Week of March 26, 2012

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 are unacceptable).

C. The students are given 20 vocabulary words per week. They will have to copy the words and definitions on Monday for Homework and it will be checked on Tuesday by the Homeroom Teacher. If your child does not have internet access at home, he/she will be able to stay in the Afterschool Program on Mondays from 3:00-3:30 in order to copy the words into the Vocabulary NBs.

D. 5^th Grade will have GYM on Monday this week, so remember to wear Gym clothes.

E. Reminder: please bring a large shopping bag (or two) to pack up books that will be left in the classroom during Easter Vacation. If you would like any books to be brought home, please let your child know before they pack them up.

F. Thursday- 12:00 Dismissal.  Report Cards will be distributed by Fr. Almonte. If your child does not receive a Report Card in school, you must pick it up between 2-7 PM.

G. Stations of the Cross at 8:30. This will be followed by an Honors Assembly in the church. Your child’s Report Card will state whether he/she will receive Honors.  The children may wear dress up clothes to school on Friday. No jeans and no sneakers.

Dear Parents,

I wish all of you a Happy and Safe Easter Holiday.

Please make sure that your child reads over the vacation. It doesn’t matter what it is, just as long as they read for at least 30 minutes every day. It is a good habit to develop.

Remember school resumes on Monday, 4/16.

Donna Toscano Larios

Remember that homework and classwork count as a grade!

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HOMEWORK AND CLASSWORK FOR THIS WEEK

Vocabulary for the Week: Check with Mrs. Ramsey because I am not sure if they will be giving new words this week.

5th Grade Reading- 3/26/12

You are responsible for all of the following work, whether or not you have class. Make sure anything done on looseleaf is given to Mr. Marcial before Friday afternoon. Any missing assignments will be given a zero. Notebooks will be checked when I return.  

Lesson Plans:

Class work & Homework:  Unit 4

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh- Test on pgs. 128-157 on Thursday, 4/19!  Continue reading the rest of the book over the vacation.

1. Monday- In the front of your Reading Notebook, define the following words using the glossary in the back of the book.  This work can be started in class and finished for homework. It is up to you to get as much done as possible during class, so there is not too much to complete for homework.

Vocabulary for Wolf Watch:

perceptive,  vantage,  elusive,  treacherous,  phenomenon,  submissive, hierarchy,  tolerant,  crucial

Vocabulary for Farming on Avenue B

cultivate,  lease,  regenerated,  stipulation,  vacant,  brigade,  spigots,  meditates, communal

**Remember to copy the vocabulary for the week into your Vocabulary NB tonight if there are any new words given.

2. Tuesday- Read the story LAFFF in class.

Complete (in the Practice book) page. 151 (1-7, and then write a paragraph of 4-6 sentences on 8-10) on looseleaf.

Remember to put a complete heading on the looseleaf.

3. Wednesday- On looseleaf, complete pg. 153 (1-6 restate) (Practice book)

4. Thursday- Open Book Test on the Rats of Nimh pgs. 96-128

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6th Grade Reading- 3/26/12-  You are responsible for all of the following work, whether or not you have class. Make sure anything done on looseleaf is given to Mr. Marcial before Friday afternoon. Any missing assignments will be given a zero. Notebooks will be checked when I return.

Remember to study your Aim Higher Book over the vacation, especially pgs.308-326 and pgs. 336-344. The State Exam in ELA starts on Tuesday, 4/17.

Lesson Plans: 

 Classwork & Homework: Unit 4

1. Monday- In the front of your Reading Notebook, define the following words using the glossary in the back of the book.  It is up to you to get as much done as possible during class, so there is not too much to complete for homework.

Vocabulary for Leader of the Pack:

grueling,  incentive,  domain,  mandatory,  hallucinate,  chaos,  proposition

Vocabulary for The Grandfather Tree:

proper,  straining,  wail,  sense,  jealous,  shallow,  assembled,  timid

2. Tuesday- Read the story Things That Go Gleep in the Night in class.

Complete (in the Practice book) page. 151- 1-10 (Write everything out). Also complete the Challenge Activity on the bottom. Write at least 4 sentences

Make sure you give this assignment to Mr. Marcial.

3. Wednesday- In Aim Higher read pg. 175- 179. Answer all of the questions on these pgs. on looseleaf (write question and answer).

