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Classroom Reminders
Parents and students may reach out to me at: cgullo@sacredheartschoolsi.org
Important Announcements
8th Grade Final Exam Schedule
Social Studies: Thursday, May 19t
Math: Friday, May 20th
ELA: Monday, May 23rd
Science: Tuesday, May 24th
Religion: Wednesday, May 25th
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Homework
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Grade 8:
1. *** Letter to your future self is due Tuesday, 5/31. It should be typed and printed out
to be collected.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: Final on Tuesday, 5/31.
Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Grade 8:
1. *** Study for tomorrow's Religion final.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: Complete study guide questions for chapter 1 of A long Walk to Water. Submit
your work on Google Classroom.
Monday, May 23, 2022
Grade 8:
1. *** Study for tomorrow's Science final.
Grade 7:
1. Rel: Marriage Interview project is due Tuesday, 5/31. See Google Classroom for
guidelines.
Friday, May 20, 2022
Grade 8:
1. *** Review for Monday's ELA final.
Grade 7:
1. Rel: Marriage Interview project is due Tuesday, 5/31. See Google Classroom for
guidelines.
Thursday, May 19, 2022
Grade 8:
1. *** Study for tomorrow's Math final.
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Grade 8:
1. SS: Study for tomorrow's final.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: a) Literature Test tomorrow on "A Work in Progress." Review pages 492-502 in
My Perspectives.
b) Complete and submit today's classwork on Google Classrtoom.
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Grade 8:
1. SS: Study for Thursday's final.
Grade 7:
1. Rel: Test tomorrow on Chapter 17.
2. ELA: Literature Test Thursday on "A Work in Progress." Review pages 492-502 in
My Perspectives.
Friday, May 13, 2022
Grade 8:
1. Rel: Test Tuesday, 5/17 on Chapter 6.
2. *** Reminder: there is no school Monday due to a teachers' conference.
Grade 7:
2. Rel: Test Wednesday, 5/18 on Chapter 17.
Thursday, May 12, 2022
Grade 8:
1. SS: Open book test on Chapter 25 tomorrow.
2. Rel: Test Tuesday, 5/17 on Chapter 6.
3. *** Reminder: tomorrow is a half day with noon dismissal. We have our visit to the
convent tomorrow.
Grade 7:
1. Rel: Test Wednesday, 5/18 on Chapter 17.
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Grade 8:
1. SS: Finish reading section 25-4 and complete Guided Reading 25-4.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: Complete ALL of page 499 (including Research activities at the bottom) in My
Perspectives.
Monday, May 9, 2022
Grade 8:
1. *** Return signed test folders.
2. *** Return signed permission slips for Friday's walk to convent.
3. *** Reminder: There is an 8th grade parent meeting on Zoom tonight at 7PM.
Friday, May 6, 2022
Grade 8:
1. ELA: Complete study guide questions for section 2 (Chapters 6-11) of To Kill a
Mockingbird and submit on Google Classroom. ***Due Monday, 5/9.
2. SS: Complete Guided Reading 25-3.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: Complete the creative writing assignment on The Dust Bowl images.
Submit your work on Google Classroom. ***Due MOnday. 5/9.
Thursday, May 5, 2022
Grade 8:
1. ELA: a) Illustrated Haiku poem due tomorrow, 5/6.
b) Complete study guide questions for section 2 (Chapters 6-11) of To Kill a
Mockingbird and submit on Google Classroom. ***Due Monday, 5/9.
2. SS: Complete Guided Reading 25-2.
3. *** Wear gym uniform tomorrow for Arbor Day.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: a) Illustrated Haiku poem due tomorrow, 5/6.
b) Complete the creative writing assignment on The Dust Bowl images.
Submit your work on Google Classroom. ***Due MOnday. 5/9.
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Grade 8:
1. ELA: Illustrated Haiku poem due Friday, 5/6.
2. Rel: Test tomorrow, 5/5 on Chapter 5.
3. SS: Complete Guided Reading 25-1.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: a) Illustrated Haiku poem due Friday, 5/6.
b) Literature test tomorrow, 5/5. See below for details.
Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Grade 8:
1. ELA: Illustrated Haiku poem due Friday, 5/6.
2. Rel: Test Thursday, 5/5 on Chapter 5.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: a) Illustrated Haiku poem due Friday, 5/6.
b) Literature test Thursday, 5/5. See below for details.
Monday, May 2, 2022
Grade 8:
1. SS: Test tomorrow on Chapter 23
2. ELA: Write your Haiku on a sheet of paper for me to review tomorrow. (It does not
need to be illustrated yet.) Remember to include your title. Completed illustrated
Haiku poems are due Friday, 5/6.
3. Rel: Test Thursday, 5/5 on Chapter 5.
Grade 7:
1. Rel: Study for test tomorrow on Chapter 16 (The Eucharist)
2. ELA: a) Test Thursday, 5/5 on selection from The Grapes of Wrath. Review pages
456-465 in My Perspectives.
b) Write your Haiku on a sheet of paper for me to review tomorrow. (It does not
need to be illustrated yet.) Remember to include your title. Completed illustrated
Haiku poems are due Friday, 5/6.
Friday, April 29, 2022
Grade 8:
1. SS: Test next Tuesday, 5/2 on Chapter 23.
Grade 7:
1. Rel: Test next Tuesday, 5/2 on Chapter 16.
Thursday, April 28, 2022
Grade 8:
1. ELA: a) Tomorrow is National "Poem in Your Pocket Day." Be prepared to recite your
poem to your classmates. Bring in a snack and a picnic blanket.
b) Complete section 1 questions for To Kill a Mockingbird (Chapters 1-5) and
then submit your work on Google Classroom.
3. SS: Test next Tuesday, 5/2 on Chapter 23.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: Tomorrow is National "Poem in Your Pocket Day." Be prepared to recite your
poem to your classmates. Bring in a snack and a picnic blanket.
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Grade 8:
1. SS: Chapter 23 projects are due tomorrow, 4/28.
2. ELA: a) Memory Book assignment #7 due tomorrow, 4/28: High School Expectations
(5-paragraph essay). Bring in revised Middle School poem to place in your book.
b) Friday is National "Poem in Your Pocket Day." Be prepared to recite your
poem to your classmates. Bring in a snack and a picnic blanket.
3. SS: Test next Tuesday, 5/2 on Chapter 23.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: Friday is National "Poem in Your Pocket Day." Be prepared to recite your
poem to your classmates. Bring in a snack and a picnic blanket.
Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Grade 8:
1. SS: Chapter 23 projects are now due this Thursday, 4/28.
2. ELA: a) Memory Book assignment #7 due Thursday, 4/28: High School Expectations
(5-paragraph essay). Bring in revised Middle School poem to place in your book.
b) Friday is National "Poem in Your Pocket Day." Be prepared to recite your
poem to your classmates. Bring in a snack and a picnic blanket. ***You must
show your poem to me by Wednesday.
3. *** ***NYS Math test tomorrow!!! Bring in several sharpened #2 pencils, get
enough sleep tonight, and eat breakfast in the morning. Do not be late!
And bring a scientific calculator!
4. SS: Test next Tuesday, 5/2 on Chapter 23.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: Friday is National "Poem in Your Pocket Day." Be prepared to recite your
poem to your classmates. Bring in a snack and a picnic blanket. ***You must
show your poem to me by Wednesday.
