Updates and Homework for 11/14:

All Students:
GMHS MiniLinks Challenge! Saturday, November 15th at the GMHS Gym. Tee Times: 10:30 AM, 12 Noon, 1:30PM, 3PM
Information about the tournament:
You will be competing against other teams from the Middle and High School. Prizes will be given to the winning team. Each member of your team will need to raise at least $25 from sponsors in order to play. The idea is to get several small donations to make up the $25. Please collect your donations ahead of time and bring them to the tournament. The top three individual fundraisers for the tournament will be awarded prizes. Please call or email Beth Willis at 978-352-5953 or bethwillis@verizon.net to register. When registering, you will need to pick a tee time for your team: 10:30AM, 12 Noon, 1:30PM, 3PM.
There are also prizes for the team showing the most Georgetown Spirit!

Grade 8:
Mrs. Rydbeck: A Block- Practice 4-2 # 2-12; E Block- No homework; F Block- No homework; G Block- Practice 4-4mixed # 1-18.

Mrs. Bailey: Over the weekend students should keep in mind the long term assignments in my class. Book reports and persuasive essays should not be kept until the last minute.

Mrs. Sheridan: Science Problem Of the Week (SPOW), “Nathan’s Plants”, due on Tues., Nov. 18th. Have great weekend!

Mrs Reed: Handout on slope from two points

Grade 7:
REMINDER TO ALL GRADE 7 STUDENTS. BRING BACK COPY OF YOUR TERM 1 REPORT CARD SIGNED BY A PARENT OR GUARDIAN.

Ms. DiFruscio: No homework. Optional XC to improve Mesopotamia test grade. DUE MONDAY!
Have a nice weekend!

Mrs. Husak: A – page 140 # 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 16 – we will have two quizzes next week – one will be on section 3.7 and the other on sections 3.8 & 3.9; B – enrichment worksheet 3-4 and finish classwork from page 156 # 30, 32 & page 157 # 34, 36; E – see B; F – get report card signed and return the black and white copy on Monday to your homeroom teacher; Chapter 3 test was taken today – MCAS question practice to follow next week.

Schauerman: MATH - Page 138 - 139 # 1,7,10, 15, 17, 23 - 32, 34 - 37. There will be a Chapter 3 test on Tuesday; this homework provides a review to prepare for this test. If you are struggling with any of these problems you need more practice!! Please go back to the related section & practice solving more problems!! SCIENCE - No homework.

Grade 6:
Mrs. Carminito: A Block: make cover sheet; Chapter test and binder check Thursday; D & E Block: page 190 #13-26; quiz Thursday; F Block: complete simplifying fractions worksheet; quiz Thursday; G Block: page 199-200 #11-44; quiz Thursday.

Mrs. White: Read 20 minutes; A Block-inferences due Monday,11/17; E Block-inferences due Tuesday,11/18; C & D Block-one inference is due Monday, 11/17.

Mrs. Harrington: Due: Monday—Textbook check; Due: Tuesday—Folder mid-way check.

Mrs. Reed: Picture dictionaries due on Wed.

Updates and Homework for 11/13:

All Students:
Mini Golf Tournament at GMHS this Saturday from 9-3 pm. Grab a form at the main office or stop by on Saturday to compete in this fun 18 hole mini-golf tournament. Cost is $25.00 and will go to the Georgetown PTA. Don’t miss out of this challenge! See you all there!!

Boy’s Varsity Soccer Team competes in the 3rd round of states today at 5:00pm against St. Mary’s. Come support the boy’s soccer team! Good Luck Boys!!

Tomorrow is Blue and White Day! Wear as much blue and white as you can to support the Georgetown Varsity Football team in their game against Newburyport on Friday night in Newburyport. Let’s keep our winning season going-Go Royals!!!

