Week of January 27, 2014


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 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
       
2. Monday is extended day for Grade 5.

3. Parent/Teacher Conferences will take place on Thursday between the hours of 2:00-7:00. Please get there before 7:00 as the school will be closing at that time. Conferences are limited to 5 minutes so that teachers have the opportunity to speak to each teacher.

Remember that homework and classwork count as a grade!
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HOMEWORK: For the Week of January 27, 2014- Unit 4 Week 1

5th Grade Reading-

****Unit 4- New book is Bud Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis. Please purchase this book this week. If you need me to order for you, please bring the money by Monday 1/27. The cost is $ 8.25.


Start reading the book as soon as you get it!



Homework:

Tuesday- Define the words below in your Reading Vocabulary Notebook. You can find the definitions in the back of the Progress Book. Due Friday, 1/31.

 Wednesday- Common Core Progress Book- read “Running for Hearts” pgs. 24-29.
In your Reading classwork notebook, answer questions 1 and 2 on page 27, answer questions 1-2-3 on pg. 29. Please write out the questions and answers. Due Friday 1/31.

Vocabulary Words for the week (definitions are in the back of your Common Core Progress Book).

1. dilemma     2. endurance     3. option     4. sarcastic     5. tart    6. contorted    
7. hydrated    8. intricate     9. opponent    10. tactic

Unit 3 Project is due January 27, 2014.  Research a poet, author, or artist of your choice. Write a report about that person that includes the following details:
1. Date of birth and what was his/her childhood like.
2. Death
3. Where de he/she live?
4. What did he or she do to make him/her famous?
5. What are some additional facts that are interesting?
Your project should be 2 pages typed, doubled-spaced, New Times Roman 12 Font. There should be a Title Page and a Reference Page. That makes 4 pages in total. You may include pictures and if you a presenting your project for extra credit, you may show your pictures using a PowerPoint. If you have any questions, please see me before the project is due. There will be no extensions. The project needs to be printed out and handed in on the date due.


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6th Grade Reading-

*****Unit 4- New book is The Freed0m Train: The Story of Harriet Tubman by Dorothy Sterling. The children do not need to buy this book, since we have copies in the library.  They will have to make notes in their notebook, because they will not be able to write or underline in the book. If you would like to order your own copy, please bring the money by Thursday. The cost is $ 6.00. You can also purchase the book yourself.

 

Start reading the book as soon as you get it!



Homework:

Tuesday: Answer questions for The Freedom Train on looseleaf. You may restate the question in the answer (sentence form). Due Friday, 1/31.

Wednesday- copy Reading Vocabulary into Reading Vocabulary Notebook (Unit 4 Week 1). Due Friday, 1/31.



Unit 3 Project is due January 27, 2014.  Research a famous person who has immigrated to the United States from another country. Write a report about that person that includes the following details:
1. What country is the person originally from?
2. Date of birth and the age they came to the US to live.
3. Discuss the reasons why they came to the US.
4. Give details of their life in the country of their birth and compare it to their life in the US.
5. What are some additional facts that are interesting?
Your project should be 2 pages typed, doubled-spaced, New Times Roman 12 Font. There should be a Title Page and a Reference Page. That makes 4 pages in total. You may include pictures and if you a presenting your project for extra credit, you may show your pictures using a PowerPoint. If you have any questions, please see me before the project is due. There will be no extensions. The project needs to be printed out and handed in on the date due.

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7th Grade Reading-

Unit 4- New book is Stealing Freedom by Elisa Carbone. Please purchase this book this week. If you need me to order for you, please bring the money by Thursday. The cost is $ 7.25.

 Start reading the book as soon as you get it!


Homework:

Reading Questions will be added as soon as the book comes in.

Wednesday- copy Reading Vocabulary into Reading Vocabulary Notebook (Unit 4 Week 1). Due Friday, 1/31.



7th Grade Social Studies


Homework:  The War of Independence

Monday- Vocabulary due Thursday, 1/30 (Unit 4 Week 1)

1. mercenary    2. Nathan Hale    3. Hessian     4. Trenton    5. Sybil Ludington    
6. Saratoga     7. General Burgoyne     8. Treaty of Alliance    9. Robert Morris
10. Haym Salomon

Tuesday- Read pages 197-202. Complete the Checkup Questions 1,2,3,4 on pg. 202 on looseleaf) Due on Friday 1/31.

