Georgetown Middle School Community Blog: 3/22/09

Friday, March 27, 2009

Updates and Homework for 3/27:

All Students:

MCAS testing in English Language Arts will be beginning next week on March 31st. Please refer to the following grade specific schedule for your child/children:

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!

Attention Parents: The Georgetown PTA Presents CASINO NIGHT, Friday, March 27th at 7:00pm - 11:00pm. Georgetown Country Club $10.00 per ticket: light appetizers, cash bar, roulette, black jack, money wheel, raffles and more! For tickets or more information please contact:Jen Greenfield at 352-3815 or Sue Phillips at 352-2336

The Boys Basketball Banquet will be held on Monday, March 30, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. in the cafeteria.

A new recycling program has started. Recycling now includes plastic bottles, aluminum cans and cardboard. Please place your recycling into the large bins in the halls. Please continue to use the classroom recycling bins for paper only. If you have any questions, see Nick Valentini or Jay Martel.

From Mr. Kaminsky: Band and Chorus students should all be completely paid for the Six Flags festival field trip on May 8. If you still owe money (all second payments are $37.50), please bring a check made out to Georgetown Music Parents to Mr. Kaminski or Mrs. Laflamme ASAP.

Grade 8:
Ms. Bailey: All students must finish reading chapter 11 in our “Sam” books for Monday.

Mrs. Rydbeck: All class: no homework. Have a good weekend!

Mrs. Sheridan: 1. Skim pages 40-44 to answer question 1 – 5. 2. Review your cell vocab for quiz tomorrow.

Mrs. Reed: finish review packet all ODD problems for Monday. Ch. 8 test on Tuesday. Vocab due on Tuesday

Mrs. Girard: Split sheet Chapter 8 section 1

Grade 7:
Mrs. Hickey- A and B Blocks: I collected the Snail Lab reports today. They will count 4 times toward the students’ lab average. A and B blocks need to complete the worksheet on arthropods if they did not do so in class today. F and E blocks were short today, so they have not started this assignment, but will work on it in class tomorrow.

DiFruscio: Enjoy the weekend and weather!

Schauerman: SCIENCE - Complete the cricket diagram, be sure to read the descriptions carefully before labelling. F-block - Complete your snail lab report if you did not hand it in today. MATH - No homework. E-block - Chapter 6 Test corrections due by Tuesday!

Mrs. Weldon: All Classes: For next week: Have a silent reading book with you, bring a picture of your author to Language Arts.

Mrs. Girard: quiz Tuesday on greetings and questions we’ve been working on!

Grade 6:
Mrs. Lamoly: Have a great weekend—No homework!

Mrs. Fulton’s 6th grade classes should have all turned in their 3 day Food Journal’s. Please get them in ASAP if you have not turned them in, as we will be using them in the computer lab during the next rotation!

White: Read 20 minutes and record in log. F Block signed log, examples of figurative language, and paragraph.

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Updates and Homework for 3/26:

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Updates and Homework for 3/25:

All Grades:
Attention Parents: The Georgetown PTA Presents
CASINO NIGHT
Friday, March 27th
7:00pm - 11:00pm
Georgetown Country Club
$10.00 per ticket
light appetizers, cash bar, roulette, black jack, money wheel, raffles and more!
For tickets or more information please contact:
Jen Greenfield at 352-3815 or Sue Phillips at 352-2336

The Girls Basketball Banquet will be held on Thursday, March 26, 2009 starting at 6:00 p.m. in the cafeteria. All levels and their families are invited.

The Boys Basketball Banquet will be held on Monday, March 30, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. in the cafeteria.

Strength and Conditioning will be held on Tuesdays from 6:00-7:00 a.m., Wednesdays from 3:00 -4:00 p.m and 5:30-6:30 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10:30 a.m.-12:00 noon

Grade 8:
Mrs. Rydbeck: A Block- Finish Worksheet Practice 9-2. E Block- Practice worksheet 9-5 and 9-6: Do it all; F Block- Get started with the Chap cumulative review questions; G Block- study for chap. 7 test tomorrow.

