Week of November 26, 2018

Weekly Reminders:

GRADE 4-HOMEROOM

A. Gym uniforms must be worn by 4^th graders on Wednesdays for gym unless students are told differently.

B. Remember tomorrow Monday, 11/26 is a 12:00 dismissal due to a Faculty Meeting. The ASP will still be in session.

C. December Calendars will be given out next Monday.

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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. Please make sure that you have loose-leaf. Paper cannot be ripped out of a notebook.

C. Remember homework counts as part of the total grade!

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HOMEWORK: For the Week of November 26,2018: Grades 5, 6,7,8

Social Studies Homework for Grade 5

Unit 2 Cultures Meet/ Chapter 3: The Age of Exploration

Native American Presentations are due this Wednesday, November 28. See google classroom for details. If you are doing a diorama or board, be able to explain it to the class (bring notes).

Monday,11/26:  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, 11/29

Tuesday,11/27: Read pages 126-135 in the Social Studies textbook. On loose-leaf, answer the following questions. You may restate the question in the answer. All answers can be found on the pages you are reading this week in your textbook.  Due Friday,11/30

Questions:

1. What was Ponce de Leon the first Spanish explorer to do?

2. What was the aim of Coronado’s expedition?

3. What part of the present-day United States did de Soto explore and claim?

4. What was the main result of the Counter-Reformation in the Americas?

5. Who was Estevanico? What was his importance?

Vocabulary for the Week:

grant, conquistador, reform, Reformation, Counter-Reformation, missionary

Grade 5 Lesson Plans for Social Studies

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The 6^th grade will be reading Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan.

Please read Chapters 10 and 11 by Monday, 12/3

ELA/Reading Homework for Grade 6

This week we will be reading Michaela Prince: The War Orphan that Became a Ballerina.

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.

There will be a test on Chapter 1 Nouns on Thursday, so take home your Voyages textbook and practice book and review Chapter 1. Remember you have the answers to the practice book pages that we completed in your notebook.

Grade 6 Lesson Plans fro ELA/Reading and Grammar

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The 7^th and 8^th grades will be reading The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold.

Please read Chapters 10 and 11 by Monday, 12/3

ELA/Reading Homework for Grades 7 and 8

This week we will be reading from An Invisible Thread. We will also review adjectives. We continue to discuss writing an explanatory essay.

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.

There will be a test on Chapter 1 Nouns on Thursday, so take home your Voyages textbook and practice book and review Chapter 1. Remember you have the answers to the practice book pages that we completed in your notebook.

Grades 7 and 8 Lesson Plans for ELA/Reading, Grammar, and Social Studies

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Social Studies Homework for Grade 7

Unit 1 Our Colonial Heritage (Beginnings-1783)/ Chapter 3: The English Colonies (1605-1774)

Native American Presentations are due this Wednesday, November 28. See google classroom for details. If you are doing a board, be able to explain it to the class (bring notes).

Monday,11/26: 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,11/29.

Tuesday,11/27: Read pages 85-87 in the Social Studies textbook. On loose-leaf, answer the questions on page 87. Due Friday, 11/30

Questions: 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, (Restate)

Vocabulary for the Week:

diverse, Huguenots, midwives, Peter Stuyvesant, Quakers, William Penn, staple crops

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Social Studies Homework for Grade 8

Unit 6 A Growing America (1850-1914)/ Chapter 19: The Industrial Age (1876-1900)

Native American Presentations are due this Wednesday, November 28. See google classroom for details. If you are doing a board, be able to explain it to the class (bring notes).

Monday,11/26: 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, 11/29

Tuesday,11/27: Read pages 610-618 in the textbook. Answer the questions below on loose-leaf. Due Friday, 11/30

Questions:

Page 618: Questions 1a, 1b, 2b, 3a, 3b

There will be a Test next week on Chapter 18.

           

Vocabulary for the Week:

implement, Second Industrial Revolution, Bessemer process, Thomas Edison, patents, Alexander Graham Bell, Henry Ford, Wilbur and Orville Wright

                                  

                              Have a wonderful week!

Week of November 19, 2018

Weekly Reminders:

GRADE 4-HOMEROOM

A. Gym uniforms must be worn by 4^th graders on Wednesdays for gym unless students are told differently.

B. We will be collecting canned food during November for the Outreach Program of the St. Patrick’s Nursing Home. Please be as generous as possible. The last day that cans will be collected will be Tuesday, November 20.

C. This Wednesday, the 4^th grade will be hosting the Thanksgiving Day Mass at 9:00 AM. All parents are invited to attend.

D. Also on Wednesday, the children can bring their lunch, something to drink for themselves, and a snack to share with their friends. They can also bring games (regular or electronic) since we will be having a small party in the afternoon. The children may wear dress up clothes- no jeans or sneakers. They do not need bookbags , but should bring some type of bag in case they have to carry anybooks home.

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 November 19,2018: Grades 5, 6,7,8

Social Studies Homework for Grade 5

Unit 2 Cultures Meet/ Chapter 3: The Age of Exploration

Native American Presentations are due on Wednesday, November 28. See google classroom for details. If you are doing a diorama or board, be able to explain it to the class (bring notes).