Unit 3 Project on Black History is due January 27, 2014. Your project should be 2 pages typed, doubled-spaced, New Times Roman 12 Font. There should be a Title Page and a Reference Page. That makes 4 pages in total. You may include pictures and if you a presenting your project for extra credit, you may show your pictures using a PowerPoint. If you have any questions, please see me before the project is due. There will be no extensions. The project needs to be printed out and handed in on the date due.

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8th Grade Reading

 

Unit 4- New book is Vincent Van Gogh: Portrait of an Artist by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan.  Please purchase this book this week. If you need me to order for you, please bring the money by Thursday. The cost is $ 7.00.


Start reading the book as soon as you get it!

 



Homework:

Reading Questions will be added as soon as the book comes in.

Wednesday- copy Reading Vocabulary into Reading Vocabulary Notebook (Unit 4 Week 1). Due Friday, 1/31.

8th Grade Social Studies  

Homework: The Cold War (Chapter 11)

Lesson Plans

Monday- Vocabulary due Thursday, 1/30 (Unit 4 Week 1)

1. Harry Truman    2. United Nations   3. General Assembly    4. Security Council     5. Yalta     6. Big Three leaders     7. Iron curtain      8. cold war      9. containment   10. Dardanelles
Tuesday- Read pages 416- 419. Complete the Checkup Questions 1, 2, 3 on pg. 419 on looseleaf) Due on Friday, 1/31.
Unit 3 Project on Black History is due January 27, 2014. Your project should be 2 pages typed, doubled-spaced, New Times Roman 12 Font. There should be a Title Page and a Reference Page. That makes 4 pages in total. You may include pictures and if you a presenting your project for extra credit, you may show your pictures using a PowerPoint. If you have any questions, please see me before the project is due. There will be no extensions. The project needs to be printed out and handed in on the date due.

                                          Have a great week!

Week of January 20, 2014


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 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
       
Remember that homework and classwork count as a grade!
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HOMEWORK: For the Week of January 20, 2014- Unit 3 Week 6

5th Grade Reading- The book for Unit 3 is Who was Dr. Seuss by Janet Paschal. The book should be finished by Friday. 

****Unit 4- New book is Bud Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis. Please purchase this book this week. If you need me to order for you, please bring the money by Thursday. The cost is $ 8.25.


Homework:

Tuesday- Define the words below in your Reading Vocabulary Notebook. You can find the definitions in the back of the Progress Book. Due Thursday, 1/23.

 Wednesday- Common Core Progress Book- read “Hurricane Taylor” pgs. 18-23.
On looseleaf, answer questions 1 and 2 on page 21, answer questions 1-2-3 on page 23. Please write out the questions and answers. Due Friday 1/24.

Vocabulary Words for the week (definitions are in the back of your Common Core Progress Book).

1. headland     2. potential     3. random     4. grimace     5. rigging    6. vulnerable     7. eerie     8. hunker     9. spit     10. chaotic

Unit 3 Project is due January 27, 2014.  Research a poet, author, or artist of your choice. Write a report about that person that includes the following details:
1. Date of birth and what was his/her childhood like.
2. Date of death
3. Where did he/she live?
4. What did he or she do to make him/her famous?
5. What are some additional facts that are interesting?
Your project should be 2 pages typed, doubled-spaced, New Times Roman 12 Font. There should be a Title Page and a Reference Page. That makes 4 pages in total. You may include pictures and if you a presenting your project for extra credit, you may show your pictures using a PowerPoint. If you have any questions, please see me before the project is due. There will be no extensions. The project needs to be printed out and handed in on the date due.


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6th Grade Reading- The book for Unit 3 is Escape from Saigon: How a Vietnam War Orphan Became an American Boy by Andrea Warren . Finish reading the book by Friday.

 

*****Unit 4- New book is The Freed0m Train: The Story of Harriet Tubman by Dorothy Sterling. The children do not need to buy this book, since we have copies in the library.  They will have to make notes in their notebook, because they will not be able to write or underline in the book. If you would like to order your own copy, please bring the money by Thursday. The cost is $ 6.00. You can also purchase the book yourself.


Homework:
Tuesday: Answer questions for Escape from Saigon on looseleaf. You may restate the question in the answer (sentence form). Due Friday, 1/24.

Wednesday- copy Reading Vocabulary into Reading Vocabulary Notebook (Unit 3 Week 6). Due Friday, 1/24.