Ms. Bailey: Lesson 21 exercises are due for correction in all classes tomorrow.
Ten sentences using Lesson 21 words are due Friday and will be used as a quiz grade.
We are all progressing with the reading of our book “My Brother Sam is Dead.” Class discussions are going well.

Mrs. White: C Block vocabulary page due.

Mrs. Reed: Reteach & Practice 8-9 all

Mongeau: No homework!

Grade 7:
Mrs. Morrison: A – all voc assignments are due tomorrow; B – first draft of essay should be completed and final draft should be started; E and F – Study Ch. 5 Sections 2 and 4 – test on Fri.

Mrs. Weldon: All Classes: Vocabulary Lesson 21—all exercises and note cards due tomorrow; A Boy and a Man~ complete two center activities by tomorrow.

Grade 6:
Mrs. Harrington: Science Homework
Quiz date change--from Thursday (3/26) to Friday (3/27)
Tonight’s homework—study for Friday’s quiz using both study guides #’s 19 A+B
Extra Credit: Students can receive up to 40 points extra credit. Andover library will be hosting many events related to the Dust Bowl of the 1930’s beginning on April 1st. You can attend any of the events seen on the library’s website www.mhl.org/andoverreads (for each event signed by the librarian you will receive 10 bonus points) or you may like to read the poems about the times and challenges of the people in a novel “Out of the Dustbowl” by Karen Hesse. You will receive 10 points for a page of poetry related to your own community, and the kinds of solutions you think could be of help, or you can write a one page summary of Hesses’ novel.

Mrs. Lamoly: Blog—ELA- Study for vocab 7 Test on Friday…also…Change brainstorm for G and E block…and Change paragraph for A and D block.

Mrs. White: Read 20 minutes and record in log; D Block signed log, similes/metaphors, and paragraph; F& G blocks examples of personification and onomatopoeia.

Mrs. Reed: Finish picture dictionary due today if you did not pass it in. Finish menu if you did not finish for today.

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Updates and Homework for 3/24:

All Students:
Middle School Jazz Band will be from 2:30 to 3:30 tomorrow, March 25 in the band room.

The Girls Basketball Banquet will be held on Thursday, March 26, 2009 starting at 6:00 p.m. in the cafeteria. All levels and their families are invited.

The Boys Basketball Banquet will be held on Monday, March 30, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. in the cafeteria.

Strength and Conditioning will be held on Tuesdays from 6:00-7:00 a.m., Wednesdays from 3:00 -4:00 p.m and 5:30-6:30 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10:30 a.m.-12:00 noon in the weight room for anyone who would like to participate.

Grade 8:
Mr. Rydbeck: A Block- Finish the proportion worksheet: both sides; E Block- Finish practice 8-2; F and G Blocks- Study for Chapter 7 test.

Mrs. White: reading log and vocabulary sentences.

Mrs. Reed: MCAS Packet G.1, 2, 3

Ms. Bailey: All classes are working on Lesson 21 exercises due Thursday. Ten sentences, one for each new word, are due Friday for a Quiz grade. There will be no other test this week in spelling/vocabulary. Blocks A.C.E.F are all reading ch. 10 in our “Sam” book.G block will be working on ch. 9.

Mrs. Sheridan: Monday: Cell packet – Section 2-4 Anatomy of a Cell (4 pages); Tuesday: 1. Skim pages 40 – 44 to answer questions 1 – 4. 2. Review your cell vocab for quiz on Friday. Wednesday: 1. Skim pages 50 – 54 to answer questions 1 – 4. 2. Review your cell vocab for quiz on Friday. Thursday: 1. Skim pages 40 – 44 to answer questions 1 – 4. 2. Review your cell vocab for quiz tomorrow. Friday: No homework. Enjoy your weekend!

