6th Grade English & Social Science
Week of March 17-20, 2020
Tuesday - Thursday
No HW due to Outdoor School
Week of March 9-13, 2020
Monday - Thursday
No HW due to Outdoor School
Week of March 2-6, 2020
Monday
Egypt Study Guide – Due Thursday
ALL missing work is due FRIDAY – No exceptions!
English comp books & Reading logs are due TOMORROW!
Tuesday
SS spiral is due Thursday
Wednesday
Egypt Study Guide – Due TOMORROW!
Thursday
Study for Egypt Test!!!
ALL missing work is due TOMORROW – No exceptions!
Week of February 24-28, 2020
Monday
Finish Secret Garden Hook & Pharaoh research – full page
Tuesday
Finish Secret Garden Summary Statement & thesis
Wednesday
Egypt Vocab Terms in SS spiral – AC pages 157-170
Thursday
Work on Secret Garden essay introductory paragraph and first body paragraph, if you are behind.
Week of February 18-21, 2020
Tuesday
Finish AC questions 1-7 (not #5) on page 164 in SS spiral.
Wednesday
Finish your mummy paragraph, if not done in class
Thursday
Finish Mary/Colin Triple Entry Journal in Reader’s Notebook, if not finished in class
Week of February 10-13, 2020
Monday
Finish Secret Garden Symbolism in Reader's Notebook
Tuesday
Study for Secret Garden vocab quiz
Wednesday
Study vocab - Quiz TOMORROW!
Week of February 3-7, 2020
Monday
Study! Ancient Israel Test is TOMORROW!!
PowerPoint review is in Google Classroom
Tuesday
None
Wednesday
None
Thursday
None
Week of January 27-31, 2020
Monday
Start Ancient Israel Study Guide – Do Quiz 3-1 Test is FRIDAY!
Tuesday
Ancient Israel Study Guide – Do Quiz 3-2
Wednesday
Ancient Israel Study Guide – Do Quiz 3-3
Thursday
Start studying for Ancient Israel test. Test is on TUESDAY!
Week of January 20-24, 2020
Tuesday
Read for 20 minutes
Wednesday
Finish Israelite Leaders rough draft outline, if not done in class
Thursday
Finish Israelite Leaders Paragraph in Google Classroom, if not done in class
Week of January 13-17, 2020
Monday
Finish Self-Evaluation & SMART Goals – Due tomorrow
Tuesday
Read for 20 minutes
Wednesday
Read for 20 minutes
Thursday
Enjoy your long weekend! :)
Week of January 6-10, 2020
Monday
None
Tuesday
Make a Transitions Study Guide - Quiz on Friday! Spelling, capitalization, and punctuation count.
All-Purpose Transitions:
First,
Furthermore,
Also,
Additionally,
In addition,
Moreover,
Lastly,
Finally,
Before examples:
For example,
For instance,
Conclusion Transitions:
In conclusion,
Clearly,
Wednesday
Memorize the 12 transitions - Quiz on Friday
Thursday
Study - Transitions quiz is tomorrow!
Week of December 16-20, 2019
Monday
Study!! Mesopotamia Unit Test is TOMORROW!
Tuesday
None
Wednesday
None
Thursday
Remember to wear your pajamas to school tomorrow!
Week of December 9-13, 2019
Monday
Complete invention letter, if not finished in class. This will be due tomorrow.
Mesopotamia test is next Tuesday
Mesopotamia Song: Click Here
Tuesday
Finish Reader’s Response #3 and finish FINAL draft of Invention letter on tan paper provided to you in class. You may also type your document and share your document with me.
Wednesday
Work on Mesopotamia Study Guide -
3 Options:
1. Rewrite the study guide questions & vocabulary terms stated as answers on a separate sheet of paper OR
2. Make flashcards OR
3. Make a Quizlet
AND Answer the bottom questions in paragraph format. Use complete sentences and restate questions in answers.
