Week of March 7, 2016

Reminders:

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 (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. Extended Day classes are finished for this year.

F. Gym uniforms must be worn by 5th graders on Wednesdays for gym.

G. Friday, 3/7 there will be a 12:00 dismissal due to a Faculty Meeting. Stations of the Cross will be said at 8:30AM. All parents are invited to attend.

H. Progress Reports were sent home with your child on Friday. Please sign it if you have not already done so.

I. The schedule of Module 3 Exams is as follows:
Monday March 14, 2016 - ELA- English Language Arts
Tuesday March 15, 2016 - Trip to Mother Cabrini Shrine for the Year of Mercy 
Wednesday March 16, 2016 - Mathematics and Religion
Thursday March 17, 2016 - Reading and Science
Friday March 18, 2016 -
Social Studies 

Remember that homework and classwork count as a grade!
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HOMEWORK: For the Week of March 7- Module 3b Week 7

Homework for Grade 5:
The 5th Grade is reading The Inuit Thought of It: Amazing Arctic Innovations by Alootook Ipellie and David MacDonald.


Reading Vocabulary for the week will be listed and defined in the Reading Vocabulary notebook under Module 3. All vocabulary words should be written on index cards and will be checked each Monday. The vocabulary word should be written on the front of the card with Module 3b written in the lower right corner. The definition from the notebook should be written neatly on the back of the card. Each Module’s vocabulary words should be kept in a separate Ziploc bag so the index cards do not get lost. The words should be reviewed every night because surprise quizzes will be given during the week. Remember these cards count as a grade!

***Please check the folder every day for Reading HW worksheets that will be distributed during the week. It is your responsibility to remember if papers are handed out during class!

Review for Module 3b Exam: Thursday, 3/17
Study all Module 3 Vocabulary- 30 words which are on index cards.
The Inuit Thought of It: Amazing Arctic Innovations- review the book
Review all worksheets in the Reading Folder for Module 3b.
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Homework for Grade 6
The 6th Grade is reading a World Without Fish by Mark Kurlansky and Flush by Carl Hiassen.

Reading Vocabulary for the week will be listed and defined in the Reading Vocabulary notebook. All vocabulary words should be written on index cards and will be checked each Monday. The vocabulary word should be written on the front of the card with Module 3b written in the lower right corner. The definition from the notebook should be written neatly on the back of the card. Each Module’s vocabulary words should be kept in a separate Ziploc bag so the index cards do not get lost. The words should be reviewed every night because surprise quizzes will be given during the week. Remember these cards count as a grade!

***Please check the folder every day for Reading HW worksheets that will be distributed during the week. It is your responsibility to remember if papers are handed out during class!

***Please finish the World Without Fish and Flush.

Review for Module 3b Exam: Thursday, 3/17
Study all Module 3 Vocabulary- 30 words which are on index cards.
Review all worksheets in the Reading Folder for Module 3b.
Review the World Without Fish and Flush.
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Homework for Grade 7

Reading:

The 7th grade will be reading articles for this Module. Please keep up with the readings that you are given to read at home.

Reading Vocabulary for the week will be listed and defined in the Reading Vocabulary notebook. All vocabulary words should be written on index cards and will be checked each Monday. The vocabulary word should be written on the front of the card with Module 3b written in the lower right corner. The definition from the notebook should be written neatly on the back of the card. Each Module’s vocabulary words should be kept in a separate Ziploc bag so the index cards do not get lost. The words should be reviewed every night because surprise quizzes will be given during the week. Remember these cards count as a grade!

***Please check the folder every day for Reading HW worksheets that will be distributed during the week. It is your responsibility to remember if papers are handed out during class!


Review for Module 3 Exam: Thursday, 3/17
Study all Module 3 Vocabulary- 30 words which are on index cards.
Review all worksheets in the Reading Folder for Module 3b, especially the Narrative of Frederick Douglass.
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7th Grade Social Studies

Module 3: A New Nation (1777-1800)

Homework:

Monday,3/7- Write all vocabulary for the week and their definitions into your Social Studies Vocabulary Notebook. Due Thursday, 3/10.

Vocabulary for the Week:
Review all vocabulary for Module 3.

Tuesday,3/8- On pg. 176 complete 17 and 18 and on page 177 complete 1-7 (question and answer). Complete on looseleaf with a full heading. There should be no crossing out!!!!!! Due Friday, 3/11.

 A new Map of the Month will be handed out this week.

Review for Module 3 Exam: Friday, 3/18
Study all Module 3 Vocabulary
Review all notes starting on January 5, 2016 (American Revolution and Forming a Government- Section 1)
Review essay questions that were given for HW. A list will be given out this week.
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Homework for Grade 8:

Reading:

The 8th Grade is reading A Mighty Long Way: My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School by Carlotta Walls La Nier and Lisa Frazier Page and The Little Rock Girl 1957: How a Photograph Changed the Fight for Integration by Shelley Tougas.

Reading Vocabulary for the week will be listed and defined in the Reading Vocabulary notebook. All vocabulary words should be written on index cards and will be checked each Monday. The vocabulary word should be written on the front of the card with Module 3b written in the lower right corner. The definition from the notebook should be written neatly on the back of the card. Each Module’s vocabulary words should be kept in a separate Ziploc bag so the index cards do not get lost. The words should be reviewed every night because surprise quizzes will be given during the week. Remember these cards count as a grade!
  
***Please check the folder every day for Reading HW worksheets that will be distributed during the week. It is your responsibility to remember if papers are handed out during class!

**** Everyone should finish A Mighty Long Way and Little Rock Girl 1957.

Review for Module 3b Exam: Thursday, 3/17
Study all Module 3 Vocabulary- 30 words which are on index cards.
Review all worksheets in the Reading Folder for Module 3b.
Review A Mighty Long Way and Little Rock Girl 1957.
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8th Grade Social Studies  

Module 3: World War I (1914-1920)

Homework:

Monday,3/7- Write all vocabulary for the week and their definitions into your Social Studies Vocabulary Notebook. Due Thursday, 3/10.

Vocabulary for the Week:
American Expeditionary Force, Communists, armistice, strategy, League of Nations, reparations, Treaty of Versailles, Henry Cabot Lodge, epidemic, ratify

Tuesday,3/8- Read pages 730-734. Complete questions 1a, 1c, 2a, 2b, 3a on page 734. Complete on looseleaf with a full heading. There should be no crossing out!!!! Due Friday, 3/11.

 A new Map of the Month will be handed out this week.    

Review for Module 3 Exam: Friday, 3/18
Study all Module 3 Vocabulary
Review all notes starting at American as a World Power and going up to World War I- Sections 1 and 2)
Review essay questions that were given for HW. A list will be given out this week.


                               Have a great week!