Happy Weekend!

Next week is short so we are packing it all in Mon, Tues, and Wednesday

6th grade- Chapter 1 test- study your two study guides: Plants and invertebrates and Lesson 4 "lesson outline" and vocabulary sheet

7th grade- Tuesday- Reading test on poetry selections. (see guide below) Wednesday- Vocabulary quiz Latin roots

make sure you can spell them.

8th grade- Wednesday- Vocabulary quiz- latin roots- know how to spell them

7th grade study guide

all of this is in your BOOK!!

Poetic Terms ( know definitions) : narratives, lyric, ballads, stanza, concrete poetry, and Haiku

understand the difference between rhythm and rhyme, refrain

Poems:

Ballad- Lochinvar- be able to answer comprehensive questions about the poem and be able to interpret lines the meaning of the lines. Know the mood of the poem as well as the mood of the characters

Narrative- The Cremation of Sam McGee- Be able to answer comprehensive questions about the poem. Know the mood of the characters

Lyric poetry- Lyric poetry gets its name from "lyre"

Concrete poetry- "Seal" understand the purpose of a concrete poem, interpret the poem, answer comprehensive questions about the poem.

"Pasture"- understand the punctuation in "Pasture" and know what to do when you come to a comma, and end punctuation

Rhythm and Rhyme- "Martin Luther King", and "Annabel Lee"

comprehensive questions from the poems, the mood of the poems, the message that was being conveyed. A rhyme scheme is created in what way? the pattern of rhyming words at the ends of lines.

6th grade- test next Tuesday

7th grade- no homework

8th grade- ultimate gift test, ultimate gift project Tuesday

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving break.

We have three weeks until Winter Break and lots to pack in

6th grade- Continuing out studies of Invertebrates and vertebrates. We will have a chapter test on Tuesday December 7. It will cover lessons 2-4

7th grade- no homework tonight but plan for some later in the week

8th grade- commas page 609 Exercises 19 & 20. We did not go over everything in ex 20 but give it a try

Ultimate Gift test- Thursday
Ultimate Gift project- due Tuesday Dec 7

Beta Club trip on Dec 9& 10

My family is moving into a new house, so I will be out tomorrow and Friday getting us all settled. The kids have had a lot on their plates this week and I'm proud of how hard they have worked.

here's what is coming up for the rest of the week.

6th grade- Classification quiz tomorrow. Study the study guide I gave you. Know it backwards and forwards. There is no multiple choice or matching so you will have to know the material.

You will read lesson 3 Invertebrates with Mrs. Michel and work on an outline and vocab for that unit.

7th grade- continue review for the verb test on Friday. Mrs. Michel will go over specifics tomorrow and help you with some problem areas. Lochinvar- acting out the poem ( more instructions tomorrow)

For Friday- Bring in your favorite board game- we will have a brain break

On Tueaday you have a vocabulary quiz

8th grade- The week is almost over- Adverb and Adjective quiz on Thursday. The Ulitmate Gift Movie during reading and part of Friday.

for Friday- Bring in your favorite board game- we will have a brain break if you finish the movie early.

Don't forget your project is due December 1.

6th grade- quiz has been moved to Thursday yeah! They have study guides

7th grade- helping verb worksheet. Vocabulary quiz on Friday Unit 4

8th grade- vocabulary quiz tomorrow, adjective/adverb test on Thursday.

I will be out on Thursday and Friday of this week. Email me if you have any concerns

Thanks

Rollins

Test and assignments for the upcoming week:

6th grade- Quiz on Lesson 1 Kingdoms, protists, bacteria, viruses, animals, fungi

7th grade- Friday- Vocabulary quiz on Unit 4

8th grade- Final draft of paper due on Monday.

Vocabulary + spelling- Tuesday

Adjectives/adverbs- Test Thursday

Tag Day November 23- favorite sports teams!!!

6th grade- no homework, Lesson 1 quiz on Wednesday. Study notes

7th grade- The Outsiders- Test tomorrow. Study your questions and characters

Tag Day tomorrow for 7th grade

8th grade- The Ultimate Gift- First three sections due Monday! Vocabulary quiz on Tuesday.

homework for today

6th grade- We will have our lab tomorrow studying samples from the pond. If you committed to bringing a sample don't forget

7th grade- reading test moved to Friday/ tag day Friday

8th grade- vocabulary quiz Tuesday

Open House tonight. Please tell anyone who might be interested in Charleston Catholic to come on by for some information and an informal meet and greet

6th grade- no homework- if I asked you to bring in a sample of pond water or other specimen please remember to do so.

7th grade- vocabulary quiz tomorrow. don't forget to know how to spell them. Reading test is being moved until later in the week.



8th grade- vocabulary- look up your words for the week and parts of speech. come tomorrow prepared to work on your Ultimate Gift project

Homework for Wednesday

6th grade- no homework

7th grade- Finish reading The Outsiders, vocabulary for Ch 10-12 and study guide questions 10-12

If you are re-doing a book report it is due by Friday

8th grade- First draft of paper is due Friday

Homework for Monday November 1

6th Grade- Chapter 11 test. We will meet in the am at 7:15 for a quick review.

