<![CDATA[Our Lady of Mercy School - Mrs. Lorenzi\'s 6th Grade]]>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 01:05:19 -0700Weebly<![CDATA[May 18-22]]>Mon, 18 May 2020 00:13:06 GMThttps://www.olmlancers.com/mrs-lorenzis-6th-grade/may-18-22

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact me at suzanne.lorenzi@olmlancers.com.

6th grade homework passes:  You may wish to look over the blog for this week, and see if you would like to use any of your homework passes.  Then, please take a photo of the homework passes you have left.  Send me the photo.  I will put those plus your virtual ones in for a special drawing where I will give away three $5 Starbucks cards. I will mail these to the winners.  I must receive your photo of homework passes before our zoom meeting on Tuesday.  We will draw on Zoom.  Must be present to win.
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Religion:
We will continue with our Family Life book. I have scanned a few pages of your book for this week's lessons.  Homework passes are accepted on these.
Monday-"Rules of Thumb" on google classroom
 
Tuesday-"Matter of Respect" on google classroom

Wednesday-No classes today for junior high due to the Virtual Decathlon.  Junior high teachers will be busy online all day with this event.

Thursday-"Worldwide Family-see with God's eyes" on google classroom

Friday-no class!  This would've been carnival day...so I don't want you to have to work!  Do something you enjoy!
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6th grade language arts

Wonder link:  
archive.org/details/Wonder_201810/page/n77/mode/1up

Monday-
Finish reading Wonder
Update your IXL language arts diagnostic.  You will receive points for getting them updated.  If you show at least 1 school year worth of growth, you will receive extra credit. This must be done by Tuesday 8:00am.  No homework passes may be used on this.

Tuesday-
Zoom invites will go out at 8:00am. Zoom meeting at 10am to explain the Digital Memory Book Project due Thursday 2:30pm.  No homework passes may be used on the project.
Make sure all extra homework passes have been turned in to me (with a photo).  We will have a drawing for three $5 Starbucks cards.  Must be present to win.  I will mail the cards to the winners. 

Wonder quizizz 

Wednesday-No work due to virtual decathlon...You can work on your digital memory book if you wish.

Thursday-
Finish Digital Memory Book
Wonder-Watch movie clips and answer questions in google classroom.  If you choose to use a homework pass on the questions, please still watch the movie clips; I think you will like them.  I wish we were at school; I would love to have shown you the movie.  It is great!  You may wish to rent it or buy it (with your parents' permission of course).

Friday-
No work....This would've been carnival day. Do something you enjoy...maybe your parents would enjoy watching Wonder too!
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8th grade language arts
8th grade homework passes:  You may wish to look over the blog for this week, and see if you would like to use any of your homework passes.  Then, please take a photo of the homework passes you have left.  Send me the photo.  I will put those plus your virtual ones in for a special drawing where I will give away three $5 Starbucks cards. I will mail these to the winners.  I must receive your photo of homework passes before  Tuesday 2:30pm.  
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Monday-
You will take your Romeo and Juliet final on quizizz.  IT MUST BE TAKEN DURING OUR USUAL CLASS PERIOD (BEFORE LUNCH)...11:30AM -12:30PM.  THE LINK WILL EXPIRE AT 12:30pm, and you will not be able to take the final and earn points.  It is worth 100 points. 

English-update diagnostics.  You will receive points for updating.  If you show at least a school year of growth, you will receive extra credit.  This must be done by Tuesday, 8am.  No homework passes will be accepted on this.
 
Tuesday-
Romeo and Juliet money assignment on google classroom.  Due Tuesday 2:30pm.  Homework passes accepted. 

Tuesday is the last day of language arts for 8th grade...Please be sure to have all work turned in by Tuesday 2:30pm for it to count in your 4th quarter grades.]]><![CDATA[May 11-15]]>Sat, 09 May 2020 04:34:53 GMThttps://www.olmlancers.com/mrs-lorenzis-6th-grade/may-11-15As always, if you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact me at suzanne.lorenzi@olmlancers.com.

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Religion:
We will continue with our Family Life book.  This week's lesson is:  The Miracle of Life​

Monday-Assignment on Google Classroom
 
Tuesday-God's blessing--story of Samuel---assignment on Google classroom

Wednesday-interview a parent and learn what you were like as a baby.  Due Friday 8am.  No homework passes on this one.  Assignment on google classroom

Thursday-finish parent interview

Friday-Watch short pro-life video and write three things that you learned (in google classroom)
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6th grade language arts

Wonder link:  
archive.org/details/Wonder_201810/page/n77/mode/1up

Monday-
watch video on google classroom about adverbs...do IXL recommendation:  Identify Adverbs

Wonder- p. 172-200  Try to read through page 200 this week.  We will need to finish reading next Tuesday.  Then we will have some quizzes on quizizz. There are 220 pages in the book.