Monday, April 25, 2022
Grade 8:
1. SS: Chapter 23 projects are now due this Thursday, 4/28.
2. ELA: a) Memory Book assignment #7 due Thursday, 4/28: High School Expectations
(5-paragraph essay). Bring in revised Middle School poem to place in your book.
b) Friday is National "Poem in Your Pocket Day." Be prepared to recite your
poem to your classmates. Bring in a snack and a picnic blanket. ***You must
show your poem to me by Wednesday.
3. *** No gym tomorrow due to state Math test. Wear your gym uniform on Friday.
4. *** ***NYS Math test tomorrow!!! Bring in several sharpened #2 pencils, get
enough sleep tonight, and eat breakfast in the morning. Do not be late!
Grade 7:
1. ELA: Friday is National "Poem in Your Pocket Day." Be prepared to recite your
poem to your classmates. Bring in a snack and a picnic blanket. ***You must
show your poem to me by Wednesday.
2. Rel: Finish today's classwork and submit it on Google Classroom - due tomorrow
(Video Game Concept)
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Grade 8:
1. ELA: a) Memory Book assignment #7 due Thursday, 4/28: High School Expectations
(5-paragraph essay). Bring in revised Middle School poem to place in your book.
2. SS: Chapter 23 projects are due Tuesday, 4/26. ***See Google Classroom for
choices and gjuidelines.
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Grade 8:
1. ELA: a) Memory Book assignment #7 due Thursday, 4/28: High School Expectations
(5-paragraph essay). Bring in revised Middle School poem to place in your book.
2. SS: Complete Guided Reading 23-3.
Monday, April 11, 2022
Grade 8:
1. ELA: a) Memory Book assignment #7 due Thursday, 4/28: High School Expectations
(5-paragraph essay). Bring in revised Middle School poem to place in your book.
2. SS: Complete Guided Reading 23-2.
Thursday, April 7, 2022
Grade 8:
1. ELA: a) Memory Book assignment #7 due Thursday, 4/28: High School Expectations
(5-paragraph essay). Bring in revised Middle School poem to place in your book.
b) Essay due tomorrow, 4/8. It must be typed and printed out to be collected.
This counts as a summative assessment. ***Novels will be collected.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: Essay due tomorrow, 4/8. It must be typed and printed out to be collected.
This counts as a summative assessment. ***Novels will be collected.
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
1. ELA: a) Memory Book assignment #6 due tomorrow, 4/7: Middle School - free
verse poem, at least 4 stanzas, covering grades 6-8. Bring in revised Growing
UP assignment #5.
b) Essay due Friday, 4/8. It must be typed and printed out to be collected. This
counts as a summative assessment. ***Novels will be collected.
2. *** Bring in donations this week for the Bread of Life Food Drive.
3. SS: Complete Guided Reading 23-1.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: Essay due Friday, 4/8. It must be typed and printed out to be collected. This
counts as a summative assessment. ***Novels will be collected.
Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Grade 8:
1. ELA: a) Memory Book assignment #6 due this Thursday, 4/7: Middle School - free
verse poem, at least 4 stanzas, covering grades 6-8. Bring in revised Growing
UP assignment #5.
b) Essay due Friday, 4/8. It must be typed and printed out to be collected. This
counts as a summative assessment.
2. *** Bring in donations this week for the Bread of Life Food Drive.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: Essay due Friday, 4/8. It must be typed and printed out to be collected. This
counts as a summative assessment.
Monday, April 4, 2022
Grade 8:
1. ELA: a) Memory Book assignment #6 due this Thursday, 4/7: Middle School - free
verse poem, at least 4 stanzas, covering grades 6-8. Bring in revised Growing
UP assignment #5.
b) Essay due Friday, 4/8. It must be typed and printed out to be collected. This
counts as a summative assessment.
2. *** Bring in donations this week for the Bread of Life Food Drive.
3. *** Confirmation practice tonight at 7PM in the Church.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: Essay due Friday, 4/8. It must be typed and printed out to be collected. This
counts as a summative assessment.
Friday, April 1, 2022
Grade 8:
1. ELA: Memory Book assignment #6 due next Thursday, 4/7: Middle School - free verse
poem, at least 4 stanzas, covering grades 6-8. Bring in revised Growing Up
assignment #5.
2. *** Bring in donations for the Bread of Life Food Drive.
3. *** Please send in a bag of Easter candy (not jellybeans) for next week's
Easter Eggstravaganza.
4. *** Return tear-off regarding daily cell phone collection procedures.
5. *** Confirmation practice is Monday at 7:00 pm in the Church.
Thursday, March 31, 2022
Grade 8:
1. ELA: Memory Book assignment #5 due tomorrow, 4/1: Growing Up - poem or
essay format, covering grades 3-5.
2. *** Bring in donations for the Bread of Life Food Drive.
3. *** Wear your gym uniform tomorrow for change in schedule.
4. *** Please send in a bag of Easter candy (not jellybeans) for next week's
Easter Eggstravaganza.
Grade 7:
Wednesday, March 30, 2022
Grade 8:
1. ELA: Memory Book assignment #5 due this Friday, 4/1: Growing Up - poem or
essay format, covering grades 3-5.
2. *** Return signed test folders.
3. *** Bring in donations for the Bread of Life Food Drive.
Tuesday, March 29, 2022
Grades 7 & 8:
1. *** Be ready for tomorrow's ELA exam: Get enough sleep tonight, eat a proper
breakfast tomorrow, bring a few #2 pencils and a book to read.
Monday, March 28, 2022
Grades 7 & 8:
1. *** Be ready for tomorrow's ELA exam: Get enough sleep tonight, eat a proper
breakfast tomorrow, bring a few #2 pencils and a book to read.
Friday, March 25, 2022
Grade 8:
1. ELA: a) Practice Freckle reading skills for at least 30 minutes.
b) Memory Book assignment #5 due next Friday, 4/1: Growing Up - poem or
essay format, covering grades 3-5.
2. SS: a) Study for Chapter 21 test on Monday, 3/28.
b) Chapter 21 project due Monday, 3/28. See Google Classroom for choices
and guidelines.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: Practice Freckle reading skills for at least 30 minutes.
Thursday, March 24, 2022
Grade 8:
1. ELA: a) Memory Book assignment #4 due tomorrow, 3/25: School Bells narrative
poem, at least 4 stanzas, covering Pre-K to grade 2.
b) Practice Freckle reading skills for at least 15 minutes.
2. Rel: Test tomorrow, 3/25 on Chapter 4.
3. SS: a) Test MOnday, 3/28 on Chapter 21.
b) Chapter project due Monday. See Google Classroom for guidelines.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: a) Practice Freckle reading skills for at least 15 minutes.
b) Be prepared to prsent your "conversations" to the class.
Wednesday, March 23, 2022
Grade 8:
1. ELA: a) Memory Book assignment #4 due Friday, 3/25: School Bells narrative
poem, at least 4 stanzas, covering Pre-K to grade 2.
b) Practice Freckle reading skills for at least 15 minutes.
c) Novel test tomorrow, 3/24.
2. Rel: Test Friday, 3/25 on Chapter 4.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: a) Study for tomorrow's Novel test on The Outsiders.
b) Practice Freckle reading skills for at least 15 minutes.
