HOMEWORK DUE 1/4-1/8

WORK DUE JANUARY 4-JANUARY 8 2010

HIGH SCHOOL: First Draft of your Research Paper on Defiant Characters.

PRE-ALGEBRA/ALGEBRA: No Homework.

GROUP 5 BLUE:

• History: Due Monday: Choose a current even article on Muslims or Islam at work in the world today. You should arrive at school with the article, a one page, 12 pt Arial font, single spaced summary of this article. The one page should also include the answer to this question. Does the portrayal of Muslim's in this article coincide with what we learned in class about the Islam religion and Muslim behavior?
• Also be thinking about your History Day Project. See the handout and determine what format you will complete this in and whether you would like to work as an individual or in a group. We can only submit 14 entries for all of group 5 so some of you will be required to work in groups.
• History optional Extra Credit is Due Wednesday on January 6th. This is a minimum of two pages, single spaced 12 pt Arial font paper. You are the monarch of a medieval town: how will the town be governed, how will people live, what will they do for jobs etc.
  

Science: Actively Read Chapter 3. Be prepared to discuss in class on Wednesday January 6.

Writing: Due Tuesday 1/5: Complete the following writing prompt. You can type this (at least 2 pages single spaced, 12 pt Arial font) or you may hand write it in your Reading/Writing notebook (at least 3 pages single spaced). I do not want any loose sheets. If you choose to handwrite it must be in your notebook under "Letter's to Teacher." Think about your new years resolutions or goals. Choose at least two personal goals and two academic goals. Share them with me and your plan to achieve these goals. I will not share these writing prompts with anyone so be honest!!!

Have a safe and happy holiday and enjoy your break!!!

HOMEWORK 12/14-12/18

High School Basic Writing:

• The five sources for your research paper are due on Monday. Remember you need 5 sources and two must be non-internet sources.
• Writing Skills pp. 30-33. Pages 24-33 are the pages that were assigned this quarter. If you have not passed these pages in, and you cannot do so by Monday you will receive a zero on them.
• All writing assignments that were due up to this point must be passed in on Monday or you will receive a zero that will not be changed.

GROUP 5 BLUE REMINDERS:
This is our last week before winter break! Please remember all late and missing work must be in by Monday the 14th. You will receive a lunch bunch for each assignment that is not in by that day and will receive one every day until you are all caught up. When we return from winter break we will have just two weeks left in the quarter. Therefore, I will not be accepting late work after Monday.

• Hogan Gifts are due on Monday. Please bring your wrapped gift to the office.
• Don't forget "secret friend" gifts are also due on Monday! The limit is $10 and keep you friends interests and desires in mind when making your purchases.

HOMEWORK:

Monday:

• History Test on Chapter 9
• Read independent reading book for 20 minutes.

Tuesday

• Wordly Wise Chapter 11 Activities Due. Quiz on Chapter 11.

Wednesday:

• 5 Paragraph Essay Comparing and Contrasting A Summer Reading and The Oedipus Complex is due. Essay must be 5 paragraphs, single spaced, 12 point Arial font. (Remember a paragraph is a minimum of 5-7 sentences) You are to compare and contrast the issue of respect in both short stories and you must use at least three quotes (two from one story and one from the other) to support your point.
• Submit a one paragraph proposal for your science fair project. Remember the project will require you to do an experiment where you are able to monitor and track data for at least 6 weeks so choose an appropriate project.
• Read for 20 minutes in your independent reading book

Thursday:

• Read for 20 minutes in your independent reading book
• Writing Skills Book: Complete pages 49-57.
• Grammar quiz on: Clauses (both main and subordinate), run-on sentences, adjectives and adverbs. When I ask you to name three ways to correct run on sentences say a period, a conjunction or a semi-colon. Also if you checked the blog put the following sentence on your quiz for five points: "It is a requirment to check the blog every night."

Friday:

• Read for 20 minutes in your independent reading book.
• Complete the POV Assignment we started in class: To refresh your memory the assignment is as follows: 1. Copy two paragraphs from your independent reading book and identify the point of view. 2. Rewrite the two paragraphs changing the point of view (Change first person to third person and visa versa), 3. Identify 5 vocab. words that are new to you. Write the sentence you find them in and the page number. Then write a sentence of your own using that vocab. word. 4. Identify five adjectives. Write the sentence and the page number and circle the adjective. 5. Identify five adverbs. Write the sentence and the page number and circle the adverb. 6. Identify 5 subordinate clauses. Write the subordinate clause and the page number.
  

