 Ms. Demsey
6th Grade Language Arts
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
~Eleanor Roosevelt
E-Mail Address: mdemsey@rahway.net
READ, READ, READ!
Black History Month Project Due
Tuesday, February 14th!
Assignments for the week of February 6th:
Monday, February 6, 2012
Worksheet Handout 4
Study your prepostions! Test on Friday!
Black History Month Project Due
Tuesday, February 14th!
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Worksheet Handout 5
Study your prepostions! Test on Friday!
Black History Month Project Due
Tuesday, February 14th!
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Pick 10 prepostions and write each in a sentence.
Study your prepostions! Test on Friday!
Black History Month Project Due
Tuesday, February 14th!
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Preposition Test tomorrow! Study!
Black History Month Project Due
Tuesday, February 14th!
Friday, February 10, 2012
None
Black History Month Project Due
Tuesday, February 14th!
52 Prepositions
A 1. about
2. above
3. across
4. after
5. against
6. along
7. among
8. around
9. at
B 1. before
2. behind
3. below
4. beneath
5. beside
6. between
7. by
8. beyond
D 1. down
2. during
3. despite
E 1. except
F 1. for
2. from
I 1. in
2. into
3. inside
L 1. like
M 1. minus
N 1. near
O 1. on
2. onto
3. out
4. outside
5. of
6. off
7. over
8. opposite
P 1. past
R 1. round
T 1. through
2. throughout
3. to
4. toward
5. till
U 1. until
2. up
3. upon
4. under
5. underneath
W 1.with
2. within
3. without
Assignments for the week of January 30th:
Monday, January 30, 2012
Worksheet p. 8
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Worksheet p. 9
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Worksheet p. 10
Period 3: None
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Worksheet p. 11
Friday, February 3 , 2012
None
Subordinate Conjuntions
A 1.after
2. although
3. as
4. as if
5. as long as
6. as soon as
B 1. before
2. because
E 1. even though
F 1. for
H 1. how
I 1. if
S 1. since
T 1. till
2. though
U 1. until
2. unless
W 1. when
2. whenever
3. where
4. wherever
5. whether
6. while
7. why
"The difference between try and triumph is just a little umph!" ~Marvin Phillips
Class Syllabus...
Mrs. Demsey
Language Arts - Room 102
2011-2012
Expectations
Classroom Rules:
Enter classroom quietly and be seated before the bell rings.
Be respectful to everyone. Treat others as you wish to be treated.
Raise your hand and wait to be called on.
Follow all directions given by teacher.
If you choose to break a rule:
First Time: Verbal Warning
Second Time: Teacher Detention (15 minutes)
Third Time: Referral Written + Phone Call Home, Lunch Detention
Rewards:
Demsey Dollars
2 Tickets = Eraser
2 Tickets = Pencil / Pen
3 Tickets = Folder
5 Tickets = Notebook
5 Tickets = Homework Pass
Grading Policy
Assessment 50%
Tests
Quizzes
Summer Reading Assisgnment
Essays
Homework 25%
Homework is given each day
All missed homework due to absence must be made up
tudents will be expected to do a monthly Study Island assignment online at www.studyisland.com
HOMEWORK WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED LATE! Exceptions are made for illness, bereavement, and upon teacher’s discretion with parental notification.
Class work / Class Participation 25%
All students will be expected to participate on a daily basis
Notebook
Do Now
Class Work
Class Discussion / Asking Questions
Daily Preparation
Behavior
Completing work following an absence
***Extra Help:
Extra help will be offered before or after school; please inform teacher prior to coming in.
Course Outline
The student will develop and strengthen reading, writing, listening, speaking, and viewing/media literacy skills.
Classroom Procedures
Beginning of class:
Be seated when the bell rings.
Take out your homework.
Write down your homework.
Work on the “Do Now.”
End of Class:
Work to the bell.
Be sure your homework is written down.
Stay seated until you are dismissed by the teacher.
Late for class:
Come in the room quietly.
Give teacher the pass.
Detention will be given for unexcused tardiness.
Absence:
Get absence slip signed.
Ask for missed assignments and notes.
You are responsible for all worked missed in your absence.
Leaving the room:
Raise your hand to ask permission to leave the classroom.
Fill out your agenda and get it signed.
NO LOCKER PASSES!
Fire Alarm:
Stay calm.
Line up at the door across the front of the classroom.
Walk in a straight line down the stairs to the designated area
Attendance will be taken.
Keep quiet.
Cheating:
Phone call home.
Administration contacted.
Automatic failure of test or assignment.
***Materials Needed Daily:
2 Pens (Blue or Black Ink)
4 Black & White Marble Composition Notebooks
Folder designated ONLY for Language Arts
Agenda Book
Books Used:
Literature: The Language of Literature
Grammar: Language Network
Honors:
Literature: The Language of Literature
Grammar: Writer’s Choice
Vocabulary: Writer’s Workshop
Student Signature:________________________________________________
Parent(s) / Guardian Signature:______________________________________
SUPPLIES NEEDED DAILY
4 Black & White Marble Composition Notebooks
1 Folder
2 Pens (Blue or Black Ink)
Agenda Book
Class Announcements and Reminders
 Homework assignments are subject to change!!! Please check your child's homework notebook daily.
Homework help is available before or after school. Please make an appointment.
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