Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Updates and Homework for 1/27:

All Students:
Attention all music students auditioning for Jr. Districts - we will meet at GMHS at 10:00 this Saturday. Please look for your e-mails from Mr. Kaminski

Middle School yearbook meeting tomorrow has been cancelled. Ms. DiFruscio will see yearbook members throughout the week for camera sign outs! Next meeting will be Wed. 2/4/09 2:15-3pm.

Grade 8:
Mrs. Rydbeck: A Block- Study for tomorrow’s proportion quiz; E Block- Finish the front side of Lesson 3 (Worksheet); F and G Bocks- Finish Practice 6-2 mixed side: evens only.

Mongeau: Complete the “Writing Activity” found on page 33. It should be at least a couple of paragraphs long./ due tomorrow.

Mrs. Girard: Act. 6 P 214, Act. 7 P. 215 and Gramatica en contexto P. 218
***some students were in a small work group with me, they were given a special homework assignment instead of the assignment given to the rest of the class. In E block special assignment was Ac.t 1 p 211, act 2 p 212, act 6 p 214, act 1 p 219. In F block special assignment was fine tune project descriptions. In G block special assignment was Act 1 p 211, act 2 p 212, act 6 p 214, act 1 p 219.

Mrs. Sheridan: A, C: lavender worksheet # 8 & 9; E,F,G: none.

Mrs. Reed: Reteach & Practice 6-5. If you did not understand last nights homework, do it tonight to show me (p. 298 1- 18 all)

Grade 7:
Mrs. Morrison: A - Finish study guide for ch. 7 and do the discussion concepts on the back. Ch. 7 test on Thurs. Voc. assignments are due on Thursday and the voc test is also on Thurs; B – Study voc. and finish all voc. assignments – test is on thurs; E and F – C4S1, 2 Finish/reread and be prepared to take voc. quiz.

Mrs. Husak: A – worksheet # 139 column A only – chapter 5 test will be next Tuesday or Wednesday; B – page 286 # 2-60 even – Chapter 5 test tomorrow – page 283-285 completed for 5 extra points on Test (skip # 22) and this helps you study for the test (check your answers with the back of the book); E –see B; F- page 228 # 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 – Chapter 5 test tomorrow – chapter review on page 226-227 completed for 5 extra points on Test and this helps you study for the test (check your answers with the back of the book)

DiFruscio: Vocab quiz Thursday on Chapter 4 Sections 1 & 2 terms we have reviewed in class. We will be having a quiz next Tuesday on Chapter 4 Sections 1&2.

Mrs. Hickey’s classes: Some students have an MCAS tomato graph to complete. I graded the graphs, but gave students the opportunity to redo the answers to the 2 questions that went with the graph, unless they got a 100%. Some students have not passed in the graph yet, so they may have this as homework tomorrow.

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

Mrs. Schauerman: MATH - All students need to memorize customary measurement units & conversions using the flash cards we made in class. There will be a measurement quiz on Thursday. Complete the measurement word problem worksheets labeled 130, 132 & 134
SCIENCE - A-block - Complete the Hydra Lab questions; F-block - Complete the Guided Reading packet for Section 1-3 Sponges & Cnidarians

Mrs. Weldon: All Classes: Due Thursday- Vocabulary Lesson 16 –Exercises and Note Cards, Study for Test. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry—Read pp. 160-170, Answer questions #16,17, 22, and 23 as well as all quotes on p. 26.

Grade 6:
Mrs. Lamoly: 1. Vocab Lesson 21 pp. 136-137 Reading Comp and True or False; 2. Reading Response Journal entry.

Mrs. Reed: Bring in you 1-inch binder for the classroom. Get you Expectations & Procedures signed.

Mrs. Harrington: complete the worksheet, “Topographic Maps”

White: Read for 20 minutes and record in log; C Block-illustration due tomorrow; D block-Strategy 4; F & G Block-signed form from parents, notebook and reading book.