Pictured above = "Belonging" Chalk Talk
** CLASS NEWS **
On this page, you will find important dates (quizzes, tests, project due dates), reminders, and announcements.
**Keep in mind that dates may change; please check your child's agenda for any updated due dates.
On this page, you will find important dates (quizzes, tests, project due dates), reminders, and announcements.
**Keep in mind that dates may change; please check your child's agenda for any updated due dates.
6th Grade Testing Schedule:
Science Exam = Tuesday, May 26
Social Studies Exam = Wednesday, May 27
Reading EOG = Friday, May 29
Math EOG = Monday, June 1
Science Exam = Tuesday, May 26
Social Studies Exam = Wednesday, May 27
Reading EOG = Friday, May 29
Math EOG = Monday, June 1
April 2015 Tentative Outline (containing important due dates, etc.)
april_2015_tentative_outline.docx | |
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Author's Purpose, Bias, & Text Structure Test: Wednesday, April 1- Thursday, April 2; corrections due Tuesday, April 7
3rd, 5th, & 6th pd- Making Choices: Ramp It Up! Activity due Tuesday, April 14 (assigned Monday, April 6)
Quarter 3 Benchmark: Thursday, April 9
Stem Lists 15-18 Quiz - Friday, April 10
3rd, 5th, 6th pd: 20-stem Crossword puzzle (with an answer key) due Wednesday, April 22
Stem Lists 1-20 Quiz: Friday, April 24
Conclusions & Inferences Test: Wednesday, April 29 & Thursday, April 30; corrections due Monday, May 4
- WHAT TO STUDY:
- steps to identifying bias
- different types of text structures (5) and their definitions
3rd, 5th, & 6th pd- Making Choices: Ramp It Up! Activity due Tuesday, April 14 (assigned Monday, April 6)
Quarter 3 Benchmark: Thursday, April 9
Stem Lists 15-18 Quiz - Friday, April 10
3rd, 5th, 6th pd: 20-stem Crossword puzzle (with an answer key) due Wednesday, April 22
Stem Lists 1-20 Quiz: Friday, April 24
Conclusions & Inferences Test: Wednesday, April 29 & Thursday, April 30; corrections due Monday, May 4
*End of Quarter 3 = Friday, March 20
Essential Survival Traits (3rd, 5th, 6th pd): due Monday, March 9
*Career Day = Friday, March 6
*Stem Lists 13 & 14 Quiz = Friday, March 6 (5th, 6th, & 7th pd. will take this quiz on Monday, March 9)
*Early Release = Friday, Feb. 13
*Stem Lists 11 & 12 Quiz = Friday, Feb. 6
*Text Structure Booklet due Friday, Jan. 30
*Cumulative Stem Quiz (Lists 1-10): Friday, Jan. 23
Teacher Workday = Tuesday, Jan. 20
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day = Monday, Jan. 19 (NO SCHOOL)
End of Quarter 2 = Friday, Jan. 16
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Quarter 2 Test (review Power Point attached above) = Wednesday, Jan. 7
What to study: figurative language (flip chart notes), effect of using figurative language in a speech, mood & tone, denotation & connotation
Ms. Yarborough wishes everyone a very Merry Christmas and happy holidays! Enjoy the break!
Stem Quiz 3 (Stem Lists 7 & 8) = Friday, Dec. 5
What to study: figurative language (flip chart notes), effect of using figurative language in a speech, mood & tone, denotation & connotation
Ms. Yarborough wishes everyone a very Merry Christmas and happy holidays! Enjoy the break!
Stem Quiz 3 (Stem Lists 7 & 8) = Friday, Dec. 5
Ms. Yarborough wishes you and your families a very HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Wed., Nov. 25-Fri., Nov. 28- NO SCHOOL (Thanksgiving break)
Veterans Day = Tuesday, Nov. 11 (no school)
THANK YOU to all who serve/have served our country!!
Stem Quiz (lists 4-6): Friday, Nov. 14
Quarter #1 Benchmark = Monday, Nov. 3 & Tuesday, Nov. 4
Teacher Workday (no school) = Wednesday, Oct. 29
End of Quarter 1 (1st 9 weeks) = Tuesday, Oct. 28
Elements of Fiction Test:
3rd, 5th, 6th pd: Friday, Oct. 24 & Monday, Oct. 27
1st & 7th pd: Thursday, Oct. 23 & Friday, Oct. 24
Terms to study: (these should be on your Elements of Fiction Word Web)
End of Quarter 1 (1st 9 weeks) = Tuesday, Oct. 28
Elements of Fiction Test:
3rd, 5th, 6th pd: Friday, Oct. 24 & Monday, Oct. 27
1st & 7th pd: Thursday, Oct. 23 & Friday, Oct. 24
Terms to study: (these should be on your Elements of Fiction Word Web)
- Plot- Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
- Setting
- Conflict- Internal (character vs. self) & External (character vs. character, character vs. society, character vs. nature)
- Theme
- Character (protagonist, antagonist)
Class donations needed: glue sticks
Week 1-3 Stem Quiz: Friday, Oct. 17 (1st pd. = Thursday, Oct. 16 due to Early Release Schedule)
What to study: stems & their definitions from weeks 1-3 stem lists
What to study: stems & their definitions from weeks 1-3 stem lists
1st & 7th pd: Exploring Elements of Fiction project due WEDNESDAY, OCT. 22
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3rd, 5th, 6th pd: Altered Book Project due WEDNESDAY, OCT. 22
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ALL CLASSES: PRONOUN QUIZ Friday, Sep. 26
What to study for the pronoun quiz:
-pronouns (definition & examples)
-antecedents (definition)
-identifying pronouns & their antecedents
-creating sentences with pronouns & antecedents
-subject pronouns (definition & examples)
-object pronouns (definition & examples)
-possessive pronouns (definition & examples)
-pronoun & antecedent agreement (identifying errors & correcting the errors)
What to study for the pronoun quiz:
-pronouns (definition & examples)
-antecedents (definition)
-identifying pronouns & their antecedents
-creating sentences with pronouns & antecedents
-subject pronouns (definition & examples)
-object pronouns (definition & examples)
-possessive pronouns (definition & examples)
-pronoun & antecedent agreement (identifying errors & correcting the errors)
ATTENTION: Grades will be entered into the gradebook AFTER Tuesday, Sep. 9
Welcome!
Hello learners! This website is designed to help you transition to middle school and make sure you have the best 6th grade year possible! On this website, you will find links to classwork and homework ("What are we doing in class?") as well as extra resources and information on how to contact me if you have questions about an assignment. There is also a page ("Contact Me") designed for you to submit any questions to me. If you would like extra practice on a topic we are studying in class, the "Extra Resources" page is the perfect page for you!
Gear up for a GREAT YEAR!
Gear up for a GREAT YEAR!