It is a requirement to check the blog everyday. If you did your job you receive a bonus. Remember this phrase: "History repeats itself." You will be asked for it on your history test on Monday and if you know the phrase you will receive 5 bonus points on the test.

Week of 12/7-12/11

High School: Step 1 of your 10 page paper is due. Please submit to me IN WRITING a few paragraphs on who you will be comparing and contrasting in your paper and why you think they are suitable for this assignment on defiance.


GROUP 5 Blue

Monday:

• Read Chapter 9 in history and complete the worksbook pages that go with the chapter. A good strategy is to keep your workbook open while you are reading so you can fill in the appropriate sections as you go along. In class we will be talking about Chapters 9 and 10 and you will be expected to take notes.

Tuesday:

• Wordly Wise Unit 10 Due and activities.
• Read your independent reading book for 20 minutes. Please have a parent sign your assignment notebook to confirm that you did this.

Wednesday:

• You will have a science test for Chapter 2. To prepare for this test you should look over your class notes as well as your outlines and your completed questions for each section.
• Actively Read The Oedipus Complex paying particular attention to point of view.

Thursday:

• Grammar pages due. Students should already have passed in all work up to and including page 47 in the Writing Skills Book. For homework, please complete page 48. Make sure your paragraphs have a topic sentence, are 5-7 sentences in length and edit them to make sure there are no spelling or grammar errors.
  
• Read your independent reading book for 20 minutes. Please have a parent sign your assignment notebook to confirm that you did this.

Friday:

• Lab Report on percentage of composition lab due. You all have the data we obtained and the format of the lab report written in your science notebooks so please follow that format for full credit.
• Read your independent reading book for 20 minutes. If last week you created a postcard for the setting of your book this week I would like you to make an acrostic poem. We discussed what this was in class but see me if you do not remember. Likewise, if you already did the acrostic poem please do a postcard. Below are the two assignments in case you forget.

Create a postcard for the setting of your story. It should have a picture on one side and a short letter on the other like a postcard. In the letter, you should take the point of view of one of the characters and describe your experiences so far in the place where the story takes place.

Acrostic Poem-Create an acrostic poem using the title of your book. Since I have not read the book please include a short paragraph below explaining why each of the things you list is relevant to your story.

Homework Due 11/30-12/4

Basic Writing High School: Essay on cell phone use is due on Monday 11/30. Remember I did not require a specific page length or word count but you will be graded on all of the items on the handout.

Writing Skills Book: Assigned pages due Monday 11/30

GROUP 5 BLUE

Monday 11/30

• History Chapter 8 Workbook pages due. Quiz on Chapter 7 and 8.
• If you did not pass in your Science outline for Chapter 2 Sections 1 and 2 and the questions for those sections last Wednesday when it was due today is the last day I will accept that homework.
• Select a new independent reading book and bring it to school.

Tuesday 12/1

• Wordly Wise Unit 9 Activities Due. Wordly Wise Crossword and Quiz.

Wednesday 12/2

• Science Outline Chapter 2 Sections 3 and 4 due. Questions for sections 3 and 4 due as well.

Friday 12/4

• Actively read "A Summer's Reading" We discussed what active reading is in class. Pay particular attention to "point of view" (First or third person) Highlight any vocabulary words that are new. Clues to setting, climax, antagonist and protagonist should be highlighted. You may be given a quiz on Friday:) If you were listening in class on Wednesday you know what the questions will be!!!

We have come up with a due date for the optional history extra credit. I thought I would post it now in case anyone wants to get started. The topic is: "Start Your Own Medieval Country." Students will design and specify their domain in a one page essay, single spaced, Arial font 12, 1" margins on top, bottom, and sides. This is due on January 6th.

November 16-November 20th

Note to Pre-Algebra/Algebra students. Please make sure you are using your graph paper notebooks. Your graph paper notebooks will count as a test grade for quarter 2. All calculations must be done in them in the proper format. See me if you have any questions.

Basic Writing High School:

Please complete pages in Writing Skills book on Compound subjects and predicates, semi-colons and conjunctive adverbs pp. 24-29. This is due on Monday.

I am also still waiting on two things from many of you.

