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. Friday, 5/17 is a 12:00 Dismissal.
Progress Reports are
also being sent home, so check your child’s bookbag if he/she doesn’t give it
to you!
3. The schedule for Unit 4 Exams is as follows:
Mon, 5/13: Math and
Religion
Tues, 5/14: Science and Reading
Weds, 5/5: Social Studies and ELA
4. All students need to bring Rosary Beads to school for the May
Procession on Friday, May 31.
Remember that
homework and classwork count as a grade!
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Unit 5: WEEK 3
5th Grade
Reading- 5/13/13
Homework:
The book being read for Unit 5 is The Little Prince by Antoine de
Saint-Exupery.
Read Chapters I- VI (up to p. 22). (THAT
MEANS READ IT…..DON’T SKIM IT!!!!!!!)
Study all Vocabulary for Unit 4 and may sure that you finished reading the
book about slavery.
Write the vocabulary and definitions in your vocabulary
notebook.
Due Thursday, May 16, 2013.
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6th Grade Reading- 5/13/13
Homework:
The book being read for Unit 5 is Westing Game by Ellen Raskin.
Read Chapters 1-10. (THAT MEANS READ
IT…..DON’T SKIM IT!!!!!!!)
Study all Vocabulary for Unit 4 and may sure that you finished reading the
book Lyddie.
Write the vocabulary and definitions in your vocabulary
notebook.
Due Thursday, May 16, 2013.
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7th Grade
Reading 5/13/13
Homework:
The book being read for Unit 5 is A Wrinkle of Time by Madeleine
L’Engle
Read Chapters I-4. (THAT MEANS READ
IT…..DON’T SKIM IT!!!!!!!)
Study all Vocabulary for Unit 4 and may sure that you finished reading the
book Call of the Wild.
Write the vocabulary and definitions in your vocabulary
notebook.
Due Thursday, May 16, 2013.
7th Grade Social Studies
Homework:
Chapter 11- The Jacksonian Era (1824-1840)
Write the definitions of the following words in your Social Studies
Vocabulary Notebooks- Due on Thursday, 5/16.
1. favorite son 2. sectionalism 3. Democrat 4. nullify
5. nullification 6. secession 7. Force Bill 8. Bank Charter Bill 9. Whig 10. depression
Chapter 11 Read pgs. 358-362. On page 363 answer Questions 1, 2, 3, & 4.
You can restate the questions. Due Friday,
May 17 on looseleaf.
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8th Grade Reading 5/13/13
Homework:
The book being read for Unit 5 is A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine
Hansberry.
Read Act I, Scene 2 (upto pg. 75).
Study all Vocabulary for Unit 4 and may sure that you finished reading the
book about Vincent Van Gogh.
Write the vocabulary and definitions in your vocabulary
notebook.
Due Thursday, May 16, 2013.
8th Grade Social Studies
Homework: Chapter 13: Lyndon Johnson and
the Great Society 1964- 1980
Review last week’s vocabulary
1. perjury 2. solar energy 3. human rights 4. Camp David accords
5. Salt II 6. hostage 7. Jimmy Carter 8. Gerald Ford 9. Richard
Nixon 10. Watergate Break-In
Chapter 13 Review pg. 487, complete the Vocabulary Review 1-10 (write
everything out). Also complete Chapter Checkup Questions 1 & 2.
Due Friday, May 17 on looseleaf.
Have a great week!
