Friday, December 11, 2015

Speech information



Everything must be handed in on time, if students do not hand in the work the day it is due they will not receive credit for their work.

Theme: Hunger in America

Topic: Due December 11, 2015
 2 different topics : Written on an index card. Should have been handed in and all students were given back there topics.


Next Important Dates

Resource list: Due December 15 You must have at least 5 resources.

Introduction: December 17: it can be hand written on L.L. or typed, one paragraph

First draft of your paper will be Due Jan 4 shaded with missserewkoela@gmail.com

Final Paper  Jan 11 typed, and handed in.


Absent and missing work. 

To the students who were absent Friday, December 11 you are behind with your speech topics, if your index card is not in on Monday you will be receiving a zero.

Students how handed in topics that were rejected, remember AMERICA,  you should only hand in topics about America. Other countries are not in AMERICA.

The end product of this entire speech must be memorized and presented to the class, the winners will then more on to the stage.


8th grade December 14

7th Grade December 14

6th grade December 14

5th Grade December 14

Monday, December 7, 2015

Speech Due Dates for all Students!

These date are subject to change.


Everything must be handed in on time, if students do not hand in the work the day it is due they will not receive credit for their work.

Theme: Hunger in America

Topic: Due December 11, 2015
 2 different topics : Written on an index card.

Resource list: Due December 15 You must have at least 5 resources.

Introduction: December 17: it can be hand written on L.L. or typed, one paragraph

First draft of your paper will be Due Jan 4 shaded with missserewkoela@gmail.com

Final Paper  Jan 11 typed, and handed in.

8th grade week of December 7

ELA

Due Thursday
Finish Class work started during class.
Workbook pg 87 1-12 questions and answers

Due Friday
Speech bee topics

7th grade week of December 7

Due Friday
Speech bee topics

6th grade week of December 7

5th grade week of December 7

ELA

Due Thursday
Workbook pg 69 the entire page question and answers

Due Friday
Workbook pg 70 1-10 questions and answers.
Speech bee topics due Friday

Monday, November 30, 2015

Speech Contest information

School Speech Contest Details

School Speech Contest
Instructions for participants*

"Hunger in America" is the topic for the 2016 School Speech Contest.

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 48.1 million people lived in food-insecure households in 2013. This means that at some points during the year, their households were uncertain of having, or unable to acquire, enough food because of insufficient resources. Approximately 8.6 million of these individuals were children. Students are asked to explore this issue of hunger in America from an individual, local, state or national perspective.

In organizing their speeches, students may choose to consider the following questions or present on their own aspect of the topic:

Who is affected by hunger?
How does hunger in the United States compare to hunger in other countries?
How does hunger impact my school or community?
What are some of the contributing factors to hunger?
What can individuals, communities or governments do to combat hunger?
Students may use these questions to help formulate ideas, but they should not be limited by the list.

Speeches must be at least three minutes and no more than five minutes long. Speeches must be in the student’s own words.

​Judging criteria

Contestants will be judged using the following 100-point system:

40 points for material organization
This accounts for theme and subject adherence, structure, content, logic and color.

40 points for delivery and presentation
This includes voice, pronunciation, enunciation, gestures and poise.

20 points for overall effectiveness
This scores impression and effect.

8th Grade Week of November 30

Reminder- Students were given their old test to help study for the module exam; be sure to keep them in a safe place to help study for the midterms.


ELA

Monday - Students must finish the work attached to the article "Gum Chewing for Testing."

Tuesday- Finish Achieve 3000 work

Wednesday- Art- not homework
Thursday-

Friday- Memorized poem presented today.

7th Grade Week of November 30

Reminder- Students were given their old test to help study for the module exam; be sure to keep them in a safe place to help study for the midterms.


ELA

Monday -  Class was not see today; homework will be given Tuesday.

Tuesday- no Homework

Wednesday- Workbook pg 142 #1-13 Questions and answers.

Thursday- Finish Achieve 3000 work

Friday- Memorized poem presented today.




6th Grade Week of November 30

Reminder- Students were given their old test to help study for the module exam; be sure to keep them in a safe place to help study for the midterms.


ELA

Monday - Workbook pg  Green 93 #' 1-5 and 6-10 Questions and answers.
                                         Blue 98 #'s 1-5 and 8-10 Questions and answers

Tuesday- Finish Achieve 3000 work

Wednesday- Workbook pg; Blue 100 #1-5 and 13-16 Q&A
                                              Green 98 #1-10  Q&A
Thursday-

Friday-Memorized poem presented today.

Due Monday : Prepositional phrases story started in class must be published and handed in on Monday.

Religion

Monday
Tuesday Review Vocabulary words

Wednesday-

Thursday Workbook pg 20 and 21 on L.L. Answers only.
Friday

5th Grade week of November 30

Reminder- Students were given their old test to help study for the module exam; be sure to keep them in a safe place to help study for the midterms.


ELA

Monday - Workbook pg 76 #'s 1-10 Questions and answers.

Tuesday- Finish Achieve 3000 work

Wednesday-Workbook pg 78 # 1- 12 Question and answers
Thursday-

Friday-Memorized poem presented today.



Religion

Monday
Tuesday- Review Vocabulary
Wednesday

Thursday- Workbook pg 17 and 19 answers only
Friday


Monday, November 16, 2015

Plagiarism

WHAT IS PLAGIARISM?

Many people think of plagiarism as copying another's work or borrowing someone else's original ideas. But terms like "copying" and "borrowing" can disguise the seriousness of the offense:

ACCORDING TO THE MERRIAM-WEBSTER ONLINE DICTIONARY, TO "PLAGIARIZE" MEANS

  • to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own
  • to use (another's production) without crediting the source
  • to commit literary theft
  • to present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source
Students who copied their saint papers off of a website have received a zero in their Saint Research Reports. 

8th Grade Week of November 16

Reminder Module 2 has begun! 


ELA 


Monday- Finish essay that was started during class.

Tuesday- no homework

Wednesday- Articles and questions must finished ( worksheet)

Thursday- Using the story  worked on during class answer the following question:

Identify the main idea of the story. How do details from the book support this? Use text evidence to support your answer.

Friday- Report card day



7th grade Week of November 16

Reminder Module 2 has begun! 