• Your revised introduction
• Your 2000 word essay in response to Maya Angelou's quote: "When someone shows themself to you believe them."
• If you owe me these assignments or were asked to revise either please have them in to me by Monday 11/16 in order to get credit.
  
  Group 5 Blue:
  
  Monday 11/16:
• History: Read Chapter 7 and complete workbook pages. We will be discussing Chapter 7 and 8 in class. I realize that some pages say to respond to a picture your teacher shows you. I did not show you any pictures but you can still answer the questions.
• Writing: Work on Funny story for at least 30 minutes.
  
  Tuesday 11/17
• Wordly Wise: Chapter 8 Activities Due. Quiz on Chapter 8.
• Writing: Complete Funny Story
  
  Wednesday 11/18
• Writing: Final Draft of the Funny Story is due.
• Science: Read Chapter 2 and complete questions for Section 1 p.53 and section 2 p. 63
  
  5B POT LUCK LUNCH: In order to celebrate the completion of our writing project Group 5 Blue will have a pot luck lunch. All students will sign up to bring in something yummy to share. The students worked very hard on this assignment and deserve to have their efforts rewarded with some food and fun!
  
  Thursday:
• Writing: Writing Skills complete the pages on writing paragraphs: pgs. 33-36. For exercise 2 on page 35 choose one.
  
  Friday:
  Writing: Respond to the following question about Food Incorporated.
• Pretend you are grocery shopping for your family. Pick 10 items you would select at the grocery store and 10 items you would not pick at the grocery store in order to create healthy meals and snacks for your family for one week. Let me know how you would prepare this food and why you made the choices you made. This should be two pages, single-spaced, 12 pt Ariel Font, 1 inch margins.

Week of 11/9-11/13

High School Basic Writing: Paper that Pam assigned is due. I will also be correcting the revised introductions that were due last week.

Group 5 Blue:

Monday:

• History Quiz on Chapters 5 and 6. Workbook pages that go with those two chapters are also due.
• Work for 30 minutes on funny story. I will be collecting your drafts that were due of Friday today since I forgot to get them on Friday.

Tuesday: No School - professional development day for teachers.

• Work for 30 minutes on funny story.

Wednesday - No school - Veteran's Day.

• Work for 30 minutes on your funny story.

Thursday

• Writing Skills Pages Due.
• Work for 30 minutes on your funny story.

Friday

• Work for 30 minutes on your funny story.

PREVIEW OF NEXT WEEK:

Monday:

• History-Read and outline Chapter 7
• Finish Funny Story

Tuesday:

• Wordly Wise Unit 7 and Activities. Quiz on Unit 7
• Finish Funny Story

Wednesday:

• Funny Story Due
• Read and outline Chapter 2 Sections 1 and 2 in Science. Due questions 1-2 on p. 28 and questions 1, 2 and 3 on pr. 38.

POT LUCK LUNCH GROUP 5 BLUE Celebrating the completion of the funny story!

Thursday:

• Writing Skills book assigned pages.

Homework 11/2-11/6

2nd Quarter Starts today!!!

High School

Basic Writing: Take an old introduction and revise it according to the guidelines I gave you in class. Pass in the two introductions together for grading on Monday.

Algebra/Pre-Algebra: You will have homework every night Monday through Friday. If you are unsure what your homework is or unclear about how to do it please call me between 7:30-8:30 p.m. with questions.

GROUP 5 BLUE

Monday 11/2

• Latin Flashcards due on the first 7 pages of root words.
• DAR Due-2 copies one for me and one for the DAR chapter.

Tuesday 11/3

• Wordly Wise List 7 activities due and quiz on lesson 7.
• Work on Funny Story for 30 minutes

Wednesday 11/4

• Science Test Chapter 1 Sections 3, 4 and 5
• Work on Funny Story for 30 minutes

Thursday 11/5

• Work on Funny Story for 30 minutes

Friday 11/6

• Work on Funny Story for 30 minutes.

Week of 10/26-10/30

HIGH SCHOOL:

Basic Writing:

• I will be collecting your writing binders on Monday 10/26. Remember your binders should have every writing assignment you have done this quarter in them in chronological order.The assignments were: Goals Essay, How To Essay, TV Prompt, 2000 Word Essay, Lamb to Slaughter and The Biography. This binder will count as a test grade.
  
• The only assignment that will not be there is the biography which is due on Friday October 30th. Remember this biography should be 5 pages, 12 pt Ariel font, single spaced. I gave you two class periods to interview your subject so all further interviews must be done on your own time. I expect the biographies to be truly biographical and factual.