Mongeau: Study your notes on the Articles of Confederation~ ON line quiz tomorrow

Grade 7:
Mrs. Morrison: A – Finish web and outline – Voc. assignments; B – Work on writing prompt – Introduction and 3 paragraphs (body) and Conclusion /Summary of first draft; E and F Finish class work – Ch. 5 Section 2 and 4 – guided Reading and Voc.

Mrs. Husak: A-finish classwork page 10 #2-9 all, page 11 #13-20 all; B-page 503 # 2-22even- Quiz Friday; E- page 768-769 #11-15 all, #26-28 all – Quiz Friday; F- page 24-25 # 2-12 even, # 16-25 all.

Mrs. Schauerman: MATH - B- block - No homework; E-block - Page 19 # 1- 7, 11; SCIENCE - A - block - Read pages 54 - 61 & define the vocabulary. (The vocab. list is on Page 77, section 2.); other block: No homework.

DiFruscio- ALL BLOCKS: Quest on Friday: Chapter 5 Sections 2 and 4: (9) Vocabulary terms, (3) people (Aristotle, Plato, Socrates) & (5) Main idea themes.

Mrs. Hickey- All Classes: Students are to answer questions 1, 2, 3 and 4a on the Analyze and Conclude sheet handed out in class. Students in my A and B classes may have some of this done as they had a long block for Science today. I am still correcting the Mollusk quiz!!! I am as anxious to finish correcting them as the students are to get them back.

Grade 6:
Mrs. Carminito: A Block: page 215-216 #2-42 even; quiz Friday; D & E Block: page 494-495 #2-28 even; quiz Friday; chapter test and binder check Tuesday; F Block: page 6 #13-15; page 14-16 #1-38; survey project due Friday; G Block: page 6 #13-15; page 14-16 #1-44; survey project due Friday.

Mrs. Lamoly: Vocab 7 Write the Derivative and Find the Example pp. 45-46- A,D,E,G block- Make a Change Brainstorm

Mrs. Harrington: Due: Wednesday—complete the “Changing Earth’s Surface” worksheet. Quiz—Thursday—“Erosion and Deposition”. Students have just completed part 1 of their study guide notes and they received part 2 of their study guide today.
Extra Credit: Students can receive up to 40 points extra credit. Andover library will be hosting many events related to the Dust Bowl of the 1930’s beginning on April 1st. You can attend any of the events seen on the library’s website www.mhl.org/andoverreads (for each event signed by the librarian you will receive 10 bonus points) or you may like to read the poems about the times and challenges of the people in a novel “Out of the Dustbowl” by Karen Hesse. You will receive 10 points for a page of poetry related to your own community, and what kinds of solutions you think could be of help, or you can write a one page summary of Hesses’ novel.

White: Read 20 minutes and record in log; D Block similes/metaphors and web; F & G Blocks- personification and onomatopoeia examples from reading.

Mrs. Reed: Grp 6 Picture Dictionary due tomorrow, finish your menu for tomorrow. Bring back to class, we will be trading menus tomorrow to do math work.

Monday, March 23, 2009

Updates and Homework for 3/23:

All Students:
MCAS testing in English Language Arts will be beginning next week on March 31st. Please refer to the following grade specific schedule for your child/children:

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!

YEARBOOK MEETING AFTER SCHOOL THIS WED IN MS. DIFRUSCIO’S ROOM 2:15-2:45

The Cheering Banquet will be held on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. in the cafeteria.

The Girls Basketball Banquet will be held on Thursday, March 26, 2009 starting at 6:00 p.m. in the cafeteria. All levels and their families are invited.

The Boys Basketball Banquet will be held on Monday, March 30, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. in the cafeteria.

Strength and Conditioning will be held on Tuesdays from 6:00-7:00 a.m., Wednesdays from 3:00 -4:00 p.m and 5:30-6:30 p.m. and on Saturdays from 10:30 a.m.-12:00 noon in the weight room for anyone who would like to participate.

