The Cay

Wow - Phillip and Timothy are quite interesting! 
                    Who's round?  Who's flat?
For extra credit answer:  Who would you rather be stuck on a deserted island.  Give three reasons why you chose who you did.
For extra credit:  Watch The Cay video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-310Sc8bg0

Read to Feed - Check it Out

This month we are going to Read to Feed.  Please log your reading time on the back cover of your booklet.  Use your bookmark daily.  It will remind us or our goal.  Whether you donate a quarter, one dollar or five dollars, we will be able to combine our monies and buy something to help those less fortunate.  We might be able to purchase... a heifer (female cow), some bees, tree seedlings or an irrigation pump for someone.  This is a gift that keeps on giving. We will improve someone's life, their livelihood and their community.
Go to Readtofeed.org and check out this link -  http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/beatrices-goat/

My precept for December -   If you give a man a fish you'll feed him for a day. If you teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.                                                    ~Chinese proverb

What's a pronoun?

A pronoun takes the place of a noun.

There are several types of pronouns -

• A subjective pronoun acts as the subject of a sentence—it performs the action of the verb. The subjective pronouns are he, I, it, she, they, we, and you.               

                                                          

• An objective pronoun acts as the object of a sentence—it receives the action of the verb. The objective pronouns are her, him, it, me, them, us, and you.

• A possessive pronoun tells you who owns something. The possessive pronouns are hers, his, its, mine, ours, theirs, and yours.

Try the quiz on softschools.com for extra credit
http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/pronoun/quiz227.html

http://scope.scholastic.com/resource/uploads_scope/issues/110113/pdfs/SCOPE-110113-Play-InteractiveQuiz.pdf
Complete and print!
Refer to the play read in class today,
 A Piece of String, Guy de Maupassant

Notebook check and compound sentences

Try these...Learning the rules associated with writing compound sentences is not an easy task, but you can do it.  A variety of sentences will make your writing even better!  Submit your results for extra credit.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/game/en28conn-game-using-compound-sentences

http://www.quia.com/rr/126726.html

Snowman Soup for Soldiers

We are making Snowman Soup for our adopted army platoon!

Please contribute hot cocoa packets, candy canes, mini marshmallows, or Hershey Kisses.

We will stay after school on 11/26 to package our treats!THANK YOU!

Cards for Soldier

Deadline - December 8th.

http://www.redcross.org/support/get-involved/holiday-mail-for-heroes

Visit this site  - hopefully it will motivate you to write a holiday card for a soldier.  Ask a family member and friend too.  Let's flood Washington with good wishes!

Veterans' Day

http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/veterans-day/vdmd-card1_VDMDC.pdf - make a card
Learn how to thank a soldier - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0xvZFTJdVQ
Watch and summarize - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBfTQK5mPe8

Have a minute? Feed the hungry

Check out this game - for each correct answer, you feed the hungry ten grains of rice. 
http://freerice.com/#/english-vocabulary/1497
 

What's your lexile?

NWEA, the computer generated test the children took earlier this month, generates a readability range (lexile) for each student.  If you would like to know your child's range, and would like to have your child select a book that is in alignment with that score, the following web addresses may help.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/guidedreading/leveling_chart.htm
http://www.scholastic.com/bookwizard/
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/reading-level-reading-books-lexile/search.asp

Do you know your grammar? PROVE IT!

Visit http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/
Complete the following quizzes and print the results.  If you are unable to print the results, please have an adult write your score in your agenda and initial the information.
By 10/31 - complete pronoun quiz
                                  past, present, future quiz
                                  identify subject quiz
                                  identify predicate quiz
                                  prefix practice quiz
                                  parts of speech quiz
 

The Dictionary

http://www.merriam-webster.com/
It's worth the trip - lots of fun and games!

Adverbs

Adverbs describe the action of the verb.  When, where or how the action happened.
Check out this video if you are "stuck" on adverbs.
http://www.onlinemathlearning.com/grammar-kids-5.html
Play this game and bring in a parent signature or a print out for extra credit.
http://www.ezschool.com/Games/Adverbs.html

Know your parts of speech and sentence types

Complete you parts of speech packet
Listen to the songs or watch the videos below for some help or a review.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qk4N5kkifGQ -nouns
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpPEQZl6_d4 -adjectives
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US8mGU1MzYw -verbs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4dzuuPlHJg -adverbs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koZFca8AkT0 -pronouns
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqdBZZToCpw - sentence types
Grammar test on Friday
Extra credit - Find a non-fiction article and make a key identifying the parts of speech.  Identify at least ten of each part of speech.

Contests

Scholastic has many contests for writers.  Look at all of the options!  Win a certificate, be a published author, and maybe even win a gift card.  Check it out!
http://storyworks.scholastic.com/contests
PTA is hosting their annual Reflections contest. 
This year's theme is:          Believe, Dream, Inspire

Directions - less than 2,000 words - handwritten or typed AND proofread to be sure it is error free.  Write a poem or prose...just write!

Chris Van Allsburg

The idea of the extraordinary happening in the context of the ordinary is what's fascinating to me.
                                                                                      -Chris Van Allsburg
Which book "spoke" to you?  What was the author's purpose for writing it? 
Extra credit - Watch the attached video and summarize.
http://www.readingrockets.org/books/interviews/vanallsburg/

Mascot

Don't forget ... your mascot is due this Wednesday, 9/25.  He/she should be wearing cultural clothing and should be holding his/her country's flag.  Inside the flag should be a thorough and informative paragraph about the country.  Be sure your paragraph contains a topic sentence, supporting details and it closes with a statement referring to why you picked the country.  The questions that should be answered are on the handout.



Study your spelling

http://www.spellingcity.com/

 

 

 

 

 

 

Submit proof for extra credit. 

Prefixes

Prefix
A prefix is a group of letters placed before the root of a word. For example, the word "unhappy" consists of the prefix "un-" [which means "not"] combined with the root (stem) word "happy"; the word "unhappy" means "not happy."



Find 10 words with prefixes - tell what the prefix means and how it changes the root words.
Example - re - to do again.  Word - reinstall - to install a second time.

 

Questioning

                             Practice questioning the text
Are your questions thick (inferences) or thin (factual)?
With your parent's permission, watch the video - The Stranger.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7NSj--t_UQ
What questions did you previously have and are now answered?
What are your new questions?

Respond by Saturday.

Welcome to the team!

 

It is going to be a great year.  We will explore many genres and write with a purpose.  Please come to class each day with your burgundy binder, your agenda and a pen/pencil.  Extra help is on each Monday and Friday after school.

Wonder

 



Come prepared for book talks!

        PRECEPT- a general rule intended to regulate behavior or thought.


                                         SEPTEMBER

"When given the choice between being right or being kind, choose kind."   

                                   —Dr. Wayne Dyer

What is your precept? (ten words or less - neatly presented/decorated on computer paper) Due 9/13  

How to reach me...

 
Welcome to 6 Team One - our team time is 7:50 am.  Please contact me for an appointment.
To reach me via email - xjimenezke@baldwinschools.org, by phone call the main office at 516-377-9321 and leave a message or jot a note in the agenda.