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. Please check the blog daily for updated homework assignments or notifications. Make sure that you read Mr. Woods blog for other important announcements.
J. No school Friday, 11/18 due to a Teacher Conference Day.
K. A MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) Student Goal Setting Worksheet was sent home last Thursday with the scores your child attained on the tests administered two weeks ago. Some children may also receive an AIS (Academic Intervention Services) sheet attached to the report.
Please sign both the MAP Report and the AIS form and send them back to school tomorrow Tuesday, 11/15.
L. OLQM is having its annual canned food drive for Thanksgiving. The cans of food will be donated to St. Patrick’s Nursing Facility in the Bronx. Also, the money collected on dress down days will be used to purchase turkeys for the residents of the nursing home, so they will also be able to have a Thanksgiving Day celebration. Please donate as many cans as possible!
Remember that homework and classwork count as a grade!
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HOMEWORK: For the Week of November 14- Module 2 Week 1
Homework for Grade 5:
The 5th Grade is reading the following books for Module 2:
a. Investigating the Scientific Method with Max Axiom, Super Scientist
b. The Boy Who invented TV: The Story of Philo Farnsworth
Please read pages 4-15 in Investigating the Scientific Method by Monday, 11/21.
Please read pages 4-15 in Investigating the Scientific Method by Monday, 11/21.
Check your folder each night for papers that you might have to complete for homework.
Write all new vocabulary on index cards. The word should be written on the front of the card in large print. Module 2 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 numbered and be kept in a Ziploc bag. Words will not be accepted if they are not in a bag! Please keep Module 1 index cards in a safe place, so you will have them for the Midterm Exam. You can keep them at home until we start to review.
Reading Vocabulary for the week will be listed in the Reading Vocabulary notebook. If there are no new words, then index cards do not have to be handed in on Monday.
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!
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Homework for Grade 6
The 6th Grade is reading the following book for Module 2:
Bud Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis $8.50
Please read Chapters 1,2,3,4 by Monday, 11/21.
***If you haven’t brought in your money, please do so. It is very important that your child brings his/her book everyday so they can do their work in class. Many children still do not have the book!
Check your folder each night for papers that you might have to complete for homework.
Write all new vocabulary on index cards. The word should be written on the front of the card in large print. Module 2 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 numbered and be kept in a Ziploc bag. Words will not be accepted if they are not in a bag! Please keep Module 1 index cards in a safe place, so you will have them for the Midterm Exam. You can keep them at home until we start to review.
Reading Vocabulary for the week will be listed in the Reading Vocabulary notebook. If there are no new words, then index cards do not have to be handed in on Monday.
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!
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Homework for Grade 7
The 7th Grade is reading the following book for Module 2:
Lyddie by Katherine Patterson $8.00
Please read Chapters 1,2,3,4 by Monday,11/21.
Please read Chapters 1,2,3,4 by Monday,11/21.
***If you haven’t brought in your money, please do so. It is very important that your child brings his/her book everyday so they can do their work in class. Many children still do not have the book!
Check your folder each night for papers that you might have to complete for homework.
Write all new vocabulary on index cards. The word should be written on the front of the card in large print. Module 2 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 numbered and be kept in a Ziploc bag. Words will not be accepted if they are not in a bag! Please keep Module 1 index cards in a safe place, so you will have them for the Midterm Exam. You can keep them at home until we start to review.
Reading Vocabulary for the week will be listed in the Reading Vocabulary notebook. If there are no new words, then index cards do not have to be handed in on Monday.
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!
7th Grade Social Studies-
Homework:
The English Colonies: 1605-1774
Monday- Write and review the following vocabulary in the SS Vocabulary NB. Skip a line between each definition and remember the Aim, Module 2 and the week, and the date. I will be deducting points if any of the heading is missing! Please use the textbook for the definitions, unless they are not there. Then you may use the internet or dictionary. Please make sure that the meaning relates to what we are doing in class. Due Wednesday, 11/16
Tuesday-Read pages 68-77 in the textbook. On page 77, answer questions 1a, 1b, 2b, 4a (you must restate the question in the answer) on looseleaf with a full heading. Due Thursday, 11/17.
