Katey Patrizio
May 15, 2013
ILA 8: Ribbons test tomorrow
ILA 7: FInish sentences in Elements of Literature book following "The Origin of Seasons"
May 8, 2013
ILA 7: Read Yeh-Shen pages 383-387
ILA 8: Simple Solutions #126-127
May 6. 2013
ILA 7: Simple Solutions 139-140
Writing 6: Sentences for words from class today.
May 1, 2013
ILA 8: Simple Solutions 122 &123
ILA 7: Simple Solutions 135 &136
April 30, 2013
ILA 7: Simple Solutions 132-133; Read Dinorella pages 758-761; Word Wisdom 122-127 due Friday
ILA 8: Simple Solutions 120-121; Finish story from class
April 25, 2013
Sixth grade: Assembly tomorrow! Please practice your lines and any actions that go with your part.
April 24, 2013
ILA 7: Simple Solutions #130-131; Read pages 747-755 "Aschenputtel"
ILA 8: Simple Solutions #116-117; Read pages 731-738 "The Treasure of Lemon Brown"
April 23, 2013
ILA 8: Simple Solutions #114-115
ILA 7: Simple Solutions 128-129; Elements of Literature pg. 585 #6-7
April 22, 2013
ILA 7: Simple Solutions #126-127; Elements of Literature page 585 #2 & 4
ILA 8: Simple Solutions #112-113; Elements of Literature page 653 #2-5 on looseleaf
Essay: 100 words or less. "What the American Flag Means to Me"
April 18, 2013
ILA 7: Simple Solutions 126; Finish persuasive essay; Word Wisdom pages 116-121
ILA 8: Simple Solutions 111; Read poems on pages 643 & 644; Do #5 on page 645; Word Wisdom 116-121
April 16, 2013
ILA 8: Simple Solutions 108-109; Anne Frank test and paragraph tomorrow
ILA 7: Simple Solutions 122-123; Poem about night.
April 15, 2013
ILA 8: Simple Solutions 106-107; Anne Frank paragraph and test on Wednesday; Word Wisdom 116-121 due Friday
Paragraph assignment: Why do you think the play ends with the line "In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart?" What message about life were the playwrights sending? On a sheet of paper, write a paragraph that explains you answer. Support your ideas with details from the story.
ILA 7: Simple Solutions 120-121; Read Elements of Literature 561 & 564; Word Wisdom pages 116-121 due Friday
April 11, 2013
ILA 8: Word Wisdom 106-111; Simple Solutions 104 & 105; Final copy of persuasive essay if not finished
ILA 7: Word Wisdom 106-111; Finish persuasive essay
Writing 6: Holt Handbook page 227 #1-10
April 10, 2013
ILA 7: Simple Solutions 118-119; Find evidence to support your assertion that you developed in class today. That means statistics, quotes from experts, and other facts.
ILA 8: Simple Solutions102 & 103; Rough draft of your persuasive essay due tomorrow.
Writing 6: Holt Handbook page 224 #1-10
April 9, 2013
ILA 7: Write two paragraphs about yourself. One using the list of qualities you wrote. One using the list of qualities your classmate wrote. You will hand your paragraphs in with both lists. Simple Solutions 116-117.
April 8, 2013
ILA 8: Simple Solutions through 101 due Wednesday; Word Wisdom pages 106-111 due Friday; Free topic essay due Monday
ILA 7: Simple Solutions 114-115; Page 81 Holt Handbook; Word Wisdom pages 106-111 due Friday
April 3, 2013
ILA 8: Simple Solutions 94 & 95; Finish essay comparing and contrasting two characters from "The Diary of Anne Frank"
ILA 7: SImple Solution 114-115; Finish reading "Miss Awful"
March 26, 2013
ILA 8: Simple Solutions #92-93; Finish reading Act I of The Diary of Anne Frank; Complete page 410 questions 2-5
ILA 7: Simple Solutions #108-109
Writing 6: Have research ready to write your paragraph about a city
March 25, 2013
ILA 7: Simple Solutions 106-107; Page 294 #2-5 in Elements of Literature; Finish p. 78 in Holt Handbook
Writing 6: Finish all research for your paragraph about a city so you can write your paragraph in class on Thursday.
