Week of 1/23- 1/27

Announcements and Reminders:

• Students participating in History Day need to return their permission slip and $10 fee to Mrs. Healy ASAP. 
• Students will be completing MAP testing this week. 6G will take thier MAP Math test on Tuesday and Wednesday at 2:40. 6S will take their test at 9:30 on Tuesday. If they are absent they will make up the test when they return.
• Friday, January 27 at 2:40, Mrs. Ingram from Anthony Middle School will come talk to the 6th graders about enrollment for next year. They will bring home class choices and an enrollment form. Please look for this. If you have any questions, feel free to bring them to conferences and your student’s homeroom teacher can answer them at that time. Students will bring the forms back to school and will sign up for the classes online during the school day in late February or early March.

Homework:

Math

Students will continue to learn about rational numbers and integers.
M: Finish Set Problems from lesson #6
T: Finish Set Problems from lesson #7
W: Set Problems from lesson #8 & 9
Th: None
F: 2.2

Language Arts:

Monday: Comma worksheet p. 9-10 (Introductory Elements); L17 Vocab “dem” Quiz; Introduce L18 Vocab “poli”; Begin “Sons of the Dragon King” in Storytown p. 292-296

Tuesday: Comma worksheet p. 11-12; L18 Vocab “poli” definitions; Continue “Sons of the Dragon King”

Wednesday: Comma worksheet p. 13-14; L18 Vocab “poli” sentence strips; Finish “Sons of the Dragon King”

Thursday: L18 Vocab “poli” make flashcards; Read “The Raven and the Star Fruit Tree” and complete Reading Guide

Friday: L18 Vocab “poli” Quiz; Read Little Book folktales and complete Reading Guide

Social Studies:    

Mon.    Text Book Pg.  66 – 67  Shang and Zhou
Tue.      Text Book pg.  68 – 69 Warring China
Wed.     More on China

Science:

Thur.  Landforms Sci. magazine story #1
Fri.     Current events Scholastic News #11

6H: 

Practice work List #18  Test on Thursday
Remember that Spelling Word City has all the words for each list for the year.
Daily Math: Practice sheets Week #18

6S:

Spelling list #18; test on Thursday; contract due Thursday
Two "Problem of the Week" questions due next Monday

6G:

Spelling list #18; test on Thursday; contract due Thursday