Reminders:
These are a few reminders concerning homework and classwork:
A. All school supplies should have been in today.
B. Please return all Parent Signature papers if you have not done so!
C. All work must be completed in blue or black ink (other colors will not be accepted).
D. 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).
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. Homework and classwork must be neat. Work that is sloppy or illegible will not be accepted.
G. Please cover all textbooks and workbooks. A clear plastic cover is suggested.
H. Gym uniforms must be worn by 5th graders on Wednesdays for gym.
I. Students in the 5th grade will have extended day classes each Tuesday from 3:00-5:00 for Math.
L. Please check the blog daily for updated homework assignments or notifications.
Remember that homework and classwork count as a grade!
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HOMEWORK: For the Week of October 5- Module 1 Week 4
Homework for Grade 5:
Copy all new vocabulary words onto index cards. The Vocabulary Word should be on the front of the card and definition on the back. It should read Module 1 Unit 1 in small print on the bottom of the card.
Read pgs. 58-99 in Esperanza's Rising.
Reading Vocabulary for the week will be listed in the Reading Vocabulary notebook. Study vocabulary every night. Quiz on Thursday!
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Homework for Grade 6
*****If you haven’t sent in the $6.00 for the Scholastic Magazine please do so by tomorrow.
Copy all new vocabulary words onto index cards. The Vocabulary Word should be on the front of the card and definition on the back. It should read Module 1 Unit 1 in small print on the bottom of the card.
Read Chapters 8-15 of The Lightning Thief.
Reading Vocabulary for the week is listed in the Reading Vocabulary notebook. Study vocabulary every night. Quiz on Thursday!
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Homework for Grade 7
Copy all new vocabulary words onto index cards. The Vocabulary Word should be on the front of the card and definition on the back. It should read Module 1 Unit 1 in small print on the bottom of the card.
Read Chapters 10-14 of A Long Walk to Water.
Reading Vocabulary for the week is listed in the Reading Vocabulary notebook. Study the vocabulary every night. Quiz on Thursday!
***Please check your Reading folder for homework worksheets that will be distributed during the week.
7th Grade Social Studies
Homework:
The Earliest Americans:
Monday, 10/5
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 Thursday, 10/8.
Vocabulary for the week
effect Leif Eriksson Henry the Navigator astrolabe caravels
raw materials uncharted Line of Demarcation circumnavigate
Columbian Exchange
Wednesday, 10/7
Read pages 38-41. On page 41, answer questions 1b, 2b, 3a, and 3c. Complete on looseleaf (full heading). Due Tuesday, 10/13.
******Review all vocabulary words and notes for quiz on Tuesday, 10/6.
Map of the Month is due October 13.
Spanish Heritage Projects are due October 8.
Food is due on Wednesday, October 14.
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Homework for Grade 8:
*****If you haven’t sent in the $10 for the Scholastic Magazine please do so by tomorrow).
Copy all new vocabulary words onto index cards. The Vocabulary Word should be on the front of the card and definition on the back. It should read Module 1 Unit 1 in small print on the bottom of the card.
Read pages 65-111 of Inside Out and Back Again.
Reading Vocabulary for the week is listed in the Reading Vocabulary notebook. Study the vocabulary every night. Quiz on Thursday!
***Please check your Reading folder for homework worksheets that will be distributed during the week.
8th Grade Social Studies
Homework:
The Nation Breaks Apart- 1861-1877
Monday, 10/5
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 Thursday, 10/8.
Vocabulary for the week:
procedure, Reconstruction, Ten Percent Plan, Thirteenth Amendment, Freedmen’s Bureau, Andrew Johnson principle
Wednesday, 10/7
Read pages 552-557. Answer questions 1b, 2a, 2b, and 3b on page 557 on looseleaf (with full heading). Due Tuesday, 10/13.
******Review all vocabulary words and notes for quiz Tuesday, 10/6.
Map of the Month is due October 13.
Spanish Heritage Projects are due October 8.
Food is due on Wednesday, October 14.
Have a great week!
