Week of October 24th

Conference Week is this week!!!! If you still don't have a conference time or need to change your time please email me at mfraney@ttusd.org

ELA: This week we are focusing on Sensory Language and we will be doing this by using the Deployment Method along with 4 teachers

Soc St: We are still trying to finish up Early and Late Paleolithic People. We will start Early Civilizations soon.

Week of October 3rd

Great Job with the Friday folders...Graded work and Grade sheets are yours to keep! Missing assignments stressing you out? Have your student find them, finish them and turn them in so I can update grades ASAP


ELA:  Novel-Maroo of the winter caves Ch 9-12
          Vocabulary lessons
          Comprehension Check papers
          Class discussions
          Connections to Soc. Studies
          Connections to 6th Graders
          Paragraph Writing: Making connections and citing evidence

Social Studies:  PreHistory
                          Archaeology
                          Early Humans (Early and Late Paleolithic)
                          Compare/ Contrast
                          Connections to a 6th Grader
                          Nomadic Behavior and connections to modern times

Thanks, Mr F

Week of Sept 19th

*Friday Folders are coming home this week for the first time...Ask for it this weekend and send it back empty unless your are signing something to return to me...(Keep all graded work and grading sheets)


ELA: Reading -Maroo of the winter caves together as a class
          Writing- Finished Informal Letter (check google classroom to make sure it is done)
                        PreAssessment for all 6th graders Wed - Fri (Realistic Fiction)

Soc. Studies: Archeology - Finishing up before we begin PreHistory

Note- My email is (mfraney@ttusd.org)

September 12th - Welcome Back to a New School Year!!

Welcome back everyone!  Glad to see you at Back to School Night...

Week of September 12th:

ELA: Informal Letter (We will be writing our Final Copy in Google Classroom) Ask your student to share it with you when you have time. Its ok if you want to help them edit and/or add to it.

Class Novel: Maroo of the Winter Caves
                     We will begin reading this book together as a class (at school only, for now)

Also, will will be finishing up the last of our Relationship Building Activities

Soc. Studies: Archeology Lessons and Activities...Pre History is coming soon!

End of May

ELA:  Finishing State Testing...Book Club (lit. circles) are done...Starting a new class Novel The Giver
          Most of the time we will read The Giver together in class but once or twice a week students             will be assigned a Chapter to read for Homework!

Soc. St:  We have started studying Ancient China.  We have started with Geography and Isolation. We will then move on to The Great Wall, The Silk Road, and then the Dynasties.  Each student is building their own "interactive map" to add information as they learn. We are using Thinglink!

Testing Week #1 (Week of May 2nd)

This is the first testing week for the CAASSP state wide test
Week 1 Math
Week 2 Language Arts

We will be on special schedules for most days during this testing time

ELA:  A mix of test practice, poetry, and "real testing"

Social Studies:  Egypt Final (5 paragraph essay in Google Classroom)

Week of April 18th

Week of April 18th

Welcome back from Spring Break!!!

History:  We will be finishing up Egypt soon and then we will begin our next Ancient Civilization...
                China!

ELA:  We finished up Argument Writing before break...Now we will Infuse...
                        Poetry & Figurative Language, along with Test Prep for the New State Exam

Thanks and email me anytime with questions or concerns about your child/scholar

Mr Franey