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Sunday, September 17, 2017
Wednesday, September 13, 2017
September 14th, 2017
Hello 6th grade families of room 18! Another great week of school is in the books. We are laughing and learning a lot.
Below please find some reminders and important dates:
Sept. 22nd, 2017, 6:00 p.m., is our Fallon Future Fest at the Fallon Convention Center. Please come show your support by buying tickets to attend our fundraiser. We are working towards getting scholarships and activities for our students. It is going to be a great event for a great cause.
Sept. 30th, 2017, 1:00 p.m., fundraiser for the Trease family at the Regional Soccer fields behind the indoor pool. Tickets cost $5 per person to play in the parents vs. kids soccer game. The Trease children attended Oasis Academy before they moved from Nevada due to Mr. Trease's job. All money gathered from the fundraiser will go to the Trease family. Your support is very much appreciated.
HOMEWORK:
Please remember students are to read nightly for 20 minutes and complete the reading log portion for that night. By reading and summarizing on the weekend, your child will earn participation in Maverick Monday. This means that if you child reads and summarizes EVERY weekend for the month of September, then he or she will be allowed to go to Maverick on the first Monday of the following month to buy a treat. Students must bring their own money to spend. More info. to come later this month!
Reading Log Rubric
40 Book Challenge:
The 40 book challenge is well under way. I'm enjoying students' discussions about books and recommending books to each other to complete the challenge. If you want to participate from home, you are more than welcome to do so! If you would like to donate any children's books to our classroom library it would be very much appreciated. We are in need of informational books, chapter books of all genres, and even picture books. Stay tuned for updates on our progress.
Hello 6th grade families of room 18! Another great week of school is in the books. We are laughing and learning a lot.
Below please find some reminders and important dates:
Sept. 22nd, 2017, 6:00 p.m., is our Fallon Future Fest at the Fallon Convention Center. Please come show your support by buying tickets to attend our fundraiser. We are working towards getting scholarships and activities for our students. It is going to be a great event for a great cause.
Sept. 30th, 2017, 1:00 p.m., fundraiser for the Trease family at the Regional Soccer fields behind the indoor pool. Tickets cost $5 per person to play in the parents vs. kids soccer game. The Trease children attended Oasis Academy before they moved from Nevada due to Mr. Trease's job. All money gathered from the fundraiser will go to the Trease family. Your support is very much appreciated.
HOMEWORK:
Please remember students are to read nightly for 20 minutes and complete the reading log portion for that night. By reading and summarizing on the weekend, your child will earn participation in Maverick Monday. This means that if you child reads and summarizes EVERY weekend for the month of September, then he or she will be allowed to go to Maverick on the first Monday of the following month to buy a treat. Students must bring their own money to spend. More info. to come later this month!
Reading Log Rubric
Your reading log is due every Monday. Be sure you get a new one every Monday morning.
Summaries should contain 3-4 complete sentences with correct CUPS (capitalization, usage, punctuation and spelling)
Points will be assigned in the following manner:
5 points per day:
category
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description
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points possible
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Minutes and parent initials
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Write number of minutes and get initials to verify your reading
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2 pts
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Summary
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Write 3-4 complete sentences about what you read. Answer who, what, where, when, how to help you answer. Remember CUPS.
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3 pts
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40 Book Challenge:
The 40 book challenge is well under way. I'm enjoying students' discussions about books and recommending books to each other to complete the challenge. If you want to participate from home, you are more than welcome to do so! If you would like to donate any children's books to our classroom library it would be very much appreciated. We are in need of informational books, chapter books of all genres, and even picture books. Stay tuned for updates on our progress.
Thursday, April 13, 2017
Apr. 17th-20th
Projects: We've begun working on our museum exhibit project for World War II and we are so excited! Students are working together to create a written plan for their projects as well as assigning roles and responsibilities of each group member. This week, we will be working on expanding our knowledge of World War II, specifically battles and leaders, as well as continuing to work on the actual project. It will be a very busy week!