Announcement: Winter Sports Sign-ups (Basketball, Cheering, & Wrestling) will take place on Thursday, November 13, TONIGHT, in the Café from 6 to 7:30p.m.Also, Ski Club sign-ups this Thursday Nov. 13th 6pm-7:30 pm in the M/H School cafe. Any questions contact Sharon at mstjaa.lee@comcast.net Ski Club will run Tuesdays starting Jan. 6th for 6 weeks.

Grade 8:

Mrs. Mongeau: Worksheet on Semetic Religions/due tomorrow

Mrs. Girard: Split sheet for vocabulary pages 116, 117.

Mrs. Reed: Practice and Reteach 4-3 all

Mrs. Rydbeck: A Block- Practice 3-5 #1-4; E Block- Practice4-3 # 1-2; F and G Blocks- Practice 4-3 mixed # 21-25.

Mrs. Bailey: Test on Lesson 7&8 in spelling/vocabulary tomorrow. Remember your derivatives and parts of speech!!!! Use flashcards and pretest to study necessary material.
Don’t forget the book report due December 1st, and the Persuasive Essay due November 25th!!!!!

Builder’s Club is collecting canned goods for Emmaus House in Haverhill for Thanksgiving dinners. We are trying to put together as many as possible ….ask your student all about it!

Grade 7:
Mrs. Weldon: All Classes: Reading Grid for mystery book, due tomorrow.

Schauerman: SCIENCE- Biogeography worksheet. MATH-B- Block - Practice 3-9 worksheet # 1-10 all, 11-19 odd, 25 - 30 all; E-Block - Practice 3 - 9 worksheet # 1-19 odd, 25-30 all.

DiFruscio/Morrison Social Studies: Study for part 2 of test to be given TOMORROW.
STUDY HINTS FOR KEY CONCEPTS:
KC# 1- use notes from C2S2 guided reading (especially chart on back)
KC# 2A- c2s1 guided reading and in class notes on division of dynasties
KC# 3- use in class chart/notes from 11/5-7 as a summary to study
KC# 4- use pyramid chart from C2S1 guided reading
KC# 5- Chart/notes from C2S1 guided reading
KC# 6- use notes from class dated 10/6 or 7.

Mrs. Morrison: A –Grammar Sheet – Pronouns and Antecedents – both sides – Myths, Legends, and Fairytales, and Folktales - Get a mystery book; B – finish the QAR sheet –Question/Answer Relationship Just write the type of question and think about how you would answer the question. You will write out the answers tomorrow in class; E and F – study for Key concept Test.

Mrs. Hickey’s classes: There is no homework tonight. Students took a quiz on photosynthesis today. It will probably be returned to them on Monday.

Mrs. Girard: no homework…see you next Wednesday!

Grade 6:
Mrs. Lamoly: Reading Comprehension and Finish the Thought pp. 36-37.

Mrs. Harrington: Due: Friday—complete the worksheet Convection Currents in the Mantle.

Mrs. White: Read 20 minutes; C & D blocks-one inference due 11/14; Book orders due 11/14.

Updates and Homework for 11/12:

All Students:
Middle School Mini Golf Tournament: the Georgetown PTA is sponsoring an indoor Mini Golf tournament on Saturday,November 15th at the GMHS. The tournament begins at 9:00 a.m. for all Georgetown Middle High School students. To participate in the tournament please contact Kathy Boyd (kboyd12@comcast.net) or Beth Willis (bethwillis@verizon.net). We will be opening up the golf course to the public 4:30 to 6:30. A concession stand will be open to purchase hot dogs, beverages and candy. We are looking for donations of packaged snacks (chips, popcorn, cookies candy) & soda & bottled water. Any donations can be dropped off at the gym on Saturday morning.

Announcement: Winter Sports Sign-ups (Basketball, Cheering, & Wrestling) will take place on Thursday, November 13, in the Café from 6 to 7:30p.m.Also, Ski Club sign-ups this Thursday Nov. 13th 6pm-7:30 pm in the M/H School cafe. Any questions contact Sharon at mstjaa.lee@comcast.net Ski Club will run Tuesdays starting Jan. 6th for 6 weeks.

