Updates and Homework for 5/8:

All Students:
MCAS Testing Begins next week! Here is the schedule:
Grade 8:
Mathematics Session 1: Monday, May 11
Mathematics Session 2: Tuesday, May 12
Science/Engineering Session 1: Wednesday, May 20
Science/Engineering Session 2: Thursday, May 21

Grade 7:
Mathematics Session 1: Wednesday, May 13
Mathematics Session 2: Thursday, May 14

Grade 6:
Mathematics Session 1: Tuesday, May 19
Mathematics Session 2: Wednesday May 20

Homework:

Mongeau: Continue to look up information on your amendment, research information is due Tuesday (follow rubric)

Mrs. Lamoly: I extended the Short Story deadline for some students due to lack of computer time @ school…finish ASAP. Have a great Mother’s Day Weekend, Moms!

Mrs Reed: no homework. Get good sleep and breakfast on Monday for MCAS

Mrs. Harrington: Science Homework: Due: Tuesday: Students will be taking a weather vacation to any location of their choosing throughout the world. Using the lab format Communicating About the Weather, and various weather sites, students will track a five-day weather forecast in their chosen area. Weather sites:

Weather.com

Weatherbug.com

Accuweather.com

NOAA

Comcast.net

AOL.com

Google.com

Widgetontv

Yahoo.com

Weatherchannel.com

msn.com

cnn.com

bostonchannel.com

Updates and Homework for 5/6:

Grade 8:
Mongeau: Choose Amendment for project starting tomorrow.

Mrs. Reed: Take home test on Ch 1 due Thursday.

Mrs. Rydbeck
A Block- Reteach 1-7 # 1-5
E Block- No homework.
F and G Blocks- Practice 9-2mixed # 35-43

Ms. Bailey: All classes are correcting lesson 25 exercises tomorrow. In lieu of a vocabulary test this week, students will hand in 10 sentences using the lesson words correctly.

Grade 7:
Ms. DiFruscio: Test tomorrow on Ancient Rome- students all have study guide.

Mrs. Morrison
A – Voc. assignments due – Read up through ch.11 – Finish reading grid
B –Voc. exercises are due – finish reading ch. 13
E and F Study for test C8S3, C8S4, C9S2 – Reread these sections and use study guide outline

Mrs. Weldon
Grade 7 Language Arts
All Classes: Study for Vocabulary Test- Lesson 26
A and B Block: Parent Signature on tests and Essays
A-Block: Reading Grid—Chapter 24
B-Block: Take home quiz
E-Block: Reading Grid—Chapter 22
F-Block: Finish reading up to p. 131—questions #5-7

Mrs. Hickey:
A block- Do 4 fish questions from Design a Fish activity
B block- Do 7 fish questions from Design a Fish activity.
E block- Do 4 questions from Design a Fish activity.
F block- Do 3 questions from Design a Fish activity.
I have already checked to see if students completed the questions that were assigned last night, and deducted points from the final grade for those students who did not do the homework. We are working on the final pictures in class, as they are on large paper, and I don’t want the paper getting ripped or folded as a result of students taking it home. The kids have great imaginations, and are doing a fantastic job designing their own fish!


SCHAUERMAN
SCIENCE - Complete the Design a Fish activity final draft, including the 14 related questions.
MATH - Page 285 # 1 - 15

Grade 6:
Mrs. Lamoly: Vocab 13- 5 stellar sentences and work on short story….due Friday

Mrs. Harrington: Science Homework
Due: Thursday—study for the quiz on chapter one—The Atmosphere. Please see attached study guide.

Updates and Homework for 5/5:

All Students:
Middle School Bands concert tonight @ 7:00 in the GMHS auditorium. MS Band students should report to the band room starting at 6 PM in concert dress.

***Attention all middle school students and parents: many of you have outstanding lunch balances - please see the lunch staff if you are not sure of what you owe - if you do, please bring in payment. Thank you!***

GMS music students going on the 6 Flags festival field trip this Friday 5/8 should meet in the auditorium (chorus) or band room (band) at 7:00 AM. Students should wear what they want for the amusement park the entire day (no concert dress at all). Be sure to bring lunch/snack/dinner money.