Thursday
Finish Mesopotamia Study Guide - Due tomorrow!
Week of December 2-6, 2019
Monday
Read AC pgs. 143-147 Write terms & definitions in SS spiral:
Find a poem for Candy Cane Poetry Project-
Write it neatly or type.
Make sure the poem includes figurative language (See English Comp notes)
Tuesday
Find a poem for Candy Cane Poetry Project-
Write it neatly or type.
Make sure the poem includes figurative language (See English Comp notes)
Memorize HELPING VERBS - Quiz on Friday!
Song Link: HELPING VERBS
Wednesday
Study for Helping Verbs Quiz!!
Thursday
Study for Helping Verbs Quiz!!
Week of November 18-22, 2019
Monday
Read for 20 minutes
Tuesday
Finish, if not done in class: Read AC pages 138-139. Write the following Terms & definitions in your SS spiral:
Wednesday
Find a simile & metaphor in two different songs. Complete chart in Reader’s Notebook
Thursday
Wear Orange TOMORROW!!
Read for 20 minutes
Week of November 12-15, 2019
Tuesday
Literary Terms Flashcards or Quizlet due TOMORROW! Zero points, if turned in late!!
Study for your Literary Terms Test on Thursday!
Class Presentations are posted in Google Classroom - use them to study along with your flashcards.
Wednesday
Study for your Literary Terms Test
Week of November 4-8, 2019
Monday
Finish Memory in a Bottle in Google Classroom, if not done in class.
ALL missing work is due FRIDAY!!!! - No credit after Friday.
Tuesday
Read Ac pages 133-137. Write the following terms and explanations in your SS spiral. Pull your definitions from your reading, NOT the glossary. Provide good details.
1. Civilization
2. Mesopotamia
3. Sumer
4. City-State
5. Artisans
6. Cuneiform
7. Scribes
8. Epic of Gilgamesh
Wednesday
Complete missing work
Read for 20 mins
Thursday
Make Flashcards 0r a Quizlet for Literary Terms –
Test is next Thursday!!
*Wear Red, White & Blue Tomorrow & bring quarters to donate
All Literary Terms & definitions can be found in your English Composition Book:
Sensory Language
Personification
Setting
Conflict
Dialogue
Plot
Climax
Characters
Characterization- STEAL
Theme
Imagery
Simile
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Symbolism - What is a symbol?
Week of October 28-31, 2019
Red Ribbon Week
Monday
Finish map. If not done in class
WEAR RED TOMORROW for COTY!!!
And bring quarters to donate
Tuesday
Read for 20 mins
Wednesday
No School due to fires
Thursday
None! Have fun & be safe!
Week of October 21-25, 2019
Monday
Study! Early Humans Test is Wednesday!
Tuesday
Study! Test is TOMORROW!
Wednesday
Read for 20 minutes
Thursday
None - Wear your Halloween costume or orange & black tomorrow
Week of October 14-18, 2019
Monday
Finish your extended conclusion for Dar, if not done in class. Due tomorrow.
Finish your Primary Source – It is due THURSDAY!!
Primary Source project - Due on or before this Thursday, October 17th!!
Tuesday
Work on Primary Source project - Due This Thursday!!
Wednesday
Primary Source is due TOMORROW!
Thursday
Finish Early Humans Study Guide - Due Monday.
The unit test is on Tuesday.
Week of October 7-11, 2019
Monday
Work on Primary Source project - Due on or before October 17th!!
Dar and the Spear-Thrower Test is Friday!
Tuesday
Wednesday
No School
Thursday
Study for Dar Test!
Work on Primary Source Project
Week of October 1-4, 2019
Tuesday
Finish Cueva de las Manos-
Read & annotate article
Wednesday
Thursday
Work on Primary Source Project
Week of September 23-27, 2019
Monday
Finish Dar questions 1-10 in your Reader’s Notebook. Check out a Dar book with me before you leave today.
