Last Day of School

Ancient Civilizations costume part and Jeopardy Game tomorrow!

Who will you be? A hunter-gatherer? A Sumerian? Hatshepsut? A Greek warrior?
Have fun--totally optional!

SS Test

The SS test is tomorrow-- Tuesday, May 18th.

Here is a copy of the Study Guide and below the Study Guide are some notes about the Three Kingdoms.

6th Grade SS

Ancient Egypt Study Guide

We have reviewed four lessons on Ancient Egypt as well as various worksheets. You also have one sheet of information about the Rosetta Stone and a packet about Howard Carter. Use all of these things to study from. You will be expected to know:

Terms
cataract delta papyrus hieroglyphics
dynasty afterlife embalm mummy
pharaoh obelisk papyrus succession pyramid

Accomplishments of the Pharaohs
o Kufu
o Hatshepsut
o Thutmose—explain some theories behind why he destroyed records of his stepmother’s reign.
o Akhenaton—how did he change religion and art?
o Tutankhamen—what did his advisors convince him to do?
o Rameses II

Concepts
Know what most pharaohs did to proclaim their glory.
Know the difference between a pyramid and a step pyramid.
Understand the Big Ideas from each lesson.
Be familiar with the social pyramid of the ancient Egyptians.
Describe Egyptian art.
The purposes of the pyramids—explain how they did and did not serve their purposes and why they eventually were no longer constructed.
The difference between Sumerian agriculture and Egyptian agriculture.
The religious concept that Egyptians based their lives around.
The natural resources available to the Egyptians that they took advantage of to improve their lives and economy.
The main differences between the Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms.
The reason for the Double Crown.
Describe the Rosetta Stone, its importance, and what it says.
Know who Howard Carter was, what he accomplished, and why his discovery is important.
Understand a timeline and place B.C. events and dates in order on a timeline.

Notes about the Three Kingdoms:

Old Kingdom
-introduction to the Double Crown. The first ruler of the Old Kingdome wore the Double Crown to signify unification of Egypt
-Strong central government
The people began to bury Pharaohs in monuments that expressed their glory

Middle Kingdom
-pharaohs lost power to local rulers
-central government weakened
-Hyksos invaded

New Kingdom
-strong rulers reigned
-famous pharaohs made great accomplishements, i.e.:
-trade expands
-Reforms
-Land expands
-Egypt was never the same after Ramses II died—foreign powers invaded Egypt because centralized rule once again weakened

Social Studies Test

We are having a Social Studies Test on Monday, May 18th.

Creative Writing

Last week in LA, students have had a chance to stretch their creative sides by writing a silly, wacky story, and by creating a story using different scenarios for character, plot and setting.

This week each student is creating a character, getting to know him/her and will be writing a story based on the character she creates.

I hope everyone has fun with these creative writing activities!

Social Studies UNIT TEST

Shavuah Tov!

I hope you are all feeling prepared for the upcoming Social Studies Until Test on Mesopotamia and the Empires of the Fertile Crescent test that we are having on Thursday the 26th.

We will go over the study guide on Monday in class. I will be checking in the study guide for a grade in my grade book, so please come prepared!

You all did very well on the recent quiz, so you have nothing to be worried about! I know you will have a repeat performance.

Quiz Friday

Fill out the Study Guide for the Social Studies Quiz. We will go over the study guide on Thursday.

New Project and Quiz

Today in class I assigned the new BRB project which is due Mon, Feb 2.
We are also having a Quiz on Mesopotamia and Sumerian Life on Friday!

Social Studies Homework:

• Fill out the worksheet and answer the questions on pg. 103 in the packet.

Upcoming Quiz on Friday

Next week on Friday, February 6th, we are having a quiz on Mesopotamia and the Sumerians. Study the information from your notes, packet, worksheets, and key terms!!!

Homeowrk and Holes Final Projects

Tonight's homework is to complete the Social Studies worksheet.

This week in class we have devoted time to work on completing the final projects for Holes.
It is such a pleasure to each how hard all of the students are working!!! During work time in class I have been privileged to see all of your creative ideas and performance skills.

REMEMBER:

• Holes final project due February 2nd.

Holes Party!

Get ready for an exciting viewing of Disney's version of Holes, complete with some special treats!!! Author Louis Sachar actually worked on developing the developing the screenplay. To learn more, read "Holes The Novel/The Movie" in the back of your Holes book.

REMEMBER:

• Holes Test FRIDAY.
• Final Holes Project due Feb 2nd.

Over the Weekend

Hi, I hope you are all having a great weekend and enjoying the festivities! Remember to bring a clean copy of Step #4 of your Personal Narrative for Writer's Workshop on Monday. Step #4 includes all self-editing corrections as well as peer-editing corrections.
Remember, our Holes test will be on Friday the 23rd. Please look over the study guide and bring in any questions you may have.

What a Surprise!

Thank You to all my wonderful students who put so much effort and planning into throwing a great surprise birthday party this afternoon! I am so glad you all worked together as one big class. What an impressive display of Achdus!

The homework for this evening is to finish Holes.

Holes

Finish Part Two of Holes tonight for homework. Read through Ch. 49.

Digging in Holes

I am really glad to see how what a good time everyone is having with all of the Holes Activities. Your ballads were great! (Mrs. Wigoda said so herself.) Thank you to all the presenters. Be prepared for more fun writing activities and exciting projects!

HOMEWORK
Your LA homework for this evening is to complete the Holes Review question sheet for Ch. 30-38 (double sided).
For SS you need to read the Mesopotamia packet and complete the open-notes Quiz. Make sure to define the key terms in your SS notes.
Key Terms:

• keystone
• ziggurat

Get Ready for Rollerskating!

Remember to bring your rollerskating gear for gym this week!
Homework for Monday is read Ch. 32--38 in Holes!
Group A (periods 1/2) needs to complete the Warden's Log writing activity worksheet.