Tuesday, November 30, 2021

 Important Reminders

- Minimum Day next Thurs. 12/9

- special schedule on 12/14 for Run, Hide, Defend Drill

Language Arts

- if any of your Sessions #1-11 documents are not complete, finish them tonight

DUE Mon. 12/6:

- Newsela article: Climate Change in the U.S. Midwest (read the article and take the quiz at the end whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to 1050L even if you start off at a lower level). Annotations are optional but helpful in aiding in your reading comprehension.

- NoRedInk Assignment #13: Contractions & Comparative vs. Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs

- NoRedInk Quiz #6 TOMORROW!!!
covers: 
Capitalizing Seasons

Capitalizing Buildings and Schools

Capitalizing Names and Social Titles

Capitalizing Professional Titles

Capitalizing Family Titles

Capitalizing Political Groups

Capitalizing Brand and Product Names

Capitalizing Things in Space

Capitalizing Academic Subjects

Capitalizing Hyphenated Words

Social Studies

No Homework 

*Project Resilience Padlet (do on your own time; click on your class for each session)

Session 1:    Eta    Sigma

Session 2:    Eta    Sigma

Session 3:    Eta    Sigma

Math

Thanksgiving Shopping List.  Due Wed. 12/1

(Make sure you are correcting your homework answers.  Answers are posted online

    Go to Village A website -->click on math files --> go to the unit we are in to find answers to homework)

Science

- if you missed any pages for stamping, make sure you bring them to school to get them stamped; if you got a "late stamp" on any pages, make sure you complete the work on those pages

*** Make sure your Science Binder Table of Contents matches Ms. Sun's at all times!

Exploratory
No Homework

Monday, November 29, 2021

Important Reminders

- Minimum Day next Thurs. 12/9

- special schedule on 12/14 for Run, Hide, Defend Drill

Language Arts

- make sure your personal narrative is lengthened to at least two pages for Session #11

DUE Mon. 12/6:

- Newsela article: Climate Change in the U.S. Midwest (read the article and take the quiz at the end whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to 1050L even if you start off at a lower level). Annotations are optional but helpful in aiding in your reading comprehension.

- NoRedInk Assignment #13: Contractions & Comparative vs. Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs

- NoRedInk Quiz #6 this Wed. 12/2!!!
covers: 

Capitalizing Seasons

Capitalizing Buildings and Schools

Capitalizing Names and Social Titles

Capitalizing Professional Titles

Capitalizing Family Titles

Capitalizing Political Groups

Capitalizing Brand and Product Names

Capitalizing Things in Space

Capitalizing Academic Subjects

Capitalizing Hyphenated Words

Social Studies

No Homework 

*Project Resilience Padlet (do on your own time; click on your class for each session)

Session 1:    Eta    Sigma

Session 2:    Eta    Sigma

Session 3:    Eta    Sigma

Math

Thanksgiving Shopping List.  Due Wed. 12/1

(Make sure you are correcting your homework answers.  Answers are posted online

    Go to Village A website -->click on math files --> go to the unit we are in to find answers to homework)

Science

- if you missed any pages for stamping, make sure you bring them to school to get them stamped; if you got a "late stamp" on any pages, make sure you complete the work on those pages

*** Make sure your Science Binder Table of Contents matches Ms. Sun's at all times!

Exploratory
No Homework

Friday, November 19, 2021

Important Reminders

Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy your week off!

- no school next week

- special schedule on 12/14 for Run, Hide, Defend Drill

Language Arts

- re-envision and re-write your personal narrative in a completely different way in the Session #10 document

- prepare for your final/official recording of the Family Interview Project; due Mon. 11/29 on Seesaw

DUE Mon. 11/29:

- Newsela article: Celebrating Diwali (read the article and take the quiz at the end whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to 870L even if you start off at a lower level). Make sure you do the WRITE prompt and write at least a solid two paragraphs. Annotations are optional but helpful in aiding in your reading comprehension.

