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. All Progress Reports must be signed and returned by Monday,
10/6.
J. Friday, 10/6, 12:00 Dismissal.
Remember that homework and classwork count as a grade!
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HOMEWORK: For the Week of October 6- Unit 1 Week 5
Grade 5 is reading Thomas A. Edison by Sue
Guthridge for Unit 1.Please read up to page 141 by Friday, 10/10.
The Inventor Report is due Friday, 10/10.
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,
10/9.
Wednesday- Answer
the Reading Questions below on looseleaf. Remember to put a heading on the looseleaf.
You may restate the questions in your answers (sentence form). Due
Friday, 10/10
*Book for Unit 2 is Alice and
Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, CreateSpace
Independent Publishing Platform (September 6, 2014). We
will start reading the book the week of October 20.
The cost of the book is $7.00. You can buy the book yourself, or
I can order for you. If you want me to order the book, please have the money in
by this Friday, 10/10.
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Grade 6 is reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by
Roald Dahl for Unit 1. Please read up to page 129 by Friday, 10/10.
The Children’s Author Report/PowerPoint is due Tuesday, 10/7. You
can also hand in the prequel/sequel instead of doing a project about an author.
Make sure to make a copy for Ms. Serewko and myself
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, 10/9.
Wednesday- Answer
the Reading Questions below on looseleaf. Remember to put a heading on the looseleaf.
You may restate the questions in your answers (sentence form). Due
Friday, 10/10
*Book for Unit 2 is Percy
Jackson and The Olympians- The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan, Disney-Hyperion;
1 edition (March 21, 2006). We will start reading
the book the week of October 20.
The cost of the book is $9.00. You can buy the book yourself, or
I can order for you. If you want me to order the book, please have the money in
by this Friday, 10/10.
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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 X,
XI by Friday, 10/10.
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, 10/9.
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,
10/10.
*Book for Unit 2 is The Voyage of
Patience Goodspeed by Heather Vogel Frederick, Simon
& Schuster Books for Young Readers; Reprint edition (April 1, 2004). We
will start reading the book the week of October 20.
The cost of the book is $9.00. You can buy the book yourself, or
I can order for you. If you want me to order the book, please have the money in
by this Friday, 10/10.
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7th Grade Social Studies-
Homework:
Hispanic Heritage Projects are due today!
Unit 1- Our Colonial Heritage:
Chapter 1- The World before the Opening of the Atlantic
Monday-
The Map of the Month will be distributed today. It is due on Thursday,
10/24.
Food for Hispanic Heritage due on Friday, Oct. 10th.
Remember to make a sign with the name of your country and decorate the sign.
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 Weds, 10/8.
Wednesday-Answer the following
questions on looseleaf. Due Thursday, 10/9.
1. Why is Sundiata famous?
2. Why did Mansa Musa travel to Mecca?
3. How did Mansa Musa’s belief in Islam affect the country and
people of Mali?
Vocabulary for the week
Berbers Mansa Musa hajj
mosques Askia the Great
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Grade 8 is reading The Great Fire by Jim Murphy
for Unit 1. Please read up to page 123 by Friday, 10/10.
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,
10/9.
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,
10/10.
*Book for Unit 2 is Roll of
Thunder-Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor, Puffin, January 1, 1991. We
will start reading the book the week of October 20.
The cost of the book is $9.00. You can buy the book yourself, or
I can order for you. If you want me to order the book, please have the money in
by this Friday, 10/10.
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8th Grade Social Studies
Hispanic Heritage Projects are due today!
Food for Hispanic Heritage due on Friday, Oct. 10th.
Remember to make a sign with the name of your country and decorate the sign.
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 Friday,
10/10.
Vocabulary for the week
campaign maneuvers abolitionist emancipation Emancipation Proclamation contrabands 54th Massachusetts Infantry Copperheads
habeas corpus Clara
Barton
Tuesday- Read pages
528-535. On page 534, answer questions 1 and 2. Complete on looseleaf. Due Friday, 10/10.
Have a great week!