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Grade 8:
1. ELA: a) Memory Book assignment #4 due next Friday, 3/25: School Bells narrative
poem, at least 4 stanzas, covering Pre-K to grade 2.
b) Practice Freckle reading skills for at least 15 minutes.
c) Novel test Thursday, 3/24.
2. Rel: Test Friday, 3/25 on Chapter 4.
3. SS: Complete questions #1-5 on page 627 (section 21-4)
Grade 7:
1. ELA: a) Study for the Novel test on The Outsiders on Thursday, 3/24.
b) Practice Freckle reading skills for at least 15 minutes.
c) Character portrait/quote poster is due tomorrow, 3/23.
d) Finish the extended response question we worked on in class today.
2. Rel: a) Study for Chapter 15 (Confirmation) test tomorrow, 3/23.
Monday, March 21, 2022
Grade 8:
1. ELA: a) Memory Book assignment #4 due next Friday, 3/25: School Bells narrative
poem, at least 4 stanzas, covering Pre-K to grade 2.
b) Literature test tomorrow on The Diary of Anne Frank (Act II). Review skills
covered on pages 187-190 (Concept Vocabulary, Latin Suffix -ent, Characters'
internal and external motivations, close reading the text).
c) Practice Freckle reading skills for at least 15 minutes.
d) Novel test Thursday, 3/24.
2. Rel: Test Friday, 3/25 on Chapter 4.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: a) Study for the Novel test on The Outsiders on Thursday, 3/24.
b) Practice Freckle reading skills for at least 15 minutes.
c) Character portrait/quote poster is due Wednesday, 3/23.
2. Rel: a) Study for Chapter 15 (Confirmation) test on Wednesday, 3/23.
b) Quiz tomorrow on the 7 Gifts of the Holy Spirit
Friday, March 18, 2022
Grade 8:
1. ELA: a) Memory Book assignment #4 due next Friday, 3/25: School Bells narrative
poem, at least 4 stanzas, covering Pre-K to grade 2.
b) Literature test Tuesday on The Diary of Anne Frank (Act II)
2. SS: Complete section 21-3 questions #1-5
Grade 7:
1. ELA: a) Login to Freckle and practice at least 30 min.
b) Character posters with portrait and quote are due Wednesday, 3/23.
2. Rel: Test on Chapter 15 next Wednesday, 3/23.
Thursday, March 17, 2022
Grade 8:
1. ELA: a) Memory Book assignment #3 due tomorrow, 3/18: Thank You Letter (first
draft). You should also have your revised Who am I? essay (final draft).
b) Study for Vocabulary test this tomorrow (20 words from The Boy in the
Striped Pajamas study guide
c) Literature test next Tuesday on The Diary of Anne Frank (Act II)
Grade 7:
1. ELA: a) Read Chapters 10-12 and complete the study guide questions #1-7 and the
Writing Activity (2-3 paragraphs). Then submit your work on Google Classroom.
***Due tomorrow, 3/18.
b) Login to Freckle and practice reading skills for at least 15 minutes.
c) Complete ReadyBook pages 61-63.
Wednesday, March 16, 2022
Grade 8:
1. ELA: a) Memory Book assignment #3 due Friday, 3/18: Thank You Letter (first
draft). You should also have your revised Who am I? essay (final draft).
b) Complete ReadyBook page 58-60.
c) Study for Vocabulary test this Friday (20 words from The Boy in the Striped
Pajamas study guide)
2. SS: Complete questions #1-5 on page 613 (section 21-2)
3. *** $3 dress down tomorrow - WEAR GREEN!
Grade 7:
1. ELA: a) Read Chapters 10-12 and complete the study guide questions #1-7 and the
Writing Activity (2-3 paragraphs). Then submit your work on Google Classroom.
***Due Friday, 3/18.
b) Login to Freckle and practice reading skills for at least 15 minutes.
c) Complete ReadyBook pages 58-60.
d) Complete your group slideshows and be ready to present to the class
tomorrow.
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Grade 8:
1. ELA: a) Memory Book assignment #3 due Friday, 3/18: Thank You Letter (first
draft). You should also have your revised Who am I? essay (final draft).
b) Complete ReadyBook page 58-60.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: a) Read Chapters 10-12 and complete the study guide questions #1-7 and the
Writing Activity (2-3 paragraphs). Then submit your work on Google Classroom.
***Due Friday, 3/18.
b) Login to Freckle and practice reading skills for at least 15 minutes.
c) Complete ReadyBook pages 56 and 57.
Monday, March 14, 2022
Grade 8:
1. ELA: a) Memory Book assignment #3 due Friday, 3/18: Thank You Letter (first
draft). You should also have your revised Who am I? essay (final draft).
b) Complete ReadyBook page 57
2. Rel: Test tomorrow, 3/15 on Chapter 2.
3. SS: Complete questions #1-5 on page 607 (section 21-1)
Grade 7:
1. ELA: a) Read Chapters 10-12 and complete the study guide questions #1-7 and the
Writing Activity (2-3 paragraphs). Then submit your work on Google Classroom.
***Due Friday, 3/18.
b) Login to Freckle and practice reading skills for at least 15 minutes.
Friday, March 11, 2022
Grade 8:
1. ELA: Memory Book assignment #3 due next Friday, 3/18: Thank You Letter (first
draft). You should also have your revised Who am I? essay (final draft).
2. Rel: Test Tuesday, 3/15 on Chapter 2.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: Read Chapters 10-12 and complete the study guide questions #1-7 and the
Writing Activity (2-3 paragraphs). Then submit your work on Google Classroom.
***Due next Friday, 3/18.
Thursday, March 10, 2022
Grade 8:
1. ELA: Memory Book assignment #2: Who am I? essay- (first draft) due tomorrow.
Final draft of Memories poem also due. ***Bring in typed Dedication
Page if you haven't already.
2. *** Reminder: tomorrow is a half day with dismissal at 11:00 am.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: a) Novel work for chapters 8 & 9 due tomorrow, 3/11. ***Quiz on the reading.
b) Complete ReadyBook pages 51-53..
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Grade 8:
1. ELA: a) Complete ReadyBook pages 51-54.
b) Memory Book assignment #2: Who am I? essay- (first draft) due Friday.
Final draft of Memories poem also due Friday. ***Bring in typed Dedication
Page if you haven't already.
2. *** Return signed test folders tomorrow.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: a) Novel work for chapters 8 & 9 due Friday, 3/11. ***Quiz on the reading.
b) Complete ReadyBook pages 47-50.
c) Finish today's classwork in My Perspectives on page 337.
2. Rel: Test tomorrow, 3/10 on Chapter 14.
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Grade 8:
1. ELA: a) Complete ReadyBook pages 48-50
b) Memory Book assignment #2: Who am I? essay- (first draft) due Friday.
Final draft of Memories poem also due Friday. ***Bring in typed Dedication
Page if you haven't already.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: a) Novel work for chapters 8 & 9 due Friday, 3/11. ***Quiz on the reading.
b) Complete ReadyBook pages 42-46.
2. Rel: Test Thursday, 3/10 on Chapter 14.
Monday, March 7, 2022
Grade 8:
1. ELA: a) Literature Test tomorrow. See below for details.
b) Memory Book assignment #2: Who am I? essay- (first draft) due Friday.
