Week of May 1, 2017

Reminders:

1. Please check Mr. Woods’ blog for information and announcements. All students should have pencils that are sharpened with erasers for the NYS Math Testing on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday of this week.

2. May calendars will be handed out today. Please check your child’s folder for it.

3. The fifth graders need to wear gym uniforms every Wednesday and Friday from now on.

4. Please check the blog and Google Classroom for updated homework assignments or announcements.

5. Star Wars Day on Thursday, 5/4. Students can dress up if they wish, but there will be no contest due to testing.

Remember that homework and classwork count as a grade!
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 Week of May 1, 2017 Module 4 Week 2

               HOMEWORK GRADE 5
Module 4: the fifth graders are reading Eight Days: A Story of Haiti by Edwidge Danticat.

Continue reading your book! Pages will be assigned this week.

Achieve 3000 and i-Ready: Please continue to work on both programs. If you have an action plan, your work will be checked every Monday.

SOCIAL STUDIES:
No homework due to the Math State Exam.
A new map will be distributed this week.

Famous Catholic Women in History Project will be presented in class this week starting on Monday, 5/1. All homework from last week will be collected on Monday also. If you haven't submitted your reading assignment from Common Lit. make sure it is submitted by tomorrow!
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               HOMEWORK GRADE 6
Module 4: the sixth graders are reading Frightful’s Mountain by Jean Craighead George.
Continue reading your book! Pages will be assigned this week.

Achieve 3000 and i-Ready: Please continue to work on both programs. If you have an action plan, your work will be checked every Monday.

All homework from last week will be collected on Monday also. If you haven't submitted your reading assignment from Common Lit. make sure it is submitted by tomorrow!
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              HOMEWORK GRADE 7
Module 4: the seventh graders are reading The Big Thirst: The Secret Life and Turbulent Future of Water by Charles Fishman.

Continue reading your book! Pages will be assigned this week.

Achieve 3000 and i-Ready- Please continue to work on both programs. If you have an action plan, your work will be checked every Monday.

SOCIAL STUDIES-
Citizenship and the Constitution 1787-Present

No homework due to the Math State Exam.

A new map will be distributed this week.

Famous Catholic Women in History Project will be presented in class this week starting on Monday, 5/1. All homework from last week will be collected on Monday also. If you haven't submitted your reading assignment from Common Lit. make sure it is submitted by tomorrow!
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             HOMEWORK GRADE 8
For Module 4, the eighth graders are reading The Omnivore’s Dilemma: The Secrets Behind What You Eat, Young Readers Edition by Michael Pollan.


Continue reading your book! Pages will be assigned this week.

Achieve 3000 and i-Ready- Please continue to work on both programs. If you have an action plan, your work will be checked every Monday.

SOCIAL STUDIES
World War I 1914-1920

No homework due to the Math State Exam.


A new map will be distributed this week.

Famous Catholic Women in History Project will be presented in class this week starting on Monday, 5/1. All homework from last week will be collected on Monday also. If you haven't submitted your reading assignment from Common Lit. make sure it is submitted by tomorrow!
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                   Have a wonderful week