Week of April 29, 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. 

2. May Calendars are being sent home today. Please check your child's bookbag for it.

3. Unit 4 Exams will be given on Mon.5/13, Tues. 5/14, & Weds. 5/15

           Remember that homework and classwork count as a grade!

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 Unit 5: WEEK 1

5th Grade Reading- 4/29/13

The new book for Unit 5 is The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery (May 15, 2000). The book costs $ 10. You can purchase the book your child or they can download it. I can also order it for you. If you would like me to order it, the cost is $10 which is due Tuesday, 4/30.


Homework:

The book being read for Unit 4 is If You Lived When There Was Slavery in America (If You ….Series) Anne Kamma and Pamela Johnson.


Write the vocabulary words for the week and their definitions in the Reading Vocabulary NB. Due Thursday, 5/2.

Read the story Peach Blossom Spring in your Reading Textbook.
Reading Practice Book pgs. 136 (1-5 restate) and  140 (1-5). Due Friday, May 3 on looseleaf.

Remember the Unit 4 Projects will be presented this week (for all that haven’t presented yet).
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6th Grade Reading- 4/29/13
The new book for Unit 5 is Westing Game by Ellen Raskin (Puffin Classic Series 4/2004). The book costs $ 8. You can purchase the book your child or they can download it. I can also order it for you. If you would like me to order it, the cost is $8 which is due Tuesday, 4/30.


Homework:

The book being read for Unit 4 is Lyddie Katherine Patterson.


Write the vocabulary words for the week and their definitions in the Reading Vocabulary NB. Due Thursday, 5/2.

Read the story The Rebellion of the Magical Rabbits in your Reading Textbook.
Reading Practice Book pgs. 109 (1-5 copy the chart and fill in and 6-10 restate the question in the answer). Due Friday, May 3 on looseleaf.

Remember the Unit 4 Projects will be presented this week (for all that haven’t presented yet).

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7th Grade Reading 4/29/13

The new book for Unit 5 is A Wrinkle of Time by Madeleine L’Engle (5/2007). The book costs $ 8. You can purchase the book your child or they can download it. I can also order it for you. If you would like me to order it, the cost is $8 which is due Tuesday, 4/30.

Homework:

The book being read for Unit 4 is Call of the Wild Jack London.

Write the vocabulary words for the week and their definitions in the Reading Vocabulary NB. Due Thursday, 5/2

Read the story Housekeeper Wanted for Gentleman Cat in your Reading Textbook.
Reading Skills Practice Book pgs. 93 (1-12 write everything out) and 94 (7-14 write everything out). Due Friday, May 3 on looseleaf.

Remember the Unit 4 Projects will be presented this week (for all that haven’t presented yet).



Homework: Chapter 10- The Frontier Moves West

Write the definitions of the following words in your Social Studies Vocabulary Notebooks- Due on Thursday, 5/2.

1. Sacajawea     2. Zebulon Pike     3. Barbary States      4. neutral rights
5. Embargo Act      6. War Hawks    7. Oliver Perry     8. Francis Scott Key    
9. Treaty of Ghent      10. Hartford Convention

Chapter 10 Read pgs. 343-350. On page 350, answer questions 1, 2, 3, 4. Due Friday, May 3 on looseleaf.

Map of the Month is due on April 30th (TOMORROW).
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8th Grade Reading 4/29/13

The new book for Unit 5 is A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry (11/2004). The book costs $ 8. You can purchase the book your child or they can download it. I can also order it for you. If you would like me to order it, the cost is $8 which is due Tuesday, 4/30.

  
Homework:

The book being read for Unit 4 is Vincent Van Gogh: Portrait of an Artist by Jan Greenberg, Sandra Jordan.


Write the vocabulary words for the week and their definitions in the Reading Vocabulary NB. Due Thursday, 5/2.

Read the story Pegasus and Bellerophon in your Reading Textbook.
Reading Skills Practice Book pgs. 117 (1-12 write everything out) and 118 (1-8 write everything out). Due Friday, May 3 on looseleaf.

