Thursday May 12

6th Grade- no homework toothpicks and gumdrops due next Monday

7th Grade- Grammar homework Subject-verb agreement

8th Grade- Tall tales Typed and due Monday

Monday April 18

6th grade- Review Lesson 2 7th grade- Finish research paper due on Wednesday. 8th grade- Finish papers, grammar test on Wednesday, reading questions for tonight.

thursday April 14

6th Grade- continue to review our daily lesson 7th grade- Grammar worksheet BOTH SIDES! 8th Grade- Have Fun! If you are turning your paper in tomorrow, turn in the final with bibliography, rough draft, notecards, and don't forget the RUBRIC!!!

Wednesday April 13

6th Grade- Review today's lesson

7th Grade- Verb worksheet

8th Grade- Complete your reading assignment if you did not.

**** Also if you are ready to write, look at the link to the left to help you with proper MLA form

Keep in mind you will only have your name, my name date, title, etc... on the first page. All other pages will just have the proper pagination in the top right corner. Your last name and the page number

Don't forget your works cited page as well.

Week of April 11

6th grade- continue reviewing everything we talk about in class at night so that you stay on top of things.

7th grade- RESEARCH PAPERS TOMORROW!!! 1st draft due first thing in the am.

8th grade- Reading homework- The People, Yes by Carl Sandburg page 667

Recalling #3

Interpreting #4-6

Analyzing Literature #1 & #2

Finish your illustration if you have not completed.

Thursday April 7

6th grade- complete the lesson outline

7th grade- vocabulary test tomorrow Work on outline

8th grade- vocabulary test tomorrow Work on outline.

Monday- 1st drafts due for 7th and 8th grade

Reminders:

7th grade Myth test tomorrow. outlines due tomorrow. Vocabulary test on Friday

8th grade- Romeo and Juliet test tomorrow. Outlines due tomorrow. Vocabulary test on Friday.

Week of Monday April 4

6th grade- Starting our unit on Force and Motion. If I spoke to you about bringing in cars for tomorrows activity, please bring to my class in the am


7th grade- Tomorrow we will work on your outlines, and begin to write your papers. Bring all notecards to class each day this week. 1st draft is due Monday April 11. It needs to be handwritten double spaced. You can turn in a typed version along with your handwritten if you like. We will also begin reading and disussing Three Cups of Tea Reading test Wednesday April 6



8th grade- Outlines due Wednesday. I will be available to help tomorrow. We will begin writing your 1st draft this week in class. 1st draft is due Monday April 11 handwritten double spaced. Grammar test Tuesday April 5 Reading test Wednesday April 6

Wednesday March 30

6th Grade- Think and Write- page 81 & 91 Study for your test

7th grade- Check up coming events- work on note cards

8th grade check up coming events- work on note cards

Tuesday March 29

6th grade- no homework- start reviewing your notes

7th grade- grammar test tomorrow re-check your bibiliographies, and do a few note cards.

8th grade- note cards

Week of March 28

6th Grade- Read lesson 7 Galaxies. You do not have to observe the sky tonight, we will wait until it clears up. No fun not seeing the stars

7th grade- Due tomorrow- Bibliography notecards and 5 topics/ideas on separate notecards. 60 notecards due next Monday. We will work in class this week.

Grammar test on Wednesday

8th Grade- Due tomorrow- Bibliography notecards and 5 topics/ideas on separate notecards. 80 notecards due next Monday. We will work in class this week. Grammar test on Wednesday. Romeo and Juliet test on Thursday.

Use the MLA bibliography link if you need it.

6th grade- No homework

7th grade- No homework

8th grade- No homework Subordinating conjunction quiz on Monday.

6th grade- Quiz tomorrow. Lessons 4 & 5 study your two pages of notes, two worksheets on streams, erosion and deposition. *** one of your study guides has a back***

7th grade- grammar homework. both adjectives and adverbs. If you haven't finished it yet, you do not have to do the bottom of each page.

8th grade- Romeo and Juliet quiz Act 3 tomorrow. Also tomorrow, a retake of Act 2 for those of you retaking. Subordinating conjunctions quiz on Monday. First grade of the quarter, make it a good one.

Coming up:

Research papers begin next week for 7th and 8th grade

6th Grade- Quiz on Wednesday Lessons 4 & 5

7th Grade- Reading- Questions page 861- Check your comprehension and Critical thinking

8th Grade- Adjective and adverb clauses- complete two worksheets adverb and adjective clauses

Reading- Quiz Act 3 Wednesday, Tonight read act 4 scene 1 & 2

Monday March 21- Subordinating conjunction quiz

6th grade- Bring in a sample of dirt/soil from around your home. No bigger than a sandwich baggie size

7th grade- Crossword puzzle with vocabulary. Go to the site on my blog and create a criss cross puzzle. Bring it in blank ( do not solve it) we will swap in class tomorrow.

