Week of December 16 - 20, 2019

Thursday HW
6A Notes:  This is homework for the grade 6 class I teach.
1.  20 minutes of reading.
2.  Vocabulary and comprehension quiz on Week two of "Holes" on Friday, December 20,  
3.  Test pack due with a parent signature and corrections on Friday this week.
4.  Bring a bag to take home your stained glass art.
5.  Class holiday party Friday afternoon, December 20.  Allergy awareness concerns for our class include foods containing sesame products, sunflower seeds, tree nuts and peanuts.  Any items that come to class should have clear lists of ingredients so we can make informed choices.  Thank you for your cooperation.

8F Notes:  This is homework for the grade 8 class I teach.
a)  20 minutes of reading.
b)  Vocabulary on comprehension quiz on Week two of "The Giver" on Friday, December 20.  The week two schedule is posted on the Google Classroom.
c)  To meet "The Giver" Week 2 due dates, some reading and writing has to be done at home.  Although I provide generous amounts of class time to read and write, it cannot all be done in that time.

Wednesday HW
6A Notes:  This is homework for the grade 6 class I teach.
1.  20 minutes of reading.
2.  Food and Toy Drive challenge was accepted!  We gathered 128 items and many toys.  Thank you!  It feels good to do good!
3.  Class holiday party Friday afternoon, December 20.  Allergy awareness concerns for our class include foods containing sesame products, sunflower seeds, tree nuts and peanuts.  Any items that come to class should have clear lists of ingredients so we can make informed choices.  Thank you for your cooperation.
4..  Geometry Unit test on Thursday, December 19 (tomorrow).  All lessons are in play for this one.
5.  Test pack due with a parent signature and corrections on Friday this week.
6.  Vocabulary and comprehension quiz on Week two of "Holes" on Friday, December 20,

8F Notes: This is homework for the grade 8 class I teach.
a)  20 minutes of reading.
b)  Vocabulary on comprehension quiz on Week two of "The Giver" on Friday, December 20.  The week two schedule is posted on the Google Classroom.
c)  To meet "The Giver" Week 2 due dates, some reading and writing has to be done at home.  Although I provide generous amounts of class time to read and write, it cannot all be done in that time.

Tuesday HW
6A Notes:  This is homework for the grade 6 class I teach.
1.  20 minutes of reading.
2.  Food and Toy Drive challenge is just one item short!  We can do it!
3.  Class holiday party Friday afternoon, December 20.  Allergy awareness concerns for our class include foods containing sesame products, sunflower seeds, tree nuts and peanuts.  Any items that come to class should have clear lists of ingredients so we can make informed choices.  Thank you for your cooperation.
4.  MMS pages 42-43
5.  Geometry Unit test on Thursday, December 19.  All lessons are in play for this one.
6.  Vocabulary and comprehension quiz on Week two of "Holes" on Friday, December 20,

8F Notes: This is homework for the grade 8 class I teach.
a)  20 minutes of reading.
b)  Vocabulary on comprehension quiz on Week two of "The Giver" on Friday, December 20.  The week two schedule is posted on the Google Classroom.
c)  To meet "The Giver" Week 2 due dates some reading and writing has to be done at home, especially when we miss a day in class on Day 2 (which is tomorrow).  Although I provide generous amounts of class time to read and write, it cannot all be done in that time.

Monday HW
6A Notes:  This is homework for the grade 6 class I teach.
1.  20 minutes of reading.
2.  Food and Toy Drive items can be brought in to class.  16 students have joined me to match my five item challenge.  Let's keep it going!
3.  Class holiday party has been rescheduled to Friday afternoon, December 20, due a conflict I could not resolve.  Allergy awareness concerns for our class include foods containing sesame products, sunflower seeds, tree nuts and peanuts.  Any items that come to class should have clear lists of ingredients so we can make informed choices.  Thank you for your cooperation.
4.  MMS pages 40-41
5.  Geometry Unit test on Thursday, December 19.  All lessons are in play for this one.
6.  Vocabulary on comprehension quiz on Week two of "Holes" on Friday, December 20.

8F Notes: This is homework for the grade 8 class I teach.
a)  20 minutes of reading.
b)  Vocabulary on comprehension quiz on Week two of "The Giver" on Friday, December 20.  The week two schedule is posted on the Google Classroom.
c)  To meet "The Giver" - Week 2 due dates some reading and writing has to be done at home, especially when we miss a day in class on Day 2 (which is tomorrow).  Although I provide generous amounts of class time to read and write, it cannot all be done in that time.

Week of December 9 - 13, 2019

Friday HW
6A Notes:  This is homework for the grade 6 class I teach.
1.  20 minutes of reading.
2.  Food and Toy Drive items can be brought in to class.  11 students joined me today to match my five item challenge.  Let's keep it going!
3.  Class holiday party on Tuesday afternoon, December 17.  Allergy awareness concerns for our class include foods containing sesame products, sunflower seeds, tree nuts and peanuts.  Any items that come to class should have clear lists of ingredients so we can make informed choices.  Thank you for your cooperation.

8F Notes: This is homework for the grade 8 class I teach.
a)  20 minutes of reading.
b)  The vocabulary work and the response questions are due by Monday morning before school as a turned in document in the Google Classroom  Today's quiz has been marked.