Grade 5 Lesson Plans for Social Studies

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The 6^th grade will be reading Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan.

Please read Chapters 8 and 9 by Monday, 11/26

ELA/Reading Homework for Grade 6

This week we will continue to read the Declaration of the Rights of the Child created by the United Nations.

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 11/19 Voyages Practice Book- pages 18 and 19 (even numbers for both pages). Please complete in your notebook with the date, name of the book and page #, and the Aim. Due on Monday, 11/26.

There will be a test on nouns next week, so take home your Voyages textbook and practice book and review the Chapter.

Grade 6 Lesson Plans for ELA/Reading and Grammar

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The 7^th and 8^th grades will be reading The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold.

Please read Chapters 8 and 9 by Monday, 11/26

ELA/Reading Homework for Grades 7 and 8

This week we will be reading A Simple Act and from An Invisible Thread. We will also continue to review nouns and pronouns. We will start discussing writing an explanatory essay.

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 11/19 Voyages Textbook- pages 14 and 15 (even numbers 1-52). Please complete in your notebook with the date, name of the book and page #, and the Aim. Due on Monday, 11/26.

There will be a test on nouns next week, so take home your Voyages textbook and practice book and review the Chapter.

Grade 7 and 8 Lesson Plans for ELA/Reading, Grammar, and Social Studies

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Social Studies Homework for Grade 7

Unit 1 Our Colonial Heritage (Beginnings-1783)/ Chapter 3: The English Colonies (1605-1774)

Native American Presentations are due on Wednesday, November 28. See google classroom for details. If you are doing a board, be able to explain it to the class (bring 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)

Native American Presentations are due on Wednesday, November 28. See google classroom for details. If you are doing a board, be able to explain it to the class (bring notes).

                                  

                              Have a wonderful week!

Week of November 12, 2018

Weekly Reminders:

GRADE 4-HOMEROOM

A. Gym uniforms must be worn by 4^th graders on Wednesdays for gym unless students are told differently.

B. We will be collecting canned food during November for the Outreach Program of the St. Patrick’s Nursing Home. Please be as generous as possible. The last day that cans will be collected will be Tuesday, November 20.

C. Friday, November 16- Grades 4-8 Native American Heritage Music Presentations at 9:00 AM. Parents are welcome to attend.

1:30 PM- Report Card distribution by Fr. Cruz and Honors Assembly.

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!

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HOMEWORK: For the Week of November 12,2018: Grades 5, 6,7,8

Social Studies Homework for Grade 5

Unit 2 Cultures Meet/ Chapter 3: The Age of Exploration

Tuesday,11/13:  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, 11/15

Wednesday,11/14: Read pages 118-125 in the Social Studies textbook. On loose-leaf, answer the following questions. You may restate the question in the answer. All answers can be found on the pages you are reading this week in your textbook.  Due Friday, 11/16

Questions:

1. What was the aim of King Henry VII when he paid for John Cabot’s expedition?

2. How did Vespucci’s voyage change how the world was seen?

3. What caused Balboa to travel across the Isthmus of Panama?

4. What did Magellan’s expedition accomplish?

5. Which explorer sailed across the Pacific Ocean?

Vocabulary for the Week:

isthmus, treaty

Remember to be working on your Native American Heritage Project. See Google Classroom.

Grade 5 Lesson Plans for Social Studies

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The 6^th grade will be reading Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan.

Please read Chapters 6 and 7 by Monday, 11/19

ELA/Reading Homework for Grade 6

This week we will continue to read the Declaration of the Rights of the Child created by the United Nations.

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.

Wednesday 11/14 Voyages Practice Book- page 17 #s 1-23 (even numbers). Please complete in your notebook with the date, name of the book and page #, and the Aim. Due on Friday, 11/16.

Grade 6 Lesson Plans for ELA/Reading and Grammar

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The 7^th and 8^th grades will be reading The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold.

Please read Chapters 4 and 5 by Monday, 11/19

ELA/Reading Homework for Grades 7 and 8

This week we will be reading A Simple Act and from An Invisible Thread. We will also continue to review nouns and pronouns. We will start discussing writing an explanatory essay.

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.

Wednesday 11/14 Voyages Text Book- study pages 1-15 on nouns.  Homework will be assigned during class on Tuesday and Thursday from pages 14 and 15 in the textbook. There will be a test on Monday, 11/19.  

Grades 7 and 8 Lesson Plans for ELA/Reading, Grammar, and Social Studies _________________________________________________________________

Social Studies Homework for Grade 7

Unit 1 Our Colonial Heritage (Beginnings-1783)/ Chapter 3: The English Colonies (1605-1774)

Tuesday,11/13: 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 11/15.

