Contact Team
Thank you for the wonderful school year. What a great bunch of kids! I feel blessed to be able to work with such fantastic parents as well. Have a safe and fun filled summer!
~Cynde Anderson
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Thursday: Last Day of School!!!
Wednesday: Picnic at Mirror Lake
Tuesday: Mars Project Celebration- all assignments must be turned in today!
Monday: Mars Project
May 14 – 17
Friday: Mars Project
Thursday: Mars Project
Wednesday: Mars Project
Tuesday: Mars Project
Monday: Mars Project
May 7 – 11
Friday: Field Trip to Planetarium
Thursday: computer lab / Mars presenter / intro to Mars project
Wednesday: Yellow packet
Tuesday: Turn in G4W; Media Study
Monday: computer lab – final draft on research paper due Wednesday
April 30 – May 4
Friday: computer lab – Teen Biz (7) and research paper (bibliography)
Thursday: computer lab
Wednesday: bibliography and citing sources
Tuesday: In class, intro paragraph activity. URL paper required
Monday: rough draft corrections with cart one laptops, rough drafts are handed back today.
April 23 – 27
Friday: Library
Thursday: Research paper…transition sentences
Wednesday: CORE testing continued
Tuesday: CORE testing
Monday: rough draft of three body paragraphs due…proof reading exercise.
April 16 – 20
Friday: Checkpoint #4 due, start writing rough draft of three body paragraphs
Thursday: teen biz article #5 and continue researching
Wednesday: teen biz article #4, Checkpoint #3 due and continue working on Checkpoint #4
Tuesday: Grammar for Writing
Monday: Research and teen biz #3
April 9 – 13
Friday: library
Thursday: State SBA testing
Wednesday: State SBA testing
Tuesday: State SBA testing
Monday: Teen biz article, research paper, check zang!e. Good luck on your testing! Be sure to use a conclusion sentence.
April 2 – 6
Friday: Checkpoint 2 – one of 2 OR 3 OR 4 from pink packet. Class reviews the paragraph writing assignment.
Thursday: Discussion over the writing prompt on pg. 28 of the answer booklet. Each student is to answer this question for homework. We will be sharing it on Friday. Computer lab time for research packet.
Wednesday: SBA Writing practice test. Answers can be checked at: www.eedstate.ak.us
Tuesday: Computer lab – checkpoint 1 graded in class and checkpoint discussed. Class time allotted for this assignment. Due on Friday. (Pink packet page 2 OR 3 OR 4)
Monday: G4W (Grammar for Writing)…to be worked on in class.
March 26 – 30
Friday: Library
Thursday: Rubric for research paper introduced. Pink packet for notes introduced. Checkpoint one discussed in class and worked on in the computer lab. the first checkpoint will be due on Tuesday…March 27th. Three website URL’s and first paragraphs need to be copied and pasted onto an one page document.
Wednesday: Vocabulary Packet #3, yellow…to be worked on in class.
Tuesday: Vocabulary Packet #3, yellow…to be worked on in class.
Monday: Vocabulary Packet #3, yellow…to be worked on in class.
March 19 – 23
Friday: No School / Spring Break
Thursday: Final day for My Access scores. Teen Biz and freerice.com
Wednesday: Media study on Houdini (pink packets are turned in for credit)
Tuesday: My access in the computer lab. Work on big 3 transition sentence and inserting the quote in the document. Everyone is trying to get a 4 or 5 on the assignment.
Monday: End to WW2; reminder that everyone needs to have their 5 paragraph Anne Frank essay entered into My Access for tomorrow’s activity.
March 5 – 8
Friday: Library…Last day for homework and redo’s
Thursday: Writing about Anne Frank
Wednesday: Writing about Anne Frank
Tuesday: Pink Packet – writing a introductory paragraph
Monday: Grammar 3 – last sentence:
After he was sworn in as president, Harry Truman ascertained information about the top secret Manhattan Project.
You-tube: Kseniya Simonova
February 27 – March 2
Friday: Final work day.
Thursday: Wizzard of Oz play
Wednesday: Pink Packet – continue with the movie.