Remember the Unit 4 Projects will be presented this week (for all that haven’t presented yet).
 

8th Grade Social Studies

Homework:  Chapter 13: Lyndon Johnson and the Great Society 1964- 1980

Write the definitions of the following words in your Social Studies Vocabulary Notebooks- Due on Thursday, 5/2.


1. ghettos     2. Kerner Commission     3. domino theory   4. Ho Chi Mink    
5. Nao Dink Diem     6. Ho Chi Mink Trail     7. Gulf of Tonkin Resolution     8. Tet Offensive      9. Vietnamization    10. detente


Chapter 13 Read pgs. 462-466. On page 466, answer questions 1, 2, 3, 4. Due Friday, May 3 on looseleaf.

Map of the Month is due on April 30th (TOMORROW).

                                           Have a great week!

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Week of April 22, 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. Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday of this week the 5th grade students will wear gym clothes.

3. Friday, 4/26- No school
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 Unit 4: WEEK 7

5th Grade Reading- 4/22/13

The new book for Unit 5 is The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery (May 15, 2000). The book costs $ 10. You can purchase the book your child or they can download it. I can also order it for you. If you would like me to order it, the cost is $10 which is due Thursday, 4/25.


Homework:

The book being read for Unit 4 is If You Lived When There Was Slavery in America (If You ….Series) Anne Kamma and Pamela Johnson.


Same vocabulary words as last week!

Remember the Unit 4 Project for Reading is due on this week.
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6th Grade Reading- 4/22/13
The new book for Unit 5 is Westing Game by Ellen Raskin (Puffin Classic Series 4/2004). The book costs $ 8. You can purchase the book your child or they can download it. I can also order it for you. If you would like me to order it, the cost is $8 which is due Thursday, 4/25.


Homework:

The book being read for Unit 4 is Lyddie Katherine Patterson.


Same vocabulary words as last week!

Remember the Unit 4 Project for Reading is due whenever we meet this week and next. Be prepared to present!

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7th Grade Reading 4/15/13

The new book for Unit 5 is A Wrinkle of Time by Madeleine L’Engle (5/2007). The book costs $ 8. You can purchase the book your child or they can download it. I can also order it for you. If you would like me to order it, the cost is $8 which is due Thursday, 4/25.



Homework:

The book being read for Unit 4 is Call of the Wild Jack London.

Same vocabulary words as last week!

Remember the Unit 4 Project for Reading is due this week.


7th Grade Social Studies

Homework: Chapter 10- The Frontier Moves West

Write the definitions of the following words in your Social Studies Vocabulary Notebooks- Due on Thursday, 4/25.

1. Tecumseh       2. Wilderness Trail     3. township      4. Battle of Fallen Timbers    
5. Treaty of Greenville      6. frontier     7. ceded     8. Napoleon Bonaparte    
9. Louisiana Purchase      10. Lewis and Clark Expedition

Chapter 10 Read pgs. 334-342. On page 338, answer questions 1 and 3 and on page 342, answer questions 1and 3. Due Thursday, April 25 on looseleaf.

Map of the Month is due on April 30th.
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8th Grade Reading 4/15/13

The new book for Unit 5 is A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry (11/2004). The book costs $ 8. You can purchase the book your child or they can download it. I can also order it for you. If you would like me to order it, the cost is $8 which is due Thursday, 4/25.

  

Homework:

The book being read for Unit 4 is Vincent Van Gogh: Portrait of an Artist by Jan Greenberg, Sandra Jordan.


Same vocabulary words as last week!

Remember the Unit 4 Project for Reading is due whenever we meet this week and next. Be prepared to present!
 

8th Grade Social Studies


Homework:  Chapter 13: Lyndon Johnson and the Great Society 1964- 1980

1. Civil Rights Act of 1964     2. Great Society     3. Job Corps     4. Head Start    
5. VISTA     6. Medicare     7. Allan Shepard     8. John Glenn     9. Voting Act of 1965
10. Thurgood Marshall

Map of the Month due April 30th.

