SIXTH GRADE HOMEWORK
THE WEEK OF AUGUST 22, 2011
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KEY
TB = textbook   WB = workbook   PGs. = pages   MBR = monthly book report   + = in addition

 VA
= Vocabulary Achievement       CYP = Check Your Progress      
WHR = Weekend Homework Reader
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MISCELLANEOUS
HOMEWORK


1.    Decorate your vault in an imaginative way. Make sure that no decorations impede the useof the lid. In addiition, your name and classroom number should clearly appear on the completed vault. This project will be one of your first grades. The vault will contain only Bolden Bucks and deeds of ownership.

2.    Today in class, you were given the following items:

    •    2 bradded folders
    •    2 spiral folders
    •    1 blue book
    •    3 three-hole punched folders

    The two bradded folders will be used for Computer and Spanish classes.
    Clearly and neatly label both folders with your name, classroom number, and subject.

    The two spiral folders will be used for Social Studies and Science classes.
    Clearly and neatly label both folders with your name, classroom number, and subject.

    The blue book will be used in Social Studies class. Cleary and neatly write your name and classroom number on it and place it
      in the three-hole punched Social Studies folder (see next paragraph).

    The three three-hole punched folders will be used in Social Studies, Science, and
    Literature classes. Clearly and neatly write your name and classroom number o each folder. Then place them in a three-ring
    binder at least two and half inches in width or wider. If you do not have a three-ring binder, you must obtain one. In
    addition, purchase a set of pocket dividers with multicolor tabs.

3.    The following donations would be great appreciated:

    •    3 boxes of facial issue (Kleenex)
    •    3 dozen pencial (Ticonderoga brand if possible)
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RELIGION WITH MR. BOLDEN


ALTAR SERVER TRAINING
   
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     --FRIDAY(08/26):
    --MONDAY-TUESDAY(08/29-30):
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MATH WITH MR. BOLDEN
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MATH WITH MR. COURTNEY
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MATH FOR EVERYONE
  DO YOU NEED TO CONVERT A REPEATING DECIMAL TO A FRACTION?
  DOESN'T EVERYONE?

    Follow these examples:
    Note the following pattern for repeating decimals:
          0.22222222... = 2/9
          0.54545454... = 54/99
          0.298298298... = 298/999
          (Division by 9's causes the repeating pattern.)

    Note the pattern if zeros preceed the repeating decimal:
          0.022222222... = 2/90
          0.00054545454... = 54/99000
          0.00298298298... = 298/99900
          (Adding zeros to the denominator adds zeros before the repeating decimal.)

    To convert a decimal that begins with a non-repeating part, such as 0.21456456456456456...,
    to a fraction, write it as the sum of the non-repeating part and the repeating part:
          0.21 + 0.00456456456456456...
    Next, convert each of these decimals to fractions. The first decimal has a divisor of power ten.
    The second decimal (which repeats) is convirted according to the pattern given above.
          21/100 + 456/99900
    Now add these fraction by expressing both with a common divisor  20979/99900 + 456/99900
    and add.     21435/99900
    Finally simplify it to lowest terms  1429/6660 and check on your calculator or with long  
    division...  = 0.2145645645...

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LITERATURE WITH MRS. McHUGH
  
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    The Triumphs: Houghton Mifflin Reading book is a supplemental reading textbook that remains at home and is used for as the Weekend Homework Reader.
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VOCABULARY WITH MRS. McHUGH

Lesson 1:
Lesson 2:
Lesson 3:

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SOCIAL STUDIES WITH MR. LOPEZ

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•SCIENCE WITH MRS. DOWDY:
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SPELLING WITH MR. BOLDEN
Test Friday, September 2, 2011
Unit 1: depth, craft, plunge, wreck, sunk, film, strict, bomb, switch, length, prompt, pitch, else, cliff, pledge, scrub, brass, grill, stung, plump, swift, tense, bunch, grasp, ditch, habitat, intact, tepid, magnetic, deft.

