Summer Reading Program at the Berkeley Public Library

Check out the link below to access information about a free summer reading program through the Berkeley Public Library system:
https://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/kids/events-kids/summer-reading

Book lists:
https://www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/kids/books-kids

2016 - 2017 Pictures

Check out the following link to view our Humanities 6 photos:

https://goo.gl/photos/HWFX12onbjmb8sPX7

Vision Board Guidelines

Vision Board

What is a vision board? A vision board is a creative way to express your vision for your short term or long-term future self. It can be a visual representation of your identity, your interests, your passions, goals, career thoughts and is designed to motivate you to be who you are more fully.

Your vision board may include hand drawn, printed or collaged letters/words/images. It will include the following elements:

* Words (one word, phrases, inspiring quotes)

* Images

In order to design a professional piece you must consider:

* Image/word placement

* Color

* Background (NO WHITE SPACE may be left)

* How you might overlap images or backgrounds

* Texture

HW 6/13/17

*  Finish your myth.  Use the revision/editing checklist to create your final draft:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uS0ChHjjaxpk6M4puwzH_RnotawwHCOmn4VWiyF7JSE/edit?usp=sharing

*  Take graded work home

*  Bring games for Thurday, 6/13/17

*  Early out on Friday, 6/16/17 @ 11:45

HW 6/6/17

*  Finish pre-writing charts for your Greek myth.  We will draft your story tomorrow.

*  Study for the Q4 academic vocabulary quiz.

*  SSR = 30 min

Ancient Greece Myth Resource

Check out the following link to learn more about Greek myths and the gods, goddesses and mythical creatures:

http://greece.mrdonn.org/

HW 6/5

*  Read "The 12 Olympians" and take the quiz

*  Study q4 academic vocabulary using the quizlet link and the blue sheet.  The quiz is Wednesday, June 7

*  Read some Greek myths to come up with ideas for the writing of your own myth

OR SSR = 30 min.  Your last day to take an AR quiz is Monday, June 12

"Mythic Warriors"

Check out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbLOXmvX_b0&list=PLyGFrx1-q8LcD2vKQfvIEpWCtrZCZMvtv to view various episodes of Greek myths.

HW 6/1

*  finish ch. 29, "The Golden Age of Athens" worksheets

*  (optional) Read ch. 31 "The Influence of Ancient Greece" and complete the quiz/table = +18 points of extra credit for History SBP.  Due Monday, 6/5

*  Study academic vocabulary for quarter 4.  The quiz will be on Wednesday, 6/7

*  SSR = 30 min

Classwork 6/1

Please go to the following link on quizlet to study for the quarter 4 Academic Vocabulary quiz:  https://quizlet.com/_3ig8gs

You may copy this set so that you can add them to your cards.

The quiz will take place on Wednesday, June 7th.

HW 5/30

*  Finish ch. 26 worksheets

*  Check powerschool - last day for late work is Friday, June 2nd

*  SSR = 30 min.  2 more weeks to complete your AR goal.

HW 5/23

*  Finish ch. 25 worksheets on the geography of Greece

*  Greek Olympics parent volunteer/snack letter

*  SSR = 30 min = 3 weeks to finish your AR goal!

*  Book order forms & $ due Friday, 5/26

HW 5/22

*  Please read the parent letter for the Greek Olympics, which will be held Friday, June 9th.  See
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H8Q-bUWU7BHmKf-aiWR58X0RbI5npFZI_nWWja_odT4/edit?usp=sharing

*  Finish the Geography Challenge:  Greece

*  SSR = 30 min

*  Book order forms & $ due Friday, May 26

*  Graded work home

HW 5/16

*  Comparative Religions/Philosophies homework - please reflect upon the four questions and give detailed answers (3 - 5 similarities and differences)

*  SSR = 30 min

*  (optional) bring a snack for testing.

HW 5/11

*  Finish the "preview" and "processing" sections of your ch. 21 packet.  A parent/guardian/caregiver signature is needed.