Tuesday: Copy into the pink packet: Sentences on the board:
_____5. “It’s really a wonder that I haven’t dropped all my ideals, because they seem so absurd and impossible to carry out. Yet I keep them, because in spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart.”
― Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl
Pink packet work on parts of Anne’s life. Anne Frank movie will be continued in class. This is the concentration camp part of the movie.
Monday: President’s Day
February 21 – 24
Friday: No School
Thursday: Periods 4 only, work day.
Wednesday: Grammar Practice 3- Sentence on the board:
_____4. Anne did not know she would be exposed to scabies.
Pink packet work on parts of Anne’s life. Anne Frank movie will be continued in class. Period 2 only: work day.
Tuesday: Library
Monday: Library book fair preview / SLC portfolio set up
February 13 – 17
Friday: Work day for all classes.
Thursday: School closure day
Wednesday: Grammar Practice 3- Sentence on the board:
_____3. The fabric, table setting, and furnishings in the apartment were luxurious.
Pink packet work on parts of Anne’s life. Anne Frank movie will be continued in class.
Tuesday: Grammar Practice 3- Sentence on the board:
_____2. Why did Anne not perceive the situation?
Pink packet work on parts of Anne’s life. Anne Frank movie will be continued in class.
Monday: Grammar Practice 3- Sentence on the board:
_____1. Anne did not comprehend the situation.
Pink packet work on parts of Anne’s life. Anne Frank movie will be continued in class. (Periods 3 work day for second book quiz)
February 6 – 10
Friday: Library with Mrs. Campbell….continue reader’s theater A Boy at War. Please return any overdue books.
Thursday: Grammar Practice 2- Sentence on the board:
_____5. Otto Frank survived the Holocaust.
Anne Frank movie will be continued in class. Discussion on Holocaust.
Wednesday: Grammar Practice 2- Sentence on the board:
_____4. The genocide of WWII is horrifying.
Extended lesson Vocab sheet working on the word genocide. Anne Frank movie will be continued in class.
Tuesday: Grammar Practice 2- Sentence on the board:
_____3. Life in hiding was difficult for Anne and her family.
Anne Frank movie will be continued in class. ***Ask students to provide a stronger predicate nominative. (Periods 1 & 4 work day for second book quiz)
Monday: Grammar Practice 2- Sentence on the board:
_____2. Anne Frank’s family was persecuted during WWII.
Extended lesson Vocab sheet working on the word persecuted. Anne Frank movie will be continued in class.
January 30 – February 3
Friday: Work day / reading in class.
Thursday: Grammar Practice (a sentence and diagram kept on a piece of paper in their binder) and the Anne Frank movie will be watched in class, together. Grammar practice 2 sentence:
_____1. On August 6, 1945 we bombed Hiroshima, Japan.
Wednesday: Grammar Practice (paper will be turned into basket today to be graded) and 10 Days of Anne Frank in class together. Sentence:
_____5. Oscar Schindler single-handidly saved 1,200 men, women, and children.
Tuesday: Grammar Practice (a sentence and diagram kept on a piece of paper in their binder) and 10 Days of Anne Frank in class together. Sentence:
_____4. The first familiar face Yuki saw was Mr. Toda.
Monday: Calendars handed out to show the time line of quizzes. Grammar Practice (a sentence and diagram kept on a piece of paper in their binder) and 10 Days of Anne Frank in class together. Sentence:
_____3. Annemarie finished brushing her long hair and handed her hairbrush to her best friend. (from Number the Stars)
January 23 – 27
Friday: Progress Reports need to be handed into Mrs. Anderson…..Library
Thursday: Progress Reports will be handed out. Students whom are interested can sign up for the Spelling Bee. There will be an A team competition on February 1st at lunch in Mrs. Anderson’s classroom. Packets are available for all volunteering participants.
In class, students will take their 1st book quiz in class…students need to come prepared to take a quiz and/or read a book during the class period. Please check on zang!e for results of the first quiz.