Reading essay tomorrow. Three conflicts in Driving Miss Daisy

8th grade- Crossword puzzle with vocabulary. Go to the site on my blog and create a criss cross puzzle. Bring it in blank ( do not solve it) we will swap in class tomorrow.

Reading quiz Act 2 tomorrow. 5 short answer questions

Don't forget to feed the fish

homework for tonight

6th grade- Read lesson 4 and take notes (at least 15 facts, interesting things you learned)

7th grade- complete unit 8 in vocabulary and quiz on Thursday

8th grade- complete vocabulary unit 7, quiz on Thursday.

Begin reviewing Act 2- quiz on Wednesday

6th Homework- no homework

7th Grade- Vocabulary Sentences with each word

8th Grade- Vocabulary sentences with each word

Romeo and Juliet- Read Act 1 Scene 2 (English)

Welcome back after a long relaxing weekend!

6th grade- Read lesson 2 and take notes on what you think is important

7th grade- Grammar worksheet

8th grade- Grammar worksheet, how-to essay due tomorrow

Looking ahead-

6 th grade-

Tuesday- Homework- Read lesson 7 in your book and write one question on a note card that you would like to ask Dr. May tomorrow.

Wednesday- Speaker Dr. Cindi May will come and speak to us about Down Syndrome

Homework- Lesson 6 outline

Thursday- Notes on lessons 5,6 and 7. Homework- Lesson 7 outline

Friday- Review outlines

Test on Chapter 4- next Wednesday

7th grade-

Tuesday-

Vocabulary quiz tomorrow.

Begin prepositions- homework- worksheet

Complete The Giver.

One person from each group bring in a poster board. Bring in toilet paper and paper towel rolls

Wednesday- Vocabulary Quiz, Continue with prepositions and adverbs.

Homework- Final draft of paper due tomorrow- 1- 1 1/2 pages typed double spaced 12 point Times New Roman with 1 in margins on sides and bottom, grammar homework

Reading- Working in community groups preparing report and poster for presentations

Thursday- Papers due, new vocabulary introduced ( we will be spelling these also)

Reading- Review for The Giver test on Friday.

Friday- The Giver Test

Wrap up prepositions/ work on vocabulary

8th grade-

Tuesday- Complete discussion questions for novels. Final test on Friday

Prepostions

Wednesday- continue prepositions and adverbs/ introduce new vocabulary ( we will be spelling these)

Reading- Surprise

Homework- Grammar worksheets

Study for final test

Final descriptive paper due Thursday

Thursday- Prepositions and adverbs wrapping up, vocabulary

Reading- continue with "surprise"

review for test on Friday

Homework- Vocabulary/ reading test

Friday- Reading - novel test

vocabulary

Preparation for the 8th grade/ faculty volleyball game ( stretching and warm-up)

Big week ahead as we start new chpaters and wrap up others. I am going to post tests and quizzes coming up this week. It will look like a lot but remember we have been working on a lot of this already

6th grade-

• Begin chapter 4- we will explore the world of genetics and DNA. Inherited traits, engine, genes, recessive and dominant genes, etc... tomorrow we will begin reading lesson 5 and discussing the vocabuary terms. Homework for tonight is to define the terms for lesson 5
• Homework for Tuesday- Complete the outline from lesson 5
• Wednesday- note taking on the specifics from the lesson
• Thursday- Create DNA chains and gingerbread people
• Friday- Vocabulary quiz for lesson 5

7th grade-

This week's test and quiz line-up

• Wednesday- 1st draft of compare/contrast paper is due- 2 pages hand written double spaced.
• Thursday- Grammar Test- appositives, direct objects, indirect objects, subject complements
• Friday- The Giver quiz- chapters 7-16
• Tuesday Vocabulary Quiz unit 6

Homework-

• Monday- Worksheet on predicate nouns/ predicate adjectives: The Giver- Read through chapter 15 by Wednesday
• Tuesday- Vocabulary - Unit 6 complete the sentence, paper due wednesday,
• Wednesday- Study for grammar test, complete questions from chapters 13-16; vocabulary- antonyms and synonyms
• Thursday- Study for The Giver quiz; make flashcards for vocabulary, will use in class on Friday
• Friday- The Giver quiz, vocabulary- choose the right word, and words in text.
• Tuesday- vocabulary quiz

8th grade-

Test and quiz schedule:

Wednesday- 1st draft descriptive paper due handwritten double spaced,

Reading quizzes- boys- chapters 7-14; girls chapters 7-12

Friday- Grammar test- appositives, direct object, indirect object, and subject complements

Monday- Vocabulary quiz unit 5

homework-

• Monday- Boys answer questions 10-14, girls read chapters 10-12

vocabulary- complete the sentence

• Tuesday- work on paper- study for quiz

vocabulary- synonyms, antonyms

grammar- complete worksheet on subject complements

• Wednesday- Vocabulary- Choose the right word, words in text

reading- Complete questions- boys- chapters 15, 16, 17 girls- 13, 14, 15, 16

• Thursday- study for grammar test

6th grade- Test on Friday You can find the study guide on yesterday's blog and you should have received a hard copy today.

