First Quarter Exams- Review Week of November 3, 2014


Grade 5 Reading
Study all Vocabulary Words in Reading Vocabulary Notebook
Unit 1 – Week of 9/8, 9/15, 9/22, 9/29, 10/6, 10/13
Unit 2 Week of 10/20 and 10/27
(If you are missing any of the words, go back to the blog for that week and click on the link for Reading Vocabulary).
Review the Thomas Edison Book
Review Alice in Wonderland Chapters 1, 2, 3
Bring both Books to class on the day of the test
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Grade 6 Reading
Study all Vocabulary Words in Reading Vocabulary Notebook
Unit 1 – Week of 9/8, 9/15, 9/22, 9/29, 10/6, 10/13
Unit 2 Week of 10/20 and 10/27
(If you are missing any of the words, go back to the blog for that week and click on the link for Reading Vocabulary).
Review the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Book
Review Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief Chapters 1,2,3,4,5,6,7
Bring both Books to class on the day of the test
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Grade 7 Reading
Study all Vocabulary Words in Reading Vocabulary Notebook
Unit 1 – Week of 9/8, 9/15, 9/22, 9/29, 10/6, 10/13
Unit 2 Week of 10/20 and 10/27
(If you are missing any of the words, go back to the blog for that week and click on the link for Reading Vocabulary).
Review the My Brother Sam is Dead Book
Review the Voyage of Patience Goodspeed Chapters 1, 2, 3,4,5,6
Bring both Books to class on the day of the test
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Grade 7 Social Studies
Know the following information: Use your class notebook and textbook to guide your studying.
Chapter 1- The World before the Opening of the Atlantic

Section 1: The Earliest Americans
a. Beringia (Bering Land Bridge)
b. Migration
c. Ice Age
d. Environment
e. Culture
f. Olmec, Maya, Aztec, Inca
g. Tenochtitlan
h. Cuzco
i. Quechua

Section 2: Native Americans
a. Anasazi
b. Kivas
c. pueblos-adobe
d. Monks Mound
e. totem
f. Apache and Navajo
g. Great Plains
h. teepee
i. wampum
j. Iroquois League

Section 3: Trading Kingdoms of West Africa
a. Ghana- Islam
b. Mohammed
c. Qu’ran
d. Mali- Mansa Musa
e. hajii
f. Songhai Empire- Askia the Great

Section 4- Europe before Transatlantic Travel
a. Thinkers and Philosophers- Plato (The Republic), Socrates, Aristotle
b. Democracy (definition)
c. Roman Laws-written
d. Middle Ages
e. Feudalism (definition)
f. Catholic Church-unifying force during Feudalism
g. Crusades (definition)
h. Marco Polo
i. Silk Road
j. Black Death
k. Renaissance (definition)
l. Artists and Writers- Michelangelo, Da Vinci, Dante
m. Banking System- Florence, De Medici Family, Joint-Stock Companies

Chapter 2- New Empires in the Americas

Section 1- Europeans Set Sail
a. effect (definition)
b. Vikings- Leif Erickson
c. Prince Henry Navigator
d. Technology- astrolabe, magnetic compass
e. Caravels- triangular sails
f. Bartolomeo Diaz- Cape of Good Hope
g. Vasco Da Gama

Section 2- Europeans Reach North America
a. Christopher Columbus- King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
b. Line of Demarcation
c. Treaty of Tordesillas
d. Amerigo Vespucci
e. Vasco Nunez Balboa- Pacific Ocean
f. Ferdinand Magellan- circumnavigate
g. Columbian Exchange

Essay Questions to Review:
Chapter 1: Section 1 page 9- 2 a, b, c
             Section 2 page 15-3 a, b, c  
          
             Section 3 page 20- 1 a, b, c
             Section 4 page 27- 1 b, 3 a, b, c

Chapter 2: Section 1 page 41- 3 a, b, c
             Section 2 page 45- 1 a, b, c and 2 a, b, c
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Grade 8 Reading
Study all Vocabulary Words in Reading Vocabulary Notebook
Unit 1 – Week of 9/8, 9/15, 9/22, 9/29, 10/6, 10/13
Unit 2 Week of 10/20 and 10/27
(If you are missing any of the words, go back to the blog for that week and click on the link for Reading Vocabulary).
Review the Great Fire book
Review Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Chapters 1,2,3,4
Bring both Books to class on the day of the test   
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Grade 8 Social Studies
Know the following information: Use your class notebook and textbook to guide your studying.
Chapter 16- The Civil War

