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Dive Deep for Education, 4th Annual Georgetown Education Foundation Gala. March 31, 2012

2012-01-25T12:47:00.002-05:00

Dive Deep for Education
Save the date for the 4th Annual Georgetown Education Foundation Gala –
Under The Sea: Dive Deep for Education
Saturday, March 31, 2012
The Black Swan Country Club, Georgetown

This fabulous evening of auctions, music, dining and dancing will raise money to support technology, art and science initiatives in our schools. The GEF will be awarding $32,000 in grants to our dedicated teachers and administrators at the Gala this year!
To purchase tickets, make a donation or buy advertising in the program guide visit www.georgetowneducationfoundation.net. Dive Deep for Education!

Deanna's Fund

2011-09-26T08:39:00.002-04:00

On Wednesday, September 21, 2011, all students participated in a Bullying Prevention play called Step Up.

Step Up is a play performed by Deanna's Educational Theater. Many thanks to the Georgetown PTA for sponsoring this important event.

Step Up consisted of two gender-based 30 minute performances followed by a 30 minute interactive discussion with the actors. These plays helped our students to recognize the different types of bullying and helped them to develop peaceful solutions to dealing with difficult issues. The progam emphasized the important role your student has in preventing bullying. This program will help all children understand the important role that we all play in making our community a safe and respectful place for all.

If your child is being bullied, has friends being bullied or if your child is exhibiting bullying behaviors, we encourage you to contact the school to discuss your concerns.

We look forward to working with you to accomplish our goal of creating a safe and bully free school.

September Updates

2011-09-22T14:53:00.002-04:00

Hello. Welcome to our Middle School Blog!

I am writing today with some updates for you as we cruise toward the end of September. First and foremost, let me thank each and every one of you for the warm welcome you have given me.I feel very lucky to be a part of the Georgetown Community.

In MCAS news, we anticipate that the 2011 Student Test results will be mailed on September 26, 2011. We are actively working on reviewing individual and group data from all subjects and grade levels, and will be using that information to guide our instructional decisions throughout the upcoming year.

On September 27th, there will be a Math meeting in the High School Auditorium from 6-7 p.m. The meeting will of a general information nature, and will describe the placement process for students, as well as curriculum questions.

In locker news, we have received 15 new lockers which have been installed and are ready for assignment. 3 dozen new locks are on order to replace old locks, and we expect delivery in the next week. When these are installed, it should bring the final chapter of the Locker Saga to a happy ending.

I will be posting on this blog on a regular basis. Feel free to contact me with any information, questions or comments.

Sincerely,

Brian Gill, Principal GMS

gillb@georgetown.k12.ma.us

Updates and Homework for 6/23:

2009-06-23T09:56:00.001-04:00

All Students:
Anyone interested in a DVD copy of the 8th Grade Memories for the Class of 2013, please contact Nancy Nowak at nancysnowak@comcast.net. A $10 donation will go to the Class of 2013 fund.

Have a wonderful summer - It was an honor to work with all of you and best of luck in the future!
-Mr. Bruno

Updates and Homework for 6/18 AND 6/19:

2009-06-19T14:04:00.002-04:00

All Students:
BRING IN YOUR RENTED TEXTBOOKS IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY!!!

Grade 8:
NO HOMEWORK!

Grade 7:
Mrs. Hickey- All Classes:
All students took the last quiz on mitosis, heredity and genetics today. I will return it Monday. Students also got back the last lab report of the year- “Taking a Class Survey”. This lab report counted 2 times toward their lab average. The students are expected to have it signed and returned Monday, as usual. That’s all!

DIFRUSCIO: I am collecting textbooks tomorrow for E&F blocks and Monday for A&B blocks. Also please return the CED roms you signed out if you have one at home.
Thank you!

Mrs. Husak
No homework
Please bring in your math books to be collected. Thank you.

Mrs. Weldon
Grade 7 Language Arts

No Homework!

Summer Reading: My Brother, My Sister, and I, by Yoko Kawashima Watkins

Grade 6:
Science Homework
Due: Monday—Name That Star! Students have already chosen a star from our giant hall poster that has a picture of the summer constellations. Students will be creating a rough draft that will be transferred to a more authentic certificate. On this certificate students will need to follow questions 1-9. Each question is worth 10 points. The final 10 points will be for overall neatness.

Updates and Homework for 6/18:

2009-06-18T09:41:00.005-04:00

All Students:
Make sure to return your book rentals if you rented textbooks!!!!

Grade 8:
Graduation is just around the corner: Monday @ 3:30!

Mongeau:
No homework for the rest of the year!

Mrs. Girard: 8th grade-nada!

Grade 7:
Mrs. Weldon
All Classes: Poetry Books are due tomorrow—Class time will be given to complete the books

Mrs. Girard: 7th grade- brochures are due tomorrow!

Grade 6:
Ms. Harrington: Science Homework
Due: Monday—Name That Star! Students have already chosen a star from our giant hall poster that has a picture of the summer constellations. Students will be creating a rough draft that will be transferred to a more authentic certificate. On this certificate students will need to follow questions 1-9. Each question is worth 10 points. The final 10 points will be for overall neatness.

White: None

Updates and Homework for 6/17:

2009-06-17T10:48:00.006-04:00

All Students:
A reminder for all students and families that rented textbooks this year: Your books must be returned no later than this Friday, June 19th! Please turn in your rented books to Mr. Bruno or Ms. Francis. Thank you.

From the Health Office:
Parents,
Please pick up your children’s medicines before the last day of school. Have a happy, healthy summer!!
Mary Beth Doherty/ School Nurse

REMINDER: LAST DAY TO ORDER A MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARBOOK WILL BE FRIDAY!

Grade 8:
Math Gr 8 Mrs. Reed: REMINDER: tomorrow and Friday are you Math Final days. Bring your textbook to turn in. Bring a pencil! No pencil – points off your final.

Mrs. Girard: 8th grade-vocab quiz 11.2 tomorrow CANCELLED!!! NO HOMEWORK!

Grade 7:
Mrs. Husak: A – page 379 # 1-3, 8-9, 11-13 – Quiz tomorrow on surface area and volume of prisms and cylinders; B – page 600 # 2-16 even and # 17 – quiz tomorrow on sections 11.1-11.3; E – see B however quiz will be on Friday due to short block tomorrow; F- quiz tomorrow on probability sections 9.1, 9.3, 9.4. I will begin to collect books on Friday so please bring in your books.

Mrs. Girard: 7th grade-brochures due tomorrow!

Grade 6:
Math Enrichment Gr 6 Mrs. Reed: Bring in anything you might need to finish your stock portfolio cover.

Mrs. Lamoly: Enjoy the afternoon- no homework!

Mrs. Carminito: A Block: study for test and binder check Friday; D & E Block: study for test and binder check Friday; quiz redo’s; F & G Block: 10-4 worksheet; study for quiz Friday.

Mrs. Fulton’s 6th grade: Any student who has not completed “My Nutritional Guide to Good Health,” should complete the package at home and turn in as soon as possible. We have devoted much class time to this project, and it will have a significant impact on grades for 4th quarter.

Tuesday, June 16th

2009-06-15T09:11:00.008-04:00

Sports:
ALL JV BASEBALL PLAYERS: There will be an end of the year meeting this Wednesday, June 17th, at 2:30 in the Health Room. Please bring your clean uniform with you, if you haven’t returned it in already. See Coach Daron if you can’t make it to the meeting.

Anyone interested in running cross country next fall should attend a brief meeting with Mr. Masys in the Health room after school on Tuesday, June 16.

MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARBOOKS ARE BACK ON SALE.
we have a limited number of extras for those students who did not pre order and will take orders on a first come first serve basis. The last orders will be taken Friday.
Yearbooks are distributed in the middle school on Monday June 22.
Students need to bring in a check (in an envelope with the child’s name and homeroom teacher on it) for $24 to Georgetown Middle School. These should be brought their homeroom teachers.

Grade 8:

Important Note for Graduation Dismissal:
We are not encouraging dismissals for the completion ceremony however if you feel it is imperative that your child get dismissed the following procedure is required:
No phone call dismissals will be accepted. Notes must be in to the main office by Friday, June 19. No dismissals before 11:00 am. No exceptions!

Fieldtrip to Cedardale tomorrow, bring a bag lunch or you can purchase lunch at the camp! Bring towel, bathingsuit, sunscreen, hat and money to play mini golf!

BMI Parent Notice:
For children in grades 7 and 10, the state mandated Body Mass Index (BMI) data report will be enclosed and mailed home with student report cards. BMI is an indicator of health and development and simply a screening tool to measure growth over time. It is not a diagnosis. If you have any questions, please contact Cathy Riccio, School Nurse Leader at 978-352-5790, ext. 532.

**Note to all parents and students that there are still some outstanding balances on School Lunch Accounts? All accounts must be paid in full as soon as possible. ***

White
Read 20 minutes and record in log.
F Block-signed log and worksheet
All blocks-book reviews due not later than Friday, June19.

Mrs. Rydbeck
Mrs. Rydbeck
All classes: No homework.
Reminder: If you have not returned your math book to me, please find it and give it to me.

Bailey:
No homework for the rest of the year!
Mongeau:
Bring in your textbook to return.

Lynne Sheridan
No homework for the rest of the year!

Mrs Reed:
pg. 592 # 1, 12 – 17 all. Tomorrow, meet in Mrs. Rybeck’s room. To do: pg.582 #5-15, 18 – 20 all. Reminder: Final on Thursday and Friday. Bring your textbooks to turn in.

Grade 7:
SCHAUERMAN
SCIENCE - Test on Cells & Heredity on Thursday.
MATH - No homework

Mrs. Husak
All classes are to make sure they completed Monday night’s homework for tomorrow.

Mrs. Hickey-
All Classes:
For those students who passed in all of the 9 biome/animal project questions on time and chose to complete the project: A reminder that this extra credit project is due tomorrow (as the outline indicated).
A and B blocks: the 3 Analyze and Conclude questions from the “Take a Class Survey” Lab are due tomorrow. You got an extra day because of the Olympics today. The lab will count 2 times toward your lab average.
All students: As announced last week, the final quiz of the year will be this Thursday (June 18th). It will cover mitosis, heredity, genetics.etc… All of the information we have been talking about in class. You should study the notes we took in class, as well as the 2 mitosis sheets and Punnett squares worksheet. Don’t forget the pages in the book that correspond to the information.

