Week of February 25, 2013


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. I still have not received all test folders.

3. Unit 3 Exams this week. Make sure to study!
 Tuesday- Math & Science
Wednesday- Social Studies & Reading
Thursday- Religion & ELA

4. Friday, 3/1 - 12:00 Dismissal due to a Faculty Meeting

5. The new books for Unit 4 are listed below for each class. If you would like me to order please bring in the money by Thursday, 2/28. If you are purchasing the book yourself, the information needed is below. I will not be ordering any books after Thursday.
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 Unit 4: WEEK 1

5th Grade Reading- 2/25/13


Homework:

New Book for Unit 4 is If You Lived When There Was Slavery in America (If You ….Series) Anne Kamma and Pamela Johnson $ 7.00 (by Thursday)
We are reading the book Walk Two Moons.
Please finish reading the book to the end!

Study all vocabulary words for Unit 3 in the Reading Vocabulary NB for the Unit 3 Test and finish reading Walk Two Moons.

We will continue with the Culture Projects this week.
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6th Grade Reading- 2/25/13


Homework:

New Book for Unit 4 is Lyddie Katherine Patterson $ 7.00 (by Thursday)

We are reading the book Life After.
Please finish reading the book to the end!

Study all vocabulary words for Unit 3 in the Reading Vocabulary NB for the Unit 3 Test and finish reading Life, After.

We will continue with the Culture Projects this week.
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7th Grade Reading 2/25/13


Homework:

New Book for Unit 4 is Call of the Wild  Jack London (May 1990 publication- 128 pages) $ 6.00 (by Thursday).


We are reading the book The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank.
Please finish reading the book to the end!
  
Study all vocabulary words for Unit 3 in the Reading Vocabulary NB for the Unit 3 Test and finish reading The Diary of a Young Girl.

7th Grade Social Studies

Homework:
Review all vocabulary words and definitions in the Social Studies Vocabulary NB for Unit 3 (Chapters 6 and 7).
Study the 3 essay questions given for HW last week (books will not be used for test)!

We will continue presenting the Black History Month Presentations this week.

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8th Grade Reading 2/25/13
  

Homework:

New Book for Unit 4 is Vincent Van Gogh: Portrait of an Artist by Jan Greenberg, Sandra Jordan  $ 7.00 (by Thursday)

We are reading the book The Boys’ War- Confederate and Union Soldiers Talk about the Civil War.
Review book for Unit Test 

Study all vocabulary words for Unit 3 in the Reading Vocabulary NB for the Unit 3 Test and finish reading The Boy’s War.

8th Grade Social Studies


Homework:
Review all vocabulary words and definitions in the Social Studies Vocabulary NB for Unit 3 (Chapter 10).
Study the 3 essay questions given for HW last week (books will not be used for test)!

We will continue presenting the Black History Month Presentations this week.
                                         
                                       Have a great week!