- NoRedInk Assignment #12: Rules of Capitalization II (Part 2)

Social Studies

No homework 

*Project Resilience Padlet (do on your own time; click on your class for each session)

Session 1:    Eta    Sigma

Session 2:    Eta    Sigma

Session 3:    Eta    Sigma

Math 

Assess #6 on Friday, 11/19

(Make sure you are correcting your homework answers.  Answers are posted online

    Go to Village A website -->click on math files --> go to the unit we are in to find answers to homework)

Science

- if you missed any pages for stamping, make sure you bring them to school after break to get them stamped; if you got a "late stamp" on any pages, make sure you complete the work on those pages

*** Make sure your Science Binder Table of Contents matches Ms. Sun's at all times!

Exploratory
No Homework

Thursday, November 18, 2021

 Important Reminders

- if you have any food to donate to the CSA Food Drive, make sure to drop it off in Ms. Sun's class by Brunch tomorrow

- no school next week

Language Arts

- re-envision and re-write your personal narrative in a completely different way in the Session #10 document

- prepare for your final/official recording of the Family Interview Project; due Mon. 11/29 on Seesaw

DUE Mon. 11/29:

- Newsela article: Celebrating Diwali (read the article and take the quiz at the end whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to 870L even if you start off at a lower level). Make sure you do the WRITE prompt and write at least a solid two paragraphs. Annotations are optional but helpful in aiding in your reading comprehension.

- NoRedInk Assignment #12: Rules of Capitalization II (Part 2)

Social Studies

No homework 

*Project Resilience Padlet (do on your own time; click on your class for each session)

Session 1:    Eta    Sigma

Session 2:    Eta    Sigma

Session 3:    Eta    Sigma

Math 

Assess #6 on Friday, 11/19

(Make sure you are correcting your homework answers.  Answers are posted online

    Go to Village A website -->click on math files --> go to the unit we are in to find answers to homework)

Science

- be prepared for Science binder/STEMscopes workbook stamping

*** Make sure your Science Binder Table of Contents matches Ms. Sun's at all times!

Exploratory
No Homework

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Important Reminders

- special schedule TOMORROW for Disaster Drill

- CSA Food Drive this week

- no school next week

Language Arts

- create an External-Internal story arc for your personal narrative and insert the image into your Session #10 Google Doc

- prepare for your final/official recording of the Family Interview Project; due Mon. 11/29 on Seesaw

DUE Mon. 11/29:

- Newsela article: Celebrating Diwali (read the article and take the quiz at the end whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to 870L even if you start off at a lower level). Make sure you do the WRITE prompt and write at least a solid two paragraphs. Annotations are optional but helpful in aiding in your reading comprehension.

- NoRedInk Assignment #12: Rules of Capitalization II (Part 2)

Social Studies

No homework 

*Project Resilience Padlet (do on your own time; click on your class for each session)

Session 1:    Eta    Sigma

Session 2:    Eta    Sigma

Session 3:    Eta    Sigma

Math 

Assess #6 on Friday, 11/19

(Make sure you are correcting your homework answers.  Answers are posted online

    Go to Village A website -->click on math files --> go to the unit we are in to find answers to homework)

Science

- be prepared for Science binder/STEMscopes workbook stamping

*** Make sure your Science Binder Table of Contents matches Ms. Sun's at all times!

Exploratory
No Homework

Monday, November 15, 2021

Important Reminders

- special schedule this Thurs. 11/18 for Disaster Drill

- CSA Food Drive this week

- no school next week

Language Arts

- prepare for your final/official recording of the Family Interview Project

DUE Mon. 11/29:

- Newsela article: Celebrating Diwali (read the article and take the quiz at the end whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to 870L even if you start off at a lower level). Make sure you do the WRITE prompt and write at least a solid two paragraphs. Annotations are optional but helpful in aiding in your reading comprehension.

- NoRedInk Assignment #12: Rules of Capitalization II (Part 2)

- Newsela Annotations Quiz TOMORROW!!!