Final draft of Memories poem also due Friday.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: a) Novel work for chapters 8 & 9 due Friday, 3/11. ***Quiz on the reading.
b) Complete ReadyBook pages 38-41.
c) Be prepared to present Women's History slideshows tomorrow.
Thursday, March 3, 2022
Grade 8:
1. ELA: a) Novel work for chapters 15-20 is still due tomorrow. The quiz and class
discussion will take place on Monday.
b) Memories poem is now due Monday, along with your final Dedication Page.
Memory Book assignment #2 (Who am I?) Essay is d(first draft) is due next
Friday, 3/11.
c) Literature test for The Diary of Anne Frank (Act I) is scheduled for next
Tuesday, 3/8. Review Act I of the play, as well as the skills found on pages
151-155 in My Perspectives (details from the text, concept vocabulary, dialogue,
conflicts, mood, dramatic irony, Latin suffix -ion, Ptincipal parts of verbs).
d) Friday's work (Anne Frank quote and illustration) is due Monday.
2. SS: Friday's assigned Women's History slideshow is due Monday. Submit it on
Google Classroom.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: a) Novel work for chapters 6 & 7 is still due tomorrow. The quiz and class
discussion will take place on Monday.
b) Read and complete study guide work for chapters 8 & 9 - due next Friday,
3/11. Quiz on the reading.
c) Tomorrow's Women's History slideshow is due Monday. Submit it on Google
Classroom.
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Grade 8:
1. ELA: a) Novel work due Friday. See below for details.
b) Memories poem (first draft) due Friday. See below for details.
c) Complete ReadyBook pages 45-47.
d) Savvas online workshhet (Principal Parts of Verbs)
2. SS: a) Study for tomorrow's Test on Chapter 20.
b) Complete Immigration Photos Gallery Walk assignment. Submit on
Google Classroom - due tomorrow, 3/3.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: a) Novel work due Friday. See below for details.
b) Literature Test tomorrow on from An American Childhood. Review pages
324 to 330 in My Perspectives: concept vocabulary words, prefix -en, reflective
essay, central ideas, making inferences, appositives and appositive phrases.
c) Complete ReadyBook pages 33-37.
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Grade 8:
1. ELA: a) Novel work due Friday. See below for details.
b) Memories poem (first draft) due Friday. See below for details.
c) Complete ReadyBook pages 41-44.
d) Savvas online workshhet (Concept Voc & Word Study)
2. SS: a) Study for Test on Chapter 20- Thursday.
b) Complete today's Immigration Photos Gallery Walk assignment. Submit on
Google Classroom - due Thursday, 3/3.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: a) Novel work due Friday. See below for details.
b) Savvas online worksheet (Appositives and Appositive Phrases)
c) Literature Test Thursday on from An American Childhood. Review pages
324 to 330 in My Perspectives: concept vocabulary words, prefix -en, reflective
essay, central ideas, making inferences, appositives and appositive phrases.
Monday, February 28, 2022
Grade 8:
1. ELA: a) Novel work due Friday. See below for details.
b) Memories poem (first draft) due Friday. See below for details.
c) Complete ReadyBook pages 36-40.
2. SS: Test on CHapter 20 has been moved to Thursday.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: a) Novel work due Friday. See below for details.
b) Complete ReadyBook pages 30-32 (extended response- essay)
c) Literature Test Thursday on from An American Childhood. Review pages
324 to 330 in My Perspectives: concept vocabulary words, prefix -en, reflective
essay, central ideas, making inferences, appositives and appositive phrases.
Friday, February 25, 2022
Grade 8:
1. ELA: a) Read chapters 15-20 in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. Then complete
study guide questions #1-10 and the Writing Activity and submit your work on
Google Classroom. ***Quiz on the reading.
b) Memories poem is due Friday, 3/4. It should be typed and printed out. This
is your first draft.
2. SS: a) Yellow Journalism article is due Monday, 2/28.
b) Test Wednesday, 3/2 on Chapter 20.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: Read chapters 6 & 7 in The Outsiders. Then complete study guide questions
#1-6 and the Writing Activity (1 paragraph) and submit your work on Google
Classroom. ***Quiz on the reading.
Thursday, February 24, 2022
Grade 8:
1. ELA: Novel work due tomorrow. See below for details.
2. SS: a) Yellow Journalism article due Monday. See Google Classroom for assignment
guidelines. It should be printed out to be collected.
b) Test Wednesday, 3/2 on Chapter 20.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: a) Novel work due tomorrow. See below for details.
b) Complete ReadyBook pages 27-29.
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Grade 8:
1. ELA: a) Novel work due Friday. See below for details.
b) Complete ReadyBook pages 34-35.
2. SS: a) Immigration Interview Project due tomorrow.
b) Yellow Journalism article due Monday. ***Typed and printed out to be collected.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: a) Novel work due Friday. See below for details.
b) Complete ReadyBook pages 24-26.
Friday, February 18, 2022
Grade 8:
1. ELA: Read chapters 8-14 in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas and complete study guide
questions #1-10 AND Writing Activity (1 paragraph). Submit your work by
attaching it to the Google Classroom assignment. ***Due Friday, 2/25.
2. SS: Immigration Interview projects are due Thursday, 2/24.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: Read chapters 4 & 5 in The Outsiders and complete study guide questions
#1-6 AND Writing Activity (2-3 paragraphs). Submit your work by attaching it to
the Google Classroom assignment. ***Due Friday, 2/25.
Thursday, February 17, 2022
Grade 8:
1. ELA: a) Novel work due tomorrow. See below for details.
b) Complete Comprehension Check on page 151 if you did not finish as
classwork today.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: Novel work due tomorrow. See below for details.
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
Grade 8:
1. ELA: a) Novel work due Friday. See below for details.
b) Complete ReadyBook pages 30-32.
2. SS: Section 20-3- Complete questions #1-5 on page 595.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: a) Novel work due Friday. See below for details.
b) Complete ReadyBook pages 20-23.
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Grade 8:
1. ELA: a) Novel work due Friday. See below for details.
b) Complete ReadyBook pages 28-29.
2. Rel: Study for test tomorrow on Chapter 1.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: a) Novel work due Friday. See below for details.
b) Literature test Thursday. See below for details.
c) Complete and submit journal entry on point-of-view started in class.
2. Rel: Study for test tomorrow on Chapter 13.
Monday, February 14, 2022
Grade 8:
1. ELA: a) Novel work due Friday. See below for details.
b) Complete ReadyBook pages 23-27.
2. SS: Complete questions #1-5 on page 589 (Section 20-2).
3. Rel: Test Wednesday on Chapter 1.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: a) Novel work due Friday. See below for details.
b) Complete Savvas online worksheet (Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases)
c) Literature test Thursday on "Thank You, M'am" - Review story and skills on
pages 314-323 (concept vocabulary words, multiple-meaning words, literary
elements of a short story, prepositions and prepositional phrases).
2. Rel: Test Wednesday on Chapter 13.
Friday, February 11, 2022
Grade 8:
1. *** Remember to wear your Valentine's colors on Monday for a $3.00 dress down.
2. SS: 15 Immigration Interview questions are due Monday, 2/14. ***Print out to be
collected.
3. ELA: Read Chapters 1-7 in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas and complete study guide
questions (#1-10 and Writing Activity - 1 paragraph).