Make sure you give this assignment to Mr. Marcial.

4. Thursday- In Aim Higher, read pgs. 194-207, on notetaking and graphic organizers, and pgs. 210 -211. Answer the questions on pgs. 212-213 (1-3) on looseleaf (write out).

Complete on looseleaf with a complete heading.

Make sure you give this assignment to Mr. Marcial.

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7th Grade Reading 3/26/12

You are responsible for all of the following work, whether or not you have class. Make sure anything done on looseleaf is given to Mr. Marcial before Friday afternoon. Any missing assignments will be given a zero. Notebooks will be checked when I return.

Lesson Plans: 

Classwork & Homework: Unit 4

1. Monday- In the front of your Reading Notebook, define the words below using the Skills Practice Book. It is up to you to get as much done as possible during class, so there is not too much to complete for homework.

Vocabulary for Wings to Fly:

Write all words and definitions on pgs. 121 & 122 (skills practice)

Vocabulary for The Great Balloon Craze:

Write all words and definitions on pgs. 128 & 129

2. Tuesday- Read the story Only One Woof in class.

 Complete (in the Skills Practice book) page. 113 (1-10-write everything out on looseleaf, and skip lines).

Also complete page 116 (1-21- write everything out on looseleaf. Skip lines).

3. Wednesday- Work on Social Studies assignments.

4. Thursday- In the Word Study Book, complete pg. 29 (1-18). Do in the middle of the Reading NB (skills section) Label as Vowel Sounds. .Write the question and answer.  Complete pg. 34 (1-22, question /answer).

7^th Grade Social Studies

Lesson Plans:

 This work can be started in class and finished for homework. It is up to you to get as much done as possible during class, so there is not too much to complete for homework. I have decided to combine the test for Chapters 8 and 9, so we will continue on to Chapter 9 this week. All assignment s will be given to Mr. Marcial, and corrected by me!!!!!!!

Classwork &Homework: Unit 4 (Chapter 9- The Federalist Period- 1789-1800)

Monday, 3/26- In the back of your Social Studies notebook, copy the vocabulary words and definitions on pgs. 260, 266, 269, and 270. Label it as Chapter 9 Vocabulary Words and date it.

Tuesday, 3/27- On looseleaf, complete Checkup questions on pg. 265 (1, 2, 3, & 5), and 268 (1-4). Remember this will be graded, so you must read each section and look up the answers!  Put your heading on the looseleaf, and skip a line between each question.

Remember, it must be done in black or blue ink…not red, purple, or orange because that is a zero!

Wednesday, 3/28- - On looseleaf, complete Checkup questions on pg. 272 (1-4), and 277 (1-4). Remember this will be graded, so look the answers up!  Put your heading on the looseleaf, and skip a line between each question.

Thursday, 3/29- On looseleaf, complete the Chapter 9 Review on pg. 279 (Vocabulary Review 1- and Chapter Checkup 1, 2, 3, 5). Remember this will be graded, so look the answers up!  Put your heading on the looseleaf, and skip a line between each question.

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8^th Grade Reading 3/26/12

You are responsible for all of the following work, whether or not you have class. Make sure anything done on looseleaf is given to Mr. Marcial before Friday afternoon. Any missing assignments will be given a zero. Notebooks will be checked when I return.

Remember to study your Aim Higher Book over the vacation (especially pgs. 302-318, and 327-335). The State Exam in ELA starts on Tuesday, 4/17.

Lesson Plans:

 Classwork & Homework: Unit 4

1. Monday- In the front of your Reading Notebook, define the words below using the Skills Practice Book. It is up to you to get as much done as possible during class, so there is not too much to complete for homework.

Vocabulary for Aerin’s Dragon:

Write all words and definitions on pgs. 123, 124

Vocabulary for Lee Bennett Hopkins Interviews Robin McKinley:

Write all words and definitions on pgs. 130, 131

2. Tuesday- Work on Social Studies Assignments

3. Wednesday- In Aim Higher read The Beginnings of Baseball- pgs. 238-239. Write the question and the correct answer (letter and statement). page 258-260. Complete Exercises A and B (restate). All pages must be done on looseleaf with a complete heading (name of book and pages must be included.

