Mountaineers

6th Grade GATE

Work Hard

&

Have Fun

March 2010

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"CONFLICT"

UNIVERSAL THEME

IN EVERY LITERATURE WE READ,

EXAMINE THE TYPES OF CONFLICES THAT OCCUR.

OFTENTIMES, MORE THAN ONE CONFLICT CAN BE IDENTIFIED.

MAN VS. MAN
MAN VS. NATURE
MAN VS. SOCIETY
MAN VS. HIMSELF

THINK ABOUT THESE NOVELS AND PARALLEL THEIR CONFLICTS WITH ONES THAT YOU'VE

EXPERIENCED BEFORE.

Edible Ancient Edifices

(First Week of January)

Students researched an ancient architectural masterpiece and

constructed smaller models using edible materials.

ORIGIN of WRITING

DATE: October 20-22nd

Students are inventing their own forms of writing

similar to the process that the Mesopotamians used.

Daily

Homework Assignments

Subject	Assignment	Due Date
Reading	Literature Circle Roles Preparation Jackie Joyner-Kersee double bubble with a famous female athlete of your choice. (Only accepting excellent 4-level work)	Wednesday Tuesday
Writing	Collect your data for your research and record information onto index cards. Reminder: record bibliographic or web addresses behind each card.	Wednesday
Math	Bring in a small bag of candy for your group math activity with probability.	Tuesday
Social Studies	Ancient China: PowerPoints, Jeopardy Labs, costuming	Monday, 3/22/2010
Science	Wind Car Reseach	TBD (To Be Determined)
Agenda	Parent Signature *Bring in examples of excellent work to post on this website.	Daily

Science Camp Memories

Showcase

Essays
iMovies
Comics
- My Greatest Amibition: Tony Phan
Newsletters
Artwork
Sketch Ups
AMG Products
Thinking Maps
- Defining Pi

GOOFY GOOBERS

PINK SMART FOSHIZZLE

TOKYO MARUI

PACK-A-PUNCH

JERRY

MICKY

NEED HELP! (SOME KIND OF TURTLE?)