WELCOME 6th Graders to the Eagles' Team!
On this page, find general information about what's going on in our classes and with our team. MNMS's upcoming events will be posted, too. Check it often, and be sure to check the MNMS and MPS websites as well as our individual websites for more complete info. Students, on our individual websites, you are able to take quizzes and do other activities that support the topics you are studying.
MNMS Website: http://mnms.mustangps.org/ MPS Website: www.mustangps.org
MORE INFO: Parents, please notify the school office, 324-2236, the morning of your child's absence, and also, if your child is going to be absent in the future. Make sure he/she gets work for the day(s) absent.
Absent One Day-- Assignment packets with all core class work will be given to students 1st hour upon return for an all-day absence.
Absent More Than One Day-- Work can be picked up in the office the following day of a parent's notification.
Assignments are due based upon how many days a student has been absent. For every day absent, a student has one day to turn in work.
NO SCHOOL Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday!!! HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Monday, November 23
ENGLISH___
MCINTYRE & VANCE: Topic Write-What would your life be like w/o a telephone?
Comparative/Superlative Adjec., ws pp. 125, 126
GEOGRAPHY___
BUXTON: Read Ch. 2 and discuss in class.
MATH___
STEINER & LOCKE: Geometric Designs
READING___
MCKINNEY: Read AR
Grade Worksheets
Test tomorrow
(Study the story, "Dog of
Pompeii," the study guide
and worksheets)
SCIENCE:___
RAY & WOLFE: Review
ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Tuesday, November 24
ENGLISH___
MCINTYRE & VANCE: A topic of your choice..maybe, things you are grateful for.
Comparative/Superlative Adjective Review, p. 538 ex: 1, p. 539 ex: 2
& p. 540 ex: 3, 4
GEOGRAPHY___
BUXTON: Watch video over water cycle-In class assignment
MATH___
STEINER & LOCKE: Finish Geometric Designs
READING___
MCKINNEY: Read AR (all due Dec. 21)
"Dog of Pompeii" TEST
SCIENCE:___
RAY & WOLFE: Lesson 6 Quiz
ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Monday, November 16
ENGLISH___
MCINTYRE & VANCE: Write L-5 sp. words 5 times each
Lesson 5 spelling & sent. labelling/diagramming ws
GEOGRAPHY___
BUXTON: Island Project
MATH___
STEINER & LOCKE: Evaluating Graphs
READING___
MCKINNEY: Read AR (50% AR due)
Real Estate Book Assignment
SCIENCE:___
RAY & WOLFE: Group FQR pp. 65, 69, 73, 75-76
ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Tuesday, November 17
ENGLISH___
MCINTYRE & VANCE: Write a sentence for each sp. word, L-5
Circular Lines Penmanship ws
GEOGRAPHY___ Island Project
BUXTON:
MATH___
STEINER & LOCKE: Using Data from Graphs
READING___
MCKINNEY: Read AR (Take AR Testing Log home)
"Dog of Pompeii" Vocab.
SCIENCE:___
RAY & WOLFE: Copy Lesson 6 Vocabulary
ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Wednesday, November 18
ENGLISH___
MCINTYRE & VANCE: *Practice Preposition Quiz
Proper Adjectives, ws pp. 25, 26
GEOGRAPHY___
BUXTON: Island Project
MATH___
STEINER & LOCKE: Chap 7 Test/Chap. 2 Vocab
READING___
MCKINNEY: Read AR
Read "Dog of Pompeii"
Read pages 312 - 324
SCIENCE:___
RAY & WOLFE: class Reading of pp. 212-215
ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Thursday, November 19
ENGLISH___
MCINTYRE & VANCE: *Spelling Test, L-5
Hollow Hills of Ireland ws
GEOGRAPHY___
BUXTON: Finish Island Project/ Atlas worksheet
MATH___
STEINER & LOCKE: Group Class Survey....in class
READING___
MCKINNEY: Read AR
Do "Reading Check"
SCIENCE:___
RAY & WOLFE: Inquiry 6.3 Color Preferences of Butterflies
ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Friday, November 20
ENGLISH___
MCINTYRE & VANCE: *Preposition Quiz
Comparative Adjectives, ws pp. 123, 124
GEOGRAPHY___
BUXTON: Start Ch. 2- In class discussion
MATH___
STEINER & LOCKE: Class Survey....in class
READING___
MCKINNEY: Read AR (all AR due Dec. 21)
Do "Dog of Pompeii" Theme vs. Topic" Wksht.