Middle School Band concert on Tuesday May 5 at 7:00 in the GMHS auditorium. MS band students should report to the band room in concert dress at 6:00. Questions to David Kaminski kaminski@georgetown.k12.ma.us

The Georgetown Middle School choruses will hold a SPRING CONCERT on Tuesday, May 19.
6:30 6th grade – (6th grade chorus students should report the cafeteria at 6:00)
7:30 7th and 8th grade choruses - (7th and 8th grade chorus students should report to the caf at 7:00 )
Donation at the door. All chorus students should dress in concert attire. White shirt (no t-shirts or bare shoulders) black pants or skirts (below the knee). All chorus students are expected to attend. Please contact Mrs. Laflamme if you have any questions: Laflamme@georgetown.k12.ma.us

From the art department: Click on the following link to see a film festival flyer: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dcv3xfns_29dw5h7hfr

Grade 8:
*** Attention Grade 8 Parents: We are looking for three additional chaperones to attend the New York trip on June 12, 2009. If you are interested please e-mail Heidi Mongeau mongeau@georgetown.k12.ma.us All the names given will be put into a lottery system. If your name is chosen, Heidi will be in contact with you shortly. Thanks for your willingness to help out!***

Mrs. Girard: Study for our chapter test (chapter 9) which will be THURSDAY!

Mongeau: Read pages 189-194 and complete the outline/ due tomorrow

Mrs. Reed: Practice 1-7, 1-8 and handout all for Wednesday

Ms. Bailey: All classes working on 5X each and flash cards for lesson 25

Mrs. Rydbeck: A Block- Finish the open book quiz. I will collect it tomorrow morning and grade it; E Block- Reteach 1-3 # 1,2; F Block- Practice 9-2 example # 1-7 and # 21-23; G Block- Practice 9-1mixed # 39-42.

Grade 7:
DiFruscio: Test Thursday on Ancient Rome- students all have study guide we reviewed it in most classes today.

Mrs. Husak:
A-page 321 finish # 18 – Quiz Thursday on sections 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.8
B-no homework – Band rehearsal
E-page 647 # 9-13 all
F-study Chapter 7 for test tomorrow – Extra Credit (5 points added to test grade and an excellent way to study) page 330-331 # 1-20 skip # 12-14

Mrs. Hickey’s classes:
A Block and E Block: Any 10 questions from the “Design a Fish Activity” question sheet.
B Block and F Block: Any 7 questions from the “Design a Fish Activity” question sheet.
Tomorrow night the homework will be to finish the other questions on the question sheet.
All questions should be answered In complete sentences. No pronouns may be used as subjects of the sentences. We are working on the fish pictures in class.

Mrs. Weldon:
All Classes: Vocabulary Lesson 26 due on Thursday, Test on Thursday
A-Block: Review chapters 17-22: List all of Becca’s findings
B-Block: Read and summarize Chapters 17 and 18
E-Block: Read Chapter 19 and 20—summarize the chapters
F-Block: Questions Chapter 13 #15 & 16, 31-4

Grade 6:
Mrs. Harrington: Science Homework
Due: Wednesday—read the local weather report using the newspaper or internet: http://www.noaa.gov/. Record the following information:
*High and low temperatures
*Winds (speed and direction)
*Barometric pressure
*Humidity
*Precipitation
*Cloud cover
3 day forecast
Also: Quiz—The Atmosphere—sections 1-4--Thursday. Please see the attached study guide: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dcv3xfns_33c94z7fz9

Mrs. Reed: Picture Dictionary due Wed.

Mrs. Carminito: A Block: properties worksheet; chapter test and binder check Friday
D & E Block: page 346-347 #1-20; quiz Friday
F & G Block: 8-10 worksheet; chapter test and binder check Friday; project due May 18

Mrs. Lamoly: ELA- 1. Vocab Lesson 13- pp. 85-86 Write Derivative/Find Example; 2. Work on Short Story- Rubric Attached- DUE FRIDAY! See this link for the short story rubric: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dcv3xfns_32fnqvh9dm

Updates and Homework for 5/4:

All Students:
GMS music students going on the 6 Flags festival field trip this Friday 5/8 should meet in the auditorium (chorus) or band room (band) at 7:00 AM. Students should wear what they want for the amusement park the entire day (no concert dress at all). Be sure to bring lunch/snack/dinner money.

Middle School Bands concert on Tuesday May 5 at 7:00 in the GMHS auditorium. MS band students should report to the band room in concert dress at 6:00. Questions to David Kaminski kaminski@georgetown.k12.ma.us

The Georgetown Middle School choruses will hold a SPRING CONCERT on Tuesday, May 19.

