1. HOMEROOM01/16/15 Write these important dates in your agenda: Friday 01/16 – Last day to pay for field trip That’s today! Good luck tomorrow, Reading Bowl team! Monday 01/19 – MLK Holiday – No School Tuesday 01/20 – Students Return Last day to pay for the 6 th grade field trip – January 16.

2. E.L.T. 01/16/15 Warm Up: ”Soccer Time” Reading & Questions *Turn in any previous unfinished work. After today, work will be considered “Late”. Work Session: “Building Self Esteem” Closing: CNN Student News + 5 Facts (Complete Sentences only!)

3. LANGUAGE ARTS – WARM UP 01/16/15 Green Teams.  Sit in your Green Teams.  Warm Up – Vocabulary Quiz  Turn in your vocabulary flipbook.  Clear your desk of EVERYTHING.  Good luck! You can do this!

4. 01/16/15 Essential Question: How can I use text evidence to draw inferences? Standards: RL.6.6 – Acquire and accurately use grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.

5. LANGUAGE ARTS – WORK SESSION 01/16/15 “Number the Stars” Read Chapter 8 (p. 67)

6. LANGUAGE ARTS – CLOSING SESSION 01/16/15 With an elbow partner… Draw a picture of the city of Copenhagen and a picture of Uncle Henrik’s house from the girls’ point of view. On the back of your warm-up, write a comparison paragraph to explain not only the physical differences, but also the girls’ feelings toward these two settings. Use the text for explicit evidence, as well as inferences to determine characters’ feelings. THIS ASSIGNMENT IS DUE TODAY!

7. 01/16/15 Closing Session  Homework:  Homework packet – Past Due!  Vocabulary Quiz – Today!  Plus, your vocabulary flipbook is due today!  Add to your Reading Record (extra credit)  Each entry needs parental initials!