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.
E. Gym
for Grade 5 is on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday this week.
F. Friday,
3/21 11:00 Dismissal due to a Teachers’ Workshop.
G. All
students may wear green tomorrow, March 17th for St. Patrick’s Day.
Remember
that homework and classwork count as a grade!
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HOMEWORK:
For the Week of March 17- Unit 5 Week 2
5th Grade Reading- The
children will be reading Bull Run by Paul
Fleischman for Unit 5.
Homework:
Monday- Read up to pg.25 by Friday
Tuesday- Reading Vocabulary due by Thursday (if you did not do it the
other day)
Wednesday-
Questions due by Monday
Unit 5
Project (Civil War or Mexican Civil War) will be due on Monday, March 24. If
you need help, please see me.
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6th Grade Reading- The children will be reading The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin for Unit 5.
Homework:
Monday- Read Chapters 1-6 by Friday
Tuesday- Reading Vocabulary due by Thursday
Wednesday-
Questions due by Monday
Unit 5
Project will be due on Monday, March 24. (Mystery story or biography of an
author that writes Mysteries. If you need help, please see me.
7th Grade Reading- The children will be reading A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle for
Unit 5.
Homework:
Monday- Read Chapters 1-3 by Friday
Tuesday- Reading Vocabulary due by Thursday
Wednesday-
Questions due by Monday
7th Grade
Social Studies
Homework: A Government for the New Nation (1771-1791)
Monday- Map of the Month due tomorrow. No extensions!
Tuesday- Social Studies Vocabulary due by Wednesday
Wednesday- Copy
the diagram of the separation of powers on page 232 in your textbook. It should
be written and then colored (each branch a different color). Then answer
questions 1-8. This should be done on looseleaf and is due on Thursday. Points
will be deducted off for sloppy work!
Social Studies Vocabulary:
1. Articles
of Confederation 2. Shay’s
Rebellion 3. Northwest Ordinance
4.
legislative branch 5. judicial branch 6. executive branch
7.
Great Compromise 8. Three-Fifths Compromise 9. amendment
10. confederation
Unit 5 Projects are due Monday, March 24 (Social Studies or
Reading).If you need help, please see me before the due date.
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8th Grade Reading- The
children will be reading A Raisin in the Sun by
Lorraine Hansberry for Unit 5.
Homework:
Monday- Read Act 1, Scene 1 by Friday
Tuesday- Reading Vocabulary due by Thursday
Wednesday-
Questions due by Monday
8th Grade
Social Studies –
Homework: A Changing Nation
(Chapter 12)
Monday- Map of the Month due tomorrow. No extensions!
Tuesday- Social Studies Vocabulary due by Wednesday
Wednesday- Read
pages 454-459. Answer questions 1-4 on looseleaf (restate the question). Due on
Thursday.
Social Studies Vocabulary:
1. Green
Revolution 2. inflation 3. censure 4. New Frontier
5. urban
renewal 6. Montgomery Bus Boycott 7. NAACP
8. integration 9. segregation 10. Freedom Riders
Unit 5 Projects are due Monday, March 24 (Social Studies or
Reading).If you need help, please see me before the due date.
Have a great week!