Grade 6
Mrs. Fulton’s 6th grade: Any student who has not completed “My Nutritional Guide to Good Health,” should complete the package at home and turn in as soon as possible. We have devoted much class time to this project, and it will have a significant impact on grades for 4th quarter.

Updates and Homework for 6/10:

2009-06-10T14:37:00.002-04:00

All Students:
From Mr. Masys: If anyone is interested in running cross country next year, there is a meeting after school on Tuesday, June 16 in the health room.

A reminder to all 7th grade students: the peer mentor meeting will be held tomorrow in Ms. DiFruscio's room at 2:20!!! Ms. Francis and Mr. Bruno will be running the meeting.

PLEASE BE ADVISED – CHANGE OF VENUE FOR THE ROYAL RUMBLE!!!!
To those who have purchased tickets for this Saturday’s Football Game, because of the weather we anticipate that Georgetown football field will be unplayable this Saturday. Therefore, we have moved the game to Triton Regional High School, located off exit 55, Rt. 95 N in Newbury.
Tickets will be available at the gate on game day.
Kick off has been pushed to 1:30pm to allow the extra few minutes of travel time.
Thank you for supporting this event which we hope will have a tremendous impact on the athletic programs in the Georgetown Schools. The Boston Raven & Manchester Devils are looking forward to a great game.

MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARBOOKS ARE BACK ON SALE!
We have a limited number of extras for those students who did not pre order and will take orders on a first come first serve basis, giving grade 8 students priority! This week only we will take orders from grade 8 students. Beginning Monday we will take orders from all middle school students on a first come first serve basis. Yearbooks are distributed in the middle school on Monday June 22. Students need to bring in a check (in an envelope with the child’s name and homeroom teacher on it) for $24 to Georgetown Middle School. These should be brought their homeroom teachers.

Grade 8:
Important dates for Grade 8:
Finals:
Math final: June 10th and 11th
English final: June 10th and 11th
History: June 16 and 17th
Science: June 16th and 17th
Field Trips:
New York June 12th (arrival at school 5:30a.m)
Cedardale June 17th (during school cost is $15 please send in a check made out to GMHS)Graduation:
June 22 (3:30 to 5:30)

Ms. Bailey: Lesson 29 exercises are due for correction tomorrow.

Mrs. Rydbeck: All classes: No Homework. Remember to bring $15 (Check, no cash) for Cedardale and $24 (check, no cash) for year book for those who have not paid.

Mrs. Girard: Study for vocab quiz 11-1 TOMORROW.

Mrs. Reed: pg. 590 #1 – 3, 7 – 10, 15 – 22 all

Grade 7:
Mrs. Hickey- All classes:
We are studying mitosis. Students are to copy the green diagrams that appear on pages 64-65 of their textbook. They should label the diagrams (for example,
“prophase”) and what they can in the diagram (spindle fibers, chromosomes, etc) but they do NOT have to copy all of the captions next to the diagrams. I gave students a piece of unlined white paper to work on.
Also- in regards to the biome/animal project. I told the students who have not been passing the project homework ( 2 or 3 questions a night) in on time not to complete the project (model of a biome or animal). The project is open to those students who have done the homework completely and on time, for extra credit, as a quiz grade. Students have and will receive credit for all of the questions they turned in. If they did not do the homework it is a zero, as usual. The last of the 9 questions were due today. I do not think 2 questions a night, 9 total in a week, is too much for 7th grade. Unfortunately, some students have not followed through with their assignments.
Finally, the last quiz of the year in Science will be next Thursday, June 18th. It will cover the topics we are studying now.Students will have study sheets as well as their text. This is NOT a cumulative final exam, and will count as much as any other quiz they have taken.

Mrs. Husak:
A – finish # 3, 4, 5 on the worksheet on Surface Area of Cylinders
B – no homework
E – we will have part II of chapter 7 test tomorrow so keep on studying
F - page 394-395 # 1-16 all
All classes will not have a cumulative as previously planned. We would not have enough time to review as we are busy finishing up current topics.

Mrs. Morrison:
A – Study for voc. final. Ch. 7 reading questions #2 and 8
B – Weekly voc. assignments
E and F – Drama groups must have all costumes and props in by Thursday.

Ms. DiFruscio: Grade 7 Students have been working on Olympics projects in class. Things are looking good. Reminder- all work except typing should be done IN CLASS to ensure fair competition. This has been the rule since day one…

Mrs. Girard: work on travel brochure. Due June 18th.

SCHAUERMAN: SCIENCE- Complete mitosis worksheet if you did not finish it in class. MATH -Please do not use calculators when solving these problems: Page 534 #1-4, page 535 #1 - 5, page 536 #3 - 7, page 538 #1 -6, #13 -17, Page 541 # 1 -7.

Mrs. Weldon: Study for Vocabulary Final (quiz) on Friday. Complete projects.

Grade 6:
Mrs. White: Read 20 minutes and record in log.
F & G blocks working on god/goddess project
D block-signed log and project.

Mrs. Lamoly: Vocab Lesson 15 pp. 96-97 Reading Comprehension and True/False
Lesson 15 is on Quizlet.com…search vocab15…no space no capitals.

Mrs. Fulton’s 6th grade: Any student who has not completed “My Nutritional Guide to Good Health,” should complete the package at home and turn in as soon as possible. We have devoted much class time to this project, and it will have a significant impact on grades for 4th quarter.

Mrs. Reed: Finish the Sale Shopping worksheet if you have not turned it in already

Updates and Homework for 6/9:

2009-06-09T14:35:00.003-04:00

All Students:
PLEASE BE ADVISED – CHANGE OF VENUE FOR THE ROYAL RUMBLE!!!!
To those who have purchased tickets for this Saturday’s Football Game, because of the weather we anticipate that Georgetown football field will be unplayable this Saturday. Therefore, we have moved the game to Triton Regional High School, located off exit 55, Rt. 95 N in Newbury.
Tickets will be available at the gate on game day.
Kick off has been pushed to 1:30pm to allow the extra few minutes of travel time.
Thank you for supporting this event which we hope will have a tremendous impact on the athletic programs in the Georgetown Schools. The Boston Raven & Manchester Devils are looking forward to a great game.

Attention 7th grade parents: we are starting a peer mentoring program for incoming 8th graders for next fall! Many students came home this week with applications and a teacher nomination letter to become peer mentors. During the last week of August, a group of 25-30 incoming 8th graders will take part in a one day training, along with the high school peer mentors, and assist in running the 6th grade orientation. Peer mentors will be matched with a small group of incoming 6th grade students throughout the school year (meeting with mentees once/month to do a variety of activities). Most meetings will occur outside of the realm of the academic day.

Ms. Francis and I are holding an informational meeting for students who received applications and letters and for any other student who is interested in becoming a peer mentor. The meeting will be held this Thursday, June 11, in Ms. DiFruscio's room from 2:20-2:45.

MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARBOOKS ARE BACK ON SALE.
we have a limited number of extras for those students who did not pre order and will take orders on a first come first serve basis, giving grade 8 students priority!
This week only we will take orders from grade 8 students.
Beginning Monday we will take orders from all middle school students on a first come first serve basis. Yearbooks are distributed in the middle school on Monday June 22.
Students need to bring in a check (in an envelope with the child’s name and homeroom teacher on it) for $24 to Georgetown Middle School. These should be brought their homeroom teachers.

Grade 8:
Mrs. Rydbeck: A and E Blocks- We will start the final exam tomorrow and finish it on Thursday if needed. F and G Blocks- Please start to review for the final exam, the final exam will be next week Monday and Tuesday. All classes: Please look for your math textbooks and I will be collecting it after the final.

Mongeau: Three case studies on Famous Supreme Court Cases/ Due tomorrow
***Final Exam Monday and Tuesday June 15th and 16th***** Study Guides have been given

Mrs. Reed: pg. 589 #1-5, 7-20,22-24 all

Mrs. Girard: E, F, G 8th grade-Activities 4 and 5 page 213.
Vocab quiz for section 11-2 on THURSDAY of this week.

Grade 7:
Mrs. Morrison
A – Study for voc. final. Answer the 6 assigned reading questions.
B – Assigned weekly voc. assignments – work on reading project

Mrs. Husak:
A-finish page 315 # 3, 4, page 371 #12-25, page 521 # 21
B-study chapter 7 up through section 7.6 – extra points on test page 393-395 # 8-39
E- see B
F – finish worksheet C – 63
All classes will have a cumulative test next week after the Olympics

Mrs. Schauerman:
SCIENCE - Page 68 # 1-4
MATH - Chapter 8 Test tomorrow! Please study using the study guide & practice solving the suggested problems. Remember you do not need to memorize all of the formulas- you will be given the MCAS formula sheet. B-block - Quiz corrections are due Thursday.

Mrs. Hickey- All classes:
Students have the last 2 of 9 questions to answer about their animal or biome project. Due tomorrow. Late work not accepted.

Mrs. Girard: 7th grade-We are working on a travel brochure project. It is due on June 18th. Students had class time today and we will be going to the computer lab again tomorrow. They will need to work on project at home to finish for the 18th.

Grade 6:
Mrs. Lamoly: A, D, E and G- Finish up Project and Vocab 15 p95-all; F block- (just beginning project) work on it for 15 mins.

Mrs. Reed: Finish up percent worksheet if not done in class.

Mrs. Fulton’s 6th grade: Any student who has not completed “My Nutritional Guide to Good Health,” should complete the package at home and turn in as soon as possible. We have devoted much class time to this project, and it will have a significant impact on grades for 4th quarter.

White: Read 20 minutes and record in log. C Block-signed log.

Mrs. Harrington: Science Homework
Due: Thursday—complete the information on the worksheet, “Our Solar System.” Students should record a minimum of one planet per day.
Due: Tuesday--complete the worksheet “Our Solar System 2.” In this worksheet, students get a good visual of the planets in their orbits.

