Week of October 28, 2019


Weekly Reminders:
GRADE 4-HOMEROOM

A. Gym uniforms must be worn by 4th graders on Mondays and Tuesdays for gym unless students are told differently.

B. Thursday,10/31 Halloween. The children may wear costumes to school. They should bring their lunch, something to drink (for themselves- no big bottles or glass bottles), a bag of candy to give out during the PreK costume parade, and something to share with the class (napkins, plates, donuts, cupcakes, cookies, chips, candy). Please let your child know what you would like to send in so I can make a list. You can send the snacks in before Friday if you would like to.

C. Calendars for the month of November will be sent home on Friday. Please check your child’s bag for it.

D. Make sure to read Mr. Wood’s blog for other important information.

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GRADES 6, 7, 8  
A. All classwork/homework must be completed in blue or black ink (other colors will not be accepted).  NO PENCIL!

B. If an assignment states that looseleaf is to be used, no other types of paper will be accepted (paper ripped out of notebooks or legal pads is 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). There will be points deducted for every day your assignment is late. After the 2nd day, the assignment will not be accepted.

D. Homework and classwork must be neat. Work that is sloppy or illegible will not be accepted. Crossing out is unacceptable!

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

HOMEWORK: For the Week of October 28,2019: Grades 6,7,8

ELA/Reading Homework for Grade 6- We will be working on nonfiction narratives and memoirs during Unit 1.

My Perspectives (Pearson)- Please review (in your textbook or online in Pearson Realize) the story, vocabulary, and concepts (word study and conventions) that we are working on in class.

Voyages Practice Book page 9 #s 1-20 even numbers only. Write sentences out. Complete in ELA Notebook. Due Friday, 11/1.

Social Studies Homework for Grade 6

Unit 1 Early Humankind/ Chapter 2: Early Farmers and City Dwellers

Monday, 10/28: Define the vocabulary words below in your Social Studies Vocabulary notebook. Due Thursday, 10/31

Tuesday,10/29: Read pages 56-63 in the textbook. Answer the Reading Check questions on pages 57, 58, 59, 61. Also, complete the Review questions on page 61 (1-5). Restate the question in the answer. Complete on looseleaf. Due on Monday, 11/4.

Vocabulary for the Week:
subsist p.57, terrace p.58, plow p.59, irrigation p.59, barter p.60, pastoral society p.61, elevation map p.62, relief map p.62, contour line p.62

 Grade 6 Lesson Plans for ELA and Social Studies
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ELA/Reading Homework for Grade 7 We will be working on nonfiction narratives and memoirs during Unit 1.

My Perspectives (Pearson)- Please review (in your textbook or online in Pearson Realize) the story, vocabulary, and concepts (word study and conventions) that we are working on in class. We will be taking a baseline assessment this week to find your Lexile level.

Voyages Practice Book page 6 #s 1-22 even numbers only. Write sentences out. Complete in ELA Notebook. Due Friday, 11/1.

Social Studies Homework for Grade 7

Unit 1 The World Before the Opening of the Atlantic/ Chapter 2: New Empires in the Americas (1400-1750)


Monday, 10/28: Define the vocabulary words below in your Social Studies Vocabulary notebook. NONE

Tuesday,10/29: Read pages 42-45 in the textbook. Complete the Reading Check questions on pages 44 and 45. Also on page 45 complete Assessment questions 1a, b, c and 2a, b, c.  Restate the question in the answer. Complete on looseleaf. Due on Friday, 11/1.

Vocabulary for the Week:
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ELA/Reading Homework for Grade 8: We will be working on nonfiction narratives and memoirs during Unit 1.

My Perspectives (Pearson)- Please review (in your textbook or online in Pearson Realize) the story, vocabulary, and concepts (word study and conventions) that we are working on in class. We will be taking a baseline assessment this week to find your Lexile level.

Voyages Textbook page 319 Exercises 2 and 3. Write sentences out. Complete in ELA Notebook. Due Friday, 11/1.

Social Studies Homework for Grade 8

Unit 1 A Nation Divided/ Chapter 17: Reconstruction

Monday, 10/28: Define the vocabulary words below in your Social Studies Vocabulary notebook. Due Thursday, 10/31

Tuesday,10/29: Read pages 564-571 in the textbook. Complete the Reading Check questions on pages 570 and 571. Also, on page 571 complete Assessment questions 1a,1b and 2a,2b and 3a,3b and 4a,4b. Restate the question in the answer. Complete on looseleaf. Due on Monday, 11/4.

