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. The children will be taking ITBS tests this week. Remember to send in 3-4 #2 pencils. The pencils should be sharpened and have clean erasers. If your child is absent, he /she will need to bring a note explaining why they couldn't be present for the test.
H. Thursday, 10/13 - 12:00 Dismissal due to Mrs. Woods funeral. All students should be in full uniform. No ITBS tests will be given.
I. Friday, 10/14- Regular school day. 3:00 Dismissal. ITBS All students can wear something pink for Breast Cancer Remembrance. All students are asked to make $ 1.00 donation for breast cancer research.
Remember that homework and classwork count as a grade!
Weekly Vocabulary Words- 10/10/11 (Test on Friday, 10/14/11)
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- 10/10/11
Lesson Plans:
Homework:
The Boxcar Children- Chapters 7& 8 Quiz on Weds, 10/12
Read Chapters 9&10 Quiz on Weds, 10/19
Due Thursday, 10/13- Read in the text- An Eye for Reality. (You must read the story in order to complete the homework.
Practice Book- pg.22 (1-10) Write the sentences and number them correctly; pg. 26 (1-10) Follow the directions in your Practice Book. Complete the homework on looseleaf. Homework done in pencil or ripped out of a notebook will not be accepted. Remember to have a correct heading on your paper and to skip lines.
** There will be a Unit Test Thurs. 10/20 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.
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6th Grade Reading- 10/10/11
Lesson Plans:
Homework:
Harriet the Spy- Chapters 7 & 8 Quiz on Weds, 10/12
Read Chapters 9&10 Quiz on Friday, 10/21
Due Thurs. 10/13- Read in the text- Photography and Other Lessons
Practice Book- pgs. 22,23 (1-6) – Restate the question in the answer and (7-10) write at least 4 sentences on what you think will happen next; and pg. 31 (1-10) - write everything out. Complete the homework on looseleaf. Homework done in pencil or ripped out of a notebook will not be accepted. Remember to have a correct heading on your paper and to skip lines.
** There will be a Unit Test Thurs. 10/20 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.
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7th Grade Reading 10/10/11
Lesson Plans:
Homework:
The Face on the Milk Carton- Chapters 9, 10, & 11- Quiz on Friday. 10/14
Read Chapters 12, 13, & 14 Quiz on Friday, 10/21
Edgar Allen Poe- Read The Fall of the House of Usher- Quiz on Tues. 10/18
Due on Thursday, 10/13- Read in the text: The Obsidian Ring
Skills Practice pg.22 (1-12) Write sentence and answer and pg. 26 (1-5) Restate the question in the answer. Complete the homework on looseleaf. Homework done in pencil or ripped out of a notebook will not be accepted. Remember to have a correct heading on your paper and to skip lines.
**There will be a Unit Test Thurs. 10/20 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
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8th Grade Reading 10/10/11
Lesson Plans:
Homework:
Lisa, Bright, and Dark- Chapters 16, 17, 18, &19, Quiz on Friday, 10/14
Read Chapters 20, 21, 22 Quiz on Thurs, 10/20
Due Thursday, 10/13- Read in the text: Gwendolyn Brooks, a Memoir.
Skills Practice pg.24 (1-15) write everything out and pg. 25 (1-15) Write everything out. Complete the homework on looseleaf. Homework done in pencil or ripped out of a notebook will not be accepted. Remember to have a correct heading on your paper and to skip lines.
**There will be a Unit Test Thurs. 10/20 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
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7th Grade Social Studies 10/10/11
Lesson Plans: https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=12FruFRPbdPKOM17TP_vOu5HFrpvUM0FFHVvwyfwPMEA
Homework: We will be working on Chapter 2- The Earliest Americans (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 Friday, 10/14- Complete the Vocabulary Review (1-10) on pg. 41 in the textbook. If the answer is false, replace the underlined word or words to make the statement true. Complete the Chapter Checkup (1-5). Restate the questions in the answers. Complete on looseleaf and make sure you have a heading on your paper. Skip a line between each question.
There will be a Unit Test on Chapters 1 and 2 next Friday, 10/21.
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8th Grade Social Studies
Lesson Plans: https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1hhVdUeN7nvwOW6bq9NxOv62om_X3Jzyszf2mKWCDhvA
Homework: We will be working on Chapter 1 The Last Frontier (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 Friday, 10/14- Complete the Vocabulary Review (1-10) and Chapter Checkup (1-6) on pg. 45 in the textbook. Read the directions carefully. Write all of the Vocabulary Review out and if the answer is false replace the underlined term to make it true. For the Chapter Checkup, restate the questions in the answers. Complete on looseleaf and make sure you have a heading on your paper. Skip a line between each question.
There will be a Unit Test on Chapters the 7th Grade Review and Chapter 1 next Friday, 10/21.
Have a great week!