• All make up grammar work is due on Monday 10/26 as well. I will be collecting grammar books on that day and any incomplete work will be given a zero. You should have completed up to page 23 in your grammar book excluding pages 10 and 11.
  

Algebra/Pre-Algebra: You will have homework every night Monday through Friday. If you find yourself without homework and we have not specifically talked about it something is wrong and you should call me at home. 978-352-8237. Also call me if you have difficulty completing homework. The best time to call is between 7:30 and 8:30 p.m.


GROUP 5 BLUE

Hi Everyone. We went over all these assignments last week and put them in your assingment books but please read over the blog and make sure you have all of these assignments. The quarter ends this Friday so there is no wiggle room for late assignments. Remember the DAR is due in its final form on Monday November 2nd so if you would like me to edit it for you please have the draft completed this week. It must be 600-1000 words.

Monday 10/26

• Work on DAR for 30 minutes
• History: Review Chapters 5 and 6. We have people presenting these chapters but the rest of you should be prepared to ask questions. You will have a quiz on sections 5 and 6 on Monday 11/2.
  
• Latin: Please have all of the items we asked you to pick up for your binders.

Tuesday 10/27

• Work on Funny Story for 30 minutes
• Science Test Chapter 1 Sections 1 and 2. You will have a quiz on sections 3 & 4 on 11/3.
  
• Wordly Wise Activites Lesson 6 Due and Quiz

Wednesday 10/28

• Work on DAR for 30 minutes
• Field Trip to Biogen IDEC. Please bring a lunch in a disposable bag and a non-messy snack. No glass bottles or crumbly food please!

Thursday 10/29

• Work on Funny Story for 20 minutes.
• Writing Skills book due.
• As part of our "What is Funny?" writing project, comedian Bob Gautreau will offer a two-hour improvisational comedy workshop to Group 5G and 5B from 9:30-11:30 a.m.

Friday 10/30

• Draft of Funny Story due
• Complete DAR for Monday.
• Clark School Halloween Party. You can wear your costume to school as long as you are comfortable for your classes. No masks or weapons are aloud. The party will take from 2-3. Parents may join us at that time.

Week of 10/19-10/23

HIGH SCHOOL:

Basic Writing:

• I will be collecting your writing binders on Monday 10/26. Remember your binders should have every writing assignment you have done this quarter in them in chronological order.The assignments were: Goals Essay, How To Essay, TV Prompt, 2000 Word Essay, Lamb to Slaughter and The Biography. This binder will count as a test grade.
  
• The only assignment that will not be there is the biography which is due on Friday October 30th. Remember this biography should be 5 pages, 12 pt Ariel font, single spaced. I gave you two class periods to interview your subject so all further interviews must be done on your own time. I expect the biographies to be truly biographical and factual.

• All make up grammar work is due on Monday 10/26 as well. I will be collecting grammar books on that day and any incomplete work will be given a zero. You should have completed up to page 23 in your grammar book excluding pages 10 and 11.
  

Algebra/Pre-Algebra: You will have homework every night Monday through Friday. If you find yourself without homework and we have not specifically talked about it something is wrong and you should call me at home. 978-352-8237. Also call me if you have difficulty completing homework. The best time to call is between 7:30 and 8:30 p.m.

GROUP 5

Reading and Writing:

• The final draft of the biography is due on Monday.
• The only homework you will have until December will be to work on your funny story for 20-30 minutes every night. See the handout I gave you for details about what is due weekly for this project.

History:

• Quiz on chapter 3 & 4 on Monday 10/19.
  
• History homework for the next two weeks will be to work on the DAR which is due on Monday November 2nd. We have discussed the topic in detail. Please
  
• Optional extra credit due 10/22. I handed out the packet for this assignment on Wednesday. There will be no other opportunities for extra credit in history this quarter.
• Field Trip to Medieval Manor on Wednesday 10/21

Science:

• The review and assessment on pgs. 40-42 is due on Wednesday 10/21.
• Test on sections 1 and 2 of Chapter 1 will be given on 10/27 during study hall.
• Optional extra credit: Page 43. If you choose to do this extra credit assignment it is due on Tuesday 10/20. There will be no other opportunities for extra credit in science this quarter.
• Field Trip to Biogen IDEC on Wednesday 10/28.

