Homework for Sept. 26 – Oct. 2

Posted on September 26, 2011 by chris618

Weekend

  • Math: pg. 113, all problems
  • Math test on Tuesday on chapter 2. Study now!
  • Finish the final copy of the mini book report for September. Turn it in on Monday. Use blue or black ink only (or computer cut and paste into the boxes). If you need a new sheet, download a copy from the downloads page.
  • Read for 1/2 hour or more every day and write it in your reading log. Turn it in on Monday.

Thursday evening

  • Grizzlies math: pg 117-118: 11-37 odd; 41; 45-55 odd
  • Everybody math: we will review pgs 117-118 tomorrow
  • Read 1/2 hour or more and write it in your log.
  • The final copy of the September book report is due on Monday, Oct. 3. Write in blue or black in on the new, clean copy of the form I gave you today. Use the suggestions I or your classmates gave you to make your report better. Be sure to follow the rubric on the sheet. I advise that you have an adult or a friend who is a good speller check your spelling.

Wednesday evening

  • Grizzlies math: pg 110-111: 23-65 odd; #44
  • Everyone: Finish your September book if you haven’t finished it yet.
  • Finish your book report draft version. It is due in class tomorrow. If you lost the sheet, get the ‘Mini Book Report’ on the Downloads page.

Tuesday evening

  • Pumas math: pg 117-118: 11-37 odd; 41; 45-55 odd
  • OR: All questions on the enhanced worksheet. (Note: you will be responsible for knowing all of the regular work on pages 117-118 for the test.)
  • English: Work on your book report draft.
  • Read 1/2 hour or more and write it in your log.

Monday evening

  • Pumas math: pg 110-111: 23-65 odd; #44
  • Everyone: Finish your September book if you haven’t finished it yet.
  • Start working on your book report draft version. It is due in class on Thursday. If you lost the sheet, get the ‘Mini Book Report’ on the Downloads page.
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Homework for Sept 19-25

Posted on September 21, 2011 by chris618

Weekend

  • No math. Enjoy the break.
  • Finish your award-winning or classic book for September. You will be writing a report on it next week.
  • Turn in your reading long on Monday.
  • Benchmark testing begins on Monday.

Thursday evening

  • Math: pgs 105-106: 21-43 odds; 45; 48; 49; 54-59 all
  • Read for a half hour or longer and write it in your reading log.
  • Book report coming next week. Be sure that you are almost finished with your book. If you aren’t, then read longer to get it finished.

Wednesday evening

  • Math: pg. 100: all problems practice test
  • Math test tomorrow
  • Read 1/2 hour or more and write it in your log book.
  • Turn in your Scholastic book order if you are ordering books
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Homework for Sept. 12 – 18

Posted on September 12, 2011 by chris618

Wednesday evening and following

This will be my last post for awhile. Be sure to copy your assignments from the board in class!

  • Math: nothing for Wednesday; Section 2-1 for Thursday; Section 2-2 for Friday; Section 2-3 for Monday
  • English test in class on Thursday on The Homecoming
  • English: Keep filling in your reading log! Get a new form from the back of the room on Monday, and turn in the old one.

Tuesday evening

  • Math: Pg. 75, all problems
  • Math test tomorrow on all of chapter 1
  • English: read for 1/2 hour
  • English test on Thursday on The Homcoming

Monday evening

  • Math: pg 65 ff: 7-25 odd problems
  • Math chapter 1 test on Wednesday
  • English: read your award winning book 1/2 hour or more
  • English: test on The Homecoming (probably on Thurs.). Watch those vocab words too!
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Homework for Sept. 6-9

Posted on September 5, 2011 by chris618

Weekend

  • Math Pgs 60-61: 13-21 odd; 23-25 all; 27, 29; 37-47 odd
  • English reading logs are due on Monday. Be sure you read all weekend!