Tuesday-
zoom meeting at 10am to explain the Google Earth:  Your Trip project. The assignment will post after the Zoom meeting. This project is due Friday at 8am.  No homework passes because it is a project.  Zoom invites will be emailed at 8am.  Don't tell your classmates which city you choose for this project.  I'd like to play a guessing game with this on Friday on zoom.  The game will be more fun if you don't tell who you chose.

Speech people--zoom at 11am.  You will get a separate zoom invite at 8am today.

Continue reading Wonder

Wednesday-
Work on Google Earth project
Continue reading Wonder

Thursday-
Work on Google Earth project
Continue reading Wonder

Friday-
Zoom meeting at 10am.  Invites will be emailed at 8am.  We will briefly discuss the family life from this week, play a guessing game with your cities from your language arts projects, and have our raffle.

Write postcard from the city you chose.  This is on google classroom.  Due at 2:30pm
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8th grade language arts

Link for Romeo and Juliet:
 https://www.sparknotes.com/nofear/shakespeare/romeojuliet/page_2/
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Monday-
You will make your 8th grade book cover this week.  All details are on google classroom.  It is due Friday at 2:30pm.
Romeo and Juliet-Read Act 5
 
Tuesday-
work on book cover
Romeo and Juliet-quizizz for Act 5 on google classroom

Wednesday-
work on book cover
Watch Romeo and Juliet movie--finish by Friday and take quizizz by 2:30pm, link is on google classroom

Thursday-
work on book cover
watch movie

Friday-
finish book cover by 2:30pm
finish movie and take quizizz by 2:30pm
Zoom meetings at 11:30am and noon.  These meetings are optional but highly encouraged.  We will review for the Romeo and Juliet final which will be on Monday, May 18.
]]><![CDATA[May 4-8]]>Sat, 02 May 2020 22:00:09 GMThttps://www.olmlancers.com/mrs-lorenzis-6th-grade/may-4-8As always, if you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact me at suzanne.lorenzi@olmlancers.com.

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Religion:
We will continue with our Family Life book.  This week's lesson is  talents/skills.
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Monday- In your Bible, read Matthew 25:14-30.  In google classroom, write 3 sentences telling what the message is of this reading.  

Tuesday-Watch the video about talents and answer the questions in google classroom.

Wednesday-Choosing a career:  skills, talents, values, interests.  Do this assignment on google classroom.  No homework passes on this.  It is due Friday 8am.

Thursday-continue assignment from Wednesday

Friday-On google classroom:  What talents and skills do you have that you can use to serve God and others?  Write at least 3 sentences.  Due 2:30pm so that you don't have weekend homework
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6th grade language arts

Wonder link:  
archive.org/details/Wonder_201810/page/n77/mode/1up

Monday-
In google classroom, create a table with 2 columns.  The left column should have 5 vocab words from unit 14.  The right column should have picture to represent the words.  Due Wednesday.

Wonder-read part 7 p. 164-172

Tuesday-
zoom meeting at 10am to explain the "postage stamp" project.  You will research a famous person (You can choose the same person that you used for your report), and you will design a postage stamp.  I will go over requirements on zoom.  No homework passes on this.  Due Friday.  Zoom invites will go out at 8am.

Quizizz Wonder part 7

Speech people--zoom at 11am.  You will get a separate zoom invite at 8am today.

Wednesday-
postage stamp project

Thursday-
postage stamp project

IXL recommendation-G.1 Read and understand informational passages.  You may use homework passes.  This recommendation might take some time.  It is not due until Friday 2:30pm.  Work to a smart score of 85.

Friday-
-Zoom meeting 10am to play vocab. bingo.  Be sure to have your bingo card ready.  Use beans or other markers for your cards.

finish IXL recommendation
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8th grade language arts

Link for Romeo and Juliet:
 https://www.sparknotes.com/nofear/shakespeare/romeojuliet/page_2/
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Monday-
Currently May rough draft on google classroom
About Me writing-make corrections

Romeo and Juliet-Read Act 4 (Monday-Wednesday)
 
Tuesday-
Currently May final draft.  Upload a photo, so I can it's finished.  Save it to turn in.
No homework passes

Romeo and Juliet- Read Act 4

Wednesday-
Currently Cover-no homework passes...instructions on google classroom.  Due Friday 2:30pm.  Upload a picture and save to turn in.

