Reminders:
1. These are a few reminders concerning homework and
classwork:
A. All work must be completed in
blue or black ink (other colors will not be accepted).
B. If the assignment states
that looseleaf is to be used, no other types of
paper will
be accepted (paper ripped out of notebooks or legal pads is unacceptable.
C. Homework must be handed
in on the day due, unless I receive a note
from a parent explaining why you did
not complete your HW.
This will only be accepted if there
is an emergency at home or you were sick.
D.
Homework and classwork must be neat. Work that is sloppy or illegible will not
be accepted.
Remember that
homework and classwork count as a grade!
2.
Calendars will be distributed today!
3. Progress Reports will be sent home on Friday, 1/11.
4.
Midterm Exams will be the week of January 21. Please make sure that your child
starts reviewing vocabulary and notes now.
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Unit 2: WEEK 6
5th Grade Reading- 1/7/13
Homework:
We will be working in the Reading textbook and workbook for this
week.
The book we will be reading for Unit 3 is Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech. The cost is $7.00. You may purchase the book you or I can order for you. If you are getting the book from me, the money is due by Thursday, 1/10.
Start reviewing the Reading Vocabulary NB for the Midterm!
Monday- Reading Vocabulary Words
must be written in the Vocabulary Notebook by Thursday,
1/10/13.
The
definitions can be found in the glossary of your Reading textbook. Please make
sure you write a date, aim, and skip a line between each word. Underline the
vocabulary word.
Reading Vocabulary Words:
1.
mimic 2. improvise 3. incredulous 4. immature 5. transform
6. composition 7.
previous 8. flaunted 9. debut 10. revelry
Tuesday- Read Copycat on p. 20 in your
textbook. Complete pg. 5 in the Reading Workbook. Write the questions and
answers. Complete 1-10 on
looseleaf. Due on Friday, 1/11/13. Make sure your looseleaf has a complete heading, aim,
and your number.
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6th Grade Reading- 1/7/13
Homework:
We will be working in the Reading textbook and workbook for this
week.
The book we will be reading for Unit 3 is Life, After by Sarah Darer Littman. The cost is $9.00. You may purchase the book you or I can order for you. If you are getting the book from me, the money is due by Thursday, 1/10.
Start reviewing the Reading Vocabulary NB for the Midterm!
Monday- Reading Vocabulary Words
must be written in the Vocabulary Notebook by Thursday,
1/10/13.
The
definitions can be found in the glossary of your Reading textbook. Please make
sure you write a date, aim, and skip a line between each word. Underline the
vocabulary word.
Reading Vocabulary Words:
1.
emigrated 2. disinfect 3. etiquette 4. consumption 5. intercept
6. defeatist 7.
opinionated 8. function 9. flexible 10. patiently
Reading Vocabulary for Grade 6
Tuesday- Read Losers Take All p. 40 (Textbook).
Complete pg. 13 in the Reading Workbook. (Write everything out). Complete on looseleaf. Due on Friday,
1/11/13. Make sure your
looseleaf has a complete heading, aim, and your number.
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7th Grade Reading 1/7/13
Homework:
Read Chapters 16 to the end of the book (you should have already
completed the book) of Patience Goodspeed.
The book we will be reading for Unit 3 is Anne Frank:The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank. The cost is $7.00. You may purchase the book you or I can order for you. If you are getting the book from me, the money is due by Thursday, 1/10.
Start reviewing the Reading Vocabulary NB for the Midterm!
Monday- Reading Vocabulary Words
must be written in the Vocabulary Notebook by Thursday,
1/10/13.
Please
make sure you write a date, aim, and skip a line between each word. Underline
the vocabulary word.
Reading Vocabulary Words:
1.
morale 2. retributions 3. intervals
4. dishearten 5. reluctant
6. mutiny 7. dire 8.
laudanum 9. marooned 10. impertinence
Reading Vocabulary for Grade 7
Tuesday- Answer the following questions on looseleaf. Due on Friday,
1/11/13. Make sure your looseleaf
has a complete heading, aim, and your number.
1.
Explain why Patience was kept aboard the Morning Star instead of being sent to
the island with her father and brother.
2.
Explain how Patience outwitted Binyon, Todd, and Bilgewater and took control
back of the Morning Star.
3.
How did Patience attitude change regarding traveling on a whaling cruise and
traveling with her father?
Study for Weekly Quiz on Friday!
7th Grade Social Studies
Homework: Maps of the Month will be distributed today!
Monday-
Write the following vocabulary words in your Social Studies Vocabulary NB by Thursday, 1/10/13. Please make sure you write a
date, aim, and skip a line between each word. Underline the vocabulary word.
Social Studies Vocabulary
Words:
1.
Albany Plan of Union 4. Treaty of Paris 1763 7. warrant
2.
militia 5. Navigation Acts 8. Sugar Act
3.
prime minister 6. enumerated
articles 9. Parliament
10. Quarterly Act
10. Quarterly Act
Study for Weekly Quiz on Monday!
NHD projects are due this week!
Start reviewing the Social Studies Vocabulary Words and Notes for
the Midterm!
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8th Grade Reading 1/7/13
Homework:
Read Chapters 10-12 in Roll of Thunder (the book should have already
been finished).
The book we will be reading for Unit 3 is the Boys' War: Confederate and Union Soldiers Talk About the Civil War by Jim Murphy. The cost is $9.00. You may purchase the book you or I can order for you. If you are getting the book from me, the money is due by Thursday, 1/10.
Start reviewing the Reading Vocabulary NB for the Midterm!
Monday- Reading Vocabulary Words
must be written in the Vocabulary Notebook by Thursday,
1/10/13.
Please
make sure you write a date, aim, and skip a line between each word. Underline
the vocabulary word.
Reading Vocabulary Words:
1.
persnickety 2. amenities 3. exasperation 4. ledger 5. pester
6. phenomenal 7. lethargic 8.
condescending 9. grimace 10. adamant
Reading Vocabulary for Grade 8
Tuesday- Answer the following questions on looseleaf. Due on Friday,
1/11/13. Make sure your looseleaf
has a complete heading, aim, and your number. Each answer should be 3-4 sentences.
Study for Weekly Quiz on Friday!
1.
Explain why Did Mr. Avery and Mr. Lanier could not do their shopping in
Vicksburg anymore?
2.
What happened when Papa, Mr. Morrison, and Stacey were on their way home from Vicksburg?
3.
Discuss the incident that got T.J. into trouble at Barnett’s Mercantile.
4.
How was the hanging of T.J. stopped by Papa? What happened to T.J. at the end
of the story?
8th Grade Social Studies
Homework: Maps of the Month will be distributed today!
Monday-
Write the following vocabulary words in your Social Studies Vocabulary NB by Thursday, 1/10/13. Please make sure you write a
date, aim, and skip a line between each word. Underline the vocabulary word.
Social Studies Vocabulary
Words:
1.
totalitarian 4. Axis powers 7. isolationist 10. pacifist
2.
dictator 5. Neutrality Acts 8. land-lease
3.
demilitarize 6. blitzkrieg 9. Atlantic
Charter
Study for Weekly Quiz on Monday!
NHD projects are due this week!
Start reviewing the Social Studies Vocabulary Words and Notes for
the Midterm!
Have a great week!