See Mrs. Fulton to sign up for another “Cooking Club” event this Thursday, Nov. 13th after school from 2:15- 3:30. Open to all Middle School Students, however space is limited, so sign up soon. We will be making Banana Split Pizza and Fruit Smoothies. Make some fun snacks and get more fruit in your diet!

To cast and crew of Bye Bye Birdie: the next rehearsal is Thursday (tomorrow) in the auditorium right after dismissal.

Grade 8:
Mrs. Sheridan: Worksheet: Read “Temperature and Thermal Energy’ and answer questions 1 – 8.

Mrs. Rydbeck: A Block- Reteaching3-5 # 3-4; E Block- Practice 4-1 #1-28; F and G Blocks- Practice 4-3mixed # 26-49.

Mrs. Reed: pg 174 #1-15 all.

Mrs. Bailey: All classes will be reviewing 20 flashcards from lessons 7&8 in Spelling/vocabulary for the two lesson test on Friday. All the exercises for lesson 8 will also be corrected tomorrow. This is a long term assignment…no excuses for missing homework!!!!!! Classes are also doing research for their persuasive essays which are due on Tuesday, Nov. 25th. Don’t forget the monthly book report which is in the genre of science fiction and due December 1st!!!!! Students have been given many choices for the format of their individual reports. Ask you student to show you the option he/she chose!!!!!!!

Mongeau: Read Chapter 10 Section 2 and fill out the outline given/due tomorrow

Grade 7:
Mrs. Morrison: A block – finish grammar packet; B block – rewrite paragraph using the 3 questions on your checklist; E and F – Study for key concepts test on Fri.

Mrs. Weldon: Block A: Due Friday: Reading Grid; Blocks B, E, and F: Due Friday: Reading Grid. Due tomorrow: Myths, Legends, Folktales, and Fairytales worksheet; Mystery book and Literature book required this week.

Mrs. Husak: A – gradesheet questions filled out and go over with parent and then have parent sign your grade sheet for term 1(math grade on front side, goals and reflections on back side) if this is not turned in students will be given another detention for Friday afternoon as they have already had Monday and Tuesday nights to do this one paper. B – quiz tomorrow 3.1-3.4 – page 152 # 2-28 e, grade sheets signed. E – see B. F – workbook page 26 evens show all work to solve for the variable – Chapter 3 test Friday.

Schauerman: SCIENCE - Complete the benefit of autotrophs paragraph if you did not finish it in class. MATH - Page 132 # 17 - 32, 37-42.

DiFruscio/Morrison Social Studies: Study for part 2 of test to be given Friday. STUDY HINTS:
KEY CONCEPTS:
KC# 1- use notes from C2S2 guided reading (especially chart on back)
KC# 2A- c2s1 guided reading and in class notes on division of dynasties
KC# 3- use in class chart/notes from 11/5-7 as a summary to study
KC# 4- use pyramid chart from C2S1 guided reading
KC# 5- Chart/notes from C2S1 guided reading
KC# 6- use notes from class dated 10/6 or 7

Mrs. Hickey’s classes:
Students in all classes should study for the photosynthesis quiz tomorrow. They have a study guide, a photosynthesis packet, and multiple papers to study from. This text has limited information, which is why the packet was handed out. Any written homework that is assigned tomorrow will be due on Monday, November 17th.

Grade 6:
Mrs. Carminito: A Block: finish worksheets; quiz tomorrow on scientific notation, area, perimeter, volume; D & E Block: page 187-188 #8-42 even; F & G Block: page 194 #7-18 & draw a number line for fifths, fourths, and tenths.

Mrs. White: Read 20 minutes; Work on inferences; D Block template due Thursday 11/13; C Block inference due Friday, 11/14.

Mrs. Lamoly: Turkey Raffle Dinner response sheet; Vocab Lesson 6 p. 35 exercises

Updates and Homework for 11/10:

All Students:
Announcement: Winter Sports Sign-ups (Basketball, Cheering, & Wrestling) will take place on Thursday, November 13, in the Café from 6 to 7:30p.m.