March 21, 2013
ILA 8: Simple Solutions 92-93; Word Wisdom 100-105; Due Monday: "Do you think the United States Postal Service should eliminate Saturday delivery?"
ILA 7: Simple Solutions 104-105; Word Wisdom 100-105; User Friendly quiz tomorrow
March 20, 2013
ILA 7: Simple Solutions 102-103; Find three idioms;User Friendly quiz on Friday
ILA 8: Simple Solutions 90-91; Read pages 290-291 and page 295 in Elements of Literature
March 19, 2013
ILA 7: Simple Solutions 101-102; Questions 4-6 for "User Friendly"
ILA 8: Simple Solutions 90-91; "The U.S. postal service should eliminate Saturday delivery. Do you agree or disagree?" Write an essay due Monday.
Both classes: Word Wisdom 100-105.
March 18, 2013
ILA 8: Simple Solutions #88-89; Eye for an Eye essay; The Circuit quiz tomorrow; Word Wisdom 100-105 due Friday
ILA 7: Simple Solutions #99-100; Create a list of cause and effect for the events in "User Friendly"; Word Wisdom 100-105 due Friday
Writing 6: Pope essay and twist on fairy tale story due Thursday. (Some of you have already completed this)
March 14, 2013
ILA 8: Simple Solutions 86&87; Word Wisdom 94-99; Write about tone in the story "The Circuit". What was the tone of the story? Give examples of how the author helped set that tone? Did the author do an effective job?
ILA 7: Simple Solutions 97 & 98; Word Wisdom 94-99; Use your research from class to write about Pope Francis. You should be able to get at least two or three paragraphs if not more.
March 13, 2013
ILA 8: Simple Solutions Lessons #82-85 will be reviewed in class tomorrow; We will also be reviewing "The Circuit"
ILA 7: Simple Soutions #95-96; page 269 in Elements of Literature
March 11, 2013
ILA 8: Simple Solutions #80-81; Read "The Circuit" pages 281-285 in Elements of Literature; Word Wisdom pages 94-99 due Friday
ILA 7: Simple Solutions #91 & 92; Page 76 in Holt Handbook #1-10; Word Wisdom pages 94-99 due Friday
Writing 6: Using the plot structure of a traditional story (fairy tale, myth, or legend), rewrite the story to give it a modern twist.
February 28, 2013
ILA 8: Make sure you have whatever materials you need to put together the Ray Bradbury/There Will Come Soft Rains projects tomorrow
ILA 7: Simple Solutions 89 & 90; Holt Handbook page 293, Review A.
Writing 6: Holt Handbook page 210-211 Review C on looseleaf
February 27, 2013
ILA 7: Simple Solutions 78 & 79; Elements of Literature page 254 #2-5
ILA 8: Simple Solutions 87 & 88; Any work that needs to be completed for the "There Will Come Soft Rains" class project. Projects will be assembled in class tomorrow.
February 26, 2013
ILA 8: Simple Solutions 76 & 77; Work on group projects given in class today
ILA 7: Simple Solutions 85 & 86; We will review "The Highwayman" in class tomorrow.
February 25, 2013
ILA 7: Simple Solutions 83 & 84; Read "The Highwayman" in your Elements of Literature textbook
ILA 8: Simple Solutions 74 & 75; Finish musher letter and sign; Read "There Will Come Soft Rains"
Writing 6: Work on one of the outstanding writing assignments: First-person biography about someone who has influenced your life; Autobiography from a famous person's point of view; Favorite teacher essay; Write from the point of view of a historic object
February 21, 2013
ILA 8: Simple Solutions 74 & 75; Reading project due tomorrow; Finish "Fast, Strong and Friendly Too" sheet from class
ILA 7: Simple Solutions #81 & 82; Read "Hearts and Hands"
February 20, 2013
ILA 7: Simple Solutions 78 & 79. Finish Antaeus work if you didn't finish it in class.
February 19, 2013
ILA 8: Simple Solutions #72 & 73; http://iditarod.com/race/2013/mushers/ Use this web site to research your musher.