ELA 


Monday- Finish essay that was started during class.

Tuesday- No homework

Wednesday- Complete sheet handed out during class. Read the article to answer the questions. Mary Lennox

Thursday

Friday- Report card day



6th Grade Week of November 16

Reminder Module 2 has begun! 


ELA 


Monday- Finish essay that was started during class.

Tuesday- No Homework

Wednesday- Complete sheet handed out during class. Read the article to answer the questions. Analyzing a speech

Thursday

Friday- Report card day



Religion


Monday- Students were given a list of vocabulary words that they must define in there note books by Tuesday, and by Wednesday all must be written on index cards. There will be a Vocabulary Quiz on Thursday focusing on these words.

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday-

5th Grade Week of November 16

Reminder Module 2 has begun! 


ELA 


Monday- Finish essay that was started during class. 

Tuesday- No homework

Wednesday- Main idea of information text homework 

Thursday

Friday- Report card day



Religion


Monday- Students were given a list of vocabulary words that they must define in there note books by Tuesday, and by Wednesday all must be written on index cards. There will be a Vocabulary Quiz on Thursday focusing on these words. 

Tuesday 

Wednesday 

Thursday 

Friday- 

Monday, October 26, 2015

Saint Report Due for all classes

Due Date November 6, 2015 We will start to present November 9th 



In the month of November, we celebrate our Catholic Saints.  Between now and then, you will be choosing a Saint to study and to tell the class about.  For this report, you will earn grades in Writing, Communication, and Religion.  Your grade will be based on how completely you answer the following questions and the effort you put into your report and your presentation.  This report should be written in paragraph form.
Your report must include:

Attach a cover page with Saint’s name, A picture of your Saint, Your name and the date.

The following questions will be helpful as you write your saint report:

-Birthplace, birth date, and place where your saint lived and died

-What is this saint the patron saint of?

-When is their Feast Day?

-When did they become a saint?

What miracles are attributed to this saint?

Why was your Saint canonized?

-What things did they do to in life to become a saint?  (This should be at least three sentences)

-3 examples of how you could live your life like this saint did

-Why did you choose this saint?  How do you think this Saint will inspire you to lead a Catholic Christian Life?

Along with your written report, you will create something.  You will present this to the class, along with your report.

You can choose from these ideas:

-Dress like your Saint would have dressed, explaining the costume/props
-Make a poster with pictures and information
-Create a model of your Saint using craft items

8th grade Week of October 26

ELA

Monday- Workbook pg 35 #'s 1-10

Tuesday- Finish achieve work

Wednesday-

Thursday- Finish Achieve work

Friday- Work on Saint Report

7th Grade Week of October 26

ELA

Monday-

Tuesday- Finish achieve work

Wednesday-

Thursday- Finish Achieve work

Friday- Work on Saint Report





6th Grade Week of October 26

ELA

Monday-  Workbook
Green workbook pg: 52 all questions
Blue workbook pg 55 #'s 1-5 and 12-16

Tuesday- Finish achieve work

Wednesday-

Thursday- Finish Achieve work

Friday-  Work on Saint Report




Religion

Monday- No Home work

Tuesday- Workbook pg  Question and answers ( you do not recreate the crossword puzzle.)

Wednesday-

Thursday-

Friday- Work on Saint report

5th grade Week of October 26

ELA

Monday- Workbook        Answers only the sentence must be rewritten for it to be a full answer.

Tuesday- Finish Achieve 3000 work

Wednesday-

Thursday- Finish Achieve work

Friday-




Religion

Monday- Workbook Pg

Tuesday-

Wednesday-

Thursday-

Friday-

Monday, October 19, 2015

8th Grade October 19

LA

Monday-  Workbook pg 27 #'s 1-11 Answers only the sentence must be rewritten for it to be a full answer.

Tuesday- Interim assessments Today

Wednesday- Workbook pg 25 #'s 1-14 Answers only the sentence must be rewritten for it to be a full answer.

Thursday- Finish Achieve work

Friday- Students are out on a trip



7th grade October 19

LA

Monday-  Workbook pg 27 #'s 1-3, 9-11, and 16-18.  Answers only the sentence must be rewritten for it to be a full answer.

Tuesday- Interim assessments Today

Wednesday-

Thursday- Finish Achieve work

Friday- Students are out on a trip





6th grade October 19

LA

Monday-  Workbook : Answers only the sentence must be rewritten for it to be a full answer.
 Green workbook pg 21 #'s 1-10
Blue workbook pg 27 #/s 1-3, 10-12, ans 16-18

Tuesday- Interim assessments Today

Wednesday-

Thursday- Finish Achieve work

Friday- Students are out on a trip




Religion

Monday- No Home work

Tuesday- Workbook pg 10  Question and answers
Wednesday-

Thursday-

Friday- Students are out on a Trip

5th Grade October 19

ELA

Monday-  Workbook pg 24 #'s 1-10 Answers only the sentence must be rewritten for it to be a full answer.

Tuesday- Interim assessments Today

Wednesday-

Thursday- Finish Achieve work

Friday- Students are out on a trip




Religion

Monday- No Home work

Tuesday- Workbook pg 8 Question and answers ( you do not recreate the crossword puzzle.)

Wednesday-

Thursday-

Friday- Students are out on a Trip

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

8th grade October 12

Monday- NO School Columbus Day

Tuesday-Thought Question for achieve 3000 must be finished and sent into me.

Wednesday- Spelling handed out during class.

Thursday-Achieve article September 1862: Bloodshed at Antietam   must be completed by Monday 10/19 

Friday-

7th Grade October 12

Monday- NO School Columbus Day

Tuesday-Thought Question for achieve 3000 must be finished and sent into me.

Wednesday-Spelling handed out during class.

Thursday-Achieve article Tracking Gray Whales    must be completed by Monday 10/19

Friday-



6th Grade October 12

Monday- NO School Columbus Day

Tuesday-Thought Question for achieve 3000 must be finished and sent into me.

Wednesday-Spelling handed out during class.