Dar and the Spear-Thrower Questions
CHAPTER 1: The Morning Fire
CHAPTER 2: Spirit Cat
3. What does Mora, Dar’s grandmother, contribute to the clan?
4. Why does Kenok think he failed the "test of the spirit creature?"
CHAPTER 3: The Rocky Ledge
5. Infer why Dar’s grandmother requested him to climb up the cliff for the plant when she knew he was afraid of heights.
6. What will determine the length of time that Dar and his people will stay in their campsite?
CHAPTER 4: Healing Plants
7. What role does Jenu, the clan’s shaman, play in Kenok’s injury?
CHAPTER 5: Checking Snares
8. What are some of the things, other than food, that animals supply to the clan?
CHAPTER 6: The Stranger
9. Dar knows the stranger outmatches him. What does he do to avoid a potential confrontation?
10. Do you think conflicts often come about through misunderstandings? Why?
SS - Start Primary Source Project Research
Tuesday
To, too, Two and There, they’re, their quiz tomorrow!
SS - Start Primary Source Project Research
Wednesday
Primary Source Project Research
Finish Dar Triple Entry Journal in Reader's Notebook, if not done in class
Thursday
Primary Source Project Research – Complete graphic organizer given to you in class today. Due tomorrow.
ALL missing assignments are due tomorrow. If not turned in by the end of the school day, missing assignments will be marked as a zero.
Week of September 16-20, 2019
Monday
In your Reader's Notebook:
Reader's Response #1 -
"The genre of my current book, _____________________________ by ____________________________, is _________________________. There are several reasons why my book is __________________________.
Complete this paragraph with at least 4 sentences that provide evidence from your book that proves your book is the genre that you stated. Proved as many details as possible. Remember to use the notes from your Reader's Notebook, if needed.
Tuesday
Finish Personal Timeline - Create a timeline including:
Your birth
2 events before your birth
4 events after your birth
Timeline must include dates and drawn pictures. If you do not know exact dates, the year is fine.
Color your pictures/symbols nicely. Sharpie your timeline.
Wednesday
Read for 20 minutes
Thursday
Finish your personal invention, if not done in class.
Week of September 9-13, 2019
Monday
Read for 20 minutes
Work on Study Guide
Cultural Universals test on Thursday!
Tuesday
Finish Study Guide - Cultural Universals test on Thursday!
Wednesday
Finish annotating & completing the chart for the story, Seth and the Lion People
Study - Cultural Universals test is TOMORROW!
Thursday
Read for 20 minutes
Parents - Back to School Night
Week of September 3-6, 2019
Tuesday
English - Success Quote Assignment
Find a quote that YOU feel defines (describes) how to achieve success.
Remember to write the name of the person who said the quote you have written down. Put the words quoted in quotation marks.
SS – Clue #7 (Last Clue)
Find the answer to the following clue: This ancient civilization had 4 story high apartment buildings called insulae.
Wednesday
Read your independent reading book for 20 minutes.
Thursday
Finish coloring your Quote Assignment, if not done in class - Due tomorrow.
Read your independent reading book for 20 minutes.
Week of August 26-30, 2019
Monday
English: Finish Assignment Notebook WS #2, if not done in class.
SS - Find the answer to the following clue: Buddhism began in this civilization.
Tuesday
Finish AN WS #3, if not done in class.
Social Science – Clue #4
Find the answer to the following clue: An insect that eats poop is believed to be sacred (holy) in this ancient civilization. Write the answer in your Passport under the clue.
Wednesday
Finish AN WS #4 if not done in class.
Social Science – Clue #5
Find the answer to the following clue: This civilization became a nation in 1948.Write the answer in your Passport under the clue.
Thursday
Social Science – Clue #6
Find the answer to the following clue: This ancient civilization started a 26 mile running race that is still a competition today. Write the answer in your Passport under the clue.