ILA 7: Simple Solutions #77 & 78; Look over your questions about "Antaeus".
February 14, 2013
ILA 7: Simple Solutions #77; Finish "Eye for an Eye" first draft
ILA 8: Simple Solutions #72. Write two paragraphs: One about a life event. The other about a life event where you had an opposite experience. Example: happy/sad, angry/sorry
Writing 6: Finish your draft of your first person biography. Now that you have your introductory paragraph, add a story about an event in your subject's life
February 13, 2013
ILA 8: Simple Solutions lessons #69 & 70; page 263 in Elements of Literature; First draft of teacher essay due February 19
ILA 7: Simple Solutions lessons #75 & 76; Work on "Eye for an eye" essay. First draft is due on Friday.
Writing 6: First paragraph of first-person biography due Thursday. You are writing about the life of a famous person, but you are writing from his or her point of view. For example, if you were writing about Harriet Tubman, you would write about her experience on the Underground Railroad including what thoughts and feelings you think she might have.
February 12, 2013
ILA 7: Simple Solutions #73 & 74
ILA 8: Simple Solutions #67 & 68
February 8, 2013
Essays of the week will be assigned on Monday
Eighth grade, if you want to work on your page and forget the information to log in, email me at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
February 7, 2013
ILA 7: Finish reading "The Smallest Dragonboy" pages 156-160; Simple Solutions #69-70; Finish grammar classwork if you did not finish in class.
ILA 8: Study those lines! Assembly at 9 AM tomorrow.
February 6, 2013
ILA 8: Study those lines! Last practice for assembly is tomorrow. I would like you to be off script
ILA 7: Simple Solutions Lessons 66 & 67; Elements of Literature page 144, #5.
February 5, 2013
ILA 8: Study your lines!!!
ILA 7: Finish reading check on page 144 (The plot chart); Word Wisdom 83-89 due Monday, February 11.
February 4, 2013
ILA 7: Simple Solutions 65 & 66; Finish paragraph from class
ILA 8: Study your lines!! We will practice in the gym tomorrow. Also, if I don't have your photos for yearbook, they must be in tomorrow!
February 1, 2013
ILA 7: Essay of the week due next Friday-- Take topic paragraph from class today and develop it into a full essay.
January 31, 2013
ILA 8: Elements of Literature: p. 144 #3-4
January 30, 2013
ILA 8: Essay of the week due tomorrow
The web site for your yearbook pages is http://onlineyearbooks.lifetouch.com. Email me for job number, user name, and password. At this point, only the students will have the user name and password to do their pages. Username and passwords for parent pages will be assigned in the coming weeks.
January 25, 2013
ILA 8: Simple Solutions #61-62; Quiz on Mrs Flowers Wednesday; Read pages 179-182
Writing 6: page 193, Ex. A
January 24, 2013
ILA 8: Simple Solutions 59 & 60
Read and write a paragraph comparing Maya Angelou's advice and Mrs. Flowers advice
Essay of the week: Write a story using one of the beginning sentences we wrote in class.
ILA 7: Simple Solutions 61 & 62
Essay of the week due tomorrow
Grammar page 154-155 Review B
January 23, 2013
ILA 8: Read pages 186-189 in Elements of Literature; Simple Solutions #56 & #57; Essay of the Week due tomorrow
ILA 7: Simple Solutions #58 & #59; Read pages 131-133; Write your compare/contrast of "Zoo" and "The Ruum" for at least 15 minutes.
January 22, 2013
ILA 8: page 170 in Holt Handbook Review D on looseleaf; Finish onomatopaiea paragraph from class. Review "Too Soon A Woman". You will complete a graded assignment on the story tomorrow; Book review information was given today. Final review and project due February 22.
