Miss Perris' 6th Grade ELA, Reading, and Social Studies

3/15/19

Happy Friday,
 
It was nice to see some families at Super Duper last night!!  
 
TONIGHT is Bingo Night from 7:00-8:30 pm in the cafeteria.  Everyone is welcome!  Bingo sheets are free (5 games).
For all the latest Rolling Hills news, you can go to https://rollinghills.campbellusd.org.
RHMS Sport-A-Thon Fundraiser:
 
Friday, March 29 during 3rd & 4th period (10:45 - 12:41) - 6th grade only

Parent support needed in the following areas:

●    Come to RHMS and supervise a sport area during the Sport-A-Thon times listed above. Sport areas:  Soccer, Basketball, Pickleball, Volleyball, Game Room, Crab Soccer, Ping Pong, Capture the Flag, and more options to come

●    Donation of bottled water for the athletes during their activity time

●    Donation of $5.00 gift cards as prizes for the participants of the Sport-A-Thon

●    Help with T-shirt distribution before school 8:00 - 8:30 in the gym.

●    Come to RHMS and help organize donations at 11:00  or  1:30

RHMS Athletics looks forward to working with you and your athletes in making this a successful fundraiser for 2019.  If you can commit early or have any questions please feel free to contact Carmon Allen at callen [at] campbellusd.org.  Thanks as always for your support.

Our librarian really needs your help!
Our Spring Book Fair will be held April 1 – 4, 2019.
 
I am looking for volunteers for the following times:

Monday/Tuesday/Thursday

Break - 10:25 - 10:45

Lunch - 12:35 - 1:20 

Wednesday

Break - 10:05 - 10:25 

Lunch - 11:55 - 12:40 

I will be open for one half hour after school on TuesdayWednesday & Thursday. 

If you are available to help at our Book Fair please contact me via email @ gpanus [at] campbellusd.org or call 1-408-364-4235 x 5188.

Homework for 3/15/19: 
 
Reading/Literature:  READ 30 minutes every night including weekends!  
Language Arts:
 
*At this point, students should be revising and editing their essay on pit bulls.  This essay is due on Tuesday, 3/19.
PLEASE BRING THE PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT BOOK TO CLASS EVERY DAY!
 
Briefly:  Framework for an argumentative essay:
 
Intro. paragraph:  
 
*Attention getter
*Thesis statement (That’s it!!)
Body paragraphs:  
*Start with a topic sentence (Split thesis statement in half — i.e. People should not be allowed to keep pit bulls as pets because they are unsafe.) — Or, create your own topic sentence.
*Give evidence to support your topic sentence (use the evidence sheet)
*Explain the evidence!! This is the part that many students are forgetting.  How does this evidence prove their position??  It’s the 'so what'??  You cannot arbitrarily throw in a quote from    the text and say that it proves your point.  Say, “This proves. . .  or This shows. . ."
*Give more evidence (we have 2 pieces of evidence on the evidence sheet.)
*Explain the evidence!!  Say, “This proves. . .  or This shows. . ."
*Write a concluding sentence (you can “flip” the topic sentence around for your concluding sentence — i.e. Because pit bulls are unsafe, people should not be allowed to own them as pets.)
Conclusion:    
*Start with “In conclusion, “ and restate the claim or position (people should not be required to keep pit bulls as pets.)
*Restate each reason (make them strong statements)
*Explain what would happen if your argument goes unnoticed.
                                  
Math:  No homework
 
Science:  No homework
Social Studies:  No homework
 
Have a great night.
Ms. Perris/Ms. Harrington