Weekly Announcements:
GRADE 4-HOMEROOM
A. Gym
uniforms must be worn by 4th graders on Mondays and Tuesdays for gym
unless students are told differently.
B. Monday,
2/3- Prayer Service and Blessing of the Throats for the Fest of St. Blaise at
9:00AM. Honors Assembly will follow.
C. February
Calendars will be sent home today.
D. Wednesday,
2/5 Trip to the Museum of Natural History with Mr. Montas. If you have any
questions, please see him.
E. Friday,
2/7 12:00 Dismissal due to a Faculty Meeting. The After-School Program will be
in session.
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HOMEWORK:
For the Week of February 3,2020: Grades 6,7,8
Grade
6:
ELA/Reading Homework for Grade 6
We will
be starting Unit 2 in My Perspectives. Homework will be assigned in class during
the week.
My
Perspectives (Pearson)- Please review (in your textbook or online in Pearson
Realize) the story, vocabulary, and concepts (word study and conventions) that
we are working on in class.
****Common Lit and No Red Ink will be assigned in class. You can also complete this during
Computer Class.
**** Success Maker-
please complete an hour of Language Arts each week. This includes what you
complete in school.
****Edulastic. This
will help to review for the NYSELA Exam, which 6th grade will again
complete on the computer.
Please
check Google Classroom for notifications for assignments in each of the above
programs.
Social Studies
Homework for Grade 6
Unit 2: Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Kush/ Chapter 4: Egyptian
Civilization
We will
be discussing the Middle Kingdom this week
Monday, 2/3: Define the vocabulary words below
in your SS NB. Due Thursday, 2/6.
Tuesday, 2/4: Read pages 134-147 in your textbook. Answer the questions listed
below on looseleaf- Due Friday, 2/7.
Vocabulary for the Week:
Civil War
p.151, famine p.151, cost-benefit analysis p.152, pharaoh p.159, reign p.159, rural
p.161
Questions
to Answer: Restate the answer in the question
1. pg.
139- Review Questions 4, 5, 6
2. pg.
143- Reading Check
3. pg.
144- Reading Check
4. pg.
145- Reading Check
African American Heritage Month is celebrated during the month of February. After everyone chooses a person to research, an outline will be posted on Google Classroom for you to follow when doing your PowerPoint presentation. Due on February 24 (no extensions). This grade will be counted for both ELA and Social Studies.
Grade 6 Lesson Plans
African American Heritage Month is celebrated during the month of February. After everyone chooses a person to research, an outline will be posted on Google Classroom for you to follow when doing your PowerPoint presentation. Due on February 24 (no extensions). This grade will be counted for both ELA and Social Studies.
Grade 6 Lesson Plans
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Grade 7:
ELA/Reading Homework for Grade 7
We will
be starting Unit 2 in My Perspectives. Homework will be assigned in class during
the week.
My
Perspectives (Pearson)- Please review (in your textbook or online in Pearson
Realize) the story, vocabulary, and concepts (word study and conventions) that
we are working on in class.
****Common Lit and No Red Ink will be assigned in class. You can also complete this during
Computer Class.
**** Success Maker-
please complete an hour of Language Arts each week. This includes what you
complete in school.
****Edulastic. This
will help to review for the NYSELA Exam, which 6th grade will again
complete on the computer.
Please
check Google Classroom for notifications for assignments in each of the above
programs.
Unit 1: Our Colonial Heritage- Chapter 4: The American
Revolution (1774-1783)
Monday, 2/3: Define the vocabulary words below in your SS NB. Due Thursday, 2/6.
Tuesday, 2/4: Read
pages 112-125 in your textbook. Answer the questions listed below on looseleaf-
Due Friday, 2/7.
Vocabulary for the Week:
strategy,
mercenaries, Battle of Trenton, Battle of Saratoga, Marquis de Lafayette, Baron
Friedrich von Steuben, Bernardo de Galvez, John Paul Jones, George Rogers Clark
Questions
to Answer: Restate the answer in the question
1. pg.
116- Assessment Questions: 3a, 4a, 4b
2. pg.
118- Reading Check
3. pg.
119- Analyzing Primary Sources
4. pg.
120- Reading Check
5. pg.
121- Reading Check
African American Heritage Month is celebrated during the month of February. After everyone chooses a person to research, an outline will be posted on Google Classroom for you to follow when doing your PowerPoint presentation. Due on February 24 (no extensions). This grade will be counted for both ELA and Social Studies.
Grade 7 Lesson Plans
African American Heritage Month is celebrated during the month of February. After everyone chooses a person to research, an outline will be posted on Google Classroom for you to follow when doing your PowerPoint presentation. Due on February 24 (no extensions). This grade will be counted for both ELA and Social Studies.
Grade 7 Lesson Plans
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Grade 8:
ELA/Reading Homework for Grade 8
We will
be starting Unit 2 in My Perspectives. Homework will be assigned in class during
the week.
My
Perspectives (Pearson)- Please review (in your textbook or online in Pearson
Realize) the story, vocabulary, and concepts (word study and conventions) that
we are working on in class.
****Common Lit and No Red Ink will be assigned in class. You can also complete this during
Computer Class.
**** Success Maker-
please complete an hour of Language Arts each week. This includes what you
complete in school.
****Edulastic. This
will help to review for the NYSELA Exam, which 6th grade will again
complete on the computer.
Please
check Google Classroom for notifications for assignments in each of the above
programs.
Social Studies
Homework for Grade 8
Unit 6: A Growing America (1850-1914) / Chapter 19: The
Industrial Age (1876-1900)
Monday, 2/3: Define the vocabulary words below in your SS NB. Due Thursday, 2/6.
Tuesday, 2/4: Read
pages 610-627 in your textbook. Answer the questions listed below on looseleaf-
Due Friday, 2/7.
Vocabulary for the Week:
conspiracy,
specialization, strike, Frederick W. Taylor, Knights of Labor, Terence V.
Powderly, American Federation of Labor, Samuel Gompers, collective bargaining,
Mary Harris Jones, Haymarket Riot, Homestead strike, Pullman strike
Questions
to Answer: Restate the answer in the question
1. pg. 621-
Reading Check
2. pg.
622- Reading Check
3. pg. 622-
Assessment Questions: 1a, 2a, b, c
4. pg. 623-
Finding the Main Idea
African American Heritage Month is celebrated during the month of February. After everyone chooses a person to research, an outline will be posted on Google Classroom for you to follow when doing your PowerPoint presentation. Due on February 24 (no extensions). This grade will be counted for both ELA and Social Studies.
Grade 8 Lesson Plans
African American Heritage Month is celebrated during the month of February. After everyone chooses a person to research, an outline will be posted on Google Classroom for you to follow when doing your PowerPoint presentation. Due on February 24 (no extensions). This grade will be counted for both ELA and Social Studies.
Grade 8 Lesson Plans