Social Studies

Complete Mesopotamia Map (DO NOT ink or color yet)

*Project Resilience Padlet (do on your own time; click on your class for each session)

Session 1:    Eta    Sigma

Session 2:    Eta    Sigma

Session 3:    Eta    Sigma

Math 

1.  Homework #25:

    -complete 3 repeating decimal problems and CC2: 2.1.2 #2-26, 2, 29, and 30

*How to get CC2 online:

 - Log into Clever 

 -Go to Ms. Huang's page

 -Click on CPM under Math 6 Flex

 -Select eBooks

 -Select Course 2 and find the homework by choosing the section tabs on the left of the page

2. Review Sheet #6

3. Assess #6 on Friday, 11/19

(Make sure you are correcting your homework answers.  Answers are posted online

    Go to Village A website -->click on math files --> go to the unit we are in to find answers to homework)

Science

- be prepared for Science binder/STEMscopes workbook stamping

*** Make sure your Science Binder Table of Contents matches Ms. Sun's at all times!

Exploratory
No Homework

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

 Important Reminders

- No School this Thursday & Friday

- special schedule next Thurs. 11/18 for Disaster Drill

- CSA Food Drive next week

Language Arts

- make sure your Google Docs for Narrative Writing Session 1-9 are all complete (including notes)

- do a weekly recording for the Family Interview Project

DUE next Mon. 11/8:

- Newsela article: Climate Change in the U.S. Southwest (read the article and take the quiz at the end whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to 1030L even if you start off at a lower level). Annotations are optional but helpful in aiding in your reading comprehension.

- NoRedInk Assignment #11: Rules of Capitalization II (Part 1)

- Newsela Annotations Quiz next Tues. 11/16!!!

Social Studies

No homework 

*Project Resilience Padlet (do on your own time; click on your class for each session)

Session 1:    Eta    Sigma

Session 2:    Eta    Sigma

Session 3:    Eta    Sigma

Math 

1. Review Sheet #6

2. Assess #6 on Friday, 11/19

AMC 8 signups by November 14 (you need to register online)

(Make sure you are correcting your homework answers.  Answers are posted online

    Go to Village A website -->click on math files --> go to the unit we are in to find answers to homework)

Science

- be prepared for Science binder/STEMscopes workbook stamping

*** Make sure your Science Binder Table of Contents matches Ms. Sun's at all times!

Exploratory
No Homework

Tuesday, November 9, 2021

Important Reminders

- No School this Thursday & Friday

Language Arts

- copy/paste your Narrative Writing Session 8 writing into Session 9 Google Doc; work on making the narrative better by working deliberately on techniques/strategies you have not used much

- do a weekly recording for the Family Interview Project

DUE next Mon. 11/8:

- Newsela article: Climate Change in the U.S. Southwest (read the article and take the quiz at the end whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to 1030L even if you start off at a lower level). Annotations are optional but helpful in aiding in your reading comprehension.

- NoRedInk Assignment #11: Rules of Capitalization II (Part 1)

- NoRedInk Quiz #5 TOMORROW!!!   
covers: 
What Does the Adjective Describe?

Identifying Adjectives Before Nouns

What Does the Adverb Describe?

Identifying Adverbs of Time, Place, and Manner

Identifying Pronouns

Identifying Prepositions

Is the Word and Adverb or Adjective?

Using Adverbs and Adjectives

Forming Adverbs from Adjectives

Social Studies

Read HA textbook pgs. 30-37 and Complete Lesson 4 packet. Due Wed, 11/10

*Project Resilience Padlet (do on your own time; click on your class for each session)

Session 1:    Eta    Sigma

Session 2:    Eta    Sigma

Session 3:    Eta    Sigma

Math 

Homework #24:  Holt Practice B - estimating with percents.  Use the Benchmarks that were introduced today in class to solve homework.  

AMC 8 signups by November 14 (you need to register online)

(Make sure you are correcting your homework answers.  Answers are posted online

    Go to Village A website -->click on math files --> go to the unit we are in to find answers to homework)

Science

- complete:

• Density Calculation Practice
• Convection Worksheet A
• Convection Worksheet B
• Magma Convection Worksheet

- CPO Chapter 7 Quiz TOMORROW!!!

- be prepared for Science binder/STEMscopes workbook stamping

*** Make sure your Science Binder Table of Contents matches Ms. Sun's at all times!

Exploratory
No Homework

Monday, November 8, 2021

 Important Reminders

- No School this Thursday & Friday

Language Arts

- copy/paste your Narrative Writing Session 8 writing into Session 9 Google Doc; work on making the narrative better by working deliberately on techniques/strategies you have not used much

- do a weekly recording for the Family Interview Project

DUE next Mon. 11/8:

- Newsela article: Climate Change in the U.S. Southwest (read the article and take the quiz at the end whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to 1030L even if you start off at a lower level). Annotations are optional but helpful in aiding in your reading comprehension.