Week of August 21-23, 2019
Wednesday
English - Complete, sign, and return ALL forms by Friday:
1. Student letter: Complete the front side and then give to a parent who will fill out parent survey after reading your letter. Parent survey is on the backside of student letter - this is "parent homework" (goldenrod)
2. Welcome Letter (pink) - bottom portion
3. Chromebook Contract & Expectations (yellow - white sheet goes in student's binder)
**Period 1 (homeroom) only- Please read yellow sheet. If you can make a $30 donation for 6th grade activities , please send a check with student name in memo section.
Social Science - Find the answer to the following clue: This ancient civilization was located in the region where modern day Iraq is today. Write the answer in your Passport to Ancient Civilizations under the clue in pencil. Don't share the answer with your friends. You may use the internet to find your answer.
Thursday
English - Same as above.
Social Science - Find the answer to the following clue: This ancient civilization invented pasta.
Tuesday - Thursday
No HW due to Outdoor School
Week of March 9-13, 2020
Monday - Thursday
No HW due to Outdoor School
Week of March 2-6, 2020
Monday
Egypt Study Guide – Due Thursday
ALL missing work is due FRIDAY – No exceptions!
English comp books & Reading logs are due TOMORROW!
Tuesday
SS spiral is due Thursday
Wednesday
Egypt Study Guide – Due TOMORROW!
Thursday
Study for Egypt Test!!!
ALL missing work is due TOMORROW – No exceptions!
Week of February 24-28, 2020
Monday
Finish Secret Garden Hook & Pharaoh research – full page
Tuesday
Finish Secret Garden Summary Statement & thesis
Wednesday
Egypt Vocab Terms in SS spiral – AC pages 157-170
Thursday
Work on Secret Garden essay introductory paragraph and first body paragraph, if you are behind.
Week of February 18-21, 2020
Tuesday
Finish AC questions 1-7 (not #5) on page 164 in SS spiral.
Wednesday
Finish your mummy paragraph, if not done in class
Thursday
Finish Mary/Colin Triple Entry Journal in Reader’s Notebook, if not finished in class
Week of February 10-13, 2020
Monday
Finish Secret Garden Symbolism in Reader's Notebook
- Finish Google slides presentation, flashcards, or a Quizlet for Secret Garden vocabulary words.
- Write your synonym, but my definitions
- Quiz on Thursday!
- Oblivious – (adj.) not noticing something that is happening around you.
- Emerge – (v.) to appear or come out of somewhere.
- Repulsive – (adj.) unpleasant in a way that almost makes you sick.
- Astound (v.) to make someone feel very surprised, shocked, or feel admiration.
- Arrogance (v.) the quality of thinking that you are more important than other people so that you behave impolitely.
- Dismayed – adj.) to be worried, disappointed, and upset.
- Imperious – (adj.) giving orders and expecting to be obeyed.
- Superficial – (adj.) only being concerned with what is on the surface (a person’s looks or possessions, etc.)
- Visualize – (v.) – to see something in your mind.
Tuesday
Study for Secret Garden vocab quiz
Wednesday
Study vocab - Quiz TOMORROW!
Week of February 3-7, 2020
Monday
Study! Ancient Israel Test is TOMORROW!!
PowerPoint review is in Google Classroom
Tuesday
None
Wednesday
None
Thursday
None
Week of January 27-31, 2020
Monday
Start Ancient Israel Study Guide – Do Quiz 3-1 Test is FRIDAY!
Tuesday
Ancient Israel Study Guide – Do Quiz 3-2
Wednesday
Ancient Israel Study Guide – Do Quiz 3-3
Thursday
Start studying for Ancient Israel test. Test is on TUESDAY!
