Week of June 24, 2019

Weekly Reminders:

GRADE 4-HOMEROOM

A. Every child will be responsible for using the program Success Maker throughout the summer months for two hours per week- one hour for Reading and one hour for Math. Please read the school blog for further details. It will also be stated on your child’s Report Card under 4^th Quarter/End of the Year Comments.

B. Monday, 6/24 Awards Day at 10:00AM. All Parents are welcome! Dismissal at 3:15.

C. Tuesday, 6/25 Class Party. The children can wear their regular clothes to school. Please send them with their bookbags so they can carry home any books that belong to them and they can also bring in treats to share with their friends. They should also bring something to drink since the soda and water machine is sometimes empty. Dismissal at 3:15.

D. Wednesday, 6/26 End of the Year Mass, Graduation, and Report Cards. All children must be dressed in full uniform. Report Cards will be distributed before dismissal. Dismissal at 1:00.

It was my pleasure to be your child’s homeroom this year, and I thank all the parents for their support and cooperation. I have enjoyed working with you! Have a safe and enjoyable summer and I look forward to seeing you in September!

Sincerely,

Ms. Toscano Larios

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GRADES 5, 6, 7, 8  

Every child will be responsible for using the program Success Maker throughout the summer months for two hours per week- one hour for Reading and one hour for Math. Please read the school blog for further details. It will also be stated on your child’s Report Card under 4^th Quarter/End of the Year Comments.

Any student that has a missing/damaged textbook or workbook, must pay to replace that book(s). Please see me if you have any questions about this.

I wish you all a safe and enjoyable summer and look forward to seeing you in September!  For the 8^th grade, I wish all of you good luck in High School. Work Hard!

Sincerely,

Ms. Toscano Larios

           

           

Week of June 17, 2019

Weekly Reminders:

GRADE 4-HOMEROOM

A. Gym uniforms must be worn by 4^th graders on Wednesdays for gym unless students are told differently.

B. Remember all students are to come to the church in the morning for Prayers. Anyone that does not arrive before the Pledge of Allegiance will be marked late or absent.

C. Please read and sign the letter that was sent home with your child today concerning the computer program Success Maker. Every child will be responsible for using the program throughout the summer months for two hours per week- one hour for Reading and one hour for Math. Please read the school blog for further details.

D. The last day for the ASP is Thursday.

E. Friday, 6/21- School Closed

F. The children will be bringing home folders and notebooks this week to leave at home. You can dispose of anything you do not want. Please make sure that you check your child’s bag on Wednesday and Thursday so that they are not carrying the same books and supplies back and forth.

G. Monday, 6/24 Awards Day at 10:00AM. All Parents are welcome!

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GRADES 5, 6, 7, 8  

Test Folders will be sent home later in the week with all your child’s work for the year. You may get rid of anything that you do not want after reviewing the folder.

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HOMEWORK: For the Week of June 17, 2019: Grades 5, 6,7,8

The children will be working on extra assignments this week in class to boost their grades. There is no homework this week.

           

                 Have a great week!

Week of June 10, 2019

Weekly Reminders:

GRADE 4-HOMEROOM

A. Gym uniforms must be worn by 4^th graders on Wednesdays for gym unless students are told differently.

B. Remember all students are to come to the church in the morning for Prayers. Anyone that does not arrive before the Pledge of Allegiance will be marked late or absent.

C. Friday, 6/10- School Closed

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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).  Please bring a highlighter and red pen to class each day.

B. Please make sure that you have loose-leaf and a pen every day. Paper cannot be ripped out of a notebook.

C. Remember homework counts as part of the total grade!

D. Please read the school blog for many important events this week.

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HOMEWORK: For the Week of June 10, 2019: Grades 5, 6,7,8

Social Studies Homework for Grade 5

Unit 3 The Thirteen Colonies/ Chapter 7: The Southern Colonies

Study Chapter 7 Notes for Test on Thursday, 6/13.
Essay Question:

The Maryland Colony had much in common with its neighbor Virginia.

Explain the ways that Maryland and Virginia were similar.

This must be written in paragraph form.

Lesson Plans for Grade 5

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ELA/Reading Homework for Grade 6:

Study the Review posted on the blog for the Final Exam on Wednesday, 6/12. Please bring Esperanza Rising to class each day this week.

Lesson Plans for Grade 6

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ELA/Reading Homework for Grades 7 and 8

Study the Review posted on the blog for the Final Exam on Wednesday, 6/12. Please bring To Kill a Mockingbird to class each day this week.

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Social Studies Homework for Grade 7

Study the items checked off in the Social Studies notebook and prepare the essay question for the Final Exam on Thursday, 6/13.

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Social Studies Homework for Grade 8

Study the items checked off in the Social Studies notebook and prepare the essay question for the Final Exam on Thursday, 6/13.

                     Have a great week!

Final Exam Review Sheet for Grades 6-7-8 ELA and Social Studies (the blog for the Week of June 3 is located after the review)

GRADE 6 REVIEW FOR ELA FINAL EXAM:

Reading: Know the definition for following vocabulary words (they can be found in the back of your textbook on pages R43- R47:

argument, author’s purpose, central idea, claim, climax, conflict (external and internal), denotation, dialogue, diction, exposition, figurative language, flashback, idioms, memoir, metaphor, narrator, novel, onomatopoeia, opinion, personification, plot (whole definition), poetry, point of view, prose, repetition, resolution, rhyme, setting, simile, stanza, summary, theme, thesaurus, tone, verse

Language Arts:

1.NOUNS: singular/plural, concrete/abstract, nouns as subjects/objects, possessive nouns (Section 1)

2.PRONOUNS: personal, pronoun-antecedent agreement, intensive/reflexive, subject/object pronouns (Section 2)

