October 12-16

Next Thursday, October 15th our class will have a simulated archaeology dig day. 

There are two parts to this assignment: 

The first part is to collect, plan, and bury items following your group’s theme. I will assign you a site, and in that site you will bury items at varying depths (Remember, the older it is, the deeper it goes.) for another group to uncover. You and/or your team will need to bury items in your assigned site in an area that is approximately 3’ wide 3’ long, and no more than 2’ deep. YOU WILL DO THIS BEST ON YOUR OWN TIME! However, I will allow your team to bury items during class time on Wednesday, if time allows, at the very end of the period if no one in your group can get to your burial site at any other time. 

 To collect artifacts to bury, I suggest you dig through your junk drawers and the bottom of your toy box, or visit Granny’s to find items. Do not bring in valuable, dangerous, or meaningful items. Discuss items you have with your team before you bury them to make sure you all agree that they follow the theme and are placed at the correct depth. 

The second part is your group uncovering artifacts that a different team buried for you. For this mock dig your team will practice the methods real archaeologists follow: 
1. study 
2. develop a hypothesis 
3. make a plan 
4. find a site 
5. excavate the site 
6. analyze the data 
7. come to a conclusion 
8. tell a story 
There will be documentation sheets for you to use during the project. 

 Parents: This is a busy and messy day. I’d LOVE to have some help on dig day! Please message me if you’re available to assist us on Thursday. Also, you may want to send a change of clothes for your student, as we will be outside digging rain or shine. 


Have you been checking grades on Skyward? Great! Please note that I enter completed assignments quite often. Because of this, any work that is turned in after I’ve collected a particular assignment goes at the bottom of the grading pile. It might take time for it to show-up, but it will eventually get there!

Finally, The DIBELS reading Fluency screen is given to all 6th graders at the beginning of the year. Each student will three different 6th grade level passages read to an adult. The reading passages are timed, which identifies students that may need further assessments in reading, either for comprehension or fluency. Volunteers are needed to help with this process. It will be given on one day to all 6th grade students. All day and half volunteers are needed. Ms. Stendahl would like to give the screen on Tues. October 20.