Vocabulary for the Week:
carpetbaggers, Hiram Revels, Ku Klux Klan, Compromise of 1877, poll tax, segregation, Jim Crow laws, Plessy vs. Ferguson, sharecropping

 Grade 8 Lesson Plans for ELA and Social Studies

                           Have a wonderful week!

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Week of October 21, 2019


Weekly Reminders:
GRADE 4-HOMEROOM

A. Gym uniforms must be worn by 4th graders on Mondays and Tuesdays for gym unless students are told differently.

B. Tues,10/22 @ 9:00 Hispanic Heritage Presentations Grades 4-8. Parents are welcome to attend.

C. MAP Reports will be sent home this week with the results of October’s test.

D. Make sure to read Mr.Woods's blog for other important information.
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GRADES 6, 7, 8  
A. All classwork/homework must be completed in blue or black ink (other colors will not be accepted).  NO PENCIL!

B. If an assignment states that looseleaf is to be used, no other types of paper will be accepted (paper ripped out of notebooks or legal pads is 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). There will be points deducted for every day your assignment is late. After the 2nd day, the assignment will not be accepted.

D. Homework and classwork must be neat. Work that is sloppy or illegible will not be accepted. Crossing out is unacceptable!

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


HOMEWORK: For the Week of October 21,2019: Grades 6,7,8

ELA/Reading Homework for Grade 6- We will be working on nonfiction narratives and memoirs during Unit 1.

My Perspectives (Pearson)- Please review (in your textbook or online in Pearson Realize) the story, vocabulary, and concepts (word study and conventions) that we are working on in class.

Please make sure you write your summary over on looseleaf and complete any Common Lit that was assigned.

Social Studies Homework for Grade 6

Unit 1 Early Humankind/ Chapter 2: Early Farmers and City Dwellers

Monday, 10/21: Define the vocabulary words below in your Social Studies Vocabulary notebook. Due Thursday, 10/24

Tuesday,10/22: Read pages 48-53 in the textbook. Answer questions 1,3,4 on page 53. Restate the question in the answer. Complete on looseleaf. Due on Friday, 10/25.

Vocabulary for the Week:
drought p.49, domesticate p. 50, livestock p.51, agriculture p. 51, slash-and-burn farming p. 52, surplus p. 52, parallel timeline p. 54

 Grade 6 Lesson Plans for ELA and Social Studies
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ELA/Reading Homework for Grade 7 We will be working on nonfiction narratives and memoirs during Unit 1.

My Perspectives (Pearson)- Please review (in your textbook or online in Pearson Realize) the story, vocabulary, and concepts (word study and conventions) that we are working on in class. We will be taking a baseline assessment this week to find your Lexile level.

Please make sure you write your summary over on looseleaf and complete any Common Lit that was assigned.

Social Studies Homework for Grade 7

Unit 1 The World Before the Opening of the Atlantic/ Chapter 2: New Empires in the Americas (1400-1750)

Remember Chapter 2 Social Studies Notes are due tomorrow, Tuesday!

Monday, 10/21: Define the vocabulary words below in your Social Studies Vocabulary notebook. Due Thursday, 10/24

Tuesday,10/22: Read pages 38-41 in the textbook. Complete Questions 1a, b, c; 2a; 3a, b; 4 on page 41. Restate the question in the answer. For question 4, just write a short summary listing the reason for the explorations, the technology that made the explorations possible, and the results of the explorations. Complete on looseleaf. Due on Friday, 10/25.

Vocabulary for the Week:
effect, Leif Eriksson, Henry the Navigator, astrolabe, caravels, raw materials, uncharted, Christopher Columbus, Line of Demarcation, Treaty of Tordesillas, Ferdinand Magellan, circumnavigate, Columbian Exchange

 Grade 7 Lesson Plans for ELA and Social Studies
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ELA/Reading Homework for Grade 8: We will be working on nonfiction narratives and memoirs during Unit 1.

My Perspectives (Pearson)- Please review (in your textbook or online in Pearson Realize) the story, vocabulary, and concepts (word study and conventions) that we are working on in class. We will be taking a baseline assessment this week to find your Lexile level.