4. Thursday- Work on Social Studies Assignments.

8^th Grade Social Studies

Lesson Plans:  

This work can be started in class and finished for homework. It is up to you to get as much done as possible during class, so there is not too much to complete for homework. I have decided to combine the test for Chapters 8 and 9, so we will continue on to Chapter 9 this week. All assignment s will be given to Mr. Marcial, and corrected by me!!!!!!!

Classwork & Homework:  Unit 4 (Chapter 9- The Great Depression and The New Deal 1929-1938)

Monday, 3/26- pg. Copy the vocabulary and definitions on pgs. 304, 311, and 321 into the back of the Social Studies NB. Label as Vocabulary for Chapter 9.

Tuesday, 3/27- On looseleaf, answer Checkup questions on pg. 310 (1-4) and pg. 320 (1-4).  Remember this will be graded, so you must read each section and look up the answers!  Put your heading on the looseleaf, and skip a line between each question.

Wednesday, 3/28- On looseleaf, answer Checkup questions on pg. 325 (1-4), and pg. 327 – Vocabulary Review 1-10, Chapter Checkup Questions 3, 4, 5

Thursday, 3/29- Finish any work not completed for this week, and give all the assignments on looseleaf to Mr. Marcial.

Enjoy your Easter Vacation!

(Remember to read!!!!)

Week of March 19, 2012

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 are unacceptable).

C. The students are given 20 vocabulary words per week. They will have to copy the words and definitions on Monday for Homework and it will be checked on Tuesday by the Homeroom Teacher. If your child does not have internet access at home, he/she will be able to stay in the Afterschool Program on Mondays from 3:00-3:30 in order to copy the words into the Vocabulary NBs.

D. 5^th Grade will have GYM on Monday and Tuesday this week, so remember to wear Gym clothes.

E. Reminder: if your child brings snack or lunch- no meat should be given on Fridays during Lent.

F. There is no school on Friday, 3/23 due to a holiday for Cardinal Dolan.

Remember that homework and classwork count as a grade!

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HOMEWORK AND CLASSWORK FOR THIS WEEK

Vocabulary for the Week: See Mr. Placido’s Blog

5th Grade Reading- 3/19/12

Lesson Plans:

Class work & Homework:  Unit 4

Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh- Test on pgs. 96-128 Thursday, 3/22!  Continue reading from pages 128-157.

1. Monday- In the front of your Reading Notebook, define the following words using the glossary in the back of the book.  This work can be started in class and finished for homework. It is up to you to get as much done as possible during class, so there is not too much to complete for homework.

Vocabulary for LAFF:

geniuses,  stereotypes,  impressed,  loomed,  collected,  fidget, agony

Vocabulary for The Dolphins Led Me Home

skirted,  sandspit,  gaze,  leagues,  idly,  omen,  headland,  voyage, scarce,  ravines

Remember to copy the vocabulary for the week into your Vocabulary NB tonight.

2. Tuesday- Read the story Images in class.

Complete (in the Practice book) page. 144 (write the paragraphs and underline the answers) on looseleaf.

Remember to put a complete heading on the looseleaf.

3. Wednesday- On looseleaf, complete pg. 148 (B) (Practice book) by writing 5 sentences that would describe our school (pretend that you are describing what it looks like to a friend or relative).

4. Thursday- Open Book Test on the Rats of Nimh pgs. 96-128

Make sure you hand in any work from this week or last week that was done on looseleaf to Mr. Marcial. Notebooks will be checked in the next couple of weeks.

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6th Grade Reading- 3/19/12

Lesson Plans: 

 Classwork & Homework: Unit 4

Give all Stuart Little Books to Mr. Marcia.  I also did not receive any classwork/homework from many of you last week. Make sure you hand in any work from this week or last week that was done on loose-leaf to Mr. Marcial. Notebooks will be checked in the next couple of weeks.

1. Monday- In the front of your Reading Notebook, define the following words using the glossary in the back of the book.  It is up to you to get as much done as possible during class, so there is not too much to complete for homework.

Vocabulary for Miss Faberge’s Last Daze:

unnerving,  compulsion,  mutinous, askew,  disheveled, malfunctioning, indiscriminately, coincidence

Vocabulary for Kinship:

steeped,  whirlpool,  mystified,  alleviate,  exaltation,  awakening,  dwelling,  chagrin

2. Tuesday- Read the story Rabies in class.

Complete (in the Practice book) page. 141-  A (write each place that was visited and why he went there. You do not need to draw the circles).

