Weekly Announcements:
GRADE 4-HOMEROOM
A. Gym
uniforms must be worn by 4th graders on Mondays and Tuesdays for gym
unless students are told differently.
B. Wednesday,
2/19 100th Day of School Celebration
C. Remember
to re-register your child for the 2020-2021 school year.
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HOMEWORK:
For the Week of February 17,2020: Grades 6,7,8
Grade
6:
ELA/Reading Homework for Grade 6
The 6th grade will be reading Percy Jackson and
the Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. The
publisher is Disney-Hyperion and the publication date is 2006.
The children can buy or order the book themselves or I can order
it for them. The book with tax is $6.50. If you would like me to order the book
for you, please have the money in by/before Tuesday, 2/18. We will begin
reading the book on Monday, February 24 (unless the books have not arrived yet).
The 6th
grade is working on Unit 2- Animal Allies in My Perspectives. This week
we continue reading from “My Life with Chimpanzees” by Jane Goodall. Homework
will be assigned in class during the week.
My
Perspectives (Pearson)- Please review the story, vocabulary, and concepts (word
study and conventions) that we are working on in class in your textbook or
online in Pearson Realize.
Links
to the following programs can be found at the top of my blog:
****Common Lit and No Red Ink will be assigned in class. You can also complete this during
Computer Class.
**** Success Maker-
please complete an hour of Language Arts each week. This includes what you
complete in school.
****Edulastic. This
will help to review for the NYSELA Exam, which 6th grade will again
complete on the computer.
Please
check Google Classroom for notifications for assignments in each of the above
programs.
Social Studies
Homework for Grade 6
Unit 2: Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Kush/ Chapter 4: Egyptian
Civilization
We will
be discussing ancient Egyptians during the New Kingdom this week
TEST ON CHAPTER 4 NEXT WEEK
Tuesday, 2/18: No new words this week
Wednesday, 2/19: Read pages 158-165 in your textbook. Answer the questions listed
below on looseleaf- Due Friday, 2/21.
Vocabulary for the Week:
No new vocabulary
Questions
to Answer:
Chapter
4 Review page 167
Use Vocabulary 1-5
Write
each statement with the correct answer
Recall Facts: Questions
9, 10, 11 (Restate the answer in the question)
Questions
12 and 13 (Write the question and correct answer-letter and answer)
African American Heritage Month is celebrated during the month
of February. An outline is posted on Google Classroom for you to follow when
doing your PowerPoint presentation.
Due on February 24 (no extensions). This grade will be counted
for both ELA and Social Studies. If you have any questions, please see me this
week!
Grade 6 Lesson Plans
Grade 6 Lesson Plans
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Grade 7:
ELA/Reading Homework for Grade 7
The 7th grade will be reading The
Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. The publisher is Deckle Edge and the
publication date is 4/20/2006.
The children can buy or order the book themselves or I can order
it for them. The book with tax is $6.50. If you would like me to order the book
for you, please have the money in by/before Tuesday, 2/18. We will begin
reading the book on Monday, February 24 (unless the books have not arrived yet).
The 7th
grade is working on Unit 2- A Starry Home in My Perspectives. This week
we will continue reading “Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed” by Ray Bradbury.
Homework will be assigned in class during the week.
My
Perspectives (Pearson)- Please review the story, vocabulary, and concepts (word
study and conventions) that we are working on in class in your textbook or
online in Pearson Realize.
Links
to the following programs can be found at the top of my blog:
****Common Lit and No Red Ink will be assigned in class. You can also complete this during
Computer Class.
**** Success Maker-
please complete an hour of Language Arts each week. This includes what you complete
in school.
****Edulastic. This
will help to review for the NYSELA Exam, which 6th grade will again
complete on the computer.
Please
check Google Classroom for notifications for assignments in each of the above
programs.
Unit 1: Our Colonial Heritage- Chapter 4: The American
Revolution (1774-1783)
TEST ON CHAPTER 4 NEXT WEEK
Tuesday,2/18: Define the vocabulary words below in your SS NB. Due Thursday, 2/20.
Wednesday,2/19: Read
pages 135-139 in your textbook. Answer the questions listed below on looseleaf-
Due Friday, 2/21.
Vocabulary for the Week:
Francis
Marion, Comte de Rochambeau, Battle of Yorktown, Treaty of Paris of 1783
Questions
to Answer:
Chapter
4 Review pages 141-142
Reviewing Vocabulary 1-4
Write
each statement with the correct answer (letter and answer)
Comprehension and Critical Thinking: Questions 5a, 5c, 6a, 6b, 8b, 8c (Restate the answer in the
question)
African American Heritage Month is celebrated during the month
of February. An outline is posted on Google Classroom for you to follow when
doing your PowerPoint presentation.
Due on February 24 (no extensions). This grade will be counted
for both ELA and Social Studies. If you have any questions, please see me this
week!
Grade 7 Lesson Plans
Grade 7 Lesson Plans
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Grade 8:
ELA/Reading Homework for Grade 8
The 7th grade will be reading The
Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. The publisher is Deckle Edge and the
publication date is 4/20/2006.
The children can buy or order the book themselves or I can order
it for them. The book with tax is $6.50. If you would like me to order the book
for you, please have the money in by/before Tuesday, 2/18. We will begin
reading the book on Monday, February 24 (unless the books have not arrived yet).
The 8th
grade is working on Unit 2- The Holocaust in My Perspectives. This week
we will continue reading “The Diary of Anne Frank, Act I” by playwrights
Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. Homework will be assigned in class during
the week.
My
Perspectives (Pearson)- Please review the story, vocabulary, and concepts (word
study and conventions) that we are working on in class in your textbook or
online in Pearson Realize.
Links
to the following programs can be found at the top of my blog:
****Common Lit and No Red Ink will be assigned in class. You can also complete this during
Computer Class.
**** Success Maker-
please complete an hour of Language Arts each week. This includes what you
complete in school.
****Edulastic. This
will help to review for the NYSELA Exam, which 6th grade will again
complete on the computer.
Please
check Google Classroom for notifications for assignments in each of the above
programs.
Social Studies
Homework for Grade 8
Unit 6: A Growing America (1850-1914) / Chapter 19: The
Industrial Age (1876-1900)
TEST ON CHAPTER 4 NEXT WEEK
Tuesday, 2/18: Define the vocabulary words below in your SS NB.
No new
vocabulary this week.
Wednesday, 2/19: Review for test
Vocabulary for the Week:
None
Questions
to Answer:
Chapter
4 Review pages 629-630
Reviewing Vocabulary 1-7
Write
each statement with the correct answer from the Chapter.
Comprehension and Critical Thinking: Questions 8a, 8b, 9b (Restate the answer in the question)
African American Heritage Month is celebrated during the month
of February. An outline is posted on Google Classroom for you to follow when
doing your PowerPoint presentation.
Due on February 24 (no extensions). This grade will be counted
for both ELA and Social Studies. If you have any questions, please see me this
week!
Grade 8 Lesson Plans
Grade 8 Lesson Plans