Unit 3 Project is due January 27, 2014.  Research a famous person or a person that you know who has immigrated to the United States from another country. Write a report about that person that includes the following details:
1. What country is the person originally from?
2. Date of birth and the age they came to the US to live.
3. Discuss the reasons why they came to the US.
4. Give details of their life in the country of their birth and compare it to their life in the US.
5. What are some additional facts (research) that are interesting?
Your project should be 2 pages typed, doubled-spaced, New Times Roman 12 Font. There should be a Title Page and a Reference Page. That makes 4 pages in total. You may include pictures and if you a presenting your project for extra credit, you may show your pictures using a PowerPoint. If you have any questions, please see me before the project is due. There will be no extensions. The project needs to be printed out and handed in on the date due.

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7th Grade Reading- The book for Unit 3 is Call of the Wild by Jack London. Finish reading the book by Friday.

 

Unit 4- New book is Stealing Freedom by Elisa Carbone. Please purchase this book this week. If you need me to order for you, please bring the money by Thursday. The cost is $ 7.25.

 


Homework:

Tuesday: Answer questions for Call of the Wild on looseleaf. You may restate the question in the answer (sentence form). Due Friday, 1/24.

Wednesday- copy Reading Vocabulary into Reading Vocabulary Notebook (Unit 3 Week 6). Due Friday, 1/24.




7th Grade Social Studies


Homework:  The Road to Independence

Monday- Vocabulary due Thursday, 1/23 (Unit 3 Week 6)

1. Loyalist    2. Tory    3. Patriot     4. Second Continental Congress     5. Continental  army     6. Common Sense     7. Declaration of Independence

Tuesday- Read pages 184-191. Complete the Checkup Questions 1,2,3,4 on pg. 191 on looseleaf) Due on Thursday, 1/23.


Map of the Month due on January 24th.
Unit 3 Project on Black History is due January 27, 2014. Your project should be 2 pages typed, doubled-spaced, New Times Roman 12 Font. There should be a Title Page and a Reference Page. That makes 4 pages in total. You may include pictures and if you a presenting your project for extra credit, you may show your pictures using a PowerPoint. If you have any questions, please see me before the project is due. There will be no extensions. The project needs to be printed out and handed in on the date due.
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8th Grade Reading

The book for Unit 3 is The Boy’s War: Confederate and Union Soldiers Talk about the Civil War by Jack London. Finish the book by Friday.

 

Unit 4- New book is Vincent Van Gogh: Portrait of an Artist by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan.  Please purchase this book this week. If you need me to order for you, please bring the money by Thursday. The cost is $ 7.00.

 

Homework:

Tuesday: Answer questions for The Boys' War on looseleaf. You may restate the question in the answer (sentence form). Due Friday, 1/24.

Wednesday- copy Reading Vocabulary into Reading Vocabulary Notebook (Unit 3 Week 6). Due Friday, 1/24.




8th Grade Social Studies  

Homework: World War II

Lesson Plans

Monday- Vocabulary due Thursday, 1/23 (Unit 3 Week 6)

1. vigilante    2. charter   3. Centennial State    4. dry farming     5. subsidy     6. Bessemer process     7. anarchist      8. reservation      9. nomadic   10. Dawes Act

Tuesday- Read pages 370-377 (Mary McLeod Bethune). Complete the Checkup Questions 1,2,3,4 on pg. 377 on looseleaf) Due on Thursday, 1/23.

Map of the Month due on January 24th.
Unit 3 Project on Black History is due January 27, 2014. Your project should be 2 pages typed, doubled-spaced, New Times Roman 12 Font. There should be a Title Page and a Reference Page. That makes 4 pages in total. You may include pictures and if you a presenting your project for extra credit, you may show your pictures using a PowerPoint. If you have any questions, please see me before the project is due. There will be no extensions. The project needs to be printed out and handed in on the date due.

                                          Have a great week!

Week of January 13, 2014


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 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

2. Monday is extended day Math for 5th Grade.
       
3. Midterm Exams will be administered next
week. The schedule is as follows:
Monday, 1/13   Reading and Writing in the Content Areas Exams
Tuesday, 1/14   Math and Social Studies Exams
Wednesday, 1/15  ELA and Reading Exams
Thursday, 1/16 Science and Religion Exams

4. Friday, 1/17 11:00 Dismissal due to a Faculty Workshop

Remember that homework and classwork count as a grade!
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HOMEWORK: For the Week of January 13, 2014- Unit 3 Week 5

5th Grade Reading- The book for Unit 3 is Who was Dr. Seuss by Janet Paschal. Chapters 7 & 8 should be finished by Friday. 


