Language Arts ~ Ms. Collins
Summer is quickly approaching and we have many activities in Language Arts to keep you motivated and working your very best. We have successfully completed the Unit 5 assessment, and are reading a few selections from the student anthology. Students will be working on their Donald Zinkoff projects in class and will present them on Tuesday, June 8th.
Remember to continue your reading journeys over the summer to keep your skills sharp. Do you know one of the most important differences between students who succeed and those who fall behind? It’s often the amount of reading they do over the summer! Research shows that letting kids choose their own books is the most effective way of encouraging independent reading. Also, for some great ideas to help encourage summer reading, visit SCHOLASTIC SUMMER CHALLENGE at www.scholastic.com/summer. This site provides plenty of games and activities for your child.
Below you will find two summer reading promotions that may encourage your children to read books over the summer.
· TD Bank will deposit $10 into a child's bank account when they read 10 books.
http://www.tdbank.com/summerreading/
· Borders is offering one free book when the children read 10 books, forms have been sent home with your child!
Here’s to a summer filled with exploration and new reading adventures!!
If you have any questions, please contact me at ext. 2202. Have a safe and super summer!!!
SIXTH GRADE SUMMER BOOK LIST:
Absolutely Normal Chaos by Sharon Creech
Belle Prater's Boy by Ruth White
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson, Donna Diamond (illus.)
Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman
The Complete Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis, Chris Van Allsburg (illus.)
The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder, Alton Raible (illus.)
The Giver by Lois Lowry
I Heard the Owl Call My Name by Margaret Craven
The Island by Gary Paulsen
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster, Jules Feiffer (illus.)
The River by Gary Paulsen
The Wish Giver, Three Tales of Coven Tree by Bill Brittain, Andrew Glass (illus.)
Words of Stone by Kevin Henkes
Wringer by Jerry Spinelli
2010 Summer Challenge Book List
□ Dear America (series), Various Authors
□ The Missing Series, Margaret Peterson Haddix
□ Classic Goosebumps (series), R.L. Stine
□ Return of the Homerun Kid, Matt Christopher
□ How I survived Middle School (series), Nancy Krulik
□ Heat, Mike Lupika
□ Lawn Boy, Gary Paulsen
□ How to Train Your Dragon, Cressida Cowell
□ Shadow Children (series), Margaret Peterson Haddix
□ Charlie Bone (series), Jenny Nimmo
□ Percy Jackson & the Olympians (series), Rick Riordan
□ The Face on the Milk Carton, Caroline B. Cooney
□ Joey Pigza Loses Control, Jack Gantos
□ The Hunger Game, Suzanne Collins
Math and Spelling
June is here! The school year is coming to an end and we have some fun activities planned for this month. On June 3rd, we will have our class carnival. During this carnival, students will be presenting their carnival game projects to the class. They will be playing each other’s games and maybe even winning some prizes! Food and beverages will be provided as a reward for all their hard work. Mr. Koch and Ms. Marcus will be judging the games and determining which ones will be used in this year’s school carnival held on June 5th.
After the carnival festivities, we will be completing Unit 10: Geometry Topics. This unit focuses on tessellations and transformations. Students will be working in groups to create their own regular, semi-regular, and nonpolygonal tessellations. Prizes will be rewarded to the best tessellations in each sixth grade class.
Have a safe and happy summer!