Thursday-Achieve 300 article Tracking Gray Whales   must be completed by Monday 10/19

Friday-




Religion

Monday- NO School Columbus Day

Tuesday- Review chapter 1 and 2 vocabulary words

Wednesday- No homework

Thursday-

Friday-

5th grade October 12

ELA

Monday- NO School Columbus Day

Tuesday-Thought Question for achieve 3000 must be finished and sent into me.

Wednesday- Spelling handed out during class.

Thursday-Achieve 3000 article All About Dirt  must be completed by Monday 10/19

Friday-




Religion

Monday- NO School Columbus Day

Tuesday- Review chapter 1 and 2 vocabulary works

Wednesday- No Homework

Thursday-

Friday-

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

8th Grade October 8

ELA

Monday- NO Homework

Tuesday-Thought Question for achieve 3000 must be finished and sent into me.

Wednesday-

Thursday-Thought Question for achieve 3000 must be finished and sent into me.

Friday-



7th Grade October 5

ELA

Monday- NO Homework

Tuesday-Thought Question for achieve 3000 must be finished and sent into me.

Wednesday-

Thursday-Thought Question for achieve 3000 must be finished and sent into me.

Friday-




6th grade October 5

ELA

Monday- NO HOmework

Tuesday-Thought Question for achieve 3000 must be finished and sent into me.

Wednesday-

Thursday-Thought Question for achieve 3000 must be finished and sent into me.

Friday-




Religion

Monday- No Homework today

Tuesday-

Wednesday-

Thursday-

Friday-

5th Grade October 5

ELA

Monday- NO HOmework

Tuesday-Thought Question for achieve 3000 must be finished and sent into me.

Wednesday-

Thursday-Thought Question for achieve 3000 must be finished and sent into me.

Friday-




Religion

Monday- No Homework today

Tuesday-

Wednesday-

Thursday-

Friday-

Tuesday, September 29, 2015

8th Grade September 28

ELA

Monday- No Homework

Tuesday_Thought Question for achieve 3000 must be finished and sent into me.

Wednesday- No Homework- unless classwork was not fished during class, than it must be completed for homework.

Thursday- Thought Question for achieve 3000 must be finished and sent into me.

Friday-

7th grade September 28

ELA

Monday- NO Homework

Tuesday_Thought Question for achieve 3000 must be finished and sent into me.

Wednesday- No Homework- unless classwork was not fished during class, than it must be completed for homework.

Thursday- Thought Question for achieve 3000 must be finished and sent into me.

Friday-

6th grade September 28

ELA

Monday- NO Homework

Tuesday_Thought Question for achieve 3000 must be finished and sent into me.

Wednesday- No Homework- unless classwork was not fished during class, than it must be completed for homework.

Thursday- Thought Question for achieve 3000 must be finished and sent into me.

Friday-




Religion

Monday- No Homework today

Tuesday- Due Thursday one page summary of our trip to the sisters of saint Francis

Wednesday- NO Homework (out for a meeting)

Thursday- Workbook pg 5 on L.L. the key word section must be question and answers, and the reflect and pray is just your answer.

Friday-

5th Grade September 28

ELA

Monday- NO HOmework

Tuesday_Thought Question for achieve 3000 must be finished and sent into me.

Wednesday- No Homework- unless classwork was not fished during class, than it must be completed for homework.

Thursday-

Friday-




Religion

Monday- No Homework today

Tuesday- Due Thursday one page summary of our trip to the sisters of saint Francis

Wednesday- NO Homework (out for a meeting)

Thursday- Pg 5 in Religion work book the key words must be question and answers, and the reflect and pray is just your answer.

Friday-

Monday, September 21, 2015

8th Grade week of September 21

ELA

Monday-pg 10 #1-10 question and answers

Tuesday_ Thought Question for achieve 3000 must be finished and sent into me.

Wednesday- NO Homework

Thursday-

Friday-


7th grade week of Spetember 21

ELA

Monday-No Homework

Tuesday_Thought Question for achieve 3000 must be finished and sent into me.

Wednesday- No Homework

Thursday-

Friday- No school




6th grade week of September 21

ELA

Monday- Workbook homework depending on the workbook you have.....
Green workbook- pg 35 #'s 1-10 questions and answers
Blue workbook - pg 39 #'s 1-10 question and answers.

Tuesday_Thought Question for achieve 3000 must be finished and sent into me.

Wednesday- Finish the Character chart started in class

Thursday-

Friday- NO school




Religion

Monday- No homework today

Tuesday-

Wednesday-

Thursday-

Friday-No School

5th Grade Week of September 21

Dear Parents,

The 5th grade students only will be attending Francis in the Schools program that will occur at Good Shepherd School Monday September 28, 2015. I am look for three parents to help on the trip. I will be sending a letter home Today Monday 21 please let me know if you are able to join. First 3 people will get the spot.


ELA

Monday- Workbook pg 35 questions 1-13 questions and answers

Tuesday_Thought Question for achieve 3000 must be finished and sent into me.

Wednesday- No Homework

Thursday-

Friday-




Religion

Monday- No Homework today

Tuesday- Write one paragraph on what you have learned so far from the Sister of St. Francis video L.L.

Wednesday-

Thursday-

Friday-

Sunday, September 13, 2015

8th grade September 14

ELA

Monday- Define the three vocabulary words reviewed in class.. Stanza, Line, and figurative language.
Tuesday
Wednesday-Achieve 3000 essay must be finish.

Thursday
Friday


Weekly Vocabulary words

inference , infer , determine, panic, desperately, quantities, clashes, hasty, poignant

7th grade week of September 14

ELA

Monday- No homework
Tuesday Define the Following words: scenario, determine, representation,  central ideas
Wednesday- textbook pg 319 ex 2 #'s 1-5 questions and answers
Thursday- Achieve 3000 essay must be finished.
Friday

Weekly Vocabulary words

scenario, determine, representation,  central ideas, literary text; plains, route

6th grade week of September 14

ELA

Monday- No Homework

Tuesday- Define the following words: gist, annotate, reflect

Wednesday- If you have the Green workbook it is pg 5 #'s 1-5 questions and answers.
                     if you have the Blue workbook it is pg 7 #'s 1-5 Questions and answers.
Thursday
Friday

Religion

Monday- Textbook pg 21 Complete the we respond on l.l.