Wordly Wise:

• Unit 5 and Activities due on Tuesday 10/20. Quiz on Unit 5 will be given that day.

The first quarter ends on 10/31 so please make sure all missing work is in ASAP before it is too late!!!

Week of 10/12-10/16

Welcome back Group 5! I hope all of you had a great week at Hulbert. Here are some things that we will be working on this week.

Monday October 12 Columbus Day No School


Tuesday October 13:
HIGH SCHOOL:

• Complete through page 23 in your Writing Skills book. (Adjectives and Adverbs) Please call if you do not understand something.
• 5 Paragraph Essay on Lamb to Slaughter is due. Choose one of the three questions and answer it in the form of a 5 paragraph essay citing examples from the short story to support your answer.

GROUP 5:

• History: We will have History during our writing time. Robby and John be prepared to present your outlines to the class. We will be reviewing sections 3 and 4.
• Wordly Wise Lesson 4 Activities are due and you will have a quiz on Lesson 4.
• Read your independent reading book for 20 minutes
• Writing: Your biographies have been given back for you to do your final edits and revisions. Please get them back to me by the end of the week for grading.
  

Wednesday October 14th

• I will be introducing our long term writing project: A Humorous Story. We will be abandoning all writing homework other than this for the rest of the quarter beginning on Monday Otober 19th.Starting on Monday, October 19. You will spend every writing class working on this AND you will be expected to work on this story for homework every night for at least 20-30 minutes.
• Read your independent reading book for 20 minutes.
• Science: We will be finishing section 5 and preparing for your test which will be divided into two parts. You will be tested on Sections 1 and 2 during study hall on 10/27 and you will be tested on Sections 3, 4 and 5 on November 4th.
• Read your independent reading book for 20 minutes.
• Work on funny story for at least 20 minutes.

Thursday October 15th

• Grammar Quiz on Subjects and Four kinds of sentences.
• Read for 20 minutes.
• Work on funny story for at least 20 minutes.

Friday October 16th

• Work on funny story or DAR for at least 20 minutes.

REMINDERS:

Field Trips:
As part of our continued studies of Medieval History, Groups 5G and 5B will enjoy a banquet fit for a king at Medieval Manor on October 21st. Students will dine without utensils on: bread and cheese medieval pizza, ginger carrot soup, family style mussels, one large beef, rib per person, salad with balsamic dipping sauce, herb roasted chicken, broccoli and carrots with hollandaise dipping sauce, mock – mead with a token for a refill, after dinner mints Groups 5B and 5G will be going to Medieval Manor to complement their study of Medieval history. We will be dining on medieval cuisine without utensils and playing games common to this historical period.

Groups 5B and 5G will be going to Biogen IDEC Community Lab on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 to do an experiment on the transformation of E. Coli. Students will don goggles, lab coats and gloves in order to work with scientific laboratory equipment to investigate DNA proteins. We will leave promptly at 8:30 a.m. and return by pick-up at 3:00 p.m. Students are asked to bring a bag lunch (no glass) and non-messy snack to eat in the van in case our lab runs longer. Please wear appropriate clothing if there is a chance of inclement weather as we may have to walk from the parking space to the lab. This is a wonderful opportunity for students to see how interesting and exciting a career in science can be!

HULBERT WEEK AND FIELD TRIPS

Have a great time at Hulbert! I will miss your smiling faces! Sometime before you return to schoool please complete the following:

Reading: Read for one hour and do a Reader's Response Letter. I am looking for insight and understanding in your letters. Remember to include two questions that you might be wondering about. This letter should be written in your reader's notebook and should be two pages long. Due on Tuesday October 13th.

History: For Tuesday October 13th review Chapters 3 and 4. Robby and John your outline on Chapter 3 is due. Mackenzie and Geoff your outline on Chapter 4 is due all four of you should be prepared to present to the class. Since Monday is a holiday we will find an alternate time for you to present the history.

Wordly Wise: Chapter 4 Activities due. Quiz on chapter 4.

The draft of homework schedule is due. Use the information we discussed in class as a guideline. We will work together to create a schedule to show your parents. With their input we will finalize it.


OCTOBER FIELD TRIPS:
As part of our continued studies in Medieval History, Groups 5G and 5B will enjoy a banquet fit for a king at The Medieval Manor. Students will dine without utensils on: Bread and cheese medieval pizza, ginger carrot soup, family style mussels, one large beef, rib per person, salad with balsamic dipping sauce, herb roasted chicken, roccoli and carrots with, hollandaise dipping sauce, mock – mead with a token for a refill, after dinner mints Groups 5B and 5G will be going to Medieval Manor to complement their study of Medeival history. We will be dining on medieval cuisine without utensils and playing games common to this historical period.

