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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7th 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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8th 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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7th 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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8th 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!