Homework:


*****Midterm Exam Review: Study the Vocabulary for Units 1-2-3 and look through Thomas Edison, Alice in Wonderland, and Dr. Seuss.  Please make sure to have these three books the day of the Midterm Exam!

Unit 3 Project is due January 27, 2014.  Research a poet, author, or artist of your choice. Write a report about that person that includes the following details:
1. Date of birth and what was his/her childhood like.
2. Death
3. Where de he/she live?
4. What did he or she do to make him/her famous?
5. What are some additional facts that are interesting?
Your project should be 2 pages typed, doubled-spaced, New Times Roman 12 Font. There should be a Title Page and a Reference Page. That makes 4 pages in total. You may include pictures and if you a presenting your project for extra credit, you may show your pictures using a PowerPoint. If you have any questions, please see me before the project is due. There will be no extensions. The project needs to be printed out and handed in on the date due.

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6th Grade Reading- The book for Unit 3 is Escape from Saigon: How a Vietnam War Orphan Became an American Boy by Andrea Warren . Read Chapters 9 & 10 by Friday.



Homework:

*****Midterm Exam Review: Study the Vocabulary for Units 1-2-3 and look through Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Lightning Thief, and scape from Saigon.  Please make sure to have these three books the day of the Midterm Exam!

Unit 3 Project is due January 27, 2014.  Research a famous person who has immigrated to the United States from another country. Write a report about that person that includes the following details:
1. What country is the person originally from?
2. Date of birth and the age they came to the US to live.
3. Discuss the reasons why they came to the US.
4. Give details of their life in the country of their birth and compare it to their life in the US.
5. What are some additional facts that are interesting?
Your project should be 2 pages typed, doubled-spaced, New Times Roman 12 Font. There should be a Title Page and a Reference Page. That makes 4 pages in total. You may include pictures and if you a presenting your project for extra credit, you may show your pictures using a  PowerPoint. If you have any questions, please see me before the project is due. There will be no extensions. The project needs to be printed out and handed in on the date due.

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7th Grade Reading- The book for Unit 3 is Call of the Wild by Jack London. Read Chapters 5 and 6 by Friday.


Homework:

*****Midterm Exam Review: Study the Vocabulary for Units 1-2-3 and look through My Brother Sam is Dead, The Voyage of Patience Goodspeed, and Call of the Wild.  Please make sure to have these three books the day of the Midterm Exam!



7th Grade Social Studies


Homework:  The Road to Independence


*****Midterm Exam Review: Study your notes for Units 1-2-3 and also your textbook (it would be a good to study the Chapter Reviews at the end of each chapter). You should be reading over important facts from Chapters 1- 6. Some possible essay questions will be given during the week so you can prepare and study them.

Map of the Month due on January 24th.
Unit 3 Project on Black History is due January 27, 2014. Your project should be 2 pages typed, doubled-spaced, New Times Roman 12 Font. There should be a Title Page and a Reference Page. That makes 4 pages in total. You may include pictures and if you a presenting your project for extra credit, you may show your pictures using a PowerPoint. If you have any questions, please see me before the project is due. There will be no extensions. The project needs to be printed out and handed in on the date due.
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8th Grade Reading

The book for Unit 3 is The Boy’s War: Confederate and Union Soldiers Talk about the Civil War by Jack London. Read 6 and 7 by Friday.



Homework:


*****Midterm Exam Review: Study the Vocabulary for Units 1-2-3 and look through The Great Fire, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, and The Boys’ War. Make sure you bring all three books on day of the Midterm Exam!



8th Grade Social Studies  

Homework: World War II

Lesson Plans

*****Midterm Exam Review: Study your notes for Units 1-2-3 and also your textbook (it would be a good to study the Chapter Reviews at the end of each chapter). You should be reading over important facts from Chapters 6- 10. Some possible essay questions will be given during the week so you can prepare and study them.
Map of the Month due on January 24th.
Unit 3 Project on Black History is due January 27, 2014. Your project should be 2 pages typed, doubled-spaced, New Times Roman 12 Font. There should be a Title Page and a Reference Page. That makes 4 pages in total. You may include pictures and if you a presenting your project for extra credit, you may show your pictures using a PowerPoint. If you have any questions, please see me before the project is due. There will be no extensions. The project needs to be printed out and handed in on the date due.

                                          Have a great week!