6th Grade English
May 4-8, 2015
Welcome to May!
What do great readers do?? READ! Check out this summer's reading programs!
DMMS is participating in the Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge as well. Students can help out by logging in at scholastic.com/summer and keeping track of their reading minutes. Be looking for more information on this program in the next coming weeks!
Remember kids that don't read over the summer are likely to fall behind when they head back to school. Encourage reading!
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Summer School!
Student Top Lists for 6th Grade!!
What I learned about friendship (Amber Lynn Graham)
-Trust your friends
-Be there for them.
-You need to talk about your problems that you have with them.
Top 5 book suggestions:(Amiel Bravo)
Captain Underpants
The Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Witch and Wizard
Witch and Wizard the Gift
Witch and Wizard the Fire
Most Memorable Moments of 6th Grade (James Wang)
-Walking on the track and talking nonsense with my friends
When I thought I was going to get a B, but still got an A
When a whiteboard fell over on my classmate and it made a big BANG
Exploding mustard packet
When I sneaked a 7-8 book out of the library
Top 5 Books I read in 6th Grade (Sanae Stokes)
Mocking Jay
The Maze Runner
Boy in Striped Pajamas
Insurgent
Catching Fire
Top 5 books (Jessica Alamo)
Keeping Safe the Stars
Glass sentence
Maniac Magee
Divergent
Oliver Twist
Top 5 Suggestions for Upcoming 6th Graders (Christopher Brooks)
Have confidence
Use your Riflemen
Always do your work
Respect everyone
Study and be prepared
Experiences I'll Never Forget (Cole Cestaro)
Putting a pie in Mrs. Wheeling's face
Buying 50 lollipops for $3
Punting a soccer ball from the other side of my house and getting it in the basketball hoop
By: Leah Rogers Top ten suggestions for upcoming sixth graders
Do your homework
Listen carefully to your teachers
Follow directions
Clean up after yourself
Don’t talk back to teachers
Turn in papers on time
Remember to give yourself time to read
always bring you correct binders
- always bring your binders
Suggestions for upcoming 6th graders (Hayleigh Davis)
1 don’t procrastinate just get things done
2 do your homework its not that hard
3 listen to the teacher if you don’t you will get in trouble and you will miss important things
4 don’t be afraid to raise your hand in class if you don’t get it right that's OK
5 make good choices
6 don't let your friends get in the way of your school work a reputation is less important than your school work
7 re take things if you don't like the score that you got then retake it if they let you retake it
8 be kind you don't have to be mean being nice can go a long way
9 don’t bring all of your binders home if you don’t need it then don’t bring it home
10 be patient not all teachers are young some don’t have the best hearing or i sight so be patient they will call on you soon and make sure you speak upMy top 10 books I would suggest (Lucian Ford)
1.Insurgent
2.Divergent
3. Where the Red Fern grows
4. Wonder
5. Because of Winn-Dixie
6.Diary of a wimpy kid: Cabin Fever
7.I survived
8. The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
9. The Vietnam War
10. Diary of a wimpy kid : Hard LuckTop Ten List of 6th grade (Bobby Kaniecki)
History (because of the teachers)
The freedom 6th graders have
Lunch
Mrs Entwistle
Mr. weir
Mrs. wheeling
Mrs. Milburn
CHROMEBOOKS
Mr Miller
- Break out groups in english
Top Ten Amazing Stories (Jayden Vardaro)
10. 39 Clues
9. Judy Moody
8. Harry Potter
7. Magic Carpet
6. Skeleton Key
5. Eagle Strike
4. Bad Island
3. Hunger Games
2. Amulet
1. Bonetop ten jonathon patrick
First time i rode the bus home with lil han
Every day at lunch
Ms. E’s sarcasm every day
The honor students party
Zumba every now and then
The movie we saw
gym every day
talking with my squad
playing tag with kevin and jayden
dismissal
Top Ten Things About Being A 6th Grader (Sofia Posadas)
10. All the fun lessons you learn in your classes
9. Break-Out Groups
8. Interesting Computer Days
7. Lively Science and History Fairs
6. #dmmsread4fun
5. Brain Breaks sponsered by Go Noodle.com
4. Personalizing your locker!
3. Fun clubs to explore new topics
2. Field Trips to use your knowledge
Quarterly Celebrations!
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Mrs. Cynthia Smith, Ext 75101, smith@wps.k12.va.us