Wednesday,11/7: Read pages 78-84 in the Social Studies textbook. On loose-leaf, answer the questions on page 84. Due Friday, 11/16

Questions: 1a, 1b, 2a, 3a, 4a (Restate)

Vocabulary for the Week:

bicameral, congregation, covenant, dissenters, Protestant Reformation, radical, Puritans, Pilgrims, immigrants, Mayflower Compact, Squanto, John Winthrop, Anne Hutchinson

*** Remember to be working on your Native American Heritage Project. See Google Classroom.

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Social Studies Homework for Grade 8

Unit 6  A Growing America (1850-1914)/ Chapter 18: Americans Move West (1850-1890)

Tuesday,11/13: 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, 11/15

Wednesday,11/14: Read pages 600-605 in the textbook. Answer the questions below on loose-leaf. Due Friday, 11/16

Questions:

Page 605: Questions 1a, 1b, 2a, 3a, 3b

There will be a Test on Chapter 18 sometime next week.

           

Vocabulary for the Week:

facilitate, Homestead Act, Morrill Act, Exodusters, sodbusters, dry farming, Annie Bidwell, National Grange, deflation, William Jennings Bryan, Populist Party

*** Remember to be working on your Native American Heritage Project. See Google Classroom.

                                Have a wonderful week!

Week of November 5, 2018

Weekly Reminders:

GRADE 4-HOMEROOM

A. Gym uniforms must be worn by 4^th 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 by today (Monday). If your child is taking a picture, they must wear dress up clothes. No jeans or sneakers. The may also wear their school uniform. If your child is not taking a picture, they are to wear their uniform.

C. We will be collecting canned food during November for the Outreach Program of the St. Patrick’s Nursing Home. Please be as generous as possible. The last day that cans will be collected will be Tuesday, November 20.

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!

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HOMEWORK: For the Week of November 5,2018: Grades 5, 6,7,8

Social Studies Homework for Grade 5

Unit 2 Cultures Meet/ Chapter 3: The Age of Exploration

Monday,11/5: Study Chapter 2 notes for the Test Tomorrow. Please also know some information about the Mayans for the essay question. You will need to study your textbook for this.

Tuesday,11/6:  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, 11/8

Wednesday,11/7: Read pages 110-117 in the Social Studies textbook. On loose-leaf, answer the following questions. You may restate the question in the answer. All answers can be found on the pages you are reading this week in your textbook.  Due Friday, 11/9

Questions:

1. What kept Europeans from sailing to Asia?

2. What were the aims of Prince Henry’s school of navigation?

3. How did Columbus persuade the king and queen of Spain to support his expedition?

4. What problems did Columbus and his crew face?

5. What did Columbus find on his 1492 voyage?

Vocabulary for the Week:

technology, navigation, expedition, empire, entrepreneur, cost, benefit, Reconquista

Remember to start working on your Native American Heritage Project.

Grade 5 Lesson Plans for Social Studies

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The 6^th grade will be reading Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan.

Please read Chapters 3,4, and 5 by Tuesday, 11/13

ELA/Reading Homework for Grade 6

This week we will be reading Declaration of the Rights of the Child created by the United Nations.

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.

Wednesday 11/7 Voyages Practice Book- page 15 #s 1-14 (all numbers). Please complete in your notebook with the date, name of the book and page, and the Aim. Due on Friday, 11/9.

Grade 6 Lesson Plans for Reading/ELA and Grammar

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The 7^th and 8^th grades will be reading The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold.

Please read Chapters 1,2, and 3 by Tuesday, 11/13

ELA/Reading Homework for Grades 7 and 8

This week we will be reading A Simple Act and discussing monologues. We will also continue to review nouns and pronouns.

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.

Wednesday 11/7 Voyages Practice Book- page 12 #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, 11/9.

Grades 7 and 8 Lesson Plans for ELA/Reading, Grammar, and Social Studies

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Social Studies Homework for Grade 7

Unit 1 Our Colonial Heritage (Beginnings-1783)/ Chapter 3: The English Colonies (1605-1774)

Monday,11/5: Study Chapter 2 Notes for Social Studies Test tomorrow.

Tuesday,11/6: 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 11/8.

Wednesday,11/7: Read pages 72-77 in the Social Studies textbook. On loose-leaf, answer the questions on page 77. Due Friday, 11/9

Questions: 1a, 1b, 2a, 4a, 4b (Restate)

Vocabulary for the Week:

authority, factors, Jamestown, John Smith, Pocahontas, indentured servants, Bacon’s Rebellion, Toleration Act of 1649, Olaudah Equiano, slave codes

*** Remember to start working on your Native American Heritage Project. I still do not have some people’s topics.

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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,11/5: 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, 11/8

  

Tuesday,11/6: Read pages 593-599 in the textbook. Answer the questions below on loose-leaf. Due Friday, 11/9

Questions:

Page 598: Questions 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a

           

Vocabulary for the Week:

ambush, negotiate, Treaty of Fort Laramie, reservations, Crazy Horse, Treaty of Medicine Lodge, buffalo soldiers, George Armstrong Custer, Sitting Bull, Battle of the Little Bighorn, Massacre at Wounded Knee, Long Walk, Geronimo, Ghost Dance, Sarah Winnemucca, Dawes General Allotment Act

*** Remember to start working on your Native American Heritage Project. I still do not have some people’s topics.

Grades 7 and 8 Lesson Plans for Reading/ELA, Grammar, and SS

                                Have a wonderful week!