7th grade- Vocab quiz on Friday words are attached. Read chapters 7-12 by Friday.

8th grade- vocab quiz tomorrow. read chapters 7-9 and answer questions. Diocese paper was DUE TODAY!! hope you turned it in.

See you in the am

7th grade words

Reprieve- postpone the execution of a condemned person; reprise

Meticulously- giving great attention to detail

Integrity- moral excellence; honesty

Relinquish- to surrender or resign; to let go

Interdependence- mutually dependent on each other

Prestige- acquired or earned respect or reputation

Excruciating- causing acute mental or physical pain

Exuberant- lively; high-spirited

Independence- free from authority or control

Acquisition- something acquired

Integral- complete; forming a whole

Transgressions- beyond the limits set by the law

Indulgently- permissive or kind; lenient

Anguish- severe mental suffering

Exemption- free from obligation

Scrupulously- careful to avoid doing wrong

Buoyancy- tendency to float

Indolence- laziness

Conspicuous- clearly visible; attracting attention

Benign- gentle; mild; kindly

Exasperated- to irritate; make angry

Crescendo- gradual increase in louness

Exhilarating- to feel happy and alive

Deftly- quick and skillful

6th grade study guide

Study Guide Chapter 3 (use your books and notes to focus on the following)

I. Cell Structure

· Compare the functions and structures of plant and animal cells

· 6 activities of living things- Nutrition respiration excretion response and movement & growth reproduction

· Be able to trace the organization of living things from cells to systems

Ex. Similar cells make up tissue, different tissue make up organs, etc…

· Identify the following cell organelles and know their functions:

Cell membrane cell wall Nucleus nuclear membrane

Endoplasmic reticulum mitochondrion

Chloroplast vacuoles

II. Cellular processes

· Understand and be able to explain:

Diffusion osmosis

Active transport respiration

Photosynthesis

· Identify the phases of mitosis (page 43 in your book)

Interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

· Identify the phases of meiosis (page 46-47)

Interphase, prophase I, Metaphase I, Anaphase I, Telophase I,

Meiosis II, Anaphase II, Telophase II

III. Prokaryotes vs. Eukaryotes

Know the similarities and differences between the two (look in your notes)

Give examples of prokaryotes and eukaryotes

Prokaryotes- strep, E. coli, staph, salmonella, staph

Eukaryotes: fungi, plants, animals, Paramecium, Amoeba

yeast, mushroom, bread mold,

oak tree, fern, pine, sunflower starfish, grasshopper, rabbit, sponge

6th grade- no homework- Chapter 3 test next Wednesday

7th grade-

• 1 page of paper written by tomorrow
• vocabulary due tomorrow for The Giver

8th Grade

• quiz chapters 1-6 Bless the Beast & the Children and German Soldier tomorrow
• final copy of paper due Wednesday January 19 for Diocese project

6th grade- read lesson 3 and define your vocabulary. Test next Wednesday on Chapter 3

vocabulary:

diffusion

osmosis

Active transport

respiration

photosynthesis

mitosis

meiosis

7th Grade-

• Pre-writing on compare contrast paper
• Appositive worksheet
• vocabulary The Giver due Friday
• The Giver quiz chapters 1-5 tomorrow.

vocabulary:

reprieve excruciating indulgently conspicuous

meticulously exuberant anguish benign

integrity independence exemption exasperated

relinquish acquisition scrupulously crescendo

interdependence integral buoyancy exhilarating

prestige transgressions indolence deftly

8th grade-

• Chapter quizzes on Bless the Beast & Children/ Summer of my German Soldier- Friday
• 1st draft of diocese paper due tomorrow for peer editing; image above
• complete chapters 4-6 questions for tomorrow

January 6

6th grade

• read through lesson 2 so you are prepared for tomorrow's discussions
• vocabulary for lesson 2 ( only focus on the words I gave today)

7th grade

• The Giver- click on webquest link in right-hand side of blog; click on history and complete as I showed you today
• research for paper due tomorrow. You can print out the info and bring in to read; you can bring in notes you have jotted down; you can bring in books, magazines, etc. You need some type of material that you can review and are able to begin separtaing similarities from the differences.
• Vocabulary Quiz on Monday

Happy New Year! Welcome back. Hope everyone had a safe and exciting New Year!

Homework for tonight:

6th grade- none

7th grade-

Topic for compare/contrast paper due tomorrow. All vocabulary sections for Unit 5 due tomorrow.

Vocabulary Quiz- Monday Jan 10

Book report presentations begin Thursday. 3rd quarter book- choose a play and have me approve before you begin to read.

8th grade-

topic for descriptive paper due tomorrow. Read chapter 1-3 (boys) chapters 1-2 (girls)

Vocabulary due tomorrow Unit 4. vocabulary quiz Monday Jan 10