Romeo and Juliet-Read Act 4

Thursday-
Currently Cover -Due Friday

Romeo and Juliet Act 4 quizizz on google classroom--homework passes allowed

Friday-
Zoom meetings at 11:30 or noon, depending on your group.  Zoom invites go out at 8am today.  Groups are the same. We will go over Acts 3 and 4. ]]><![CDATA[April 27-May 1]]>Sat, 25 Apr 2020 03:39:35 GMThttps://www.olmlancers.com/mrs-lorenzis-6th-grade/april-27-may-1As always, if you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact me at suzanne.lorenzi@olmlancers.com.

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Religion:
We will continue with Family Life book.  This week's lesson is genetics.  
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Monday- On google classroom, watch the video about dominant and recessive genes.  Watch it twice if you need to, in order to understand it.  You will receive an email today about Tuesday's Zoom meeting.  At the meeting we will go over the "monster genetics" mini project.  You can look this over, and I will answer any questions on Zoom on Tuesday.  It is important to attend the Zoom class, so that you will understand this project.  It is due Friday at 8am.  Do not attempt to do the project until after the Zoom meeting; you will need instructions from the meeting.

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday--work on Monster Genetics project...due Friday at 8am

Friday-no class...we would've had Mass if we were in school
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6th grade language arts

Wonder link:  
archive.org/details/Wonder_201810/page/n77/mode/1up

Monday-
-IXL recommendation-Identify adjectives.  This is actually a level 7th grade recommendation, but you can do it!  Work to a smart score of 85, or as close as you can.
-Spend some time reviewing the unit 13 vocabulary words.  You can study from your book or go on vocabularyworkshop.com, level A, unit 13, and click on flashcards.   You will have the "test your vocabulary" assignment later in the week, and you want to do well.
-Begin reading part 6 Wonder p. 144-162, finish reading it tomorrow

Tuesday-
-Zoom meeting at 10am---genetics project for family life
-finish reading Wonder part 6

Wednesday-
-review words again from your book or online
-writing:  see google classroom for assignment..due Friday 8am
-Wonder Cause and Effect assignment google classroom

Thursday-
-vocabularyworkshop.com, level A, unit 13, test your vocabulary.  Upload your score.  You may try several times.  Try for at least a score of 20,000.  If you get over 21,000, you will earn extra credit.
-continue work on writing from yesterday...due Friday 8am
-Wonder part 6 quizizz on Google Classroom.  If one link doesn't work, try the other one.

Friday-
-Zoom meeting 10am to play vocab. bingo.  Be sure to have your bingo card ready (I emailed it to you last week).  You can print it out or draw it on a paper.  You won't be able to have it open on another tab because then I can't see your face on the zoom meeting.  Use beans or other markers for your cards.
--no work...Today would've been grandparents' day at school, so we would not have had regular class.  Be sure to call your grandparents today; check on them and let them know you love them!  I will plan something for you to do for them next week.
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8th grade language arts

Link for Romeo and Juliet:
 https://www.sparknotes.com/nofear/shakespeare/romeojuliet/page_2/
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No homework passes for 8th grade book writing. If you choose to use a homework pass on a Romeo and Juliet assignment this week,  be sure you still read the play,watch the short videos, and are familiar with it for the final.   

Monday-
-8th grade book writing (turning point) on google classroom
-Act 3, scene 1-read Romeo and Juliet
-watch short video
-complete questions in google classroom
 
Tuesday-
-IXL recommendation-Which sentence matches the definition?  Work to a smart score of 90.
-Act 3, scene 2- read Romeo and Juliet
-watch short video
-complete questions in google classroom

Wednesday-
-8th grade book writing (About Me) on google classroom
-Act 3, scenes 3 and 4- read Romeo and Juliet
-watch short video
-complete questions in google classroom

Thursday-
-make corrections to Turning Point writing, if you haven't already done so...no new English today...you have a few more Romeo and Juliet questions
-Act 3, scene 5-read Romeo and Juliet
-watch short video
-complete questions in google classroom

Friday-no work...If we were in school, it would have been grandparents' day today...be sure to call your grandparents...check on them and let them know you love them!