Please make sure you write your summary over on looseleaf and complete any Common Lit that was assigned.

Social Studies Homework for Grade 8

Unit 5 The Nation Breaks Apart/ Chapter 17: Reconstruction (1865-1877)

Remember Chapter 17 Social Studies Notes are due tomorrow, Tuesday!

Monday, 10/21: Define the vocabulary words below in your Social Studies Vocabulary notebook. Due Thursday, 10/24

Tuesday,10/22: Read pages 548-563 in the textbook. Answer questions on page 557- 1a,b; 2a,b; 3a,b; and page 563, questions 2b, 3a. Restate the question in the answer. Complete on looseleaf. Due on Friday, 10/25.

Vocabulary for the Week:
procedure, Reconstruction, Ten Percent Plan, Thirteenth Amendment, Freedmen’s Bureau, Andrew Johnson, principle, moderate, Black Codes, Radical Republicans, Civil Rights Act of 1866, Fourteenth Amendment, Reconstruction Acts, impeachment, Fifteenth Amendment

 Grade 8 Lesson Plans for ELA and Social Studies
                           Have a wonderful week!

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Week of October 14, 2019


Weekly Reminders:
GRADE 4-HOMEROOM

A. Gym uniforms must be worn by 4th graders on Mondays and Tuesdays for gym unless students are told differently.

B. Picture envelopes were distributed last week if you are interested in having your child’s picture taken. The pictures will be taken this Friday, October 18. If you want your child to take a picture, please return the envelope with the money in it to Mrs. Resto in the tuition office by Weds. October 16.

C. Make sure to read Mr. Woods's blog for other important information.
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GRADES 6, 7, 8  
A. All classwork/homework must be completed in blue or black ink (other colors will not be accepted).  NO PENCIL!

B. If an assignment states that looseleaf is to be used, no other types of paper will be accepted (paper ripped out of notebooks or legal pads is 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). There will be points deducted for every day your assignment is late. After the 2nd day, the assignment will not be accepted.

D. Homework and classwork must be neat. Work that is sloppy or illegible will not be accepted. Crossing out is unacceptable!

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


HOMEWORK: For the Week of October 14,2019: Grades 6,7,8

ELA/Reading Homework for Grade 6

My Perspectives (Pearson)- Please review (in your textbook or online in Pearson Realize) the story, vocabulary, and concepts (word study and conventions) that we are working on in class.

I will be assigning homework in class for ELA since we will be using Pearson, Voyages, Common Lit, and No Red Ink.

You have Common Lit which is due on Friday.

Social Studies Homework for Grade 6

Unit 1 Early Humankind/ Chapter 2: The World’s Early People

Vocabulary for the Week:
No new vocabulary this week. We will start the vocabulary for Chapter 2 next week.

Friday,10/11: Please copy the notes for Chapter 2- Due Monday, October 21.

 Lesson Plans for Grade 8 ELA and Social Studies

Chapter 2 Notes
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ELA/Reading Homework for Grade 7

My Perspectives (Pearson)- Please review (in your textbook or online in Pearson Realize) the story, vocabulary, and concepts (word study and conventions) that we are working on in class. We will be taking a baseline assessment this week to find your Lexile level.

I will be assigning homework in class for ELA since we will be using Pearson, Voyages, Common Lit, and No Red Ink.
You have Common Lit which is due on Friday.


Social Studies Homework for Grade 7

Unit 1 Our Colonial Heritage (Beginnings-1783)/ Chapter 2: New Empires in the Americas (1400-1750)

Vocabulary for the Week:
No new vocabulary this week. We will start the vocabulary for Chapter 2 next week.

Monday,10/14: Please copy the notes for Chapter 2- Due Tuesday, October 21.

 Lesson Plans for Grade 7 ELA and Social Studies

 Chapter 2 Notes
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ELA/Reading Homework for Grade 8

My Perspectives (Pearson)- Please review (in your textbook or online in Pearson Realize) the story, vocabulary, and concepts (word study and conventions) that we are working on in class. We will be taking a baseline assessment this week to find your Lexile level.

I will be assigning homework in class for ELA since we will be using Pearson, Voyages, Common Lit, and No Red Ink.

You have Common Lit which is due on Friday.