ILA 7: Outline compare/contrast "Zoo" and "The Ruum" Read pages 131-133 in Elements of Literature. Simple Solutions #57-#58
Outline example. You can use this outline and add elements we discussed in class:
Paragraph A: How "Zoo" uses certain elements
- 1. Aliens in "Zoo"
- 2. Human Characters in "Zoo"
Paragraph B: How "The Ruum" uses certain elements
- 1. Aliens in "The Ruum"
- 2. Human Characters in "The Ruum"
January 17, 2013
Grade 6: On looseleaf, page 186 Review B in Holt Handbook
Grade 7: Simple Solutions 55-56; Create a chart comparing "The Ruum" and "Zoo" (See pdf below. Chart may be printed out or copied into your notebook); Word Wisdom 78-83 due tomorrow
Grade 8: Simple Solutions 55-56; Word Wisdom 78-83 due tomorrow
Essay of the week: Imagine that you live in a different time period. Write about a typical day in your life. Be descriptive. Include details about your clothes, hobbies, daily tasks, living arrangements, current events, etc. Due Thursday 1/24
http://www.mtregional.com/images/uploads/Comparison chart.pdf
January 16, 2013
ILA 8: Simple Solutions 53-54; Page 175 in Elements of Literature #2-4; Essay of the week due tomorrow; Parts of Speech project due tomorrow
ILA 7: Simple Solutions #53-54; Reread pages 99-105 in "The Ruum"; Essay of the week due tomorrow.
January 15, 2013
ILA 7: Read "The Ruum" page 89
ILA 8: Holt Handbook Exercise 3, p. 158; Story about object from last week's class due tomorrow; Read pages 170-174 "Too Soon A Woman" in Elements of Literature.
January 14, 2013
ILA 8: Simple Solutions 51 &52; Narrative essay or poem due tomorrow; Word Wisdom 77-83 due Friday
ILA 7: Simple Solutions 51 & 52; Write 8 sentences for each vocabulary word on page 51 (Words from Three Skeleton Key); Word Wisdom 77-83 due Friday
Writing 6: page 180 Exercise B
Reminders:
Grade 8: Parts of Speech project due Thursday; Story about object due Wednesday; Essay of the week due Thursday
Grade 7: Essay of the week due Thursday
January 10, 2013
ILA 8: Simple Solutions #49-50; Word Wisdom page 72-77; Read "Barbara Frietchie"; Essay of the week: Where do you envision yourself in 10-15 years?
ILA 7: Simple Solutions #49-50; Word Wisdom page 72-77; Essay of the week: Where do you envision yourself in 10-15 years?
Tomorrow: Wear a favorite hat and scarf for $1. Hot chocolate sold at lunch for $2.
Check the home school communication for information about Sunday's Polar Plunge.
January 9, 2013
ILA 8: Simple Solutions 47-48; Essay of the week due tomorrow; Word Wisdom 72-77 due Friday
ILA 7: Simple Solutions 47-48; How to essay due tomorrow; Read "Three Skeleton Key" pages 40-49; Word Wisdom 72-77 due Friday
Writing 6: Read page 138-140 in Holt Handbook
Current Events: I will be setting up an Edmodo site for us to post and comment on articles.
January 8, 2013
ILA 8: Harriet Tubman essay due tomorrow; Harriet Tubman quiz tomorrow; Simple Solutions #46
ILA 7: Simple Solutions 45 & 46 due tomorrow
Seventh and Eighth ILA: Check previous days for upcoming due dates.
Current Events: Remember your current event about one of the world leaders we discussed in the Junior Scholastic magazine (Obama, Chavez, Putin, Nieto, Cameron).
Tomorrow's Polar Plunge event: Wear a bear sweatshirt for $1. Snocones on sale at lunch for $2.
January 7, 2013
Grade 6: Read pages 138-140 in Holt Hanbook
Grade 7: Simple Solutions #44 due tomorrow; Rikki Tikki Tavi quiz tomorrow; How to essay due Thursday; Writing worksheet due Thursday; Vocab pgs 72-77 due Friday
Grade 8: Simple Solutions #45-46 due tomorrow; Harriet Tubman quiz and essay Wednesday; Hero essay dueThursday; Vocab pgs 72-77 due Friday
Tomorrow is crazy socks or slipper day for $1.
January 4, 2013
Reminder: There are no spiral notebooks at school. Students should have binders with looseleaf. This prevents ragged, messy edges on papers as well as protects sweaters from getting snagged on the spirals. Thank you!
