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 not from a parent explaining why you did not
complete your HW. This will only be
accepted if there is an emergency at home (not because you were too
tired or that you had too much other HW).
D. Homework and classwork must be
neat. Work that is sloppy or illegible will not be
accepted
2. Monday is extended day Math for 5th Grade.
3. Midterm Exams will be administered next
week. The schedule is as follows:
Monday, 1/13 Reading and Writing in the Content Areas Exams
Tuesday, 1/14 Science
and Social Studies Exams
Wednesday, 1/15 ELA
and Reading Exams
Thursday, 1/16 Math Exam and Religion Exams
4. Friday, 1/10 12:00 Dismissal due to a Faculty Meeting
5. January Calendars and Map of the Month will be given
out on Monday.
6. Progress Reports will be handed out on Friday. Please
check your child’s bookbag for it.
Remember that homework and
classwork count as a grade!
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HOMEWORK: For
the Week of January 6, 2014- Unit 3 Week 4
5th Grade Reading- The book for Unit 3 is Who was Dr. Seuss
by Janet Paschal. Chapters 1-6 should be finished by Friday.
Homework:
Tuesday: Answer questions for Dr. Seuss on
looseleaf. You may restate the question in the answer (sentence form). Due Friday, 1/10.
Wednesday- copy Reading Vocabulary into
Reading Vocabulary Notebook (Unit 3 Week 4). Make
sure that you copied the vocabulary for Weeks 1 & 2, and Week 3 into your
notebook. Check the blog for the vocabulary if you did not! Due Friday, 1/10.
*****Midterm Exam Review: Study the Vocabulary
for Units 1-2-3 and look through Thomas Edison,
Alice in Wonderland, and Dr. Seuss. Please make sure to have these three books the
day of the Midterm Exam!
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6th Grade Reading- The book for
Unit 3 is Escape
from Saigon: How a Vietnam War Orphan Became an American Boy by Andrea Warren . Read Chapters 5, 6, 7, & 8 by Friday.
Homework:
Tuesday: Answer questions for Escape from Saigon on looseleaf. You may
restate the question in the answer (sentence form). Due Friday, 1/10.
Wednesday- copy Reading Vocabulary into
Reading Vocabulary Notebook (Unit 3 Week 4). Make
sure that you copied the vocabulary for Weeks 1 & 2, and Week 3 into your
notebook. Check the blog for the vocabulary if you did not! Due Friday, 1/10.
*****Midterm Exam Review: Study the Vocabulary
for Units 1-2-3 and look through Charlie and
the Chocolate Factory, The Lightning Thief,
and scape from Saigon. Please make sure to have these three books the
day of the Midterm Exam!
7th Grade Reading- The book for Unit 3 is Call
of the Wild
by Jack London. Read Chapters 3 and 4 by Friday.
Homework:
Tuesday: Answer questions for Call of the Wild on looseleaf. You may restate
the question in the answer (sentence form). Due Friday, 1/10.
Wednesday- copy Reading Vocabulary into
Reading Vocabulary Notebook (Unit 3 Week 4). Make
sure that you copied the vocabulary for Weeks 1 & 2, and Week 3 into your
notebook. Check the blog for the vocabulary if you did not! Due Friday, 1/10.
*****Midterm Exam Review: Study the Vocabulary
for Units 1-2-3 and look through My Brother Sam
is Dead, The Voyage of Patience Goodspeed,
and Call of the Wild. Please make sure to have these three books the
day of the Midterm Exam!
7th Grade
Social Studies
Homework: The Road to Independence
Monday- Vocabulary due Thursday, 1/9 (Unit 3 Week 4)
1. Boston Massacre 2. acquit 3. propaganda 4. Committee of Correspondence 5. Tea Act
6. monopoly 7. Boston Tea
Party
8. Intolerable Acts 9. Quebec Act
10. First Continental Congress
11. Continental Association 12. Minutemen
Tuesday- Read pages 174-181. Complete Chapter 6 Review pg. 183:
Vocabulary Review 1-10. Follow the directions in the book. Chapter Checkup
Questions: 1-5 (on looseleaf). Due on Thursday, 1/9.
*****Midterm Exam Review: Study your notes for
Units 1-2-3 and also your textbook (it would be a good to study the Chapter Reviews at the end
of each chapter). You should be
reading over important facts from Chapters 1- 6. Some possible essay questions
will be given during the week so you can prepare and study them.
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8th Grade Reading- The book for Unit 3 is The
Boy’s War: Confederate and Union Soldiers Talk about the Civil War by Jack London. Read
4 and 5 by Friday.
Homework:
Tuesday: Answer questions for The Boys’ War on looseleaf. You may restate
the question in the answer (sentence form). Due Friday, 1/10.
Wednesday- copy Reading Vocabulary into
Reading Vocabulary Notebook (Unit 3 Week 4). Make
sure that you copied the vocabulary for Weeks 1 & 2, and Week 3 into your
notebook. Check the blog for the vocabulary if you did not! Due Friday, 1/10.
*****Midterm Exam Review: Study the Vocabulary
for Units 1-2-3 and look through The Great Fire,
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, and The Boys’ War.
Make sure you bring all three books on day of the Midterm Exam!
Homework: World War II
Monday- Make sure that you have copied the Vocabulary for Weeks 1-2-3 (Unit 3) into you Social Studies Vocabulary
NB. Due Thursday, 1/9
Tuesday- Complete Chapter 10 Review pg. 355: Vocabulary Review
1-10. Write the statement, letter, and correct answer. Chapter Checkup Questions: 1-5 (on
looseleaf). Due on Thursday, 1/9.
*****Midterm Exam Review: Study your notes for
Units 1-2-3 and also your textbook (it would be a good to study the Chapter Reviews at the end
of each chapter). You should be
reading over important facts from Chapters 6- 10. Some possible essay questions
will be given during the week so you can prepare and study them.
A Happy and
Healthy New Year to all!
