Miss Serewko's Blog: October 2011

Friday, October 28, 2011

Reminder

`The religion fair projects for the 5^th and 6^th grades are due on 11/4. Each student has an outline in their notebook explaining how their board should look.

November 1 we will be celebrating All Saints Day during Mass. Students may dress up as a saint of their choice, and give a description of the saint's life.

Weekly Vocabulary

1. They're: a contraction of they are.

2. There: In or at that place (opposed to here): She is there now.

3. Their: A form of the possessive case of they used as an attributive adjective, before a noun: their home; their rights as citizens;their departure for Rome.

4. LOSE--verb, to misplace or not win

ex: Mom glared at Mikey. "If you lose that new lunchbox, don't even think of coming home!"

5. LOOSE--adjective, to not be tight; verb (rarely used)--to release
ex: The burglar's pants were so loose that he was sure to lose the race with the cop chasing him.

5th and 6th Saint essay questions

Due 11/9
These questions all must be answered, but they DO NOT have to be answered in the order they are written. With all questions answered the paper should be at least 2 pages.
Font:Times New Roman ,size 12 ,and double spaced.
The following points can be used as a guide for your report:

· Saint’s birth name, origin and dates of birth and death

· Give a brief history of this person.

· When do we celebrate his/her Feast Day?

· Why this person was canonized a Saint?

· What sort of obstacles did this person have to overcome in his/her life?

· Is this Saint a Patron of something? Why?

· What do you find most interesting about this Saint?

· Is there a symbol that represents this Saint? Explain what this symbol means.

· Why did you choose this Saint for your report?

· As Catholics, we pray to the Saints to intercede for us and pray for us. Write a short prayer, asking this Saint to pray for you or someone else.

· Show your resources

8th grade

Lessons
ELA

Homework
Time travel essay due 11/5
pg. 341 exercise 1 #'s 1-10 questions and answers

Weekly test
Unit 11/4

7th Grade

Lessons
ELA

Homework
Text pg 233 practice A #'s 4-13 questions and answers.

Weekly test
Prepositional phrases test 11/6

6th Grade

Lessons
ELA
Religion

Homework
Due 11/4/11 Religion fair project
Pg 39 in workbook due: 11/3

Weekly test
Unit test were moved
ELA 11/2
Religion 11/3
Make sure students study! All that they need to know is in their notebooks.

5th Grade

Lessons
ELA
Religion

Homework
Due 11/3/11 Religion fair project
Worksheets: due 11/3
Weekly test
Unit test were moved
ELA 11/2
Religion 11/3
Make sure students study! All that they need to know is in their notebooks.

Monday, October 24, 2011

Weekly Vocabulary

analogy: A comparison that identifies a shared quality between two ideas or situations that are otherwise unlike each other

credibility: believable or plausibility, or feasibility

genre: A type of written or oral communication that has common characteristics and elements. Common characteristics may include content, purpose, audience, specific language, and author’s intent.

assertion: A statement of opinion.

accuracy: Agreement with facts; correctness.

8th grade

Lessons
ELA

Homework
Page 323 in textbook ex.b 1-5 questions and answers

Weekly test
ELA unit test Thursday

7th Grade

Lessons
ELA

Homework
Pg 352 ex B. 16-25 questions and answers

Weekly test
ELA unit test Thursday

6th Grade

Lessons
ELA
Religion

Homework
p.68 in workbook sentence and answer 1-12 Due 10/26

Weekly test
ELA unit test Thursday
Religion unit test Friday

5th Grade

Lessons
ELA
Religion

Homework
pg 87 in workbook questions and answers

Weekly test
Religion unit test Friday
ELA unit test Thrsday

Monday, October 17, 2011

Reigion Fair part 2 5th and 6th grade

Due Friday 10/21
Students must research and answer the following questions.
MUST BE TYPED!

1. When did student's topic happen? Meaning when and where?
2. Who were the major people involved in their topic, if it is only one person they must discus that person?
3. Why did their topic happen?
4. Why is your topic important to the church's history?

Vocabulary

Due to ITBS last weeks vocabulary test will be on Tuesday.

logic: An organized use of evidence, facts, and examples to support an argument or thesis.

organizational patterns: The pattern in which the writer chooses to organize his writing. Examples: spatial, order of importance, chronological order, comparison-and-contrast, cause-and-effect, problem-and-solution.

bias: An inclination for or against that inhibits impartial judgment; one-sidedness, partiality, partisanship, prejudice.

bibliography: A list of all the resources (articles, books, encyclopedias) consulted during the research of a paper or report.

outline: Arranging main ideas and supporting details in a logical order. Uses Roman numerals for the main ideas, and capital letters and Arabic numerals for the supporting ideas.

5th Grade

Lessons
ELA
Religion

Weekly Test
ITBS
Soelling uint 4 test Friday

Homework
Due Friday Religion Fair questions
Spelling words unit 4 in sentences due 18th
Religion Chapter test on L.L. due 19th

6th Grade

Lessons
ELA
Religion

Weekly Test
ITBS
Spellin unit 4 Friday

Homework
Due Friday Religion Fair Questions
ELA test pg 345 ex 2 answers only
Religion chapter test pg 54 due on L.L 19th Questions and answers.

7th Grade

Lessons
ELA

Weekly Test
Spelling unit 4 Friday

Homework
Unit 4 spelling words in sentences. 18th

8th Grade

Lessons
ELA

Weekly Test
unit 4 Spelling test Friday

Homework
Spelling words in sentences

Friday, October 7, 2011

Weekly Vocabulary

logic: An organized use of evidence, facts, and examples to support an argument or thesis.

bias: An inclination for or against that inhibits impartial judgment; one-sidedness, partiality, partisanship, prejudice.

bibliography: A list of all the resources (articles, books, encyclopedias) consulted during the research of a paper or report.

outline: Arranging main ideas and supporting details in a logical order. Uses Roman numerals for the main ideas, and capital letters and Arabic numerals for the supporting ideas.