Weekly Reminders:
GRADE 4-HOMEROOM
A. Gym uniforms must be worn by 4th graders on Wednesdays for gym unless students are told differently.
B. Hispanic Heritage Music Presentation for Grades 4-8 on Thursday @9:00AM. All parents are invited.
C. No school on Monday, 10/15- Data Day
D. 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!
HOMEWORK: For the Week of October 8,2018: Grades 5, 6,7,8
Unit 1 The Land and Early People/ Chapter 2: Native Americans
Hispanic Heritage Project is due today. See assignment in Google Classroom.
Tuesday,10/9: 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, 10/11
Wednesday,10/10: Read pages 51-59 in the Social Studies textbook. On loose-leaf, answer the following questions. You may restate the question in the answer. Due Friday, 10/12
Questions:
1. How did the climate of the Ice Age differ from today’s climate?
2. How did the Native Americans pass on their history?
3. How did farming change life for people?
4. How were the Mayan and Olmec civilizations alike?
5. Describe the civilization of the Mound Builders.
Vocabulary for the Week:
ancestor, theory, migration, artifact, civilization, tradition, class, Beringia
***Please sign the Social Studies Test in your child’s folder. There will be an assignment posted in Google Classroom by the end of this week for anyone who scored below 70% on the test to improve their grade. This assignment is mandatory!
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ELA/Reading Homework for Grade 6
This week we will be discussing 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 10/9- Review new vocabulary listed in ELA notebook. Also review common, proper, abstract, concrete nouns. Review mistakes on the Grammar Quiz.
Wednesday 10/10 Voyages Practice Book- page 10 #s 1-22 (odd numbers only). Please complete in your notebook with the date, name of the book and page, and the Aim. Due on Friday, 10/12.
***Please sign and return the Grammar Test that was handed out in school today.
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Grades 7 and 8: Lesson Plans for ELA/Reading, Grammar, and Social Studies
Grades 7 and 8: Lesson Plans for ELA/Reading, Grammar, and Social Studies
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.
Tuesday 10/9- Review new vocabulary listed in ELA notebook. Also review common, proper, abstract, concrete nouns. Review mistakes on the Grammar Quiz.
Wednesday 10/10 Voyages Practice Book- page 7 #s 1-22 (odd numbers only). Please complete in your notebook with the date, name of the book and page, and the Aim. Due on Friday, 10/12.
Please sign and return the Grammar Test that was handed out in school today.
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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)
Hispanic Heritage Project is due today. See assignment in Google Classroom.
Tuesday,10/9: 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, 10/11
Wednesday,10/10: Read pages 38-45 in the Social Studies textbook. On loose-leaf, answer the questions listed below. You may restate the question in the answer. Due Friday, 10/12
Questions:
Page 41: Questions 1a and b, 2a, 3a
Page 45: Questions 1a, 2a
Vocabulary for the Week:
astrolabe, caravels, effect, Leif Erickson, Henry the Navigator, Christopher Columbus, Treaty of Tordesillas, Ferdinand Magellan, circumnavigate, Columbian Exchange
***Please sign the Social Studies Test in your child’s folder. There will be an assignment posted in Google Classroom by the end of this week for anyone who scored below 70% on the test to improve their grade. This assignment is mandatory!
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Social Studies Homework for Grade 8
Unit 5 The Nation Breaks Apart (1861-1877)/ Chapter 17: Reconstruction (1865-1877)
Hispanic Heritage Project is due today. See assignment in Google Classroom.
Tuesday,10/9: 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, 10/11
Wednesday,10/10: Read pages 552-557 in the Social Studies textbook. On loose-leaf, answer the questions listed below. You may restate the question in the answer. Due Friday, 10/12
Questions:
Page 557: Questions 1a and b, 2a, 3a
Vocabulary for the Week:
procedure, Reconstruction, Ten Percent Plan, Thirteenth Amendment, Freedmen’s Bureau, Andrew Johnson
***Please sign the Social Studies Test in your child’s folder. There will be an assignment posted in Google Classroom by the end of this week for anyone who scored below 70% on the test to improve their grade. This assignment is mandatory!
Have a wonderful week!
