Reminders:
1. These are a few reminders concerning homework and
classwork:
A. All work must be completed in
blue or black ink (other colors will not be accepted).
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 or you were
sick.
D. Homework and classwork must be
neat. Work that is sloppy or illegible will not be accepted.
2. Please be in full uniform on Thursday for Mass (except for children in Green House).
3. The schedule for Unit 4 Exams is as follows:
Mon, 5/13: Math and
Religion
Tues, 5/14: Science and Reading
Weds, 5/5: Social Studies and ELA
Remember that homework and classwork
count as a grade!
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Unit 5: WEEK 2
5th Grade
Reading- 5/6/13
Homework:
The book being read for Unit 5 is The Little Prince by Antoine de
Saint-Exupery.
Read the first 7 chapters VII, (THAT
MEANS READ IT…..DON’T SKIM IT!!!!!!!)
Questions will be added later in the
week.
Study all Vocabulary for Unit 4 and may sure that you finished reading the
book about slavery. Last week’s vocabulary will be used for Unit 5. There will
be no new vocabulary words this week.
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6th Grade Reading- 5/6/13
Homework:
The book being read for Unit 5 is Westing Game by Ellen Raskin.
Read Chapters 1-6. (THAT MEANS READ
IT…..DON’T SKIM IT!!!!!!!)
Questions will be added later in the
week.
Study all Vocabulary for Unit 4 and may sure that you finished reading the
book Lyddie. Last week’s vocabulary will be used for Unit 5. There will
be no new vocabulary words this week.
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7th Grade
Reading 5/6/13
Homework:
The book being read for Unit 5 is A Wrinkle of Time by Madeleine
L’Engle
Read Chapters 1-3. (THAT MEANS READ
IT…..DON’T SKIM IT!!!!!!!)
Questions will be added later in the
week.
Study all Vocabulary for Unit 4 and may sure that you finished reading the
book Call of the Wild. Last week’s vocabulary will be used for Unit 5. There will
be no new vocabulary words this week.
Homework:
Chapter 10- The Frontier Moves West
Write the definitions of the following words in your Social Studies
Vocabulary Notebooks- Due on Thursday, 5/9.
1. Virginia Dynasty 2. revenue 3. protective tariff
4. nationalism
5. Era of Good Feeling 6. Adams-Onis
Treaty 7. Monroe Doctrine 8. Missouri Compromise 9. slave state 10. free state
Chapter 10 Read pgs. 351-356. On page 357 (Chapter 10 Review), complete
the Vocabulary Review 1-10 (write everything out). Also answer Chapter Checkup Questions 3&
4. You can restate the questions. Due Friday, May 10 on looseleaf.
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8th Grade Reading 5/6/13
Homework:
The book being read for Unit 5 is A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine
Hansberry.
Read Chapters . (THAT MEANS READ IT…..DON’T SKIM
IT!!!!!!!)
Questions will be added later in the
week.
Study all Vocabulary for Unit 4 and may sure that you finished reading the
book Vincent Van Gogh. Last week’s vocabulary will be used for Unit 5. There will
be no new vocabulary words this week.
8th Grade Social Studies
Homework: Chapter 13: Lyndon Johnson and
the Great Society 1964- 1980
Write the definitions of the following words in your Social Studies
Vocabulary Notebooks- Due on Thursday, 5/9.
1. perjury 2. solar energy 3. human rights 4. Camp David accords
5. Salt II 6. hostage 7. Jimmy Carter 8. Gerald Ford 9. Richard
Nixon 10. Watergate Break-In
Chapter 13 Read pgs. 467-472. On page 472, answer questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
Due Friday, May 10 on looseleaf.
Have a great week and Happy Mother's Day!
