Nixon Library Pictures

Upcoming Events/ Reminders!

Hello Everyone!! Here are a few quick reminders about our upcoming events and the general what-nots of our 6th Grade classroom!

• The Bowl-A-Thon paperwork needs to be turned in Wednesday, January 22nd.  If you intend to participate in this fundraiser, the form and payment must be turned in to the office by that date.  
• Parent-Teacher Conferences- Please turn in your Conference form!  I need to know as soon as possible if you will need to come at a different time other than the one already posted.  
• End of Quarter 2- Wow!! This year is FLYING by!!  The Quarter ends this Friday!! If you have any missing assignments, they need to be turned in by this Friday at the latest.
• THANK YOU to all of my parents who helped out at the Drama Club performance of A Christmas Carol!!!  Also, a BIG THANK YOU to all of my Drama Club members for working so hard at making this play come to life!  We will be starting up the Drama Club again and will be performing Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson.  Practice will start this week Wednesday.  There will be no practice Friday on account of the half-day schedule.  We will be performing this play during the Talent show later this year.  The Drama Club will be the opening and closing acts of the show.  Sign-Ups are located downstairs on the 6th Grade bulletin board.

RESEARCH REPORT

DUE FRIDAY!!!!!!

Don't forget!! :)

REMINDER: Research Paper!!!

The Final Draft  of the Research Report Project is due January 17th, 2014.  This is next week Friday!!!  It is important that they work diligently at getting these assignments done in a timely fashion.  So far, they have been doing well in class working on this project.  I wish to encourage them to turn in assignments on time and see with any and all questions that they might have.  This project will be a significant part of their Language grade this quarter.  Please contact me with any questions or concerns.  I want every student to do exceedingly well on this project, and please try to avoid falling behind behind. Please review this rubric for your final draft.  
-Mrs. Barr

Criterion	Poor 5-25 pts	Fair 25-40 pts	Good 40-50 pts
Content & Development 50 pts	Poor - Content is incomplete. - Major points are not clear and /or persuasive.	Fair - Content is not comprehensive and /or persuasive. - Major points are addressed, but not well supported. - Research is inadequate or does not address course concepts. - Content is inconsistent with regard to purpose and clarity of thought.	Good - Content is comprehensive, accurate, and persuasive. - Major points are stated clearly and are well supported. - Research is adequate, timely and addresses course concepts. - Content and purpose of the writing are clear.
Criterion	Poor 5-25 pts	Fair 25-40 pts	Good 40-50 pts
Organization & Structure 50 pts	Poor - Organization and structure detract from the message of the writer. - Paragraph is disjointed and lack transition of thoughts.	Fair - Structure of the paragraph is not easy to follow. - Paragraph transitions need improvement.	Good - Structure of the paragraph is clear and easy to follow.
Criterion	Poor 5-25 pts	Fair 25-40 pts	Good 40-50 pts
Format 50 pts	Poor - Paper lacks many elements of correct formatting. - Paragraph is inadequate/excessive in length.	Fair - Paper follows most guidelines. - Paper is over/ under word length.	Good - Paper follows designated guidelines. - Paper is the appropriate length as described for the assignment.
Criterion	Poor 5-25 pts	Fair 25-40 pts	Good 40-50 pts
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling 50 pts	Poor - Paper contains numerous grammatical,   punctuation, and spelling errors. - Language uses jargon or conversational tone.	Fair - Paper contains few grammatical, punctuation and spelling errors. - Language lacks clarity or includes the use   of some jargon or conversational tone.	Good - Rules of grammar, usage, and punctuation are followed; spelling is correct. - Language is clear and precise; sentences display consistently strong, varied structure.

Progress Reports

               Hello all!!  I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas Break.  In case you were wondering, the progress reports will go out THIS WEEK WEDNESDAY for students who have grades at a C- or below.  IF your student does not have grades in this area, they will not receive a progress report.  The students have already been informed of their scores in each class, so if you would like to know what their grades are, please ask me.  As for the Bi-Weekly Progress Reports for missing assignments, students who received those should make sure to turn them in by the end of this week.  These will include any missing homework or in-class assignments in the classes that I teach, as well as be for any grades that are a C- or below.  Any questions about Math or History, please feel free to contact Mrs. Orellana or Mr. Thompson.  

Welcome Back!!

Time to get back to work!!