7th grade-

Still waiting for some of your recipes. I would love to have our book ready for Thanksgiving.

If you did not turn in your poem today it is due tomorrow. ( you don't want to lose another 10 points)

If you are re-constructing your book report it is due to me by Friday ( last chance)

8th Grade

No homework tonight, I think you are drained from the test.

Happy weekend

6th grade- Test on Tuesday. The kids have all the information they need. Vocabulary, outlines, notes, and circuit sheets.

We will begin Life Science next week. I originally was going to hold off on this section until the end of the year, but I am taking a class on life science and I would love to integrate what I'm doing with the class.

7th grade- Final typed copies of poems due Monday. I have to submit entries to SEWE by Thursday. We will be finishing up the Outsiders over the next two weeks.

8th Grade- Reading Test on Monday The House of Dies Drear.- vocabulary, reading comprehension, paragraph editing, and stage direction. They need to re-read the play focusing on content, stage direction, and camera angles. No vocabulary this week, it is included in reading.

I am very proud of how hard the class worked this week on their personal narratives. They completed a first draft last week and we will continue to revise and perfect these papers next week.

We will begin The Ultimate Gift next week. I have the book on CD and we will listen to it during class time. If you would like to have a written copy as well it can be purchased through any bookstore. Along with this book the students will complete a comprehensive project, which I will handout guidelines for this next week as well. We will use some class time to work on this, however, it will require out of school work as well. It is an involved project and can not be left to the last minute. Please encourage your child to work on it a little along the way. It will reflect in their final grade.

Homework

6th Grade- nothing

7th Grade- Finish reading chapter 9 and answer questions 7-9. Read back over the questions.

Vocab test tomorrow.

8th grade- finish House of Dies Drear packet. Test on Monday Nov 1

Short week- No school Friday- Parent conferences

Tag Day on thursday- $1.00 Orange and black theme ( no costumes please)

6th Grade- Read Lesson 9 Electromagnetics

7th Grade- Vocab quiz has been moved to Wednesday.

8th Grade- Playbills due tomorrow, outline for Personal narrative due tomorrow. Test on The House of Dies Drear Monday November 1.

Hi all,

A couple of things. Remember I will be out tomorrow and Kellie Carroll will be filling in. She has all the assignments so don't try to trick her!

Next Friday is conference day so no school for you, but I have to be there to talk to your parents about all your wonderful progress. Tag day is next Thursday $1.00 allows you to dress down and our theme is Black and orange but no costumes please!

This will cover your homework through the weekend

6th Grade- Complete the packet I gave you on Circuits.

7th Grade- Book report due Monday! No ifs, ands or buts. Read through chapter 8 and work as many of the questions that you can. in chapters 7-9. vocabulary quiz on Tuesday. Please bring in a copy of your recipe so that I can compile for a class book. For those of you who were not able to bring your family dish, in you may bring it on Monday if you choose. Start thinking about your poetry piece we will begin work on that Monday.

8th Grade- Vocabulary quiz tomorrow. Finish up your playbill over the weekend and turn in on Monday. We will continue work on your personal narrative Monday.

Reading test next Thursday or Friday( House of Dies Drear). this will cover some vocabulary, grammar, comprehension and stage direction

6th Grade- No homework

7th Grade- Paper due Thursday, Vocabulary quiz next Tuesday October 26. Book report due Monday the 25.

8th Grade- Vocabulary quiz on Friday, Finish reading the House of Dies Drear

6th Grade- Read Lesson 8 Circuits. Pay close attention to the diagrams

7th Grade- Final drafts due Thursday Typed, double spaced, ( rest of guidelines on board)

Book report due the 25th

Feast day on Thursday. Bring in a sample of your recipe to share with your classmates. This is optional and is not required but it would be a lot of fun to do

8th grade- Vocabulary quiz on Friday Unit 3

6th grade- two worksheets lesson outline and vocabulary

7th grade- 2nd draft of paper. read through chapter 6 vocabulary quiz tomorrow Chapters 1-5

The Outsiders.

8th grade- Questions at the end of the Act 3 and 4 of Dies Drear

6th Grade-

No homework

7th Grade- Adjective worksheet both sides. We will play Connect Four tomorrow.

Reading vocabulary quiz chapters 1-5 on Friday

Book report due- October 25

8th Grade-

Verb test tomorrow action, linking what is being linked and helping verbs, verb phrases

Reading- complete questions after the story of The House of Dies Drear

Grandparent's Day October 18

6th Grade- Chapter 10 Test tomorrow- Study your outlines and decide how you want to answer your short answer

7th Grade- Read Chapters 3 & 4 ( I might be insinuating something) Vocabulary quiz next Thursday. Family Feast next Friday

8th Grade- Persuasive papers due tomorrow. Typed double- spaced. Verb test next week.

Start thinking of the biography or auto biography you want to read 2nd quarter

6th Grade- Chapter 10 test on Friday. Study session at 7:15 Thursday morning.

7th Grade- Write your first draft of the descriptive essay( just your story). newspaper project due October 25

8th Grade- Persuasive final due Friday typed.

6th Grade- Study for chapter test on Friday. We will work on our solar houses tomorrow

7th grade- No homework

8th Grade- No homework

6th grade- Lesson 6 outline- Chapter 9 Test on Friday Don't forget shoebox!