Tuesday Define the following words:  Divine Revelation, Blessed Trinity
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

Weekly Vocabulary Words

ELA words
learning target, gist, annotate, reflect; prophecy, fate, imprisoned, stunning, dreaded, writhing

Religion
Divine Revelation, Blessed Trinity , Bible tradition , Divine inspiration

5th Grade Week of September 14

ELA 

Monday- No Homework
Tuesday- Define the following three words :  1. human rights 2. summarize 3. primary source

Wednesday-workbook pg 4 #1-3 and pg 5#'s 1-3 questions and answers
Thursday
Friday

Religion 

Monday- In you Religion Homework notebook Define the word Blessed Trinity, and create a original symbol to represent the blessed trinity. Be sure to explain your symbol.

Tuesday-  Workbook pg 4 on L.L.

Wednesday
Thursday- Jesus explained the Kingdom of God through a mustard seed. It is now your job to give an original explanation. Remember something small, growing into something large and powerful.
Friday

Weekly Vocabulary words 

ELA
criteria, skills, human rights, define, summarize, primary source, United Nations, dignity, equal, endowed, conscience

Religion
Blesses Trinity , Jesus mission, Kingdom of God, apostles, Church

Wednesday, September 9, 2015

Welcome Back to the 2015-2016 School year

Dear parents,

I would like to welcome you all back to the new school year. For those of you who do not know, I'm the 5-8 grade ELA teacher, and 5-6 grade Religion teacher. This year we will be working on a lot of new areas, focusing on the New York State Common Core Standards. Here are a few pointers to help you through this school year:

1. https://www.engageny.org/  This is a website that all teacher will be using to help guide instruction. There is a parent section that will help you follow along with what your child or children is learning.

2. All students must have a Gmail email account. I recommend keeping it simple. First and last name, and keep the password simple. We will be using this in class for word documents, power points, and any other form of projects.

3. No parent is allowed to contact a teacher without making an appointment first. That is done by speaking with Alba. Monday- Friday 7:45-8:00 and 3:05pm to 3:20pm.

4. Homework will be written on the blog Daily so it is important for you and your child to stay on top of checking their work.

5. Do not forget to check cornerstone, students behavior, effort, and grades will be update there. If there is a question on your child's work and grading you will find it there.

6. The books that students are reading with Mrs. Larios are required to be brought to ELA class.

Thursday, August 6, 2015

2015-2016 Class Supply List

5th and 6th grade 

1. Every student must have a flash drive. This can be shared with all their classes.
2. Four  (4) - 2 pocket folders ( 2 for ELA and 2 for Religion) 
3. Five (5) marble notebooks. (2 for Religion and 3 for ELA)
4. Blue, black, and red pens. 
5. Colored pencils or crayons.
6. pocket dictionary 
7. Highlighter 
8. two(2) packs of Loose-leaf.  
9. index- cards 3 x 5 
10. Glue sticks 
11.one (1) pack  post-it notes
12. one(1) bottle of hand-sanitizer 
13. two (2) boxes of tissues 
14. two (2) rolls of paper towels 
15. two (2) containers of disinfecting wipes. 


7th and 8th grade 



1. Every student must have a flash drive. This can be shared with all their classes.
2. 2 (2) - 2 pocket folders 
3. three  (3) marble notebooks. 
4. Blue, black, and red pens. 
5. Colored pencils or crayons.
6. pocket dictionary 
7. Highlighter 
8. two(2) packs of Loose-leaf.  
9. index- cards 3x5 
10. Glue sticks 
11.one (1) pack  post-it notes
12. one(1) bottle of hand sanitizer
13. two (2) boxes of tissues 
14. two (2) rolls of paper towels 
15. two (2) containers of disinfecting wipes.

7th grade only 
1. Two (2) ream of white computer paper 

Monday, June 8, 2015

8th grade Week of June 8

ELA Final Exam is on Wednesday June 17. 
Students were given a study outline to review; they should be studying every night. WE are reviewing topics all week during class, if there is an area that they are struggling with they can use this review time to ask for it to be covered.

Week Homework

Monday _ Click here for link!
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday

7th Grade Week of June 8

ELA Final Exam is on Wednesday June 17. 
Students were given a study outline to review; they should be studying every night. WE are reviewing topics all week during class, if there is an area that they are struggling with they can use this review time to ask for it to be covered.

Week Homework

Monday _ Click here for link!
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday

6th grade June 8

ELA Final Exam is on Wednesday June 17. 
Students were given a study outline to review; they should be studying every night. WE are reviewing topics all week during class, if there is an area that they are struggling with they can use this review time to ask for it to be covered.

Week Homework

Monday- No Homework
Tuesday Textbook pg 439 ex 2 #'1-4 and ex 3 #'s 1-4
Wednesday
Thursday

5th Grade Week of June 8

ELA Final Exam is on Wednesday June 17. 
Students were given  a study outline to review, They should be studying every night. WE are reviewing topics all week during class, if there is an area that they are struggling with they can use this review time to ask for it to be covered.

Week Homework

Monday - No Homework.
Tuesday Textbook pg 360 #'s 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,9,11,12
Wednesday
Thursday

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

8th grade week of June 1

Name _____________________________________
 Identifying the Kinds of Sentences. For each sentence, write Simple, Compound, Complex, or Compound-Complex to show what kind it is.

1.      These jogging shoes are canvas and suede. __________________________________
2.      Can you fix the bell, or should I call the electrician? ___________________________
3.      We picked the apples ourselves and baked a pie. ______________________________
4.      The reporter asked if she could arrange an interview. ___________________________
5.      People spend one third of their lives asleep. __________________________________
6.      The mysterious burglary, which baffled the police for years, has finally been solved, and justice will now be served. ____________________





7th grade June 1

EXERCISE A On the line provided, identify the underlined prepositional phrase by writing ADJ for
adjective phrase or ADV for adverb phrase. Then, draw an arrow from each underlined prepositional
phrase to the word it modifies.

______ 1. Sonja was the daughter of a Norwegian fur dealer.
______ 2. Trained as an ice skater, she competed in the 1924 Olympics at age eleven.
______ 3. Her costume, a knee-length, flared skirt, made an impression on observers.
______ 4. This skirt might have been considered improper on an adult.
______ 5. However, opinions at the Olympics four years later had changed.
______ 6. Sonja left the 1928 Olympics with her first gold medal.
______ 7. Sonja introduced the elements of dance and showmanship to skating.