Thursday evening

  • Read 1/2 hour or more. Be sure to be reading your award winning or classic book. Write it in your new reading log.
  • Math: Pgs 55-56: 9-19 odd; 25-51 odd

Wednesday evening

  • Read 1/2 hour or more. Be sure to be reading your award winning or classic book. Write it in your new reading log.
  • Math: pgs 51-52: 7-27 odd; 29-43 odd

Tuesday evening

  • Math test tomorrow on the first half of chapter 1. Do all of the problems on page 48.
  • Turn in your reading logs for last week if you forgot to turn them in today.
  • Read 1/2 hour or more. Be sure to be reading your award winning or classic book. Write it in your new reading log.
  • You can earn up to $50 classroom cash by turning in the parent packet scavenger hunt by Thursday. Get it here if you lost it.
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Back to School Night

Posted on August 31, 2011 by chris618

Hello Parents:

Thursday is Back to School Night.

We will do a presentation in English from 6:00 – 6:30, and then a repeat presentation in Spanish & English from 6:30 – 7:00.

We will be holding our primary Yosemite meeting from 7:00 – 7:30. Please attend, even if you don’t think you can afford it or were planning not to have your child go, because we will have important information that will answer your questions and solve problems or concerns you may have!

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Homework for Aug 29 – Sept 4

Posted on August 29, 2011 by chris618

Long weekend

  • Be sure you have any award winning (or classic) book at your reading level to be reading for September. I’ll ask you about it on Tuesday.
  • Read at least 1/2 hour per day. Be sure you’re reading your award winning book at least part of the time. You will have to write a report on it at the end of the month.
  • Math: pgs. 46-47: 5,7,9; 21-29 odd; 31-37 odd; 43-51 odd

Thursday evening

  • Back to school night

Wednesday evening

  • Read in English for 1/2 hour or more and write in log
  • Work on your multiplication facts. There is a test tomorrow!
  • Math: pgs 40-41: problems 1-9 odd; 13-21 odd; 29-35 odd

Tuesday evening

  • Read in English for 1/2 hour or more and write in log
  • Work on your multiplication facts. There is a test tomorrow!
  • Math: pgs 36-37: problems 13-45 odds only

Monday evening

  • Read in English for 1/2 hour or more and write in log
  • Work on your multiplication facts
  • Math: pgs 32-33: all odd problems
  • Vocab words: adept, amicable, dread, horrendous, humdrum, martinet, melodious, stern, stringent, witty
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Homework for Aug 22-28

Posted on August 22, 2011 by chris618


Weekend

  • Read 1/2 hour every day this weekend.
  • Turn in your SIGNED reading log on Monday.
  • Practice your multiplication facts. Test next week.
  • Literary Device poster is due on Monday for a grade.

Thursday evening

  • Math: pgs.28-29: odd problems; #16 bonus challenge
  • Keep working on your multiplication facts memorization. Test next week.
  • Read 1/2 hour minimum and put it into your reading log. It is due on Monday.

Wednesday evening

Math: work on memorizing your multiplication facts. Make yourself “flash cards” as described in class. Do at least one “times table” for tonight (example, the 8x table).

English: Read 1/2 hour or more and write it in your reading log.

Tuesday evening

  • Read 1/2 hour or more and write it in your log. Bring it to school tomorrow.
  • Bring your afternoon homework schedule plans tomorrow.
  • Wednesday is the first day to accept job applications.

Monday evening

  • Read for 1/2 hour or longer and record it in your reading log. Bring it to school tomorrow for me to look at.
  • Work with your parent to figure out your after school schedule for doing your school work. Make 2 copies, and bring one in to me on Wednesday. Keep the other to post at home.
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Newsletter for Aug 22

Posted on August 22, 2011 by chris618

Welcome to 6th Grade at Adelante!

Hello! I am Chris Holm, and this year I will be teaching English Language Arts, Literature, Math, & PE. I will be working with Maestra Anna to bring your child a fun, challenging, and rewarding school year. You have a lot of papers to look at today, so I will be brief with this newsletter.

* Check the list of required supplies to be sure your child has everything needed for the year. For students who have not been able to get to the store, I have for sale a limited supply of spiral notebooks ($1), pens (10¢), pencils (10¢), rulers (50¢), and erasers (50¢).
* To help your child find the way he or she learns best, we are taking a “multiple intelligences” survey based on the research of Dr. Howard Gardner of Harvard University. I hope to use this information this year to make school work more fun and meaningful to your student.
* My class has a fun classroom economy simulation, so be sure to read the description papers I’m sending home. Students will need to turn in their “job applications” and letter of recommendation (if required) by Wednesday to get the best jobs.
* If you have internet access, check my website for homework info and this newsletter. (This newsletter is published once a month.)
Website: chris618.wordpress.com
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* If you have not completed your “maze day” packet, please get it turned in to the office as soon as possible.
* Back to school night for us is next Thursday, Sept 1 at 6:00 PM. Be sure to come as Maestra Anna and I will explain our classes. We will also discuss the Yosemite trip! This year it will be from April 30 – May 4, for 5 days and 4 nights.

