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. No school on Friday, 6/5.
G. June Calendars and Review Sheets for Final Exams were distributed today. Please make sure that your child has one for each subject.
H. Archdiocesan Religion Exam is Thursday, 6/ 4.
Remember that homework and classwork count as a grade!
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HOMEWORK: For the Week of June 1- Unit 6
*****The book that the 5th Grade is reading for Unit 6 is Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech. Chapters 15-22 should be read by Monday, 6/8.
Lesson Plans:
Homework:
Tuesday- Please write the new vocabulary for the week in your Reading Notebook. Due Monday, June 8
Reading Vocabulary:
Unit 6- Clues to a Culture Grade 5
Week of June 1, 2015 (Week 3)
Aim: to identify the meaning of unfamiliar words found in Unit 6
1. shrapnel
(n) small metal pieces that scatter outwards from an exploding bomb, shell, or
mine
2. intriguing
(adj) to arouse the curiosity or interest of by unusual, new, or otherwise
fascinating or compelling qualities; appeal strongly to; captivate
3. instinct
(n) a way of behaving, thinking, or feeling that is not learned;
a natural desire or tendency that
makes you want to act in a particular way;
something you know without learning
it or thinking about it; a natural ability
4. ornery
(adj) easily annoyed or angered; difficult to deal with or control
5. malevolent
(adj) wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will;
ill-disposed; malicious
6. deprived
(adj or v) not having the things that are needed for a good or healthy life
7. skeptical (adj) having or expressing doubt
about something
9. colossal (adj) extraordinarily great in size,
extent, or degree; gigantic; huge
10. sullen
(adj) used to describe an angry or unhappy person who does not want to talk, smile, etc.
Wednesday: Please answer the questions below (click the link) on looseleaf. Due Monday, 6/8. Please write the Heading, Unit, and Aim.
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***The 6th Grade is reading Dragonwings (Golden Mountain Chronicles 1903) by Laurence Yep for Unit 6. Chapters 5 and 6 should be read by Monday, 6/8.
Lesson Plans:
Homework:
Tuesday- Please write the new vocabulary for the week in your Reading Notebook. Due Monday, 6/8
Reading Vocabulary:
Unit 6- Vocabulary-Winging It- Grade 6
Week of June 1, 2015 (Week 3)
Aim: to review important vocabulary for Unit 6 Week 3
1. prudent (adj) acting with or showing care and thought for the future; wise; sensible
2. turret (n) a small tower on top of a larger tower or at the corner of a building or wall, typically of a castle.
3. improbable (adj) not likely to be true or to happen; doubtful; uncertain
4. celluloid (n) a tough kind of plastic that was used in the past to make photographic film and other products; the film used to make movie
5. reform (v) to improve (someone or something) by removing or correcting faults, problems, etc.; to improve your own behavior or habits
6. tenement (n) a room or a set of rooms forming a separate residence within a house or block of apartments; a piece of land held by an owner.
7. Dray (n) a truck or cart for delivering beer barrels or other heavy loads, especially a low one without sides.
8. intuitive (adj) using or based on what one feels to be true even without conscious reasoning; instinctive
9. malicious (adj) intended to do harm; mean; cruel; hurtful
10. disinfectant (n) a chemical liquid that destroys bacteria; antiseptic; cleanser
Wednesday: Please answer the questions below (click the link) on looseleaf. Due Monday, 6/8. Please write the Heading, Unit, and Aim.
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***The 7th Grade is reading The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper for Unit 6. Please finish reading Part 1 and read Christmas Eve and The Book of Gramarye from Part 2.
Lesson Plans:
Homework:
Tuesday- Please write the new vocabulary for the week in your Reading Notebook. Due Friday, 6/8
Reading Vocabulary:
Unit 6- Vocabulary- Literature Reflects Life: Making Sense of Our World
Week of June 1, 2015 (Week 3)
Grade 7
Aim: to review important vocabulary for Unit 6, Week 3
1. immune (adj) not influenced or affected by something; having special protection from something that is required for most people by law
2. intimation (n) a hint or indirect suggestion
3. melancholy (n) a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression
4. perilous (adj) involving or full of grave risk or peril; hazardous; dangerous: a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat
5. adversary (n): a person, group, or force that opposes or attacks; opponent; enemy; foe.