7th Grade- Brainstorm ideas for your description essay

8th grade- Reading test tomorrow.

6th Grade- Read Lesson 6- chapter Test Friday October 8

7th Grade- Outsiders- Read through Chapter 2 and answer study guide questions for Chapters 1-2

8th Grade- Reading Test Tuesday. GO over study guide and be prepared to review on Monday

Welcome to our beautiful rainy day! Tag Day on Friday. Send in your $1. Parents please review TagDay guidelines in your handbook

Homework for tonight

6th grade- No homework but study your vocabulary words. Quiz on Friday. don't forget your shoeboxes

7th Grade- Vocabulary Quiz on Friday. Finish describing your recipe using all your senses. Sight, Sound, Taste, touch, and Smell. Describe each of your ingredients. If you have a copy of the Outsiders at home please bring tomorrow.

8th Grade- Vocabulary quiz on Friday. First draft of persuasive essay due Friday.

Reading Test next week. I will send home a study guide on Friday.

8th Grade

Yeah!, Back to a normal week!

6th Grade- Bring in a shoebox by next Tuesday October 5th. Friday October 1st- Vocabulary quiz on Lessons 4-6. Chapter 10 Test- Friday October 8th.

7th Grade- Vocabulary quiz on Friday Oct 1st

Reading Test tomorrow Tuesday September 28

8th Grade- Vocabulary quiz Friday October 1st

Homework- Verb worksheet, vocabulary sentences, and complete reading questions if not finished in class today.

6th Grade- Please complete the lesson outline

7th Grade- Vocabulary Quiz tomorrow. Focus on parts of speech, antonyms, definitions and complete the sentence.

Writing: Bring in the family recipe next Thursday Sept. 23.

Reading- Finish reading the story Rip Van Winkle- ***** you never know when I'm going to ask you a few questions----- for a GRADE!

8th Grade- Vocabulary unit 2 focus on definitions, parts of speech, antonyms, complete the sentence and creating an original sentence with the words: main, glut, and enterprising.

Writing: Finish your candy argument- three paragraphs and a thesis statement.

Lean Team working hard!

6th Grade- vocabulary is due tomorrow. All words for Chapter 10 "ON FLASH CARDS"

7th Grade- Vocabulary Quiz on Friday

8th Grade- Vocabulary Quiz on Friday

Coming up:

Iowa's begin on Monday- Please make sure your child gets plenty of sleep over the weekend. Testing is tedious and it helps if they are well rested and have had a good breakfast. We will break for a snack each day. If you signed up to bring a snack or drink please send them into your homeroom teacher.

7th Grade tag only will be on September 24. Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Serio!

Have a great day!

6th Grade-

No homework. Working on Chapter 10. Tuesday night's homework will be all the vocabulary words for Chapter 10. Please make flash cards for these words.

Computer class

Typing website linked to blog

7th Grade-

Vocabulary unit 2 in workbook. All sections completed by Wednesday. Quiz on Friday.

Tag Day for the 7th grade on September 24.

8th Grade-

To Kill a Mockingbird test on Wednesday. Study the study guide we have gone over in class.

Vocabulary Unit 2 in workbook- All sections due on Wednesday. Quiz on Friday.

What is this?

6th grade- Unit E Chapter 9 Test on Friday. Study group Thursday morning at 7:15.

7th Grade- Antecedent worksheet, final draft of paragraph due Friday, Vocabulary quiz tomorrow

8th grade- final draft of paragraph due Friday, vocabulary quiz tomorrow. To Kill a Mockingbird test next Wednesday September 15, 2010.

6th Grade- Test on Friday

Study Guide Chapter 9 Lesson 3

Interactions of Matter and Energy

Definitions: Know the definitions

Matter atomic number Mass chemical change

Volume chemical formula Density compound

Physical property chemical bond Physical change

Solution Element Atom

Nucleus Proton Neutron Electron

Lesson 1

· Be able to find the density of an object:

Density (g/cm3) = mass (g)

volume (cm3)

· How is mass measured?

· How could you measure volume?

· Why do some objects sink while others float?

· Be able to identify some physical properties of matter ex:

Color

Density

Ability to conduct electricity

Magnetic

Substance’s state (solid, liquid, gas)

· Know the physical changes that happen to water: solid, liquid, gas

· Be familiar with the different types of mixtures and examples of each (see notes lesson 1)

· Know what an alloys is and examples

Lesson 2-study the outline

· Know the parts of an atom: neutron, proton, electron, and atomic number

· Be able to identify where the metals, non-metals, metalloids and noble gases are located on a periodic table

· Know examples of metals, nonmetals, and metalloids

Lesson 3 (review notes from Sept 7)

· Examples of chemical changes

· Be able to write the chemical formulas from our notes in Lesson 3

Water, carbon dioxide, sugar, salt

· Acids and bases (study notes from lesson 3

7th Grade- Reading projects due tomorrow. Fairy tale finals drafts due by Friday

Thursday- vocabulary quiz "Greek and Latin Roots" (see below)

8th Grade- Noun /pronoun quiz tomorrow. 18-21 questions TKAM. Vocabulary quiz on Thursday. (see below)

7th

Where would you find this famous couple?