Zoom meetings at 11:30 or noon, depending on your group.  Zoom invites go out at 8am today.  Groups are the same.   Be sure to have your bingo card ready (I emailed it to you last week).  You can print it out or draw it on a paper.  You won't be able to have it open on another tab because then I can't see your face on the zoom meeting.  Use beans or other markers for your cards.]]><![CDATA[April 20-24]]>Sun, 19 Apr 2020 23:30:00 GMThttps://www.olmlancers.com/mrs-lorenzis-6th-grade/april-20-24Picture
I hope all of you had a blessed Easter and a restful spring break.  

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact me at suzanne.lorenzi@olmlancers.com.

Thank you so much to those who submitted cards for my cousin Kevel.  She is a nurse at USC and has been caring for many covid patients.  My son put the cards into a video with the music "Lean on Me."  I emailed the video to those of you who participated.  She was very touched and absolutely loved it!  Please keep her in your prayers!
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Religion:
We will being our Family Life book this week.  I know you didn't take that book home, but I will post what you need to complete the lessons.  The first week's lessons are on family history.  
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Monday- Watch a short video and complete the family history assignment (6 questions) in google classroom.  Due Wednesday

Tuesday-finish Monday's assignment if not yet completed

Wednesday-Family member interview on google classroom.  Due Friday at 2:30pm.  

Thursday-work on family member interview

Friday-family member interview due today at 2:30pm.

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6th grade language arts-no IXL this week

​Monday-
On google classroom, submit 3 vocabulary pictures for unit 13, just like you did for unit 12.  The pictures can be found online, or you can take your own photos.  You will earn extra credit if you take your own photos.
  
Look at the documents emailed to you for the mini-project with adjectives.  You may wish to print them.  Do not start the project until after Tuesday's ZOOM meeting.  You will take notes that you will use. 

Wonder-comprehension questions on google classroom.  This is to review what you read before spring break.  If needed, look back at Wonder at:

archive.org/details/Wonder_201810/page/n77/mode/1up

​Tuesday-
Zoom meeting at 10:00am.  We will discuss the mini-project with food/adjectives.  The information was emailed to you on Monday.  This is due on Friday at 8:00am.  No homework passes on this mini-project.

Wonder-read part 5, p. 132-144

Wednesday-
work on food/adjectives mini-project 

Wonder-in google classroom, take the Wonder quizizz part 5

Thursday-
work on food/adjectives mini-project

Friday-
Zoom meeting at 10am.  A TFK issue will be emailed to you with your Zoom invite at 8:00am.  After we read TFK at our meeting, a quizizz about the articles will be available for you to take.  You will get one try on this, but you may look back at the articles. You must do this by 2:30pm.
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8th grade language arts-no IXL this week

Link for Romeo and Juliet:
 https://www.sparknotes.com/nofear/shakespeare/romeojuliet/page_2/
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No homework passes for 8th grade book writing or Romeo and Juliet assignments this week,  but you may use them for other assignments. 

Monday-
Make corrections to "Unfinished Sentences" writing.  Many of you have already done this. 

Eighth grade book writing-teacher with greatest positive impact-details on google classroom. 

Watch short video to review Act 1:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSbUVLVJj4I
In google classroom, take the Act 1 quizizz.
 
Tuesday-
Go to vocabularyworkshop.com, click on level c, unit 12, test your vocabulary.  Screenshot your score and submit it on the assignment on google classroom.  You may try multiple times; submit your best score.

Romeo and Juliet-Read Act 2 and complete Act 2 assignment in google classroom.  No homework passes on this.  Due Friday 8am.

Wednesday-
Eighth grade book writing:  On google classroom, write about an adult who has had a positive impact on you.

Romeo and Juliet-Continue with Act 2 assignment

Thursday-
Make corrections to teacher writing, if you have not already done so

On google classroom, re-write 10 lines of the poem "One" to apply to the current situation.

Romeo and Juliet-Continue with Act 2 assignment

Friday-
Corrections to adult/impact writing, if you have not already done so.

Zoom meetings at 11:30 or noon, depending on your group.  Zoom invites go out at 8am today.  Groups are the same.  Please have pen and paper ready.  We will go over Act 2.

]]><![CDATA[April 9, 2020]]>Fri, 10 Apr 2020 00:02:22 GMThttps://www.olmlancers.com/mrs-lorenzis-6th-grade/april-9-2020Tomorrow at noon, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will be livestreamed from the OLM School chapel.  You can access it at this link.  
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]]><![CDATA[April 8, 2020]]>Wed, 08 Apr 2020 15:46:02 GMThttps://www.olmlancers.com/mrs-lorenzis-6th-grade/april-8-2020Thank you so much for the beautiful job you did praying the Stations of the Cross yesterday at our ZOOM meeting.  Keep praying!


