Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Updates and Homework for 4/1:

All Students:
From Mr. Masys: the last day for middle school track sign-ups is next Wednesday, April 8. Middle School Track will start on Tuesday, April 14th for 6th Graders, Wednesday, April 15th for 7th graders and Thursday, April 16th for 8th graders.

MCAS Schedule for this week:

Grade 6:
Tuesday, March 31st - ELA Reading Comprehension Session 1
Wednesday, April 1st - ELA Reading Comprehension Session 2
Thursday, April 2nd - ELA Reading Comprehension Session 3

Grade 7:
Tuesday, March 31st - ELA Long Composition: Sessions 1 and 2
Wednesday, April 1st - ELA Reading Comprehension Session 1
Thursday, April 2nd - ELA Reading Comprehension Session 2
Monday, April 6th - ELA Reading Comprehension Session 3

Grade 8:
Tuesday, April 7th - ELA Reading Comprehension Session 1
Wednesday, April 8th - ELA Reading Comprehension Session 2
Thursday, April 9th - ELA Reading Comprehension Session 3

*Please do everything possible to make sure your child is in school and on time on these test session dates. Contact me with any questions, and make sure your son or daughter has a good night's sleep and breakfast on test session day!

Grade 8:
Mongeau: 2 sided worksheet: Venn Diagram comparing the New Jersey Plan to the Virginia Plan along with the compromises during the Constitutional Convention

Mrs. Rydbeck: A Block- Practice 9-5 # 10-12; E Block- Finish Practice 8-10 # 1-6; F Block- Practice 8-7 example # 1-28; G Block- Practice 8-6 example # 1-16, 26-37.

Ms. Bailey: Lesson 22 exercises are due tomorrow for all classes. There will be a lesson 21-22 test on Friday. All classes have reading in My Brother Sam is Dead which should include the finishing of Chapter 12.

Grade 7:
Mrs. Weldon: All Classes: Complete Illustration for Author’s Research Project

Mrs. Hickey- ALL classes: There will be no quiz this week. Students will do a lab on Thursday and Friday with pill bugs. Did you know they are land crustaceans related to lobsters and crabs?
Due to MCAS Monday the crustacean quiz will not take place until Wednesday or Thursday of next week. That quiz will count toward Quarter 4, as my grades for quarter 3 must be entered into the computer by Thursday. Also, my goal is to get the Pill Bug Lab corrected and counted towards the Quarter 3 grade, but I’m not sure I can get all 90 corrected in time! Last but not least, we still have 2 days of MCAS this week. I will not be giving any homework other than to get a good night’s sleep and eat a nutritious breakfast! I will continue to post information as necessary about work coming home to be signed and returned. Thank you.

Mrs. Morrison: A – Finish reading Suzy and Leah.

Grade 6:
White: Read 20 minutes and record in log; C Block vocabulary sentences; D Block Signed log and examples of figurative language.