6th Grade-

No homework, BUUUUTTTT start reviewing for next week's test.

7th Grade- ELA- "Boring words" look up and write three synonyms for each of your 7 boring words.

Reading- Make 4 index cards for our "card catalog" On front side include the title, author and genre of your book. Also include an A, B, C, D, or stay far, far away from this book rating ( your opinion)

8th Grade

ELA- "Boring words" look up and write three synonyms for each of your 7 boring words.

If you owe me 100 synonyms bring them in tomorrow. You know who you are!

What do you think this is?

6th Grade-

Tomorrow we will begin reading Lesson 3

Test Friday Sept. 10th

7th Grade-

Night/Devil's Arithmetic project due Wednesday Sept 8

Vocabulary Quiz tomorrow- Unit 1 "Know the parts of speech"

8th Grade-

Vocabulary Quiz tomorrow- Unit 1 "Know the Parts of Speech"

Reading Chapters 12-17 Study Guide

Have second draft of fairytale ready for tomorrow.

6th Grade- Vocabulary notecards Lessons 2 & 3. Lab day tomorrow!

Chapter 9 test next Friday

7th Grade- Make sure your vocabulary is complete

Vocabulary Quiz Thursday

8th Grade- re-write your paragraph as if you were turning it in for a grade. Pay close attention to your detail and support sentences.

Vocabulary Quiz on Thursday

Open House tomorrow night. Lower school visitation from 5:00 to 6:00 meeting in the Hall 6:00 to 6:30 and upper school visitation from 6:30-7:30. I plan to keep it casual. Just come on by whenever

6th grade-

Complete outline Lesson 2

Test- Chapter 9 Lessons 1, 2 and 3 Friday September 10.

7th Grade- Vocabulary Quiz on Thursday September 2

Vocabulary- Antonyms/Synonyms page 25

Reading Project Night/Devil's Arithmetic- Think about the possibilities and we will talk about tomorrow.

8th Grade- Vocabulary quiz on Thursday September 2

Vocabulary- Antonyms and Synonyms- page- 25.

Grammar - homework- Exercises 6 & 7 page 315

Homework

6th Grade- No homework, we will continue reading Lesson 2 tomorrow

7th Grade- 11 sentence paragraph due tomorrow.

8th grade- 11 sentence paragraph sentence due tomorrow.

6th Grade- No homework tonight

7th Grade- Vocabulary Test tomorrow- Greek and Latin Roots

Grammar Homework- Nouns Ex 25, 26, and 28.

Paragraph due tomorrow- Fairy Tales

8th Grade-Vocabulary Test tomorrow- Greek and Latin Roots

Paragraph due tomorrow- Fairy Tales

Homework:

6th Grade- Vocabulary quiz tomorrow

words- matter, mass, volume, density, physical property, physical change, solution

We will have "lab" day tomorrow. come in ready to get started!

7th grade

Fairy tale paragraph due on Thursday, we will expand into 11 sentence format on Thursday.

Reading- answer personal response and 5 questions on our book "Night"

8th Grade-

Fairy tale paragraph due Thursday we will expand into 11 sentence format.

Reading- answer comprehension questions (study guide) for chapters 1-7.

7th grade has Mass tomorrow, please join us!

Hi,

If you are new to my blog, this is the place to come when you forget to write your homework down or need to know anything about what 's going on in our class. Here we are the first day getting organized!

6th grade- No homework tonight;

vocabulary quiz ch 9 lesson 1 on Thursday

7th grade- no homework tonight

vocabulary quiz - Thursday Greek roots

Bring your copy of Night to school over the next few weeks

8th grade- no homework

vocabulary quiz - THursday Greek roots

Bring your copy of To Kill A Mockingbird to school over the next few weeks.

5th grade- freebie

7th grade- Reading test tomorrow Comprehension plus vocabulary

8th grade- freebie

5th grade- freebie

7th grade- Reading test tomorrow Comprehension plus vocabulary

8th grade- freebie

5th grade- Test on Thursday. Lessons 4 & 5

7th grade- Book reports due Thursday. Reading test on Friday

8th grade- Freebie

5th grade-

Lesson 4 and 5 Test on Thursday. It was going to be on Friday, but I forgot about the fieldtrip. We will review tomorrow and Wednesday. I will stay after school on Wednesday for any who need additional help

7th grade- Oral Book reports due Thursday

Reading Test on Friday, covering selections from our literature book

Homework tonight- copy all vocabulary from the reading selections in the "yellow boxes"

Subject -Verb agreement test next Tuesday

no homework 5th grade- We will begin lesson 2 on Monday and test will probably be Friday for lessons 1 & 2

Research paper due Monday. NO EXCUSES!!

8th grade- Freebie for you to. Act II quiz on Tuesday.

No homework again!! except for the 8th grade oral book report

Upper school performance tonight.

5th grade- vocabulary for lesson 4

7th grade- papers went back to you today. Read over my notes and final copies are due Monday. We will talk tomorrow about proper headings and AGAIN!! about citation.