Thursday HW
6A Notes:  This is homework for the grade 6 class I teach.
1.  20 minutes of reading.
2.  Food and Toy Drive items can be brought in to class.
3.  Complete response question for the first week of the "Holes" novel cycle.
4.  Math Geometry Quiz on Unit 3, Lessons 1, 3, and 4 on Friday, December 13.
5.  Class holiday party on Tuesday afternoon, December 17.  Allergy awareness concerns for our class include foods containing sesame products, sunflower seeds, tree nuts and peanuts.  Any items that come to class should have clear lists of ingredients so we can make informed choices.  Thank you for your cooperation.
5.  Holes Chapters 1-10 quiz on Friday.
We continued to read "Holes" today following the schedule provided to students with accompanying tasks on Monday.  The novel is being read in one week segments.

8F Notes: This is homework for the grade 8 class I teach.
a)  20 minutes of reading.
b)  We have a vocabulary and comprehension quiz tomorrow on the first seven chapters of The Giver.  The quiz has matching, true/false, multiple choice and fill-in-the blank questions (no short answer or essay questions).  The vocabulary work and the response questions are due by Monday morning before school.

Wednesday HW
6A Notes:  This is homework for the grade 6 class I teach.
1.  20 minutes of reading.
2.  Food and Toy Drive items can be brought in to class.
3.  Complete summary and questions for the news journal presentation you listened to today.
4.  Math Geometry Quiz on Unit 3, Lessons 1, 3, and 4 on Friday, December 13.
5.  MMS pages 38-39
6.  Holes Chapters 1-10 quiz on Friday.
We continued to read "Holes" today following the schedule provided to students with accompanying tasks on Monday.  The novel is being read in one week segments.

8F Notes: This is homework for the grade 8 class I teach.
a)  20 minutes of reading.
b)  We did not meet today because of the Winter concert dress rehearsal.  Ongoing work includes the short story group assignment and The Giver vocabulary and reading.

Tuesday HW
6A Notes:  This is homework for the grade 6 class I teach.
1.  20 minutes of reading.
2.  Food and Toy Drive items can be brought in to class.
3.  Complete summary and questions for the news journal presentation you listened to today.
4.  Math Geometry Quiz on Unit 3, Lessons 1, 3, and 4 on Friday, December 13.
5.  Holes Chapters 1-10 quiz on Friday.
We continued to read "Holes" today following the schedule provided to students with accompanying tasks on Monday.  The novel is being read in one week segments.

8F Notes: This is homework for the grade 8 class I teach.
a)  20 minutes of reading.
b)  We did not meet today.  Ongoing work includes the short story group assignment and The Giver vocabulary and reading.

Monday HW
6A Notes:  This is homework for the grade 6 class I teach.
1.  20 minutes of reading.
2.  Food and Toy Drive items can be brought in to class.
3.  Ensure that your Math set, which ideally includes a good compass, is at school each day during this math unit on Geometry.  A reasonable set of equipment includes a protractor that is not scratched up too much, a short, transparent ruler, and a good compass that is not too wobbly in the hinge and pencil attachment areas.  I can provide school issue materials, but they are typically in iffy condition.
4.  Complete summary and questions for the news journal presentation you listened to today.
5.  We began reading "Holes" today, and a schedule was provided to students with accompanying tasks.
6.  Extended French Forms were handed out today for next year.
7.  Holes Chapters 1-10 quiz on Friday.

8F Notes: This is homework for the grade 8 class I teach.
a)  20 minutes of reading.
b)  We worked on the new group assignment using a short story using laptops and shared digital spaces to compose rough work for the project.  The topic was shared in class on a sheet with the expectations listed in detail.
c)  We began to read "The Giver" in class today and Week One activities and schedule were shared on the Google Classroom today.

Week of December 2 - 6, 2019

Wednesday HW
6A Notes:  This is homework for the grade 6 class I teach.
1.  20 minutes of reading.
2.  Because the Book Report is due tomorrow I did not assign other homework.  I set aside plenty of time to complete the MMS pages 36-37 pages in class.  We will correct this work tomorrow.
3.  The next book report is due tomorrow
4.  Food and Toy Drive items can be brought in to class.
5.  Ensure that your Math set, which ideally includes a good compass, is at school each day during this math unit on Geometry.  A reasonable set of equipment includes a protractor that is not scratched up too much, a short, transparent ruler, and a good compass that is not too wobbly in the hinge and pencil attachment areas.  I can provide school issue materials, but they are typically in iffy condition.

8F Notes: This is homework for the grade 8 class I teach.
a)  20 minutes of reading.
b)  We worked on the new group assignment using a short story using laptops and shared digital spaces to compose rough work for the project.  The topic was shared in class on a sheet with the expectations listed in detail.

Tuesday HW
6A Notes:  This is homework for the grade 6 class I teach.
1.  20 minutes of reading.
2.  Complete a summary with a reflection on the News Journal you listened to today.  Students had significant time in class today to complete this work.
3.  The next book report is due on December 5, which is on Thursday.
4.  Food and Toy Drive items can be brought in to class.

8F Notes: This is homework for the grade 8 class I teach.
a)  20 minutes of reading.
b)  We worked on the new group assignment using a short story using laptops and shared digital spaces to compose rough work for the project.  The topic was shared in class on a sheet with the expectations listed in detail.

Monday HW
6A Notes:  This is homework for the grade 6 class I teach.
1.  20 minutes of reading.
2.  Complete a summary with a reflection on the News Journal you listened to today.  Students had significant time in class today to complete this work.
3.  The next book report is due on December 5, which is on Thursday.
4.  Food and Toy Drive items can be brought in to class.

8F Notes: This is homework for the grade 8 class I teach.
a)  20 minutes of reading.
b)  We did not have class today.  The characterization activity using two online videos (GI Joe and Barbie) is due in class on Tuesday, December 3.