Language Arts Update

For my first Blog posting, I would like to say hello to all who are involved in the lives of the TR-SIX students. Thanks to Mr. Roth for introducing me on the Blog earlier this month. In addition to Language Arts 6 and Social Studies 6, I will also be teaching Health 6 for Mr. Coupland until the end of April.

Language Arts:
1. SPELLING TESTS will take place every Friday (or Thursday, if it is a short week). Reviewing/studying for these spelling tests is important.
Each Monday, the students will be given a pre-test of 20 spelling words, as well as an activity (crossword, fill-in-the-blanks, etc.) that will help them practice spelling and using the words correctly. The activities will be due for the following day (Tuesdays).
-Generally, the spelling words will come from the novel we are studying or will be words that are commonly misspelled.
-Note: Due to the short week with skiing and a PD day, there will be no spelling test this week.

2. We have now started reading Maniac Magee, by Jerry Spinelli and will continue with this novel study unit for several more weeks. The students should have already read chapters 1-5 and done the corresponding vocabulary and study questions.
-For Thurs. Feb. 1, they have been assigned to read chapters 6 and 7 and there will be a short quiz on those 2 chapters.
-It is expected that students will keep all of their Maniac Magee materials (spelling lists and activities, handouts, assignments, activity sheets, etc.) in their Maniac Magee duotangs.

3. Last week the students started writing stories about Maniac’s “Lost Year” (see green assignment sheet), with a focus on characterization (see blue handout). The rough copies were due last Fri. Jan. 26th. If they have not been handed in, it is critical that these rough copies are completed and brought to school this Thurs. Feb. 1, as we will be moving on to the editing and revising process.

MathTest

Math Test Monday on perimeter and Area. Orange booklet due. It will get marked Thurs. due to skiing and PD day. No new booklet this week.
Next topic is volume.

Math Test

P.187
p. 188 #2,3
P. 190 #1
Perimeter and Area Booklet 1st page
Due Friday

Introducing...

*I would like to introduce Miss Teryn Garberg, an intern teacher from the University of Lethbridge, coming to our class to teach Language Arts 6 for me, and Social Studies 6 for Ms. Andrew, until the end of April. Miss Garberg will bring lots of great ideas and enthusiasm and we will work together to provide the best learning activities for our TR-SIX students. While Miss Garberg is teaching the class as a whole, I will be working with a small group of TR-SIX students to assist them in improving their reading and writing skills.

*This week Miss Garberg is introducing activities leading up to the novel we will be studying, "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli, which is an entertaining and thought-provoking tall tale about a boy 'on the run', and trying to find a real 'home'. You should start to see this novel coming home for regular chapter reading later this week.
* TR-SIX students have watched clips of "Big Fish", a motion picture tall-tale, and will be writing a tall tale of their own this week as well.

Welcome Back!
This week in math they have practice on basic skills in the pink booklet. It is due Monday. In class we are working on perimeter concepts. We will then move on to area.

Students should be bringing a calculator to class to help speed up some calculations and to do some problem solving.

When they write teheir achievement tests in june. One part of the test is without calculator and the other part allows calculators. They should get familiar with them.