Updates and Homework for 6/8:

2009-06-09T07:45:00.002-04:00

Updates and Homework for 6/5:

2009-06-05T14:08:00.002-04:00

Updates and Homework for 6/4:

2009-06-04T13:49:00.007-04:00

Updates and Homework for 6/3:

2009-06-03T14:47:00.003-04:00

Grade 8:
Important dates for Grade 8:
Finals:
Math final: June 10th and 11th
English final: June 10th and 11th
History: June 16 and 17th
Science: June 16th and 17th

Field Trips:
New York June 12th (arrival at school 5:30a.m)
Cedardale June 17th (during school cost is $15 please send in a check made out to GMHS)

Graduation:
June 22 (3:30 to 5:30)

Mongeau: No homework

Ms. Bailey: Lesson 28 vocab exercises due tomorrow. Test on the lesson Friday. Remember….book reports are due June 10th. English final exam June 10/11

Mrs. Rydbeck: A Block- Good job on the fraction quiz today. We will continue to review for the final exam which is next Thursday.
E Block- Final exam will be next Wednesday and Thursday.
F and G Block- Start to put worksheets together and review for the final exam which is June 15th and 16th. Final exam will be on Chapter 6,7,8,9,10, look at chapter wrap up and chapter assessment on the end of each chapter.

Mrs. Reed: pg 585 #1 – 20 all

Mrs. Girard: 8th grade E, F, G
Split sheet for vocabulary chapter 11 section 1

Mrs. Sheridan: All Blocks:
Continue to complete the research questions for your chosen alternative/renewable energy source. You should have all notes for one or more of your sources (web site, book, etc.). Use www.EasyBib.com to set up each citation. If you need another packet or rubric it will be available on TeacherWeb today after 4:30 pm. Project due date is Tuesday, June 9th. We will work on it as much as possible in class; however, you are responsible for completing the project on time.

Grade 7:
Mrs. Morrison - A – Voc. assignments for Lesson 30 – study both lessons 29 and 30 for a test on Fri. – Ch. 3 and 4 quiz questions for Call of the Wild
B – Answer the two reading questions assigned – voc. assignments for lesson 29
E and F – work on current events article

Mrs. Husak: A – worksheet 147 Area of circles # 1 -7 all; B – page 379 # 4- 22 evens – quiz Friday on sections 7.4, 7.5, 7.6; E – see B; F – page 379 # 2, 4, 6, 8, 12 – quiz on surface area and volume!!!

SCHAUERMAN: SCIENCE - Complete the guided reading packet if you did not finish it in class. then complete the cell division packet. MATH: B-block - Reteach 8-9, # 1 -4 & Practice 8-9 # 6, 10, 13, 14; E-block - Study for quiz on Surface Area of rectangular prisms & cylinders

Mrs. Hickey- All Classes:
There is a quiz tomorrow on the rocky shore. Students should have a crossword puzzle with pictures on the back to study from They should also have notes on biotic and abiotic factors that influence rocky shore life, and a paper about tides. On the biome or animal project- Students will be assigned 3 questions to answer that are due on Monday. As I am assigning only 2 or 3 questions at a time I am not accepting late work on this project. I made that very clear to the students in class- even to the point of telling them the specific grades they could achieve if they missed one or two questions. Some of the students are already “on vacation”. I am concerned that they are not putting forth much effort as I am seeing the quality and quantity of work being passed in decline. I am holding students accountable for their work (or lack of it) up until the last day of school. Thank you for your support.

Mrs. Weldon:
All Classes: Vocabulary Lesson 30 due tomorrow, Test on Friday, Final test on all words on Friday, June 12
A-Block: Read Chapter 6 –The Call of the Wild—answer all questions
B-Block: Read up to p. 95 –The Call of the Wild—answer #1-4
E-Block: Read Chapter 6 –The Call of the Wild—answer all questions
F-Block: The Call of the Wild—Reader Response questions

Grade 6:
Mrs. Lamoly: No Homework!

Carminito: A Block: 8-3 worksheet; quiz Friday; rough draft due Friday; project due June 15
D & E Block: Reteaching 9-4 worksheet; quiz Friday
F Block: 9-7 worksheet; quiz Friday; chapter test and binder check Wednesday
G Block: quiz Friday; chapter test and binder check Wednesday

Mrs. Fulton’s 6th grade: Any student who has not completed “My Nutritional Guide to Good Health,” should complete the package at home and turn in as soon as possible. We have devoted much class time to this project, and it will have a significant impact on grades for 4th quarter.

White:
Read 20 minutes and record in log
D Block. Signed log and worksheet
F & G Blocks work on mythology project.

Ms. Harrington: Science Homework
Due: Thursday—read the “Stars and Our Universe” handout. Also, bring in a small box (preferably a shoe box) for the “Solar System Diorama” (this is an in-school project). I will have many supplies available, but students may want to consider bringing in some of their own items since supplies are limited.

Mrs. Reed: Finish Proportional Picture worksheet if not done in class

Updates and Homework for 6/2:

2009-06-02T15:18:00.002-04:00

Grade 8:
Important Dates for Grade 8:
June 12th ~ All students will be going to New York/No classes
June 17th~ All students will be going to Cedardale/ No classes
June 22nd~ Award Ceremony B/C block
June 22nd Graduation at 3:30

Mrs. Rydbeck:
A Block- Study for the fraction quiz tomorrow.
E Block- No Homework.
F Block- No homework.
G Block- Practice 10-3mixed # 1-13.

Mongeau: Pages 240-247/ Vocabulary divided page.

Mrs. Reed: pg. 584 #1 – 20 all #23 – 35 all

Ms. Bailey: Continuing with Lesson 28 exercises, all due Thursday. It is very important to be reading the book report book a little each day so the report can be turned in on Wednesday, June 10th. This grade is very important for the 4th quarter and should be given ample time for quality work.

Grade 7:
Mrs. Morrison:
A – Finish reading ch. 3 and answer assigned questions – voc. assignments for lesson 30
B – Voc. assignments - flashcards

Mrs. Hickey- All Classes:
Students received the outline for the Biome or Animal project, including the parent slip to be signed and returned tomorrow. Each student is to answer 2 of the 9 questions on the outline- due tomorrow- even if they are working with a partner.

Mrs. Husak
A – The back of the circumference worksheet # 1- 6, calculators may be used but everyone needs to show the work
B – worksheet 7.5 both sides evens only – quiz Friday on sections 7.4, 7.5, 7.6
E - see B
F- workbook page 74 # 1- 12 all – show work, calculators can be used to find the surface area

Mrs. Schauerman: SCIENCE - Read & Highlight Cells, the Basic Unit of Life packet and answer questions. MATH - B-block - Surface area worksheet # 1 - 5; E-block - Practice 8-9 worksheet # 1-13 odd & 14.

DiFruscio: ROME EXTRA CREDIT TOMORROW!!!! See below -these choices were handed out at the start of May.A.Hmwk grade Complete the Student Web Activity for Chapters 8 & 9. When you complete it, email it or print it out difrusciod@georgetown.k12.ma.usB.Hmwk grade Page 283 Green reading Checks, Q 3 & 5 PQA allC.Hmwk grade Page 294 Question 7 (1 page)D.Quiz grade Question # 24 on page 367. Read & produce a written response. (1 Page typed, 12 point font, double spaced, 1 inch margins)E.Quiz grade Read pages 311-316 “A Wild Goose Chase”. Answer questions 1-5 (question 5 should be 2 paragraphs)F.Quiz grade Create an Informational Poster: Answer question 27 on page 367. Put the information you find into a chart on an informational poster.

Grade 6:
Mrs. Carminito: A Block: 8-2 worksheet; quiz Friday; rough draft of project due Friday; project due June 15; D & E Block: 8-10 worksheet; quiz Friday; F Block: 9-7 worksheet; quiz Friday; G Block: 9-8 worksheet; quiz Friday.

Mrs. Fulton’s 6th grade: Any student’s who have not completed “My Nutritional Guide To Good Health,” should complete the package at home and turn in as soon as possible. We have devoted much class time to this project, and it will have a significant impact on grades for 4th quarter.

Mrs. Harrington: Science Homework. Due: Wednesday—complete the worksheet, Earth’s Moon. Also, bring in a small box (preferably a shoe box) for the “Solar System Diorama” (this is an in-school project). I will have many supplies available, but students may want to consider bringing in some of their own items since supplies are limited.

Mrs. Lamoly: Same as last night - all classes.

Updates and Homework for 6/1:

2009-06-01T13:51:00.004-04:00

All Students:
***Please remember to settle your lunch account - many students in the middle school have outstanding balances and students will no longer be allowed to charge a lunch starting June 1.

Grade 8:
Important Dates for Grade 8:
June 12th ~ All students will be going to New York/No classes
June 17th~ All students will be going to Cedardale/ No classes
June 22nd~ Award Ceremony B/C block
June 22nd Graduation at 3:30

Ms. Mongeau: Read pages 240-247 create chart on the "Roles of the President"

Ms. Bailey: Vocabulary 28 flash cards and 5Xeach….All students should be doing some reading in their book report books each night. Mobile book reports are due Wednesday, June 10th.
We will also be having a final exam in English on June 10th and 11th.

Mrs. Sheridan: A-Block only: Roller Coaster Lab due date has been changed to Wednesday, June 3rd.

Mrs. Girard: read “el pueblo de tontos” pages 184-185. Answer questions from Informate and Aplicación. In Aplicacion you are to write your own ending to the story. It should be a minimum of 5 good sentences.

Mrs. Reed: pg. 583 # 1- 49 all

Grade 7:
Schauerman: SCIENCE - Complete the Cells Review worksheet. MATH - B-block - page 339 #15 -20; E-block - Surface Area worksheet # 1-5.

Ms. DiFruscio: CURRENT EVENTS DUE TOMORROW. ROME EXTRA CREDIT DUE BY WED. See below -these choices were handed out at the start of May.
A.Hmwk grade Complete the Student Web Activity for Chapters 8 & 9. When you complete it, email it or print it out difrusciod@georgetown.k12.ma.us
B.Hmwk grade Page 283 Green reading Checks, Q 3 & 5 PQA all
C.Hmwk grade Page 294 Question 7 (1 page)
D.Quiz grade Question # 24 on page 367. Read & produce a written response. (1 Page typed, 12 point font, double spaced, 1 inch margins)
E.Quiz grade Read pages 311-316 “A Wild Goose Chase”. Answer questions 1-5 (question 5 should be 2 paragraphs)
F.Quiz grade Create an Informational Poster: Answer question 27 on page 367. Put the information you find into a chart on an informational poster.

