Week of October 31, 2011

Reminders:

A. All work must be completed in blue or black ink (other colors will not be accepted) and pencil is not allowed.

B. If the assignment states that looseleaf is to be used, no other types of paper will be accepted (paper ripped out of notebooks or legal pads is unacceptable).

C. Homework must be handed in on the day due, unless I receive a note from a parent explaining why you did not complete your HW.

This will only be accepted if there is an emergency at home (not

because you were too tired or that you had too much other HW).

D. Homework and classwork must be neat. Work that is sloppy or illegible will not be accepted.

E. Each child has a book to read. He/she should take notes while reading the book (write them on loose-leaf or index cards). A test will be given every week on the chapters assigned to be read for that week. Your child will be allowed to use both notes and the book for the test. The book must be returned on the day of the test. A new book will not be given to your child until the previous one is returned. If the book gets lost or damaged, your child must replace it!

F. Remember to cover the Reading Skills Practice, Reading Practice Book, and Social Studies Workbook.

G. Halloween Party- The children can wear their costumes to school. They should bring their bookbags. Children should bring something to drink for themselves (no glass bottles). Each child should also bring something to share with the class. The children already know what they want to bring.

H. All Saints Day November 1^st, there will be a contest for the best dressed saint for the Feast of All Saints on Tuesday November 1st.Students who want to be part of the contest need to dress like the saint, be able to explain the saint's life, and will process at Mass at 9:00 AM with Fr. Antonio. There will be First Place Prizes for students in grades:

1. PreK, Kindergarten, and Grade 1

2. Grades 2-4

3. Grades 5-8

I. Calendars will be sent home tomorrow-11/1/11

J. Friday, 11/4/11- 12:00 dismissal due to a faculty meeting

Remember that homework and classwork count as a grade!

Weekly Vocabulary Words- 10/24/11 (Test on Friday, 11/1/11)

1. restore-(v) bring back to a former condition

2. surplus-(n) an amount over what is needed; extra

3. thorough- (adj) doing all that can be done; complete

4. utter- (v) speak; make known

5. various-(adj) differing with one another

HOMEWORK:

5th Grade Reading- 10/31/11

Lesson Plans: https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1qClWu-HkcpstTA-4RkDb_Y6hZ84iuY_aPDmb8gvkCqQ

Homework:

The Boxcar Children- Chapters 11, 12, 13 Quiz on Weds, 11/2

A new book will be distributed to read

Due Friday, 11/4 Practice Book pgs. 45 (1-10) and 46 (1-5) on looseleaf. Restate the question in the answer (sentence form). Make sure you have a correct heading on your paper.

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6th Grade Reading- 10/31/11

Lesson Plans: https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1Nuhm3irSsbx8Ah98JQI1NcnufvAg54FS5Z7wmgq_-sE

Homework:

Harriet the Spy- Chapters 11 & 12 Quiz on Weds.11/2

Read Chapters 13 &1 4 Quiz on Weds, 11/9

Due Friday, 11/4 Practice Book pgs. 47 (1-10) and 48 (1-5) on looseleaf. Restate the question in the answer (sentence form). Make sure you have a correct heading on your paper.

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7^th Grade Reading 10/31/11

Lesson Plans:

Homework: https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1l5sEpkRcDkW7xORfasWJSF-SnNuWTtmMy-gA9tSAqEY

The Face on the Milk Carton- Chapters 1 and 2 Quiz on Weds. 11/2

Read Chapters 3 and 4- Quiz Weds. 11/9

Read Chapters 15, 16, 17, & 18 Quiz on Thurs, 11/3

Read The Black Cat by Edgar Allen Poe Quiz on Monday, 11/14

Due Friday, 11/4 Skills Practice Book pgs. 29 (1-16) and 30 (1-13) on loose-leaf. Write everything out. Make sure you have a correct heading on your paper.

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8^th Grade Reading 10/31/11

Lesson Plans: https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1-ZZTbwBTKTxkLBglkJ_CPkux0yG0a4JZYvhO6Sg_TvQ

Homework:

You Can Never Go Home Again- Chapters 1 and 2 Quiz on Thurs, 11/3

Read Chapters 3 and 4 by Monday, 11/14

Due Thursday,11/3 Skills Practice Book pgs. 30 (1-15) and 34 Exercise B on looseleaf. Write everything out. Make sure you have a correct heading on your paper.