¡Bienvenido a sexto gradoen Adelante!

¡Hola! Me llamo Chris Holm, y este año será el maestro de Artes de Lenguaje de Inglés, Literatura, Matemáticas, y Educación Física. Voy a trabajar con la maestra Anna para llevar a su hijo un divertido, desafiante y gratificante año escolar. Tienes un montón de papeles a ver hoy, así que voy a ser breve con este boletín.

* Consulte la lista de materiales requeridos para asegurarse de que su hijo tiene todo  necesario para el año. Para los estudiantes que no han sido capaces de llegar a la tienda, tengo a la venta una oferta limitada de cuadernos de espiral ($1), plumas (10¢), lápices (10¢), gobernantes (50¢), y gomas de borrar (50¢).

* Para ayudar a su hijo a encontrar la manera que él o ella aprende mejor, estamos dando un encuesta de “inteligencias múltiples” basada en la investigación del Dr. Howard Gardner de la Universidad de Harvard. Espero que para utilizar esta información para este año que la escuela sea un trabajo más divertido y significativo para el estudiante.

* Mi clase tiene un simulación de la economía, así que asegúrese de leer los periódicos descripción que estoy enviando a casa. Los estudiantes tendrán que entregar sus “solicitudes de empleo” y carta de recomendación (si procede) antes del miércoles para conseguir los mejores puestos de trabajo.
* Si usted tiene acceso a internet, ver mi sitio web para información de los deberes y este boletín. (Este boletín se publica una vez al mes.)
Sitio Web: chris618.wordpress.com
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* Si usted no ha completado su paquete de la “día de laberinto”, por favor entregarla en la oficina tan pronto como sea posible.
* Noche de Regreso a la Escuela para nosotros es el próximo jueves, 21 de agosto en 6:00 PM. Asegúrese de venir como maestra Ana y yo vamos a explicar nuestras clases. ¡También nos discutirá el viaje a Yosemite! Este año será del 30 de abril – 4 de mayo, por 5 días y 4 noches.

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Welcome Back to School!

Posted on August 18, 2011 by chris618

Welcome incoming middle schooler’s! I hope you had a fun and relaxing summer, and are ready to start an exciting school year.

Class lists will be posted at school by 5 PM on Friday August 19. In case you lost your supply list, I’m posting it here. Notice that I’ve added a hard cover composition book that was not on the original list.

See you on Monday!

Supplies required for Maestro Chris’ Class

  • 3 spiral notebooks
  • 1 hard cover composition book
  • A good supply of pencils (mechanical pencils are allowed, but ONLY if you keep extra lead at all times)
  • Pens (blue or black ink)
  • Ruler
  • Scissors

Optional Items

  • Simple calculator
  • Pink eraser
  • Graph paper (5 squares per inch)
  • Colored markers
  • Colored pencils

I keep a small amount of extra supplies in my room for sale during the year, but now is the best time to buy when Target and other stores are having their sales!

Classroom Needs

For our classroom, if you could donate any of the following, we would be grateful!

  • 4-shelf Bookcase
  • Kleenex
  • Disinfecting wipes
  • Dry erase markers for the teacher (multi colored are fun)
  • Lined binder paper
  • Calculators
  • Student Scissors
  • Graph paper (5 squares per inch)
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Summer

Posted on June 13, 2011 by chris618

Hi Students!

Thanks everyone for a great year! I hope you have a restful and enjoyable summer. Don’t forget to come back sometime and visit your friends at Adelante!

  • I have posted on the Downloads page the list of suggested readings for students entering 7th grade at Kennedy in August. Download the pdf if you lose your sheets. Don’t wait until the last minute to read those 4 books (and win the prize).
  • Yosemite pictures are on the web from the Pictures page link. If you see one you especially like and need the full resolution file, just send me an email and I’ll send it to you.
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