Mrs. Weldon: Vocabulary Lesson 30 due on Thursday, Test on Friday. A-Block: Read Chapter 4-Answer questions #1-6 Call of the Wild; B-Block: Read Chapter 5-Answer questions All odd numbers Call of the Wild; E-Block: Read Chapter 4-Answer questions #1- 8 Call of the Wild; F-Block: Read Chapter 6-Answer questions #1-6 Call of the Wild.

Mrs. Hickey: Blocks A and B are to write the function of the parts of an animal cell. E and F blocks will have this for homework tomorrow. I also wanted people to think about which end-of-the-year project they would like to do- the biome project or animal project. An outline will be passed out tomorrow.

Mrs. Morrison
A - Reading questions for Call of the Wild
B - voc. assignments
E and F - Current events article

Grade 6:
Mrs. Reed: Block A turn in signed progress reports and field trip money.

Mrs. Lamoly: A, D, E, G can work on poster project. F block- rd pp. 106-116 in Gold Dust. Choose a quote that you liked (from those pages) and explain why you chose it.

Mrs. Carminito: A Block: page 328-330 #1-30; quiz Friday; D & E Block: 9-3 worksheet; quiz Friday; F Block: 9-6 worksheet; quiz Friday; G Block: 9-7 worksheet; quiz Friday.

Mrs. White: Read 20 minutes and record in log; C Block finish questions; G Block signed log and worksheet.

Updates and Homework for 5/29:

2009-05-29T13:18:00.003-04:00

Updates and Homework for 5/28:

2009-05-28T13:00:00.006-04:00

All Students:
Congratulations Georgetown Track Team!!! Both the boys and girls track teams finished their seasons in style yesterday beating Hamilton/Wenham to go undefeated this year. It is the first time both teams have accomplished such a feat.
Marissa Agganis, Jackie Rusolillo, Jackie Claveau, Holly Sullivan, Andrew Nowak, and Calvin Gonzalez were all part of record breaking performances in the perfect running conditions yesterday.
Track members will be meeting one more time next week to conclude the season.

***Please remember to settle your lunch account - many students in the middle school have outstanding balances and students will no longer be allowed to charge a lunch starting June 1.

Mrs. Fulton’s After School Cooking Club will be meeting again TODAY, May 28th from 2:15- 3:30! Thanks to the Healthy Choices Grant, we will be meeting at no cost to prepare a yummy salad buffet (both fruit and veggie salads). See Mrs. Fulton to sign up soon, as there will be a limit of 24 students.

Grade 8:
Important Dates for Grade 8:
June 12th ~ All students will be going to New York/No classes
June 17th~ All students will be going to Cedardale/ No classes
June 22nd~ Award Ceremony B/C block
June 22nd Graduation at 3:30

Mrs. Reed: Reteach & Practice 10-1 and 10-2 odds

Mongeau:
Quiz tomorrow on Legislative Branch. Use your notes to study!

Mrs. Sheridan:
C, E, F, G BLOCKS: Roller Coaster Lab Report due Friday, May 29- go to homework documents to download the lab report template. *Answer all questions PQA.* Include a sketch of the final design of your roller coaster.
A BLOCK: Roller Coaster Lab Report due Tuesday, June 2nd- go to homework documents to download the lab report template. *Answer all questions PQA.* Include a sketch of the final design of your roller coaster.

Grade 7:
Mrs. Husak
A-worksheet 146 # 1-6 ( word problems involving area of triangles) – quiz on Areas on Triangles and Trapezoids next week
B-page 374-375 # 26-48 even – quiz Tuesday on 7.5-7.7- Chapter 7 test next Friday
E-see B
F-page 356-357 # 2-34 even, # 50-54 even – quiz Tuesday on sections 8.5, 8.8, 8.9

Mrs. Schauerman: MATH: B-block - Reteach 8-8 & Practice 8-8; E-block - Page 370 #1 - 11, 26 - 34. SCIENCE: F-block - Complete the tidal graph & answer the related questions.

Grade 6:
White: Read 20 minutes and record in log.

Ms. Harrington: Science Homework
Due: complete 3 days of the “Moon Log” for Friday. I will ask to see your 4 day moon log on Monday. Students are exploring the phases of the moon during our week-long moon walk but I’m asking them to continue to view the full lunar cycle during our final days. Complete the worksheet Phases, Eclipses, and Tides. I’m planning on reviewing tides tomorrow so do your best with those questions.

Mrs. Lamoly: No Homework!

Mrs. Carminito: No Homework!

Mrs. Reed: turn in signed progress reports and turn in field trip money

Updates and Homework for 5/27:

2009-05-27T13:02:00.003-04:00

All Students:
Congratulations Georgetown Track Team!!! Both the boys and girls track teams finished their seasons in style yesterday beating Hamilton/Wenham to go undefeated this year. It is the first time both teams have accomplished such a feat.
Marissa Agganis, Jackie Rusolillo, Jackie Claveau, Holly Sullivan, Andrew Nowak, and Calvin Gonzalez were all part of record breaking performances in the perfect running conditions yesterday.
Track members will be meeting one more time next week to conclude the season.

***Please remember to settle your lunch account - many students in the middle school have outstanding balances and students will no longer be allowed to charge a lunch starting June 1.

Mrs. Fulton’s After School Cooking Club will be meeting again next Thursday, May 28th from 2:15- 3:30! Thanks to the Healthy Choices Grant, we will be meeting at no cost to prepare a yummy salad buffet (both fruit and veggie salads). See Mrs. Fulton to sign up soon, as there will be a limit of 24 students.

Grade 8:
Important Dates for Grade 8:
June 12th ~ All students will be going to New York/No classes
June 17th~ All students will be going to Cedardale/ No classes
June 22nd~ Award Ceremony B/C block
June 22nd Graduation at 3:30

Mongeau:
Read pages 223-227 and complete the chart on page 227 (template given). How a Bill becomes a Law

Mrs. Reed: pg. 493 #1-23 all

Grade 7:
Mrs. Morrison: A and B – voc. assignments will be due Fri. E and F – Reread Ch. 10 Section 1 and review your notes on Jesus – quiz on Fri.

SCHAUERMAN: MATH - Quiz tomorrow on circles & circle graphs. Study sections 7-7, 7-8 & 8-4.

Grade 6:
Mrs. Lamoly: Vocab Review Lesson 13-14 Due Thursday

White: Read 20 minutes and record in log. D Block-signed log, worksheet and paragraph

Computer6 students are starting a unit on cyber bullying. The goal of the unit is to raise awareness about cyber bullying and to educate students how to handle bullying if they encounter it on-line. To begin the unit students viewed several short video clips. If you would like to see the clips you can access them by going to http://www.netsmartz.org/resources/reallife.htm#realcanttake . Also, we looked at the real life story of Ryan Halligan. For information on Ryan go to http://www.ryanpatrickhalligan.org/index.htm . As a culminating activity the students will create a mouse pad educating them and others about cyber bulling.

Updates and Homework for 5/26:

2009-05-26T14:33:00.002-04:00

All Students:
Important reminder to many students and parents: many of you need to bring in lunch payments! Please settle up these accounts ASAP as students will no longer be allowed to charge lunches as of June 1st. Thank you.

Mrs. Fulton’s After School Cooking Club will be meeting again next Thursday, May 28th from 2:15- 3:30! Thanks to the Healthy Choices Grant, we will be meeting at no cost to prepare a yummy salad buffet (both fruit and veggie salads). See Mrs. Fulton to sign up soon, as there will be a limit of 24 students.

Grade 8:
Important Dates for Grade 8:
June 12th ~ All students will be going to New York/No classes
June 17th~ All students will be going to Cedardale/ No classes
June 22nd~ Award Ceremony B/C block
June 22nd Graduation at 3:30

Mrs. Rydbeck: A Block- No homework. Remember to looking for your textbooks, I will be collecting it soon. F and G Blocks- Prepare for your Chapter 9 test tomorrow.

Mongeau:
Answer questions on page 217 2 a,b 3a,b and 4 a,b/ due tomorrow

Mrs. Reed: pg. 487 #1 – 13 all, #16 – 25 all, #27 – 32 all

Grade 7:
ALL GRADE 7 STUDENTS:
Come prepared for tomorrow’s field trip:
Shoes that can get wet (feel free to bring a change of shoes and socks in a backpack for the ride home)
Wet weather gear
A lunch and beverage

DiFruscio
Study for quiz/quest on Friday- Chapter 10 Section 1 and related notes

Mrs. Hickey: For ALL classes: Students received a packet that includes pictures of and information about the organisms we may see during our field trip on Wednesday. We did an acitivity in class today about tides, and will be using the packet on Tuesday for pre field trip activities, as well as on Wednesday (during the field trip) and Thursday (for post field trip activities). SO, it is REALLY important that the students do not lose their packet. I talked to them today about this. Students will receive a grade on the packet for classroom work, as well as credit for the other activities we did and will do related to the field trip. Thank you!!

Mrs. Husak
A – worksheet lesson 5 area of triangles # 1-7
B – page 373 # 4-22 even
E – see B
F – worksheet D - 62

Grade 6:
Lamoly ELA- 1. Vocab Review 13-14 Packet due Thurs. 2. Making Connections WKSHT

Mrs. Carminito: All classes: Final exam tomorrow

White
Read 20 minutes and record in log.
C Block-signed log.

Ms. Harrington: Science Homework
Due: complete the “Moon Log” for Friday and then again on Monday
Students are exploring the phases of the moon during our week-long moon wallk.

Updates and Homework for 5/22:

2009-05-22T13:39:00.003-04:00

All Students:
PROGRESS REPORTS ARE COMING HOME TODAY WITH STUDENTS!!!

Mrs. Fulton: Don’t forget to sign up for the after school Cooking Class on Thursday, May 28th! We will be making Salads and Smoothies.
The class is free and should end by 3:30. Space is limited, so sign up with Mrs. Fulton soon!

Grade 8:
Mongeau: No homework!

Mrs. Rydbeck: All classes: No homework. Have a good long weekend!

Mrs. Reed: Enjoy the weekend!

