Weekly Reminders:
GRADE 4-HOMEROOM
A. Gym uniforms must be worn by 4th graders
on Wednesdays for gym unless students are told differently.
B. Individual school pictures on
November 6. Please return the envelope with the money to Mrs. Resto.
C. If you haven’t signed your child’s
Progress Report, please do so and return by tomorrow.
D.
We will be having a Halloween Party next Wednesday. The children will be able
to wear costumes and bring in snacks to share with the class. They will also have
to bring in a bag of candy to give out to the PreK and K. More information to follow on next week's blog.
E. Make sure to read Mr. Woods blog
for other important information.
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GRADES 5, 6, 7, 8
A. All classwork/homework must be
completed in blue or black ink (other colors will not be
accepted and no pencil).
B. Remember homework counts as part of
the total grade!
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HOMEWORK: For the Week of October 22,2018:
Grades 5, 6,7,8
Social Studies Homework for
Grade 5
Unit 1 The Land and Early People/
Chapter 2: Native Americans
Monday,10/22: Define each
word below in your Social Studies Vocabulary NB. Please use the glossary in the
back of the SS text and write the entire definition. If it isn’t in the book,
you can search for it online. Just make sure the definition goes with what we
are discussing. Due Wednesday, 10/24
Tuesday,10/23: Read pages 68-75
in the Social Studies textbook. On loose-leaf, answer the
following questions. You may restate the question in the answer. Due Friday, 10/26
Questions:
1. What different ways was buffalo
meat prepared?
2. How were the Central Plains Indians
both farmers and hunters?
3. Why did people on the Great Plains
have a nomadic way of life?
4. How were the governments of the Lakota
and the Cheyenne different?
5. What was the purpose of a travois?
Vocabulary for the Week:
lodge, sod, scarce, tepee, travois,
council, ceremony
*** Think
of a tribe that you would like to research for your Native American project which
is coming up in November.
Grade 5 Lesson Plans for Social Studies
Grade 5 Lesson Plans for Social Studies
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The
6th grade will be reading Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan. The
publisher is Disney Press and the publication date is 3/20/2007. The book with
tax is $8.50. We will begin reading the book on Monday, October 29.
ELA/Reading Homework for Grade 6
This week we will continue to discuss
memoirs and poetry. We will also be discussing personal and nonfiction
narratives and continue to review types of nouns.
My Perspectives (Pearson)- Please
review (in your textbook or online at Pearson Realize) the story, vocabulary,
and concepts (word study and conventions) that we are working on in class.
Tuesday 10/23- Rewrite your Personal
Narrative on loose-leaf with the corrections that I made. Remember to
use the characteristics of personal narratives that we listed in your notebook.
Due on Friday, 10/26
Wednesday 10/24 Voyages
Practice Book- page 13 #s 1-20 (odd numbers only). Please complete in your
notebook with the date, name of the book and page, and the Aim. Due on Friday,
10/26.
Grade 6 Lesson Plans for ELA/Reading and Grammar
Grade 6 Lesson Plans for ELA/Reading and Grammar
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The
7th and 8th grades will be reading The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold. The publisher is Back Bay Books
and the publication date is 4/20/2004.
We
will begin reading the book on Monday, October 29.
ELA/Reading Homework for Grades 7
and 8
This week we will be discussing
characters and point of view. We will also be discussing personal and
nonfiction narratives and continue to review types of nouns.
My Perspectives (Pearson)- Please
review (in your textbook or online at Pearson Realize) the story, vocabulary,
and concepts (word study and conventions) that we are working on in class.
Monday 10/22- Write a draft
of your Personal Narrative. Use textbook for ideas and for samples of
introductions and conclusions. Write it in your ELA
NB. Due on Wednesday, 10/24.
Wednesday 10/17 Voyages
Practice Book- page 10 #s 1-15 (odd numbers only). Please complete in your
notebook with the date, name of the book and page, and the Aim. Due on Friday,
10/26.
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Social Studies Homework for
Grade 7
Unit 1 Our Colonial Heritage
(Beginnings-1783)/ Chapter 2: New Empires in the Americas (1400-1750)
Monday,10/22: Define each
word below in your Social Studies Vocabulary NB. Please use the glossary in the
back of the SS text and write the entire definition. If it isn’t in the book,
you can search for it online. Just make sure the definition goes with what we
are discussing. Due Wednesday, 10/24.
Tuesday,10/23: Read pages 52-57
in the Social Studies textbook. On loose-leaf, answer the
questions listed below. You may restate the question in the answer. Due Friday, 10/26
Questions:
Page 57: Questions 1a,1b, 2a, 2b, 3a
Vocabulary for the Week:
inflation,
Protestant Reformation, Protestants,
Spanish Armada, Northwest Passage, Jacques Cartier, charter
*** Think
of a tribe or person that you would like to research for your Native American
project which is coming up in November.
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Social Studies Homework for
Grade 8
Unit 5 The Nation Breaks Apart
(1861-1877)/ Chapter 17: Reconstruction (1865-1877)
Monday,10/22: Define each
word below in your Social Studies Vocabulary NB. Please use the glossary in the
back of the SS text and write the entire definition. If it isn’t in the book,
you can search for it online. Just make sure the definition goes with what we
are discussing. Due Wednesday, 10/24
Tuesday,10/23: Read pages 564-571
in the Social Studies textbook. On loose-leaf, answer the
questions listed below. You may restate the question in the answer. Due Friday, 10/26
Questions:
Page 571: Questions 1a, 2a, 3a, 3b, 4a
Vocabulary for the Week:
carpetbaggers, Hiram Revels, Ku Klux
Klan, Compromise of 1877, poll tax, segregation, Jim Crow laws, Plessy vs.
Ferguson, sharecropping
*** Think
of a tribe or person that you would like to research for your Native American
project which is coming up in November.
Have a wonderful week!