Part B: Write 4 sentences discussing where you would go if you thought that you were bitten by a rabid dog.

Make sure you give this assignment to Mr. Marcial.

3. Wednesday- In the middle of the Reading NB (skills section), complete pg. 143 (Practice book) Complete the story map. Write the whole story map out.

Also complete page 145 (1-4) write everything out in the middle of the Reading NB. Remember to write the date.

4. Thursday- In Aim Higher, read pgs. 154&155. Answer the questions on pgs. 156, 157 on looseleaf (write question and answer).

Read pg. 163 Dinner Done Right and answer questions 1-4 (question and answer)

Complete on looseleaf with a complete heading.

Make sure you give this assignment to Mr. Marcial

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7th Grade Reading 3/19/12

Lesson Plans: 

Classwork & Homework: Unit 4

Give all Wrinkle in Time books to Mr.Marcial

1. Monday- In the front of your Reading Notebook, define the words below using the Skills Practice Book. It is up to you to get as much done as possible during class, so there is not too much to complete for homework.

Vocabulary for Only One Woof:

Write all words and definitions on pgs. 107 & 108(skills practice)

Vocabulary for Daedalus and Icarus:

Write all words and definitions on pgs. 115 & 116

2. Tuesday- Read the story River Rescue in class.

 Complete (in the Skills Practice book) page. 100 (1-15-write everything out on looseleaf, and skip lines).

Also complete page 101 (1-14- write everything out on looseleaf. Skip lines).

Page 93 can be done on the front of the looseleaf and pg. 96 on the back. Remember to put a complete heading on the looseleaf.

3. Wednesday- In the middle of your Reading NB (Skills section), complete pg. 104 Label as Sequencing, and pg. 109  Label as Inference 1-4 (restate).

4. Thursday- In the Word Study Book, complete pg. 24 (1-12). Do in the middle of the Reading NB (skills section) Label as Vowel Sounds. . Write the question and answer.  Complete pg. 26 (label as Syllable, write the date). Divide each word using a slash line into syllables. Eg. Per/ mit

7^th Grade Social Studies

Lesson Plans:

 This work can be started in class and finished for homework. It is up to you to get as much done as possible during class, so there is not too much to complete for homework. There will be a test next week on Chapter 8, so make sure that you read the chapter carefully, maybe take some notes. All assignment s will be given to Mr. Marcial, and corrected by me!!!!!!!

Classwork &Homework: Unit 4 (Chapter 8- A Government for the New Nation 1777-1791)

Monday- pg. 233 on looseleaf: Vocabulary Review 1-10 (write everything out) and Chapter Checkup –questions 1,2,3,4, 6, & 7 (restate). This will be corrected for a grade.

Tuesday- work on Monday’s assignment.

Wednesday- copy the following questions and answers into the back of the Social Studies NB. Label as Chapter 8.

1. Name the accomplishments of the Confederation Government.

Answer: The accomplishments of the Confederation Government were:

·        It directed the War for Independence to a successful conclusion.

·        It held the country together for 6 years following the war.

·        It passed the Northwest Ordinance

2. Explain what is meant by a system of checks and balances.

Answer: A system of checks and balances is incorporated into the United States federal government. This system prevents any one branch of the federal government from becoming too strong. It provides checks on the powers of each branch of government.

3. Discuss one of the main weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

Answer: One of the main weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation was that it could only be amended (changed) by a unanimous vote. This was almost impossible to get. The method of adding amendments to the Constitution is easy, therefore the Constitution can change as the country grows and changes.

Thursday- There will be a Chapter 8 Test on Tuesday, March 27 which will include the vocabulary on pages 214, 222, and 227 (which should be in the back of your notebook) , and the 3 questions that you copied into your notebook yesterday. Read over the Chapter and review any important details.

Make sure you give Mr. Marcial your Reading and Social Studies Homework done on looseleaf, because if it is not handed in today…it is a zero!!!!  Notebooks will be checked in the next couple of weeks.

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8^th Grade Reading 3/19/12

Lesson Plans:

 Classwork & Homework: Unit 4

Give all Sometimes I Think I Hear My Name books to Mr. Marcial this week.