Wednesday: Grammar Practice (a sentence and diagram kept on a piece of paper in their binder) and 10 Days of Anne Frank in class together. Sentence:
___2. North Amsterdam was very heavily bombed Sunday. (from The Diary of Anne Frank p. 112)
Tuesday: Grammar Practice (a sentence and diagram kept on a piece of paper in their binder) and 10 Days of Anne Frank in class together. Sentence:
- WWII was a brutal event in our history.
Monday: No School. Martin Luther King Day
January 17 – 20
Friday: Reading in class.
Thursday: Students will work on the vocabulary packet and 10 Days of Anne Frank in class together.
Wednesday: Students will work on the vocabulary packet and 10 Days of Anne Frank in class together.
Tuesday: Students will work on the vocabulary packet and 10 Days of Anne Frank in class together.
Monday: Book Check out and introduction to the reading portion of the WWII topic for 3rd Quarter. Students are expected to read every night. Quizzes will be given on a regular basis starting with the first quiz on 1/19. Expectations were covered and class policy was discussed. Every student had time to read their book at the end of the period. Book orders were also made available.
January 9 – 13
Friday: Library
Thursday: Mrs. Davis is in for Mrs. Anderson. Students will work on the vocabulary packet and 10 Days of Anne Frank in class together.
Wednesday: Mrs. Davis is in for Mrs. Anderson. Students will work on the vocabulary packet and 10 Days of Anne Frank in class together.
Tuesday: Mrs. Davis is in for Mrs. Anderson. Students will work on the vocabulary packet and 10 Days of Anne Frank in class together.
January 3 – 6
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Thursday: Holiday Rotation…thank you all of our fabulous volunteers and food bakers. We had ample help and plenty of goodies. I hope you have a great holiday break!
Wednesday: Last day for late work!!! poetry recitals / Media Study
Tuesday: poetry recitals / yellow vocabulary packet…this is NOT homework!!!
Monday: Snow day….
December 12 – 16
Friday: Danny, King of the Basement field trip. Poetry books are due today! Turn them in before leaving for the PAC. Students will lose points for late work.
All poetry books that are turned into me on Friday will receive an 88% to show that they are in and waiting to be graded. Grades should be posted by Sunday evening. Check Zang!e Monday for actual grade on this assignment. If I do not receive a poetry book from a student on Friday, I will post a zero as the score.
Thursday: Poetry recitals. Students are compiling all of their work and using the big stapler to complete the project it is a computer lab work day. Checkpoint 4
Wednesday: Poetry recitals. Theme on back page, definitions page, traditional types of poems and invented poems…another computer lab work day. Checkpoint 4
Tuesday: Poetry recitals. Table of Contents, computer lab work day. Checkpoint 4
Monday: Poetry recitals and Title Down poem: TitleDown
December 5 – 9
Friday: Library
Thursday: Poem recitals in class…three kids. Volunteers first and then random selection. Section 3 of the poetry book, Invented Types of Poems: Terse Verse: Terse Versepfd
Wednesday: Poem recitals in class…three kids. Volunteers first and then random selection. Section 3 of the poetry book, Invented Types of Poems: Name Poetry: Name Poetry
Tuesday: RTI CORE testing in the 6th grade computer lab.
Monday: RTI CORE testing in the 6th grade computer lab.
November 28 – December 2
Wednesday: Poem recitals in class…three kids. Volunteers first and then random selection. Section 3 of the poetry book…computer lab, work day.
Tuesday: Poem recitals in class…three kids. Volunteers first and then random selection. Section 3 of the poetry book, Invented Types of Poems: Concrete Poem: Concrete Poem
Monday: Poem recitals in class…three kids. Volunteers first and then random selection. Section 3 of the poetry book, Invented Types of Poems: Alphabet Poetry Alphabet Poetry
November 21 – 23
Friday: Library
Thursday: Work session in class. Poetry Check number 3.