Congratulations to Jason Steele, Aidan Kelly, Melissa Ruh, Cole Martens, and Katherine Stolar who all participated in this past weekend's MMEA Northeastern Junior District Honors Music Festival. They were among several hundred area music students chosen by audition to participate in the the festival capped off by Saturday's concert. Georgetown is proud of you!

Grade 8:
Mrs. Mongeau: Cause and Effect - Articles of Confederation.

Mrs. Rydbeck: A Block- No Homework; E Block- Practice 8-1: Finish it; F and G Blocks- Chapter 7 Test is on Wed. for F Block and Thursday for G Block. Finish Practice 7-6mixed side # 34-45.

Mrs. White: C Block, comprehension questions.

Mrs. Reed: Quiz 8-1 thr 8-7 tomorrow. Review your vocabulary

Grade 7:
Mrs. Hickey- All classes: No homework tonight. I am still correcting the mollusk quiz. We are still involved in the lab on page 53 of the text. Tomorrow we will be looking at the observations.

DIFRUSCIO HOMEWORK:
B BLOCK: CHAPTER 5 SECTION 4 REVIEW. PQA- AS ALWAYS
A BLOCK: NONE
E BLOCK: if not completed in class (most did) CHAPTER 5 SECTION 4 REVIEW Q 1-7. PQA- AS ALWAYS
F BLOCK: CHAPTER 5 SECTION 4 REVIEW Q 1-7. PQA- AS ALWAYS

Mrs. Weldon: All Classes: Vocabulary Lesson 22— All exercises and Note cards due on Thursday. Winslow Homer: America’s Greatest Painter—p. 589 Critical Thinking #1-4, Evaluate #5.

Mrs. Morrison: A – Weekly voc. assignments –exercises, sentences, flashcards – due Thursday - also p. 589 in Literature Book, Comprehension questions 1-5; B – Voc. packet for Lesson 20 - also Blue Book and flashcards; E and F – Review ch. 5.

Grade 6:
Attention 6th grade parents/students: if you sent your child with any medication up to Kieve, please contact or stop by the nurse's office to pick up! Thanks - Mrs. Doherty

Mrs. Lamoly: ELA-Vocab Lesson 7 pp. 41-46- MOVEMENT- Write the Correct Word and Complete the Sentence p. 43.

Mrs. Carminito: A Block: Practice 7-6 worksheet; quiz Friday; D & E Block: page 483-483 #1-14 not #5-7; quiz Friday; Chapter test and binder check next Tuesday; F & G Block: page 6-7 #1-24 not #13-15; project due Friday.

Mrs. Harrington:Due: Tuesday—complete the “Meandering River” and the “River System” labels (both sides of the worksheet #82 and 83).
Quiz—Thursday—“Erosion and Deposition”. Students have just completed part 1 of their study guide notes. I will give them part 2 of their study guide on Tuesday.
Extra Credit: Students can receive up to 40 points extra credit. Andover library will be hosting many events related to the Dust Bowl of the 1930’s beginning on April 1st. You can attend any of the events seen on the library’s website www.mhl.org/andoverreads (for each event signed by the librarian you will receive 10 bonus points) or you may like to read the poems about the times and challenges of the people in a novel “Out of the Dustbowl” by Karen Hesse. You will receive 10 points for a page of poetry related to your own community, and what kinds of solutions you think could be of help, or you can write a one page summary of Hesses’ novel.
Mrs. White: Read 20 minutes and record in log. G Block, signed log, similes and metaphors, and paragraph; D Block, 3 examples of similes/metaphors from reading

Mrs. Reed: Math Enrichment Gr 6: Pict Dict Grp 6 due Wednesday.

Mrs. Fulton’s 6th grade classes have been keeping a 3 day Food/ Activity/TV Screen Time Journal. All journals should now be complete and ready to be turned in. We will be going to computer lab during next rotation to enter information from the journals and do an analysis.

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