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 this week.
C. We will be having a Halloween Party on Wednesday. The children should:
a. wear costumes to school.
b. bring a bag of candy to give out to the PreK and K.
c. bring their lunch and something to drink (for themselves- no big bottles of juice or soda).
d. bring a snack (cookies, cupcakes, donuts, etc.) to share with the class.
e. bring their bookbags, since there will be class in the morning.
There will be a costume contest in the lunchroom at 2:00. Parents are invited to attend.
D. November calendars will be given out today (Monday).
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 29,2018: Grades 5, 6,7,8
Social Studies Homework for Grade 5
Unit 1 The Land and Early People/ Chapter 2: Native Americans
Monday,10/29: 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 Thursday, 11/1
Tuesday,10/30: Read pages 76-81 in the Social Studies textbook. On loose-leaf, answer the following questions. You may restate the question in the answer. Due Friday, 11/2
Questions:
1. How were Pueblo and Navajo shelters different?
2. How did trade networks bring distant goods?
3. What event caused some Hopi people to live with the Navajo?
4. How does Luci Tapahonso work to keep the Navajo community alive?
Vocabulary for the Week:
adapt, staple, surplus, adobe, hogan, trade network
** There will a test on Chapter 2 Notes on Tuesday, November 6. If you are missing notes, I am posting them below. Please copy them into your Social Studies classwork notebook.
*** Think of a tribe that you would like to research for your Native American project which is coming up in November.
Chapter 2 Notes
Grade 5 Lesson Plans for Social Studies ___________________________________________________________________
Chapter 2 Notes
Grade 5 Lesson Plans for Social Studies ___________________________________________________________________
The 6th grade will be reading Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan.
Please read Chapters 1 and 2 by Monday, 11/5
ELA/Reading Homework for Grade 6
This week we will be to discussing comic strips. 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.
We will be having a quiz on “Brown Girl Dreaming” this week.
Tuesday 10/30 Voyages Practice Book- page 14 #s 1-22 (even numbers only). Please complete in your notebook with the date, name of the book and page, and the Aim. Due on Friday, 11/2.
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. Please start reading the book as soon as you get it.
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.
We will be having a quiz on “Two Kinds” this week.
Monday 10/29- All final copies of your personal narratives are due tomorrow, Tuesday, 10/30. If you type it, you must print it out to be handed in.
Tuesday 10/30 Voyages Practice Book- page 11 #s 1-17 (even numbers only). Please complete in your notebook with the date, name of the book and page, and the Aim. Due on Thursday, 11/1.
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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,10/29: 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 Thursday 11/1.
Tuesday,10/30: Copy the notes listed below for Chapter 2. Due Friday, 11/2. There will be a test on the notes next Tuesday.
Thursday,11/1: Read pages 58-63 in the Social Studies textbook. On loose-leaf, answer the questions on pages 65-66 from the Chapter Review. Due Monday, 11/5
Questions: 1-6 (Write the whole sentence and answer)
Questions: 7a, 8a, 9a, 11a (Restate)
Vocabulary for the Week:
structure, immune, Middle Passage, African Diaspora
*** Think of a tribe or person that you would like to research for your Native American project which is coming up in November.
Chapter 2 Notes
Chapter 2 Notes
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Social Studies Homework for Grade 8
Unit 6 A Growing America (1850-1914)/ Chapter 18: Americans Move West (1850-1890)
Monday,10/29: Study Chapter 2 notes for the Test tomorrow. (Tuesday). I posted the notes below in case you are missing any of them. Make sure to copy them into your classwork notebook before I collect the notebooks next week.
Tuesday,10/30: 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 Thursday, 11/1
Wednesday,10/31: Read pages 582-592 in the textbook. Answer the questions below on loose-leaf. Due Monday, 11/5
Questions:
Page 592: Questions 1a, 1b, 2a, 3a, 3b
Vocabulary for the Week:
establish, frontier, Comstock Lode, boomtowns, Cattle Kingdoms, cattle drive, Chisholm Trail, Pony Express, transcontinental railroad
*** Think of a tribe or person that you would like to research for your Native American project which is coming up in November.
Chapter 2 Notes
Have a wonderful week!
