRI (Scholastic Reading Inventory) lexile level by visiting this website: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/reading-level-reading-books-lexile/search.asp?bnit=H&cds2Pid=30223 "Analyze text content using a free text analysis tool, which gives statistics about a text including word count; unique words; number of sentences; average words per sentence; and lexical density." The text analyzer will show statistics for any text including:
 BRING A BOOK TO CLASS FOR SILENT READING EVERY DAY. BOOK RESPONSE GENRES ASSIGNED BY MONTH (100 page minimum): September: Choice of any genre: fiction or non-fiction October: Choice of any adventure: fiction or non-fiction November: Choice of historical fiction or non-fiction December: Choice of any genre: fiction or non-fiction January: Choice of biography, autobiography, or memoir February: Choice of classic book: fiction or non-fiction March: Choice of genre: fiction or non-fiction April: Choice of science fiction May: Choice of fantasy, legend(s), folk tale(s), or myth(s) Lists of books in every genre can be found at: http://librarybooklists.org/fiction/ya/yageneral.htm#yaclass BOOK SUGGESTIONS FOR RAMPANT OR RELUCTANT READERS: http://librarybooklists.org/fiction/ya/yageneral.htm http://www.teachhub.com/news/article/cat/14/item/718 http://www.education.com/magazine/article/Reluctant_Reader/ A list of classic novels for readers young and old:
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- Mystery Cube Everyone loves a good mystery, but what makes a mystery story work? Use this cube to help analyze a mystery you have read or to write a mystery of your own!
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- Classic Book Lists This site offers book suggestions for readers of every age.
- Find a Book: Lexile Search Use this site to find books based upon lexiles.
- TikaTok A place to write and publish your own stories.
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- Classic Book Library Classic stories you can read on line!
- Poetry Express Read, write, revise, and publish poems!
- Intermediate Mind Benders Loads of challenging and fun word puzzles!
- Planet Book Club Homework help, book reviews, book discussions, links to many great websites to help with questions about the language arts.
- Common Errors in English Another reference to answer questions related to writing and the language arts.
- KidPub.com A safe place to read, write and publish stories, poems, and essays AND to get feedback from your fans!
- 826michigan 826michigan is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting students ages 6 to 18 with their creative and expository writing skills. Our services are structured around our belief that great leaps in learning can happen with one-on-one attention and that strong writing skills are fundamental to future success.
- Free Rice Help to feed the hungry while expanding your vocabulary! Thanks to Josh Lash for introducing us to this wonderful site!
- Michigan Grade Level Content Expectations This is a notebook intended to inform parents about state expectations in the language arts.
- Summer Skills in Language Arts These books contain brief review lessons to help maintain language arts skills over the summer.
- Poetry Express Read, write and publish poems!
- How to Make Book Trailers Make a book trailer to share in class!
- SAT Grammar Practice Tests & Explanations You can practice the correct use of grammar on this site.