8th Read translation Act 1 scene 1 & 2 R & J

I am having mercy upon your children and myself. I do not see how I can grade 34 book reports, 14 research papers and the 20 final exam essays that your children will be writing. So.... I am nixing the written book report however they will still have to deliver an oral presentation about their classic novel.

8th grade- Still due Friday

7th grade- Due on the 20th

5th grade- bring a list of three mixtures and 3 solutions you found around your home

7th grade- complete subject-verb agreement worksheets

8th grade- Romeo and Juliet vocabulary- write definitions for each word

All grades- No homework

Have a good one!

5th grade- no homework.

If you volunteered to bring in items for our "mixture" Monday don't forget

7th grade- 1st draft of your paper is due Monday

8th grade- Act 1 quiz on Monday.- Power point/Movie due Monday Book reports due Thursday May 13

Wow, I feel like the week is already over and I haven't gotten to everything yet.

5th grade- open book test tomorrow ***no outlines*** If you still have to take your elements test, you have tomorrow and Thursday ** Three tries!

7th Grade- Attempt your outline. Bring in a 1st draft so that I can look at it and revise where necessary. Use the example I gave you and you may not fill in the entire thing but it is a good place to start.

Vocabulary Quiz on Thursday Unit 9

8th Grade- Powerpoint/movie due Thursday or Monday if you need to get together this weekend with your group

Read translation in Romeo And Juliet page 23-47

Spelling Test- Wednesday

5th Grade- No homework- You must take your elements test by May 7th. You have three chances to improve your grade. SPELLING DOES COUNT!

7th Grade- Vocabulary story due tomorrow.

8th Grade- No homework LOVE THE MOVIE!

5th Grade- Read Lesson 3 + vocabulary

7th Grade- Due Thursday April 29- notecards and bilbliography, Book report Due May 20

8th grade- Start working on And Then There Were None presentations.
Spelling quiz Thursday May 4

Book Report Due May 13 ( I will give you sheet tomorrow)

5th Grade- Lesson 2 quiz tomorrow. Review the lesson outline!!!! vocabulary, the period table in your book, and look over the notes from class.

7th grade- note cards and bibliography due Thursday (min 50 cards + min 5 bibliography cards)

8th grade- Verb Verb Verb test tomorrow. Principle parts and 6 tenses. Test very similar to the homework sheets I gave out yesterday. Call your friends if you didn't get to check yours today, some of them have answer guides.

spelling test Words on the Move- Next Tuesday. Those of you not here today, you will get it for homework tomorrow night.

That's all for now.

The kids are counting down : we have 27 days left of actual school days. Ok I'm really counting also.

5th grade- Chapter 12 lesson 2 quiz on Wednesday. Study your lesson outlines, vocabulary, and the notes I gave today.

7th grade- Tuesday- spelling test "y" words *** Research paper *** Thursday you have a minimum of 50 cards and your bibliography notecards due to me. I will check for accuracy and give back so we can begin to write

8th grade- Wednesday Verb Test- Principle parts/ 6 verb tenses. Complete the optional study sheets and check you answers in my room

Yeah! It's Friday I know you may think I am crazy assigning all this work. But... I want to keep the kids focused the last month of school. Or I will LOSE them. so

5th Grade- Wednesday- 2nd Quiz on chapter 12 lesson 2 Study vocabulary/ lesson outlines ( we will go over Monday)/ and read your chapter.

7th Grade- Reading vocabulary Test on Monday

Spelling test "y" on Tuesday

Bibliography and notes ( min 50) due Thursday

8th Grade- Wednesday April 28 Verb Test- Principle parts/ 6 tenses

Finish the book!!! And then there were none

Hi everyone! It's good to be back.

Homework for tonight:

5th Grade - Adopt-an-Atom is due tomorrow. You must turn in a complete data sheet and colorful advertisement containing all items per your assignment. Hint... look on the first page of your assignment and it lists all things that need to in ad.

7th grade- Reading vocabulary test- Monday ( I forgot about it today, a few more day to study!)

Next Tuesday- spelling test on the "y" words

***Coming up*** we will be working on bibliography cards and note taking tomorrow and next week. Make sure you bring your sources to school each day.

8th grade- No homework tonight, Verb Test Principle parts/6 tenses

Next Wednesday April 28

5th Grade- Please read through Lesson 2 carefully, so you understand what we are talking about tomorrow when I start explaining compounds and molecules.

7th grade- Reading- Into Thin Air Guide for Reading page 219 + vocabulary

8th grade- No class until next Thursday

sorry for the late post.

5th grade- review your vocabulary for lesson 2

Chapter 12 lesson 1 quiz on Monday April 19

7th grade- Reading Answer all questions at the end of our story in the lit book. Sorry I don't have the book with me, so I can't think of the page number but you know which story.

Research topic due tomorrow

Grammar/verb test tomorrow- Principle parts and tenses

8th grade-

Final draft of C/C paper due tomorrow

Reading homework- read to chapter 15 and complete vocabulary

If you did not turn in your grammar homework today, turn in tomorrow. Thanks to those of you who followed directions!

Remember come prepared with your questions for the Spirit representative tomorrow.

5th Grade- homework- vocabulary chapter 12 lesson 2

I think I will break these lessons up into three quizzes and then a cummulative test in a few weeks. The chapter is about 50 pages long and this way it will prevent everyone from feeling overwelmed.

