Reminders:
These are a few reminders
concerning homework and classwork:
A. All school supplies
should have been in today.
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. All work must be completed in blue or black ink (other colors
will not be accepted).
D. Homework and classwork must be neat. Work that is sloppy or
illegible will not be accepted.
E. 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).
F. Please cover the New York Progress book. A clear plastic
cover is suggested.
G. Gym uniforms must be worn on Thursdays for gym.
H. Please check the blog daily for updated homework assignments
or notifications.
I. Progress Reports will be distributed on Friday.
J. The children may bring in their pets to school on Friday,10/3 to be blessed at the Mass for St. Francis of Assisi. All cats and dogs must be brought to the church directly and then taken home after Mass. Animals in tanks or cages may stay in the classroom.
I. Progress Reports will be distributed on Friday.
J. The children may bring in their pets to school on Friday,10/3 to be blessed at the Mass for St. Francis of Assisi. All cats and dogs must be brought to the church directly and then taken home after Mass. Animals in tanks or cages may stay in the classroom.
Remember that homework and classwork count as a grade!
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HOMEWORK: For the Week of September 29- Unit 1 Week 4
Grade 5 is reading Thomas A. Edison by Sue
Guthridge for Unit 1.Please read up to page 114 by Friday, 10/3.
Homework:
Monday- Write a
report on an inventor of your choice. The report can be typed or written. You may also use the same report that you do for Ms. Serewko being it is the same topic. If you choose to do one report for both classes, make sure to print two copies.
If it is typed:
1. Double spaced
2. 12 font, New Times Roman
3. No more than two typed pages.
4. You may add pictures if you like.
5. Have a separate page for the resources that you used for
information.
If it is written:
1. Write on looseleaf (do not write on the back)
2. No more than 4 sides of looseleaf
3. Blue or black ink
4. You may add pictures if you like.
5. Have a separate page for the resources that you used for
information.
Your report should answer the following questions:
1. Name of Inventor
2. Where is he/she from and when did he/she live?
3. What are some important details about his/her life?
4. What are some of the inventions that he/she created?
5. Why did you choose this inventor and how are the inventions
important to us today?
Due Friday, 10/10.
Tuesday- Copy
the weekly vocabulary words and their definitions into the Reading Notebook.
The vocabulary will be posted on the blog. Please click on the link. Remember
to write the date, unit, week, and aim. You should skip a line between each
word. Write in blue or black ink only. Due Thursday,
10/2.
Quiz on Friday-Vocabulary for this week and last week (9/22, 9/29)
and readings in your book.
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Grade 6 is reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by
Roald Dahl for Unit 1. Please read up to page 102 by Friday, 10/3.
Homework:
Monday- Do a
report or a PowerPoint presentation on a children’s author of your choice.
The report must be typed .
Requirements for the Report:
1. Double spaced
2. 12 font, New Times Roman
3. No more than two typed pages.
4. You may add pictures if you like.
5. Have a separate page for a Cover page( that should include the title and a picture, and also a separate page for the resources that you used for
information.
PowerPoint Presentation:
1. No more than 10 slides.
2. Each slide should only contain 1-2 lines of writing. There
should be some type of graphic (picture, chart, map, etc.) on each slide and
you should have notes to explain each slide.
3. Have a separate page for the resources that you used for
information.
Your report or PowerPoint should answer the following questions:
1. Name of the Children's author that you chose
2. Where is he/she from and when did he/she live?
3. What are some important details about his/her life?
4. What are some of the books that he/she wrote for children?
5. Why did you choose this writer and why do you feel his/her books are important for children to read?
Due Tuesday, 10/7.
Tuesday- Copy
the weekly vocabulary words and their definitions into the Reading Notebook.
The vocabulary will be posted on the blog. Please click on the link. Remember
to write the date, unit, week, and aim. You should skip a line between each
word. Write in blue or black ink only. Due Thursday,
10/2.
Quiz on Friday-Vocabulary for this week and last week (9/22, 9/29)
and readings in your book.