8th Writing: This week we will be focusing primarily on grammar in preparation for testing which is coming up soon. We will also be reviewing elements of various writing genres as well as the writing traits.
6th Writing: Students continue to work on their argumentative speeches on the Loch Ness monster. Review of argumentative writing has been beneficial this week, especially the vocabulary associated with this writing genre. This week, students will continue to work on finding text evidence to support their claims, as well as creating counter claims and rebuttals. Finally students will create their introductory paragraphs and conclusions.
Reading: We continue to work on comparing and contrasting listening/watching a text versus reading a text. Students will work on reading and then watching a video of the same text and identifying similarities and differences in both experiences.
REMINDERS
* Middle school student council continues to raise funds for the Fallon Youth Club. Please send in any monetary donations you can for the collection bin located in our classroom.
* An e-mail with testing dates was sent out, please review the dates for each grade level.
8th Writing: This week we will be focusing primarily on grammar in preparation for testing which is coming up soon. We will also be reviewing elements of various writing genres as well as the writing traits.
6th Writing: Students continue to work on their argumentative speeches on the Loch Ness monster. Review of argumentative writing has been beneficial this week, especially the vocabulary associated with this writing genre. This week, students will continue to work on finding text evidence to support their claims, as well as creating counter claims and rebuttals. Finally students will create their introductory paragraphs and conclusions.
Reading: We continue to work on comparing and contrasting listening/watching a text versus reading a text. Students will work on reading and then watching a video of the same text and identifying similarities and differences in both experiences.
REMINDERS
* Middle school student council continues to raise funds for the Fallon Youth Club. Please send in any monetary donations you can for the collection bin located in our classroom.
* An e-mail with testing dates was sent out, please review the dates for each grade level.
Sunday, April 9, 2017
Apr. 10th-13th
Projects: We continue our unit on World War II. This week we will continue to work on a timeline of Hitler's life. In addition, we will read and analyze excerpts of his book Mein Kampf . We will also learn about the Jewish and Chinese Holocaust. Finally, we will share the final project expectations and rubric for World War II. Students will be able to choose a topic that they'd like to present on for this unit. I can't wait to see how their final projects turn out!
8th Writing: Students continue to work on their essays for a writing contest sponsored by the Nevada Department of Education and the Department of Tourism. They can choose to write about a memorable travel experience within the state of Nevada or write about a location they'd like to travel to within the state.
6th Writing: Students are working on an argumentative piece about the Loch Ness monster. Currently, we are working on reading and annotating two passages about the Loch Ness monster. From these passages, students will have to find evidence to support their argument on whether or not they believe the Loch Ness monster exists, as well as include a counterclaim and rebuttal for their argument.
Reading: We continue to work on comparing and contrasting two texts with similar themes. Students are creating a chart to compare Touching Spirit Bear and "We Will Rock You". Students must write in complete sentences and cite specific evidence from texts to support their comparisons. Furthermore, we will work on comparing and contrasting reading a text to listening or viewing a performance of the same text. Students will have to explain similarities and differences between what they "see" and "hear" when reading a text to what they "perceive" when listening to the same text.
REMINDERS
* Middle school student council continues to raise money for the Fallon Youth Club. Please send in any donations you can. Each classroom has their own collection bin. The class with the most money collected will win Taco Bell and a movie.
8th Writing: Students continue to work on their essays for a writing contest sponsored by the Nevada Department of Education and the Department of Tourism. They can choose to write about a memorable travel experience within the state of Nevada or write about a location they'd like to travel to within the state.
6th Writing: Students are working on an argumentative piece about the Loch Ness monster. Currently, we are working on reading and annotating two passages about the Loch Ness monster. From these passages, students will have to find evidence to support their argument on whether or not they believe the Loch Ness monster exists, as well as include a counterclaim and rebuttal for their argument.