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7^th Grade Social Studies 10/31/11

Lesson Plans: https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1wUfDANmy9ZiTNslFHF4_Fjn9nReNI9ExWG0opAhNa20

Homework:

Map of the Month- Due on Tues. 11/1. Remember to read the instruction carefully and to complete all parts. Make sure your name is on the map, or points will be deducted from your grade!

Due Friday,11/4 Textbook- Checkup Questions p. 48 (Questions 1-4) - Complete on looseleaf and have a correct heading on the paper. Restate the question in the answer (sentence form).

Topics for the History Day Fair are due by Thursday, Nov.3^rd. Please write on a piece of LL: your name, date, topic, individual or group project, and whom you are working with if you are doing a group project. Remember, no more than two people in a group. You can hand this in early if you have your topic ready.

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8^th Grade Social Studies 10/31/11

Lesson Plans: https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=11k3bm8WNlB3kx_pJ2Dz_oFCVzaVX13pxV0GXCqEWLt4

Homework: We will be working on Chapter 3- Cities and Immigrants (1880-1915)

Map of the Month- Due on Tues. 11/1. Remember to read the instruction carefully and to complete all parts. Make sure your name is on the map, or points will be deducted from your grade!

Due Thursday,11/3 Textbook- Checkup Questions p. 68 (Questions 1-4) - Complete on looseleaf and have a correct heading on the paper. Restate the question in the answer (sentence form).

Topics for the History Day Fair are due by Friday, Nov.4^th. Please write on a piece of LL: your name, date, topic, individual or group project, and whom you are working with if you are doing a group project. Remember, no more than two people in a group. You can hand this in early if you have your topic ready.

Have a great week!

Week of October 24, 2011

Reminders:

A. All work must be completed in blue or black ink (other colors will not be accepted) and pencil is not allowed.

B. If the assignment states that looseleaf is to be used, no other types of paper will be accepted (paper ripped out of notebooks or legal pads is unacceptable.

C. Homework must be handed in on the day due, unless I receive a note from a parent explaining why you did not complete your HW.

This will only be accepted if there is an emergency at home (not

because you were too tired or that you had too much other HW).

D. Homework and classwork must be neat. Work that is sloppy or illegible will not be accepted.

E. Each child has a book to read. He/she should take notes while reading the book (write them on loose-leaf or index cards). A test will be given every week on the chapters assigned to be read for that week. Your child will be allowed to use both notes and the book for the test. The book must be returned on the day of the test. A new book will not be given to your child until the previous one is returned. If the book gets lost or damaged, your child must replace it!

F. Remember to cover the Reading Skills Practice, Reading Practice Book, and Social Studies Workbook.

G. All Saints Day November 1^st, there will be a contest for the best dressed saint for the Feast of All Saints on Tuesday November 1st.Students who want to be part of the contest need to dress like the saint, be able to explain the saint's life, and will process at Mass at 9:00 AM with Fr. Antonio. There will be First Place Prizes for students in grades:

1. PreK, Kindergarten, and Grade 1

2. Grades 2-4

3. Grades 5-8

H. CSI trip tomorrow. The children need to wear their gym shirts. Mr.Placido will distribute a menu from BBQs, so the children will know approximately how much money to bring in order to buy lunch.No electronic devices, except cell phones may be brought on the trip. No cameras allowed!

I. Next Monday is Halloween. The children may wear their costumes to school. They will need to bring their bookbags, because we will be doing work in the morning. Each child is asked to bring $3.00 for pizza, something to drink for themselves (no glass bottles), and something for the party. I will have them choose what they would like to bring, and then have them write it in their HW assignment books for you to see. Somethings they might bring: napkins, plates, candy, cookies, donuts, chips, cupcakes (no cake because it is too messy). If you have a preference, please let your child know by Thursday. All money for pizza is due by Friday, 10/28.

Remember that homework and classwork count as a grade!

Weekly Vocabulary Words- 10/24/11 (Test on Friday, 10/28/11)

1. restore-(v) bring back to a former condition

2. surplus-(n) an amount over what is needed; extra

3. thorough- (adj) doing all that can be done; complete

4. utter- (v) speak; make known

5. various-(adj) differing with one another

HOMEWORK:

5th Grade Reading- 10/24/11

Lesson Plans:

Homework:

The Boxcar Children- Chapters 9& 10 Quiz on Friday, 10/28

Read Chapters 11, 12, 13 Quiz on Weds, 11/2

** There will be a Unit Test Weds. 10/25 on the following stories: Copycat, It Started with Miss Ibbotson, Alvin Ailey, and An Eye for Reality. Study the words in your notebook and your Practice Book pgs. 1-35.