***Be prepared for a quiz on the reading. ***Due Friday, 2/18.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: Read Chapters 1-3 in The Outsiders and complete study guide questions:
Chapter 1 (questions #1-5 and Writing Activity - 1 paragraph) AND Chap 2 & 3
(questions #1-6 and Writing Activity - 1 paragraph).
***Be prepared for a quiz on the reading. ***Due Friday, 2/18.
Thursday, February 10, 2022
Grade 8:
1. ELA: Complete ReadyBook pages 14-22.
2. SS: Immigration Interview questions are due Monday, 2/14.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: Complete ReadyBook pages 14-19.
2. Rel: Due tomorrow. Complete and submit on Google Classroom (2 paragraphs):
Who in your life would you consider to be an example of someone who is aware
of God's presence and lives as a disciple of Jesus? Explain your choice and
reflect on the reason for your choice. Then, respond: What might you learn
from this person's example?
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
Grade 8:
1. ELA: Complete ReadyBook pages 10-13.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: Complete ReadyBook pages 10-13.
Tuesday, February 8, 2022
Grade 8:
1. ELA: Complete ReadyBook pages 1-9.
2. SS: Complete questions #1-5 for section 20-1 on page 580.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: Complete ReadyBook pages 1-9.
Monday, February 7, 2022
Grade 8:
1. ELA: Complete Summary and QuickWrite activities on pages 94 & 95 in My
Perspectives.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: Complete Summary and QuickWrite activities on pages 230 & 231 in My
Perspectives.
Friday, January 28, 2022
Grades 7 & 8:
1. *** Completed Superhero books are due Monday. Neatness counts! Be sure to
color all illustrations.
2. *** Don't forget to wear your mismatched outfit on Monday!
Thursday, January 27, 2022
Grade 8:
1. *** Return signed test folders AND midterm grade tear-offs.
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Grades 7 & 8:
1. Rel: Finish your superhero story (pgs 1-10) and illustration plan.
Monday, January 24, 2022
Grade 8:
1. ELA: Finish today's classwork - pages 60 & 61 in My Perspectives.
2. SS: Begin collecting data and research for class debate.
Wednesday, January 19, 2022
Grades 7 & 8:
1. *** Study for Science midterm tomorrow.
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Grades 7 & 8:
1. *** Study for Religion midterm tomorrow.
Friday, January 14, 2022
Grades 7 & 8:
1. *** Study/practice skills for ELA midterm on Tuesday.
2. *** No school on Monday in remembrance of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Thursday, January 13, 2022
Grades 7 & 8:
1. *** Study for Math midterm tomorrow.
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Grade 8:
1. *** Study for SS midterm tomorrow.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: Test tomorrow on Ribbons.
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
Grade 8:
1. ELA: a) Final test on Romeo & Juliet tomorrow.
b) Character portrait posters due tomorrow.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: a) Test tomorrow on A Christmas Carol: Scrooge & Marley.
b) Test Thursday on Ribbons.
Monday, January 10, 2022
Grade 8:
1. ELA: a) Romeo & Juliet final test has been rescheduled for Wednesday.
b) Character portraits are due Wednesday.
2. SS: Test tomorrow on Chapter 19.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: a) Test Wednesday on A Christmas Carol: Scrooge and Marley.
b) Test Thursday on Ribbons.
Wednesday, January 5, 2022
Grade 8:
1. ELA: a) Test Monday, 1/10 - final exam on Romeo & Juliet
b) Character Portrait due Wednesday, 1/12. Create a portrait of your assigned
character on poster paper. Include a famour quote from him/her in the play.
2. SS: a) Invention project due Monday, 1/10. ***See Google Classroom for
guidelines.
b) Test Tuesday, 1/11 on Chapter 9.
3. Rel: Completed glossary flashcards are due tomorrow.
Grade 7:
1. Rel: Test this Friday, 1/7 on Chapter 5.
2. ELA: Finish today's classwork - Savvas worksheet on stage directions.
Thursday, December 16, 2021
Grade 8:
1. SS: Complete Guided Reading 19-4. Due Monday, 12/20.
2. *** Return signed test folders tomorrow.
3. *** Dress down in Christmas colors tomorrow for Christmas Extravaganza.
4. *** Bring in Christmas Grab Bag Gifts by Monday.
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
Grade 8:
1. SS: Complete Guided Reading 19-3.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: Complete Comprehension Check on page 291 in My Perspectives.
Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Grade 8:
1. SS: Complete Guided Reading 19-2.
2. ELA: Due tomorrow on Google Classroom - Write a Soliloquy where you "think aloud"
about any topic on your mind. Model it after Juliet's soliloquy in Act IV before
she take the potion.
Grade 7:
1. Rel: Choose an article that interests you on goodnewsnetwork.org. Then, write 2
paragraphs: par 1- give headline/title and a summary; par 2 - give YOUR
reaction to the article. ***Due tomorrow. ***Submit your work on Google
Classroom.
Monday, December 13, 2021
Grade 8:
1. SS: Guided Reading 19-1.
2. Rel: Test tomorrow on Chapter 11.
Friday, December 10, 2021
Grade 8:
1. Rel: Test Tuesday, 12/14 on Chapter 11.
2. SS: Chapter 18 project due Monday, 12/13.
Grade 7:
1. Rel: Today's Religion test on Chapter 8 is rescheduled for Monday
Thursday, December 9, 2021
Grade 8:
1. SS: a) Test tomorrow on Chapter 18.
b) Chapter 18 project due Monday.
2. Rel: Test next Tuesday, 12/14 on Chapter 11.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: Novel work for chapters 14 & 15 due tomorrow. Quiz on the reading.
2. Rel: Test tomorrow on Chapter 8.
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Grade 8:
1. ELA: Advice letter to either Romeo OR Juliet. See Google Classroom for details and
submit your work there. Due tomorrow.
2. SS: a) Test Friday on Chapter 18.
b) Chapter 18 project due Monday, 12/13.
3. Rel: Renaissance religious art assignment due tomorrow. See guidelines on Google
Classroom. Submit your work there. Due tomorrow.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: a) Novel work due Friday. See below for details.
b) Complete Comprehension Check in My Perspectives on pg 259 (including
the Research section at the bottom).
2. Rel: Study for test Friday on Chapter 8. An outline was given today.
Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Grade 8:
1. ELA: Study guide voc and questions due tomorrow. ***See below for details.
2. SS: a) Test Friday on Chapter 18. (Review was given today.)
b) Create a bumper sticker for the Populist Party. Come up with a catchy slogan
and design an attractive bumper sticker. Be creative! Use the paper distributed
today.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: Novel work due Friday. ***See below for details.
2. Rel: Test Friday on Chapter 8.
Monday, December 6, 2021
Grade 8:
1. ELA: a) Test tomorrow on Acts I-III (scenes 1-3) for Romeo & Juliet.
b) Act III, Scenes 4-5 Voc matching column (#1-8), voc fill-in sentences (#1-8),
and questions #1-5 on pages 14 & 15 in study guide. ***Due Wednesday.
2. SS: a) Questions #1-5 on page 547 (section 18-4)
b) Test Friday on Chapter 18
Grade 7:
1. Rel: Test Friday, 12/10 on Chapter 8.
2. ELA: Novel work for chapters 14 & 15. Quiz on the reading. Due this Friday, 12/10.
Thursday, December 2, 2021
Grade 8:
1. ELA: Test Tuesday. See below for details.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: Ribbons novel work for chapters 14 & 15 is due next Friday, 12/10. Be prepared
for a quiz on the reading.