*  Grammar quiz tomorrow!

*  SSR = 30 min

*  ESY plant sale on Sat, May 13th from 9:00 - 3:00.

*  No school on Monday, May 15th

HW 5/10

*  grammar pg. 25, "Review:  Understanding Sentences"

*  Finish ch. 21, pgs 3 - 5

*  SSR = 30 min

ESY Plant Sale

Mark your calendar for the annual Plant Sale and Celebration at the Edible Schoolyard Berkeley on Saturday, May 13th from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm!

Join us for a fun day in the garden – delicious, locally-made food, spirited music, student-guided tours, exciting raffle prizes, ​​and, of course, plants! 

Get your garden off to a strong start with tomatoes, vegetables, fruit trees and berries, herbs, perennials, annual flowers, and more. Plenty of gardening advice for novices and experts alike. Join us for an hour or the whole day!

We are in need of volunteers! Please contact Hana Lee at hana@edibleschoolyard.org if you're available to volunteer for a 2-3 hour shift.

We hope to see you there!

HW 5/2

*  Revise 1 of your 6 poems to present to the class on Monday, 5/8.  This will be an English oral presentation grade.

*  Finish your mandala (color, outline, labels).  Due Friday, 5/5

*  SSR = 30 min

HW 4/26

*  Finish ch. 16 worksheets due Friday, 4/28

*  Grammar, p. 20 - Parts of Speech review

*  SSR = 30 min

*  Optional extra credit +10 English SBP pts = write down 1 koan, give the answer if it has one, state your interpretation or why you picked it.

*  Day of Silence will be observed on Friday, 4/28

HW 4/24

*  Runathon pledge sheets due tomorrow.  The runathon will take place in PE classes on Wednesday, 4/26

*  SSR = 30 min.  How are you doing on AR?

*  Extra credit +10 SBP points in English - research a koan, write it down and say why you picked it.  Due Thursday, 4/25

India Website

Check out http://india.mrdonn.org/ for information and games connected with ancient India.

HW 4/18

*  Finish Ch. 18 "The Golden Age of the Gupta Empire" worksheets

*  Have your Samsara extended paragraph ready for a peer review

*  Hinduism quiz on Thursday, 4/20

*  Religion vocabulary study - puzzle, quiz on Friday, 4/21

*  Electives forms due on Friday, 4/21

HW 4/12

*  Signposts Reading Log #3 due Friday, April 14.  30 min of silent reading each night.

*  Study Religion vocabulary words #1 - 6
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bz_SmuEUinrVZVFWOUZMR0wwZTQ/view?usp=sharing

*  Bring history textbook

HW 3/28

*  Open house on Thursday, 3/30.
6:20 - 6:45 - Band performance
6:45 - 7:00 Ms. Levenson will speak
7:00 - 8:15 classroom visits following student schedules

*  The last day to submit LATE WORK is Thursday, 3/30.  The end of Q3 is Friday, 3/31.  AR goals must be completed by then.

*  Study Q3 academic vocabulary.  Please see the previous post with the quizlet link.

* Signposts reading log #2 due Friday, 3/31

Q3 Academic Vocabulary

1.  Go to  https://quizlet.com and sign in

2.  Use the following link:  https://quizlet.com/_39ut6r to study your academic vocabulary words for Q3

HW 3/23

*  "Advice from our Elders" worksheet due Tuesday, 3/28

*  SSR = 30 min + log

*  consent form

HW 3/21

*  Cal Performance photo release form with parent signature + information - please sign so that we can use the video footage taken during our drumming workshops for The Nile Project.