Due Friday, 10/28 Read Nacho Loco in the textbook on pg.112. Answer the In Response Question (Change of Appetite) on. 124. Complete on LL. The Paragraph must be at least six sentences.

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6th Grade Reading- 10/24/11

Lesson Plans:

Homework:

Harriet the Spy- Chapters 9 & 10 Quiz on Thurs, 10/27

Read Chapters 11&12 Quiz on Weds, 11/2

** There will be a Unit Test Weds. 10/26 on the following stories: The All American Slurp, Losers Take All, Beni Seballos, and Photography and Other Lessons. Study the words in your notebook and your Practice Book pgs. 1-36.

Due Friday, 10/28 Read The Secret Chamber in the textbook on pgs.126-148. Answer the In Response Question (Spread the News) on. 129. Complete on LL. The Paragraph must be at least six sentences.

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7^th Grade Reading 10/24/11

Lesson Plans:

Homework:

The Face on the Milk Carton-

Read Chapters 15, 16, 17, & 18 Quiz on Weds, 11/2

**There will be a Unit Test Weds. 10/26 on the following stories: Blues Busters, The Way It Was and Is, The Football Player, and The Obsidian Ring. Study the words in your notebook and your Skills Practice Book pgs. 1-28.

Due Friday, 10/28 Read the Diary of Anne Frank in the textbook on pgs.74-98. Answer the Checking Your Comprehension Questions 1-6 on. 99. Complete on LL. Restate the question in the answer and skip a line between each question. Make sure you have a heading on top of the page.

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8^th Grade Reading 10/24/11

Lesson Plans:

Homework:

A new book will be distributed

**There will be a Unit Test Weds. 10/26 on the following stories: The Love Letter, You, Too, Can Be a Storyteller, The Boy and the Piano Tuner, and Gwendolyn Brooks, A Memoir. Study the words in your notebook and your Skills Practice Book pgs. 1-28.

Due Friday, 10/28 Read The Story-Teller in the textbook on pgs.70-78. Answer the Checking Your Comprehension Questions 1-6 on. 79. Complete on LL. Restate the question in the answer and skip a line between each question. Make sure you have a heading on top of the page.

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7^th Grade Social Studies 10/24/11

Lesson Plans: https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1kjgZMuvZnYzDHyVjVPunfix54foAJBgiCbQbfMoKMPM

Homework: We will be working on Chapter 3- Colonization Begins in the Americas (1492-1755)

Map of the Month- Due on Tues. 11/1. Remember to read the instruction carefully and to complete all parts. Make sure your name is on the map, or points will be deducted from your grade!

Due Friday, 10/28 Textbook- Write the meaning of the vocabulary words on pgs.42, 49, 54, 59, & 63. Please write in the back of the Social Studies NB.

Topics for the History Day Fair are due by Thursday, Nov.3rd. Please write on a piece of LL: your name, date, topic, individual or group project, and whom you are working with if you are doing a group project. Remember, no more than two people in a group. You can hand this in early if you have your topic ready.

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8^th Grade Social Studies 10/24/11

Lesson Plans: https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1omZFR-dOMTJv13pt8nx1_gsNULyT-7Ib3R5zzViq6vU

Homework: We will be working on Chapter 3- Cities and Immigrants (1880-1915)

Map of the Month- Due on Tues. 11/1. Remember to read the instruction carefully and to complete all parts. Make sure your name is on the map, or points will be deducted from your grade!

Due Friday, 10/28 Textbook- Write the meaning of the vocabulary words on pgs.64, 69, & 77. Please write in the back of the Social Studies NB.

Topics for the History Day Fair are due by Thursday, Nov.3rd. Please write on a piece of LL: your name, date, topic, individual or group project, and whom you are working with if you are doing a group project. Remember, no more than two people in a group. You can hand this in early if you have your topic ready.

Have a great week!

Week of October 17, 2011

Reminders:

A. All work must be completed in blue or black ink (other colors will not be accepted) and pencil is not allowed.

B. If the assignment states that looseleaf is to be used, no other types of

paper will be accepted (paper ripped out of notebooks or legal pads is

unacceptable.

C. Homework must be handed in on the day due, unless I receive a note

from a parent explaining why you did not complete your HW.

This will only be accepted if there is an emergency at home (not

because you were too tired or that you had too much other HW).

D. Homework and classwork must be neat. Work that is sloppy or illegible

will not be accepted.

