Welcome to
Ms. Heitmiller's
6th grade
English/Language Arts classes!
Don't forget about the "Doodle 4 Google" contest!
Entries due to me on or before March 6th, 2009
As of Monday, January 26, 2009:
*We have just started our two week "Autobiography Book Project."
*Each student has his/her own copy of a planning book. This planning book contains each page of the book and questions that each student needs to research outside of class (i.e. grandparents' place of birth).
*The students will be researching family information outside of class, and we will be writing rough drafts during class time.
*We will be in the computer lab from Monday, February 2nd to Friday, February 6th typing up final copies for our books.
*I will not except a page that is not typed. We are spending a lot of time on these in class, so my expectations for this project are very high.
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Week of February 2nd - February 6th
Monday, February 2, 2009:
-Computer Lab 102 (Goal: get 2 pages typed)
Tuesday, February 3, 2009:
-Computer Lab 102 (Goal: get 2 pages typed)
Wednesday, February 4, 2009:
-Computer Lab 102 (Goal: get 2 pages typed)
Thursday, February 5, 2009:
-Computer Lab 102 (Goal: get 3 pages typed)
Friday, February 6, 2009: LAST DAY IN THE LAB!
-Computer Lab 102 (Goal: get 3 pages typed)
Week of February 9th - February 13th
Monday, February 9, 2009:
-Have supplies with you to decorate Autobiography books
-Computer Lab 102 is reserved for students to print final copies ONLY
Tuesday, February 10, 2009:
-Autobiography book decorating
-Computer Lab 102 is reserved for students to print final copies ONLY
Wednesday, February 11, 2009:
-Work on autobiography books (decorating, final touches, etc.)
Thursday, February 12, 2009: AUTOBIOGRAPHY BOOKS DUE TODAY!
-Autobiography books ready to turn in at the beginning of class
-EVERYTHING in the correct order
Friday, February 13, 2009:
-voting for best autobiography book (winner's entire book will be laminated)
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****Monday, Feburary 16th, 2009****
*We will be starting The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis immediately after we finish our autobiography books.
*As we did with Maniac Magee, I highly suggest that each student have his/her own copy of the book for annotating purposes.
****I have pushed back the starting date for The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe due to our "Bad Weather" day, and the book projects are taking longer than I initially thought.****
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Below you will find websites that carry
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. (by C.S. Lewis)
Half Price Books store locations:
Watauga -
Bedford -
Suggested websites for C.S. Lewis and The Chronicles of Narnia:
Brett Heitmiller
English LA / Girls' Athletics
Colleyville Middle School
817-305-4900 EXT. 2234
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And those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future. "
- John F. Kennedy