Wednesday Practice timed poems aloud as a group. Sonnet Poem examples discussed in class. Begin poetry check number 3
Tuesday Practice timed poems aloud as a group. 6th grade computer lab. Sonnet discussion started and work time. Sonnet
Monday Practice timed poems aloud as a group. Limerick Poems: Limerick
Two Minute Poem (not worth full credit if this is assigned to the student): Two Minute Smile
November 14 – 18
Friday: Computer Lab – work day
Thursday: Practice poems aloud as a group. Haiku Poem. haiku
Wednesday: Practice poems aloud as a group. Free Verse free verse
Tuesday: Rubric for the poetry presentation in class.
Download simile worksheet, personification work sheet and recital rubric here: personif8cation simile rubric
Monday: Cinquain poetry (see below). Poetry checkpoint number 2…on the back of the rubric…throughout the week as I can get to them.
periods 1, 3 & 4:cinquain
period 2: cinquain2
November 7 – 11
Friday: Library….bring in or renew your checked out library books. Remember to check out the Poetry section!!!
Thursday: Students will go to the 8th grade computer lab. I Am poems will be reviewed and poetry books will be worked on during this time. Teen Biz and freerice.com are free time options.
Wednesday: Students will go to the 8th grade computer lab. I Am poems will be reviewed and poetry books will be worked on during this time. Teen Biz and freerice.com are free time options.
Tuesday: How to Read a Poem….presentation in class. Copycat notes will be taken. Rubrics will be handed out and discussed.
rubric for periods 1, 3 & 4: 6th grade poetry book rubric
rubric for period 2: poetry rubric period 2
Checkpoints for all classes: Checkpoints.pdf
Monday: Student share: Brianna M’s I Am poem. Simile and Personification work sheets. If not completed in class, worksheets are homework.
October 31 -November 4
Friday: no school.
Thursday: Classes start with 4th period and go through 7th period. 4th period LA students will be in the computer lab working on Teen Biz. Students released at 11:45 to accommodate Student Led Conferences.
Wednesday: Classes are first period to fourth only. Students released at 11:45 to accommodate Student Led Conferences. Finish summarizing SLC portfolio information, then we will do locker and binder clean outs.
Tuesday: Onomatopoeia paper and discussion. Students will be called up one at a time to go over their rough drafts of the I Am poem. I will not get through all of the kids for each period.
Monday: For the first 15 minutes of class, students will go to the library to Preview the Book Fair. I Am Poems rough drafts are due. SLC portfolio with SS and LA today.
October 24 – 28
Friday: Library….bring in or renew your checked out library books. Remember to check out the Poetry section!!!
Thursday: Poetry continued…definitions. Poetry terms (a page of their poetry book) and Figurative Language Terms (a page of their poetry book) will be handed out in class. Write Source 2000 book will be introduced as a resource for the poetry unit. Copies are available for check out.
Wednesday: Poetry begins….notes in class. I Am Poem. Copycat notes on one side, your rough draft on the other. RD will be due on Monday of next week.
Tuesday: Subject and Verb packet…this isn’t homework.
Monday: Finished reviewing the Vocabulary Packet (yellow papers) in class today.
October 17 – 21
Friday: no school for students…lucky buggers 
Thursday: Computer lab….teen biz, goals and results. This will be the final grade for this quarter.
Wednesday: Media Study, a class activity in the production of films. Last day to turn in late or missing work.
Tuesday: Work Day:
1. Book report – review rubric and double check that all points are met. Turn in final draft today.
2. Teen Biz – review goals, print off current achievements
3. Yellow packet. Work on problems that you can figure out. This is NOT homework.
4. Subject/Verb packet. This is NOT homework.
*Note….it takes me a while to grade the book reports. I put a standard 88% in for all assignments that have been turned into me on time. This shows a score and means that their paper is turned in…as I get them graded, their score can go up or go down depending on the rubric score. Book reports should be graded by Thursday so students can check their zang!e grade and know what they have for first quarter. If you have questions, please ask. Any scores showing 50% are below par or not turned into me. Please ask your kiddo about any 50% scores.
Monday: Review Grammar for Writing page 20. Subjects in unusual order. Turn this in for credit. Start yellow vocabulary review packet in class. This is NOT homework.
October 10 – 13
Friday: Library….bring in or renew your checked out library books.