Monday, June 1, 2015

6th Grade week of June 1

Lessons
ELA
Religion


ELA






Religion
 Religion Final Is June 4. Students should be studying every night. They have been given review sheets with answers. These sheets were given to them to help study for the exam.

Due June 15 : The Old Testament Book. Students have to create an old Testament book with summaries of each old testament story we have learned this year.

5th grade Week of June 1

Weekly Lessons
ELA
Relgion


ELA





Religion
 Religion Final Exam is June 4. Students should be studying every night. They have been doing review sheets, make sure they are using them to study.

Due Monday June 08- The Sacrament Review Book.
Students are to create their own book.
Each Sacrament gets its own page
Everything evolved with the sacrament must be represented.
sign, symbols, celebrants, and why it is being celebrated.
Everything must be explained clearly and in full detail.

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

8th Grade May 26

Weekly Lessons
ELA


ELA

One World Trade Center Trip - May 26
May Procession is Friday May 29

7th Grade May 26

Weekly Lessons
ELA


ELA

One World Trade Center Trip - May 26
May Procession is Friday May 29





6th Grade May 26

Weekly Lessons
ELA
Religion

ELA

One World Trade Center Trip - May 26




Religion 

Religion exam June 4th there should be studying done every night.

5th Grade May 26

Weekly Lessons
ELA
Religion

ELA

One World Trade Center Trip - May 26




Religion 

Religion exam June 4th there should be studying done every night.

Monday, May 11, 2015

8th grade May 11

Weekly Lessons
ELA



ELA

Monday-  workbook pg 89 #'s 1-15 answers only
Tuesday - workbook pg 92 #1-10 questions ans answers
Wednesday - weekly vocabulary words
Thursday
Friday






7th grade May 11

Weekly Lessons
ELA



ELA

Monday- No Homework
Tuesday Finish classwork
Wednesday-No Homework
Thursday
Friday





6th grade May 11

Weekly Lessons
ELA
Religion





ELA

Monday- No homework
Tuesday Worksheet
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday





Religion

Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

5th grade week of May 11

Weekly Lessons
ELA
Religion





ELA

Monday- workbook pg 92 Questions and answers.
Tuesday- No homeowrk
Wednesday-Subject verb agreement worksheet
Thursday
Friday





Religion

Monday-no homework
Tuesday- Pg 55 workbook
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

Monday, May 4, 2015

8th grade week of May 4th

Weekly Lessons
ELA




ELA 

Weekly Vocabulary words


1.dialogue talk between two or more people or between characters in a play, film, novel, or the like.
2.tone the pitch, accent, or stress of a word, group of words, or speaking voice, especially as an expressive quality.
3.scene the place where any event occurs.
4.script the written text of a dialogue, play, movie, or the like.
5.drama a theatrical work, especially one that is serious rather than primarily comedic in nature; play.
6.comedy  a light, amusing work of theater, film, or literature.
7.diction   word choice and arrangement in speech or writing, especially as a reflection of forcefulness or effectiveness.
8. Explicit Textual Evidence  stated directly in the passage
9. Implicit Textual Evidence  Not stated directly, but reader understands it because of clues in the text.
10. Figurative language is language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.  

Monday- weekly voc 
Tuesday- no homework 
Wednesday-  Finish Classwork. if you need to reread the speeches the links are below: 

Fireside Chat 1: On the Banking Crisis (March 12, 1933)
http://millercenter.org/president/fdroosevelt/speeches/speech-3298 


Barbara Charline Jordan: 1976 Democratic National Convention Keynote Address
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/barbarajordan1976dnc.html

How are the speeches by Barbara Jordan and Franklin Delano Roosevelt similar? Different? 
What perspectives do they bring to their speeches? 
How do these speakers inspire listeners? 

What is important for us to learn from these speeches, and why is it important to continue reading them from generation to generation? 

Thursday
Friday

7th grade week of May 4

Weekly Lessons
ELA




ELA 

Weekly Vocabulary words

1. evidence the basis for belief; that which constitutes proof of something.
2. opinion what one thinks about a person or matter, especially a judgment not necessarily based on fact alone.
3. valid  equitable; just.
4.redundancy  the state or quality of being redundant.
5.descriptive telling or writing what something is like using details and particulars.
6. reasoning the process of using reason to draw conclusions based on a premise or known facts.
7. fact something that has reality, that exists, or that happened or is happening.
8.antagonist a person who contends or fights with another; enemy, competitor, or adversary.
9.reason      a basis for explaining or justifying a belief, action, opinion, or event.
10.protagonist   the leading character in a literary work.

Monday- Vocabulary words
Tuesday- Finish the questions connected with the article "Today's tech is tomorrow's trash
problem"
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday


6th grade week of May 4th

Weekly Lessons
ELA
Relgion



ELA 

Weekly Vocabulary words


1. riddle a puzzling, tricky, and often amusing question, usually with an ingenious answer, posed as a diversion or as a test of one's wits.
2. suspect  to believe to be true.
3. scenario a detailed outline or summary of a play, film, or book.
4. victim   someone who is harmed physically or emotionally by a person or group of people, or by circumstance.
5. inductive of, pertaining to, or using electrical or magnetic induction.
6. inference a conclusion derived from inferring.
7.deduction something that is subtracted or deducted.
8. witness to know through direct sight or experience of.
9.text  the body of a printed work as distinguished from its title, headings, notes, and the like.
10.nonsense  something, or a collection of things, that is meaningless, illogical, foolish, or absurd.
11 information  knowledge or facts that come from investigation, observation, or study.

Monday- Weekly Vocabulary words
Tuesday- no homework
Wednesday- Students must draw a cartoon storyboard of the poem "The Walrus and the Carpenter" this poem was worked on during class. The Story board must start from the beginning and end at the resolution.
Thursday
Friday

Religion 

Weekly Vocabulary words
Last Supper
Resurrection
disciples
passover
salvation
Christians

Monday- No Homework
Tuesday- Weekly Vocabulary words also chapter 1-5 vocabulary words due on index cards
Wednesday- Religion Vocabulary.
Thursday
Friday- Due on Tuesday May 12 chapters 6-11 vocabulary on Index cards.

