Week of April 8, 2024

Monday STAAR Review

Tuesday – Library Day (Author’s Purpose Choice Board Activities due today)

Wednesday – READING/LANGUAGE ARTS STAAR TEST – no homework tonight

Thursday – IXL recommended skills – no homework tonight

Friday – IXL recommended skills

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 December 18, 2023

NO HOMEWORK THIS WEEK!!!!

Monday  – wrapping up the 1st semester & go over semester exam/benchmark

  • HOMEWORK – no homework this week!!!

Tuesdayearly release at 12:15 – following semester exam schedule

  • HOMEWORK – no homework this week!!!

Wednesdayearly release at 12:15 – following semester exam schedule

  • HOMEWORK – no homework this week!!!

Christmas Break begins Thursday, December 21! Students will return for the second semester on Tuesday, January 9th

Week of December 11, 2023

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT – Students need to make sure their Chromebooks are fully charged when they leave for school each morning!!!! Please bring your Chromebook chargers on benchmark testing days this week (Wednesday & Thursday)!!!!

Monday  – Benchmark Review

Tuesday – Benchmark Review

Wednesday – READING BENCHMARK

  • HOMEWORK – NO HOMEWORK TONIGHT

Thursday – MATH BENCHMARK

Friday – Poetry Test

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 October 9, 2023

Monday  – 1st 9 Weeks Test

Tuesday – 1st 9 Weeks Test

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

  • Tuck Everlasting Test (periods 1 & 2)
  • go over 1st 9 Weeks Test (periods 1, 2, 3, 5, & 7)
  • IXL Group Jam (periods 3, 5, & 7)

This is the last day of the marking period! Monday is a student holiday!!! Enjoy your 3 day weekend!!!

Week of October 2, 2023

Monday 

Tuesday –  Library Day – HOMEWORK – 20 minutes of reading

Wednesday

  • periods 1 & 2: Context Clues Task Cards/Tuck Everlasting = Ch. 19 – 23 – HOMEWORK if not finished w/Ch. 19 – 23
  • periods 3, 5, & 7: Flashback vs. Foreshadowing activity and Inferencing Task Cards
  • HOMEWORK – 20 minutes of reading

Thursday

Friday

  • periods 1 & 2: Flashback vs. Foreshadowing activity/inferencing task cards/Tuck Everlasting = Ch. 24 – Epilogue
  • periods 3, 5, & 7: test review

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