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Grade 7 is reading My Brother Sam is Dead by
James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier for Unit 1. Please read Chapters VII,
VIII, IX by Friday, 10/3.
Homework:
Tuesday- Copy
the weekly vocabulary words and their definitions into the Reading Notebook.
The vocabulary will be posted on the blog. Please click on the link. Remember
to write the date, unit, week, and aim. You should skip a line between each
word. Write in blue or black ink only. Due Thursday,
10/2.
Wednesday- Answer
the questions about your reading in My Brother Sam is Dead. The questions will
be listed on the link marked Reading Questions. This should be done on
looseleaf. Please write neatly and skip a line between each question. Due Friday,
10/3.
Quiz on Friday-Vocabulary for this week and last week (9/22, 9/29)
and readings in your book.
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7th Grade Social Studies-
Homework:
Unit 1- Our Colonial Heritage:
Chapter 1- The World before the Opening of the Atlantic
Monday-Work on your Presentation
for Hispanic Heritage.
Things to remember:
PowerPoint Presentation:
1. No more than 10 slides.
2. Each slide should only contain 1-2 lines of writing. There
should be some type of graphic (picture, chart, map, etc.) on each slide and
you should have notes to explain each slide.
3. Have a separate page for the resources that you used for
information.
Your report or PowerPoint should answer the following questions:
1. Name of Country
2. Language(s) spoken
3. Government/ flag
4. Important cities
5. Resources
6. Religion(s)
7. Culture and traditions
8. Music, Dance, Food
9. Any other information
Due Monday, 10/6
Map of the Month due on Wednesday, 10/1.
Food for Hispanic Heritage due on Friday, Oct. 10th. Remember
to make a sign with the name of your country and decorate the sign.
Vocabulary for the week
Review all of Chapter 1 Vocabulary.
Chapter 1 Test Monday, 10/6 on your notes, vocabulary, and the
text.
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Grade 8 is reading The Great Fire by Jim Murphy
for Unit 1. Please read up to page 90 by Friday, 10/3.
Homework:
Tuesday- Copy
the weekly vocabulary words and their definitions into the Reading Notebook.
The vocabulary will be posted on the blog. Please click on the link. Remember
to write the date, unit, week, and aim. You should skip a line between each
word. Write in blue or black ink only. Due Thursday,
10/2.
Wednesday- Answer
the questions about your reading in The Great Fire. The questions will be
listed on the link marked Reading Questions. This should be done on looseleaf.
Please write neatly and skip a line between each question. Due Friday,
10/3.
Quiz on Friday-Vocabulary for this week and last week (9/22, 9/29)
and readings in your book.
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8th Grade Social Studies
Homework:
Unit 5 1861-1877: The Nation Breaks Apart
Chapter 16: The Civil War
Monday- Define
the words below in your Social Studies Vocabulary Notebook. Please skip a line
between each definition. Remember to write the
date, unit, week, and aim. Write in blue or black ink only. Due Wednesday,
10/1.
Vocabulary for the week
Ulysses S. Grant
Battle of Shiloh David
Farragut Siege of Vicksburg innovation
Tuesday-Work on your Presentation
for Hispanic Heritage.
Things to remember:
PowerPoint Presentation:
1. No more than 10 slides.
2. Each slide should only contain 1-2 lines of writing. There
should be some type of graphic (picture, chart, map, etc.) on each slide and
you should have notes to explain each slide.
3. Have a separate page for the resources that you used for
information.
Your report or PowerPoint should answer the following questions:
1. Name of Country
2. Language(s) spoken
3. Government/ flag
4. Important cities
5. Resources
6. Religion(s)
7. Culture and traditions
8. Music, Dance, Food
9. Any other information
Due Monday, 10/6
Map of the Month due on Wednesday, 10/1.
Food for Hispanic Heritage due on Friday, Oct. 10th. Remember
to make a sign with the name of your country and decorate the sign.
There will be a quiz on Monday, 10/6 on last week’s and this
week’s vocabulary words, the notes (wherever we get up to), and readings in the
textbook Chapter 16- Sections 1, 2, 3.
Have a great week!