5th grade week of May 4th

Weekly Lessons
ELA
Relgion



ELA 

Weekly Vocabulary words

Cause: a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect

consequence the effect, result, or outcome of something occurring earlier 

conflict A state of open, often prolonged fighting; a battle or war. A state of disagreement or disharmony between persons or ideas; a clash

obscurity  the state of being unknown or forgotten; something that is difficult to understand
ominous  suggesting that something bad is going to happen in the future

prejudice:  an unfair feeling of dislike for a person or group because of race, sex, religion.  a feeling of like or dislike for someone or something especially when it is not reasonable or logical   
       
epidemic  a rapid spread or increase in the occurrence of something

perceived  to become aware of, know, or identify by means of the senses

duration   the length of time that something exists or lasts

courage the ability to do something that you know is difficult or dangerous


casualties: one who is injured or killed in an accident

Monday Weekly Voc words
Tuesday- students must finish the summary of the Wreck of the Titanic
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday

Religion 

Weekly Vocabulary words

MondayNo homework
Tuesday- Chapter 1-5 vocabulary words on index cards due today 5/5
Wednesday-
Thursday
Friday Due May 12 Chapters 6-11 on index cards

Monday, April 27, 2015

8th Grade week of April 27

Weekly Lesson Plans
ELA



ELA

1. screenplay: the scenario or script of a motion picture.
2. film noir: a kind of film, made especially during the 1940s and 1950s, that depicted a negative, cynical view of life, often focusing on crime and vice in cities.
3. monologue: a long speech, poem, series of stories, or the like delivered by a single speaker.
4. flashback: a past event that interrupts the forward action of a play, movie, novel, or the like.
5. script: the written text of a dialogue, play, movie, or the like.
6. stage: a raised platform; scaffold.
7.dialogue: talk between two or more people or between characters in a play, film, novel, or the like.
8. drama: a theatrical work, especially one that is serious rather than primarily comedic in nature; play.
9. staging: the act or process of preparing or putting on a theatrical production.



Monday: Weekly vocabulary words.
Tuesday- No Homework
Wednesday-No Homework
Thursday- Finish Hamlet graph started during class for homework.
Friday

7th Grade Week April 27

Weekly Lesson Plans
ELA



ELA


1. clause:  in grammar, a sequence of words having a subject and a verb and forming one part of a compound or complex sentence, or all of a simple sentence.
2.future:  time that is yet to come.
3. time: a nonspatial system in which events appear to happen in irreversible succession; arrangement of events into past, present, and future.
4. fantasy: imagination or something imagined, especially if fanciful, exaggerated, or bizarre.
5. informative: providing information, or adding to one's knowledge or understanding.
6. outer space: space beyond the defined boundaries of a celestial body, especially the earth.
7. science fiction:  fiction in which scientific findings, capabilities, or speculations provide an essential basis for the imagined events.
8.DNA: abbreviation of deoxyribonucleic acid; any of several acids occurring mainly in cellular nuclei and involved in the transmission of hereditary traits and the formation of proteins..
9. travel:  to journey from place to place.
10.phrase:  in grammar, a group of words that has meaning and grammatical order but does not have both a subject and a predicate.

Monday Weekly Vocabulary words
Tuesday- no homework
Wednesday Read the Short Story " There Will come Soft Rain" answer the questions in your ELA classwork Notebook.
1. What happens in the story
2. What technology is talked about in the story that we use today?
3. What technology is talked about that we do not have?
4. What do you think the author is trying to teach the readers, use text evidence to support your answer.

Thursday
Friday






6th Grade week of April 27

Weekly Lesson Plans
ELA
Religion


ELA

1. investigate:  to systematically examine or search into.
2. inference:  a conclusion derived from inferring.
3.sleuth:  to do detective work.
4. suspect:  to believe the guilt of (someone) without knowing all the facts.
5. alibi:  the legal defense of establishing one's location away from the scene of a crime during its commission.
6.enigma: a puzzling, seemingly contradictory, or mysterious phenomenon, statement, drawing, or the like.
7.mystery: an unknown, unexplainable, or secret matter.
8.sleuth:  a detective.
9.evidence:  the basis for belief; that which constitutes proof of something.
10. investigator:  a person who makes a careful search for information usually in order to answer a question.

Monday Weekly vocabulary words.
Tuesday- direct and indirect objects
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday





Relgion

Miracle
gosple
beatitudes
Kingdom of God
The Lords Prayer
Sermon on the Mount

Monday- No Homework
Tuesday Weekly vocabulary words
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday- Due Tuesday chapter 1-5 vocabulary words on index cards one side has the word and he other side has the word defined.

5th Grade week of April 27

Weekly Lesson Plans
ELA
Religion


ELA


1. rhyme or reason: apparent sense or logic.
2.symbolism:  the practice of expressing things, as in art or literature, by means of symbols.
3. scheme: a devious plan; plot.
4. ballad:  a narrative poem or song.
5. metaphor: a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is used to describe one thing in terms of another in a non-literal way, such as "drowning in work".
6. conflict: to be in strong opposition or disagreement; differ.
7. simile : a figure of speech in which two dissimilar things are likened, often linked by "like" or "as," as in, "March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb". (Cf. metaphor.)
8. rhyme: a word that ends with the same vowel sound or vowel and consonant combination as another word beginning with a different sound or cluster of sounds.
9. meter:  the rhythmic arrangement of measured units or feet of poetry, or a particular rhythmic arrangement.
10. characterization: a representation or portrayal of a person's unique qualities.

Monday- weekly voc
Tuesday- Rhyme scheme worksheet
Wednesday- No Homework
Thursday- If in class graphic organizer is not finished it must be finished for homework.
Friday





Relgion

Weekly vocabulary
virtue
faith
hope
love
beatitudes
martyrs

Monday Weekly vocabulary words
Tuesday- no homework
Wednesday- No Homework
Thursday- Religion Workbook pg 49-50 answers only on L.L.
Friday- Religion Paper due May 4, 2015 TWO PAGE TYPES PAPER SIZE 12 FONT TIMES NEW ROMAN . You will have to write about a martyr who's life story inspires you.