                                           Have a great week!

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Week of April 15, 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. Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday of this week the 4th, 6th, and 8th grade students will take the NYS ELA Exam. Please make sure to have pens and # 2 pencils with erasers available.

3. Friday, 4/19- 12:00 Dismissal due to a Faculty Meeting.
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 Unit 4: WEEK 5

5th Grade Reading- 4/15/13


Homework:

The book being read for Unit 4 is If You Lived When There Was Slavery in America (If You ….Series) Anne Kamma and Pamela Johnson.


Write the vocabulary words for the week and their definitions in the Reading Vocabulary NB. Due Thursday, 4/11.

Remember the Unit 4 Project for Reading is due on this week.

Below is the website for the new state exams. If you wish to have your children practice some of the questions, please go to the link below.
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6th Grade Reading- 4/15/13

Homework:

The book being read for Unit 4 is Lyddie Katherine Patterson.

Remember to also go over the sample questions for the state exam, especially the Reading Comprehension.

Write the vocabulary words for the week and their definitions in the Reading Vocabulary NB. Due Thursday, 4/11.

Remember the Unit 4 Project for Reading is due on this week.

Below is the website for the new state exams. If you wish to have your children practice some of the questions, please go to the link below.
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7th Grade Reading 4/15/13


Homework:

The book being read for Unit 4 is Call of the Wild Jack London.

Write the vocabulary words for the week and their definitions in the Reading Vocabulary NB. Due Thursday, 4/11.

Remember the Unit 4 Project for Reading is due this week.

Below is the website for the new state exams. If you wish to have your children practice some of the questions, please go to the link below.


7th Grade Social Studies


Homework: Chapter 9- The Federalist Period

Write the definitions of the following words in your Social Studies Vocabulary Notebooks- Due on Thursday, 4/11.

Whiskey Rebellion     nominate     caucus      Neutrality Proclamation     impressed
Jay’s Treaty     Pinckney’s Treaty     XYZ Affair     White House      mint

Chapter 9 Read pgs. 273-278. On page 279, complete the vocabulary review 1-10 and questions 2 and 4 in the Chapter Checkup. Due Friday, April 19 on looseleaf.

Map of the Month is due on April 30th.

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8th Grade Reading 4/15/13
  

Homework:

The book being read for Unit 4 is Vincent Van Gogh: Portrait of an Artist by Jan Greenberg, Sandra Jordan.

Remember to also check out the link below for the state exams, especially the Reading Comprehension.

Write the vocabulary words for the week and their definitions in the Reading Vocabulary NB. Due Thursday, 4/18.

Remember the Unit 4 Project for Reading is due this week.
 
Below is the website for the new state exams. If you wish to have your children practice some of the questions (over the Easter break would be a great time), please go to the link below.


8th Grade Social Studies


Homework:  Unit 4- The Cold War (A Changing Nation- Chapter 12)

Write the definitions of the following words in your Social Studies Vocabulary Notebooks- due on Thursday, 4/18.

Red Scare     Joseph R. McCarthy     space satellite     New Frontier     urban renewal     assassination     Oveta Culp Hobby     NDEA     John F. Kennedy    Justice Earl Warren

Chapter 12 Read pgs.448-460. On page 461, complete the vocabulary review 1-10 and questions 2 and 4 in the Chapter Checkup. Due Friday, April 19 on looseleaf.

Map of the Month due April 30th.

                                           Have a great week!

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Week of April 8, 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. Map of the Month and Calendars will be sent home on Monday. Please make sure that your child has received them.
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 Unit 4: WEEK 5

5th Grade Reading- 4/8/13

Homework:

The book being read for Unit 4 is If You Lived When There Was Slavery in America (If You ….Series) Anne Kamma and Pamela Johnson.

