Today we continued our book study and had our first journal check as well. Grades are updated, so many sure you are taking a peak to see what you are missing. Only a couple more weeks to pull up your grade!
HW: Finish your chapter questions and activities in your journal (see below for your book) Have a great weekend! The Dead and the Gone, Chapter 4 Read to find out how Alex tries to be a responsible member of his family.
Read to find out how Miranda finishes her school year.
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Today we continued reading The Dead and the Gone and Life as we Knew it. Since Life as we Knew it is a big longer, if you have that book, you were assigned to read two chapters today. Make sure that you have completed the questions and activities for BOTH chapters.
Many of you have not completed done your USA Test Prep Assignments, I will be opening those assignments back up for you to complete between now and May 13th. Make sure it is all done since it counts as a total of 8 grades. HW: Finish your book's questions and activities (see below in case you have lost your sheet) Make sure you are keeping up with page numbers for your journal. The Dead and the Gone, Chapter 3 Read to find out how Alex and those around him try to maintain a sense of normalcy.
Life As We Knew It, Spring, Chapter 3 Read to find out how Miranda’s mother prepares for uncertain times in the future.
Life As We Knew It, Spring, Chapter 4 Read to find out how Miranda’s family tries to maintain a normal life in their situation.
Today we were able to meet with your book study groups and discuss differences and similarities between the two books so far. We were also able to read Chapter 2 of our assigned book as well.
HW: Finish Chapter 2 Activities and Questions (see below for your specific book if you do not have your sheet). Reminder: Please make sure you have turned in your progress report from last week and your registration forms. The Dead and the Gone, Chapter 2 Read to find out how Alex begins to adapt to the many changes in his life.
Life As We Knew It, Spring, Chapter 2 Read to find out the immediate effects of the moon event that Miranda wrote about in the last chapter.
Today we were able to start the first chapter of 'Life as we Knew it' and 'The Dead and The Gone.' Remember, once you finish a chapter you are to complete the question and assignment that goes along with the chapter. For Chapter 1, make sure you do this on page 3 of your journal! You may go on to other pages if need be. HW: Finish Chapter 1 Questions and Activities (see below for your book) The Dead and the Gone, Chapter 1 Read to discover information about the main characters and different conflicts that could develop.
Life As We Knew It, Spring, Chapter 1 Read to discover information about the main characters and different conflicts that could develop.
Today we finished our Final Exam and completed a quick 'Google Project' that allowed our reading groups to pick any spot in the world and research some climatic information about it. We also started our pre-reading activity as well.
HW: Finish the reading activities for your book (see below) Life as We knew it Pre-Reading I: Make a list of everything that you use in one day, directly or indirectly, that uses electricity. Next to each item or device, write down how you benefit from it or what you use it for. The Dead and the Gone Pre-Reading I: Make a list of everything that you use in one day, directly or indirectly, that uses electricity. Next to each item or device, write down how you benefit from it or what you use it for. Today we completed our 6th grade Earth Science Final! Some of you have not finished and will be able to finish this on Monday so don't worry! We also won the Box Top Competition AGAIN this semester so we were able to enjoy some doughnuts this morning from PTSA! HW: Finish ALL USA Test Prep Assignments
Finish Moon Calendar Turn in Spring Break packet corrections (if not already done so) Bring in a composition notebook or spiral notebook for Book Study Unit! Today was the LAST DAY for stamps, so hopefully you were able to get all 8 stamps. We had three weeks to work on this, so you had plenty of time to fit it all in.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: Because of all the stressed out peeps this morning, I have extended the deadline for the USA Test Prep assignments until Sunday at Midnight. Make sure they are all done! They are very time consuming, which is why they were assigned more than a week ago. Hopefully you have learned a valuable lesson about procrastination and will not wait until the last minute and feel overwhelmed :) HW: USA Test Prep Assignments FINAL Test is tomorrow (USA Test Prep assignments will help you study) Moon Calendar is due MONDAY! Spring Break Corrections are due TOMORROW! Today we continued to work on the 'World Tour of the Milestones' or we worked on our USA Test Prep assignments. MAKE SURE YOU ARE WORKING ON THE USA TEST PREP ASSIGNMENTS! These will close Thursday at midnight, so you will not be able to complete these after then.
