Spelling City is ready!!!

I have finally got a Spelling City account set up and kind of understand how to use it :)
Join me in the adventure of figuring it out and getting everything to work properly. If you have suggestions or questions, please let me know!!!

Instructions:
1. Click on the Spelling City link on the right side of the blog page.
2. You will go directly to my homepage.
3. Scroll down to see the different lists, each labelled with the date.
4. Click on the list you want to practice.
5. Have fun with the spelling and vocabulary games!

Thanks for visiting!!!

The first week of Advent!

I hope you all had a wonderful long weekend :)

This is the first week of Advent and we will be starting it off with a school-wide celebration on Monday morning. For the duration of Advent, we will have a short celebration each Monday morning and hopefully also have an Advent wreath in our classroom which we can light each morning.

This week we will be continuing on with myths and the assignment each pair/group has decided to complete.

**Myths will be due Thursday Dec 1, 2011. Many students have already emailed them to me! Thank you for working so hard :)

** Pair/small group assignments will be due the following Thursday (Dec 8, 2011). Students will still have some class time to complete these however, they may need to spend time outside of class as well.

Spelling/vocabulary words for this week are as follows:

1. radiant: shining or bright
2. astonishment: amazement or great surprise
3. nervous: very excited or uneasy
4. cruel: causing pain or distress to others
5. humility: to be humble or modest
6. occupied: to take or fill up
7. extraordinary: beyond what is usual or regular
8. confident: having strong belief
9. withdraw: to go or move back or away
10. tragic: extremely dreadful or terrible
**The test will be on Thursday for Gr 6 English and French students!

To encourage students to practice these words at home, I am setting up an account with Spelling City. There is already a link on the right side of the main blog page. I should have the password set up by tomorrow so students can sign in and do different activities with the lists I have posted!

Please check back soon for more info on this!

Wishing you a wonderful and less windy week!!!

It's a short week!!!

*Please note, this Friday is a PD day therefore the students do not have school! Enjoy your long weekend!!!

For the past 2 weeks or so we have been working on our Tales: Heroes, Deeds and Wonders unit. The students have defined what a myth is and have read many examples from a variety of countries. They are also working on writing their own myths. We will have a little bit more time this week and then the myths will be due. The students have been so creative and I am very excited to read them!

Students are also working on a project which they are designing themselves. In pairs or small groups they read a selection titled "The River that Went to the Sky". As they read through they had to identify ear appealing phrases as well as phrases that create images. They will use these identified phrases to create a simplified sequence of events. They are in the planning stages right now and the due date has yet to be determined.

Please remind your child (only grade 6 English for this week) to practice the spelling and vocabulary words we identified last week. This week's test will be on Thursday.

The words are: universal, awakened, disturbed, instrument, survivor, threatened, desperate, fascinating, destroyed and associated.

Let's have a great week!!!

Welcome to the Grade 6 blog!!!! Check out all the fun stuff we are doing!

Thanks for checking in, remember to come back often!

I am excited to get this blog up and running to keep you posted on what is going on in our classroom. I have been with the students for about 3 weeks now and we are falling into routines and building great relationships!

The plan is to update the blog every week (probably Friday or over the weekend) with class content, homework, in-class assignments and any special events. Please check when you can and feel free to comment on posts. You can also contact me at the school (403-627-3488) or through email (nicole.parkin@holyspirit.ab.ca) if you have any questions!

I look forward to a great year together!