The paper must include:
Your personal understanding of what it means to be a martyr.
Where this martyr comes from?
Why was it so hard for your martyr to keep there faith, what was going on during the time that they were being prosecuted, what was going on during that time that the catholic faith was not being accepted?
What they did that made them a martyr?
What has this martyr taught you about your own faith?
How can you live out those traits that you admire from your martyr?


Wednesday, April 15, 2015

8th Grade week of April 13


Weekly Lessons
ELA


ELA 2015 State test will be Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Be sure to get plenty of sleep.

ELA

Monday - No Homework
Tuesday- Review Sheet
Wednesday-
Thursday _
Friday


7th Grade week of April 13


Weekly Lessons
ELA

ELA 2015 State test will be Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Be sure to get plenty of sleep.

ELA

Monday - No Homework
Tuesday- Work started in class must be finished for homework if it was no completed.
Wednesday-
Thursday _
Friday



6th grade week of April 13


Weekly Lessons
ELA
Religion

ELA 2015 State test will be Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Be sure to get plenty of sleep.

ELA

Monday - No Homework
Tuesday- Review Sheet
Wednesday-
Thursday _
Friday


Religion

Monday- No homework
Tuesday- No Homework

5th Grade Week of April 13


Weekly Lessons
ELA
Religion

ELA 2015 State test will be Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Be sure to get plenty of sleep.

ELA

Monday - No Homework
Tuesday- Review Sheet
Wednesday-
Thursday _
Friday


Religion

Monday- No homework
Tuesday- No Homework

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Easter Recces Work For all Classes

All work is to be completed in the Ready New York Assessment book. This is the thin paperback book.

Follow these rules when completing  the work.......

1. All work must be on loose-leaf.

2. Short answers (short response) must be answered in the R.A.P Method we have been working on for the past 3 weeks....
R.... restate the question..... A... answer the question....... P.... prove your answer correct with at least 2 details from the text.

3. There must be a planning page completed before each essay. This is your time to plan out your essay, make sure you are answer each question, and supporting it with details... This can be a graphic organizer, bullet points, or a outline.

4. All Essays must be at least three paragraphs long....


Pages 

8th Grade  pg 39-49 and 86-96 


7th Grade    pg 37-47 and 86-96 

6th Grade   pg 37-47 and 84-92 

5th Grade   pg 34-45 and 83-93 

Monday, March 23, 2015

8th Grade Week of March 23

Weekly Lesson


1. scene:  the place where any event occurs.
2. screenplay:  the scenario or script of a motion picture.
3.flashback: a past event that interrupts the forward action of a play, movie, novel, or the like.
4.staging: the act or process of preparing or putting on a theatrical production.
5.script:  the written text of a dialogue, play, movie, or the like.
6.dialogue: talk between two or more people or between characters in a play, film, novel, or the like.
7.drama:  a theatrical work, especially one that is serious rather than primarily comedic in nature; play.
8.tone:the pitch, accent, or stress of a word, group of words, or speaking voice, especially as an expressive quality.
9.stage:  a platform upon which lectures, music, or theatrical productions are performed.
10.monologue:  a long speech, poem, series of stories, or the like delivered by a single speaker.
11.inflection:  a change in the pitch or tone of a voice; modulation.

7th Grade Week of March 23

Weekly Lesson


1.future:  time that is yet to come.
2.science fiction:  fiction in which scientific findings, capabilities, or speculations provide an essential basis for the imagined events.
3. fantasy: imagination or something imagined, especially if fanciful, exaggerated, or bizarre.
4.clone:  an organism or group of organisms produced asexually from a single ancestor and genetically replicating it.
5.outer space:  space beyond the defined boundaries of a celestial body, especially the earth.
6. DNA:  abbreviation of deoxyribonucleic acid; any of several acids occurring mainly in cellular nuclei and involved in the transmission of hereditary traits and the formation of proteins..
7. timeline: a graphic presentation of a chronology of events and their dates, listed from left to right along a horizontal line or in a vertical column.

6th Grade week of March 23

Weekly Lesson Plans
ELA
Religion


ELA

1. inference: a conclusion derived from inferring.
2.suspect: to believe the guilt of (someone) without knowing all the facts.
3. sleuth:  a detective.
4.enigma: a puzzling, seemingly contradictory, or mysterious phenomenon, statement, drawing, or the like.
5.mystery: an obscure matter that arouses curiosity and eludes understanding, often a religious or spiritual truth.
6. evidence: the basis for belief; that which constitutes proof of something.
7. alibi: to provide an excuse in someone's defense.
8. investigate:  to systematically examine or search into.
9.investigator:  a person who makes a careful search for information usually in order to answer a question.



Religion
Lent
Fasting
Prayer
Almsgiving
Stations of the Cross
Triduum
Holy Thursday
Good Friday
Holy Saturday
Easter Sunday

5th Grade week of March 23

Weekly Lesson Plans
ELA
Religion






ELA

1. rhyme: a word that ends with the same vowel sound or vowel and consonant combination as another word beginning with a different sound or cluster of sounds.
2.conflict: to be in strong opposition or disagreement; differ.
3.symbolism::  the practice of expressing things, as in art or literature, by means of symbols.
4.ballad:  a narrative poem or song.
5. meter:  the rhythmic arrangement of measured units or feet of poetry, or a particular rhythmic arrangement.
6.metaphor: a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is used to describe one thing in terms of another in a nonliteral way, such as "drowning in work".
7.characterization:  a representation or portrayal of a person's unique qualities.
8. simile:  a figure of speech in which two dissimilar things are likened, often linked by "like" or "as," as in, "March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb". (Cf. metaphor.)
9. scheme: any organization of parts viewed as a whole.



Religion

Weekly Vocabulary words
Lent
passion Sunday
Triduum
Holy Thursday
Good Friday
Holy Saturday
Easter Sunday

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

8th Grade week of March 16

Lessons
ELA




ELA

Due Thursday: Finish work started in class for homework.  Must students should be finishing their essay.






7th Grade week of March 16

Lessons
ELA



ELA

Due Thursday: Finish work started in class for homework.  Must students should be finishing their essay.