6:30 6th grade – (6th grade chorus students should report the cafeteria at 6:00)

7:30 7th and 8th grade choruses - (7th and 8th grade chorus students should report to the caf at 7:00 )

Donation at the door. All chorus students should dress in concert attire. White shirt (no t-shirts or bare shoulders) black pants or skirts (below the knee). All chorus students are expected to attend. Please contact Mrs. Laflamme if you have any questions: Laflamme@georgetown.k12.ma.us

From the art department: Click on the following link to see a film festival flyer: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dcv3xfns_29dw5h7hfr

Grade 8:

*** Attention Grade 8 Parents: We are looking for three additional chaperones to attend the New York trip on June 12, 2009. If you are interested please e-mail Heidi Mongeau mongeau@georgetown.k12.ma.us All the names given will be put into a lottery system. If your name is chosen, Heidi will be in contact with you shortly. Thanks for your willingness to help out!***

Mongeau: Read pages 186-189 and complete the first page of the outline. Due tomorrow



Mrs. Rydbeck: A Block- Reteach and Practice 1-4: do it all both sides! E Block- Practice 1-5 # 5; F Block- Practice 9-1mixed # 39-42; G Block- Finish Chap. 8 cumulative review.

Girard: 8th grade-Do Act. 4,5 page 135 and act. 6 page 136. Vocab quiz tomorrow on vocabulary 9.2. Looking ahead….Chapter test 9 on Thursday

Mrs. Reed: Practice 1-7, 1-8 and handout all for Wednesday

Grade 7:

Mrs. Morrison: A – Finish the Grammar Packet and study all the rules for the test tomorrow. Weekly Voc. assignments for Lesson 26. - Read up through ch. 9 in Island on Bird Street; B – Questions for Ch. 10 – Weekly Voc. assignments; E and F – P. 318 – questions 1 and 2 – P 326 – questions 1 and 2.

Mrs. Husak:
A – page 520 # 9-14 all – Quiz either Thursday or Friday
B – page 638 # 2-8 even, # 12, 15,17, 20-23 all – Quiz Thursday or Friday
E – see B
F – page 332 # 1-12 all, skip # 5 – chapter test on Wednesday

Mrs. Weldon:
Grade 7 Language Arts
All Classes: Vocabulary Lesson 26 - due on Thursday
A-Block: Define the words - ( Reader Response Journal) in the study guide for Briar Rose
B-Block: Read Chapter 16—complete all questions in Reader Response Journal
E-Block: Summarize Chapter 18 in Reader Response Journal
F-Block: Read Chapter 12 and complete questions in Reader Response Journal

SCHAUERMAN:
MATH - Page 317 # 15 - 24 & Page 333 # 1 - 13
SCIENCE - No homework, unless you did not complete your class work--(Fish Guided Reading &labeling the fish diagram)

Girard: 7th grade- quiz tomorrow numbers 0-39. You must be able to spell them. Also, write ten math problems (writing out the word for each number) and do not put solutions to the problems.

Mrs. Hickey:
Students have been given a “Design a Fish” activity. Their homework is to choose 6 parts of a fish from the activity and design their own fish. The rough draft is due tomorrow and is worth 20% of the activity grade. I will give directions for the final copy tomorrow, as well as the written piece of the assignment.
ALSO: Students got back several assignments today. During quarter 4, I have asked that ALL assignments, class work and homework included, be signed if the grade is below a 70%. Some students have “spring fever” and are on vacation in terms of completing class work and homework thoughtfully. I want to keep parents aware of their progress in these areas as much as possible during quarter 4. Students are given class time to record each assignment and the grade they earned as well. I hope this is helpful! Thank you.

Grade 6:

Attention 6th grade band members: Please remember to have your instrument and music in school tomorrow (Tues. 5/5) for the dress rehearsal assembly.

Mrs. Lamoly: ELA- Vocab 13 p. 83 all; Continue to write beginning and middle of short story…due Friday.


Ms. Harrington: Science Homework - Due: Tuesday--complete the worksheet, "Layers of the Atmosphere."

Carminito: A Block: page 75 #21, 25, 26, 27, 30, 32, 35, 37, 38; chapter test and binder check Friday: D & E Block: 8-4 worksheet; quiz Friday: F & G Block: 8-11 worksheet; chapter test and binder check Friday; project due May 18

Mrs. White: Read 20 minutes and record in log; C Block-Complete journal; G Block-signed log, worksheet, paragraph.


Mrs. Reed: Picture Dictionary due Wed