Let us use the saints as role models for our lives!

8th Graders:
This week let us try to remember our friends and loved ones who have died - the future saints - and cherish their memories and continue the good they did on this earth!

Calendar:
Monday, October 28:  
Tuesday, October 29:  
Wednesday, October 30: 
Thursday, October 31: Happy Halloween: Costume Parade 
Friday, November 1: Bring St. Vincent Lunch, 8:15 All Saints' Day Mass, 10:00 - 12:05 Saint Wax Museum, 12:30 Dismissal

 ? of the Day:  Reminders:  have book & notebook to show me Friday - for home use (from conferences: read 20 minutes/night; define unknown vocabulary in back of notebook, summarize reading with date, pages, main idea and supporting details AFTER sharing reading with parent orally for comprehension) also please turn in SLE and Goals from conferences!  Thank you.
10/30: Did you try this today? : "walk with God"; act like your saint today?  Why or why not - think about it.

8th Grade Homework
Religion:
10/30: Saint Boards/Saint Costumes and Artifacts were due Tues. Oct 29th.  You will be in costume for mass and the wax museum on Friday, Nov. 1 All Saints' Day, 12:30 Dismissal. The poster should be at least a 20 x ~30 tag or foam board.  It needs to indicate the saint without saying their name and give the factual details of their early life, adult life, why they are considered a saint: how they affected the world, and their legacy: patronages, shrines, devotions, symbols, etc.  The board should include visuals that indicate the saint and at least 1 picture of the saint.  Past visuals were on display outside room 14 when you came to conferences. These boards will be on display at the museum along with any artifacts the student has found or created to help depict their saint.  The "Saint Wax museum" is the culmination of the 1 1/2 month long project about saints.  Your student should have turned in a biographical report on a saint of their choice this past Tuesday, and a " connection to their saint" essay.   This too will be on display at the Wax Museum.  Reminder from previous BLOGS: The Saint Wax Museum is in our, OLM, auditorium from 10-12 next Friday, November 1st.  This is following the All Saints' Day mass that morning at 8:15.  The students will come to school in costume as they will participate in the mass - in costume.
 
U.S. History:
10/29: European Explorers quiz Wed

Physical Science: 
10/30: Lab: review American and SI systems of measurement.

Algebra:
10/30: p.639 #2-42, 56-74 every 4th even

7th Grade Homework:
Life Science:
10/30: Lab: review American measurement system. Review 6 characteristics of living things and 4 necessities of life.

World History:
10/30: Study for next Thursday: quiz on 36 European countries: Andorra, Monaco, Vatican City, San Marino, Slovenia, Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, Liechtenstein, Ukraine, Netherlands, Denmark, Luxembourg, Germany, Poland, Belarus, Czech Republic, Iceland, Ireland, United Kingdom: Scotland, England, Wales, Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
10/28: Write locations of 10 new European countries due Wed. : Andorra, Monaco, Vatican City, San Marino, Slovenia, Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, Liechtenstein, Ukraine.  Study for next Thursday: quiz on 36 European countries: Andorra, Monaco, Vatican City, San Marino, Slovenia, Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, Liechtenstein, Ukraine, Netherlands, Denmark, Luxembourg, Germany, Poland, Belarus, Czech Republic, Iceland, Ireland, United Kingdom: Scotland, England, Wales, Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.