SCIENCE:___
RAY & WOLFE: Video "Eyewitness Butterflies and Moths" Quiz
ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Monday, November 9
ENGLISH___
MCINTYRE & VANCE: Finish Typing & Print Castle Invitation (in computer lab)
GEOGRAPHY___
BUXTON: Review for Ch. 1 Test
MATH___
STEINER & LOCKE: Median/Mode #1
READING___
MCKINNEY: Read AR
* Answer "Ant/Grasshopper" and
The Richer and the Poorer" questions
from the board
SCIENCE:___
RAY & WOLFE: Finish Lesson 5 Notes, Start Lesson 5 Readings and Scientific
Drawings of Caterpillar and Chrysallis
ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Tuesday, November 10
ENGLISH___
MCINTYRE & VANCE: View "How to Build a Castle" by David Macaulay
GEOGRAPHY___
BUXTON: Ch. 1 Test
MATH___
STEINER & LOCKE: Frequency Tables WKS 7-2
READING___
MCKINNEY: Read AR
Finish Monday's questions and
do "Vocab. Practice"
SCIENCE:___
RAY & WOLFE: Finish Lesson 5 Readings and Scientific Drawings of Caterpillar
and Chrysallis
ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Wednesday, November 11
ENGLISH___
MCINTYRE & VANCE: Preview Castle Project Pkt.
View "How to Build a Castle" by David Macaulay (cont.)
GEOGRAPHY___
BUXTON: Start Island project
MATH___
STEINER & LOCKE: WKS 7-7 Stem and Leaf Plots
READING___
MCKINNEY: Read AR (Take AR Log home)
Do Ant and Grasshopper "Reading Check"
SCIENCE:___
RAY & WOLFE: Bill Nye Video "Farming"
ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Thursday, November 12
ENGLISH___
MCINTYRE & VANCE: Grade Castle Invitation w/Rubric
Put Castle Invitation in Presentation Form (on construction paper)
GEOGRAPHY___
BUXTON: Continue with Island project
MATH___
STEINER & LOCKE: Mean Median Mode Range MMMR #2 (front only)
READING___
MCKINNEY: Read AR
Grade/Discuss "Reading Check"
* Receive study guide
* Test tomorrow over "Ant and
the Grasshopper" and
"The Richer, The Poorer"
SCIENCE:___
RAY & WOLFE: Review Lesson 5
ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Friday, November 13
ENGLISH___
MCINTYRE & VANCE:
Topic Write- In mouth watering detail, describe your favorite dessert
Using castle books or your AR book, list at least 15 adjectives and the
noun they describe.
GEOGRAPHY___
BUXTON: Continue with Island project
MATH___
STEINER & LOCKE: Mean Median Mode Range #2 (back only)
READING___
MCKINNEY: Read AR (50% due Monday)
"Ant and The Grasshopper"
and "The Richer, The Poorer" TEST
SCIENCE:___
RAY & WOLFE: Lesson 5 Quiz
ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Monday, November 2
ENGLISH___
MCINTYRE & VANCE: Castle Terms sp. ws - Definitions only
GEOGRAPHY___
BUXTON: Complete Ch. 1 Sect. 2 p. 32 #2-8 and watch video over Sun, Moon, and Earth
MATH___
STEINER & LOCKE: Lesson 16
READING___
MCKINNEY: Read AR (half due Nov. 16)
Finish/Grade Reading Check Wksht.
SCIENCE:___
RAY & WOLFE: Vocabulary Lesson 5
ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Tuesday, November 3
ENGLISH___
MCINTYRE & VANCE: Tues.: Castle Terms sp. ws - Sentences only
GEOGRAPHY___
BUXTON: Grade Section 2 Assessment and World Atlas Wrksht lesson 4 and 5. Begin Section 3 discussion.
MATH___
STEINER & LOCKE: WKS 1-8
READING___
MCKINNEY: Read AR (Take AR Testing Log home)
Review for "Scout's Honor" TEST
Receive Study Guide for test
SCIENCE:___
RAY & WOLFE: Field Research!
ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Wednesday, November 4
ENGLISH___
MCINTYRE & VANCE: Wednes.: Prewrite Castle Invitation
GEOGRAPHY___
BUXTON: Finish Section 3 and complete Section 3 Section Quiz and Guided Reading.
MATH___
STEINER & LOCKE: Knock Knock Jamaica
READING___
MCKINNEY: Read AR
"Scout's Honor" Test
SCIENCE:___
RAY & WOLFE: Lesson 5 Reading
ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Thursday, November 5
ENGLISH___
MCINTYRE & VANCE: Write Castle Invitation
GEOGRAPHY___
BUXTON: Grade Section quiz and Guided Reading for Section 3. Begin Section 4 Discussion
MATH___
STEINER & LOCKE: Math Review Test/Chap 7 Vocab
READING___
MCKINNEY: Read AR
Begin Fables
Read pages 366-374
SCIENCE:___
RAY & WOLFE: Inquiry 6.2
ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Friday, November 6
ENGLISH___
MCINTYRE & VANCE: Fri.: Type and Edit Castle Invitation (computer lab)
GEOGRAPHY___
BUXTON: Finish discussion of ch. 1.4 and Section 4 Assessment.