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Grade 8:
1. SS: Section 18-3, questrions #1-5 on page 543.
2. ELA: Romeo & Juliet test (Acts I-III, scenes 1-3) next Tuesday, 12/7.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: Novel work for chapters 11-13 is due tomorrow. Quiz on the reading.
Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Grade 8:
1. ELA: a) Test next Tuesday, 12/7 on Acts I-III (scenes 1-3)
b) Complete voc (define words and fill in analogies) and answer questions
#1-7 on pages 11 & 12 in study guide.
2. *** Return signed test folder tomorrow.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: a) Literature test tomorrow. ***See below for details to review.
b) Group slideshows due tomorrow. Be prepared to present.
c) Novel work due Thursday. Quiz on the reading.
Monday, November 29, 2021
Grade 8:
1. SS: Complete questions #1-5 on page 536 (section 18-2).
Grade 7:
1. ELA: a) Literature test Wednesday. ***See below for details to review.
b) Novel work for chapters 11-13 is due Thursday. Quiz on the reading.
c) Work on group slideshows.
Wednesday, November 24, 2021
Grade 8:
1. Rel: Complete and color your Advent Calendar of Random Acts of Kindness. Due
Monday, 11/29.
2. *** Decorated Santa hats (with names) are due Monday.
Grade 7:
1. Rel: Complete and color your Advent Calendar of Random Acts of Kindness. Due
Monday, 11/29.
2. ELA: Literature test Wednesday, 12/1. Re-read "Tutors Teach Seniors New High-Tech
Tricks" and review the skills on pages 63-68 in My Perspectives (close reading,
comprehension, concept vocabulary, suffix -ment, central/main idea,
coordinating and subordinating conjunctions).
***Reminder that novel work is due next Thursday, 12/2.
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Grade 8:
1. Rel: Complete and color your Advent Calendar of Random Acts of Kindness. Due
Monday, 11/29.
2. *** Decorated Santa hats (with names) are due Monday.
Grade 7:
1. Rel: Complete and color your Advent Calendar of Random Acts of Kindness. Due
Monday, 11/29.
2. ELA: Savvas online worksheet (Conventions: Conjunctions)
Monday, November 22, 2021
Grade 8:
1. SS: Section 18-1, Complete questions #1-5 on page 529.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: Savvas online worksheet (Development of Central Ideas)
Friday, November 19, 2021
Grade 8:
1. *** Monday is a half day with a 12 noon dismissal. Parent/Teacher conferences will
be held from 1-3pm and 6-8pm. Parents should refer to the email sent this week
with the appointment schedule and Zoom link.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: Ribbons novel reading and study guide work for chapters 11-13 is due on
Thursday, December 2nd. Be prepared for a quiz on the reading.
Thursday, November 18, 2021
Grade 8:
1. Rel: Test tomorrow on Chapter 10.
2. *** Class spelling bee tomorrow.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: a) Novel work due tomorrow. Quiz on reading.
b) Savvas online worksheet (Development of Central Ideas)
2. *** Class spelling bee tomorrow.
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Grade 8:
1. Rel: Test Friday on Chapter 10.
2. ELA: Group slideshows due tomorrow.
3. *** Class spelling bee on Friday.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: a) Novel work due Friday.
b) Savvas online worksheet (Concept Vocabulary & Word Study)
2. Rel: a) Test tomorrow on Chapter 2.
b) Family Crest due tomorrow.
3. *** Class spelling bee Friday.
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Grade 8:
1. ELA: Literature test tomorrow. See below for pages to review.
2. Rel: Test Friday on Chapter 10.
3. *** Class spelling bee on Friday.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: a) Final drafts are due tomorrow. Typed and printed out OR written neatly on
looseleaf paper.
b) Complete today's classwork - pg 65 in My Perspectives.
c) Novel work due Friday. See below for details.
2. Rel: a) Test Thursday on Chapter 2.
b) Family Crest is due Thursday. Be sure to color it and be neat.
3. *** Class spelling bee on Friday.
Monday, November 15, 2021
Grade 8:
1. ELA: a) Savvas online worksheet (Verb Moods)
b) Literature test Wednesday. Re-read and review stories and skills on pages
44-52 in My Perspectives.
2. Rel: Test Friday, 11/19 on Chapter 10.
3. *** Practice for class spelling bee on Friday.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: Nonfiction Narratives FINAL DRAFTS are due this Wednesday, 11/17.
2. Rel: Test Thursday, 11/18 on Chapter 2.
3. *** Practice for class spelling bee on Friday.
Friday, November 12, 2021
Grade 8:
1. SS: Completed projects are due Monday. Be prepared to present to the class.
2. *** Bring in apple juice for the Thanksgiving Food Drive if you haven't already.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: Print out your completed Nonfiction Narrative first draft for Monday. If you do
not have access to a printer, write it out neatly on looseleaf paper.
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Grade 8:
1. ELA: Savvas online worksheet (Author's Tone)
2. SS: Reconstruction-Era project due Monday, 11/15.
3. *** Bring in $5.00 for Friday's dress down. Wear red, white, and blue!
4. *** Bring in completed Veterans Day cards.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: Complete your essay's body paragraphs that we started in class today.
Tuesday, November 9, 2021
Grade 8:
1. ELA: Savvas online worksheet (Concept Vocabulary and Word Study)
2. SS: Reconstruction-Era project due Monday, 11/15.
3. *** Bring in $5.00 for Friday's dress down. Wear red, white, and blue!
Grade 7:
1. ELA: Complete your essay's introductory paragraph that we started in class today.
Monday, November 8, 2021
Grade 8:
1. SS: Reconstruction-Era project due next Monday, 11/15.
2. *** Return Parent/Teacher Conference time preferences if you haven't already done
so.
3. *** Please bring in apple juice/cider for the Thanksgiving Food Drive if you haven't
already brought it in.
Friday, November 5, 2021
Grade 8:
1. ELA: Vocabulary Test Monday on words from Acts I & II.
2. *** Please return Parent/Teacher tear-offs on Monday.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: Read chapters 9 & 10 and complete study guide work by Friday, 11/19. Be
prepared for a quiz on the reading.
2. Rel: Religion Glossary Terms on Quizlet flashcards are due by this Monday, 11/8.
Thursday, November 4, 2021
Grade 8:
1. ELA: Vocabulary Test Monday on words from Acts I & II.
2. *** Good luck on the TACHS test tomorrow!
3. *** Please return Parent/Teacher conference tear-offs on Monday.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: Novel work for chapters 7 & 8 due tomorrow.
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
Grade 8:
1. ELA: a) Writing Activity on page 10 in R&J study guide. Submit on Google Classroom.
b) Vocabulary Test on words from Acts I & II on Monday, 11/8.
2. *** Return signed test folders tomorrow.
3. SS: Project idea and 5-10 questions.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: a) Study for Vocabulary test tomorrow. ***See below for details.
b) Decide on your topic for the personal narrative: One generation learning
from another.
c) Novel work due Friday. ***See below for details.