Monday- quiz on chapter 12 lesson 1

7th grade-

Research topic due Thursday.

Thursday- Verb test principle parts and tenses

Homework- Exercises 16 & 17 page 503

8th Grade- Final draft of C/C paper due Thursday

Grammar homework- Exercises 16 & 17 page 518 due Wednesday

Reading homework- Read from page 187- to 220. due Thursday

Vocabulary- And Then There Were None- worksheets due Thursday

I will be available after school tomorrow to work on Verb conjugating for the 7th and 8th Grade

April 12

5th Grade- No homework. We completed Chapter 12. We have two more chapters to get through before test time.

7th Grade- Verb test on Thursday- Principle parts and the 6 tenses

Research topic due Thursday If you have questions ask me before Thursday.

Exercises 14 & 15 in Grammar book page 500-501

8th Grade- Final Draft of Compare/contrast paper Thursday April 15

Wednesday, Mrs. Onufer will come in and work with the eighth grade and their auction project

Friday - Cotillion

Monday April 19-21- 8th grade sailing trip

One More Day!! One More Day!!

5h Grade- No homework

7th Grade- The Lightning Thief- Test- Complete verb worksheet

8th Grade- Reading- Vocabulary test- Read Chapter 9 in And Then There Were None

5th Grade- No homework

7th Grade- Vocabulary Test tomorrow Unit 8- Lightning Thief test- Wednesday March 31 I will send an attachment of the website to your parents in an email. Classic Literature- you need to have your selection by Monday.

8th Grade- 1st draft comparison/contrast paper due Monday. - Reading vocabulary test on Wednesday March 31.

Working our way to spring break!

5th Grade- test on lessons 3 & 4 tomorrow. I have challenged you to all make an A or a B. You can do it, just make studying a priority!

7th Grade- Complete your sentencing diagram worksheets- Vocabulary Test on Friday Unit 8

Re-read chapters 19 & 20 in The Lightning Thief

8th Grade- 1st draft of your comparison/ contrast paper due Monday. You may turn in early if necessary.

5th Grade- Test on Thursday. Enjoyed our sedimentary rocks today! Yum!

7th Grade- Vocabulary- Pages 96-97 Vocabulary Test Friday- Make sure you have your rivers with you tomorrow.

8th Grade- Re-write first two paragraphs with the comments from your peers. Define the vocabulary from our novel on A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER. - POP QUIZ TOMORROW- CHAPTERS 1-5 AND THEN THERE WERE NONE

Monday March 22

5th Grade- Chapter 7 Lessons 3 & 4 Test on Thursday. Study guide went home today with items to focus on . I will be adding 1-2 additional items tomorrow.

7th grade- The Lightning Thief- Questions chapter 18 plus information on your assigned river. Come prepared to share facts with your classmates.

Vocabulary Test- Friday Unit 8

8th Grade- Writing: first two paragraphs of your essay due tomorrow. Finish reading chapters 4& 5 in And Then There Were None.

5th Grade- Complete first side of Lesson 4 outline

7th Grade- Lightning Thief brochure due tomorrow

appositive and participle test on Monday

8th Grade- Comparison/ contrast subjects due tomorrow. Have 10-15 similarities /differences between the two

Vocabulary test tomorrow Unit 7

I know it's late but here the line-up for Thursday.

5th grade- We will continue with Rocks and Minerals

7th grade- Brochure due Friday. Finish reading Chapter 16

8th Grade- Vocabulary Test Thursday

Welcome back! We have a busy week and I would like to try and get a few more grades before the quarter ends.

5th Grade- We will have a a science test on Friday March 12 covering Lessons 1 & 2. We will however continue to work on the next two lessons. I may try and squeeze in another quiz by the end of next week.

7th Grade- New spelling words with a quiz on Friday. We will be working on appositives, and participles this week. We will continue reading The Lightning Thief with daily journal entries and either activities or readings.

8th Grade- Vocabulary unit 8 with quiz on Monday March 13. For homework tonight the students are to create a crossword puzzle to be filled in by a classmate tomorrow. We are reviewing appositives, participles, adjective and adverb phrases along with in preparation for a test on Thursday. In reading we are beginning Agatha Christie "And Then There Were None" I was able to borrow 11 copies from the library so we are reading in shifts. I will see how long this lasts. I may have to get an audio copy.

Have a good evening, more later

wow we have a lot to do in 2 days.

Apparently the 5th grade loves Earth Science. Yeah something that holds our attention. We will work through as much as we can tomorrow.

7th grade- some students have a new rough draft due tomorrow for the comparison/contrast paper. The reason for this is because they have not grasped the concept quite yet, and I am being stubborn and determined to have them make one last attempt.

Vocabulary quiz B-7 tomorrow

Reading- Read through page 106 Chapter 7 by Wednesday.

8th grade- You are off the hook tonight.

Yeah the weekend is almost here!

5th grade- We will continue to read our chapter about the earth's crust

7th grade- Reading- Lightning Thief read through chapter 4. Enjoy your trip

8th grade- HAve a great trip. Turn in your paper before you leave!