3.VERBS: principal forms of verbs, verb phrases (Section 4)

4.CONJUNCTIONS, INTERJECTIONS, PUNCTUATION, AND CAPITALIZATION: conjunctions, periods, commas, exclamation points, question marks, capitalization (Section 7)

Questions concerning Esperanza Rising (up to page 158)

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GRADES 7 AND 8 REVIEW FOR ELA FINAL EXAM:

Reading: Know the definition for following vocabulary words (they can be found in the back of your textbook on pages R43- R47:

Reading: Know the definition for following vocabulary words (they can be found in the back of your textbook on pages R43- R47:

argument, author’s purpose, central idea, claim, climax, conflict (external and internal), denotation, dialogue, diction, exposition, figurative language, flashback, idioms, memoir, metaphor, narrator, novel, onomatopoeia, opinion, personification, plot (whole definition), poetry, point of view, prose, repetition, resolution, rhyme, setting, simile, stanza, summary, theme, thesaurus, tone, verse

Language Arts:

1.NOUNS: singular/plural, concrete/abstract, nouns as subjects/objects, possessive nouns (Section 1)

2.ADJECTIVES: descriptive adjectives, position adjectives, demonstrative, interrogative, and indefinite adjectives, comparative/superlative adjectives (Section 2)

3.VERBS: principal forms of verbs, verb phrases (Section 4)

4. PUNCTUATION, AND CAPITALIZATION: conjunctions, periods, commas, exclamation points, question marks, hyphens, apostrophes, dashes, capitalization (Section 10)

Questions concerning Part One: To Kill A Mockingbird

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Grades 7 and 8: Social Studies Review for Final Exam

All material that will be on the exam will be starred in your notebook this week, including the essay. It is up to you to study and to prepare for the essay. The whole exam will be taken from your Social Studies notebook, but you may also want to use your textbook to study for the essay or to read over things that you do not understand.

Week of June 3, 2019

Weekly Reminders:

GRADE 4-HOMEROOM

A. Gym uniforms must be worn by 4^th graders on Wednesdays for gym unless students are told differently.

B. Remember all students are to come to the church in the morning for Prayers. Anyone that does not arrive before the Pledge of Allegiance will be marked late or absent.

C. June calendars will be distributed today. Also, if you have not signed your child’s Progress Report, please sign it and return it by tomorrow. I will return it as soon as I check the signature.

D. Tuesday, 6/4 Archdiocesan Religion Exam. Make sure your child has pencils for the exam.

E. Wednesday, 6/5 NYS Science Exam. Make sure your child has pencils for the exam.

Also, the Uniform Company will be here today from 2:00-4:00. Please read Mr. Wood’s blog for details.

F. Friday, 6/7 there will be a 12:00 dismissal due to a Faculty Meeting. The ASP will be in session.

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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).  Please bring a highlighter and red pen to class each day.

B. Please make sure that you have loose-leaf and a pen every day. Paper cannot be ripped out of a notebook.

C. Remember homework counts as part of the total grade!

D. Please read the school blog for many important events this week.

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HOMEWORK: For the Week of June 3, 2019: Grades 5, 6,7,8

Social Studies Homework for Grade 5

Unit 3 The Thirteen Colonies/ Chapter 7: The Southern Colonies

Vocabulary Words:

They are already defined in the notes.

Tuesday, 5/27: Please copy Chapter 7 notes listed on the blog into the Social Studies notebook. Also, read pages 252-273 in your textbook. This will help you to understand the notes better. Notes are due Thursday, June 6.

There will be a test next week on the notes for Chapter 7.

Grade 5 Lesson Plans

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ELA/Reading Homework for Grade 6:

Monday, 6/3: Esperanza’s Rising- please read pages 81-157 (about 10 pages per day!). Please read every day and do not fall behind. We will be having another quiz on this reading next week sometime. Remember to circle any unknown words and annotate (take short notes about characters, important events, setting) either using sticky notes or a small notebook. Write the page number and lines that you are annotating. This will be discussed more in class.  

There will be a quiz on pages 81-157 on Thursday, 6/6.

Things to review for the final exam will be posted on the blog during the week.

Grade 6 Lesson Plans

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ELA/Reading Homework for Grades 7 and 8

Monday, 6/3: To Kill a Mockingbird- please read pages 99-149 (Chapters 9-11). Please read every day and do not fall behind. We will be having another quiz on this reading next week sometime. Remember to circle any unknown words and annotate (take short notes about characters, important events, setting) either using sticky notes or a small notebook. Write the page number and lines that you are annotating. This will be discussed more in class. There will be a quiz on these pages on Thursday, 6/6.

Things to review for the final exam will be posted on the blog during the week.

Grade 7 Lesson Plans

Grade 8 Lesson Plans

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Social Studies Homework for Grade 7

Unit 3 The New Republic (1800-1855) Chapter 8: The Jefferson Era (1800- 1815)

Vocabulary Words:

They are already defined in the notes.

Monday, 6/3: Please copy Chapter 8 notes listed on the blog into the Social Studies notebook. Also, read pages 262-289 in your textbook. This will help you to understand the notes better. Notes are due Tuesday, June 4

Things to review for the final exam will be posted on the blog during the week.

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Social Studies Homework for Grade 8

Unit 7 The Beginning of Modern America (1867-1920)/ Chapter 23: World War (1914-1920)

Vocabulary Words:

They are already defined in the notes.

Monday, June 3: Please copy Chapter 8 notes listed on the blog into the Social Studies notebook. Also, read pages 716-739 in your textbook. This will help you to understand the notes better. Notes are due Tuesday, June 4.

Things to review for the final exam will be posted on the blog during the week.

                     Have a great week!