1. Monday- In the front of your Reading Notebook, define the words below using the Skills Practice Book. It is up to you to get as much done as possible during class, so there is not too much to complete for homework.

Vocabulary for The External Frontier:

Write all words and definitions on pgs. 103, 104

Vocabulary for Bigger Than Life:

Write all words and definitions on pgs. 110, 111

Vocabulary for Pegasus and Bellerophon:

Write all words and definitions on pgs. 117, 118

2. Tuesday- Read the story Bigger Than Life in class.

 Complete (in the Skills Practice book) page. 110 (1-13-write everything out) on looseleaf.

Also complete page 112 (1-16-write everything out).

Remember to put a complete heading on the looseleaf, skip lines, and underline the correct answers.

3. Wednesday- In Aim Higher read Wilma Rudolph- pgs. 178-179. Answer the questions on page 180 (1-5-restate).  Read pages 182-190.  Answer the questions on page 191 (1-6-restate). Then answer the essay question on pg. 192. This should be 5 paragraphs long (4-6-6-6-4). All pages must be done on looseleaf with a complete heading (name of book and pages must be included.

4. Thursday- Read My Antonia (Aim Higher) pg. 194-201. In the middle of your Reading NB (skills section), answer the questions on pg. 202 (Exercise A. 1-10 restate and Exercise B- 1 paragraph). Please label the as Aim Higher, the page numbers, and the date.

8^th Grade Social Studies

Lesson Plans:  

This work can be started in class and finished for homework. It is up to you to get as much done as possible during class, so there is not too much to complete for homework. There will be a test next week on Chapter 8, so make sure that you read the chapter carefully, maybe take some notes. All assignment s will be given to Mr. Marcial, and corrected by me!!!!!!!

Classwork & Homework:  Unit 4 (Chapter 8- The Golden Twenties 1919-1929)

Monday- pg. 303 Chapter Review (looseleaf).  Vocabulary Review 1-5 (everything written out) and Chapter Checkup 1-8 (restate). This will be graded, so be careful.

Tuesday- finish assignment from yesterday. Make sure that you have the words and definitions from pgs. 282, 288, & 296 written in the back of your SS. Notebook (assignment from 2 weeks ago). These words will be asked on the Chapter 8 Test.

Wednesday- Copy the following questions and answers into the back of your Social Studies notebooks. Label as Chapter 8 Questions. These questions will be asked on the Chapter 8 Test.

1. Discuss how did mass production of inexpensive automobiles affect American life.

Answer: The mass production of inexpensive automobiles affected American life by changing the way people worked and played. People could live farther from their places of work. This speeded the growth of suburbs around large cities. People could shop in places far from their own neighborhoods and travel long distances to places of interest.

The automobile helped make the 1920’s a decade of prosperity. Auto factories employed hundreds of thousands of workers. Hundreds of thousands of more people worked to make materials that went into making cars, and d new businesses began to spring up. Also, governments spent billions of dollars on roads.

2. How did consumer credit affect the buying powers of Americans?

Answer: Consumer credit made it possible for buyers to enjoy the use of a product immediately while paying only part of its price at the time of purchase. The rest was paid in small monthly installments.

3. How did communists and anarchists become linked in many Americans’ minds?

Answer: Communists and anarchists became linked with each other because anarchists began acts of terrorism in 1919 at the same time that a Communist party was formed in the United States.  The Communists had overthrown the government of Russia in 1917, and the United States citizens feared an overthrow of their government.

4. Discuss the desirable and undesirable effects of prohibition.

Answer: Prohibition’s desirable result was that it did not result in the decline of drinking. But it led to some other results that were undesirable. Millions of people refused to obey the law. Prohibition led to bootlegging, speakeasies, and the growth of organized crime.

Thursday- Finish copying the questions from yesterday into your notebook. These questions will be asked on the Chapter 8 Test. The vocabulary words on pages 282, 288, and 296 will also be asked on the test.  The test will be on Monday, March 26. Review the Chapter for important details and make sure to study the vocabulary words and the 4 essay questions.

Make sure you give Mr. Marcial your Reading and SS. work that was completed on looseleaf, because if it is not handed in today…it is a zero!!!! Notebooks will be checked in the next couple of weeks.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!