Week of January 20-24, 2020
Tuesday
Read for 20 minutes
Wednesday
Finish Israelite Leaders rough draft outline, if not done in class
Thursday
Finish Israelite Leaders Paragraph in Google Classroom, if not done in class
Week of January 13-17, 2020
Monday
Finish Self-Evaluation & SMART Goals – Due tomorrow
Tuesday
Read for 20 minutes
Wednesday
Read for 20 minutes
Thursday
Enjoy your long weekend! :)
Week of January 6-10, 2020
Monday
None
Tuesday
Make a Transitions Study Guide - Quiz on Friday! Spelling, capitalization, and punctuation count.
All-Purpose Transitions:
First,
Furthermore,
Also,
Additionally,
In addition,
Moreover,
Lastly,
Finally,
Before examples:
For example,
For instance,
Conclusion Transitions:
In conclusion,
Clearly,
Wednesday
Memorize the 12 transitions - Quiz on Friday
Thursday
Study - Transitions quiz is tomorrow!
Week of December 16-20, 2019
Monday
Study!! Mesopotamia Unit Test is TOMORROW!
Tuesday
None
Wednesday
None
Thursday
Remember to wear your pajamas to school tomorrow!
Week of December 9-13, 2019
Monday
Complete invention letter, if not finished in class. This will be due tomorrow.
- Imagine you are living in a city-state in ancient Sumer. Write a letter to a friend describing which Mesopotamian idea or invention you believe will be the most important to humanity.
- You are writing as if you were living in that time period. Write a full page using good details to describe what life is like in your city-state, describe the invention, and how it will make life better. What are all the potential benefits of the invention you are writing about? Remember to sign your letter.
Mesopotamia test is next Tuesday
Mesopotamia Song: Click Here
Tuesday
Finish Reader’s Response #3 and finish FINAL draft of Invention letter on tan paper provided to you in class. You may also type your document and share your document with me.
Wednesday
Work on Mesopotamia Study Guide -
3 Options:
1. Rewrite the study guide questions & vocabulary terms stated as answers on a separate sheet of paper OR
2. Make flashcards OR
3. Make a Quizlet
AND Answer the bottom questions in paragraph format. Use complete sentences and restate questions in answers.
Thursday
Finish Mesopotamia Study Guide - Due tomorrow!
Week of December 2-6, 2019
Monday
Read AC pgs. 143-147 Write terms & definitions in SS spiral:
- Assyria
- Persian Gulf
- Nineveh
- Provinces
- Chaldeans
- Nebuchadnezzar
- Caravans
- Astronomers
Find a poem for Candy Cane Poetry Project-
Write it neatly or type.
Make sure the poem includes figurative language (See English Comp notes)
Tuesday
Find a poem for Candy Cane Poetry Project-
Write it neatly or type.
Make sure the poem includes figurative language (See English Comp notes)
Memorize HELPING VERBS - Quiz on Friday!
Song Link: HELPING VERBS
Wednesday
Study for Helping Verbs Quiz!!
Thursday
Study for Helping Verbs Quiz!!
Week of November 18-22, 2019
Monday
Read for 20 minutes
Tuesday
Finish, if not done in class: Read AC pages 138-139. Write the following Terms & definitions in your SS spiral:
- Sargon
- Empire
- Babylon
- Hammurabi
- Code
Wednesday
Find a simile & metaphor in two different songs. Complete chart in Reader’s Notebook
Thursday
Wear Orange TOMORROW!!
Read for 20 minutes
Week of November 12-15, 2019
Tuesday
Literary Terms Flashcards or Quizlet due TOMORROW! Zero points, if turned in late!!
Study for your Literary Terms Test on Thursday!
Class Presentations are posted in Google Classroom - use them to study along with your flashcards.
- English Comp/Reader’s Notebooks & SS spirals are due tomorrow!
Wednesday
Study for your Literary Terms Test
Week of November 4-8, 2019
Monday
Finish Memory in a Bottle in Google Classroom, if not done in class.
ALL missing work is due FRIDAY!!!! - No credit after Friday.
Tuesday
Read Ac pages 133-137. Write the following terms and explanations in your SS spiral. Pull your definitions from your reading, NOT the glossary. Provide good details.