Virtual talent show:  We are planning on having a virtual talent show.  If you are interested, please prepare your act over Spring Break and email a video to Mrs. Blackburn for approval.  Her email address is:  judy.blackburn@olmlancers.com

Of course if you need anything, you can email me at suzanne.lorenzi@olmlancers.com.

Have a happy and holy Easter!  
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On Friday, I posted the letter from our superintendent stating that all Catholic schools in the Diocese of Fresno will continue with online learning through the end of the school year.  If you missed it, please scroll down to read it.

This week we will have school Monday - Wednesday.  In observance of spring break, there will be no online classes/work again until April 20.
I wish all of you and your families a happy and holy Easter!  Let us pray for an Easter miracle, and an end to this Coronavirus.
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Religion:

Monday-  Assignment:  In google classroom, click on the link to watch the video, "Holy Week in 3 minutes."  Then answer the questions.

Lent Calendar-Watch this short video.  Email me and answer:  Why did Jesus wash his disciples' feet?  What example did he set?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv5ajWNrnt4
You should receive an email from me which has the readings for the Stations of the Cross.  I wlll need 15 readers for Tuesdays Zoom meeting (for the 14 stations and the closing prayer)  Please email me if you would like to be a reader.  I will take the 1st 15 who volunteer.  In the email, let me know which one you would like to read.   If you wish to read, you will need to have it open in another window on your computer or print it out ahead of time.

Tuesday- Today's Zoom meeting will be longer  We will pray the Stations of the Cross and do the vocabulary assignment.  Anyone who attends will get their Lent calendar marked for today since we are praying the Stations of the Cross.

Wednesday-Assignment:  Take the Quizizz about Holy Week

Lent Calendar-
One of my cousins is a nurse at the hospital at USC in Los Angeles.  She has been caring for 14 patients with the coronavirus.  Her name is Kevel.  You can make her a card to encourage her and thank her.  Then email it to me,and I will send them to her.  If you have a family member who is a doctor, nurse, or medical worker and would prefer to make the card for them, that is great.  Just email a picture of it to me, so I know that you did it.  

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Thursday: We do not have online school today.  If we had been in regular school, we would've had a prayer service for Holy Thursday.  You can still get your Lent Calendar marked by doing the following:  Call someone (an elderly person if possible) who would love to hear from you. Check on how they're doing during this difficult time.  Email me and let me know who you called. 

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6th grade language arts

For reading this week-read Wonder p. 97-132 Part 4.  On Wednesday, take the Quizizz.  Please complete the Quizizz by 2:30pm on Wednesday.  You are allowed to take it twice.


​Monday-
Unit 12 vocab. pictures match-up on google classroom
IXL recommendation:  Capitalizing Titles
good rule to remember to help you on this is to capitalize the first and last words of a title, and all important words in between.

​Tuesday-
 Do Vocabulary book p. 156-157.  We will do this on ZOOM at 10 after we pray the Stations of the Cross

Wednesday-
Watch the video "What is an Adjective?" on google classroom.  Then complete the chart.  You will choose 3 nouns (1 person, 1 place, 1 thing).  The video chose: mommy, school, boat.  Be sure to choose different ones.  Then list 4 adjectives to describe each.  We will be doing more work with adjectives in our writing after Spring Break.  Due at 2:30, so that we don't have homework on Spring Break.

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8th grade language arts
Reading:
Monday--Wednesday:  Finish reading act 1 and complete the questions on google classroom.  This is due on Thursday at 8:00AM.  You can choose do to a little each day or do it all at once.  If you need the link for Romeo and Juliet:
 https://www.sparknotes.com/nofear/shakespeare/romeojuliet/page_2/ ​
No Homework Passes on this assignment

English/Vocab: No homework passes for 8th grade book writing, but you may use them for vocabulary assignments.  

Monday-Write 1/2 page about what makes you happy.
IXL recommendation:  Words with un, dis, in, im, and non

Tuesday-8th grade book writing, "Unfinished Sentences" on google classroom
Vocabulary:  On a google doc, choose 5 of your words from unit 12.  Send 5 pictures (one to represent each word).  Be sure to label each picture with the word.  You may take photos or find images online.  BE SURE THAT ALL PICTURES ARE APPROPRIATE.  Any inappropriate pictures will result in a zero grade.  Homework passes are accepted for this assignment.  This will be due on Wednesday at 2:30pm.

Wednesday-Make corrections to Favorite Subject Writing in Google Classroom.  Some of you have already done this.  
Finish your vocabulary pictures if you have not already done so.

​Have a blessed Easter!


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