Groups 5B and 5G will be going to Biogen IDEC Community Lab on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 to do an experiment on the transformation of E. Coli. Students will don goggles, lab coats and gloves in order to work with scientific laboratory equipment to investigate DNA proteins. We will leave promptly at 8:30 a.m. and return by pick-up at 3:00 p.m. Students are asked to bring a bag lunch (no glass) and non-messy snack to eat in the van in case our lab runs longer. Please wear appropriate clothing if there is a chance of inclement weather as we may have to walk from the parking space to the lab. This is a wonderful opportunity for students to see how interesting and exciting a career in science can be!

Homework 9/28-10/2

It was great to see many of you at Back to School Night! I hope Denise and I answered all of your questions. If you find you still have questions after reading the packet and thinking things over please give me call or send me an e-mail at jodic@clarkschool.com.


HIGH SCHOOL

• Basic Writing: Revise How To Essays to be passed in on Tuesday. This final draft will be graded.
• Finish assigned pages in Writing Skills book-(up to and including page 18 with the exception of 10 and 11) DUE MONDAY.

ALGEBRA and PRE-ALGEBRA - Each student has a different assignment. You should have approximately 30 minutes each night Monday through Friday. If you are confused about your homework for a particular night please call me at 978-352-8237 or 781-760-0035 before 8:30 p.m. and I can help you out.

GROUP 5 BLUE

Monday 9/28

• 30 minutes math or assigned pages
• History quiz Chapters 1-2
• Read for 20 minutes making two comments in notes and thoughts and listing unknown words in the vocabulary section of your reader's notebook.

Tuesday 9/29

• 30 minutes of math or assigned pages
• Wordly Wise Activities List 3 Due and Quiz on List 3
• Memorize Shakespeare Sonnet for Jeff
• Read Mr. Language Man and complete a reader's response letter. Why is this funny or why might someone find it funny? Do you find it funny? Why or why not? Take the time to look up unknown words. (this can be your 20 minutes of reading)

Wednesday

• 30 minutes of math or assigned pages
• Read for 20 minutes making two comments in notes and thoughts and listing unknown words in the vocabulary section of your reader's notebook.
• Science due: Complete questions at the end of section 3 and section 4.
• Robby, Ben, John and Harry your assignment is different. Complete the top of p.33 and do Science in the News that is somehow related to what we are learning in Chapter 1. This should be one page typed, 12 point font, Ariel, single spaced.
• Many of you finished the reading assignment that I gave you two class periods to do last week. However if you did not it is due today. That assignment required you to make 5 comments on the 20 minutes of reading you had done the night before. Then, you needed to find 15 new or age appropriate vocabulary words from your independent reading book, define them, write their part of speech and use them in a sentence. This should be done in the vocabulary section of your reader's notebook.

Thursday

• 30 minutes of math or assigned pages
• Read for 20 minutes making two comments in notes and thoughs and listing unknown words in the vocabulary section of the reader's notebook.
• Complete up to page 16 in your Writing Workbook

Friday

• 30 minutes of math or assigned pages
• Quiz in Latin
• Picture Day - wear your best smiles!!

HOMEWORK ASSIGNED 9/14-9/18

HIGH SCHOOL

Basic Writing: (High School) If I asked you to revise your 5 paragraph essay please do so. For next week please complete page 9 in the Writing Skills Book and pass in the first draft of your "How To" essay that has been peer edited by one person. I will also be giving you a quiz on subordinate clauses on Tuesday 9/22.


Pre-Algebra/Algebra. You have homework every night. If you forget what your assigned pages are please contact me at 978-352-8237 or 781-760-0035 before 8:30 p.m.

GROUP 5

You should be tracking all your steps from when you leave school to when you go to bed. Please do this every day. Write down how much time each activity takes you in preparation for the homework schedule we will put together next week.


Writing:

If you did not finish your work in the Writing Skills book please finish. You should be finished through page 9. This is due to me on Tuesday 9/22.

The draft of your biography will be due on Thursday 9/23. Remember this should be at least three pages, single spaced, Ariel 12 pt font. Be creative! We will draw a picture next week to go along with this biography.