Thursday: Grammar for Writing page 8 and 9 numbers 1-10
Wednesday: Lesson 13 Simple Predicates…more diagramming.
Tuesday: Final check point story plot diagram 6 & 7 share with peers. Some presentations in 2nd period.
Monday: Finish with Tuesday of the Other June packet. Work on some basic grammar review and beginning in sentence diagramming. Long term project: Final book reports due October 11th, double check your rubrics to ensure 100%
October 3 – 7
Friday: Computer lab. Revisit Teen Biz goals by checking their zang!e assignments list and expand their My Access assignment. Students will add examples and create paragraphs with their descriptive essays to raise 6 trait scores on their holistic rubric on-line.
Thursday: Tuesday of the Other June from the book (can be found on classzone). Study packet will be handed out in class. Available to download here:
Tuesday and Wednesday: Individual conferences with students on their story plot diagram 1-5. The class works on their final book report while conferences are being held.
Monday: Rubric review in class. Final book report is due October 11. Students will practice grading other student work with the rubric handed out in class:
fiction rubric 2nd period only
September 26 – 30
Friday: Library – students will get their classzone passwords and introduced to the program. We did a classzone scavenger hunt work sheet in class. If your child has a Missing Assignment in zang!e, they will need to create an account using the activation code at the top of the form. Please download the form here for the missing assignment:
Thursday: Wringer continued…AVB question for Wringer notes in binder.
To be added to the Wringer story plot diagram: (this stays in the binder for notes on how to do the book report)
5. Nipper could be at family fest.
6. Nipper lands on Palmer’s head and Beans snatches him off.
7. Nipper is alive
Also added in the notes: Theme= Overcoming Bullying. Foreshadowing= Newspaper article, sock, Nipper landed on him at the park, Panther and trapping pigeons at the rail station.
Added to the Wringer notes: (this is turned into Mrs. Anderson for a score in zang!e)
8. List the Aggressors in the story:
a. Farquar
b. Beans
c. Mutto
d. Palmer
e. Panther (instincts)
9. List the Victims:
a. Palmer
b. Dorothy
c. Nipper
10. List the Bystanders in the story:
a. Henry / George
b. Palmer
c. Parents
d. Dorothy
e. Waymer
Wednesday: Wringer continued…AVB question for Wringer notes in binder.
Tuesday: Paper shuffle…students filed their MyAccess bar graphs in their LA folders. Students also did a goal setting activity for Teen Biz for their own goals as to where they would like to be by the end of the quarter. This will be reviewed the second week of October to check progress and successes.
The following three items were listed on the M/C paper printed off of Teen Biz student profile:
• total articles read as of 9/16 = ________
•My % goal from here until the end of the quarter ________
• Number of articles I will read by October 14th _______
Individual story plot diagram shared in class activity. Looking at students notes on step 1 – 3 of story diagram for the book they are reading at home. This will be reflected as: story plot check point 1-3 in Zang!e.
Monday: Wringer continued…we ended on page 176 ish….rising action and possible climax of the story. Students plotted four bullets on their yellow paper in their notes.
Number 4:
•Shared his secret with Dorothy
•Beans saw Nipper in the park on Palmer’s head
• Palmer is leading a double life
• Palmer turns 10
* Reminder- students who need to show me their updated TeenBiz points must come in at lunch and advocate for the change. This process only takes a few minutes. The library is open for any kiddos who still need to reach the 100 point mark. The score on zang!e is the current score. The progress report in the mail will be a reflection of what your child had on September 16, the day the paper was printed out.
September 19 – 23
Friday: 7th grade computer lab, we will be working on My Access
Last day to adjust Teen Biz points before grades are printed on the district progress report.
Thursday: Wringer continued…we ended on page 154….rising action
Wednesday: Mrs. Smith will sub for me. Wringer continued.
Tuesday: Teen biz points are recorded in zang!e. Please check to see that your child has their 100 points. If not, they need to come visit with me at lunch tutor time. We continued reading Wringer in class taking turns reading aloud.
