Week of December 2, 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. December Calendars will be distributed today. Please check your child’s bag for it. This is an updated version of the yearly calendar that was given out in September.

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

D. Thank you to all the parents and students who donated cans for St. Patrick’s Outreach Center. Your help is greatly appreciated!
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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 December 2, 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.

****Common Lit has been assigned for next week. Please check your account for the assignment and make sure that you are up to date.

****Voyages page 14 #s 1-22 (even). Complete in your ELA notebook.
Due on Thursday, 12/5.

Social Studies Homework for Grade 6

Unit 2: Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Kush/ Chapter 3: Civilizations in Mesopotamia

Monday, 12/2: Define the vocabulary words below in your SS NB. Due Thursday, 12/5.

Tuesday, 12/3: Notes will be posted this week for Chapter 3. Please write neatly and no crossing out. You should be reading the notes as you are copying them. The due date will be announced next week.
Vocabulary for the Week:
city-state p.103, monarchy p.104, authority p.104, polytheism p.104, caravan p.105, architecture, p.106

 Chapter 3 Social Studies Notes for Grade 6

 Grade 6 Lesson Plans for ELAand Social Studies
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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.

****Common Lit will be assigned. Please check your account for the assignment and make sure that you are up to date.

****Voyages page 11 #s 1-17 (odd) + #16 Complete in your ELA notebook. Due on Thursday, 12/5.

Social Studies Homework for Grade 7

Unit 1: Our Colonial Heritage- Chapter 3: The English Colonies (1605-1774)

Monday, 12/2: Define the vocabulary words below in your SS NB. Due Thursday, 12/5.

Tuesday, 12/3: Notes will be posted today for Chapter 3. Please write neatly and no crossing out. You should be reading the notes as you are copying them. Due Tuesday, 12/10
Vocabulary for the Week:
bicameral, congregation, covenant, dissenters, Protestant Reformation, radical, Puritans, Pilgrims, immigrants, Mayflower Compact, Squanto, John Winthrop, Anne Hutchinson

 Chapter 3 Social Studies Notes for Grade 7

 Grade 7 Lesson Plans for ELA and Social Studies
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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.

****Common Lit will be assigned. Please check your account for the assignment and make sure that you are up to date.

****Voyages page 325 Exercise 1 #s 1-7. Complete in your ELA notebook.  Write everything out.
Due on Thursday, 12/5.

Social Studies Homework for Grade 8

Unit 6: A Growing America (1850-1914) / Chapter 18: Americans Move West (1850-1890)

Monday, 12/2: Define the vocabulary words below in your SS NB. Due Thursday, 12/5.

Tuesday, 12/3: Notes will be posted today for Chapter 18. Please write neatly and no crossing out. You should be reading the notes as you are copying them. Due Tuesday, 12/10
Vocabulary for the Week:
ambush, negotiate, Treaty of Laramie, reservations, Crazy Horse, Treaty of Medicine Lodge, buffalo soldiers, George Armstrong Custer, Sitting Bull, Battle of the Little Bighorn, Massacre at Wounded Knee, Long Walk, Geronimo, Ghost Dance, Sarah Winnemucca, Dawes General Allotment Act

 Chapter 18 Social Studies Notes for Grade 8

 Grade 8 Lesson Plans for ELA and Social Studies

                           Have a great week!

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