ILA 8: Word Wisdom 68-71 due Monday; Harriet Tubman quiz on Wednesday, Essay of the week due Thursday 1/10; Parts of Speech project due Thursday 1/17
ILA 7: Word Wisdom 68-71 due Monday; Rikki Tikki Tave quiz on Tuesday, How to essay due Thursday 1/10
Writing 6: Keep an observation diary of something you see daily. Just a few sentences for each day are fine. We will be using the sentences to write a paragraph about your observations on Thursday.
Ex. Observation of a coffee cup
Saturday: This morning I filled my white porcelain mug with steamy, dark coffee. It sat on the coffee table with a collection of magazines and newspapers. I drank my coffee out of the mug at a leisurely place. When I was finished, I rinsed it and placed it in the dishwasher. Later in the day, it was washed with the rest of the dishes and placed with its other coffee cup friends on the middle shelf in the cupboard
Sunday: Today my white porcelain mug sat among the coffee cups useless while I used a different mug.
Monday: This morning my coffee cup sat steaming , waiting for me as I ran around the house looking for some shoes. I grabbed it and the baby as I ran out the door, careful to keep the coffee in the cup as it sloshed from side to side. In the car, I placed it precariously in the console where it balanced among some paper and loose change. I brought the coffee cup into school and placed it on my desk where the coffee grew cold as I taught. The coffee gradually disappeared from the cup throughout the day, and at the end of the day, it was left with coffee stains around the rim and inside the cup.
January 3, 2012
ILA 8: Simple Solutions 43-44; Word Wisdom pages 68-71 due Monday; Essay of the week due Thursday 1/10 (Write a biographical sketch of someone you consider a hero); Parts of Speech project due 1/17 (Read project sheet and pick a project)
ILA 7: Simple Solutions 42-43; Word Wisdom pages 68-71 due Monday; Work on rough draft of how to essay (You should have at least the first paragraph written); In Elements of Literature, answer questions 2-4 on page 30 in complete sentences (Notebook is fine, but I will be checking to make sure it is completed)
Writing 6: Finish story
Boys wear sweater and tie tomorrow.
January 2, 2012
Welcome back! I'm so excited to be back with you in 2013!
Grade 7: Simple Solutions 40 &41; Word Wisdom pages 68-71; Read pages 19-23 of "Rikki Tikki Tavi"
Grade 8: Simple Solutions 40 &41; Word Wisdom pages 68-71; Read pages 144-152 of "from Harriet Tubman"
Current Events: Bring in a current event for next Wednesday from one of the countries we talked about today
December 21, 2012
Dear Students and Parents,
Thank you for all of your wonderful wishes and generous gifts. I don't think that I will have to buy a cup of coffee for a year and I won $11 from scratch-offs. I can't wait to dig into all of the scrumptious goodies. The past few months has been a great experience for me. I wish you all a Merry Christmas and I hope that your New Year is filled with love and laughter.
I'll see you around!
Love,
Mrs. Rose
December 17, 2012
6th Grade
Christmas stories due Thursday
7th Grade
Verb quiz Wednesday
8th Grade
Prepositional phrase quiz Wednesday
Revised essay due Wednesday
December 14, 2012
6th Grade
Worksheet (Subject/Verb agreement)
7th Grade
finish classwork (worksheet and journal)
quiz on verbs next Wednesday
8th Grade
finsih classwork (worksheet, simple solutions, journal)
quiz on prepositional phrases next Wednesday
December 13, 2012
6th Grade
Worksheet on subject/verb agreement
7th Grade
Word Wisdom quiz tomorrow
8th Grade
Word Wisdom quiz tomorrow
December 12, 2012
*Seton Dress Down Thursday*
6th Grade
Monday's assignment is due tomorrow
7th Grade
Word Wisdom finish p. 66-67
Short Story test tomorrow
Word Wisdom quiz Friday
8th Grade
Short Story test tomorrow
Word Wisdom quiz Friday
December 11, 2012
Please arrive at school no later than 6:45 tonight. Sunday best attire is required (no jeans, sweats, sneakers). Festive apparel is encouraged.
No ILA or Writing homework for my classes tonight due to the Christmas concert.
7th and 8th grade students should begin to study for a short story test on Thursday and a Word Wisdom quiz on Friday.