MATH___
STEINER & LOCKE: MMMR WKS #1
READING___
MCKINNEY: Read AR
Do "Vocab." Worksheet
SCIENCE:___
RAY & WOLFE: Lesson 5 Notes
ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Monday, October 26
ENGLISH___
MCINTYRE & VANCE: Write sp. words 5 times each.
Flag Terms sp. ws
GEOGRAPHY___
BUXTON: Read and Discuss Ch.1 Section 1
MATH___
STEINER & LOCKE: Lesson 15
READING___
MCKINNEY: Read AR (1/2 due NOV. 16 and ALL due Dec. 21)
Read "Scout's Honor"
SCIENCE:___
RAY & WOLFE: Finish Biome Posters
ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Tuesday, October 27
ENGLISH___
MCINTYRE & VANCE: Grade Patriotic Poem
Design and Illustrate Peace Poster
GEOGRAPHY___
BUXTON: Read and Discuss Ch. 1 Section 2
MATH___
STEINER & LOCKE: Super Star
READING___
MCKINNEY: Read AR (Take AR Log home)
Do "Scout's Honor" Vocab.
SCIENCE:___
RAY & WOLFE: Worksheet "Excuse Me: but your habitat is in my Ecosystem"
ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Wednesday, October 28
ENGLISH___
MCINTYRE & VANCE: *Flag Term Spelling Pretest
Color Peace Poster
GEOGRAPHY___
BUXTON: Read and Discuss Ch. 1 Section 3
MATH___
STEINER & LOCKE: Line Up
READING___
MCKINNEY: Read AR
Do "Scout's Honor" Vocab. and Strategy Wkshts.
SCIENCE:___
RAY & WOLFE: Plant "Wisconsin Fastplants", Corn, Bean
Review for Test
ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Thursday, October 29
ENGLISH___
MCINTYRE & VANCE: ***Flag Terms Spelling Test
Peace Poster- Final Presentation
GEOGRAPHY___
BUXTON: Finish Discussing the Sections and Review the Chapter.
MATH___
STEINER & LOCKE: Decimal Maintenance
READING___
MCKINNEY: Read AR
Do "Scout's Honor" Reading Check Wksht.
SCIENCE:___
RAY & WOLFE: Test lesson 4
Bill Nye Video "Plants" if time permits
2nd 9 WEEKS Begins this WEEK:
ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Tuesday, October 20
ENGLISH___
MCINTYRE & VANCE: Topic Write-- Describe the signs of autumn.
Prewrite Patriotic Poem- Brainstorm
GEOGRAPHY___
BUXTON:
MATH___
STEINER & LOCKE: Integers WKS #1
READING___
MCKINNEY: Read AR (start for 2nd Nine Weeks)
Do Reader's Workshop Wksht.
SCIENCE:___
RAY & WOLFE: Biome Research in Library or Computer Lab
ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Wednesday, October 21
ENGLISH___
MCINTYRE & VANCE: Topic Write-- What does bravery mean to you?
Write Patriotic Poem
GEOGRAPHY___
BUXTON:
MATH___
STEINER & LOCKE: Integers WKS #2
READING___
MCKINNEY: Read AR
View "Book Fair" Video
SCIENCE:___
RAY & WOLFE: Biome Research in Library or Computer Lab
ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Thursday, October 22
ENGLISH___
MCINTYRE & VANCE: Health Forum- 3rd-6th Hours
1st & 8th Hours Topic Write-- Why do some people think they are better
than others?
GEOGRAPHY___
BUXTON: No Assignment...6th Grade Health & Wellness Forum
MATH___
STEINER & LOCKE: No Assignment...6th Grade Health & Wellness Forum
READING___
MCKINNEY: No Assignment...6th Grade Health & Wellness Forum
SCIENCE:___
RAY & WOLFE: No Assignment...6th Grade Health & Wellness Forum
ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Friday, October 23
ENGLISH___
MCINTYRE & VANCE: Topic Write-- What makes someone a hero?
Revise/Proofread in Class--- Final copy due on Monday, Oct. 26
GEOGRAPHY___
BUXTON:
MATH___
STEINER & LOCKE: Integers WKS #3
READING___
MCKINNEY: Read AR
"Unit 3 Academic Vocabulary" Wksht.
SCIENCE:___
RAY & WOLFE: Finish Biome Posters
ASSIGNMENTS, ACTIVITIES, TESTS for Monday, November 20
ENGLISH___
MCINTYRE & VANCE:
GEOGRAPHY___
BUXTON:
MATH___
STEINER & LOCKE:
READING___
MCKINNEY:
SCIENCE:___
RAY & WOLFE:
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