Monday, November 24, 2014

8th Grade November 24

Weekly Lesson plans


Students will continue to review last weeks Vocabulary words 

Due Tuesday Ready New York Workbook  read pg 19 and on L.L. Recreate and complete the chart on page 20.  




Due December 2nd: Students need to create a 2 minute speech.
During the week we watched TED talks relating to  food and issues surrounding food. Students must choose one (1) of the many issues learned about research it, and create a presentation.

TEDTalks: Chew On This: Chew On This: "Louise Fresco on Feeding the Whole World"

TEDTalks: Chew On This: Chew On This: "Jamie Oliver's TED Prize Wish: Teach Every Child About Food"

EDTalks: Chew On This: Chew On This: "Josette Sheeran: Ending Hunger Now"

Students must create a 2 minute speech, they many use  only 1(one) 3in x5in  index card for notes during the presentation. Along with the speaking they must create a presentation with only pictures no words to support what they are talking about  to the class. 

7th Grade November 24

Weekly Lesson plans



Students will continue to review last weeks Vocabulary words 

Due Tuesday Worksheet on Text evidence 








6th Grade November 24

Weekly Lesson plans

ELA

Students will continue to review last weeks Vocabulary words 

Due Tuesday Worksheet on multiple meaning words. 







Religion 

5th grade November 24

Weekly Lesson plans

ELA

Students will continue to review last weeks Vocabulary words 

Due Tuesday Worksheet on multiple meaning words. 







Religion 

Monday, November 17, 2014

Reminders to parents

Dear Parents,

Here are a few reminder:

Students were given AIS forms on Friday November 14, if they are not signed and handed in by Tuesday they will receive detention until it is handed in.

Reportcard night is on Friday November 21 starting at 1pm ending at 7 pm.

Students must hand in all homework and projects the day they are due. If they are not in they will receive a zero (0).

There will be an ELA exam on Friday for all classes

5 and 6 will have a Religion on Monday


8th Grade November 17

Weekly Lesson plan


Tone
Bias
Purpose
analyze 
Emotional Responses
Overgeneralization
Stereotypical
Exaggerations
Imbalance

Due Tuesday Weekly vocabulary words 

7th Grade Week of November 17

Weekly Lesson Plan

Tone
Purpose
Objective
impartial
Unbiased
Subjective
Biased
Informal
details of facts
details of experience

Weekly Vocabulary due Wednesday 

6th Grade Week of November 17

Weekly Lessons
ELA
Religion


ELA

Dictation
Contradict
Dictionary
Edict
Predict
pourquoi tale
etymology
 plot
oral tradition
legend
tall tale

Weekly Vocabulary Due Tuesday

Religion

Mount Sinai 
Miracle 
Manna
Ten Commandments
Ark of the Covenant
Dwelling Place
promised land  

5th Grade Week of November 17

Weekly lessons
ELA
Religion




ELA

   symbol
  metaphor
idioms
proverbs
planning
revising
editing
rewriting
support points 

Due Tuesday: Students must create a poem using simile and metaphor. They were given an image to work off of in class. 
Weekly vocabulary words due Wednesday 
 Metaphor worksheet Due Thursday. 

Religion 

Gifts of the Holy Spirit 
chrism 
baptismal promise 
Fruits of the Holy Spirit 
Passover 
Eucharist 
sacrifice 
real presence

Due Tuesday Religion Vocabulary
Due Friday Workbook pg 

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

8th Grade November 12

WEEKLY LESSON PLAN 

Due Friday 1st draft of essay must be completed. 

7th Grade November 12

WEEKLY LESSONS
ELA


Due Thursday students must complete work started in class. From Progress New York Book.

6th Grade Week of November 12

WEEKLY LESSONS
ELA
Religion



ELA

Due Friday: Draft must be finished and ready for the editing process.

5th Week of November 12

WEEKLY LESSONS
ELA
Religion



ELA

Due Thursday students must complete work started in class. From Progress New York Book.