6. adversity (n) state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune
7. ostentatious (adj) displaying wealth, knowledge, etc., in a way that is meant to attract attention, admiration, or envy
8. feudal (ad) relating to medieval times
9. stoic (n) a person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining
10. bedlam (n) a scene of uproar and confusion; chaos; commotion; pandemonium
Wednesday: Please answer the questions below (click the link) on loose-leaf. Due Monday, June 8. Please write the Heading, Unit, and Aim.
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7th Grade Social Studies
Chapter 8- The Jefferson Era (1800-1815)
Homework:
Lesson Plans:
Tuesday-Write the following vocabulary words and their definitions in your Social Studies Vocabulary notebooks. Due Friday, May 29.
Social Studies Vocabulary:
Unit 6:
The Jefferson Era
Aim: To write and review the vocabulary for the Week of June 1, 2015
1. brazen- bold and without shame
2. neutrality- not taking part or supporting either side in a war
3. Northwest Territory- lands including present-day Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, and part of Minnesota
4. petitions- formal written requests
5. repeal- cancellation
6. USS Constitution- a large warship
7. impressment- the practice of forcing people to serve in the army or navy; led to increased tensions between Great Britain and the US in the early 1800s
8. embargo- the banning of trade with a country
9. War Hawks- members of Congress who wanted to declare war against Britain after the Battle of Tippecanoe
10. consequences- the effects of a particular event or events
Wednesday- read pgs.278-289, pg.293 MC1, MC2, 298-305 in the Social Studies Textbook. Copy notes on the link below into you Social Studies Notebook. Due Monday, 6/8.
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Grade 8 will be reading The Outsiders by S.E.Hinton for Unit 6. Please read Chapters 7-9 by Monday, 6/8.
Homework:
Tuesday- Please write the new vocabulary for the week in your Reading Notebook. Due Monday, June 8.
Reading Vocabulary:
Unit 6- Vocabulary-
The Road Not Taken
Week of June 1, 2015 (Week 3)
Grade 8
Aim: to review important vocabulary for Unit 6, Week 3
1. mimicking (v) imitate (someone or their actions or words), typically in order to entertain or ridicule; copy
2. critical (adj) expressing adverse or disapproving comments or judgments; disapproving; negative
3. delinquent (adj) (typically of a young person or that person's behavior) showing or characterized by a tendency to commit crime, particularly minor crime; lawbreaking; criminal
4. manslaughter (n) the crime of killing a human being without malice aforethought, or otherwise in circumstances not amounting to murder; homicide
5. recurring (v) occur again, periodically, or repeatedly; repeat
6. exploits (n) an exciting act or action; deed
7. resemblance (n) the state of looking or being like someone or something else. : something that makes one person or thing like another
8. grimace (n) a facial expression in which your mouth and face are twisted in a way that shows disgust, disapproval, or pain; sneer
9. menace (n) a person or thing that is likely to cause harm; a threat or danger; peril hazard
10. prime (adj) of first importance; main; primary; key; principal
Wednesday: Please answer the questions below (click the link) on looseleaf. Due Monday, June 8. Please write the Heading, Unit, and Aim.
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8th Grade Social Studies
Unit 8: Boom Times and Challenges (1919-1945)
Chapter 26 –World War II (1938-1945)
Lesson Plans:
Homework:
Tuesday-Write the following vocabulary words and their definitions in your Social Studies Vocabulary notebooks. Due Monday, June 8.
Social Studies Vocabulary:
Unit 6:
World War II (Chapter 26)
Aim: To write and review the vocabulary for June 1, 2015
1. rations- a fixed allotment of food or provisions
2. solidarity- unity of opinion, purpose, or feeling
3. War Production Board- a government agency set up to oversee production of war materials during WWII
4. Tuskegee Airmen- a group of African American pilots who flew missions in WWII; they were the first African American pilots
5. zoot-suit riots- a series of riots during which Mexican Americans were attacked by whites
6. internment- the imprisonment of Japanese Americans in special camps during WWII
7. liberating- setting free from bondage
8. obsessed- preoccupied
9. Battle of El Alamein (1942) a turning point in WWII, in which Allied forces defeated the Afrika Korps of Germany
10. Battle of Stalingrad (1942-1943) a major turning point of WWII; Soviet forces defeated Nazi forces after which the Nazis never recovered
11. D-Day (1944) an invasion of Nazi-occupied France by Allied forces
Wednesday- read pgs. 820-831 and 835 MC1, MC2 in the Social Studies Textbook. Copy notes on the link below into you Social Studies Notebook. Due Monday, 6/8.
Have a great week!