Hi all, I know I have been delinquent in my postings so here is the rest of the week

5th Grade- We are starting our new unit tomorrow- The Earth's Changing Crust. I know exciting stuff, come with all your enthusiasm tomorrow!

7th Grade- Grammar quiz tomorrow Adjective and Adverb phrases. We will continue Lightning Thief and be prepared for journals, activities, reading and discussion. This is going to be a great book!

8th Grade- Papers are due Friday! yeah! you are almost there, don't worry you can coach the 7th grade through it next quarter. Spelling test tomorrow "double letters" next week we will dive back into vocabulary and finish up phrases. I think most of you are getting the hang of those pesky little phrases.

The next novel we will read is Agatha Christie And Then There Were None. I have about 9 copies coming from the library but if you would like to purchase your own copy I think my discount is 20% at Barnes and Noble. Try and have a copy by Monday.

That's it for now.

Welcome back from a great and snowy long weekend. Just glad it didn't happen during the school week.

5th Grade- No homework- If you received a 73 or less on your science test please have your parents sign it and bring it back tomorrow.

7th Grade- Final draft for compare/contrast paper due Friday

8th grade- 1st draft of research paper due Friday. Thesis statement due to me in the morning.

5th grade- no homework

7th grade- Spelling/vocabulary quiz on Monday. Finish outlining and organizing your main points for your paper. We will work on a rough outline tomorrow.

8th grade- Bring your sources in this week ( physical sources) We will continue to work on your bibliographies and start the note taking process.

Spelling quiz on Friday.

I am probably going to change some of the dates for your paper. Please remember the importance of meeting these deadlines.

5th Grade- Read Lesson 5 and note cards for vocabulary.

7th Grade- Compare/Contrast paper- please visit the site I emailed to your parents if you are still struggling for a topic. Your similarities and differences are due tomorrow. You can use the Venn Diagram of list if you prefer. ***Spelling/vocabulary quiz on Friday

8th Grade- Sources due tomorrow! We will work on proper bibliography format. I am posting the guidelines below if you need to refer back to them or you have misplaced your copy. ***Spelling quiz on Friday

8^th Grade Informational Research Paper Guidelines

Writing a research paper does not have to be a difficult task. By researching and writing about a topic, you will learn new information and improve your writing skills. You will learn how to brainstorm your topic, narrow it down and focus on a manageable topic. You will research and organize your information by using note cards and creating a well- organized outline. Your paper will include proper bibliographies so that you give credit to the proper sources. Finally you will write a first draft, make revisions and submit a final polished paper that you can be proud of. Get started early! This is not something that you can put off until the last minute. “ It is easy to put off until tomorrow what you need to get done today.” Students who write the best papers and get the best grades are usually the ones that start early.

Your paper needs to be 5-7 pages typed and double- spaced.

Selecting your topic.

You must select a historical topic that occurred during the 20^th and 21st centuries. It may not be about a specific individual but rather an event. Do not choose a topic that is too broad, or too narrow. You want to choose a topic that you will be able to find a wide range of resources. Choose several topics, ask your parents what they think, ask your peers, or ask me. Make sure your topic is something you are very interested in or feel passionate about. You will be spending a lot of time over the next several weeks reading and learning about the subject, so make sure you enjoy it.

Your topic is due Thursday January 28.

Finding Information and Sources

You will be required to use a minimum of 5 sources for you paper. At least one (1) of them needs to be a book and one needs to be a periodical (newspaper or magazine). The remaining three may be articles found on the Internet, or you may even interview a person who has knowledge of your topic. You may not use Wikipedia as a source. They need to be educational and informational websites. The downtown library is a great place to start.

You will create a bibliography card for each source: books, periodical, and Internet sources. I will give you several examples of MLA style bibliographies that that I want you to model.

Sources and are due Wednesday February 3

Taking Notes

If you do a good job taking good notes, then your research paper will be a lot easier to write. If you are lax, you will make more work for yourself later on. While you are reading through your material you need to make notes about the important facts you plan to include in your paper. The easiest way to take notes is by using note cards. You will have three different types of notes, direct quotes, summaries, and paraphrases. You should write one piece of information on a card. Only write on one side, and make sure you include the source of the information. You will use these notes to create your outline.

Writing a Thesis Statement

“A thesis statement is a single declarative sentence that states the controlling idea of your research paper. It identifies both your topic and your limited focus and suggests what the body of your paper will cover” (Goldenberg 53). Think about what you want to say in your paper. Arrange your notes in order of topics. Do you have a lot of notes in one and not enough in another? You may need to break some things down into sub-topics or do some more research.

Notes, Bibliographies, Thesis due: Tuesday February 9

Topic Outline

An outline can help you organize your paper before you even begin to write it. Creating a topic outline helps to place all your details and supporting research under similar “umbrellas” Your headings and subheadings should be related but should not overlap or duplicate each other. We will be using some class time to work on your outlines.

First Draft

This is your first attempt of writing your paper. Don’t worry I don’t expect it to be polished and ready to turn in.

The introduction: This will grab your reader’s interest. This paragraph will include your theses statement, which controls and focuses your paper. The introduction states the point of your paper and lets our reader know you are going to tell him something new and different.