1. Civilization
2. Mesopotamia
3. Sumer
4. City-State
5. Artisans
6. Cuneiform
7. Scribes
8. Epic of Gilgamesh
Wednesday
Complete missing work
Read for 20 mins
Thursday
Make Flashcards 0r a Quizlet for Literary Terms –
Test is next Thursday!!
*Wear Red, White & Blue Tomorrow & bring quarters to donate
All Literary Terms & definitions can be found in your English Composition Book:
Sensory Language
Personification
Setting
Conflict
Dialogue
Plot
Climax
Characters
Characterization- STEAL
Theme
Imagery
Simile
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Hyperbole
Alliteration
Symbolism - What is a symbol?
Week of October 28-31, 2019
Red Ribbon Week
Monday
Finish map. If not done in class
WEAR RED TOMORROW for COTY!!!
And bring quarters to donate
Tuesday
Read for 20 mins
Wednesday
No School due to fires
Thursday
None! Have fun & be safe!
Week of October 21-25, 2019
Monday
Study! Early Humans Test is Wednesday!
Tuesday
Study! Test is TOMORROW!
Wednesday
Read for 20 minutes
Thursday
None - Wear your Halloween costume or orange & black tomorrow
Week of October 14-18, 2019
Monday
Finish your extended conclusion for Dar, if not done in class. Due tomorrow.
Finish your Primary Source – It is due THURSDAY!!
Primary Source project - Due on or before this Thursday, October 17th!!
Tuesday
Work on Primary Source project - Due This Thursday!!
Wednesday
Primary Source is due TOMORROW!
Thursday
Finish Early Humans Study Guide - Due Monday.
The unit test is on Tuesday.
Week of October 7-11, 2019
Monday
Work on Primary Source project - Due on or before October 17th!!
Dar and the Spear-Thrower Test is Friday!
Tuesday
- Dar and the Spear-Thrower Terms to know for the test:
- Characterization – STEAL Method
- Setting
- Conflict
- Internal
- External – 3 types
- Characters
- Protagonist
- Antagonist
Wednesday
No School
Thursday
Study for Dar Test!
Work on Primary Source Project
Week of October 1-4, 2019
Tuesday
Finish Cueva de las Manos-
Read & annotate article
- Answer 8 questions in SS spiral. Restate questions in answers – Complete sentences.
Wednesday
- Read AC pages 124-131, starting at ‘Who were Hunter-Gatherers?’
- Terms & definitions in SS spiral:
- Stone Age
- Paleolithic
- Nomads
- Technology
- Neolithic
- Domesticate
- Revolution
- Specialization
Thursday
Work on Primary Source Project
Week of September 23-27, 2019
Monday
Finish Dar questions 1-10 in your Reader’s Notebook. Check out a Dar book with me before you leave today.
Dar and the Spear-Thrower Questions
CHAPTER 1: The Morning Fire
- What is Dar’s attitude toward Kenok?
- Have you ever resented being in someone’s control that is older than you?
CHAPTER 2: Spirit Cat
3. What does Mora, Dar’s grandmother, contribute to the clan?
4. Why does Kenok think he failed the "test of the spirit creature?"
CHAPTER 3: The Rocky Ledge
5. Infer why Dar’s grandmother requested him to climb up the cliff for the plant when she knew he was afraid of heights.
6. What will determine the length of time that Dar and his people will stay in their campsite?
CHAPTER 4: Healing Plants
7. What role does Jenu, the clan’s shaman, play in Kenok’s injury?
CHAPTER 5: Checking Snares
8. What are some of the things, other than food, that animals supply to the clan?
CHAPTER 6: The Stranger
9. Dar knows the stranger outmatches him. What does he do to avoid a potential confrontation?
10. Do you think conflicts often come about through misunderstandings? Why?
SS - Start Primary Source Project Research
Tuesday
To, too, Two and There, they’re, their quiz tomorrow!