December 10, 2012
6th Grade
Due Thursday: p. 129 Exercise 6 1-10; p. 130-131 Exercise 7 1-10
We will spend the next several classes working on our Christmas stories for our 1st grade buddies.
7th Grade
Simple Solutions 37 and 38
Short Story test Thursday
Word Wisdom quiz Friday
8th Grade
Word Wisdom p. 66-67
Short Story test Thursday
Word Wisdom quiz Friday
Upcoming Tests and Quizzes
We have a busy two weeks ahead of us before Christmas break. I am posting a schedule of upcoming quizzes and tests. I would like to get everything done before the break. Please check back for daily assignments and to see any schedule changes.
7th Grade
Thursday 12/13: Short Story test - "Charles", "A Day's Wait", "Stolen Day"; point of view
Friday 12/14: Word Wisdom quiz - scrutiny, misperception, illusion, gesture, elusive, epiphany, simulate, ostentatious, peruse, replica
Wednesday 12/19: Verb quiz - action, linking, helping, transitive, intransitive
*Journals will be collected and graded next week. Please make sure that they are up to date.
8th Grade
Thursday 12/13: Short Story test - "Those Three Wishes", "The Tell-Tale Heart", "The Ransom of Red Chief"; irony
Friday 12/14: Word Wisdom quiz: retract, succinct, reiterate, reverberate, retort, placate, terse, exhort, reticent, expound
Wednesday 12/19: Prepositional Phrase quiz
*Journals will be collected and graded next week. Please make sure that they are up to date.
December 7, 2012
8th Grade
Friday's Word Wisdom quiz postponed until Monday - 12/10
December 6, 2012
Please join us tomorrow at 9:00 for our Liturgy. Report cards will be distributed after mass.
6th Grade
Finish classwork p. 126 Exercise 3 (rewrite the sentences)
p. 127 Exercise 4 1-10 (write the correct word)
7th Grade
Word Wisdom quiz tomorrow: speculate, prospect, respective, circumspect, provisional, proviso, specter, retrospect, introspective, vista
8th Grade
Word Wisdom quiz tomorrow: valedictorian, phonetic, consonant, symphony, sonorous, cacophony, dissonance, assonance, abdicate, predicate
December 5, 2012
6th Grade
p. 329-331 Exercise 8 and 9 (make-up work for those who were absent)
Revised Thanksgiving essay due Friday
7th Grade
Simple Solutions 36
Word Wisdom quiz Friday
8th Grade
Simple Solutions 34 and 35
Quiz tomorrow - transitive and intransitive verbs, direct and indirect objects
Word Wisdom quiz Friday
December 4, 2012
6th Grade
Santa Sale Wednesday and Thursday
Revised essays due Thursday
7th Grade
Word Wisdom p. 61 (quiz Friday)
Simple Solutions 35
8th Grade
Word Wisdom quiz Friday
Simple Solutions 33
Holt Handbook p.84 - finish classwork and Review A 1-10
December 3, 2012
6th Grade
p. 329-331 Exercise 8 and 9 - due tomorrow
Revised Thanksgiving essays due Thursday
7th Grade
Story page for "Stolen Day"
Simple Solutions 34
8th Grade
Word Wisdom p. 59, 60, 61
Simple Solutions 32
November 30
7th Grade
Finish Simple Solutions 32, 33
8th Grade
Finish classwork: p. 544 #'s 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
November 29
7th Grade
Final draft of "gift" essay due tomorrow
Word Wisdom quiz: visage, habitat, confirm, spectrum, suspicion, invisible, chameleon, duplicate, spectacle, camouflage
8th Grade
Verb Worksheet
Final draft of "gift" essay due tomorrow
Word Wisdom quiz: subdued, peal, resonate, edict, phongraph, blare, strain, raucous, outspoken, vociferous
November 28
6th Grade
Holt Handbook p. 390 1-10
7th Grade
Finish rough draft of Christmas gift essay
Word Wisdom quiz Friday
8th Grade
Final draft of Christmas essay due Friday
Word Wisdom quiz Friday
November 27
7th Grade
Simple Solutions 30 and 31
Word Wisdom Quiz Friday
8th Grade
Simple Solutions 30 and 31
Word Wisdom Quiz Friday
November 26
6th Grade
Due Thursday p. 390 1-10 - rewrite the sentences correctly on looseleaf
7th Grade
Simple Solutions 28 and 29
"A Day's Wait" p. 191; write a story page
8th Grade
Simple Solutions 28 and 29
Word Wisdom p. 54-55
November 19, 2012
6th, 7th and 8th Grade
Thanksgiving essay due Wednesday!
