Week of March 2, 2020

Weekly Announcements:

GRADE 4-HOMEROOM

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

B. Monday, 3/2 Dr. Seuss’ Birthday. Dress as your favorite Dr. Seuss character. The 8^th grade will be having a Bake Sale!  Check your child's bookbag for the March Calendar!

C. Wednesday, 3/4 Anyone receiving Reconciliation will be having class with Ms. Coello from 3:15-4:00.

D. Thursday, 3/5 Anyone receiving First Holy Communion will be having class with Ms. Coello from 3:15-4:00.

E. Progress Reports will be sent home on Thursday, 3/5. Please sign it and return it to school on Monday, 3/9.

F. Friday, 3/6 No school

G. Remember to re-register your child for the 2020-2021 school year.

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HOMEWORK: For the Week of March 2,2020: Grades 6,7,8

Grade 6:

ELA/Reading Homework for Grade 6

The 6^th grade will be reading Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. Please read chapter 3 by Monday, 3/9.

The 6^th grade is currently working on Unit 2- Animal Allies in My Perspectives. This week we will be reading “Hachiko: The True Story of a Loyal Dog” by Pamela S. Turner. 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 computer programs that we are using can be found at the top of my blog.

**** Success Maker- please complete an hour of Language Arts each week. This includes what you complete in school.

****Common Lit assignment is due on Wednesday, 3/4.

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 5: Nubia and Kush

Monday, 3/2: Define the vocabulary words below in the SS Vocabulary Notebook-Due Thursday, March 5

Wednesday,3/4: Copy Chapter 5 notes into the SS Notes notebook- Due Tuesday, March 10.

Vocabulary for the Week:

commercial, raw material, import, export, annex, independence

Grade 6 Lesson Plans

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Grade 7:

ELA/Reading Homework for Grade 7

The 7^th grade will be reading The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. Please read chapter 2 by Monday, 3/9.

The 7^th grade is working on Unit 2- A Starry Home in My Perspectives. This week we will continue reading “Dark They Were, and Golden-Eyed” media radio play by Michael McDonough, Producer. 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 computer programs that we are using can be found at the top of my blog.

**** Success Maker- please complete an hour of Language Arts each week. This includes what you complete in school.

****Common Lit assignment is due on Wednesday,3/4.

Please check Google Classroom for notifications for assignments in each of the above programs.

Unit 2: A New Nation- Chapter 5: Forming a Government (1777-1791)

Monday, 3/2: Define the vocabulary words below in the SS Vocabulary Notebook-Due Thursday, March 5

Wednesday,3/4: Copy Chapter 5 notes into the SS Notes notebook- Due Monday, March 9.

Vocabulary for the Week:

controversial, ordinance, Magna Carta, constitution, Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, suffrage, Articles of Confederation, ratification, Land Ordinance of 1785, Northwest Ordinance of 1787, Northwest Territory

Grade 7 SS Notes- Chapter 5

Grade 7 Lesson Plans

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Grade 8:

ELA/Reading Homework for Grade 8

The 8^th grade will be reading The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. Please read chapter 2 by Monday, 3/9.

The 8^th grade is working on Unit 2- The Holocaust in My Perspectives. This week we will continue reading “The Diary of Anne Frank, Act 2” 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 computer programs that we are using can be found at the top of my blog.

**** Success Maker- please complete an hour of Language Arts each week. This includes what you complete in school.

****Common Lit assignment is due on Wednesday, 3/4.

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 20: Immigrants and Urban Life (1872-1914)

Monday, 3/2: Define the vocabulary words below in the SS Vocabulary Notebook-Due Thursday, March 5

Wednesday,3/4: Copy Chapter 20 notes into the SS Notes notebook- Due Monday, March 9.

Vocabulary for the Week:

advocate, old immigrants, new immigrants, steerage, benevolent societies, tenements, sweatshops, Chinese Exclusion Act

Grade 8 SS Notes Chapter 20

Grade 8 Lesson Plans

                                   
                            HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!!