Reminders:
These are a few reminders
concerning homework and classwork:
A. 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).
B. All work must be completed in blue or black ink (other colors
will not be accepted).
C. Homework and classwork must be neat. Work that is sloppy or
illegible will not be accepted.
D. 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).
E. Gym uniforms must be worn on Thursdays for gym.
F. Please bring in a large, strong shopping bag (the same as
Christmas) by Wednesday to pack up the books that will not be going home over
the Easter vacation. Please tell your child ahead of time what you would like
them to bring home. If your child does not bring in a bag, he/she will have to
bring all of their books home since all of the desks will be cleaned. Please
also wash the seat sack and return to school after vacation.
G. Progress Reports will be sent home on Thursday, 3/26.
H. Fifth Grade- The children
can wear dress clothes (no jeans or sneakers) on Friday, 3/27. The children can bring a snack to have in the afternoon.
I. The children will be having homework over the vacation in
order to review for the upcoming ELA and Math exams. Please check the teachers’
blogs towards the end of the week to see what is due after vacation.
Remember that homework and classwork count as a grade!
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HOMEWORK: For the Week of March 23- Unit 5 Week 2
Grade 5 is reading Who Was Frederick Douglass? by April Jones for Unit 5.
Please read pages 1-30 (carefully). Do not
answer the questions until you have finished reading the assigned pages!
Lesson
Plans:
Homework:
Tuesday- Please
write the following vocabulary words in your reading notebook. Due
Thursday, March 26.
Reading Vocabulary:
Unit 5-
Countries in Conflict Grade 5
Week of
March 23, 2015
Aim: to
identify the meaning of unfamiliar words found in Unit 5
1. plow (n) a piece of farm equipment that is used to dig into and turn
over soil especially to prepare the soil for planting
2. liberty (n) the state or condition of people who are
able to act and speak freely; the power to do or choose what you want to; a
political right
3. civil rights (n) the rights that every person should
have regardless of his or her sex, race, or religion
4. plantation (n) a large
area of land especially in a hot part of the world where crops (such as cotton)
are grown; because slaves worked on cotton plantations in the southern U.S. in
the past, the word plantation is often associated with the history of
slavery in the U.S.
5. attractions (n) something
interesting or enjoyable that people want to visit, see, or do
6. palace (n) the official
home of a king, queen, president, etc.
7. chimney (n) a
part of a building through which smoke rises into the outside air
8. tote (v) to carry
(something)
ˌ9. pillars
(n) a large post that helps to hold up
something (such as a roof)
10. lawn (n) an area of ground (such
as the ground around a house or in a garden or park) that is covered with short
grass
Wednesday: Answer
the following questions on looseleaf. Make sure to add details from the text
when answering each question. Due Thursday, 3/26.
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Grade 6 is reading The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin for Unit 5.
Please read from the first page of the book, the introduction, chapters
1-6 (pgs.1-31) carefully! Do not answer the
questions until you have finished reading the assigned pages!
Lesson
Plans:
Homework:
Tuesday- Please
write the following vocabulary words in your reading notebook. Due
Thursday, March 26.
Reading Vocabulary:
Unit 5-
Vocabulary- Figure it Out
Week of
March 23, 2015
Aim: to
review important vocabulary for Unit 5, Week 2
1. appraise (v) to say how much something is worth after
you have carefully examined it
2. aviator (n) a pilot
3. regal (adj) fit for royalty; kingly; queenly
4. incriminate (v) make (someone) appear guilty of a
crime or wrongdoing; strongly imply the guilt of (someone); being framed
5. autopsy (n) a
postmortem examination to discover the cause of death or the extent of disease
6. cuisine (n) a style or method of cooking, esp. as
characteristic of a particular country, region, or establishment
7. legacy (n) an amount of money or property left to
someone in a will; inheritance
8. putrid (adj) decaying or rotting and emitting an
unpleasant smell.
9. vigil (n ) a period of keeping awake during the time
usually spent asleep, esp. to keep watch or pray; the eve of a festival or holy
day as an occasion of religious observance.
10. beneficiary (n) a person who derives advantage from
something, esp. a trust, will, or life insurance policy; inheritor
Wednesday: Answer
the following questions on looseleaf. Make sure to add details from the text
when answering each question. Due Thursday, 3/26.
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Grade 7 are reading A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
for Unit 5. Please read the Introduction (pgs.1-5) and Chapters 1-3
(pages 7-64) carefully. Do not answer the questions until
you have finished reading the assigned pages!
Lesson
Plans:
Homework:
Tuesday- Please write
the following vocabulary words in your reading notebook. Due
Thursday, March 26.
Reading Vocabulary:
Unit 5- Vocabulary Science or Fiction
Week of March 23, 2015
Aim: to review important vocabulary for Unit 5, Week 2
1. vulnerable (adj): easily hurt or harmed physically,
mentally, or emotionally; open to attack, harm, or damage
2. pathetic (adj) arousing pity, esp. through
vulnerability or sadness
3. subsided
(v) to lessen in severity: become diminished
4. supine (adj) lying on the back, face or front upward;
inactive, passive, or inert, especially from indolence or indifference.