Social Studies Homework for Grade 8

Unit 1 The Nation Breaks Apart (1865-1877)/ Chapter 17: Reconstruction

Vocabulary for the Week:
No new vocabulary this week. We will start the vocabulary for Chapter 17 next week.

Monday,10/14: Please copy the notes for Chapter 17- Due Tuesday, October 21.

 Lesson Plans for Grade 8 ELA and Social Studies

Chapter 17 Notes

                          
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Week of October 7, 2019


Weekly Reminders:
GRADE 4-HOMEROOM

A. Gym uniforms must be worn by 4th graders on Mondays and Tuesdays for gym unless students are told differently.

B. Picture envelopes will be distributed today (check your child’s folder) if you are interested in having your child’s picture taken. The pictures will be taken on Friday, October 18. If you want your child to take a picture, please return the envelope with the money in it to Mrs. Resto in the tuition office by Weds. October 16. Please check your child’s homeroom folder for it.

C. Tuesday, October 8 is Class Picture Day. All students are to be in full dress uniform (gym uniforms must be brought to school in a bag).

D. Monday, October 14 No school due to Columbus Day
   Tuesday, October 15 No school due to teachers’ professional development

D. Make sure to read Mr. Woods's blog for other important information.
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GRADES 6, 7, 8  
A. All classwork/homework must be completed in blue or black ink (other colors will not be accepted).  NO PENCIL!

B. If an assignment states that looseleaf is to be used, no other types of paper will be accepted (paper ripped out of notebooks or legal pads is 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). There will be points deducted for every day your assignment is late. After the 2nd day, the assignment will not be accepted.

D. Homework and classwork must be neat. Work that is sloppy or illegible will not be accepted. Crossing out is unacceptable!

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


HOMEWORK: For the Week of October 7,2019: Grades 6,7,8

ELA/Reading Homework for Grade 6

My Perspectives (Pearson)- Please review (in your textbook or online in Pearson Realize) the story, vocabulary, and concepts (word study and conventions) that we are working on in class.

I will be assigning homework in class for ELA since we will be using Pearson, Voyages, Common Lit, and No Red Ink.

Social Studies Homework for Grade 6

Unit 1 Early Humankind/ Chapter 1: The World’s Early People

Monday,10/7: Study for Chapter 1 Test tomorrow

Hispanic Heritage Project - The information is posted in Google Classroom. The presentation is due on Monday, October 7-TODAY

Vocabulary for the Week:
No new vocabulary this week. Study the notes for Chapter 1.

 Grade 6 Lesson Plans for ELA and Social Studies
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ELA/Reading Homework for Grade 7

My Perspectives (Pearson)- Please review (in your textbook or online in Pearson Realize) the story, vocabulary, and concepts (word study and conventions) that we are working on in class. We will be taking a baseline assessment this week to find your Lexile level.

I will be assigning homework in class for ELA since we will be using Pearson, Voyages, Common Lit, and No Red Ink.

Social Studies Homework for Grade 7

Unit 1 Our Colonial Heritage (Beginnings-1783)/ Chapter 1: The World Before the Opening of the Atlantic (Beginnings-1500)

Monday,10/7: Study for Chapter 1 Test tomorrow

Hispanic Heritage Project - The information is posted in Google Classroom. The presentation is due on Monday, October 7-TODAY

Vocabulary for the Week:
No new vocabulary this week. Study the notes for Chapter 1.

 Grade 7 Lesson Plans for ELA and Social Studies
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ELA/Reading Homework for Grade 8

My Perspectives (Pearson)- Please review (in your textbook or online in Pearson Realize) the story, vocabulary, and concepts (word study and conventions) that we are working on in class. We will be taking a baseline assessment this week to find your Lexile level.

I will be assigning homework in class for ELA since we will be using Pearson, Voyages, Common Lit, and No Red Ink.

Social Studies Homework for Grade 8

Unit 1 The Nation Breaks Apart (1861-1877)/ Chapter 16: The Civil War

Monday,10/7: Study for Chapter 1 Test tomorrow

Hispanic Heritage Project - The information is posted in Google Classroom. The presentation is due on Monday, October 7-TODAY

Vocabulary for the Week:
No new vocabulary this week. Study the notes for Chapter 1.
                          
                          Have a wonderful week!

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