Section 1: The War Begins
a. Abraham Lincoln- Election, Inaugural Address
b. Fort Sumter
c. Border States- names; importance
d. Advantage of the North
e. Advantage of the South
f. Strategy of the North
g. Strategy of the South
h. United States= North= Union= President Lincoln= capitol- Washington D.C.
i. Confederacy= South=Confederate= President Jefferson Davis=capitol-Richmond, VA

Section 2: War in the East
a. Bull Run- victory- Stonewall Jackson
b. George McClellan-careful- slow-results
c. Robert E. Lee- risk taker- results
d. Second Battle of Bull Run- Victory
e. Antietam- Bloodiest Battle-result
f. blockade- reason- blockade-runners
g. Battle of the Monitor and Merrimac- importance

Section 3: The War in the West
a. General Ulysses S. Grant- control of the Mississippi River- Unconditional Surrender
b. Battle of Shiloh-result
c. New Orleans- Admiral David Farragut- Gateway to the Mississippi River
d. Siege of Vicksburg- starvation
e. Cherokee Indian
f. Abolitionist (definition)
g. Emancipation (definition)

Section 4- Daily Life During the War
a. Emancipation Proclamation- Who wrote it? What did it say?
b. African Americans in the War- Unit- Purpose of Serving
c. Contraband (definition)
d. Copperheads
e. Military Draft (definition)
f. Habeas Corpus
g. Clara Barton

Section 5- The Tide of War Turns
a. Gettysburg- turning point of the war- importance
b. Cemetery Ridge
c. Gettysburg Address- delivered by? - where? - content of speech
d. Wilderness Campaign
e. Sherman- March to the Sea
f. Appomattox Courthouse
e. Effects of the War


Chapter 17- Reconstruction

Section 1- Rebuilding the South
a. Problems after the War
b. Reconstruction (definition)
c. Lincoln’s Purpose- Ten Percent Plan
d. Procedure (definition)
e. Thirteenth Amendment
f. Freedmen’s Bureau- What was it? What did it do?
g. Lincoln’s Assassination- Where? - When? - Who?-Why?
h. Johnson’s Plan- Why was it opposed?
i. Black Codes
j. Radical Republicans- Who were they? Name 2.
k. Fourteenth Amendment
l. Civil Rights Act 1866
m. Moderate (definition)
n. Principle (definition)
o. Impeachment (definition) - Why was Johnson charged?
p. Election of 1868- Grant – slogan
q. Fifteenth Amendment

Section 2- Reconstruction in the South
a. Carpetbaggers
b. Scalawags
c. Hiram Revels
d. Blanche K. Bruce- Slave to Senator
e. Ku Klux Klan- Who were they? What did they do?

Essay Questions to Review:
Chapter 16: Section 1 page 515- 1 a, b, c
             Section 2 page 521-1b, 2 a, b, c  
             Section 3 page 525- 1b, 2b
             Section 4 page 534- 2 a, b
             Section 5 page 543- 1a, 2a, 3a, 4a, b

Chapter 2: Section 1 page 557- 1a, 2a, b, 3a, b
             Section 2 page 563- 1 a,   2a, b 3a, 4a


Week of October 27, 2014

Reminders:
These are a few reminders concerning homework and classwork: 

A. 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).
          
B. All work must be completed in blue or black ink (other colors will not be accepted).  

C. Homework and classwork must be neat. Work that is sloppy or illegible will not be accepted.

D. 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). 

E. Please cover the New York Progress book. A clear plastic cover is suggested.

F. Gym uniforms must be worn on Thursdays for gym.

G. Please check the blog daily for updated homework assignments or
notifications.

H. If your child will be taking an individual picture on Thursday, 10/30, please return the picture envelope and money to Mrs. Resto in the Tuition Office by Wednesday, 10/29.

I. Halloween on Friday (for 5th Grade only)
The children may wear their costumes to school if they wish. The class decided on the following in terms of a party:

·       Everyone brings in her/her own drink(s). That way we do not need cups and everyone drinks what they like.
·       Each child volunteered to bring in something to share with the class. Please ask your child what he/she chose, and if there is a problem, let me know on Monday.
·       The children asked me to order pizza. Therefore, each child that wants pizza should bring in $ 4 by Wednesday. Children that do not want pizza can bring their lunch.
·       Please send in some candy to give to the younger children during their Halloween parade.
·       No PBL on Friday!

Remember that homework and classwork count as a grade!
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HOMEWORK: For the Week of October 27- Unit 2 Week 2

Grade 5 is reading Alice and Wonderland by Lewis Carroll for Unit 2. Chapters 1-3 should be read by Friday, 10/31.

