Reminders:
1). Tuesday, December 17th-
A). 8:30 a.m. Advent Mass
B). First Trimester Awards Ceremony
2). Wednesday, December 18th-Christmas Show
A). 10:00 a.m.
B) 7:00 p.m.
3). $2.00 Ugly Sweater/Tee Shirt Day-Thursday, December 19th
4). Friday, December 20th
A). Breakfast with Santa
B). Full day of school-2:30 dismissal
Grade 5- This week, the students will be finishing their “Newest Dinosaur” project; they will be presenting their projects to the class; the students will also be identifying Unit 3 vocabulary words from their Common Core Enriched Edition Vocabulary Workshop books; they will be working on various activities with the new words. *Please keep in mind that practicing for the Christmas show and the show itself will most likely alter the schedule every day; classes may not meet, so check the website EACH day; thank you!
Since we will begin to read our class novel-Wonder by R.J. Palacios- after the break, please be sure the book you are currently reading for SSR is completed! *I have a class set (Wonder), so this book does not need to be purchased. =)
Tentative Homework/Testing Schedule:
Monday. December 16th- 1). “Newest Dinosaur” project must be completed for tomorrow; you will be presenting tomorrow! 2). Read for 20 minutes; no written reading log is required. 3). Get “The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins” quiz signed and corrected.
Tuesday, December 19th- 1). Complete a written reading log.
Wednesday, December 20th- 1). Review pages 28-29-vocabulary Unit 3 words. 2). Finish writing sentences for each word. 2). Read for 20 minutes; no written reading log is required.
Thursday, December 21st- 1). Complete Common Core Enriched Edition Vocabulary Workshop pages 30-32: “Match the Meaning”, “Synonyms”, and “Antonyms”. 2). Read for 20 minutes; no written reading log is required.
Grade 6- This week, the students will be finishing their “Old Yeller” newspaper project; they will be presenting their projects to the class; the students will also be identifying Unit 3 vocabulary words from their Common Core Enriched Edition Vocabulary Workshop books; they will be working on various activities with the new words. *Please keep in mind that practicing for the Christmas show and the show itself will most likely alter the schedule every day; classes may not meet, so check the website EACH day; thank you!
Since we will begin to read our class novel-Heaven is for Real by Todd Burpo- after the break, please be sure the book you are currently reading for SSR is completed! Please purchase the book before you return to school. =) It can be found on Amazon!
Tentative Homework/Testing Schedule:
Monday. December 16th- 1). “Old Yeller” newspaper project must be completed for tomorrow; you will be presenting tomorrow! 2). Read for 20 minutes; no written reading log is required.
Tuesday, December 19th- 1). Complete a written reading log.
Wednesday, December 20th- 1). Review pages 34-36-vocabulary Unit 3 words. 2). Finish writing sentences for each word. 2). Read for 20 minutes; no written reading log is required.
Thursday, December 21st- 1). Make sure to finish- Common Core Enriched Edition Vocabulary Workshop pages 37-41: “Choosing the Right Word”, “Synonyms”, “Antonyms”, “Completing the Sentence”, and “Vocabulary in Context”. You do not have to complete “Writing: Words in Action”.
Grade 7- This week, the students will be identifying Unit 3 vocabulary words from their Common Core Enriched Edition Vocabulary Workshop books; they will be working on various activities with the new words. *Please keep in mind that practicing for the Christmas show and the show itself will most likely alter the schedule every day; classes may not meet, so check the website EACH day; thank you!
Religion- The students will continue working on developing their Advent/Christmas exams!
Since we will begin to read our class novel-The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton- after the break, please be sure the book you are currently reading for SSR is completed! I have a class set (The Outsiders), so this book does not need to be purchased. =)
Tentative Homework/Testing Schedule:
“Life Without Gravity” Diary entry is due tomorrow-12/16.
Monday. December 16th- 1). Be sure your sentences are completed from class-Unit 3 words.
Tuesday, December 19th- 1). Make sure to finish- Common Core Enriched Edition Vocabulary Workshop pages 37-top of 39: “Choosing the Right Word”, “Synonyms”, and “Antonyms”. 2). Read for 20 minutes; no written reading log is required.
Wednesday, December 20th- 1). Make sure to finish “Completing the Sentence” and “Vocabulary in Context”. You do not have to complete “Writing: Words in Action”. 2). Read for 20 minutes; no written reading log is required.
Thursday, December 21st- 1). Read for 20 minutes; no written reading log is required.
Grade 8- This week, the students will be identifying Unit 3 vocabulary words from their Common Core Enriched Edition Vocabulary Workshop books; they will be working on various activities with the new words. *Please keep in mind that practicing for the Christmas show and the show itself will most likely alter the schedule every day; classes may not meet, so check the website EACH day; thank you!
Since we will begin to read our class novel-We Beat the Street by Drs. Sampson Davis, George Jenkins, and Rameck Hunt- after the break, please be sure the book you are currently reading for SSR is completed! Please purchase the book before you return to school. =) It can be found on Amazon!
Tentative Homework/Testing Schedule:
*Harriet Tubman post reading/writing activity-Interview- is due tomorrow (12/16) IF you have not handed it in already.
Monday. December 16th- 1). Be sure your sentences are completed from class-Unit 3 words. 2). Read for 20 minutes; no written reading log is required.
Tuesday, December 19th- 1). Make sure to finish- Common Core Enriched Edition Vocabulary Workshop pages 37-top of 39: “Choosing the Right Word”, “Synonyms”, and “Antonyms”.
Wednesday, December 20th- 1). No written homework today; read for 20 minutes.
Thursday, December 21st- 1). Read for 20 minutes; no written reading log is required.