Ms. Bailey: No homework assigned over the holiday weekend. Enjoy your family activities!

Mrs. Girard: 8th grade- enjoy the long weekend! Vocab quiz 10-2 on WEDNESDAY!

Grade 7:
Mrs. Hickey:
A and B blocks: Students should do questions 1,2,and 3 under the Analyze and Conclude activity on pages 106-107.Some students are done already.
E and F blocks: Students should complete the double line graph of the tides that we started in class. Some students are done already.

SCHAUERMAN: No homework --Enjoy your long weekend.

Mrs. Husak: All classes no homework, enjoy the weekend and attend a Memorial Day ceremony.

Grade 6:
Science Homework
Due: Monday—report the phase of the moon over the weekend. If you don’t see the moon please look up the information on the internet under: moon phases.

Mrs. Lamoly: Have a great long weekend!

Mrs. Carminito: Final exam Wednesday
D& E Block: project due Tuesday

White
Read 20 minutes and record in log
F Block-signed log, worksheet and paragraph

Mrs. Reed: Enjoy your weekend!

Updates and Homework for 5/21:

2009-05-21T15:32:00.002-04:00

All Students:
Attention all parents: Principal, Peter Lucia is in the process of conducting initial interviews and developing a pool of finalists for the Middle School Assistant Principal position. Mr. Lucia would like to bring these finalists to the school on May 26th to meet a group of teachers, students and parents. Feedback from these groups will be extremely valuable to him as he makes his final choice. If you would like to be part of the parent group that meets these candidates, please let him now as soon as possible. You can reach him at 978-352-5790 or at luciap@georgetown.k12.am.us . Thank you!

Mrs. Fulton’s After School Cooking Club will be meeting again next Thursday, May 28th from 2:15- 3:30!
Thanks to the Healthy Choices Grant, we will be meeting at no cost to prepare a yummy salad buffet (both fruit and veggie salads).See Mrs. Fulton to sign up soon, as there will be a limit of 24 students.

Grade 8:
Important Dates for Grade 8:
June 12th ~ All students will be going to New York/No classes
June 17th~ All students will be going to Cedardale/ No classes
June 22nd~ Award Ceremony B/C block
June 22nd Graduation at 3:30

Mongeau:
United States Map/List the number of electors/congressional representation per state

Mrs. Girard: Act. 3 and 4 page 178

Mrs. Rydbeck: No Homework:

Ms. Bailey: Vocabulary and Spelling test Lesson 26 for all classes tomorrow

Grade 7:
DiFruscio
No homework. GREAT JOB ON TODAY’S ROMAN NUMERAL QUIZ!

Mrs. Husak:
A-perimeter worksheet both sides – quiz tomorrow on perimeter and are of parallelograms
B-page 369 checkpoint # 1-14 all – quiz tomorrow on sections 7.1-7.4
E-see B
F-worksheet D – 61

Mrs. Hickey-
Blocks A and B have Procedures 1,2,3,and 4 of the Activity on page 106-107 to complete for homework. A and B blocks were long today, so the students had time after the amphibian and reptile quiz to start the activity. Many students completed the procedures in class and do not have it for homework. Blocks E and F do not have homework tonight. Also, all students who took the fish quiz have now had it returned.

Schauerman: MATH - Quiz corrections due on Tuesday. B - block - Reteach 8-4 # 1 - 5 odd Practice 8-4 # 4 - 17. SCIENCE - No homework.

Grade 6:
Mrs. Carminito: All classes: designated review problems for final exam on Wednesday. D & E Block: project due Tuesday.

White
Read 20 minutes and record in log.
Book orders due 5/22

Harrington: Science Homework
Due: Friday—students are being asked to take a look at tonight’s sky and to make a small drawing of the moon.

Mrs. Lamoly: Go to the girls Varsity Softball game and support the team!

Updates and Homework for 5/20:

2009-05-20T19:28:00.003-04:00

All Students:
Attention all parents: Principal, Peter Lucia is in the process of conducting initial interviews and developing a pool of finalists for the Middle School Assistant Principal position. Mr. Lucia would like to bring these finalists to the school on May 26th to meet a group of teachers, students and parents. Feedback from these groups will be extremely valuable to him as he makes his final choice. If you would like to be part of the parent group that meets these candidates, please let him now as soon as possible. You can reach him at 978-352-5790 or at luciap@georgetown.k12.am.us . Thank you!

Mrs. Fulton’s After School Cooking Club will be meeting again next Thursday, May 28th from 2:15- 3:30!
Thanks to the Healthy Choices Grant, we will be meeting at no cost to prepare a yummy salad buffet (both fruit and veggie salads).
See Mrs. Fulton to sign up soon, as there will be a limit of 24 students.

Tomorrow is the last scheduled day for MCAS! 8th graders will be taking session 2 of Science and Engineering. Make-ups will be given as necessary for 6th and 8th grade tomorrow and Friday.

Grade 8:
Important Dates for Grade 8:
June 12th ~ All students will be going to New York/No classes
June 17th~ All students will be going to Cedardale/ No classes
June 22nd~ Award Ceremony B/C block
June 22nd Graduation at 3:30

Mongeau: No homework!

Mrs. Girard: 8th grade-Page 168 A and B, page 169 Act. 1

Mrs. Reed: pg. 561 # 1 – 21 all

Ms. Bailey: No new homework due to MCAS today and tomorrow. Vocabulary lesson 26 is still due tomorrow and there will be a quiz on Friday.

Grade 7:
DIFRUSCIO: ROMAN NUMERAL QUIZ Tomorrow: Be able to identify roman numerals for the following numbers (1,5,10,50,100,500,1000= I, V, X, L, C, D, M RESPECTIVELY) and to translate numbers in “English/Arabic” to roman numerals, correctly following the rules: ( NO MORE THAN 3 LETTERS OF THE SAME KIND IN A ROW EXCEPT M. NUMBERS SHOULD APPROPRIATELY FIT IN A PLACEMENT CHART. – thousands/hundreds/tens/one using the least amount of symbols necessary to create a number)

Mrs. Morrison:
A – all voc. assignments are due Thursday – type up your Fish Poem – Island on Bird Street test on Fri.
B- finish Holocaust sentences and study
E and F –Roman Numeral quiz tomorrow

SCHAUERMAN:
SCIENCE
F-block - Study for test on fish & amphibians
A-block - Read pages 101 -110
MATH
B-block - Page 320 -321 # 1, 2, 4 - 7, 9 - 14 , 17
E-block - Practice 8-4 # 4- 17

Mrs. Weldon
A and E Blocks: Vocabulary Lesson 28 due tomorrow, Project due on Friday
B and F Blocks: Read Chapter 1 Call of the Wild—answer questions, #1-8, Vocabulary Lesson 28 due tomorrow
All Classes: Personal Experience Essay due on Friday

Grade 6:
Mrs. Harrington: Science Homework—due Thursday—folder check. Also, complete the worksheet “How Big is Big? Where Do You Fit Into the Universe?

Mrs. Carminito: All classes: final exam next Wednesday
D Block: Reteaching9-2 perimeter only; project due Tuesday
E Block: check points through chapter 4; project due Tuesday
F Block: Reteaching 9-5 worksheet
G Block: checkpoints through chapter 4

White: Read 20 minutes and record in log. Book order due 5/22. D Block-signed log,poems

Mrs. Reed: Last picture dictionary due today

Updates and Homework for 5/19:

2009-05-19T18:07:00.002-04:00

All Students:
MCAS testing tomorrow: 6th grade will be finishing session 2 of math and grade 8 will begin session 1 of the Science and Engineering test.

Update from Mrs. Lyon:
Computer6 students are using their keying data they have collected in Excel to write a summary of their progress in Microsoft Word, although those students who have not learned all the keys yet are hand writing the report.
Computer7 students just completed PowerPoint’s and presentations on Internet Safety.
Computer8 students are in the process of learning to use Microsoft Word to type a properly formatted letter. They are responding to a letter I received from a student in Wisconsin.

Grade 8:
Important Dates for Grade 8
June 12th ~ All students will be going to New York/No classes
June 17th~ All students will be going to Cedardale/ No classes
June 22nd~ Award Ceremony B/C block
June 22nd Graduation at 3:30

Ms. Bailey: All classes are working on Lesson 26 in vocabulary…all exercises due Thursday with a test on Friday. We are still reading and discussing “The Pearl” by John Steinbeck each class is at a different spot in the reading.

Mrs. Girard: 8th grade-page 163 Act. 1-4

Mrs. Rydbeck: All classes: No homework. Science MCAS tomorrow morning.

Mongeau: Presentations are due tomorrow! Visual and oral

Grade 7:
DIFRUSCIO: ROMAN NUMERAL QUIZ THURSDAY: Be able to identify roman numerals for the following numbers (1,5,10,50,100,500,1000= I, V, X, L, C, D, M RESPECTIVELY) and to translate numbers in “English/Arabic” to roman numerals, correctly following the rules: ( NO MORE THAN 3 LETTERS OF THE SAME KIND IN A ROW EXCEPT M. NUMBERS SHOULD APPROPRIATELY FIT IN A PLACEMENT CHART.)

Mrs. Husak:
A – page 343 # 20-27 all
B – page 364 # 2-12 even
E – page 364 # 2-22 even
F – worksheet D – 57, D-58
Quizzes will be on Thursday or Friday

Mrs. Hickey- All classes:
The amphibian and reptile quiz originally scheduled for tomorrow has been put off until Wednesday. Students should study tonight and tomorrow. Some students have questions to finish from an article they read in class on Friday. Most students completed the work in class, but some students need additional time.

SCHAUERMAN: SCIENCE: A-block - Quiz on fish & amphibians tomorrow. Study for quiz. F-block - Complete the amphibians guided reading packet & Amphibians Review & Reinforce worksheet. Begin studying for Thursday's fish & amphibian quiz. MATH: B-block - Reteach 7-7 # 1- 8. E-block - Practice 7-7 worksheet

Grade 6:
Mrs. Lamoly: No homework…enjoy the glorious afternoon…have a great concert!

Mrs. Carminito: D Block: project due Tuesday. E Block: Reteaching 9-2 worksheet: perimeter only; project due Tuesday. G Block: circumference and area worksheet.

