Reminders:
1. All school supplies should be in by now. Points will be deducted from
Conduct Grades for not following school rules.
2. All parent signature forms
should have been handed in by last Friday.
3. As stated on last week's blog, 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 not 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. Remember to cover the Reading
Workbook. If the cover is ripped, please put cardboard or some
type of backing to reinforce it.
4. Thursday is Gym for the 5th Grade. Remember to wear Gym uniform.
5.
Remember that Monday is extended day for Math for 5th Grade-
3:00-5:00
6. Friday, 10/11 there is a
12:00 Dismissal due to a Faculty Meeting.
7.
No school on Monday, 10/14 due to Columbus Day!
Remember that homework and
classwork count as a grade!
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HOMEWORK: For the Week of October
7, 2013- Unit 1 Week 5
5th Grade
Reading- Sign and return Reading Test on Tuesday, 10/8
Homework: Read
pages 115-141 in Thomas Edison. Highlight
important information as you read.
Monday-Copy the vocabulary words and their definitions
into your Reading NB. Make sure you copy the heading and words as they are
written. Click the link below and that will open to the vocabulary words. This
must be done in the Reading NB in pen (blue or black). Skip a line between each
word. Due on Wednesday, 10/9.
Wednesday- Answer the questions 4 questions below on looseleaf. Make sure you add details from the text and answer the questions completely. Due on Friday, 10/11
No Weekly Assessments this week!
.
***Remember your Unit Project is due
on Tuesday, October 15. You should have chosen an inventor and research his/her
life and accomplishments. You may do a PowerPoint (minimum of 5 slides plus a
resource page) or a poster with a typed report (minimum of 2 pages).
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6th Grade
Reading-
Homework: Read Chapters
21-26 in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Highlight
important information as you read.
Monday-Copy the vocabulary words and their definitions
into your Reading NB. Make sure you copy the heading and words as they are
written. Click the link below and that will open to the vocabulary words. This
must be done in the Reading NB in pen (blue or black). Skip a line between each
word. Due on Wednesday, 10/9.
Wednesday- Answer the questions 4 questions below on looseleaf. Make sure you add details from the text and answer the questions completely. Due on Friday, 10/11
***Remember your Unit Project is due
on Tuesday, October 15. You should have chosen a topic that we discussed in
class and now are finishing up your research. You may do a PowerPoint (minimum
of 5 slides plus a resource page) or a poster with a typed report (minimum of 2
pages). If you are handing in a sequel to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,
you must give both Ms. Serewko and I a copy.
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7th Grade Reading-
Homework: Read Chapters
11 (XI) and 12 (XII) in My Brother Sam is Dead.
Highlight important information as you read.
Monday-Copy the vocabulary words and their definitions
into your Reading NB. Make sure you copy the heading and words as they are
written. Click the link below and that will open to the vocabulary words. This
must be done in the Reading NB in pen (blue or black). Skip a line between each
word. Due on Wednesday, 10/9.
Wednesday- Answer the questions 4 questions below on looseleaf. Make sure you add details from the text and answer the questions completely. Due on Friday, 10/11
No Weekly Assessments this week!
***Remember your Unit Project is due
on Tuesday, October 15. You should have chosen a topic that we discussed in
class and now are finishing up your research. You may do a PowerPoint (minimum
of 7 slides plus a resource page) or a poster with a typed report (minimum of 2
pages).
7th Grade Social Studies-
Homework:
Monday-Define the words below in your Social Studies Vocabulary NB using your textbook and the glossary in back of the Social Studies text. Make sure that you put the date, unit, and week on the top of the page. This must be done in pen (blue or black) and skip a line between each word. Points will be deducted for not following directions. Due on Thursday, 10/10.
Wednesday- SS Textbook- Read pages 34- 39. On page 39, answer questions 1-3. Complete on looseleaf. You may restate the question in the answer. Make sure that you have a full heading, page number and subject on the looseleaf. Points will be deducted for not following directions.
Due Friday, 10/11.
Map of the
Month is due on Wednesday, Oct. 9. No extensions!!!!!!
****Spanish
Heritage Project due Monday, Oct. 7 which is today. You may do a PowerPoint
(minimum of 7 slides with a resource page or a poster with a typed report
(minimum of 2 pages).
***If you
are bringing food on Friday, please make a sign with your name, class, name of the
food, and where it comes from, so we can label everything.
No Weekly Assessments this week!
I need all 7th graders to bring in one more folder for the Reading Coach Ms. Kaplan.
I need all 7th graders to bring in one more folder for the Reading Coach Ms. Kaplan.
Vocabulary
Words for the 10/7
1. temple mound 2. geometric mound 3. effigy mound 4. Cahokia Mound
5. Monks Mound 6. culture 7. environment 8. tepee 9. llama
10. Western Civilization
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8th Grade Reading-
Homework: Read Chapter
6 in The Great Fire. Highlight important
information as you read.
Monday-Copy the vocabulary words and their definitions
into your Reading NB. Make sure you copy the heading and words as they are
written. Click the link below and that will open to the vocabulary words. This
must be done in the Reading NB in pen (blue or black). Skip a line between each
word. Due on Wednesday, 10/9.
Wednesday- Answer the questions below on looseleaf. Make sure you add details from the text and answer the questions completely. Due on Friday, 10/11
No Weekly Assessments this week!
***Remember your Unit Project is due
on Tuesday, October 15. You should have chosen a topic that we discussed in
class and now are finishing up your research. You may do a PowerPoint (minimum
of 7 slides plus a resource page) or a poster with a typed report (minimum of 2
pages).
8th Grade Social Studies-
Homework:
Monday-Define the words below in your Social Studies Vocabulary NB using your textbook and the glossary in back of the Social Studies text. Make sure that you put the date, unit, and week on the top of the page. This must be done in pen (blue or black) and skip a line between each word. Points will be deducted for not following directions. Due on Thursday, 10/10.
Wednesday- SS Textbook- Read pages 214-223. Answer questions 1 and 2 on page 223. Complete on looseleaf. You may restate the question in the answer. Make sure that you have a full heading, page number and subject on the looseleaf. Points will be deducted for not following directions. Due Friday, 10/11.
Map of the
Month is due on Wednesday, Oct. 9. No extensions!!!!!!
****Spanish
Heritage Project due Monday, Oct. 7 which is today. You may do a PowerPoint
(minimum of 7 slides with a resource page or a poster with a typed report
(minimum of 2 pages).
***If you
are bringing food on Friday, please make a sign with your name, class, name of the
food, and where it comes from, so we can label everything.
No Weekly Assessments this week!
I need all 8th graders to bring in one more folder for the Reading Coach Ms. Kaplan.
I need all 8th graders to bring in one more folder for the Reading Coach Ms. Kaplan.
Vocabulary
Words for the 10/7
1. assembly line 2. consumer goods 3. consumer credits 4. Red Scare
5. J. Frank and Charles Duryea 6. radical 7. quota 8. prohibition 9.Harlem
Renaissance 10. Sacco
and Vanzetti
HAVE
A GREAT WEEK!