Reading: We continue to work on comparing and contrasting two texts with similar themes. Students are creating a chart to compare Touching Spirit Bear and "We Will Rock You". Students must write in complete sentences and cite specific evidence from texts to support their comparisons. Furthermore, we will work on comparing and contrasting reading a text to listening or viewing a performance of the same text. Students will have to explain similarities and differences between what they "see" and "hear" when reading a text to what they "perceive" when listening to the same text.
REMINDERS
* Middle school student council continues to raise money for the Fallon Youth Club. Please send in any donations you can. Each classroom has their own collection bin. The class with the most money collected will win Taco Bell and a movie.
Sunday, April 2, 2017
April 3rd-6th
Projects- We continue with our study about World War 2. This week we will be listening to a presentation about the concentration camps. We will also further our understanding of World War II by learning about the geographic locations of countries that were impacted during this era and finally we will explore the life and mindset of Adolf Hitler.
8th Writing: Students will finish their writing activity from last week. They will begin a writing task in which they write about a travel experience within the state of Nevada.
6th Writing: Students will finish their writing activity from last week. They will also begin an argumentative writing piece. They will have to use text evidence to write a speech in which they will explain whether they believe the Lochness Monster really exists or not.
Reading: Students will work on comparing and contrasting texts that have a similar theme/topic. We have chosen to compare and contrast the song "We Will Rock You", and one of our read alouds from earlier in the year Touching Spirit Bear.
REMINDERS:
Thank you to families who were able to attend conferences!
We will be going to Safeway Thursday afternoon (April 6th), please send $5-$10.
We are collecting funds to donate to The Fallon Youth Club. The two classes that donate the most money will receive Taco Bell and a movie! Please send in any monetary donation you can!
8th Writing: Students will finish their writing activity from last week. They will begin a writing task in which they write about a travel experience within the state of Nevada.
6th Writing: Students will finish their writing activity from last week. They will also begin an argumentative writing piece. They will have to use text evidence to write a speech in which they will explain whether they believe the Lochness Monster really exists or not.
Reading: Students will work on comparing and contrasting texts that have a similar theme/topic. We have chosen to compare and contrast the song "We Will Rock You", and one of our read alouds from earlier in the year Touching Spirit Bear.
REMINDERS:
Thank you to families who were able to attend conferences!
We will be going to Safeway Thursday afternoon (April 6th), please send $5-$10.
We are collecting funds to donate to The Fallon Youth Club. The two classes that donate the most money will receive Taco Bell and a movie! Please send in any monetary donation you can!
Monday, March 27, 2017
Mar. 27th-30th
Hello Bighorns! Welcome back from a well-deserved week off. :)
Projects: We are starting our new unit on World War II. This week we will learn about The Treaty of Versailles, alliances during WWII, as well as geographic locations and key leaders. Students will be gathering information from videos, websites, and texts.
8th & 6th Writing: This week we will take a break from Nevada Department of Education writing tasks and have students write about a prompt of choice. The prompts are reflective and will be written on an outline of a fingerprint. I hope to have them displayed before parent teacher conferences.
Reading: Students will continue to work on explaining how a character changes as the plot unfolds. Students will be citing text evidence to support their thinking. We will also be working on answering comprehension questions using text evidence.
Language Arts: We continue to work on connotation and denotation. Students are really focusing on building their vocabulary and looking up unfamiliar terms to help them determine if a word has a positive, negative, or neutral connotation.
REMINDERS:
* Parent teacher conferences are this Friday. I sent out an invitation via Sign Up Genius. If you did not receive an e-mail please let me know so we can schedule a conference.
Projects: We are starting our new unit on World War II. This week we will learn about The Treaty of Versailles, alliances during WWII, as well as geographic locations and key leaders. Students will be gathering information from videos, websites, and texts.
