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 for 5th grade on Tuesday and Wednesday 3:00-5:00.
G. Please check the blog daily for updated homework assignments or notifications. Make sure that you read Mr. Woods blog for other important announcements.
H. Thank you, parents, for donating cans. It is sincerely appreciated!
I. There will be a 12:00 dismissal on Friday,12/2 due to a Faculty Meeting.
J. December calendars will be distributed on tomorrow.
Remember that homework and classwork count as a grade!
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HOMEWORK: For the Week of November 28- Module 2 Week 2
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 1-5 in The Boy Who Invented TV by Monday, 12/5.
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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The 6th Grade is reading the following book for Module 2:
Bud Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis.
Please read Chapters 9,10,11 by Monday, 12/5.
*** It is very important that your child brings his/her book every day so they can do their work in class. Some 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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The 7th Grade is reading the following book for Module 2:
Lyddie by Katherine Patterson
Please read Chapters 9,10,11,12 by Monday,12/5.
*** It is very important that your child brings his/her book every day so they can do their work in class. Some 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 Friday, 12/2
Tuesday-Read pages 85-89 in the textbook. On page 87, answer questions 1a, 1b, 2a, 3a (you must restate the question in the answer) on looseleaf with a full heading. Due Friday, 12/2.
Vocabulary for the week:
Peter Stuyvesant, Quakers, William Penn, staple crops
Copy the following words and definitions into your notebook also:
1.diverse-varied
2.Huguenots- Protestants in France
3.midwives-women who helped deliver babies
Map of the Month (North America) is due on Wednesday, December 14.
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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The 8th Grade is reading the following book for Module 2:
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Please read Chapters 9,10,11 by Monday, 12/5.
***If you haven’t brought in your money, please do so. It is very important that your child brings his/her book every day so they can do their work in class.
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 Friday,12/2
Tuesday -Read pages 624-627. On page 627, answer questions 1a,1b,2a,3a. (you must restate the question in the answer) on looseleaf with a full heading. Due Friday, 12/2.
Vocabulary for the week
Frederick W. Taylor, Knights of Labor, Terence V. Powderly, American Federation of Labor, Samuel Gompers, collective bargaining, Mary Harris Jones, Haymarket Riot, Homestead strike, Pullman strike
Copy the following words and definitions into your notebook also:
1.conspiracy- an agreement among two or more people to perform an illegal act
2.specialization-the act of concentrating on a specific activity
3.strike-a temporary stoppage of work by employees
Map of the Month (North America) is due on Wednesday, December 14.
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!
