Week of May 23, 2011

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. New Lunch Schedule- 12:00-12:45

E. Remember to bring Rosary Beads to school for the May Procession on Tuesday, May 31.

F. There is a 12:00 dismissal on Weds, 5/25 due to a Faculty Meeting

G. No school on Friday, May 27 (scoring of the NYSESLAT and Planning Day for 2011-2012 school year).

H. No school on Monday, May 30- Memorial Day

VOCABULARY WORDS FOR THE WEEK: TEST ON THURSDAY, MAY 26

1. ferocious- (adj) fierce; savage

2. hinder- (v) keep back; get in the way of

3. lack- (n) being without; (v) have not enough

4. maintain- (v) keep in good repair; keep up

5. neglect- (v) give little attention too; (n) act of giving little attention

HOMEWORK:

5th Grade Reading- 5/23/11

Lesson Plans:

Thurs, 5/26 –Quiz on Chapters 5&6 of The Boxcar Children

Read Chapters 7 & 8 by Weds, 6/1

Make sure that your Reading Notebook is complete by next week!

Reading- read the story Mary Patten’s Voyage in the Reading Textbook.

Reading Practice Book- complete pg.211 (1-5), and pg. 213 (Sequence of Events- write them out). Complete on LL- Due Thursday, 5/26

6th Grade Reading- 5/26/11

Lesson Plans:

Thursday, 5/26- Quiz on The Fighting Ground pgs. 80-99

Read pgs. 100-123 by Weds, 6/1

Make sure that your Reading Notebook is complete by next week!

Reading- read the story Call Me Proteus in the Reading Textbook.

Reading Practice Book- complete pg. 213, Part A (write the paragraph out and underline your answers), pg. 216 (sequence the six steps correctly). Complete on LL- Due Thursday, 5/26

7^th Grade Reading 5/23/11

Lesson Plans:

Thurs. 5/26-Quiz on Chapters 21-24 of Find A Stranger, Say Goodbye

Read Chapters 25- 30 by Weds. 6/1

Make sure that your Reading Notebook is complete by next week!

Read One Bright Star in the Reading Textbook

Reading Skills Practice Book- complete page 159 (1-13, write everything out), 162 (1-8, write everything out). Due on LL Thursday, 5/26

8^th Grade Reading 5/23/11

Lesson Plans: Thurs, 5/26 Quiz on Chapters 6 of The Pearl

Book Test for The Pearl on Weds. 6/1

Make sure that your Reading Notebook is complete by next week!

Reading- read the story Bigger Than Life in the Reading Textbook.

Reading Skills Practice Book- Complete pg. 110 (1-13, write questions and answers), pg.112 (ques. 1-16 write questions and answers). Due Thurs, 5/26

7^th Grade Social Studies 5/23/11

Lesson Plans: http://docs.google.com/View?id=dgcvdkk2_444f6kkjvfg

Homework: Answer the following questions on LL. Restate the question in the answer. You can find the answers in your notebook or text. These questions will help you to review for your final exam. Due Thurs, 5/26

Questions:

1. Where did the French and Indian War begin? Why were the effects of The French and Indian War important?

2. What was The Proclamation Act of 1763? Why did The Proclamation Act of 1763 anger the colonists?

3. What was the Stamp Act? Why was it different from earlier colonial taxes? Who spoke out against the Stamp Act? Why?

4. Why were the Intolerable Acts passed? List 3 of the Intolerable Acts.

5. Who wrote Common Sense? What was the purpose of Common Sense? Who were the Loyalists? Who were the Patriots?

6. What were the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation? Under the Articles of Confederation, what powers did Congress have?

8^th Grade Social Studies 5/23/11

Lesson Plans:http://docs.google.com/View?id=dgcvdkk2_445cb5tcfdn

Homework: Answer the following questions on LL. Restate the question in the answer. You can find the answers in your notebook or text. These questions will help you to review for your final exam. Due Thurs, 5/26

Questions:

1. What new methods of farming were used by the farmers on the Plains? Name at least three difficulties faced by farmers on the Plains?

2. The Buffalo provided the Indians with most of the essentials of life. Explain this statement. Give at least four reasons why the Native American traditional way of life changed.

3. How did railroads stimulate the economy? How did John D. Rockefeller create a monopoly with the Standard Oil Company? Explain.

4. Name 2 inventions and their inventors of the 1900s that ushered in a new era of transportation. Name 3 inventions and their inventors that helped people communicate more quickly.

5. Describe the working conditions of factory workers in the late 1800s and the early 1900s. Who was the head of the American Federation of Labor and what did this union look for?

6. A strike is a stopping of work by workers to force an employer to meet their demands. Explain 2 of these strikes: The Railroad Strike of 1877, The Haymarket Strike of 1886, The Pullman Strike of 1894. Why do you think Americans did not immediately support the labor unions?