The 6th Grade Nickname Game by Gordon Korman.  I read it to my 5th  
graders last year and they loved it.  They also enjoyed Chasing  
Vermeer and The Wright Three by Blue Balliet.
Mary
On Sep 3, 2008, at 9:40 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Does anyone have any favorite titles to add to our sixth grade   
> libraries?
> Perhaps a good, and current, website that would be a source to   
> check in with
> from time to time?
>
> Thanks,
> Leslie
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>
> In a message dated 9/1/2008 9:05:22 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
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> NC  gives third grade students a pre-EOG (End of Grade test).? It  
> must be
> given  within the first three weeks of school.? It is used as a  
> benchmark score
> for  the end of the year test that all students take in our state  
> grades 3-8.?
> It  assesses their second grade  skills.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From:  Beverlee Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Mosaic: A Reading  Comprehension Strategies Email Group
> <[email protected]>
> Sent: Mon, 1 Sep 2008 1:00  pm
> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Small Group  Instruction
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> Which standardized  test, if you don't mind answering?
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>> To:  [email protected]> Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2008 10:05:18  
>> -0400>
> From:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Small Group Instruction> >  >  
> I teach
> third
> grade and we were required to assess our students the  very first  
> day!? We
> had to
> give the DIBELS, a Critchlow vocabulary test, a  spelling and high  
> frequency
> word
> test as well as the baseline test for the  HM series.? This was done  
> all week
> long.? Surprisingly my kids did fairly  well working independently  
> while I
> administered the parts that were one on  one.? That said I think  
> this is
> crazy.?
> My students will be taking a  standardized test in two weeks!> > > >  
> > > > >
> -----Original Message-----> From: ljackson  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> To:  
> Mosaic:
> A
> Reading Comprehension  Strategies Email Group <[email protected] 
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> Sent: Sat,  30 Aug 2008 10:45 pm> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Small Group
> Instruction>
>>>>>>>>>>> I honestly think it  depends on the children. I am of a
> mind
> that it also> depends on the  activities. I like to see these  
> centers very
> simple
> and> accessible to  get started--so that we are learning how to do  
> centers
> before> learning  how to do centers. Our teachers have four week  
> before a
> round
> of> one  on one assessment. I encourage them to have these routines  
> in place>
>
> before that happens.> > lori> > > On 8/30/08 11:54 AM,  "[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> "
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> > > I am a  reading specialist who is  
> helping K,
> 1st
> and 2nd grade teachers set up>  > small groups that will rotate> >  
> and work
> at
> centers  independently. I have done this with intermediate> >  
> students and
> middle
> grade students,> > but not with primary students.> > > >  What is a  
> realistic
> time that K, 1st and 2nd grade teachers should be  given to> > develop
> independence so that they can meet with reading  groups? They are> >  
> saying 8
> weeks which I can see for the K  students.> > What about 1st and 2nd  
> graders?
> I
> was thinking of 4-6  weeks depending on the> > degree of  
> independence> > that
> they  already have.> > > > Any help from your own experiences will be
> appreciated.> > > > Thanks,> > > >
> Jeanne  Coherd> > DE> > > > > >
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>> Lori  Jackson> District Literacy Coach & Mentor> Todd County School
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> Box 87> Mission SD 57555> > http:www.tcsdk12.org>  ph. 605.856.2211>  
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