8th & 6th Writing: This week we will take a break from Nevada Department of Education writing tasks and have students write about a prompt of choice. The prompts are reflective and will be written on an outline of a fingerprint. I hope to have them displayed before parent teacher conferences.
Reading: Students will continue to work on explaining how a character changes as the plot unfolds. Students will be citing text evidence to support their thinking. We will also be working on answering comprehension questions using text evidence.
Language Arts: We continue to work on connotation and denotation. Students are really focusing on building their vocabulary and looking up unfamiliar terms to help them determine if a word has a positive, negative, or neutral connotation.
REMINDERS:
* Parent teacher conferences are this Friday. I sent out an invitation via Sign Up Genius. If you did not receive an e-mail please let me know so we can schedule a conference.
Sunday, March 12, 2017
Mar. 13th-16th
Projects: This week students will finish their website projects about The Great Depression. I continue to confer with each student making sure they are following the rubric and create a to-do list to help guide their progress. We will also take a vocabulary quiz on The Great Depression and review everything we've learned by discussing our driving question for this unit.
8th Writing: This week students will finish writing their argumentative editorial on funding for cloud seeding. Students will be working on this collaboratively with a partner and we will stop to discuss criteria as we work on each part of the editorial each day.
6th Writing: This week students will finish writing their modern day folktales using the same theme and narrative techniques as a mentor text. Students will be working on this collaboratively with a partner and we will stop to discuss criteria as we work on each part of the modern day folktale each day.
Reading: Students continue to expand on their knowledge of plot elements and character evolution. In addition, they will learn how plot events and the character's response helps the reader identify the overall theme of a text. Students will be creating a chart to help them identify these relationships within fictional text. We will also be looking at plot, character challenges/responses, and theme as we progress through our new read aloud titled Runt.
Language Arts: Students continue to work on connotation and denotation. Students will expand on the notes we took last week to understand and explain that words, although they have similar meanings, can have a positive, negative, or neutral connotation. We will be practicing this skill in IXL together as a class and independently.
REMINDERS:
* Please check that your child completes the reading log nightly.
* I e-mailed a sign up for spring conferences. Please e-mail me at bdeleon@oasisacademyfallon.us , if you have not received an e-mail.
* This is the last week before the end of the quarter and before spring break. All assignments will be due by Tuesday afternoon so I have time to grade them and enter grades before we go on break. Please remember that I give students the opportunity to turn in late work but they must turn it in before the quarter is over, otherwise grades are locked.
* Please let me know if you have any questions.
8th Writing: This week students will finish writing their argumentative editorial on funding for cloud seeding. Students will be working on this collaboratively with a partner and we will stop to discuss criteria as we work on each part of the editorial each day.
6th Writing: This week students will finish writing their modern day folktales using the same theme and narrative techniques as a mentor text. Students will be working on this collaboratively with a partner and we will stop to discuss criteria as we work on each part of the modern day folktale each day.
Reading: Students continue to expand on their knowledge of plot elements and character evolution. In addition, they will learn how plot events and the character's response helps the reader identify the overall theme of a text. Students will be creating a chart to help them identify these relationships within fictional text. We will also be looking at plot, character challenges/responses, and theme as we progress through our new read aloud titled Runt.
Language Arts: Students continue to work on connotation and denotation. Students will expand on the notes we took last week to understand and explain that words, although they have similar meanings, can have a positive, negative, or neutral connotation. We will be practicing this skill in IXL together as a class and independently.
REMINDERS:
* Please check that your child completes the reading log nightly.
* I e-mailed a sign up for spring conferences. Please e-mail me at bdeleon@oasisacademyfallon.us , if you have not received an e-mail.
* This is the last week before the end of the quarter and before spring break. All assignments will be due by Tuesday afternoon so I have time to grade them and enter grades before we go on break. Please remember that I give students the opportunity to turn in late work but they must turn it in before the quarter is over, otherwise grades are locked.
* Please let me know if you have any questions.
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