Day 169

We finally made it!  Today is the last day of school!  I will see you all in August!
Today's Schedule:
8:45-9:30 Breakfast
9:30-10:25 Hang out outside
10:25-10:55 Lunch
10:59-11:45 4th Period
11:45-11:55 Core Awards (mixed Pod)
11:55-12:30 Back to 4th Period
12:30-Academic Awards

RFotD: In 2013, a second grader was suspended for biting a Pop-Tart into the shape of a mountain, which school officials mistook for a gun. read more here.

Homework: Enjoy your summer, and visit Mr. Dees when you get back in August.

Day 168

Welcome to the FINAL Monday of 6th grade!  This is the last time we will be together as a class!

Today we will be playing Quiddler to wrap things up for the year.
The schedule is as follows:

6th Grade
8:30 - 10:55	Field Day (2nd Period)
10:59 - 11:29	Lunch
11:33-11:59 (26 minutes)   1st Period 12:03-12:30 (27 minutes)  2nd Period 12:30-1:00  EVACUATION DRILL 1:00-1:25 (25 minutes)       4th Period 1:27-1:51  (25 minutes)        5th Period Two minute passing period between 4th and 5th because, no lockers
6th 1:55 – 2:46	Elective
7th 2:50 - 3:45	Elective

RFotD:  Reed Hastings was inspired to start Netflix after racking up a $40 late fee on a VHS copy of Apollo 13.

Homework: None

Day 167

Happy Final Friday!  It is your last Friday for 13 weeks! Please read independently while I take attendance.

Today we will wrap up the movie version of Flipped.

RFotD: In Arkansas, it is ILLEGAL to mispronounce Arkansas!  read about other strange laws here.

Homework: Write a 10-page essay describing why Mr. Dees is the best teacher you have ever had and will ever have. 

Just kidding, there is no homework 😉.

Day 166

We are almost there!  This is your last Thursday of sixth grade!  Please read independently while I take attendance.

Today will watch the first part of Flipped.

RFotD: There is a school in Tracy, California named Millennium High School. Their mascot is the Falcon. They are the Millennium Falcons. Here is their website.

Homework: None.

Day 165

Welcome to Wednesday! As you are probably aware, this is the last day of regular class activities!  Please read independently while I take attendance.

Today we will have our final discussion of Flipped. 

RFotD: The YKK on your zipper stands for “Yoshida Kogyo Kabushikigaisha.” Read about it here.

Homework: None.

Day 164

Happy Tuesday!  This is your FINAL Tuesday in 6th grade! Please read independently while I take attendance.

Today we will be watching our final movie clip and finishing Flipped.

RFotD: Magpies are considered one of the most intelligent animals in the world, and the only non-mammal species able to recognize itself in a mirror test.  Read about the mirror test here.

Homework: Read for 30 minutes.

Day 163

Happy Monday 35 out of 36!  Only one more to go! Please read independently while I take attendance.

Today we will spend the period presenting the information from your inquiry projects.

RFotD: The boomslang snake’s venom causes you to bleed from all holes of your body. Read the gruesome details here.

Homework: Read for 30 minutes.

Day 162

Happy Friday! There is only one more Friday left!  Please read independently while I take attendance.

Today, we will be finalizing and practicing your presentations for Monday.

RFotD: The inventor of the pringles can was cremated, and buried in one. Here's the full story.

Homework: Practice your presentation.

Day161

We made it to Thursday!  Tomorrow is Friday and then only seven more days of school!  Please read independently while I take attendance.

Today we will be working on our presentations and reading from Flipped.

RFotD: Green eyes are the least common eye color.  Read about them here.

Homework: Finish your slides and read for 30  minutes.

Day 160

Happy Wednesday!  Two weeks from today is the last day of school!  Please read independently while I take attendance.

Today we will be having our discussion of the latest Flipped chapters.

RFotD: Rats can't vomit or burp.  Read more here.

Homework: Catch up on your Flipped reading and finish your slides.

Day 159

Hopefully, this won't happen today ;)  Please read independently while I take attendance.

Today we will finish MAP and work on your slides for your presentation.

RFotD: Put A Pillow On Your Fridge Day is celebrated on the 29th of May each year.  Read all about it here and make plans for this year's celebration!

Homework: Work on your slides and read for 30 minutes.

Day 158

Don't be this guy!  Yes, we have MAP testing today. No, you shouldn't blow it off.  Finish strong!  Please read independently while I take attendance.

RFotD: Flowers grow faster if they are exposed to music.  Read all about it here.

Homework:  Read for 30 minutes.

Day 157

Happy Friday!  Today is the finale of Grizzlies Give Back: The Dodgeball finals! Please read independently while I take attendance.

Today you will have the entire period to work on your slides and read for your Flipped assignment.

Not so RFotD: Cinco de Mayo (the 5th of May) is NOT a celebration of Mexican independence, as many think (that's actually September 16). It commemorates the Mexican victory over the French in the battle of Puebla.  Read the story here.

Homework:  Read for 30 minutes.

Day 156

May the 4th be with you! 500 XP to the first person who can correctly explain the meme to me.  Please read independently while I take attendance.

Today we will make a quick trip to the library for the last time this school year, and watch a clip from Flipped. 

Not so RFotD: In the original Star Wars movie (Episode IV), Luke Skywalker was almost a girl! Read this fact and others about Star Wars here.

Homework: Read for 30 minutes.

Day 155

Happy Wednesday!  I hope that you all brought in some money for Grizzlies Give Back.   Imagine the fun of seeing me in a dress! Please finish your Flipped reading assignment.  If you have already completed it, please read independently.

Today we will be discussing the chapters in Flipped and working on your bibliographies for your presentations.

RFotD: There is an island in the Bahamas that is inhabited by swimming pigs. Sadly, many of them have died.  Read more here.

Homework: Read for 30 minutes.

Day 154

It's Tuesday number 34, only 3 more to go! Please respond to the following quote from Flipped:

"Garrett gives me a real chumpy grin and says, 'A retard? Well, that explains a lot doesn't it?' 
I couldn't believe my ears. 'What?'
'You know,' he says, still grinning, 'about Juli.'
My heart started pounding and my hands clenched up. And for the first time since I'd learned to dive away from trouble, I wanted to deck somebody."

What would you do if a friend said that about someone you know?  Explain why.

RFotD: America's first female mayor was elected in 1887. A group of men nominated her as a joke, but she won over 60% of the joke. Read all about it here.

Homework: Read for 30 minutes.

Day 153

Happy Monday! There are only 17 school days left!  Let's make them good ones.  Please read independently while I take attendance.
 Today you will learn a technique for creating an attractive presentation to compliment your research findings in Google Slides.
RFotD: The actress Edith Webster was portraying the death of her character when she had a heart attack and died."There was tremendous applause. Night after night, she died and she died, and last night she died and she really did." Read more about it here.

Homework: Read for 30 minutes.