6th grade week of March 16

Lessons
ELA
Relgion



ELA

Unit 4 exam is Monday




Religion
Unit 4 exam is Tuesday

Must finish creation papers by Thursday they were started during class.

5th Grade Week of 16

Lessons
ELA
Relgion



ELA

ELA Project Due Wednesday




Religion

Monday, March 9, 2015

8th Grade Week of March 9

WEEKLY  ELA   LESSONS





ELA

Due Tuesday: Finish short answer classwork. New York Progress 140-145 be sure to use the R.A.P method to complete the short answers.


1.explanatory:  serving to clarify or account for.
2.mood:  in grammar, a kind of verb inflection that indicates the way in which the speaker intends an utterance to be understood, whether as a wish or supposition, a demand, or a fact; mode.
3. irony:  a manner of using language so that it conveys a different or opposite meaning to that which is literally expressed in the words themselves. __________ is often used as a literary technique, especially to produce humor or pathos.
4.perspective: the ability to perceive the relationships between aspects of a subject and to evaluate their relative importance.
5.tone: the pitch, accent, or stress of a word, group of words, or speaking voice, especially as an expressive quality.
6. humor: the ability to express, perceive, or understand what is funny or amusing.
7.analyze: to separate into parts for close scrutiny; examine.

7th Grade Week of March 9

WEEKLY  ELA   LESSONS





ELA



1. idea: anything existing in the mind as a product of mental activity or awareness, such as a conception or image.
2.tone: the pitch, accent, or stress of a word, group of words, or speaking voice, especially as an expressive quality.
3.coordinate:  arranged or able to be arranged harmoniously.
4.fantasy: imagination or something imagined, especially if fanciful, exaggerated, or bizarre.
5.synthesize:  to bring together or combine (separate elements) to form a whole.
6. edit: to add to, delete, correct, or rearrange (written material or film segments).
7.imagery: images, especially figurative ones, in art or writing.
8. dialogue: an exchange of opinions or thoughts in an effort to reach agreement or mutual understanding.
9. adjective in grammar, a word that modifies a noun or noun equivalent.
10.monologue: a long speech, poem, series of stories, or the like delivered by a single speaker.
11.diction: word choice and arrangement in speech or writing, especially as a reflection of forcefulness or effectiveness.



6th Grade Week of March 9

WEEKLY LESSONS

ELA
Religion



ELA



1. investigator: a person who makes a careful search for information usually in order to answer a question.
2. evidence: the basis for belief; that which constitutes proof of something.
3. enigma: a person, group, or organism whose nature, purpose, or behavior seems inexplicable.
4.reason:  a basis for explaining or justifying a belief, action, opinion, or event.
5. reasoning:  the process of using reason to draw conclusions based on a premise or known facts.
6. alibi:  the legal defense of establishing one's location away from the scene of a crime during its commission.
7. inductive: serving to persuade, cause, or influence someone to take a course of action.
8. inference:  a conclusion derived from inferring.
9.solve: to find an answer to (a problem or the like).
10. problem:  a question or circumstance that causes difficulty or uncertainty.
11.investigate: to systematically examine or search into.
12.mystery:  an unknown, unexplainable, or secret matter.
13.deduction:  the act of subtracting or deducting.



Religion

5th Grade Week of March 9

WEEKLY LESSONS

ELA
Religion



ELA


1. comprehension;  the act, process, or product of comprehending; understanding.
2.accuracy: the condition or quality of being precise, correct, or without error.
3. resolution:  a solution or satisfactory end to a quarrel, conflict, or legal dispute.
4. foreshadow: to signal or indicate beforehand; presage; prefigure.
5.idiom:  a verbal expression that cannot be understood merely by knowing the individual meanings of its elements, as with the phrase "break down," meaning "to lose one's mental stability."
6. style:  the manner in which something is said or done.
7. analyze:  to separate into parts for close scrutiny; examine.
8. climax: in a literary or dramatic work, the point at which a conflict reaches a crucial juncture.
9.imagery: images, especially figurative ones, in art or writing.
10. dialogue:  talk between two or more people or between characters in a play, film, novel, or the like.



Religion


Monday, March 2, 2015

8th Grade March 2

LESSONS

ELA


Weekly Vocabulary Words

Ready New York pg 40-42 on L.L. Complete the answers as they are competed in class.
1.
tone
a sound with reference to its pitch, strength, or duration.
2.
mood
in grammar, a kind of verb inflection that indicates the way in which the speaker intends an utterance to be understood, whether as a wish or supposition, a demand, or a fact; mode.
3.
evidence
the basis for belief; that which constitutes proof of something.
4.
sufficient
enough; adequate.
5.
detail
to describe or tell with all the particulars.
6.
central
being the main point of contact and dominant influence for all parts of a system or organization.
7.
theme
the central topic of a speech, discourse, sermon, essay, or other literary work.
8.
poetry
poems collectively.
9.
irony
a manner of using language so that it conveys a different or opposite meaning to that which is literally expressed in the words themselves. __________ is often used as a literary technique, especially to produce humor or pathos.
10.
information
knowledge or facts that come from investigation, observation, or study.
11.
motivation
the act or process of motivating.

7th Grade March 2

WEEKLY LESSONS

ELA



Weekly Vocabulary words Due Tuesday
1.
screenplay
the scenario or script of a motion picture.
2.
adverb
in grammar, a word that modifies a verb, adjective, other __________, adverbial phrase, or sentence.
3.
similarity
the state or quality of being like or alike; resemblance.
4.
conflict
to be in strong opposition or disagreement; differ.
5.
illustration
something that clarifies; example.
6.
dramatic
pertaining to or like a theatrical work, such as a play.
7.
feature
an element of the face such as the eyes, nose, or chin.
8.
adjective
in grammar, a word that modifies a noun or noun equivalent.
9.
dictate
to say or read aloud (something) in order that it may be recorded or written down by someone else.
10.
dialect
a variety of a language that is peculiar to a region, social class, or occupation and that differs from the standard language in pronunciation, usage, and vocabulary.
11.
dialogue
a literary work in the form of a discussion between persons.

Due Friday Ready New York  pg 32-34 in Notebook