2nd period only: Palmer and Dorothy pdf
Monday: Story Plot diagram discussed in class. Students apply their at home fiction book to steps 1 – 3. Book reports will be due in approximately three weeks. Samples were shared, and some questions answered. We continued reading Wringer in class taking turns reading aloud.
Notes taken in class are down-loadable here: plot diagram pdf
September 12 – 16
Friday: Library- Students received and set up their library accounts today.
Thursday: Progress reports are handed out. They are to be signed and returned on Friday. Continued reading in Wringer. Page 90.
Wednesday: Students continued reading in Wringer. AVB notes were added to the other notes. They can download those notes here: Wringer Notes Continued pdf
Tuesday: Book orders were handed out to all classes. If students want to order, please have checks (made out to Scholastic) or exact cash, to Mrs. Anderson by Friday 9/9/11. In class we read Wringer and added to the notes. If a student loses their notes, they must recopy them to turn in for credit. Please stay organized! Wringer notes can be downloaded here: Wringer Notes pdf
Monday:No school Labor Day
September 6-9
Friday: Picnic walk to Mirror Lake
Thursday: TeenBiz….Due to some issues with the system, we had to reset the level test and use the password that it on our web page. Go to the blue student portal button for password hints. Students should be trying to make 100 points by mid-quarter. I have challenged some classes to reach more than 100 points sooner.
Wednesday: Wringer by Jerry Spinelli. AVB notes: Aggressor – a person who intentionally acts aggressively or hurtfully toward another person and repeats the behavior over time. (bully) Victim – a person who is physically or verbally attacked, excluded, or made fun of by an aggressor. Bystander - A person who is nearby during a bullying situation. If the bystander encourages or just watches the bullying, he or she can make the situation worse. If the bystander acts as a nonviolent problem-solver, he or she can calm or resolve the situation.
Tuesday:Completion of Universal Screener Test
Monday (August 29)
Students worked on the Universal Screener Test on-line today. Homework is to schedule a time with me to complete the test if not completed in class. Due to technology issues and a fire-drill, I will have access to the computer lab during class time to finish up with anyone who didn’t complete the assignment today.
Friday: Library!!! All students must have a fiction book checked out after today. Assignments that we practice in class with Wringer will be used as homework for their at home fiction book.
Thursday: Many of the classes have started reading Wringer by Jerry Spinelli. This correlates to our AVB curriculum. We also reviewed what was being said at parent night tonight. Noting that the syllabus is now located at the bottom of this page.
Wednesday: Proofreading the rough draft paragraph in a round robin activity today. We reviewed standard proof reading marks from a one page sheet available in class.
Tuesday: Grades are posted in LA on zang!e….get in the habit of checking your scores!!! Quick Review: 6 steps for successful paragraphs in 6th grade:
1. 5-6 sentences per paragraph is a minimum requirement
2. Punctuation!
3. Capitalize correctly. (capitalize the letter I)
4. Expand your vocabulary.
5. Neatness counts.
6. Each paragraph has a topic and clincher sentence.
Today in class we discussed the successful paragraphs listed above….we then wrote a solid paragraph discussing and using the outline that was due for homework today. Students are to read this rough draft aloud to a proof reader person in their home. Rough drafts are due on Wednesday.
Monday (August 22)
Copy cat notes: **Regardless of how this formats itself on my web page, this is an assignment in neatness and the outline form including numbering, lettering and indenting. Students should know from class notes and discussion the proper form. The first page of the assignment was to copy down word-for-word what I have written on the board: Appropriate Header (upper right hand corner):
First, Last Name
class period
copy cat notes
Descriptive Essay: 1. Your person’s first and last name
a. where were they born?
b. where do they live now?
c. how do you know this person?
2. Youth
a. where did they grow up?
b. details about early years
c. details about school (K-?)
3. Mid-life
a. what did they do after their school years?
b. adventures they went on/through
c. best part of being a grown up
4. Now
a. activities / community involvement
b. hobbies
c. when do you see them?
The back of the paper is where the students write their answers to the questions on the front page. This is the “fill out outline” portion of today’s assignment. This will be checked Tuesday for completion.
Artwork by Zooey M.