*Please check the blog on Friday, 10/31 for a list of items the children should know for Quarter 1 Exams next week.


Homework:

TuesdayCopy the weekly vocabulary words and their definitions into the Reading Notebook. The vocabulary will be posted on the blog. Please click on the link. Remember to write the date, unit, week, and aim. You should skip a line between each word. Write in blue or black ink only. Due Thursday, 10/30.

Wednesday- Answer the Reading Questions below on looseleaf. Remember to put a heading on the looseleaf. You may restate the questions in your answers (sentence form). Due Thursday, 10/30.


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Grade 6 is reading Percy Jackson and The Olympians- The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan for Unit 2. Chapters 1-7 should be read by Friday, October 31.

*Please check the blog on Friday, 10/31 for a list of items the children should know for Quarter 1 Exams next week.


Homework:

The New York Progress book must be covered!!! A clear plastic cover is suggested. I will be checking them this week.

TuesdayCopy the weekly vocabulary words and their definitions into the Reading Notebook. The vocabulary will be posted on the blog. Please click on the link. Remember to write the date, unit, week, and aim. You should skip a line between each word. Write in blue or black ink only. Due Thursday, 10/30.

Wednesday- Answer the Reading Questions below on looseleaf. Remember to put a heading on the looseleaf. You may restate the questions in your answers (sentence form). Due Thursday, 10/30.

     
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Grade 7 is reading The Voyage of Patience Goodspeed by Heather Vogel Frederick for Unit 2. Chapters 1-6 should be read by Friday, October 31.

* Please check the blog on Friday, 10/31 for a list of items the children should know for Quarter 1 Exams next week.


Homework:

The New York Progress book must be covered!!! A clear plastic cover is suggested. I will be checking them this week.


TuesdayCopy the weekly vocabulary words and their definitions into the Reading Notebook. The vocabulary will be posted on the blog. Please click on the link. Remember to write the date, unit, week, and aim. You should skip a line between each word. Write in blue or black ink only. Due Thursday, 10/30.

WednesdayAnswer the questions about your reading in My Brother Sam is Dead. The questions will be listed on the link marked Reading Questions. This should be done on looseleaf. Please write neatly and skip a line between each question. Due Thursday, October 30.


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7th Grade Social Studies


Homework:

All Social Studies Textbooks must be covered. I will be checking this week!

The Map of the Month is due on Thursday, 11/13.

Unit 1- Our Colonial Heritage (Beginning to 1783)

Chapter 2- New Empires in the Americas (1400-1750)

Monday-Define the words below in your Social Studies Vocabulary Notebook. Please skip a line between each definition. Remember to write the date, unit, week, and aim. Write in blue or black ink only. Due Weds, 10/29.

Tuesday- Read pages 46-51. On page 51, answer questions 1 and 2.   Complete on looseleafDue Thursday, 10/30.

Vocabulary for the week
Conquistadores     Herman Cortes     Moctezuma     Francisco Pizarro     encomienda system   plantations     Bartolome de Las Casas   convert     haciendas
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Grade 8 is reading Roll of Thunder-Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor for Unit 2. Chapters 1-4 should be read by Friday, October 31.

*Please check the blog on Friday, 10/31 for a list of items the children should know for Quarter 1 Exams next week.



Homework:

The New York Progress book must be covered!!! A clear plastic cover is suggested. I will be checking them this week.

TuesdayCopy the weekly vocabulary words and their definitions into the Reading Notebook. The vocabulary will be posted on the blog. Please click on the link. Remember to write the date, unit, week, and aim. You should skip a line between each word. Write in blue or black ink only. Due Thursday, 10/30.

WednesdayAnswer the questions about your reading in The Great Fire. The questions will be listed on the link marked Reading Questions. This should be done on looseleaf. Please write neatly and skip a line between each question. Due Thursday, 10/30.



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8th Grade Social Studies


Homework:

All Social Studies Textbooks must be covered. I will be checking this week!


The Map of the Month is due on Thursday, 11/13.

Unit 5: 1861-1877: The Nation Breaks Apart

Chapter 17: Reconstruction (1865-1877)

MondayDefine the words below in your Social Studies Vocabulary Notebook. Please skip a line between each definition. Remember to write the date, unit, week, and aim. Write in blue or black ink only. Due Weds.10/29.

Vocabulary for the week
Radical Republicans     Reconstruction Acts     impeachment     Fifteenth Amendment     carpetbaggers

Tuesday- Read pages 558-563. On page 563, answer questions 1a, 2b, 3a, 4a.  Complete on looseleafDue Thursday, 10/30.


                                Have a great week!