5. belligerent
(adj) hostile and aggressive; threatening; combative
6. compulsion (n) a very strong desire to do something;
the act of using force or pressure to make someone do something; the state of
being forced to do something
7. assimilate (v): to learn (something) so that it is
fully understood and can be used; to cause (a person or group) to become part
of a different society, country, etc.; to adopt the ways of another culture; to
fully become part of a different society, country, etc.
8. morass (n) an area of soft, wet ground: a marsh or
swamp
9. metamorphose (v) to change into a different physical
form especially by supernatural means
10. obscure
(adj) not well-known: not known to most people; difficult to understand;
likely to be understood by only a few people; uncertain; mysterious
Wednesday: Answer
the following questions on looseleaf. Make sure to add details from the text
when answering each question. Due Thursday, 3/26.
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7th Grade Social Studies
Chapter 5- Forming a Government (1777-1791)
Homework:
A new map will be handed
out this week. It will be due Tuesday, April 14.
Lesson
Plans:
Homework:
Monday-Write the
following vocabulary words and their definitions in your Social Studies Vocabulary
notebooks. Due Wednesday, 3/25.
Social Studies Vocabulary:
Unit 5:
Forming
a Government
Aim: To
write and review the vocabulary for the Week of March 23, 2015
1. Magna Carta- (1215) a charter of liberties agreed to
by King John of England, which made the king obey the same laws as citizens
2. constitution- a set of basic principles that determines
the powers and duties of the government
3. Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom- (1786) a
document that gave people in Virginia religious freedom of worship and
prohibited tax money from being used to fund churches
4. suffrage- voting rights
5. Articles of Confederation- (1777) the document that
created the first central government for the United States; was replaced by the
Constitution in 1789
6. ratification- an official approval
7. Land Ordinance of 1785- legislation passed by Congress
authorizing surveys and the division of public lands in the western region of
the country
8. Northwest Ordinance of 1787- legislation passed by
Congress to establish a political structure for the Northwest Territory and
create a system for the admission of new states
9. Northwest Territory- lands including present-day
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; organized by the Northwest
Ordinance of 1787
10. controversial- subject to debate
11. ordinance- official law or rule
Tuesday- read pgs.148-155
in the Social Studies Textbook. On page 155 answer questions 1a, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b
on looseleaf. Do not answer the questions until you have read the textbook!!!!
Answer each question completely. Due Thursday, 3/26.
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Grade 8 are reading A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
for Unit 5. Please read the Introduction (pgs.5-14) and Act I-Scene I
(pgs. 23-54) carefully! Do not answer the questions until
you have finished reading the assigned pages.
Lesson
Plans:
Homework:
Tuesday- Please
write the following vocabulary words in your reading notebook. Due Thursday,
March 26.
Reading Vocabulary:
Unit 5-
Vocabulary- Dramatically Speaking
Week of
March 23, 2015
Aim: to
review important vocabulary for Unit 5, Week 2
1. vengeance (n) the act of doing something to hurt
someone because that person did something that hurt you or someone else.
2. disheveled (adj) marked by disorder or disarray;
untidy; messy
3. raucous (adj) loud and unpleasant to listen to. :
behaving in a very rough and noisy way
4. tentatively (adv) not fully worked out, concluded, or
agreed on; provisional; uncertain
5. investment
(n) time, energy, or matter spent in the hope of
future benefits
6. oppression (n) prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or
control; persecution; abuse; repression
7. upholstery (n) the
cloth, leather, etc., that covers a couch, chair, etc.
8. erratic (adj) acting,
moving, or changing in ways that are not expected or usual; not consistent or
regular
9. shallow
(adj) disapproving; not caring about or
involving serious or important things
10. indictment (n) the act
of officially charging someone with a crime; the act of indicting someone
Wednesday: Answer
the following questions on looseleaf. Make sure to add details from the text
when answering each question. Due Thursday, 3/27.
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8th Grade Social Studies
Chapter 23: World War I (1914-1920)
Lesson
Plans:
Homework:
A new map will be handed out
this week. It will be due Tuesday, April 14.
Monday-Write the
following vocabulary words and their definitions in your Social Studies Vocabulary
notebooks. Due Wednesday, 3/25.
Social Studies Vocabulary:
Unit 5:
Week 2
World
War I
Aim: To
write and review the vocabulary for March 23, 2015
1. militarism- an increase in the importance of the
military of a country
2. Archduke Francis Ferdinand- heir to the throne of
Austria-Hungary, who was shot on a trip to Sarajevo along with his wife by a
Serb nationalist. This shattered Europe’s fragile peace, and thus started the
Great War (World War I)
3. mobilize- to prepare for war
4. Central Powers- the coalition of nations in World War
I that included the German, Austria-Hungary, and Ottoman empires
5. Allied Powers- a group of nations that allied to fight
the Central Powers in World War I, and those countries in opposition to the
Axis Powers in World War II
6. trench warfare- a new kind of warfare in World War I
that involved troops digging and fighting from deep trenches
7. stalemate- a situation in which neither side can win a
victory
8. U-boats- German submarines or “untersee boats”
9. neutral- unbiased, not favoring either side in a
conflict
Tuesday- read pgs.
716-724 in the Social Studies Textbook. On page 724 answer questions 1a, 1b,
2a, 2b on looseleaf. Do not answer the questions until you have read the
textbook!!!! Answer each question completely. Due
Thursday, 3/26.
Have a
great week!
