Tuesday, January 31

6th and 7th grade:
•Figurative Language Test in all classes

*AR is due March 14th!

Monday, January 30

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 21 Spelling Pre-test (words below)
•Analogy Practice
•Review Figurative Language terms and exampls (TEST tomorrow!!!)

*AR is due March 14th!

7th:
antiseptic
adhesive
administer
absorb
adequate
adept
abnormal
postpone
admission
postscript
adviser
administration
abuse
absolve
absolute
antonym
adjustment
antifreeze
postgraduate
postdate

6th:
consumer
control
constitution
comment
confront
compete
conference
computer
conflict
commotion
conquer
content
concert
contact
confirm
composition
conversation
community
contest
complicate

Friday, January 27

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 20 Spelling Test
•Reading Journals
•AR

*AR is due March 14th!

Thursday, January 26

6th grade:
•Simile/Metaphor 4-Square
•Analogy Practice

7th grade:
•Review Figurative Language Fan
•Personification Practice
•Hyperbole Practice

*AR is due March 14th!

Wednesday, January 25

6th grade:
•Finish and turn in mini posters
•Make a figurative language comic

7th grade:
•Complete and turn in figurative language poster
•Make a Figurative Language flip chart

*AR is due March 14th!

Tuesday, January 24

6th grade:
•Make a mini poster with examples of a simile, metaphor and analogy; draw a literal picture of each
•Simile/Metaphor practice activity

7th grade:
•Make a poster:
-make up an example for each of the figures of speech we've studied
-draw a picture of each examples literal meaning
•Personification and Hyperbole practice activity

Monday, January 23

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 20 Spelling Pre-test (list below)
•Go to the library
•AR

*Book orders are due January 27th.
*AR is due March 14th.

6th:
instruct
instruction
graduate
graduation
confuse
confusion
conclude
conclusion
oppose
opposition
explode
explosion
affect
affection
suggest
suggestion
discuss
discussion
except
exception

7th:
contrast
institute
statue
projector
reject
portable
objective
obstacle
superstition
transport
reporter
inject
circumstance
stanza
interjection
porter
adjective
deport
subjective
statute

Friday, January 20

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 19 Spelling Test
•Reading Journals
•AR

6th grade will also correct test over "My First Dive with the Dolphins"

Thursday, January 19

6th grade
•Online Figurative Language games
•Check Simile Practice

7th grade:
•Online Figurative Language games
•Onomatopoeia Practice
•Idiom Practice

*Spelling Bee is January 24th!
*AR is due March 14th!

Wednesday, January 18

6th grade:
•Take notes over Similes, Metaphors, and Analogies
•Simile practice
•AR

7th grade:
•Take notes over Similes, Metaphors, Analogies, Hyperbole, Onomatopoeia, Personification, and Idioms
•Simile and Metaphor practice
•AR

*Spelling Bee is January 24th!
*AR is due March 14th!

Tuesday, January 17

6th grade:
•Test over "My First Dive with the Dolphins" and Author's Purpose and Point-of-View
•AR

7th grade:
•Test over "A Retrieved Reformation" and Author's Purpose and Point-of-View
•AR

*Spelling Bee is January 24th.
*AR is due March 14th.

Monday, January 16

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 19 Spelling Pre-test (lists below)
•Make a study guide for the test over "A Retrieved Reformation" (7th) and "My First Dive with the Dolphins" (6th)

*Spelling Bee is January 24th.
*AR is due March 14th.

6th:
construct
construction
connect
connection
combine
combination
cooperate
cooperation
attract
attraction
admire
admiration
situate
situation
examine
examination
contribute
contribution
explore
exploration

7th:
harmony
harmonious
adapt
adaptation
inspiration
inspire
excellence
excel
imposition
impose
genetic
gene
academy
academic
variety
various
narrative
narrate
disposition
dispose

Friday, January 13

6th and 7th grade:
•Unit 17 Spelling Test
•Reading Journals
•AR
•Make-up work

*Spelling Bee is January 24th!

Thursday, January 12

6th grade:
•Responding Options (pp. 73 and 74):
-from Personal Response to Critical Analysis (#'s 1-6)
-Literary Concepts
-Words to Know
•Finish Author's Purpose activity from yesterday

7th grade:
•Responding Options (pp. 35 and 36):
-from Personal Response to Critical Analysis (#'s 1-6)
-Literary Concepts
-Words to Know

*Spelling Bee is January 24th!

Wednesday, January 11

6th grade:
•Author's Purpose questions over "My First Dive..."
•Author's Purpose Book order activity

7th grade:
•Author's Purpose questions over "A Retrieved Reformation"
•Author's Purpose Sorting Activity

Tuesday, January 10

6th grade:
•Reading Skillbuilder
•Strategic Reading
•Story Map over "My First Dive with the Dolphins"

7th grade:
•Spelling Skillbuilder
•Strategic Reading
•Story Organizer over "A Retrieved Reformation"

*Spelling Bee is January 24th!

Monday, January 9

6th grade:
•Unit 17 Spelling Pre-test (list below)
•Go to the library
•AR

7th grade:
•Unit 17 Spelling Pre-test (list below)
•Go to the library
•Author's Purpose quick quiz
•AR

*Spelling Bee is January 24th!

6th grade:
company
success
position
problem
policy
difficult
document
quality
surprise
physical
crisis
awake
example
ignore
accept
parallel
admiral
desire
garage
ambulance

7th grade:
nucleus
nuclei
bacterium
bacteria
analysis
analyses
diagnosis
diagnoses
criterion
criteria
datum
data
thesis
theses
fungus
fungi
oasis
oases
cactus
cacti

Friday, January 6

6th grade:
•Finish reading the story "My First Dive with the Dolphins"
•Complete KWL chart and research any questions left unanswered
•Reading Journals

7th grade:
•Finish reading "A Retrieved Reformation"
•Answer the two writing prompts on board
•Reading Journals

*Spelling Bee is January 24th. Sign up with Mrs. Tucker and get a study list.

Thursday, January 5

6th grade:
•Write story vocabulary
•Preview the story "My First Dive with the Dolphins"
•Begin a KWL chart over Dolphins
•Begin reading the story

7th grade:
•Write story vocabulary
•Preview the story "A Retrieved Reformation"
•Begin reading the story

*School Spelling Bee is scheduled for January 24th at 8:30.

Wednesday, January 4

6th grade:
•Discuss and take notes over Author's Purpose and Point-of-View
•Discuss examples of Author's Purpose
•Receive new AR goals and restroom/drink passes
•AR

7th grade:
•Pre-test over Author's Purpose and Point-of-View (check it)
•Discuss and take notes over Author's Purpose and Point-of-View
•Receive new AR goals and restroom/drink passes
•AR