E. Each child has a book to read. He/she should take notes while reading the book (write them on loose-leaf or index cards). A test will be given every week on the chapters assigned to be read for that week. Your child will be allowed to use both notes and the book for the test. The book must be returned on the day of the test. A new book will not be given to your child until the previous one is returned. If the book gets lost or damaged, your child must replace it!

F. Remember to cover the Reading Skills Practice, Reading Practice Book, and Social Studies Workbook.

Remember that homework and classwork count as a grade!

Weekly Vocabulary Words- 10/16/11 (Test on Tuesday, 10/18/11) (no new words this week)

1. compose-(v) make up; put together

2. dense-(adj) closely packed together; thick

3. dependent- (n) a person who is supported by another; (adj) trusting to another person or thing for support

4. extinguish- (v) put out; destroy

5. slogan-(n) motto; a word or phrase used by a person or group to make known its purpose

HOMEWORK:

5th Grade Reading- 10/17/11

Lesson Plans:

Homework:

The Boxcar Children- Chapters 9& 10 Quiz on Mon, 10/24

Read Chapters 11, 12, 13 Quiz on Tues, 11/1

** There will be a Unit Test Weds. 10/25 on the following stories: Copycat, It Started with Miss Ibbotson, Alvin Ailey, and An Eye for Reality. Study the words in your notebook and your Skills Practice Book pgs. 1-35. there will be no written homework this week, so the children can concentrate on studying.

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6th Grade Reading- 10/17/11

Lesson Plans:

Homework:

Harriet the Spy- Chapters 9 & 10 Quiz on Friday, 10/21

Read Chapters 11&12 Quiz on Friday, 10/28

** There will be a Unit Test Weds. 10/26 on the following stories: The All American Slurp, Losers Take All, Beni Seballos, and Photography and Other Lessons. Study the words in your notebook and your Skills Practice Book pgs. 1-36. There will be no written homework this week, so the children can concentrate on studying.

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7^th Grade Reading 10/17/11

Lesson Plans:

Homework:

The Face on the Milk Carton- Chapters 12, 13, & 14- Quiz on Friday. 10/21

Read Chapters 15, 16, 17, & 18 Quiz on Thurs, 10/27

Edgar Allen Poe- Read The Fall of the House of Usher- Quiz on Tues. 10/18

**There will be a Unit Test Weds. 10/26 on the following stories: Blues Busters, The Way It Was and Is, The Football Player, and The Obsidian Ring. Study the words in your notebook and your Skills Practice Book pgs. 1-28. There will be no written homework this week, so the children can concentrate on studying.

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8^th Grade Reading 10/17/11

Lesson Plans:

Homework:

Lisa, Bright, and Dark- Chapters 20, 21, 22 Quiz on Thurs, 10/20

A new book will be distributed

**There will be a Unit Test Weds. 10/26 on the following stories: The Love Letter, You, Too, Can Be a Storyteller, The Boy and the Piano Tuner, and Gwendolyn Brooks, A Memoir. Study the words in your notebook and your Skills Practice Book pgs. 1-28. There will be no written homework this week, so the children can concentrate on studying.

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7^th Grade Social Studies 10/17/11

Lesson Plans: https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1sttHztZfoPcQQcRGeEuXT9G8TQ6U2Qqhn3-1aPLiHmQ

Homework: We will be reviewing Chapters 1 and 2 for the test. (textbook)

Map of the Month- Due on Tues. 11/1. Remember to read the instruction carefully and to complete all parts. Make sure your name is on the map, or points will be deducted from your grade!

Due Monday, 10/24-Prepare the essays given in class for the Test. Complete on looseleaf and make sure you have a heading on your paper. Skip a line between each question. Questions will be collected before the test.

There will be a Unit Test on Chapters 1 and 2 Friday, 10/21.

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8^th Grade Social Studies 10/17/11

Lesson Plans: https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1JgAYka8oUlQUB8NcEavummYsVIXH871Pgp8NXyqqYIs

Homework: We will be working on Chapter 2- Industrial Growth (textbook)

Study Chapters 1 and 2 for the test on Monday.

Map of the Month- Due on Tues. 11/1. Remember to read the instruction carefully and to complete all parts. Make sure your name is on the map, or points will be deducted from your grade!

Due Monday, 10/24- Prepare the essays given in class for the Test. Complete on looseleaf and make sure you have a heading on your paper. Skip a line between each question. Questions will be collected before the test.

There will be a Unit Test on Chapters the 1 and 2 next Monday, 10/24.

Have a great week!