--MONDAY: Unit 1: 2 cursive list + WB PGs. 12-13
--TUESDAY: WB PGs. 14-15 + each word written three times in your best cursive
--WEDNESDAY: WB PGs. 16-17 + words' parts of speech and etymologies
--THURSDAY: WB corrections
--FRIDAY: Spelling Test on Unit 33 and Match Test on California Spanish

CALIFORNIA SPANISH WORDS (NO TEST YET!)
1.    el padre = the father                              19.    caliente = hot   
2.    la madre = the mother                           20.    frio = cold   
3.    los robles = the oaks                             21.    agua = water   
4.    el tiburon = the shark                            22.    la tierra = the land   
5.    san = saint (masculine)                         23.    el fuego = the fire   
6.    santa = saint or holy (feminine)          24.    la cabeza = the head   
7.    santo = holy (masculine)                      25.    el presidio = the fort   
8.    la cruz = the cross                                  26.    alcatraz = the pelican   
9.    la casa = the house                                 27.    San Diego = St. Didacus (James)   
10.    el pueblo = the village                       28.    San Juan = St. John   
11.    la ciudad = the city                             29.    La Purisima = The Immaculate   
12.    la hacienda = the ranch house          30.    San Francisco = St. Francis   
13.    el puente = the bridge                        31.    Santa Cruz = the Holy Cross
14.    los angeles = the angels*                  32.    Baja California = Lower California
15.    la sierra = the mountains                   33.     de nada = it’s nothing (think nothing of it)
16.    nevada = snow-clad, or covered       34.    el Sacramento = sacrament (Eucharist)
17.    el diablo = the devil                           35.    San Luis Obispo = St. Louis the Bishop
18.    Alta California = Upper California  36.    California = the Land of Queen Califia,
                                                                                     a fictitious Amazon queen who ruled a
*from El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la                  land without men; taken  from Las Sergas
Reina de los Ángeles de la Porciúncula               de Esplandián, (novela de caballería) by    
(The Village of Our Lady, the Queen                   García Ordóñez de Montalvo. Published
of the Angels of Porziuncola)                                 in Seville in 1510.

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ENGLISH AND WRITING WITH MR. BOLDEN
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 PROOFREADING CHECK LIST
1.    Did you follow the writing process:
       
A) brainstorming/planning/outlining, B) rough drafting, C) editing/revising, D) final drafting, E) submission?
2.    Does the work make sense?
3.    Did anyonre proofread your work? (Someone should have.)
4.    Are paragraph indentations obvious? (They should be.)
5.    Does each paragraph begin with an interesting topic sentence?
6.    Is each paragraph fully developed:
          A) Did you elaborate fully?
          B) Did you make assumptions about your reader’s knowledge of the subject matter?
          C) Did you clearly define and explain the topic?

7.    Is the work concise, to the point, and creative?
8.    Did you use juicy adjectives and adverbs?
9.    Did you use transition words between paragraphs and between sentences within paragraphs,
       such as although, however, therefore, hence, besides, also, consequently, indeed, likewise, nonetheless, otherwise,
          similarly, thus, moreover,
nevertheless, furthermore, in addition, on the contrary, after all, as a result,
          at the same time, even so, for example, in fact,
in other words, in reality, in truth, on the other hand, in conclusion,
          to conclude, to summarize
.

10.    Did you vary sentence length and structure?
11.    Did you use abbreviations? (You should not)
12.    Did you attribute pronouns, such as he, she, it, they, them, we, us,  and you? In other words,
         did you make sure that all
         pronouns have clear antecedents?
13.    Did you use the words like, then,  and so often? (You should not.)
14.    Did you use the following words: a lot, like, well, hello, good-bye, thank you, stuff, and thing? (You should not.)
15.    Did you write in a conversational or formal tone of voice?
16.    Did you directly refer to the reader or refer to the reader as you? (Generally, you should not)
17.    Did you use slang? And if you did, did you enclose slang words in quotation marks?
18.    Did you write in the first person? (I)
19.    Did you write in the third person? (he, she, it, they) 
20.    Did you attribute all quotations?
21.    Did you double space the text?
22.    Did you use the same font throughout the work?
23.    Which style of font did you use? Helvetica, Times, New York, Palatino, or __________.
24.    Did you use one space following periods, commas, semicolons, colons, question marks,
         and exclamation points?
25.    Did you check for spelling, grammar, and usage errors?
26.    Did you separate introductory words and phrases from the main clauses of sentences with
         a commas?
27.    Did you use rich vocabulary, simile, metaphor, and complex sentence structure?
28.    Were you specific or general in your word choice and descriptions? (Specific is better.)
29.    Does the work have a heading (full name, day, and date) and title?
 
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MUSIC WITH MR. McQUEEN: none
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SPANISH WITH SENORA WENG:
none
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ART WITH MRS. CIMENT: none
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JOKE OF THE DAY: What is a rabbit's favorite kind of music?

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ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CALENDAR:
  
      --School begin August 24, 2011