- NoRedInk Assignment #11: Rules of Capitalization II (Part 1)

- NoRedInk Quiz #5 this Wed. 11/10!!!   
covers: 
What Does the Adjective Describe?

Identifying Adjectives Before Nouns

What Does the Adverb Describe?

Identifying Adverbs of Time, Place, and Manner

Identifying Pronouns

Identifying Prepositions

Is the Word and Adverb or Adjective?

Using Adverbs and Adjectives

Forming Adverbs from Adjectives

Social Studies

Read HA textbook pgs. 30-37 and Complete Lesson 4 packet. Due Wed, 11/10

*Project Resilience Padlet (do on your own time; click on your class for each session)

Session 1:    Eta    Sigma

Session 2:    Eta    Sigma

Session 3:    Eta    Sigma

Math 

1. Homework #22:  GCF word problem & LCM practice

2. Homework #23:  Cookie Recipe worksheet (show all your work)

AMC 8 signups

(Make sure you are correcting your homework answers.  Answers are posted online

    Go to Village A website -->click on math files --> go to the unit we are in to find answers to homework)

Science

- complete:

• Density Calculation Practice
• Convection Worksheet A
• Convection Worksheet B
• Magma Convection Worksheet

- CPO Chapter 7 Quiz this Wed. 11/10!!!

- be prepared for Science binder/STEMscopes workbook stamping

*** Make sure your Science Binder Table of Contents matches Ms. Sun's at all times!

Exploratory
No Homework

Friday, November 5, 2021

Important Reminders

- No School next Thursday & Friday

Language Arts

- update your Narrative Writing Session 8 notes according to the Google Slides; flash-draft your seed idea into a full narrative this weekend

- do a weekly recording for the Family Interview Project

DUE next Mon. 11/8:

- Newsela article: Climate Change in the U.S. Northwest (read the article and take the quiz at the end whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to 1030L even if you start off at a lower level). Annotations are optional but helpful in aiding in your reading comprehension.

- NoRedInk Assignment #10: Identifying Parts of Speech III

- NoRedInk Quiz #5 next Wed. 11/10!!!   
covers: 
What Does the Adjective Describe?

Identifying Adjectives Before Nouns

What Does the Adverb Describe?

Identifying Adverbs of Time, Place, and Manner

Identifying Pronouns

Identifying Prepositions

Is the Word and Adverb or Adjective?

Using Adverbs and Adjectives

Forming Adverbs from Adjectives

Social Studies

Finish both the Newsela's for Social Studies.

• Understanding Archaeology: complete the quiz; you need to score more than 0% in order to get credit for it. 
• Lucy: annotate and complete quiz; for the quiz you need to score more than 0% in order to get credit.

*Project Resilience Padlet (do on your own time; click on your class for each session)

Session 1:    Eta    Sigma

Session 2:    Eta    Sigma

Session 3:    Eta    Sigma

Math 

No homework 

AMC 8 signups

(Make sure you are correcting your homework answers.  Answers are posted online

    Go to Village A website -->click on math files --> go to the unit we are in to find answers to homework)

Science

No Homework

- CPO Chapter 7 Quiz next Wed. 11/10!!!

- be prepared for Science binder/STEMscopes workbook stamping

*** Make sure your Science Binder Table of Contents matches Ms. Sun's at all times!

Exploratory
- get permission slip signed for the Film Studies/Filmmaking Unit

Wednesday, November 3, 2021

Important Reminders

- 6th grade social this Friday 11/5 (3-4pm; make sure you let your parents know that if you intend to go, you have to stay for the whole social)

- No School next Thursday & Friday

Language Arts

- update your Narrative Writing Session 6 notes according to the Google Slides; complete a new personal narrative for Session 6  (focus on Elaboration and Craft of the rubric)

- do a weekly recording for the Family Interview Project

DUE next Mon. 11/8:

- Newsela article: Climate Change in the U.S. Northwest (read the article and take the quiz at the end whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to 1030L even if you start off at a lower level). Annotations are optional but helpful in aiding in your reading comprehension.

