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. No
school on Wednesday,11/6 (Teachers’ Conference Day in White Plains) and Monday,
11/11 (Veteran’s Day)
C. Calendars
for the month of November were sent home on Friday. Please check your child’s
bag for them.
D. Make
sure to read Mr. Wood’s blog for other important information.
E. Remember
to bring in canned food for the St. Patrick’s Home
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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 November 4, 2019: Grades 6,7,8
Grade
6:
ELA/Reading Homework for Grade 6
We will
be working on nonfiction narratives and memoirs during Unit 1 and Nouns as objects.
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 7 #s 11-22 (write word and answer) and page 8 #s 1-16 odd numbers only.
Write sentences out. Complete in ELA Notebook. Due Thursday, 11/7.
Social Studies
Homework for Grade 6
Unit 1 Early Humankind/ Chapter 2: Early Farmers and City
Dwellers
Monday, 11/4: Define the vocabulary words below in your Social Studies
Vocabulary notebook. Due Thursday, 11/7
Vocabulary for the Week:
division
of labor p.69, merchant p.69, social class p.69, government p.69, urban p.70, taxation
p.70, civilization p.70, fact p.72, opinion p.72
Native
American Heritage Project- Choose a tribe and create a PowerPoint presentation.
Tribes will be discussed in class. The assignment will be posted on Google
Classroom. Due on Monday, November 18.
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Grade 7:
ELA/Reading Homework for Grade 7
We will
be working on nonfiction narratives and memoirs during Unit 1. We will also be
working on Nouns as Objects.
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 7 #s 1-22 even numbers only.
Write sentences out. Complete in ELA Notebook. Due Friday, 11/8.
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, 11/4: Define the vocabulary words below in your Social Studies
Vocabulary notebook. Due Thursday, 11/7
Tuesday,11/5: Read pages 46-57 in the textbook. Complete the Reading Check
questions on pages 48, 50, 51, and 53. On page 51 complete Assessment questions
1a, b, c; 2a,2c; 3a,3b; Restate the question in the answer. Complete on
looseleaf. Due on Friday, 11/8.
Vocabulary for the Week:
convert,
haciendas, conquistadors, Herman Cortes, Moctezuma II, Francisco Pizarro,
encomienda system, plantations, Bartolome de Las Casas, inflation, Protestant
Reformation, Protestants, Spanish Armada, Northwest Passage, Jacques Cartier,
charter
Native
American Heritage Project- Choose a tribe and create a PowerPoint presentation.
Tribes will be discussed in class. The assignment will be posted on Google
Classroom. Due on Monday, November 18.
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Grade 8:
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 pages 320,321- Exercise 1 (odd
numbers) and Exercise 2 (1-5). Write sentences out. Complete in ELA Notebook.
Due Friday, 11/8.
Social Studies
Homework for Grade 8
Unit 1 A Nation Divided/ Chapter 17: Reconstruction
Monday, 11/4: Define the vocabulary words below in your Social Studies
Vocabulary notebook. NONE
Tuesday,11/5: Review notes and reread
pages 552-571 in the textbook. Complete
the Chapter Review on page 573- Vocabulary Terms and People 1-7 (write all
sentences out) and Comprehension and Critical Thinking questions 8a, b, c; 9a, b,
c. Restate the question in the answer.
Complete on looseleaf. Due on Friday, 11/8.
Vocabulary for the Week:
NONE
Native
American Heritage Project- Choose a tribe and create a PowerPoint presentation.
Tribes will be discussed in class. The assignment will be posted on Google
Classroom. Due on Monday, November 18.
Have a wonderful week!