*  SSR = 30 min + log

HW 3/20

*  SSR = 30 min + log

*  Optional book order forms & $ due Friday, 3/24

Classwork 3/16

1.  Go to the Accelerated Reader link, bottom right corner of the blog.

2.  Take an AR quiz on Seedfolks.

3.  Check out https://quizlet.com/_38g6fo to access Seedfolks vocabulary set #2 on quizlet.

HW 3/15

*  Continue with Signposts reading log + 30 min SSR

*  Continue to study vocab set #2 - pg. 18 - 20 in workbook + word chains

*  Vocab quiz #1 home

HW 3/13

*  Signposts reading log for the week of March 13th - 17th.  It is due on Friday, March 17th.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ij-OzXuaoyTzsgYH3VURycZVA00EZYPJdVy0g0dwci8/edit?usp=sharing

*  Study Vocabulary Set #2, quiz on Friday, March, 17th

HW 3/9

*  Read "Nora" pp 59 - 65

*  SSR = 20 - 30 min + log

Seedfolks HW 3/8

Make sure you have completed the vocabulary worksheets for set #1 words, read and completed and a biographic information page for each of the following Seedfolks characters:
Kim
Ana
Wendell
Gonzalo
Leona
Sam
Sae Young

HW 3/7

*  Seedfolks Vocabulary set #1 crossword, pg. 5 of workbook

*  SSR = 30 min + log

*  Wear college gear on Thursday, March 9th in honor of College and Career Week

Hw 3/6

*  Study vocab set #1, quiz Thursday, March 9th

*  ssr = 30 min + log

HW 3/2

*  Complete chapter 13 & 14 worksheets on ancient India

*  SSR = 30 min + log

*  ESY Kitchen thank you's

*  (optional)  book order forms & $ due Tuesday, 3/7

HW 2/27

*  Study your Seedfolks vocab set #1 words - quiz on Friday, 3/3

*  SSR = 30 min + log

*  optional - extra credit points in English:  read a Newsela article of your choice and take a quiz.

*  optional - book order forms + $ due Friday, 3/3

Legion of Honor Survey #2

Please take the survey using the following link, https://docs.google.com/a/berkeley.net/forms/d/1cprkKoCy1mrYgIbA3s-Xfjmx5Rh3j23Hywc4jj3JgNE/viewform?edit_requested=true

Newsela #2

1.  Go to the Newsela website, https://newsela.com/

2.  Sign in (top right) using your google account.

3.  Select "Binder" (top, middle).

4. Go to the bottom and click on the "A Day without Immigrants" article assignment. Read it at either the 780L or 950L and take the 4 question quiz.  It is an SBP grade.

5.  Browse articles in the "Library" or "News", pick one, read it and take a quiz.

HW 2/22

*  Study Seedfolks Vocabulary Set #1

*  Complete the vocabulary page for "Kim and Ana" on pg 7 of the workbook

*  SSR = 30 min + log

*  (optional) pencil donation!

HW 2/21

*  Food Memory #2

*  SSR = 30 minutes + log

*  Bring your Seedfolks novel

Newsela

1.  Go to the Newsela Quick Start Guide https://newsela.com/join/#/VTSUU to join Newsela.

2.  Class code VTSUU

3.  Select "Binder", click on "All Classes" and pick "Humanities" refresh the page.

4. Go to the bottom and click on the assignment "What Hughes poem..." Read it at either the 710L or 940L and take the 4 question quiz.  It is a HOW grade.

5.  Browse articles in the "Library" or "News", pick one, read it and take a quiz.

HW 2/8

*  Field trip to Zellerbach Hall to see The Nile Project on Thursday, 2/16/17.  Students should wear comfortable shoes as this is a walking field trip, wear weather appropriate clothing and bring a bag lunch.  We will leave campus at 9:30, have a snack before the performance, performance is at 11:00 a.m., we will have lunch with Willard MS and Longfellow in front of Doe Library and return to campus by 2:00 p.m.

We would like to have 3 - 4 parent chaperones join us.  Please email  me at paulathomas@berkeley.net if you can attend.


*  Finish symbolism worksheet from "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" by Langston Hughes

*  SSR = 30 min + log in your COBRA

downloadable posters

Here is a link for you to use to download posters connected with the recent campaigns "The Women's March" and the "We the People Campaign".

