Week of April 1, 2024

Monday No School Today!! See you tomorrow!

Tuesday – Author’s Purpose/Claim Assessment

Wednesday – Author’s Purpose/Claim Assessment

Thursday – STAAR Review Escape Room – Part 1

Friday – STAAR Review Escape Room – Part 2

6th, 7th, 8th Grade RLA STAAR Testing is Wednesday, April 10th!

Week of February 12, 2024

Monday Which Animal is the Deadliest? – paired text practice

Tuesday – Text Structure Escape Room

Wednesday – Text Structure Practice

HOMEWORK – 20 minutes of reading or IXL recommended skills

Thursday – Benchmark Review

FridayNo school today! Yahoo! Monday is a holiday! Enjoy your long weekend! See you Tuesday!

Week of February 5, 2024

Monday  – Code Talkers: vocabulary, key ideas & details, text features activities

Tuesday – Library Day

WednesdayCode Talkers: comprehension quiz

ThursdayCode Talkers: comprehension quiz

Friday – begin text structure

Week of January 29, 2024

Monday  – Scope Magazine – Code Talkers: prereading activity, behind the scenes video & discussion, decoding fun

TuesdayScope Magazine – Code Talkers: selection vocabulary, identify selection text features & compare digital version to printed version, & read selection

Wednesday – Early Release at 12:00pm

ThursdayScope Magazine – Code Talkers: complete close-reading & critical thinking questions & summary activity

FridayScope Magazine – Code Talkers: word study

Week of November 6, 2023

WOMS LANGUAGE ARTS IXL LEADERBOARD COMPETITION – TIME SPENT

Winning grade level earns a BRICK WALL for their derrick!!! Competition runs from 7:30 am, Monday through 3:45 pm, Friday!!! Students with a minimum of 2 hours will get a 100 in the reading grade book!!!
LET’S GO 6TH GRADE!!!

 

Monday  – “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde” – vocabulary activity

Tuesday – “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde” – review & begin comprehension quiz

Wednesday – “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde” – comprehension quiz & corrections

Thursday – Drama unit review

Friday – Drama Passage Practice

Week of October 30, 2023

Monday  – Halloween Readers’ Theater

Tuesday – Library Day – Happy Halloween!    Happy Halloween with pumpkins on a spooky forest at night

Wednesday – begin “Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde”

Thursday“Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde”

Friday“Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde”

  • review selection vocabulary
  • close reading & critical thinking questions

Week of October 23, 2023

IXL LEADERBOARD CHALLENGE THIS WEEK for TIME SPENT on LANGUAGE ARTS skills!!! Challenge begins at 7:30am on 10/23 and ends at 3:45pm on 10/27. Good Luck!!!

It’s also RED RIBBON WEEK! Say NO to drugs!

Scholastic Book Fair This Week!!!

Monday  – WEAR RED

Tuesday – PJ DAY

WednesdayFavorite COLLEGE or CAREER DAY – Early Release at 12:00 pm

Thursday – TIE DYE DAY

Friday – SUPER HERO DAY

  • finish “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” Comprehension Quiz
  • Inferencing Task Cards – Part 2

STUDENTS ON AN IXL PRACTICE SCHEDULE ARE EXPECTED TO COMPLETE 80 MINUTES WORKING ON RECOMMENDED LANGUAGE ARTS SKILLS FROM 10/17/23 – 10/29/23.

Week of October 16, 2023

Monday  –  STUDENT HOLIDAY – Enjoy!

Tuesday – 1st day of 2nd 9 weeks!

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

  • Reread “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”
  • partner/small group discussion of Close Reading and Critical Thinking Questions
  • 4 Square Vocabulary

STUDENTS ON AN IXL PRACTICE SCHEDULE ARE EXPECTED TO COMPLETE 80 MINUTES WORKING ON RECOMMENDED LANGUAGE ARTS SKILLS FROM 10/17/23 – 10/29/23.

Week of September 18, 2023

Monday:

  • periods 1 & 2Tuck Everlasting = Ch. 4 – 8 – HOMEWORK if not finished
  • periods 3, 5, & 7: “Rescue at the Water’s Edge” Reread, review & begin Comprehension Quiz
  • HOMEWORK – 20 minutes of reading OR recommended skills in IXL Language Arts

Tuesday:

  • LIBRARY DAY
  • HOMEWORK – 20 minutes of reading OR recommended skills in IXL Language Arts

WednesdayEARLY RELEASE at 12:00 PM

  • periods 1 & 2Tuck Everlasting = Ch 9 – 13
  • periods 3: Quizlet Live & IXL Group Jam/Recommended Skills
  • HOMEWORK – 20 minutes of reading OR recommended skills in IXL Language Arts

Thursday:

  • periods 1 & 2Tuck Everlasting = Ch. 9 – 13 – HOMEWORK if not finished
  • periods 3, 5, & 7: “Rescue at the Water’s Edge” = review selection & RACE Strategy & complete the comprehension quiz/IXL recommended skills
  • HOMEWORK – 20 minutes of reading OR recommended skills in IXL Language Arts

Friday:

  • periods 1 & 2Tuck Everlasting = begin Ch. 14 – 18
  • periods 3, 5, & 7: Story Elements Task Cards

Week of September 11, 2023

Monday:

  •  Henry’s Freedom Box: reread then complete the Think Plot Story Mountain
  • HOMEWORK – 20 minutes of reading OR recommended skills in IXL Language Arts

Tuesday:

  • periods 1 & 2Tuck Everlasting = Prologue – Ch. 3
  • periods 3, 5, & 7: “Rescue at the Water’s Edge” = discuss genre characteristics, introduce selection vocabulary, watch video, read selection
  • HOMEWORK – 20 minutes of reading OR recommended skills in IXL Language Arts

Wednesday:

  • periods 1 & 2Tuck Everlasting = Prologue – Ch. 3 – HOMEWORK if not finished
  • periods 3, 5, & 7: “Rescue at the Water’s Edge” = review vocabulary, read selection again, & class discussion
  • HOMEWORK – 20 minutes of reading OR recommended skills in IXL Language Arts

Thursday:

  • periods 1 & 2Tuck Everlasting = Ch. 4 – 8
  • periods 3, 5, & 7: “Rescue at the Water’s Edge” = complete vocabulary activity & close reading & critical thinking questions
  • HOMEWORK – 20 minutes of reading OR recommended skills in IXL Language Arts

Friday:

  • periods 1 & 2Tuck Everlasting = Ch. 4 – 8
  • periods 3, 5, & 7: “Rescue at the Water’s Edge” = review vocabulary & class discussion