EL Homework

Finish the Selecting Evidence chart on WB pg. 31 and read Chapter 7 of The Lightning Thief!

Latino Night and Dinner on the Lawn/Open House

Latino Night, a special presentation for our Spanish-speaking families, will be this Monday night from 5-7 in the library.

Dinner on the Lawn is this Wednesday starting at 5. We have asked student leaders who are volunteering in our classrooms to arrive at 4:45.

Open House begins at 6. This provides parents an opportunity to walk their student's schedule and get an idea of what a "typical" day at Carroll is like. We can't wait to meet you all!

EL Homework and Test

Students have been at slightly different places in reading "The Hero's Journey" and The Lightning Thief this week, but by class on Tuesday, everyone should be read through Chapter 6 of TLT and finished pages 1-27 of their workbooks (most of this was done in class).

The summative assessment for Unit 1 on making inferences and citing text evidence will be this coming Thursday. This is an open book test, and will focus entirely on the writing we have done in class.

EL Homework

Today in Expeditionary Learning (EL), we read and annotated "The Hero's Journey." We are continuing to practice the important skills of getting the gist of excerpts and pulling out supporting details from the text.

Students read from pages 17-20 of their workbooks, and need to complete the chart on page 21.

This was started in class, but will need to be finished for homework so we can start looking at how Percy, our protagonist in The Lightning Thief, aligns with the Hero's Journey!

Percy Jackson Audiobook

Reading aloud with your child is a great strategy for promoting fluency. Another comprehension and fluency strategy is reading along with an audiobook. We are at the phase of reading The Lightning Thief where most of the first draft reading happens at home. Consider letting your student read along with this or another recording of the audiobook (from Youtube).

We have currently read through Chapter 4 and just took the first assessment!

Official Team Name

We'd like to "re-welcome" you to our team - Team Fierce!!  After discussing what our students expect of themselves, what they want to be known for when others hear they are Carroll Cougars, and qualities that cougars in the wild possess, a vote was taken.  Our students chose "fierce" by a large majority and the name has officially been approved!  

So, we're excited to officially welcome you to Team Fierce!!

#WEareCarroll #WEareFierce #teamkidsfirst 

Expeditionary Learning (EL)

All students in sixth grade have received EL workbooks and copies of The Lightning Thief (first book in the Percy Jackson series). We have been reading these books and completing exercises in the workbook during Writing and EL time. At this point, students should be taking books home to read chapters for homework.

There will be a mid-unit assessment this Thursday on the first four chapters of TLT. Students have been discussing the book in class, but it is so important for them to read at home as well.

By Thursday, students need to read through Chapter 4 of The Lightning Thief. 

School Spirit Nights

Please mark the following dates for our Carroll Spirit Nights with local businesses:

Menchies 
Sunday, September 17 from 1 to 4
6325 Falls of Neuse Rd

McTeachers Night at McDonalds
Tuesday, October 3
7301 Six Forks Rd