The Amplifier Foundation

HW 2/7/17

*  Finish your final draft of your paragraph for "The Spices of the Silk Road" - please edit closely!

*  SSR = 30 min + log in the COBRA

Class Work 1/31

1.  Complete your Bibliography
     a.  Title of Web Page
     b.  Title of Article
     c.  The complete website address

2.  Share your Egypt report with me

3.  Check your grades on PowerSchool
     Follow the steps to check your grades:

     a.  Go to the class blog http://msthomaskingms.blogspot.com/ and go down to the bottom right.

     b.  Click on "PowerSchool"

     c.  Username:  firstnamelastname
          Password:   Berkeley1234567 (your student id#)

     d.  Click on the blue grade numbers, this will give you all of the assignments that contributed to             your grade.

4.  Check your new AR goal for quarter 3 - due March 31, 2017

5.  Clean out your binder

HW 1/26

*  Kitchen assignment:  Dumpling article

Artifact Project Due Dates

*  The artifact report is due Friday, 1/27

*  The artifact is due Friday, 2/3.  You  may turn in your artifact early starting next week (1/31 - 2/3).

*  We will host a museum of the student artifacts and reports on Friday, Feb 3rd in the library.  The museum for the morning core will be from 9:15 - 10:20 and for the afternoon 12:15 - 1:20.  Parents, staff and other 6th graders are invited.

HW 1/24/17

*  Q2 Academic Vocabulary quiz is on Friday, 1/27

*  Ancient Egypt rough draft reports are due on Friday, 1/27

*  AR goals must be met by Friday, 1/27

HW 1/18

*  Research NOTES only (not the artifact, not the report) due on Friday, 1/20.  We will begin to write the report on Friday.

*  SSR = 30 min + log

*  (optional) book order forms + $ due on Friday, 1/20

Egyptian Websites

http://egypt.mrdonn.org/

http://www.ancient-egypt-online.com/

HW 1/12

*  SSR = 30 min + log

*  No school Monday, 1/16

*  RESEARCH NOTES are due Friday, 1/20

HW 1/9

*  Vocab set #2 forms & sentences worksheet - front & back.  QUIZ on Thursday, 1/12

*  Silent reading = 30 min + log

*  Legion of Honor field trip form + $12 = We go Wednesday, 1/11!

Egypt & Kush Website List

Check out the following websites to select and study an artifact:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bz_SmuEUinrVWjV5VE5DT1VkRzA/view?usp=sharing

HW 1/5

*  Study your vocabulary set #2 words via your word list, vocab boxes or quizlet.

*  SSR = 30 min + log in your COBRA

"Lost Kingdoms of Africa: Nubia"

Check out this documentary from the BBC on ancient Kush/Nubia:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMh8Zzuvl18&t=160s

HW 1/4

*  Vocabulary boxes for each of the seven words from "Egypt/Kush Vocabulary Set #2".  You  need to include the definition, synonyms or related words or examples, antonyms or opposite meanings of the word.

*  SSR = 30 min + log

*  Legion of Honor field trip form + $12 + PARENT CHAPERONES

HW 1/3

*  Legion of Honor Fine Arts Museum field trip permission slip + $12.00.  We will go to the this museum on Wednesday, Jan. 11th.  We need PARENT CHAPERONES.  Please rsvp on the form or via email:  paulathomas@berkeley.net

*  Finish entering your new vocabulary words into quizlet and study them.

*  (optional) Extra Credit + 10 = read the article and write a one paragraph (5 - 7 sentences) summary of it.

*  SSR = 30 min + log your book

*  Bring your history textbook

Class work 1/3

1.  Go to www.quizlet.com

2.  Create a new set of vocab. cards and title them "Egypt/Kush Vocabulary Set #2"

3.  Cut and paste the words/definitions in from the link https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bz_SmuEUinrVenB2QzFIOEFONHM/view?usp=sharing

ctrl + c = copy

ctrl + v = paste

4.  Create 9 cards = 7 words + 2 root words. You may include the different forms and pictures.

5.  Practice your words.