Reading:
Quiz Tuesday 9/15 on The Pearl or Les Miserables. We will be viewing the movies on Wednesday 9/16. Quiz on Friday 9/18 on How Angel Peterson Got His Name.

Students should be reading for 20 minutes in their independent reading books every night. Letter to teacher due Friday 9/18. This letter should tell me about the first 20 minutes that you read. What is happening so far? Did anything really interest you? What do you predict will happen next? This should be at least a one page letter.

History: For next week please. Choose a medieval sport or game that you will research.
DAR: Choose a perspective that you will write from (railroad worker, native American or settler) Write a plan for your DAR paper (at least 10 sentences) Write 10 facts that you learned about the transcontinental railroad and the final spike that you discovered by researching this event.

Science: Come to class on Wednesday with your outline complete. I will be collecting all of them and making one big outline for the class. Homework for next week: p.11 #1-2 and p.20 #1-2. Those who are teaching will be teaching today.

Wordly Wise (Bryan): Complete all parts of Lesson 2 and be prepared for a quiz on the word list on Tuesday 9/22. Remember you are responsible for the spelling, the definition AND the part of speech.

Homework 9/8-9/11

GROUP 5 BLUE

Due Thursday 9/10
First Letter to Teacher/Reading Log Due. Remember to include your favorite or least favorite summer reading, your favorite or least favorite part of that reading and at least two questions.

Friday 9/11
Quiz on The Elephant Man

Please select an independent reading book and bring it to school with you on Monday 9/14.

Remember to cover your science and history books by next Friday.

Monday 9/14
Select and Independent reading book and bring it to school with you.

Wednesday 9/16
Chapter 1 Outlines due. If you forget which section you need to outline please see me. Also, please select a Science In The News Article and bring it to school with you.

HIGH SCHOOL
Basic Writing: 5 Paragraph Essay Due on Goals for the year. Remember this is for my eyes only so feel free to be candid.

Algebra/Pre-Algebra
Make sure you have a graph paper notebook for the next class. Please complete the Diagnostic Test and Page 2 in the Algebra book if that is what you were working on. Otherwise complete assigned pages for Thursday.

Please cover your book by Monday.

First Day of School

We had a great first day today. I have an awesome class and am looking forward to a great year. We spent a good part of the day getting organized and reviewing expectations. One of the students asked me to post the different sections that should be in each binder on the blog so the can label the sections at home. So here it is!

Reading/Writing Binder Homework/Tests and Quizzes/Handouts and Grammar/Drafts
Most reading work will be done in the notebook that I gave you which should be kept in or with this binder.

History Binder Notes/Tests and Quizzes/Projects (DAR and History Day)/Homework

Science Binder Homework/Outlines/Dictionary/Quizzes and Tests/Class Notes/Lab Experiments/Research Paper

Since I do not have all of you for Math, Foreign Language or Wordly Wise you should check with your teacher for that class and ask them how they expect your binder to be set up.

We have also scheduled all of the quizzes on your summer reading and we will be seeing some movie versions of those books/plays as well. The dates are as follows:

Friday 9/11 Quiz on The Elephant Man/Movie will be shown during elective time that day.

Tuesday 9/15 Quiz on Les Miserables or The Pearl

Wednesday 9/16 Movie on Les Miserables or The Pearl

Friday 9/18 Quiz on How Angel Peterson Got His Name

Thanks everyone for a great first day!

WELCOME GROUP 5 BLUE STUDENTS

Welcome to Group 5 Blue!! I hope you had a fun and relaxing summer.! I am so happy to have all of you in my class. I have many great things planned for our group and I know we will have a fun and exciting year together.

You might have noticed on the supplies list that was sent out that I asked for you to set up your subject binders in a specific way. I would like you to bring all of the "binder" materials to class with you on the first day. We will label them together and discuss how you will be organizing the folders for the year.

I hope you enjoyed your summer reading! (at least a little bit?) Please bring your action time-lines to class on the first day as well. I will be collecting them and we will be discussing the readings right away while the information is fresh in our minds.

Please feel free to call me at home if you have any questions at any time. My number is 978-352-8237. During the school year I can be reached at home between 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. on most evenings. If you try my home and I do not return your call within 30 minutes than I am likely not there and you can feel free to try my cell phone. That number is 781-760-0035.

Again, I hope you all had a great summer and see you very soon!