Also, you may want to purchase a spiral notebook or composition notebook in order to keep up with your book study assignments. This will come in handy since you have an assignment each chapter and it make be hard to keep up with 20 assignments :) HW: Finish your stamps (I have FINALLY attached the activities so you can do them at home and take the quiz when you come into class the next day) Finish all 8 USA Test Prep Assignments Moon Calendar due MONDAY Spring Break Corrections due FRIDAY Get a spiral or composition notebook for book study assignments So we've had a CRAZY schedule these past few days, but you should have had Science either yesterday or today.
Few reminders: Moon Calendar is due 4/25 (MONDAY!!) Spring Break Packet Corrections due TOMORROW Final 6th grade standard test is Friday USA Test Preps are due THURSDAY All 8 stamps should be done by the end of class Thursday We will start our book unit on Monday. If you would like to purchase your own book, you can but assigned books won't be posted until tomorrow. HW: Everything listed above :) Looking forward to getting on a regular schedule tomorrow and the rest of the week. Milestone Day 4 SCIENCE Monday!!! Remember to study all your unit notes this weekend! You guys are going to do great just take your time and read each question carefully :) Today we continued collecting stamps. Most of us are finished and are able to continue working on our USA Test Prep assignments so that way all 8 assignments will be completed by next Thursday. Keep up the good work! HW: USA Test Prep Assignments (all due NEXT Thursday) MOON CALENDAR (Due 4/25) Progress Reports were also sent home today so please make sure they are sent back Monday and are signed. Remember to go to http://www.die.net/moon/ to look at the moon each night if you are unable to look at it one night. Milestone Day 3 Tomorrow! MATH!!
Today we continued collecting stamps. Most of us are finished and are able to continue working on our USA Test Prep assignments so that way all 8 assignments will be completed by next Thursday. Keep up the good work! HW: USA Test Prep Assignments (all due NEXT Thursday) MOON CALENDAR (Due 4/25) Milestone Day 2 Tomorrow! (ELA Part 3) Remember to get a good night's rest Bring 2 #2 pencils Bring a book and/or a snack for the time AFTER the tests have been collected Today we only went to 1st, 3rd and 5th period so you may or may not have seen me. We continued our 'World Tour of the Milestone' and will hopefully be done by the end of the week. HW: USA Test Prep Assignments (all are due Thursday 4/21/16 MOON CALENDAR due 4/25/16, make sure you are keeping up with this MILESTONE DAY #1 TOMORROW
Remember: Bring 2 #2 PENCILS (not mechanical) Eat a good breakfast Arrive to school ON TIME. Testing starts at 9:15 You will only see your 1st, 3rd and 5th periods tomorrow Remember to leave your cell phone at home or in your locker and TURNED OFF! Schedule during testing: Wednesday 4/13: 1st, 3rd, 5th Thursday 4/14: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th Friday 4/15: 2nd, 4th, 6th Monday 4/18: 5th, 3rd, 1st Tuesday 4/19: 6th, 4th, 2nd Some of you have asked about the milestone study guides from the Georgia Department of Education, and you can find them here: •http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Pages/EOG-Study-Resource-Guides.aspx HW: USA Test Prep Unit 2 (see below for login information). STUDY!!! Make sure you get a good night's rest for the ELA Section 1 and 2 tomorrow MOON CALENDAR (Due 4/25) Today we continued our 'World Tour of the Milestone' and collected our Spring Break Packets. Hopefully you are well on your way to getting 5 stamps this week. We only have one more full day then we will have 30 minute class periods Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday! If you are done with your World Tour, you were instructed to start on this week's homework assignment which is located on www.usatestprep.com . Make sure you are completing at least ONE assignment each night so that way you can be prepared for the Science Milestone next Monday! HW: USA Test Prep Unit 1 Assignment (all assignments will be checked next THURSDAY 4/21/16) MOON CALENDAR! (Due 4/25/16) USA Test Prep Info: www.usatestprep.com eastcobb74 Username: Student ID # Password: Student ID #
Wooooo!!!! Spring Break is finally here! Today we continued our review of this years units. Hopefully you got at least 3 stamps done so that way you can ensure you receive a 100% for your weekly quiz grade. We also received our milestone spring break review :) This is individualized per student so don't try and copy off of your friend because they may have more homework than you. This assignment was based off of your test scores from your unit tests this year and also a short review quiz. If you missed a question, you received questions in your packet that go along with that concept. If you misplace your packet, hopefully you remember the units that you needed to work on. I have attached them below. If you would like extra practice on the other units that you did not have to complete, you can always print out your own copy to practice! HW: SPRING BREAK PACKET REVIEW 3rd period: you received your Science Booklet that you need to complete! DON'T FORGET ABOUT YOUR MOON CALENDAR!
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