November 16, 2012
7th Grade
Finish reading "Charles" and answering questions.
November 14, 2012
7th Grade
Simple Solutions #27
Complete verb chart
Word Wisdom test Friday (30 words)
8th Grade
Simple Solutions #27
Worksheet
Word Wisdom test Friday (30 words)
November 13, 2012
7th Grade
Simple Solutions #26
Letter to Mrs. Rose regarding class participation grade (SIGNED BY PARENT)
*All make-up work must be submitted no later than Friday!
Word Wisdom Test Friday (30 words)
8th Grade
Simple Solutions #26
Letter to Mrs. Rose regarding class participation grade (SIGNED BY PARENT)
*All make-up work must be submitted no later than Friday!
Word Wisdom Test Friday (30 words)
November 12, 2012
Welcome back. It was great to see everyone today. Please let me know if you need to replace any books that may have been damaged due to the storm. This week we will focus on finishing our work for the first marking period.
7th Grade
Simple Solutions 24 and 25
Word Wisdom test on Friday - 30 words (page 46)
8th grade
Simple Solutions 24 and 25
Word Wisdom test on Friday - 30 words (page 46)
HURRICANE SANDY EXTRA CREDIT
The marking period will end next week. If you have missed some homework assignments or done poorly on a test or quiz, here is an opportunity to boost your grade. This is the only extra credit that will be offered. This is not homework. You will not lose credit if you don't do the assignment. I will only accept assignments that are neat (handwritten or typed) and that are submitted on Wednesday, October 31. The assignment is the same for all of my classes (Writing 6, ILA 7 and 8).
Write a descriptive poem, essay or short story about Hurricane Sandy. You can be imaginative and write a fictional story about the storm or you can be factual and write a non fiction account of the storm. Either way, you must use lots of descriptive words (i.e. adjectives, adverbs, action verbs, etc.). The more descriptive your writing, the more credit you will receive. As always, you must use correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, etc.
Happy writing and stay safe during the storm!
* Tuesday's tests will be postponed until Friday.
October 26
6th Grade
PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING IN FOOD FOR THE HUNGER CHALLENGE
7th Grade
Word Wisdom Review pages 46-49; there will be a test on all 30 words next Friday
Simple Solutions #23
"The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" test on Tuesday
8th Grade
Word Wisdom Review pages 46-49; there will be a test on all 30 words next Friday
Simple Solutions #23
"Flowers for Algernon" test on Tuesday
October 25
6th Grade
Fall essay due tomorrow (turn in all drafts)
Please bring in food for the Hunger Challenge
7th Grade
Irony essay with revision sheet due tomorrow
Word Wisdom Quiz tomorrow
"The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" test Tuesday
8th Grade
Paragraph - answer the question that was on the board in class
Word Wisdom Quiz tomorrow
"Landlady" resolution revisions due tomorrow
"Flowers for Algernon" test Tuesday
October 24
7th Grade
SS # 22
Word Wisdom Quiz Friday
8th Grade
SS #22
Progress Report due tomorrow
"Landlady" resolution revisions due Friday
Word Wisdom Quiz Friday
October 23
6th Grade
Please remember to bring in food for the Hunger Challenge
7th Grade
S.S. #21
Word Wisdom Quiz Friday: destitute, colleague, fiscal, mortgage, default, collateral, investment, opulence, appreciate, depreciate
8th Grade
S.S. #21
Word Wisdom Quiz Friday: scanty, copious, moderate, ration, increment, allocate, multitude, accrue, dwindle, decimate
Revised "Landlady" resolutions due Friday
October 22
6th Grade
Please bring in food for Hunger Challenge
Please bring an extra lunch for the Barn tomorrow
7th Grade
Finish Word Wisdom p. 43-45
Paragraph - Who do you think are the "monsters" on Maple Street? Explain your answer in a well-written paragraph. Use evidence from the text to support your ideas.