Mrs. White: Read 20 minutes and record in log. Book order due 5/22/09

Math Enrichment Gr. 6: last picture dictionary due tomorrow.

Mrs. Harrington: Science Homework:
Take a few minutes to look at the night sky and the many constellations! Thursday—folder check (1-17).

Updates and Homework for 5/18:

2009-05-18T13:20:00.004-04:00

All Students:
MCAS testing for this week: Grade 6 will start Math Session 1 tomorrow, session 2 on Wednesday. Grade 8 will start Science/Engineering test Wednesday (session 1) and finish session 2 on Thursday.

Principal, Peter Lucia is in the process of conducting initial interviews and developing a pool of finalists for the Middle School Assistant Principal position. Mr. Lucia would like to bring these finalists to the school on May 26^th to meet a group of teachers, students and parents. Feedback from these groups will be extremely valuable to him as he makes his final choice. If you would like to be part of the parent group that meets these candidates, please let him now as soon as possible. You can reach him at 978-352-5790 or at luciap@georgetown.k12.am.us . Thank you!

Grade 8:

Mrs.Rydbeck: A block- Chapter 3 Checkpoint 1 and Checkpoint 2. (Finish the front side of the worksheets); E block- No Homework. F and G Blocks- No homework.

Mongeau: Read pages 212 – 217 complete vocabulary worksheet/due tomorrow. Also your presentations are due Wednesday!

Mrs. Girard: Split sheet vocabulary 10-2

Grade 7:

SCHAUERMAN

MATH - Quiz tomorrow on sections 8-1 - 8-3. You need to know the formulas for area of trapezoid, triangles & parallelograms.

B-block Study for quiz & complete Page 521 # 2 - 7.

E-block - Study for quiz

SCIENCE - No homework

Mrs. Girard: Mi estacion favorita (describe weather of your favorite season)

Mrs. Husak

A- page 342-343 # 2-10all, 14-18 all, skip # 15

B- page 359-360 # 2-46 even

E – see B

F – worksheet D-51, D-52

Mrs. Weldon

All Classes; Vocabulary Lesson 28 due Thursday, Rough Draft-Personal Experience Essay due Wednesday, Final draft due on Friday

A-block: Review Sleeping Beauty

B-Block: “Annabelle Lee” Check Your Comprehension and Critical Thinking (p. 700)

E-Block: Read Chapters 30 and 31---Summarize

F-Block: Study for The Island on Bird Street Test

Mrs. Morrison

A –Voc. assignments for Lesson 28 – finish Island on Bird Street questions

B – Voc. assignments for lesson 28 – study Holocaust voc. for upcoming test

E and F – write 3-5 numbers to be converted into Roman Numerals – current event article

DiFruscio

FINISH VOCAB IF NOT DONE IN CLASS

CURRENT EVENTS DUE TOMORROW

Grade 6:

Mrs. Carminito: All classes: complete review sheet

White: Read 20 minutes and record in log; Book order due 5/22; G Block signed log and poems due.

MCAS TOMORROW!!!

Fantastic Phrases WKSHT

Updates and Homework for 5/13:

2009-05-13T15:11:00.002-04:00

Updates and Homework for 5/12:

2009-05-12T19:48:00.002-04:00

All Students:
Dance Team performance will be held on Thursday, May 28th at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for children under 10 years old. Come and support the dance team and see a fabulous show!

MCAS Testing this week!
Here is the schedule:

Grade 8:
Science Session 1: Wednesday, May 20
Science 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:

Grade 8:
Rydbeck: No Homework

Bailey: No Homework

Girard: Page 153 1-6. For number one remember to write TWO places that each person should go!

Reed: No Homework

Grade 7:
All grade 7 students:

In preparation for tomorrow’s MCAS: All students in grade 7 should get a good night’s rest tonight, have a healthy breakfast and bring a free reading book or magazine tomorrow.

PERMISSION SLIPS FOR THE FIELD TRIP ARE DUE BY THIS FRIDAY! Thanks to all the parents who have volunteered to chaperone. If you have not yet submitted for a CORI check please do so in the next day or 2 so we can bring you with us! Please contact Deb DiFruscio if you have any questions about this! difrusciod@georgetown.k12.ma.us

DiFruscio: Current Events were due today. At least 10 students did not pass these in. Please ask your students if they are one and encourage them to pass in ASAP as grades area deducted -10 pts for each day late and the average of all grades = a test grade!!!

Mrs. Husak
A- cumulative review worksheet (Ch 5) # 1-12
B– page 690 # 4, 7-9 all, 14-21 all – quiz tomorrow
E – page 690 # 4, 7-9 all, – quiz tomorrow
F – page 521 # 2-7 all

Mrs. Weldon: All Classes: Vocabulary Lesson 27 due on Friday, Test on Friday
A-Block; Common Usage Problems-pp. 244 & 246, Finish reading Chapter 28 and 29—complete a Reading Grid by combining the two chapters.
B-Block: Read “Fog” and answer questions--#1 an 2 Check Your Comprehension, Critical Thinking-#1
E-Block: Common Usage Problems-pp. 247 and 248 Read Sleeping Beauty and take notes
F-Block: Reading Grid-Chapter 18, Common Usage Problems.

SCHAUERMAN: SCIENCE - Essays on migratory fish due on Friday; MATH - No homework! Please arrive to school well rested so you can perform well on your Math MCAS!

Grade 6:
Carminito: A Block: 9-3 worksheet; quiz Friday
D & E Block: sum of interior angles worksheet; chapter test and binder check Friday; project due May 26
F & G Block: 9-3 worksheet; quiz Friday; project due Monday

Lamoly: ELA- Reading Comp. pp 90-91; T/F; Finish the Thought

Harrington: Science Homework
Due: Wednesday (the due date has been extended)
Students will be taking a weather vacation, to a location of their choosing, anywhere in 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. Students need to complete all the "analyze and conclude" questions (1-8) of their lab. Also, they will need to be sure and make their Wednesday predictions on Tuesday.
Weather sites:
Weather.com
Weatherbug.com
Accuweather.com
NOAA
Comcast.net
AOL.com
Google.com
Widget on tv
Yahoo.com
Weatherchannel.com
msn.com
cnn.com
bostonchannel.com

Reed: Picture dictionary due tomorrow

Updates and Homework for 5/11:

2009-05-11T13:11:00.004-04:00

All Students:
Dance Team performance will be held on Thursday, May 28th at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for children under 10 years old. Come and support the dance team and see a fabulous show!

MCAS Testing this 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:

Grade 8:
Mongeau: Research packet for amendment project due Tuesday including your work cited page (A and E Block have an extra day due to MCAS)

Mrs. Reed: no homework

Mrs. Rydbeck: No Homework

Mrs. Sheridan: For those who want a head-start:
HW for Tuesday, March 12
C, E, F, G Blocks: Motion Lab Report Due Wednesday, March 13
A Block: Motion Lab Due Thursday, March 13
Go to TeacherWeb.com (Massachusetts, GeorgetownMiddleHighSchool, Sheridan) to download the document for YOUR block – type and complete any questions you did not finish last week. Staple together (1) Motion Investigation lab report, (2) hand-drawn motion graph, and (3) computer generated graph and spreadsheet.
If you still need to print your computer graph and spreadsheet, ask Mrs. Sheridan to use the classroom computer to either send it to yourself to print at home. Be sure to ask me if you have any questions!

Ms. Bailey: No homework tonight due to MCAS this week.

Grade 7:
Mrs. Hickey- ALL classes:Students have a quiz on Fish that was announced last week. They have typed notes, a summary sheet that goes with the book, a diagram of a fish that we did and reviewed in class, a Fish “Review and Reinforce” worksheet and their textbook (to study from). We reviewed in class today and made a list of words they should know and may see on the word bank. Tuesday night: Some students need to copy the rough draft of their “Design a Fish” questions. All students should have finished the questions already and turned them in. I corrected questions 10,11,12, and 13 so that the students could fix these on the final draft if they needed to. The rest of the questions I can only correct once students have handed in the final copy of the fish they designed.( the picture). The due date for the picture has not been set as I do not want the paper going home yet. I am afraid it will get folded and/or torn. The students will complete the picture in class.

Mrs. Morrison:
A – Weekly voc. assignments – Grammar packet
B – Weekly voc. assignments – comprehension questions are due Wed.
E and F – Finish class work – C9S1 – Reading Check questions and p. 310 sect. 1 Review # 1-6

SCHAUERMAN:
MATH
B-block - 2007 MCAS packet Session 1
E-block - 2007 MCAS packet Session 2
SCIENCE
Begin working on 3 - 5 paragraph essay on human impacts on migratory fish. Remember to use examples from the Mass. Audubon articles and your new vocabulary words.

Ms. DiFruscio: Current Events due: all blocks; Also: all students should have c 9 s1 vocab (people and terms) done by tomorrow- this was assigned in class Friday and is make-up work for those who were out. Finally, extra credit- students who want extra credit to count on their progress grade need to pass it in no later than this Friday! Thanks!

Grade 6:
Mrs. Lamoly: 1. Vocab 14 (pp. 87-92)- Write the Correct Word and Complete the Sentence p. 89- vocab14 on Quizlet.com
2. Make an illustration of a part of the story we read in class: A and E blocks- The Midwife’s Apprentice; D and G block- Tuck Everlasting; F block- Gold Dust

White: Read 20 minutes and record in log; G Block-signed log, and poems

Mrs. Reed: Picture Dictionaries due Wed

Mrs. Harrington: Science Homework
Due: Wednesday (the due date has been extended)
Students will be taking a weather vacation, to a location of their choosing, anywhere in 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. Students need to complete all the "analyze and conclude" questions (1-8) of their lab. Also, they will need to be sure and make their Wednesday predictions on Tuesday.
Weather sites:
Weather.com
Weatherbug.com
Accuweather.com
NOAA
Comcast.net
AOL.com
Google.com
Widget on tv
Yahoo.com
Weatherchannel.com
msn.com
cnn.com
bostonchannel.com

Updates and Homework for 5/8:

2009-05-08T14:42:00.002-04:00

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:

2009-05-07T06:40:00.002-04:00

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:

2009-05-05T13:54:00.005-04:00

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:

2009-05-04T09:21:00.004-04:00

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

Updates and Homework for 5/1:

2009-05-01T13:46:00.003-04:00

All Students:
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

Support Georgetown HS Music at Barnes & Noble Sunday 5/3: The Georgetown HS Music Department is having fundraiser at the Barnes & Noble behind the North Shore Mall this Sunday, May 3. Simply mention the Georgetown Music Bookfair at the register (cafe included) and a portion of your bill will be automatically donated to the Georgetown HS Music department. Bookfair credit will be given from store opening to close. The Georgetown HS Jazz Band and the Georgetown HS A Cappella Club will be performing from 1 PM to 4 PM. Come get a great gift for Mother's Day and help out our active music program. Questions to David Kaminski, kaminski@georgetown.k12.ma.us.

