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. Extended Day classes -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.
G. Progress Reports were distributed on Friday,10/14. If you did not sign it, please sign it tonight and return it tomorrow.
H. Friday, 10/21 will be a 12:30 dismissal due to a Faculty Meeting.
I. 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 17- Module 1 Week 6
The fifth grade is reading Esperanza’s Rising for Module 1. Please read pages 199-233 by next Monday.
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.
Achieve 3000 is assigned each week to help improve the children’s vocabulary and comprehension skills. The children should complete any assignments (activities or thought questions) that are not completed during class. They can also get extra review by completing the stretch activities for the story that they have worked on in class. The Activity and Thought Question must be completed every week because they are counted as a grade! There will be no Achieve 3000 for Reading this week.
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 212-282 by next Monday.
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.
Achieve 3000 is assigned each week to help improve the children’s vocabulary and comprehension skills. The children should complete any assignments (activities or thought questions) that are not completed during class. They can also get extra review by completing the stretch activities for the story that they have worked on in class. The Activity and Thought Question must be completed every week because they are counted as a grade!
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 97-120 by next Monday.
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.
Achieve 3000 is assigned each week to help improve the children’s vocabulary and comprehension skills. The children should complete any assignments (activities or thought questions) that are not completed during class. They can also get extra review by completing the stretch activities for the story that they have worked on in class. The Activity and Thought Question must be completed every week because they are counted as a grade! There will be no Achieve 3000 for Reading this week.
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, 10/20.
Friday-Read pages 52-57 in the textbook. Answer questions 1a, 2a, 3a, 3b on page 57 on looseleaf (full heading). Due Friday, October 21.
Vocabulary for the week
inflation, Protestant Reformation, Protestants, Spanish Armada, Northwest Passage, Jacques Cartier, charter
Map of the Month (Africa) is due on November 16
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The 8th Grade is reading Inside Out and Back Again for Module 1. Please read pages 200-249 by next Monday.
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 at 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.
Achieve 3000 is assigned each week to help improve the children’s vocabulary and comprehension skills. The children should complete any assignments (activities or thought questions) that are not completed during class. They can also get extra review by completing the stretch activities for the story that they have worked on in class. The Activity and Thought Question must be completed every week because they are counted as a grade!
Check your folder each night for papers to complete at home.
8th Grade Social Studies
Homework:
Reconstruction- 1865-1877
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, 10/20.
Tuesday -Read pages 558-571. On page 563, answer questions 1a,3a. On page 571, answer questions 2a,3b. Complete on looseleaf (with a full heading). Due Friday, October 21.
Vocabulary for the week
Black Codes, Radical Republicans, impeachment, principle, Hiram Revels, Ku Klux Klan, Jim Crow laws, Plessy vs. Ferguson, sharecropping, poll tax
Map of the Month (Africa) is due November 16.
Have a great week!