SS - Start Primary Source Project Research
Wednesday
Primary Source Project Research
Finish Dar Triple Entry Journal in Reader's Notebook, if not done in class
Thursday
Primary Source Project Research – Complete graphic organizer given to you in class today. Due tomorrow.
ALL missing assignments are due tomorrow. If not turned in by the end of the school day, missing assignments will be marked as a zero.
Week of September 16-20, 2019
Monday
In your Reader's Notebook:
Reader's Response #1 -
"The genre of my current book, _____________________________ by ____________________________, is _________________________. There are several reasons why my book is __________________________.
Complete this paragraph with at least 4 sentences that provide evidence from your book that proves your book is the genre that you stated. Proved as many details as possible. Remember to use the notes from your Reader's Notebook, if needed.
Tuesday
Finish Personal Timeline - Create a timeline including:
Your birth
2 events before your birth
4 events after your birth
Timeline must include dates and drawn pictures. If you do not know exact dates, the year is fine.
Color your pictures/symbols nicely. Sharpie your timeline.
Wednesday
Read for 20 minutes
Thursday
Finish your personal invention, if not done in class.
- Color, Sharpie & LABEL your invention neatly.
- Give your invention a name.
- Write two complete sentences explaining how your invention improves your life.
Week of September 9-13, 2019
Monday
Read for 20 minutes
Work on Study Guide
Cultural Universals test on Thursday!
Tuesday
Finish Study Guide - Cultural Universals test on Thursday!
Wednesday
Finish annotating & completing the chart for the story, Seth and the Lion People
Study - Cultural Universals test is TOMORROW!
Thursday
Read for 20 minutes
Parents - Back to School Night
Week of September 3-6, 2019
Tuesday
English - Success Quote Assignment
Find a quote that YOU feel defines (describes) how to achieve success.
Remember to write the name of the person who said the quote you have written down. Put the words quoted in quotation marks.
SS – Clue #7 (Last Clue)
Find the answer to the following clue: This ancient civilization had 4 story high apartment buildings called insulae.
Wednesday
Read your independent reading book for 20 minutes.
Thursday
Finish coloring your Quote Assignment, if not done in class - Due tomorrow.
Read your independent reading book for 20 minutes.
Week of August 26-30, 2019
Monday
English: Finish Assignment Notebook WS #2, if not done in class.
SS - Find the answer to the following clue: Buddhism began in this civilization.
Tuesday
Finish AN WS #3, if not done in class.
Social Science – Clue #4
Find the answer to the following clue: An insect that eats poop is believed to be sacred (holy) in this ancient civilization. Write the answer in your Passport under the clue.
Wednesday
Finish AN WS #4 if not done in class.
Social Science – Clue #5
Find the answer to the following clue: This civilization became a nation in 1948.Write the answer in your Passport under the clue.
Thursday
Social Science – Clue #6
Find the answer to the following clue: This ancient civilization started a 26 mile running race that is still a competition today. Write the answer in your Passport under the clue.
Week of August 21-23, 2019
Wednesday
English - Complete, sign, and return ALL forms by Friday:
1. Student letter: Complete the front side and then give to a parent who will fill out parent survey after reading your letter. Parent survey is on the backside of student letter - this is "parent homework" (goldenrod)
2. Welcome Letter (pink) - bottom portion
3. Chromebook Contract & Expectations (yellow - white sheet goes in student's binder)
**Period 1 (homeroom) only- Please read yellow sheet. If you can make a $30 donation for 6th grade activities , please send a check with student name in memo section.
Social Science - Find the answer to the following clue: This ancient civilization was located in the region where modern day Iraq is today. Write the answer in your Passport to Ancient Civilizations under the clue in pencil. Don't share the answer with your friends. You may use the internet to find your answer.
Thursday
English - Same as above.
Social Science - Find the answer to the following clue: This ancient civilization invented pasta.