Summer Time and the Living is Easy!

Are you ready for the summer? Mrs. Basham is already thinking about the fall.....hope you incoming sixth graders are ready to rock and roll.......

Have a wonderful restful summer with lots of swimming, good food and fun times.....

I am looking forward to getting to know you......

HCMS is a great place to learn!

Yippee! Testing is finished.....Students worked hard!

Here is a poem that students will be reciting on Friday, May 7, 2010.

The Ballad of East and West

by Rudyard Kipling

Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet,

Till Earth and Sky stand presently at God's great Judgment seat;

But there is neither East nor West, Border, nor Breed, nor Birth,

When two strong men stand face to face, though they come from the ends of the earth!

twain-set of two

breed-ethnic group

birth-class status

Excited about Testing!

Testing begins next week for the sixth grade.....make sure you get plenty of sleep, a good breakfast and bring a great attitude with you...

Remember to stay focused during the test...You can do it...

Your AR book needs to come with you to school and go home with you at night....you need AR points....

I know that you are going to do very well...I am counting on it!

Midterms are coming home April 30th. You need to continue to work hard and give your best effort in the future.

BEREA-where is it? (In the state of Kentucky)

Name the region of Kentucky where BEREA is found.

What types of arts and crafts are made in Berea?

Define Appalachia.....what is different about the topography there and where we live?

What is a liberal arts college?

Define interracial-

Boone Tavern is located in Berea, KY. What is one of its most famous dishes?

Vocabulary for the Test!

The following vocabulary came from the story, "A Child's Labor of Love" on page 265.
1)immature
2)impulsive
3)impressed
4)befriended
5)passionate
6)adequate
7)intolerance
8)mediator
9)diagram
10)quotation
11)justice
12)unnecessary

Suffixes:
magnify-make larger/enlarge
petrify-turn to stone
beautify-make more beautiful
luminary-a famous person that inpsires or motivates us to become better individuals
honorary-given to a person as a sign of honor
avaricious-stingy, greedy...like Scrooge
cardiac-having to do with the heart
dramatic-threatrical expression
audacious-daring....bold
aquatic-growing, living or found in water
exasperation-extreme annoyance
irritation-impatient anger, annoyed

Propaganda Techniques

Vocabulary Test on Thursday, March 25, 2010!!!!! STUDY>>>STUDY>>>>STUDY

Bandwagon-you need something or do something because everybody else is doing it or has it
Testimonial-a famous person (actor or athlete) promotes an idea or a product
Snob Appeal-$, IMAC, some type of cool car, mansion, vacation/trips, talents-art/music....athletic prowess ****product/idea to associate membership in a special group
Stereotyping-Lumping people into a category
Name-calling-For no reason or evidence people label (discredit/rubber stamp)
Hasty Generalization-statement based on incomplete evidence
Circular Reasoning-Reasoning that goes nowhere but in a circle
Only-Cause Fallacy-situation seen as a result of one cause

Vocabulary for Upcoming Quiz

Omnipotent-all-powerful; having great or unlimited power
Fortitude-courage; endurance of pain and misfortune
Dynamic-full of energy and forcefulness; related to energy or power
Valor-bravery; courage; fearlessness
Valid-sound or just because it is based on legal principles or sound evidence
Potent-mighty; powerful; having great authority
Fortify-to make stronger
Dynasty-a succession of rulers
Dynamo-an energetic, hard-working person
Valorous-brave; courageous

We are currently taking the PAS test in Reading.....the students are working hard! Way to go!