Reminders:
These are a few reminders concerning homework and classwork:
A. All work must be completed in blue or black ink (other colors will not be accepted).
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 are unacceptable).
C. Homework must be handed in on the day due unless I receive a note 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).
D. Homework and classwork must be neat. Work that is sloppy or illegible will not be accepted.
E. Gym uniforms must be worn by 5th graders on Wednesdays for gym.
F. Wednesday, May 4th is Star Wars Day. See Mr. Woods’ blog for details. There will also be a cake sale that day.
G. Friday, May 6th- Science Fair will be held at 9:00 in Mrs. Ramsey’s classroom for those students who are participating.
Remember that homework and classwork count as a grade!
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HOMEWORK: For the Week of May 2, 2016
****** New book for Module 4 (last book of the year) Dark Water Rising by Marian Hale. Please read Chapters 9-13 by next week.
All new vocabulary words must be written on index cards. The word must be written on the front of the card and the definition written on the back. Module 4 must be written on the front of the card, bottom right side. The cards will be collected every Monday.
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****** New book for Module 4 (last book of the year) Frightful’s Mountain by Jean Craighead George. Please read pages 82-123 by next week.
All new vocabulary words must be written on index cards. The word must be written on the front of the card and the definition written on the back. Module 4 must be written on the front of the card, bottom right side. The cards will be collected every Monday.
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Reading:
****** New book for Module 4 (last book of the year) The Big Thirst: The Secret Life and Turbulent Future of Water by Charles Fishman. Please read Chapters 4 and 5 by next week.
All new vocabulary words must be written on index cards. The word must be written on the front of the card and the definition written on the back. Module 4 must be written on the front of the card, bottom right side. The cards will be collected every Monday.
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7th Grade Social Studies
Launching the Nation (1789-1800)
Homework:
Map of the Month (Europe) is due Wednesday, May 18.
Vocabulary for the Week:
George Washington, electoral college, Martha Washington, precedent, Judiciary Act of 1789, mint, monopoly, tariff, Alexander Hamilton, national debt, bonds, speculators, Thomas Jefferson, loose construction, strict construction, Bank of the United States
Monday- Copy all words into your Vocabulary Notebook. Due Thursday, 5/5
Wednesday- Read pages 234-242. Answer questions 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b on page 237, and 3a and 3b on page 242. Complete on looseleaf. Restate the question in the answer. Due Friday, 5/6.
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Reading:
****** New book for Module 4 (last book of the year) The Omnivore’s Dilemma: The Secrets Behind What You Eat by Michael Pollan. Please read pages 78-126 by next week.
All new vocabulary words must be written on index cards. The word must be written on the front of the card and the definition written on the back. Module 4 must be written on the front of the card, bottom right side. The cards will be collected every Monday.
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8th Grade Social Studies
Boom Times and Challenges (1919-1945)
Homework:
Map of the Month (Europe) is due Wednesday, May 18.
Vocabulary for the Week:
flappers, Red Scare, Twenty-First Amendment, fundamentalism, Scopes trial, Great Migration, Marcus Garvey, Prohibition, traditional, talkie, Jazz Age, Harlem Renaissance, Langston Hughes, Lost Generation, expatriates, Georgia O’Keefe, innovation
Monday- Copy all words into your Vocabulary Notebook. Due Thursday, 5/5
Have a great week!