Also, Ski Club sign-ups this Thursday Nov. 13th 6pm-7:30 pm in the M/H School cafe. Any questions contact Sharon at mstjaa.lee@comcast.net Ski Club will run Tuesdays starting Jan. 6th for 6 weeks.

See Mrs. Fulton to sign up for another “Cooking Club” event this Thursday, Nov. 13th after school from 2:15- 3:30. Open to all Middle School Students, however space is limited, so sign up soon. We will be making Banana Split Pizza and Fruit Smoothies. Make some fun snacks and get more fruit in your diet!

Grade 8:
Mrs. Mongeau: No Homework!

Ms. Sheridan: No Homework



Grade 7:
Mrs. Hickey’s classes: F block got back 1 or 2 papers about photosynthesis. They do not have grades on them. Students have been given the opportunity to correct their mistakes. All Classes: There will be a quiz on photosynthesis on Thursday. I told the students about it last week, and originally had it planned for Wednesday. I changed it to Thursday as the students have a Social Studies quiz on Wednesday. We have already discussed what the quiz will cover and what to study, but students will receive a study guide on Wednesday. They already have a special packet to study from, as the Environmental Science book does not cover photosynthesis in depth. Also, students will have their reports returned to them today or Wednesday. The grade for the report went towards their quarter 1 grade in Science.

Schauerman: SCIENCE - There will be a quiz on photosynthesis on Wednesday. Please study for the quiz, using your Study Guide & reading packet; MATH - Practice 3-8 Worksheet # 1 - 16.

Ms. DiFruscio: STUDY FOR EGYPT TEST THIS WEEK. Wed- part 1 of test: Vocab (study hint: list of terms: 1st 4 columns on study guide- students should have these in their vocabulary assignment and C1S2 Guided Reading page 1) and writing based on Key Concept #2 letters B& C from Study Guide. (study hint: use info from all three guided readings in relation to: government; pharaoh; pharaohs & religion)
Friday- part 2 of test - remaining key concepts: (study hints)
KC# 1- use notes from C2S2 guided reading (especially chart on back)
KC# 2A- c2s1 guided reading and in class notes on division of dynasties
KC# 3- use in class chart/notes from 11/5-7 as a summary to study
KC# 4- use pyramid chart from C2S1 guided reading
KC# 5- Chart/notes from C1S1 guided reading
KC# 6- use notes from class dated 10/6 or 7

Mrs. Morrison: A and B – no voc lesson this week – study for your Social Studies test; E and F – Please refer to Ms. DiFruscio’s notes – Voc test on Wed. also Key Concept #2, letters A and B on your study guide.

Mrs. Husak: A – grade sheet filled out and signed by parent to inform them of your math grade for term 1; B – grade sheet filled out and signed by parent to inform them of your math grade for term 1- complete portfolio entry slip if you did not finish it in class – page 147-148 # 2-32 evens – Quiz Thursday on sections 3.1-3.4; E – see B; F – grade sheet filled out and signed by parent to inform them of your math grade for term 1- complete portfolio entry slip if you did not finish it in class – page 132 # 8-28 even, Chapter 3 Test Friday – Don’t forget Wrap up could be completed for an extra 5 points on the test and it helps you prepare for the test.

Mrs. Weldon: All Classes - pronoun packet due on Wednesday; A and F Block: Complete Myths, Legends, Fairytales, and Folktales; Bring Mystery Book to class on Wednesday.

Grade 6:
Mrs. Lamoly: Study Lesson 5 words for Test on Wed.

Mrs. Harrington: Due Wednesday - Read chapter one—section 2 in your textbook (Convection Currents and the Mantle--pages 25-27) Complete the section review questions 1-5 on a separate sheet of paper.

Mrs. White: Read 20 minutes; E Block templates due Wednesday, 11/12; C Block –one template due Wednesday, 11/12; D Bock –one template due on Thursday, 11/13.