The athletic department is looking for a couple of parents to be on a handbook subcommittee. We will be reviewing the Athlete-Parent Handbook. We will be meeting on Thursday, May 7th from 2:30PM – 4:30PM. If you are interested and available, please email Guy Prescott at Prescott@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. Reed: Practice 1-1 and 1-5 all

Mrs. Rydbeck: All Classes: No homework. Have a great weekend!

Grade 7:
Mrs. Husak
A- page 316-317 # 1-9 all
B- none
E – finish page 634 # 1-30 all
F – 7-8 Circle Graph worksheet, Statistics from a Circle Graph both sides

Mrs. Girard: study vocab 9.2 quiz Tuesday.

Ms. DiFruscio: We have reviewed Chapter 8 Sections 3 & 4 so students should be studying related vocaba nd focusing in on Julius Caesar, Augustus, Pax Romana and Good Emperors and Hadrian in the text.
Next week:
TUES 5/5: Current Event Due
No other written homework for SS for the next week.
THURS: test on Chapter 8 Sections 3 & 4, Chapter 9 Section 2

Mrs. Hickey:
I have been out sick for two days, thus no homework listed on the blog. Some students did have a worksheet or two to complete for homework Wednesday and/or Thursday, depending on what they accomplished in class. I left this information with the substitute and made the homework due today. It was collected today. Many students got back the Cricket Lab today. These should be signed and returned. Some students did an alternative assignment. These have not been handed back yet. There is no homework over the weekend. We are currently studying fish. Students were given an outline for the “Design a Fish” assignment. Their homework on Monday will be to work on it. Thanks!

Grade 6:
Mrs. Carminito: A Block: page 75 #20, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29; chapter test and binder check Friday
D & E Block: none
F & G Block: chapter 8 test and binder check Friday; project due May 18

Mrs. White: Read 20 minutes and record in log; D,F,G Blocks finish concrete poem; F block-signed log, worksheet, and paragraph.

Mrs. Harrington: Science Homework
Due: Monday—complete the worksheet “Air Pressure.”

Updates and Homework for 4/30:

2009-04-30T14:27:00.002-04:00

All Students:
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

Support Georgetown HS Music at Barnes & Noble Sunday 5/3: The Georgetown HS Music Department is having fundraiser at the Barnes & Noble behind the North Shore Mall this Sunday, May 3. Simply mention the Georgetown Music Bookfair at the register (cafe included) and a portion of your bill will be automatically donated to the Georgetown HS Music department. Bookfair credit will be given from store opening to close. The Georgetown HS Jazz Band and the Georgetown HS A Cappella Club will be performing from 1 PM to 4 PM. Come get a great gift for Mother's Day and help out our active music program. Questions to David Kaminski, kaminski@georgetown.k12.ma.us.

The athletic department is looking for a couple of parents to be on a handbook subcommittee. We will be reviewing the Athlete-Parent Handbook. We will be meeting on Thursday, May 7th from 2:30PM – 4:30PM. If you are interested and available, please email Guy Prescott at Prescott@georgetown.k12.ma.us.

From Mrs. Lyon: Computer6 – Continue to hone their keying skills. Computer7 – Is beginning a unit on Internet Safety. They will be covering computer security, intellectual property, cyber predators, and cyber bullying. Computer8 – Will advanced their Excel skills by working on a project related to their Velocity Lab: Eighth grade goes for a walk.

Grade 8:
Mongeau: Worksheet (study guide) to help with Quiz on Bill of Rights tomorrow.

Mrs. Rydbeck: A Block- Finish Practice 1-3 # 1,2; E Block- Finish Your Turn Make a double bar graph and a stacked bar graph; F Block- No homework; G Block- Study for chap.8 test tomorrow.

Mrs. Girard: Writing activities worksheet in packet. The page number 54 appears at the bottom. Split sheet vocabulary 9.2. Quiz tomorrow on the verb doler and using it with indirect object pronouns (use page 128 to help you)

Mrs. Reed: MCAS packet on graphs.

Grade 7:
Grade 7 Notice: On May 27th the 7th grade will be going on a field trip to the Seacoast Science Center at Odiorne State Park in Rye, NH. We need 12 chaperones in order to go on this field trip. Chaperones MUST participate, which includes climbing on wet slippery rocks & looking at organisms with the students. Chaperones MUST be dressed appropriately & ready for action! This will be an all day event 8am-2pm. If you are a ready and willing volunteer please email Deb DiFruscio at difrusciod@georgetown.k12.ma.us Thanks in advance, as we can’t do this without parent volunteers as chaperones! ps- Students will be bringing home permission slips for this trip hopefully by the end of the week.

Mrs. Girard: quiz on numbers 0-39…be sure you can spell them too!

Mrs. Husak: A – finish page 310-312 # 1-8 all, # 20-27 all; B – study ch 10 for test tomorrow- extra credit page 579-581 omit 22, 23,25,26,28; E- see B; F – page 320 # 1-14 all, page 321 # 18, page 322 # 19-31 all.

Mrs. Weldon: All Classes: Study for Vocabulary Test Lesson 25 and Grammar Test; Grammar: pp. 314 and 315; “Pop-Up” Book due tomorrow. B-Block: “Pop-Up” Book is due on Monday

Mrs. Morrison: A – Author Research Project is due tomorrow – Study for voc. test; B – Ch. 9 questions – Study for Voc. test; E and F – J. Caesar questions p.285.

Ms. DiFruscio: TONIGHT study vocab we discussed in class today (Chapter 8 Section3)
Next week:
TUES 5/5: Current Event Due
No other written homework for SS for the next week.
THURS: test on Chapter 8 Sections 3 & 4, Chapter 9 Section 2

SCHAUERMAN: MATH - Page 342 -343 # 1 - 11, 14 & 17; SCIENCE - Complete the Vertebrates Guided Reading packet & questions 1 -4 page 86.

Grade 6:
Mrs. Reed: MCAS packet on area, perimeter and volume.

Mrs. Carminito: A Block: page 69 #23-42; chapter test and binder check next Friday; D & E Block: quiz tomorrow; F & G Block: quiz tomorrow; project due May 18; chapter test and binder check next Friday.

Mrs. White: Read 20 minutes and record in log; C Block complete journal writing; Book orders due.

Mrs. Harrington: Science Homework - Due: Friday—complete the worksheet, “Air Quality.”

Updates and Homework for 4/29:

2009-04-29T14:58:00.003-04:00

All Students:
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

Support Georgetown HS Music at Barnes & Noble Sunday 5/3: The Georgetown HS Music Department is having fundraiser at the Barnes & Noble behind the North Shore Mall this Sunday, May 3. Simply mention the Georgetown Music Bookfair at the register (cafe included) and a portion of your bill will be automatically donated to the Georgetown HS Music department. Bookfair credit will be given from store opening to close. The Georgetown HS Jazz Band and the Georgetown HS A Cappella Club will be performing from 1 PM to 4 PM. Come get a great gift for Mother's Day and help out our active music program. Questions to David Kaminski, kaminski@georgetown.k12.ma.us.

The athletic department is looking for a couple of parents to be on a handbook subcommittee. We will be reviewing the Athlete-Parent Handbook. We will be meeting on Thursday, May 7th from 2:30PM – 4:30PM. If you are interested and available, please email Guy Prescott at Prescott@georgetown.k12.ma.us.

Grade 8:
Mrs. Rydbeck: A Block- Practice 2-2 Finish it if you have not finished it in class. E Block- Chapter 7.3-7.7 review questions # 1-5. F and G Block- Chapter 8 wrap up questions. F block: chapter test tomorrow. G Block: chapter test on Friday.

Ms. Bailey: All classes have vocab 24 exercises due to be corrected tomorrow. Be sure to review the story Flowers for Algernon for a quiz tomorrow.

Mrs. Girard: study for vocab quiz 9.1

Mrs. Reed: Reteach & Practice 1-3 all

Mongeau: Worksheets: Rights Review and The Bill of Rights. Quiz on the Bill of Rights Friday.

Grade 7:
Grade 7 Notice: On May 27th the 7th grade will be going on a field trip to the Seacoast Science Center at Odiorne State Park in Rye, NH. We need 12 chaperones in order to go on this field trip. Chaperones MUST participate, which includes climbing on wet slippery rocks & looking at organisms with the students. Chaperones MUST be dressed appropriately & ready for action! This will be an all day event 8am-2pm. If you are a ready and willing volunteer please email Deb DiFruscio at difrusciod@georgetown.k12.ma.us Thanks in advance, as we can’t do this without parent volunteers as chaperones! ps- Students will be bringing home permission slips for this trip hopefully by the end of the week.

Mrs. Morrison: A – all voc. assignments are due tomorrow –p. 304 & 305 in grammar packet – Author project due Fri; B – voc. assignments are due tomorrow – Ch. 8 reading questions; E & F – voc. activity 8-3.

Ms. DiFruscio: TONIGHT study vocab we discussed in class today (Chapter 8 Section3). Next week: TUES 5/5: Current Event Due; No other written homework for SS for the next week. THURS: test on Chapter 8 Sections 3 & 4, Chapter 9 Section 2.

Mrs. Husak: A – two worksheets 125, 126 – quiz Friday on sections 7.5-7.6; B- page 582 # 1-10, 12,13, 15, 17, 19, 24 – Chapter Test Friday – Extra Credit option; E- see B; F – page 316-317 # 1-9, 15-24 all.