- NoRedInk Assignment #10: Identifying Parts of Speech III

Social Studies

Paleolithic and Neolithic Test on Friday, 11/5

*Project Resilience Padlet (do on your own time; click on your class for each session)

Session 1:    Eta    Sigma

Session 2:    Eta    Sigma

Session 3:    Eta    Sigma

Math 

Haunted House project due Friday, 11/5

AMC 8 signups

(Make sure you are correcting your homework answers.  Answers are posted online

    Go to Village A website -->click on math files --> go to the unit we are in to find answers to homework)

Science

- finish classwork from today if you did not complete it in class:

• pg. 29 in Science Binder — Investigative Phenomena for "Plate Tectonics" scope handout
• pg. 49 in Science Binder — Investigative Phenomena for "Seafloor Spreading" scope (answer the Student Wondering of Phenomena question in the Before Instruction box)
• pg. 50 in Science Binder — Accessing Prior Knowledge "Ocean Floor"

- be prepared for Science binder/STEMscopes workbook stamping

*** Make sure your Science Binder Table of Contents matches Ms. Sun's at all times!

Exploratory
- get permission slip signed for the Film Studies/Filmmaking Unit

Tuesday, November 2, 2021

 Important Reminders

- No School next Thursday & Friday

Language Arts

- update your Narrative Writing Session 6 notes according to the Google Slides; complete a new personal narrative for Session 6  (focus on Elaboration and Craft of the rubric)

- do a weekly recording for the Family Interview Project

DUE next Mon. 11/8:

- Newsela article: Climate Change in the U.S. Northwest (read the article and take the quiz at the end whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to 1030L even if you start off at a lower level). Annotations are optional but helpful in aiding in your reading comprehension.

- NoRedInk Assignment #10: Identifying Parts of Speech III

Social Studies

Paleolithic and Neolithic Test on Friday, 11/5

*Project Resilience Padlet (do on your own time; click on your class for each session)

Session 1:    Eta    Sigma

Session 2:    Eta    Sigma

Session 3:    Eta    Sigma

Math 

1. Finish the architectural design ( 2 sides)

2. Haunted House project due Friday, 11/5

(Make sure you are correcting your homework answers.  Answers are posted online

    Go to Village A website -->click on math files --> go to the unit we are in to find answers to homework)

Science

- complete the Bill Nye "Fluids" Video handout if you did not finish it in class

- watch the following videos if you have not:

• Expansion & Contraction
• Convection Current Experiment
• Density of Continental vs. Oceanic Crust
• Heat Moves Matter

*** Make sure your Science Binder Table of Contents matches Ms. Sun's at all times!

Exploratory
- get permission slip signed for the Film Studies/Filmmaking Unit

Monday, November 1, 2021

Important Reminders

- No School next Thursday & Friday

Language Arts

- self-assess your narrative writing pieces so far according to the 6th Grade Narrative Writing Checklist and create a list of goals (the table is in your Session #6 doc in Google Classroom) you will work towards in the next few weeks

- do a weekly recording for the Family Interview Project

DUE next Mon. 11/8:

- Newsela article: Climate Change in the U.S. Northwest (read the article and take the quiz at the end whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to 1030L even if you start off at a lower level). Annotations are optional but helpful in aiding in your reading comprehension.

- NoRedInk Assignment #10: Identifying Parts of Speech III

Social Studies

*Project Resilience Padlet (do on your own time; click on your class for each session)

Session 1:    Eta    Sigma

Session 2:    Eta    Sigma

Session 3:    Eta    Sigma

Math 

1. Assessment #5 on Tuesday, 11/2

2. Haunted House project due Friday, 11/5

(Make sure you are correcting your homework answers.  Answers are posted online

    Go to Village A website -->click on math files --> go to the unit we are in to find answers to homework)

Science

- use the online CPO textbook to help you complete the Chapter 7 Section 1 Guided Notes

- watch the following videos:

• Expansion & Contraction
• Convection Current Experiment
• Density of Continental vs. Oceanic Crust
• Heat Moves Matter

*** Make sure your Science Binder Table of Contents matches Ms. Sun's at all times!

Exploratory
- get permission slip signed for the Film Studies/Filmmaking Unit