Tuesday, November 2, 2021
Grade 8:
1. SS: Submit on Google Classroom. Due tomorrow. Write a one-page reflection on
today's lesson, answering the Essential Question: "How free were African-
Americans during the Reconstruction Era?" Refer to the primary source
documents in your response.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: Study for a vocaulary test this Thursday, 11/4. Words include concept voc
words: connects, influence, encouraged, bond, resilience, perseverance, and
generosity.
Monday, November 1, 2021
Grade 8:
1. Rel: Study for test tomorrow on Chapter 9.
Grade 7:
1. Rel: Complete All Saints Day homework worksheet. Fill in top half with a canonized
saint and bottom half with a "suspected" saint. Add pictures by drawing or
printing from computer. ***Due tomorrow.
Thursday, October 28, 2021
Grade 8:
1. SS: Current Events assignment due Monday, 11/1. ***See Google Classroom for
guidelines.
2. Rel: a) Test on Chapter 9 is scheduled for Tuesday, 11/2.
b) My Personal Prayer Booklet is due Monday, 11/1.
3. ELA: Complete Voc #1-6 and qiestions #1-7 for Act II in study guide on pages 8 & 9.
This work is due Monday, 11/1.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: a) Read chapters 7 & 8 in Ribbons and complete study guide work. See details
on Google Classroom and submit your work there. Be prepared for a quiz on
the reading. ***Due next Friday, 11/5.
b) Literature test Monday, 11/1 on An Invisible Thread. Re-read the story and
review the skills on pages 43-49 (concept vocabulary, close reading, narrative
point of view, Latin suffix -ity, adjectives).
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Grade 8:
1. SS: Study for tomorrow's test on Chapter 17.
2. Rel: a) My Personal Prayer Booklet is due Monday, 11/1.
b) Test on Chapter 9 is scheduled for Tuesday, 11/2.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: a) Complete Savvas online worksheet (Adjectives)
b) Literature test Monday, 11/1 on from An Invisible Thread.
c) Novel wrok for chapters 4-6 is due tomorrow. ***Quiz on reading.
2. Rel: Study for tomorrow's test on Chapter 1.
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Grade 8:
1. ELA: Final drafts of Nonfiction Narratives are due tomorrow. They should be typed and
printed out OR written neatly on looseleaf.
2. SS: Chapter 17 test is scheduled for thios Thursday, 10/28.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: Savvas online worksheet (Concept Voc & Word Study)
2. Rel: Study for Thursday's test on Chapter 1.
Monday, October 25, 2021
Grade 8:
1. ELA: Final drafts of Nonfiction Narratives are due this Wednesday, 10/27. They should
be typed or written NEATLY on looseleaf.
2. SS: a) Complete Section 17-5, questions #1-5 on page 516.
b) Test this Thursday, 10/28 on Chapter 17.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: a) Complete Savvas online worksheet (Narrative Point of View)
b) Novel work due Thursday. See below for details.
2. Rel: Test Thursday on Chapter 1.
Friday, October 22, 2021
Grade 8:
1. ELA: Nonfiction Narrative - First draft due Monday, 10/25. It must be typed and printed
out or neatly written on looseleaf. Be prepared to conference.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: Read Chapters 4-6 in Ribbons. Complete study guide work and submit it on
Google Classroom. ***Due THURSDAY, 10/28. ***Quiz on reading.
Thursday, October 21, 2021
Grade 8:
1. ELA: Nonfiction Narrative- First draft due Monday, 10/25. It must be typed and printed
out or written neatly on looseleaf.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: Novel work for Chapter 3 is due tomorrow on Google Classroom. ***Quiz on
reading.
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Grade 8:
1. SS: a) Complete Section 17-4, questions #1-5 on page 511.
b) Watch the mayoral debate tonight at 7PM on channel 4 and be prepared to
discuss the candidates tomorrow.
2. ELA: Decide on your essay topic by tomorrow: What event/experience changed your
understanding of yourself?
Grade 7:
1. ELA: Novel work for chapter 3 due Friday. ***Quiz on reading.
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Grade 8:
1. ELA: Writing Activity on pg 7 in study guide - Imagine you are either Romeo OR Juliet
and this is the day you have fallen in love. Write a one-page journal entry in the
first person. ***thped or on looseleaf, to be collected and graded.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: a) Novel work due Friday.
b) Savvas online worksheet (Adverbs)
c) Online literature test tomorrow. ***See below for details to review.
Monday, October 18, 2021
Grade 8:
1. Rel: on iPad: create a list of 10 ways on "How to live a happy life."
2. SS: Section 17-3, questions #1-5 on page 507.
3. ELA: In study guide on pages 5 & 6 complete: Vocabulary matching column #1-9 and
vocabulary fill-ins #1-9 AND questions #1-7 for Act I.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: a) Novel work due Friday. ***See below for details.
b) Savvas online worksheet (Concept Voc & Word Study)
c) Online Literature test Wednesday, 10/20. Review "A Simple Act" and all
skills on pages 32-41 (concept voc, close reading the text, author's point of
view, weighted words, multiple-meaning words, adverbs).
Friday, October 15, 2021
Grade 8:
1. ELA: Romeo & Juliet poster due Monday. ***See below for details.
2. SS: Complete the assignment on Google Classroom (Responding to today's lesson
on Reconstruction's Black Codes). Due Monday, 10/18.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: Ribbons novel reading and study guide work for Chapter 3 is due next Friday,
10/22. There will be a quiz on the reading.
2. Rel: Works of Mercy slideshows are due Monday, 10/18. Submit your work on
Google Classroom. Be prepared to present. ***Due Monday, 1/18.
Thursday, October 14, 2021
Grade 8:
1. ELA: Create a poster advertising a production of Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet.
Pretend it's 1596, London. Incorporate some Elizabethan theatrical elements
that we discussed. Your poster should include dat, year, time of day, cost, and
possibly some actors' names, as well as the play's title and playwright. Be
creative and neatness counts. ***Due Monday, 12/18.
2. *** Return signed test folders and progress reports tomorrow.
3. *** Bring in your rosaries tomorrow!
Grade 7:
1. ELA: a) Novel work due tomorrow. ***See below for details. ***Quiz on reading.
b) Savvas online worksheet: Author's Point of View.
Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Grade 8:
1. SS: Section 17-2, complete questions #1-5 on page 503.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: Novel work due Friday. ***See below for details.
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Grade 8:
1. Rel: Test tomorrow on Chapter 8.
2. ELA: on iPad: Research at least 10 interesting facts about William Shakespeare.
Grade 7:
1. Rel: Test tomorrow on Chapter 21.
2. ELA: a) Write a paragraph summarizing today's text, A Simple Act. Use the 4 concept
vocabulary words (connects, influence, encouraged, and bond) to write your
summary. Underline or bold the words. Typed or on looseleaf, to be collected
and graded.
b) Complete today's classwork in My Perspectives on pages 36-37 if you did
get to finish in class.
c) Novel work for Ribbons Chapters 1 & 2 is due Friday. ***See below for
details.
Friday, October 8, 2021
Grade 8:
1. Rel: Test on Chapter 8 next Wednesday, 10/13.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: Read chapters 1 & 2 in our new novel, Ribbons. Due Next Friday, 10/15: label,
copy, and answer in complete sentences the discussion questions (#1-4) and
the writing activity found in your study guide. Complete all work on your iPad.
***Be prepared for a quiz on the reading. ***Submit completed work on Google
Classroom.
