Reminders:
These are a few reminders concerning homework and classwork:
A. All school supplies should have been in today.
B. Please sign the permission slip in your child’s Reading Folder and return tomorrow signed.
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 are unacceptable).
E. 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).
F. Homework and classwork must be neat. Work that is sloppy or illegible will not be accepted.
G. Gym uniforms must be worn by 5th graders on Wednesdays for gym.
H. Some children have still not brought in their school supplies. I sent a note home on Friday if your child was missing something.
I. Extended Day classes will begin tomorrow. The fifth grade will attend extended day class for Math on Tuesday with Mr. Placido and on Wednesday for ELA with Ms. Serewko. The classes will begin at 3:00 and finish at 5:00.
J. Picture Envelopes were sent home with your child last week. Picture day is October 3. If you would like your child to take a picture, please return the envelope with the money o Mrs. Resto in the tuition office.
K. There will be no school on Wednesday, September 28 due to a Faculty Conference Day.
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 September 26- Module 1 Week 3
The fifth grade is reading Esperanza’s Rising for Module 1. Please read pages 50-99 by next Monday. There will be a quiz on Friday on the book and the vocabulary words.
Write all new vocabulary on index cards. The word should be written on the front of the card in large print. Module 1 should also be written on the bottom right corner on the front of the card. The definition should be written on the back of the card. All cards must be kept in a Ziploc bag. Words will not be accepted if they are not in a bag! Index Cards will be collected every Monday.
Reading Vocabulary for the week will be listed in the Reading Vocabulary notebook.
Check your folder each night for papers to complete at home.
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The sixth grade is reading The Lightning Thief for Module 1. Please read pages 50-106 by next Monday. There will be a quiz on Friday on the book and the vocabulary words.
Write all new vocabulary on index cards. The word should be written on the front of the card in large print. Module 1 should also be written on the bottom right corner on the front of the card. The definition should be written on the back of the card. All cards must be kept in a Ziploc bag. Words will not be accepted if they are not in a bag! Index Cards will be collected every Monday.
Reading Vocabulary for the week will be listed in the Reading Vocabulary notebook.
Check your folder each night for papers to complete at home.
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The 7th Grade is reading A Long Walk to Water for Module 1. Please read pages 26-50 by next Monday. There will be a quiz on Friday on the book and the vocabulary words.
Write all new vocabulary on index cards. The word should be written on the front of the card in large print. Module 1 should also be written on the bottom right corner on the front of the card. The definition should be written on the back of the card. All cards must be kept in a Ziploc bag. Words will not be accepted if they are not in a bag! Index Cards will be collected every Monday.
Reading Vocabulary for the week will be listed in the Reading Vocabulary notebook.
Check your folder each night for papers to complete at home.
7th Grade Social Studies-
Homework:
New Empires in the Americas:
Monday- Define the words below in your Social Studies Vocabulary Notebook. Please skip a line between each definition. Remember to write the date, Module 1, Week 1, and Aim. Write in blue or black ink only. Due Thursday, 9/29.
Tuesday-Read pages 38-41 in the textbook. Answer questions 1a, 1b, 3a, 3b on looseleaf (full heading). Due Friday, 9/30.
Vocabulary for the week
Leif Eriksson, Henry the Navigator, astrolabe, caravels, effect
Map of the Month is due on Wednesday, October 12.
Spanish Heritage Projects are due by Tuesday, October 11.
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The 8th Grade is reading Inside Out and Back Again for Module 1. Please read pages 50-100 by next Monday. There will be a quiz on Friday on the book and the vocabulary words.
Write all new vocabulary on index cards. The word should be written on the front of the card in large print. Module 1 should also be written on the bottom right corner on the front of the card. The definition should be written on the back of the card. All cards must be kept in a Ziploc bag. Words will not be accepted if they are not in a bag! Index Cards will be collected every Monday.
Reading Vocabulary for the week will be listed in the Reading Vocabulary notebook.
Check your folder each night for papers to complete at home.
8th Grade Social Studies
Homework:
The Nation Breaks Apart- 1861-1877
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 Thursday, 9/29.
Tuesday-Read pages 528-534. Answer questions 1b, 2b, 3a, 3b on page 534. Complete on looseleaf (with full heading). Due Friday, 9/30.
Vocabulary for the week
abolitionist, emancipation, Emancipation Proclamation, contrabands, 54th Massachusetts Infantry, Copperheads, habeas corpus, Clara Barton
Map of the Month is due Wednesday, October 12.
Spanish Heritage Projects are due Tuesday, October 11.
Have a great week!
