Reminders:
As stated on last week's blog, these are a few reminders concerning homework and classwork. Your child will lose points if they do not follow the directions stated below.
A. All work must be completed in blue or black ink (other colors will not be accepted) Pencil will not be accepted unless it is specified. Sloppy and crossed out work will not be accepted. All work that is handed in must be done on looseleaf, or 10pts. will be deducted from the grade.
B. **Any 7th or 8th grade students that attend Title 1 Math or Reading during Reading or Social Studies, must hand in all homework assignments and get notes from another classmate, so they do not fall behind in their notes. The same goes for students who are absent. A grade of zero will be entered until assignments are handed in.
C. All electronic devices are collected from each student upon entering the classroom and are returned before dismissal each day! See the school blog for further information.
D. We are collecting pencils and notebooks for the mission in DR.
E. 12:00 Dismissal on Friday, 4/1 due to a Faculty Meeting.
Remember that homework and classwork count as a grade!
Vocabulary Words for the Week of March 28: Test Friday, 4/1 . The test will include the words from last week and this week.
1. analogy – the relationship that one thing has to another (kitten is to cat as puppy is to dog)
2. prefix –a word part that is added at the beginning of a base word or root to change the word’s meaning or to form a new word (unwrap)
3. root – a word part to which a prefix or suffix may be added to form a new word (reduce)
4. suffix – a word part that is added at the end of a base word or root to change the word’s meaning or the way it is used (helpful)
5. syllable – a word or word part with a single vowel sound (ba/by= 2 syllables)
5th Grade Reading- 3/28/11
Lesson Plans: http://docs.google.com/View?id=dgcvdkk2_401ff8bsxhm
Homework: Everyone Else’s Parents Said Yes- read Chapters 7&8 by Weds. 4/6
Thurs. 3/31 -Quiz on Chapters 5 &6 in Everyone Else’s Parents Said Yes
Read the story Images in the Textbook. Practice Book pgs. 144 (1-8) answers only, 148-write five sentences for each setting. Do on LL. Due on Thursday, 3/31
6th Grade Reading- 3/28/11
Lesson Plans: http://docs.google.com/View?id=dgcvdkk2_400g3pv39d3
Homework: Read Chapters 9 & 10 of The Boxcar Children by Weds. 4/6
Thurs, 3/31 Quiz on The Boxcar Children- Chapters 7 & 8
Read the story Shoot to Win in the textbook. Practice Book pgs.100 1-10 (write everything out), and 103 1-10(write questions and answers). Complete on LL. Due Thursday, 3/31.
7th Grade Reading 3/28/11
Lesson Plans: http://docs.google.com/View?id=dgcvdkk2_399dqrd9pfg
Homework: Read The House of Usher (Edgar Allen Poe) by Weds. 4/6
No Book Test this week.
Read the story Helping Hands in the textbook. Skills Practice pgs. 74 (write the meaning of each underlined word) and 75 (make a chart and compare the similarities and differences for each topic (A and B). Complete on LL. Due Thurs, 3/31.
8th Grade Reading 3/28/11
Lesson Plans: http://docs.google.com/View?id=dgcvdkk2_398jk4t735f
Homework: Read Chapters 9& 10 of The Forgotten Door by Weds. 4/6
Thurs, 3/31- Quiz on Chapters 7 & 8 of The Forgotten Door
Read the story Weathering the Storm in your textbook. Skills Practice pgs. 67 (1-10), 69 (1-9), 70 (1-13). Complete on LL and write answers only. Due Thursday, 3/31
7th Grade Social Studies 3/28/11:
Lesson Plans: http://docs.google.com/View?id=dgcvdkk2_395d3snsnfs
Homework: Test on Chapter 7- Thursday, 3/31
Answer the following questions on looseleaf. Restate the question in the answer.
Due on Thursday, 3/31
1. Describe in detail the role of women during the War for Independence.
2. Why is the Declaration of Independence considered an important document for all people?
3. What was the purpose of the Common Sense?
8th Grade Social Studies 3/28/11
Lesson Plans: http://docs.google.com/View?id=dgcvdkk2_394hfwgxqgc
Homework: Test on Chapter 18- Thursday, March 31, 2011
Answer the following questions on looseleaf. Restate the question in the answer. Due on Thursday, 3/31
1. Name and discuss at least 4 difficulties faced by farmers on the Plains.
2. Explain whom the farmers were angry with and why they were angry.
3. Why were the buffalo important to the Sioux?
4. Name and discuss at least 3 effects of the railroads.