8th Grade
Finish Word Wisdom p. 40-45
Paragraph - Do you think that Charlie would have been better off if he had not had the operation? Explain your answer in a well-written paragraph. Use evidence from the text to support your ideas.
October 19
8th Grade
Since we did not meet for class today, your Word Wisdom quiz will be on Monday.
October 18
6th Grade
Tommorow is noon dismissal for parent/teacher conferences
7th Grade
SS #20
Word Wisdom Quiz tomorrow: mission, remiss, stipend, promissory, pre-empt, pension, compensation, exempt, redeemable, peremptory
8th Grade
SS #20
Word Wisdom Quiz tomorrow: perimeter, substantial, apportion, disproportionate, equidistant, partition, statistics, odometer, pedometer, symmetry
October 17
6th Grade
Pictures went home today
Parents- please park in the back parking lot for conferences tonight
Please remember to bring in food for the Hunger Challenge
7th Grade
SS #19
Word Wisdom Quiz Friday
8th Grade
SS #19
Word Wisdom Quiz Friday
October 16
6th Grade
FOOTBALL FRENZY TICKETS DUE TOMORROW
Please remember to bring in food for the Hunger Challenge
Parents - Please park in the back school lot for conferences on Wednesday evening
7th Grade
SS #18
Word Wisdom Quiz Friday
8th Grade
SS #18
Word Wisdom Quiz Friday
October 15
6th Grade
Essay outline due tomorrow (Writing)
Bring in food for Hunger Challenge
Please bring in an extra bagged lunch for the Barn
7th Grade
S.S. # 17
8th Grade
S.S. #17
October 11
6th Grade
20 sentences - each must contain a noun, verb and an adjective - on looseleaf
Please remember to bring in food for the Hunger Challenge
7th Grade
Summer Adventure rewrites due tomorrow (before trip to PNC)
S.S. # 16 and Word Wisdom p. 34-39 due Monday
8th Grade
Compare/Contrast essay (with revision sheet) due tomorrow (before trip to PNC)
S.S. #16 and Word Wisdom p. 34-39 due Monday
October 10
6th Grade
Crazy Hat Dress Down Day Tomorrow!
Please bring in food for the Hunger Challenge
7th Grade
Simple Solutions #15
Summer Adventure essay rewrites due Friday
8th Grade
Simple Solutions #15
October 9
6th Grade
Hunger Challenge
Crazy Hat Dress Down Day Thursday
7th Grade
Short Story test TOMORROW!
Summer Adventure essay rewrites due Friday
8th Grade
Short Story test TOMORROW!
Week of October 8
6th Grade
Tuesday - Lunch for the Barn
Thursday - Crazy Hat Day
7th Grade
There will be a short story test on Wednesday. Students should study their notes for each of the following stories:
"Duffy's Jacket"
"Zoo"
"After Twenty Years"
"The Dinner Party"
*There will be no Word Wisdom quiz this week* Check back for daily homework.
8th Grade
There will be a short story test on Wednesday. Students should study their notes for each of the following stories:
"The Wise Old Woman"
"Broken Chain"
"The Landlady"
"The Monkey's Paw"
"The Third Wish"
*There will be no Word Wisdom quiz this week* Check back for daily homework.
October 5
7th Grade
Short Story test on Wednesday
8th Grade
Short Story test on Wednesday
October 4
6th Grade
McTeacher's Night 5-8 this evening
1/2 day tomorrow - noon dismissal
Boys must wear shirt and tie for Liturgy tomorrow
7th Grade
Word Wisdom Quiz tomorrow
FYI: Students were given an extra copy of Elements of Literature to leave at home for homework and studying
8th Grade
Word Wisdom Quiz tomorrow
October 3
6th Grade
Don't forget to order your items from the NED show.
7th Grade
SS #14
Word Wisdom Quiz Friday
8th Grade
SS #15
Word Wisdom Quiz Friday