Happy Monday and Happy Grizzlies Give Back week! Please write independently while I take attendance.
Today you will have an opportunity to choose your topic for your argumentative presentation.
GGB Events Today:
$2 Hat Day, $1 Suckers, $2 BYO Starbucks
Pig-Kissing-Coin Collection
Online Auction
Chili’s Fundraiser Dinner. Take this FLYER Be sure to tell them you are from Rocky Top!
RFotD: People suffer from a physiological disorder called Boanthropy where they believe they are a cow. They try to live their life as a cow. Read more here. Thanks to Cassidy Payer and Ava DeBell for submitting today's random fact.
Homework: Read for 30 minutes.
Happy Thursday that feels like a Friday! Please write independently while I take attendance.
Today we will practice checking the validity of websites and use the RFotD to help us.
RFotD: A previously brilliant-blue Yellowstone hot spring is turning green as a result of tourists throwing coins into it. read all the details here.
Homework: Read for 30 minutes.
Happy Wednesday! Please write independently while I take attendance.
Today we begin to look at the validity of sources when researching and collecting information.
RFotD: You get a song stuck in your head because your brain interprets the song as an unfinished task, especially if you remember one part. Read more here.
Homework: Read for 30 minutes.
Happy Tuesday! Please write independently while I take attendance.
Today we will finish our work on J. Bruce Ismay and the Titanic disaster by completing a paragraph comparing accounts.
RFotD: Our fingers get wrinkly in water because wrinkled fingers would give us a stronger grip on slippery objects underwater. Here's the info: Wrinkles Help Fingers Get a Grip.
Homework: Read for 30 minutes.
Happy Monday! Today is your field trip! Please read independently while I take attendance.
Today we will be participating in Math at the Mall.
RFotD: The tingling sensation some people experience in their mouth after eating pineapple is not an allergic reaction, is because of the enzyme called bromelain. Read about it here.
Homework: Read for 30 minutes.
Happy Friday! You finally made it to the end of the week! Please write independently while I take attendance.
Today we will broaden our study of the Titanic disaster by examining the story of J. Bruce Ismay, "The Coward of the Titanic".
RFotD: The Pitohui is a rare bird whose feathers and skin produce a toxin only found elsewhere on poison dart frogs. Just being in the vicinity of the bird can cause numbness to paralysis, leading to death. See a picture of it, and read more here.
Homework: Read for 30 minutes.
Happy Thursday! The week is nearly over. You can make it! Please write independently while I take attendance. You may choose to write in response to the following prompt:
You and your best friend are at school early one morning when you notice that the name on the building isn't in English. The letters don't look familiar at all. You go into the building and notice there are no lights on. You hear a crash in the office and strange voices coming your way. Write a story about what happens next.
Today we will finally compare the article and memoir about Jack Thayer.
RFotD: There’s a billboard in Peru that creates drinkable water out of thin air. Read more here.
Homework: Read for 30 minutes.
Happy Wednesday! Only 5 more Wednesdays to go! Please write independently while I take attendance.
Today we will be finishing reading Thayer's memoir.
RFotD: Only 25 people are known to have hyperthymesia. They remember every detail of their life. Here's the story.
Homework: Read for 30 minutes.
Happy Tuesday! Only 4 more Tuesdays to go! Please write independently while I take attendance.
Today we will take another look at Jack Thayer's experience on the Titanic but through his memoir!
RFotD: Mt Erebus is the southernmost active volcano on Earth, is in Antarctica, and it spews crystals. Read more here.
Homework: Read for 30 minutes.
Happy Monday! Life returns to normal this week. Please write independently while I take attendance.
Today we begin work on our final unit of study: Inquiry Into Arguments: Integrating Media. We will be reading an article about the Sinking of the Titanic.
RFotD:RFotD: The expiration date on water bottles is for the bottle, not the water. Read about it here.
Homework: Read for 30 minutes.
Happy Final Day of CMAS! Do your best, and make yourself proud of your hard work.
Here's today's schedule:
Core (1st) 8:30-8:44
Math- Test 2 8:44-10:55
Lunch 10:59-11:29
Math- Test 3 11:33-1:33
Core (1st) 1:37-1:51
Electives 6 1:55-2:46
Electives 7 2:50-3:45
Happy CMAS day 2! Do your best, and make yourself proud of your hard work.
Here's today's schedule:
Core (1st) 8:30-8:44ELA- Test 3 8:44-10:55Lunch 10:59-11:29Math- Test 1 11:33-1:33Core (1st) 1:37-1:51Electives 6 1:55-2:46Electives 7 2:50-3:45
Happy CMAS day 1! Do your best, and make yourself proud of your hard work. Please read independently while I take attendance.
Here's today's schedule:
Core (1st) 8:30-8:35
ELA- Test 1 8:35-10:35
Lunch 10:39-11:09
Core (1st) 11:13-11:18
ELA- Test 2 11:18-1:18
Electives 7 1:22-2:15
Happy Tuesday! Today is the last "normal" day this week. Tomorrow begins CMAS! Please read independently from The Hunger Games while I take attendance. If you've already finished, you may read or write independently.
Today we will finish The Hunger Games and the Literary Analysis.
RFotD: Bubble wrap was originally intended to be used as wallpaper. Read the story here.
Homework: Get a good night's sleep and be ready for CMAS tomorrow!
Happy Monday! Only six more Mondays after today! Please either read or write independently while I take attendance.
Today we will be working on our Literary analysis and working to finish The Hunger Games.
RFotD: At the center of every raindrop is an impurity (dust, clay, soot etc). It is physically impossible for raindrops to form from pure water. Read more here.
Homework: Work on your Literary Analysis and The Hunger Games.
Happy Friday! Please read or write independently while I take attendance.
Today we will be finishing Star Wars and analyzing the Hero's Journey in it. We'll also be working on your Literary Analysis, as well as reading from The Hunger Games.
RFotD: Some say that apples are more effective at waking you up in the morning than coffee. Read more here.
Homework: Read for 30 minutes.
It's already Thursday! Please write or read independently while I take attendance.
Today we will be continuing our work on the Literary Analysis. Specifically, we'll finish researching and look at how to organize your analysis.
RFotD: All the blinking in one day equates to having your eyes closed for about an hour and a half! Read about it here.
Homework: Read for 30 minutes.
Happy Wednesday! Please write independently while I take attendance.
Today we will begin our work on a Literary Analysis.
RFotD: Tears caused by sadness, happiness, and onions look different under the microscope. Read why here.
Homework: Read for 30 minutes.
Welcome back! I hope you had an amazing Spring Break and ready for the final 35 days of 6th grade. Please write independently while I take attendance.
Today we will pick up where we left off with Star Wars. We will also begin a discussion about your Literary Analysis. As always, we'll have some time to read The Hunger Games as well.
RFotD: After reading this post you will not recognize that the the brain doesn’t recognize the second ‘the’. Read about why our brains typically overlook these things here.
Homework: Read for 30 minutes.