2. Rel: Test on Chapter 21 next Wednesday, 10/13.
Thursday, October 7, 2021
Grade 8:
1. SS: Section 17-1, questions #1-5 on page 498.
2. *** Bring in $5.00 for Fall Festival.
Grade 7:
Wednesday, October 6, 2021
Grade 8:
1. ELA: Savvas online literature test tomorrow. ***See below about what to review.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: a) Savvas online literature test tomorrow. ***See below about what to review.
b) Finish today's classwork (monologue)
Tuesday, October 5, 2021
Grade 8:
1. SS: Chapter 16 Civil War projects are due tomorrow, 10/6. Be prepared to present
and share your work with the class.
2. ELA: a) Savvas Realize online worksheet (Media Vocabulary)
b) Online literature test Thursday. *See below for details.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: a) Savvas Realize online worksheet (Nouns and Pronouns)
b) Online literature test Thursday. ***See below for details.
Monday, October 4, 2021
Grade 8:
1. ELA: a) Re-tell the story of The Medicine Bag from Grandpa's perspective, using the
first-person point-of-view. You must use the 5 vocabulary words and underline
or bold them. You may either type it or write on looseleaf. ***This counts as a
graded HW and will be collected tomorrow.
b) Savvas online literature test on Thursday, 10/7 on The Medicine Bag and
Apache Girl's Rite of Passage. Review activities and skills on pages 21-26 and
30-31 in My Perspectives to review for test.
2. SS: Chapter 16 Civil War projects are due Wednesday, 10/6. Be prepared to present
and share your work with the class.
Grade 7:
1. Rel: Write a modern-day version of the parable of The Good Samaritan. It may be
either typed or written on looseleaf. It should be one page, and it will be
collected and count as a graded HW. ***Due tomorrow.
2. ELA: a) Savvas online literature test on Thursday, 10/7 on Two KInds. Review skills
and activities on pages 26-31 in My Perspectives.
Friday, October 1, 2021
Grade 8:
1. SS: a) Study for Monday's test on Chapter 16.
b) Bring in any research/materials to continue working on Civil War project.
Grade 7:
Thursday, September 30, 2021
Grade 8:
1. SS: a) Test Monday on Chapter 16. Use the study guidelines given.
b) Bring in your research for Chapter 16 project.
2. ELA: Complete Savvas online worksheet (Verbs in Active and Passive Voice)
3. *** Return completed high school survey forms by tomorrow.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: Complete Savvas online worksheet (Concept Vocabulary & Word Study)
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
Grade 8:
1. SS: Test on Chapter 16 has been rescheduled for Monday, 10/4.
Grade 7:
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Grade 8:
1. SS: Test this Friday, October 1st, on Chapter 16.
2. ELA: Pearson online worksheet (Concept Voc and Word Study)
3. *** Return signed test folder tomorrow.
Grade 7:
1. Rel: Study for test tomorrow on Chapter 20. A review was given in class today.
2. ELA: ***Graded HW assignment to be collected (typed and printed out OR written on
looseleaf: Pretend that YOU are the character of mother in the story Two Kinds.
Tell the story from YOUR point-of-view, in first-person narration.
Monday, September 27, 2021
Grade 8:
1. ELA: Complete 2 Savvas worksheets (Symbolism)
Grade 7:
1. Rel: Study for Religion test on Wednesday, 9/29.
2. ELA: Cover your My Perspectives workbook in clear contact paper.
Friday, September 24, 2021
Grade 8:
1. SS: Complete Section 16-4 questions #1-5 on page 480.
2. *** We begin MAP testing Monday. Be sure to have a fully charged iPad every day.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: Complete questions #1-4 on page 26 (Analyze the Text). Do your work on
looseleaf, and answer in complete sentences. You do not have to copy the
questions. *Due Monday.
2. Rel: Test on Chapter 20 is scheduled for next Wednesday, 9/29.
Thursday, September 23, 2021
Grade 8:
1. Rel: Study for test tomorrow on Chapter 7.
2. ELA: Complete the 4 remaining close read questions on pages 15, 16, 18, and 19.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: Complete Comprehension Check on page 25. Answer in complete sentences.
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Grade 8:
1. Rel: Study for Friday's test on Chapter 7.
2. SS: Complete questions #1-5 on page 475 (section 16-3)
3. ELA: Complete Comprehension Check - pg 21 in My Perspectives.
Grade 7:
1.
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Grade 8:
1. Rel: Study for test on Friday - Chapter 7.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: Complete the QuickWrite activity on page 9. We will continue using the packet
until workbooks arrive.
Monday, September 20, 2021
Grade 8:
1. Rel: Test Friday on Chapter 7.
2. SS: Complete questions #1-5 on page 471 (section 16-2)
3. ELA: Complete the QuickWrite activity in My Perspectives on pg 9.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: On a sheet of looseleaf and due tomorrow: Create a list of 10 things that you
have learned from someone of another generation (parent, grandparent, aunt,
uncle, neighbor, etc...). You must write your list nin sentence form and number
each sentence. Ex: 1. My mother taught me how to ... when ...
Friday, September 17, 2021
Grade 8:
1. *** Return the user agreement for iPads, signed by you and your parents on
Monday. ***iPads cannot be distributed without it.
Thursday, September 16, 2021
Grade 8:
1. Rel: Write 2 paragraphs on the following topic: Choose 2 communities you belong
to. How do they influence you? And, how do you influence them? Typed or
looseleaf. Due tomorrow.
Grade 7:
1. REl: Complete today's classwork: Creation Story Brochure. It is due tomorrow, and
it will be graded. Neatness counts!
Wednesday, September 15, 2021
Grade 8:
1. SS: Complete questions #1-5 on pg 465 (Chapter 16, Section 1). You must do your
work on looseleaf (until iPads arrive), and you do not have to copy questions,
but always answer in complete sentences. Number your work.
Grade 7:
1. Rel: Pretend to be a newspaper reporter. Use the handout distributed to write an
article on the creation story from the Book of Genesis. You should cover all
7 days of creation, as well as 2 illustrations. Be creative! Include a quote from
an eyewitness. Be sure to name your newspaper and write your article's
headline at the top of the page. ***This homework is due tomorrow and will
count as your first graded Religion homework.
Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Grade 8:
1. ELA: Typed OR looseleaf - Choose ONE societal issue presented in West Side Story.
Write TWO paragraphs: a) How does the play/film West Side Story address or
present this topic in 1950's New York City? b) How is this topic still an issue in
2021 present-day society? This assignment will be collected and count as
your first graded homework.
2. *** Continue to cover workbooks with clear contact paper. Religion books were
distributed today.
Grade 7:
1. ELA: Read all SIX Native American creation stories distributed in class today.
Monday, September 13, 2021
Grade 8:
Grade 7:
1. ELA: Write a well-written paragraph (5-8 sentences) in which you discuss a personal obstacle/
challenge/hardship you have personally faced AND how you dealt with it. Remember to
indent your paragraph and complete your work on looseleaf (with a school heading).
Friday, September 10, 2021
Grade 8:
1. *** Perform an act of kindness/service and be prepared to share your experience with the
class on Monday.
2. ELA: Bring in the lyrics to your favorite song from West Side Story. You will need this for
Monday's classwork.
3. *** Cover any workbooks already distributed with clear contact paper.
Grade 7:
1. *** Perform an act of kindness/service and be prepared to share your experience with the
class on Monday.