The Body: What you paper is all about! Each paragraph should begin with a topic sentence that transitions to the new paragraph from the previous one. Remember your paragraphs should follow in a logical order

The conclusion: Your conclusion ties it all together. The conclusion restates your thesis and shows how the thesis has been supported by the information presented in the body paragraphs. I will give you some examples of transition statements and phrases. We will also work on how to put together a bibliography page

Outline and 1^st draft due: Friday February 16

Final draft

Polished, ready to be graded 5-7 page typed research paper. All your hard work is now complete. Breathe a relief that it is over. If you followed all the above steps you should have written an informational and well –organized paper. I look forward to reading them!

2nd Draft due: Tuesday February 23 for peer proofing

Final Draft due: Thursday February 25

5th Grade- You are amazing! The commercials we have viewed so far are wonderful. And the models and brochures look terrific. I love your effort and enthusiasm. Please finish your open book test and remember your pledge to me today. See you tomorrow.

7th Grade- Outsiders test tomorrow and then we should be able to finish up our movie. Writing will begin next week.

8th Grade- You are off to a great start with your topics. We may needs to broaden or narrow your topics as you begin to look for information. We are almost finished with our novel and you will have a test on that mid week. Sources and bibliographies will be due mid week as well, so start looking.

5th grade- Planet projects due tomorrow. Open book test tomorrow on lessons 3 & 4. With the project presentations and the fact that this chapter has 4 lessons, I'm afraid they will lose momentum. and it will become too much info to remember after a few weeks.

7th grade- The Outsiders- complete chapters 10-12 on your study guide, test on Friday. We will be watching the movie Thursday and Friday. Their next paper will be a comparison/contrast paper between the movie and the book.

8th Grade- Sorry but we are playing catch up from yesterday. Bless the Beast & the Children- Read chapters 15& 16. Complete the classwork from today: Chapter 10-12 vocabulary, questions ( page 12 ) & questions for discussion ( page 13) plus literary Devices I symbolism. Chapter 13-15 vocabulary and questions (page 14) & questions for discussion

Vocabulary- you will use the words from your reading packets. Chapters 1&2, 3-6, 10-12, 13-15. Copy your words out of your packet so you can study at home.

affluent

catharsis

deviant

obsessed

omen

omnipotent

traumatized

psychotic

phobia

culpable

exuberantly

tangible

barren

consternation

futile

formidable

vulnerable

eerie

retribution

indolent

stench

intrepid

tentative

Research topics are due Thursday.

5th Grade- Project is due Wednesday. Open book test on Wednesday. Thursday we will begin presentation of your projects. The brochures I have received so far, look great!

7th Grade- Complete any unfinished classwork tonight for homework

8th Grade- Not much since we didn't have class today, see you tomorrow.

5th Grade- no homework tonight

7th Grade- Finish up the conjunction/preposition test tomorrow. Non-fiction assignment due Friday. Spelling test Tuesday

8th Grade- Read through Chapter 14 in Bless the Beast, study for conjunction/preposition test on Friday

Spelling test Tuesday

Sorry for the late post, we were celebrating Gray's 5th birthday.

5th Grade- Beginning our new chapter. We are reading the lesson in class and will use the Lesson Outlines again to highlight the major points. Planet project is due next Wednesday. Please email me if you or your child has any questions regarding this.

7th Grade- Tomorrow- preposition and conjunction test. Non-fiction reading project due Friday. Homework tonight- spelling worksheet

8th Grade- Preposition and conjunction test- Friday. Homework tonight- Spelling words 5 times each, first page of prep/conj review. I will stay after school tomorrow to help anyone who needs some one on one review.

5th Grade- no homework. Tomorrow we will begin Astronomy, Weather and Climate

7th Grade- Spelling Quiz- Friday

Grammar- Exercise 4- Write the sentences using a coordinating conjunction and a correlating conjunction page 379 1-8

8th Grade- Spelling Quiz tomorrow.

Here's how our week is going to look

5th Grade- Test on Chapter 9 Thursday. Below is the study guide I gave out today. Please disregard the duplicate, I copied it from my handout. We will review and watch a movie on planets over the next two days. Please bring in your notecards so you can work in pairs quizzing each other on vocabulary. I am finalizing the Planet Project and will hand out to you tomorrow or Wednesday. It will be due on January 26. Although we will have completed our planet unit, the kids still have lots of questions and have an interest in the solar system. The project will also involve an oral presentation. More to come.

7th Grade- Spelling this week -ie and -ei. Easily confused, complete the handout and we will go over tomorrow. Read chapter 6 in Outsiders and we will work on questions tomorrow as well. Spelling test on Friday

8th Grade- spelling handout -ie -ei. Quiz on Friday. Read chapter 6 in Bless the Beast & Children. We will continue to look at prepositions and conjunctions this week.

Chapter 9 Study Guide

Happy New Year! Welcome back to the first week of school. No worries we have a three day weekend in two weeks!

Homework for tonight it minimal.

5th grade- two handouts

7th grade- vocabulary- Complete the sentence, synonyms and antonyms for Unit 6. Quiz on Monday. Spelling quiz on Friday

8th grade- vocabulary- complete the sentence, synonyms, and antonyms for Unit 6 Quiz on Monday. Spelling quiz on Friday.