Weekly Reminders:
GRADE 4-HOMEROOM
A. Gym uniforms must be worn by 4th graders on Wednesdays for gym unless students are told differently.
B. December Calendars will be given out today, Monday.
C. Thursday,12/6-Native American Heritage Presentations Grades 3-8 in the lunchroom at 9:00 AM. All parents are invited to attend.
D. Friday, 12/7- Mass at 9:00 AM for the Immaculate Conception (Holiday on December 8). All parents are invited to attend.
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GRADES 5, 6, 7, 8
A. All classwork/homework must be completed in blue or black ink (other colors will not be accepted and no pencil).
B. Please make sure that you have loose-leaf. Paper cannot be ripped out of a notebook.
C. Remember homework counts as part of the total grade!
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HOMEWORK: For the Week of December 3,2018: Grades 5, 6,7,8
Social Studies Homework for Grade 5
Unit 2 Cultures Meet/ Chapter 3: The Age of Exploration
Native American Presentations are due this Wednesday, November 28. See google classroom for details. If you are doing a diorama or board, be able to explain it to the class (bring notes).
Monday,12/3: Define each word below in your Social Studies Vocabulary NB. Please use the glossary in the back of the SS text and write the entire definition. If it isn’t in the book, you can search for it online. Just make sure the definition goes with what we are discussing. Due Thursday, 12/6
Tuesday,12/4: Read pages 136-143 in the Social Studies textbook. On loose-leaf, answer the following questions. You may restate the question in the answer. All answers can be found on the pages you are reading this week in your textbook. Due Friday,12/7
Questions:
1. Why did Europeans explorers want to find the Northwest Passage?
2. What were the aims of Cartier’s expeditions?
3. Who sponsored each of Henry Hudson’s expeditions?
4. For what two countries did Henry Hudson claim land?
5. Use the word “mutiny” to describe the last voyage of Henry Hudson.
Vocabulary for the Week:
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The 6th grade will be reading Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan.
Please read Chapters 12 and 13 by Monday, 12/10
ELA/Reading Homework for Grade 6
This week we will be reading from Bad Boy. We will be reviewing synonyms and antonyms, annotating text, and biographical writing.
My Perspectives (Pearson)- Please review (in your textbook or online at Pearson Realize) the story, vocabulary, and concepts (word study and conventions) that we are working on in class.
This week in grammar we will be starting pronouns. We will also be reviewing how to use the dictionary.
Wednesday,12/5: Voyages Practice Book. Complete page 23 (odd numbers) in your ELA notebook. Due Friday,12/7
Grade 6 Lesson Plans for Reading/ELA and Grammar
Grade 6 Lesson Plans for Reading/ELA and Grammar
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The 7th and 8th grades will be reading The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold.
Please read Chapters 12 and 13 by Monday, 12/10
ELA/Reading Homework for Grades 7 and 8
This week we will be reading Tutor Teach a Seniors New High- Tech Tricks. We will also review adjectives, conjunctions, and central ideas. We continue to discuss writing an explanatory essay.
My Perspectives (Pearson)- Please review (in your textbook or online at Pearson Realize) the story, vocabulary, and concepts (word study and conventions) that we are working on in class.
This week in grammar we will be starting adjectives. We will also be reviewing run on sentences and redundant words.
Wednesday,12/5: Voyages Practice Book. Complete page 15 (odd numbers) in your ELA notebook. Due Friday,12/7
Grade 7 and 8 Lesson Plans for Reading/ELA, Grammar, and Social Studies
Grade 7 and 8 Lesson Plans for Reading/ELA, Grammar, and Social Studies
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Social Studies Homework for Grade 7
Unit 1 Our Colonial Heritage (Beginnings-1783)/ Chapter 3: The English Colonies (1605-1774)
Native American Presentations will continue this week. See google classroom for details. If you are doing a board, be able to explain it to the class (bring notes). Please review your notes if are chosen to present on Thursday in the lunchroom. You should not be reading from your notes or the board.
Monday,12/3: Define each word below in your Social Studies Vocabulary NB. Please use the glossary in the back of the SS text and write the entire definition. If it isn’t in the book, you can search for it online. Just make sure the definition goes with what we are discussing. Due Thursday,12/6.
Tuesday,12/4: Read pages 88-97 in the Social Studies textbook. On loose-leaf, answer the questions on page 97. Due Thursday, 12/7
Questions: 1a, 2a, 2b, 3a, 4a (Restate)
Vocabulary for the Week:
backcountry, casualties, dominion, Privy Council, revivals, town meeting, English Bill of Rights, triangular trade, Great Awakening, Jonathan Edwards, Enlightenment, John Locke, Pontiac
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Social Studies Homework for Grade 8
Unit 6 A Growing America (1850-1914)/ Chapter 19: The Industrial Age (1876-1900)
Native American Presentations will continue this week. See google classroom for details. If you are doing a board, be able to explain it to the class (bring notes). Please review your notes if are chosen to present on Thursday in the lunchroom. You should not be reading from your notes or the board.
Monday,12/3: Define each word below in your Social Studies Vocabulary NB. Please use the glossary in the back of the SS text and write the entire definition. If it isn’t in the book, you can search for it online. Just make sure the definition goes with what we are discussing. Due Thursday, 12/6
Tuesday,12/4: Read pages 619-623 in the textbook. Answer the questions below on loose-leaf. Due Friday, 12/7
Questions:
Page 623: Questions 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 2c
There will be Test next week sometime on Chapter 18. Start studying your notes.
Vocabulary for the Week:
acquire, corporations, Andrew Carnegie, vertical integration, John D. Rockefeller, horizontal integration, trust, Leland Stanford, social Darwinism, monopoly, Sherman Antitrust Act
Have a wonderful week!