Vocabulary for the week:
Jamestown, John Smith, Pocahontas, indentured servants, Bacon’s Rebellion, Toleration Act of 1649, Olaudah Equiano, slave codes
authority- power; right to rule
factors- causes
(write these definitions with your weekly vocabulary)
Map of the Month (Africa) is due on Wednesday, November 16.
Native American Projects are due on December 15.
Outline for Project:
Slide 1: Introduction- Person's name and picture, your name, date, and grade
Slide 2: Infancy (where and when he/she was born), childhood, and teenage years, parents, siblings (can be more than 1 slide)
Slide 3: Life as an adult (can be more than 1 slide)
Slide 4: What tribe did your Native American belong too? Where in America was the tribe located? Give information about the tribe and location (is more than 1 slide)
Slide 5: What part of history does your person live during. Explain your answer.
Slide 6: Bibliography- there must be more than two sources of information, meaning at least three. (video is optional)
There should be no more than two sentences of text on a slide. Your information should be on index cards. Study your presentation, so you are not reading from the cards- the cards should be used as notes, so you don't forget anything. I will be grading much harder than your first project! Please follow the outline carefully.
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Homework for Grade 8
The 8th Grade is reading the following book for Module 2:
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee $9.50.
Please read Chapters 1, 2, 3, ad 4 by Monday, 11/21.
***If you haven’t brought in your money, please do so. It is very important that your child brings his/her book everyday so they can do their work in class. Many children still do not have the book!
Check your folder each night for papers that you might have to complete for homework.
Write all new vocabulary on index cards. The word should be written on the front of the card in large print. Module 2 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 numbered and be kept in a Ziploc bag. Words will not be accepted if they are not in a bag! Please keep Module 1 index cards in a safe place, so you will have them for the Midterm Exam. You can keep them at home until we start to review.
Reading Vocabulary for the week will be listed in the Reading Vocabulary notebook. If there are no new words, then index cards do not have to be handed in on Monday.
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!
8th Grade Social Studies
Homework:
The Industrial Age- 1876-1900
Monday- Write and review the following vocabulary in the SS Vocabulary NB. Skip a line between each definition and remember the Aim, Module 2 and the week, and the date. I will be deducting points if any of the heading is missing! Please use the textbook for the definitions, unless they are not there. Then you may use the internet or dictionary. Please make sure that the meaning relates to what we are doing in class. Due Wednesday, 11/16
Tuesday -Read pages 610-618. On page 618, answer questions 1a,1b,2a,2b. (you must restate the question in the answer) on looseleaf with a full heading. Due Thursday, 11/17.
Vocabulary for the week
Second Industrial Revolution, Bessemer process, Thomas Edison, patents, Alexander Graham Bell, Henry Ford, Wilbur and Orville Wright
implement- to put into place (write this definition with your weekly vocabulary)
Map of the Month (Africa) is due on Wednesday, November 16.
Native American Projects are due on December 15.
Outline for Project:
Slide 1: Introduction- Person's name and picture, your name, date, and grade
Slide 2: Infancy (where and when he/she was born), childhood, and teenage years, parents, siblings (can be more than 1 slide)
Slide 3: Life as an adult (can be more than 1 slide)
Slide 4: What tribe did your Native American belong too? Where in America was the tribe located? Give information about the tribe and location (is more than 1 slide)
Slide 5: What part of history does your person live during. Explain your answer.
Slide 6: Bibliography- there must be more than two sources of information, meaning at least three. (video is optional)
There should be no more than two sentences of text on a slide. Your information should be on index cards. Study your presentation, so you are not reading from the cards- the cards should be used as notes, so you don't forget anything. I will be grading much harder than your first project! Please follow the outline carefully.
Have a great week!
