Weekly Update

Welcome back!  We are off to a great start!  I am so proud of the 6th graders.  They are adjusting well and are doing such a great job with all of the new routines of junior high.  

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New equipment:  The new equipment is AWESOME!  We have already used it a great deal.  Each classroom has a projector and a document camera.  If you see Mrs. Blackburn, please thank her for these additions.  They are making such a positive difference in the learning environment!
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Homework help;  This will begin on August 15. It is 2:30-3:30PM.  Please be prompt in picking up your child, as the teachers sometimes have appointments scheduled following homework help.  Students who are not picked up on time will be sent to extended care, and a fee will be assessed.  Sixth grade homework help will be in Mrs. Wennberg's room on Mondays and Wednesdays and in Mrs. Lorenzi's room on Tuesdays and Thursdays.  There is NO homework help on Fridays.

Attention:  There will be no homework help this Thursday, August 18. The teachers have a training for the new standardized testing program.
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 Volunteer needed:  Thank you so much to Mrs. Olivares for volunteering to make our cupcakes to celebrate the birthday of the Blessed Mother on September 8.
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6th grade Religion


Monday-Mass Day (no uniform shorts)....Feast of the Assumption


Tuesday-safe environment lesson.  This is a lesson required by the diocese.  The junior high lesson focuses on peer pressures and boundaries.


Wednesday-finish safe environment lesson


Thursday-Bible search


Friday-song practice


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6th Grade English
Monday-vocab. book...synonyms/antonyms unit 1
grammar:  p. 14-15, types of sentences

Tuesday-vocab....completing the sentence unit 1 on paper, vocab. in context (aloud)
grammar:  p. 16-17  subjects and predicates
writing:  letter to the editor and answer

Wednesday-preview vocab. test, spelling baseball to prepare for tomorrow's spelling/vocab. tests

Thursday-spelling/vocab. tests unit 1
wriitng: magazine project-review of book or movie
writing:  descriptive paragraphs

Friday- grammar:  p. 18-19 aloud
vocab. bingo

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Reading 6th grade

Monday-silent reading
practice writing response to literature about short story "Your Three Minutes are Up"

Tuesday-silent reading
continue with response to literature
Wednesday-silent reading, short story "My Friend Flicka"

Thursday-silent reading, Kinder reading buddies

Friday-silent reading, finish "My Friend Flicka"
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8th Grade English
Monday-hamburger essay video
grammar:  p. 16-17 #1-18 together, homework:  #9-24
5 sentence essay answer--writing prompt "Flowers for Algernon"

Tuesday-grammar:  p.18-19 together, p. 44 #1-18
5 sentence essay answer--writing prompt "Flowers for Algernon"


Wednesday-write 2nd article for Newspaper project
spelling baseball to prepare for tomorrow's tests

Thursday-spelling/vocab. tests 
vocab. bingo

Friday-flashcards unit 1 vocab.

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8th Grade Reading

Monday-silent reading
Charly movie

Tuesday-silent reading
finish Charly movie

Wednesday-silent reading
"Flowers for Algernon" quiz with essay questions

Thursday-silent reading
video clip:  Helen Keller bio
Miracle Worker packet

Friday-silent reading 
begin reading The Miracle Worker