UPCOMING EVENTS

JUNE 17th- 8th grade GRADUATION 7pm

June 18th - Middle School Celebration.. bring in a covered dish to share :-)

June 21st- Continuation of field day for grades 1-4 starting at 12pm

June 22nd- LAST DAY OF SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS!! YAY!

6th grade Spelling List #22

enter
entrance
winter
wintry
monster
monstrous
disastrous
remember
remembrance
hunger
hungry
four
forty
curious
curiosity
generous
generosity
explain
explanation
maintain
maintenance
detain
detention

6th grade Spelling Words

DUE TO THE WASHINGTON DC TRIP FRIDAY-TEST IS ON THURSDAY!!!

Spelling List #19

realistically
historically
athletically
logically
electrically
patriotically
critically
apologetically
basically
rhythmically
magically
comically
musically
mechanically
artistically
tropically
sarcastically
tragically

6th grade Spelling List

Sixth Grade Spelling List

traveled
traveling
travels
labeled
labeling
labels
modeled
modeling
models
canceled
canceling
cancels
paneled
paneling
panels
editor
editing
edits
credited
crediting
credits
profitable
profiting
profits

6th grade Spelling Words

Lesson Generalization: A VAC word has a single vowel befoer a single consonant in an accented final syllable. Double the final consonant of a VAC word before adding a suffix that begins with a vowel. Do not double the final consonant before adding a suffix that begins with a consonant.

Words:
refer referred referring refers
prefer preferred preferring prefers
occur occurrence occurring occurs
commit committed committing commits
forbid forbidden forbidding forbids
confer conferred conferring confers
rebel rebellion rebelling rebels
transfer transferred transferring transfers

DSTP's are over!

The DSTP's are over for the 2009-2010 school year! Congratulations to all students for a successful testing season! Now, it is time to get the ball rolling again on school work.

Tomorrow the girl's softball team has an away scrimmage against Central Middle School at the Dover Little League Field. Good luck girls!

Dont forget our field trip to the Maryland Science Center is on Friday! Bring a bagged lunch and any spending money you may want. We will be leaving the school around 8:30ish and returning around 5:30ish. Electronics can be used on the bus, but not in the Science Center.

Enjoy the rest of your week :-)

DSTP is in full swing!!

SPRING IS ALMOST HERE!!!

Well it is that time again and we are on our second day of DSTP testing. Yesterday and today we are completing the Mathematics section of the DSTP.

On Monday and Tuesday we will be moving on to the Reading section of the DSTP. Remember to use your reading strategies when reading your passages. It helps you to stop and think about what is going on. These strategies include: question (ask yourself questions), clarify (identify parts of the passage or words you do not understand and try to have them make sense to you), summarize (sum up the section you have just read), visualize (paint a picture in your head or have the story play out into a movie in your head), connect (connect the story to other stories you have read or life experiences you have had), and evaulate. Use highlighters. Do not be afraid to mark up those test booklets! Highlight important words, sentences, or key points. Read the questions first so you have an idea of what you are looking for. It is okay to reread whenever you need to.

TAKE YOUR TIME! You have the entire day to finish so dont rush! We want you all to do well :-)

For my 6th grade Math- after DSTP we will be moving on to integers. We will be introducing integers, adding and subtracting integers, and multiplying and dividing integers. We will be utilizing number lines often within this lesson.

For 6th grade Reading and Writing- we did not spelling this week and probably will not next week either. Be sure to look over your old lists and make sure those words are still familiar to you. Not only will this help you become a better speller but also a better reader by exposing you to words that you would not have otherwise used. Use these words to expand your vocabulary.

7th grade Writing- after DSTP you will continue on with your short story. Be sure to have all of the pieces in by the due date so you do not fall behind. It is very hard to get caught up on writing pieces once you fall behind.

I hope everyone is enjoying the beautiful weather (minus the rain we are supposed to get- which is better than snow).