Over the Easter Vacation, you should have finished reading the book. If you did not, you must finish by next Monday.

Write the vocabulary words for the week and their definitions in the Reading Vocabulary NB. Due Thursday, 4/11.

A story map will be handed out to complete. This assignment will be due on Friday, 4/12. If extra space is needed use looseleaf.

Story Map for Grade 5

Weekly Quiz on Friday on your book and vocabulary words!

Remember the Unit 4 Project for Reading is due on 4/15.

Below is the website for the new state exams. If you wish to have your children practice some of the questions, please go to the link below.
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6th Grade Reading- 4/8/13


Homework:

The book being read for Unit 4 is Lyddie Katherine Patterson.
Over the Easter Vacation, you should have finished reading Lyddie. If you did not you must have it finished by next Monday.
Remember to also go over the sample questions for the state exam, especially the Reading Comprehension.

Write the vocabulary words for the week and their definitions in the Reading Vocabulary NB. Due Thursday, 4/11.

A story map will be handed out to complete. This assignment will be due on Friday, 4/12. If extra space is needed use looseleaf.

 Story Map for Grade 6

Weekly Quiz on Friday on your book and vocabulary words!

Remember the Unit 4 Project for Reading is due on 4/15.

Below is the website for the new state exams. If you wish to have your children practice some of the questions, please go to the link below.
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7th Grade Reading 4/8/13


Homework:

The book being read for Unit 4 is Call of the Wild Jack London
Over the Easter Vacation, you should have finished reading the book. If you did not, you must have it completed by next Monday.

Write the vocabulary words for the week and their definitions in the Reading Vocabulary NB. Due Thursday, 4/11.

A story map will be handed out to complete. This assignment will be due on Friday, 4/12. If extra space is needed use looseleaf.
Weekly Quiz on Friday on your book and vocabulary words!

Remember the Unit 4 Project for Reading is due on 4/15.



Below is the website for the new state exams. If you wish to have your children practice some of the questions, please go to the link below.


7th Grade Social Studies


Homework: Chapter 9- The Federalist Period

Write the definitions of the following words in your Social Studies Vocabulary Notebooks- Due on Thursday, 4/11.

inauguration      tariff     Cabinet     Judiciary Act of 1789     loose interpretation
strict interpretation     Bank of the United States     political party     Federalist Party
Democratic- Republican Party

Chapter 9 Read pgs. 260-272. Answer questions 1 -4
Complete on looseleaf. Due Friday, April 12

Quiz on Monday on this week’s words and notes
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8th Grade Reading 4/8/13
  

Homework:

The book being read for Unit 4 is Vincent Van Gogh: Portrait of an Artist by Jan Greenberg, Sandra Jordan.

Over the Easter Vacation, you should have finished reading the book. If you did not, you must finish by next Monday.

Remember to also check out the link below for the state exams, especially the Reading Comprehension.

Write the vocabulary words for the week and their definitions in the Reading Vocabulary NB. Due Thursday, 4/11.

A story map will be handed out to complete. This assignment will be due on Friday, 4/12. If extra space is needed use looseleaf.

 Story Map for Grade 8

Weekly Quiz on Friday on your book and vocabulary words!

Remember the Unit 4 Project for Reading is due on 4/15.
 
Below is the website for the new state exams. If you wish to have your children practice some of the questions (over the Easter break would be a great time), please go to the link below.


8th Grade Social Studies

Homework:  Unit 4- The Cold War (A Changing Nation- Chapter 12)

Write the definitions of the following words in your Social Studies Vocabulary Notebooks- due on Thursday, 4/11.

GI Bill of Rights     Green Revolution     Sunbelt     Levittown     consumer goods
inflation     closed shop     censure     Taft- Harley Act     Thomas E. Dewey  

Chapter 12 Read pgs.438-447. Answer questions 1 &2 on pages 443 and 447.
Complete on looseleaf Due Friday, April 12.

Quiz on Monday on this week’s words and notes


                                           Have a great week!

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