Mrs. Weldon: All Classes: Vocabulary Lesson 25 due tomorrow. Grammar: pp. 308 and 309; A-Block: Questions #3,8, 12 and 13, “Pop-Up “ Book due on Friday; B-Block: Questions #13 – 16----“Pop-Up” Book due on Monday; E-Block: Read Chapter 16, answer questions #11, 12, and 13, “Pop-Up” Book due on Friday; F-Block: Read Chapter 11, answer questions for Chapter 11, “Pop-Up” Book due on Friday.

SCHAUERMAN: MATH - Complete the Reteach 7-6 & Practice 7-6 worksheets; SCIENCE - Complete the Insect Ecology worksheet.

Grade 6:
Mrs. Carminito: A Block: page 69 #31, 32, 33, 39, 42; D & E Block: 8-3 worksheet; quiz Friday; F & G Block: interior angles worksheet; quiz Friday.

Mrs. Lamoly: Vocab 11 pp. 71-72 alll ex.- Lesson 11 is on Quizlet.com- search -- vocab11; Finish Brainstorm with descriptors and thoughts and feelings- you may begin to write story.

Mrs. White: Read 20 minutes and record in log; C Block vocabulary sentences; D Block signed log, worksheet and paragraph; Book orders due 5/1/09.

Updates and Homework for 4/28:

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All Students:
Support Georgetown HS Music at Barnes & Noble Sunday 5/3
The Georgetown HS Music Department is having fundraiser at the Barnes & Noble behind the North Shore Mall this Sunday, May 3. Simply mention the Georgetown Music Bookfair at the register (cafe included) and a portion of your bill will be automatically donated to the Georgetown HS Music department. Bookfair credit will be given from store opening to close. The Georgetown HS Jazz Band and the Georgetown HS A Cappella Club will be performing from 1 PM to 4 PM. Come get a great gift for Mother's Day and help out our active music program. Questions to David Kaminski, kaminski@georgetown.k12.ma.us.

Grade 8:
Mrs. Rydbeck: A Block- Practice 1-1 # 1-7; E Block- Practice 9-2 : finish it; F and G Blocks- Practice 8-5 example # 9-12, 21-24, 37-39, 49-51.

Mongeau: Read pages 168-170 and add to your Bill of Rights Chart (chart must include the rights protected under the amendment as well as a visual) Due tomorrow.

Mrs. Reed: Reteach & Practice 1-6 all

Ms. Bailey: All classes are responsible for Lesson 24 5X each and flashcards to night.

Grade 7:
Grade 7 Notice:
On May 27th the 7th grade will be going on a field trip to the Seacoast Science Center at Odiorne State Park in Rye, NH. We need 12 chaperones in order to go on this field trip. Chaperones MUST participate, which includes climbing on wet slippery rocks & looking at organisms with the students. Chaperones MUST be dressed appropriately & ready for action! This will be an all day event 8am-2pm. If you are a ready and willing volunteer please email Deb DiFruscio at difrusciod@georgetown.k12.ma.us Thanks in advance, as we can’t do this without parent volunteers as chaperones! ps- Students will be bringing home permission slips for this trip hopefully by the end of the week.

Schauerman: MATH-B-block - Practice 7-5 worksheet & Page 306 - 307 # 2 - 7; E-block - Practice 7 -5 worksheet. SCIENCE-F- block - Page 78 & 79 # 1 - 17, please use complete sentences when answering # 11 -17; A-block - Page 79 # 21 & 26 - 30.

DiFRUSCIO – homework tonight: E & F BLOCKS: Finish vocab if not done in class. A&B BLOCKS: Finish Current Events if not done in class.

Grade 6:
Mrs. Carminito: A Block: page 63 #1-38; project due tomorrow; D & E Block: 8-2 worksheet; quiz Friday; F & G Block: Polar bear packet; quiz Friday.

Mrs. White: Read 20 minutes and record in log; C Block-finish vocabulary work, reading logs
Book orders due 5/1.

Mrs. Lamoly: 1. Vocab 11- pp. 70-71- Reading Comp. “Robots” Exercise and T/F. 2. Clear and concise brainstorm for short story.

Ms. Harrington: Science Homework
Due: Wednesday—as part of our Weather and Climate unit, students will complete the worksheet, “The Air Around You.”

Extra Credit (2 more days): Students may 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 may attend any of the events seen on the library’s website www.mhl.org/andoverreads, 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 Hisses novel. You will receive 10 points for every event attended and/or viewing of the Dust Bowl photo exhibit.

Mrs. Reed: Picture Dictionary Group 10 due tomorrow.

Updates and Homework for 4/27:

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All Students:
Attention parents: please access the district's website: www.georgetown.k12.ma.us for detailed information regarding the swine flu - the attached documents were published for immediate release to the public from the Executive Office of Health and Human Services.

From Mr. Kaminsky: Support Georgetown HS Music at Barnes & Noble Sunday 5/3. The Georgetown HS Music Department is having fundraiser at the Barnes & Noble behind the North Shore Mall this Sunday, May 3. Simply mention the Georgetown Music Bookfair at the register (cafe included) and a portion of your bill will be automatically donated to the Georgetown HS Music department. Bookfair credit will be given from store opening to close. The Georgetown HS Jazz Band and the Georgetown HS A Cappella Club will be performing from 1 PM to 4 PM. Come get a great gift for Mother's Day and help out our active music program. Questions to David Kaminski, kaminski@georgetown.k12.ma.us.

Grade 8:
Mrs. Reed: Reteach & Practice 1-4 all, turn in projects if you have not done so.

Mrs. Rydbeck: All classes: No Homework. F and G Blocks-Chapter 8 test this Thursday and Friday.

Mrs. Girard: study for vocabulary quiz for section 9.1 (quiz will be Thursday!). Activities 1, 2,3 pages 110-111 write the question and the answer so that you practice both vocab and grammar.

Mongeau: Read Pages 163-167 and begin to create a study chart on the Bill of Rights. You should include all rights that are protected under the amendment as well as a picture that can be downloaded. (Amendments 1-4 are due tomorrow)

Grade 7:
Mrs. Hickey: A block: Do Part 2 for problems 1,2,3,4, and 5 on the Insect sheet. B block: Do Part 2 for problem 1 on the Insect sheet. E block: Color/put a design on each part of the circle graph completed in class. Make sure it is labeled with the name of the group, the degrees, and the percent. F block: No homework, but don’t forget to bring the insect sheet we started today in class.

Mrs. Weldon: All Classes: Vocabulary exercises Lesson 25 and Writing Extended Responses (p. 165 ) due on Thursday; A, E, and F Blocks: “Pop-Up “ Book due on Friday; B–Block: “Pop-Up “ Book due on Monday. Due tomorrow: A-Block: Read Chapters 12 and 13 (Briar Rose), Grammar - pp. 302 and 303; B-Block: Read chapter 10 (The Island on Bird Street); E-Block: Read Chapters 10, 11, and 12 (Briar Rose), Answer questions #5-8; F- Block: Read Chapter 6 and 7, (The Island on Bird Street) answer questions 9, 10, and 11.

Mrs. Husak: A – finish angle worksheet, and page 520 # 1-8 all; B – page 565 # 8, 10, 11, 13, page 566 # 25, 26, 27 – Quiz 10.4-10.9 Wednesday –Chapter 10 Test Friday; E – page 565 # 2-16 even, page 566 # 25-26-27 – Quiz 10.4-10.9 Wednesday–Chapter 10 Test Friday; F – worksheet 7.6.

Mrs. Girard: 7th grade- see you next week!

Schauerman: MATH - Complete the Practice 7-3 worksheet; SCIENCE - A-block - Complete the questions we began in class, page 78 - 79 #1 - 17, 19 & 20. F-block - Complete your Circle graph--remember to do your best work!

Grade 6:
Mrs. Harrington: Due Tuesday-- As part of our “Earth Day” celebration, students will be completing The Great Green Web Game at: www.ucsusa.org. Also, students need to return their Earth’s Changing Surface textbook.
**Extra Credit (3 more days): Students may 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 may attend any of the events seen on the library’s website www.mhl.org/andoverreads, 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. You will receive 10 points for every event attended and/or viewing of the Dust Bowl photo exhibit.

Mrs. Carminito: A Block: page 58-59 #1-29; project due Wednesday; D & E Block: page 328-330 #1-36; quiz Friday; F & G Block: page 346-347 #1-20; quiz Friday.

Mrs. Lamoly: ELA- 1. Vocab 11 p. 69 Write the Correct Word and Complete the Sentence. 2. Make a web for your short story.

Mrs. White: Read 20 minutes and record in log; C Block-List 5 items about your family’s culture
G Block-Signed log, worksheet and paragraph due; Book orders due 5/1.

Mrs. Reed: Picture Dictionary due on Wednesday. Return your signed report cards.

Updates and Homework for 4/17:

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All Students:
Have a wonderful and relaxing vacation!!!

Updates and Homework for 4/16:

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All Students:
Attention parents: Term 3 grades are coming home with students today!!!

Attention parents: I am looking for a couple of parent volunteers (two to be exact) to contribute to a committee that will review/give feedback on the current Middle School Student/Parent Handbook. Our first meeting will be scheduled for 2:30 on Thursday, May 30th. Please email me if you are interested: brunog@georgetown.k12.ma.us.
Thank you,
-Mr. Bruno

Grade 8:
Mongeau: Read Pages 125-128 and identify the 7 Articles in the Articles of Confederation.

Grade 8 Math Mrs Reed: Chapter 9 project due tomorrow

Grade 7:
Mrs. Husak: A- page 299-300 # 1-8 all, # 10-20 even – quiz tomorrow on 7.1-7.3; B- page 555 # 14-20 all; E – see B; F- page 310-312 # 2-44 even.

Mrs. Morrison: A and B - Study for voc. test.

Grade 6:
White: Read 20 minutes and record in log. Book orders due 5/1/09

Mrs. Lamoly: Study for Vocab 10 test tomorrow

Mrs. Harrington: Science Homework: Due: Friday—complete the worksheet for the 5th agent of erosion—“Wind”
Extra Credit: Students may 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 may attend any of the events seen on the library’s website www.mhl.org/andoverreads ,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. You will receive 10 points for every event attended and/or viewing of the Dust Bowl photo exhibit.

Updates and Homework for 4/15:

2009-04-15T15:00:00.002-04:00

All Students:
Attention parents: I am looking for a couple of parent volunteers (two to be exact) to contribute to a committee that will review/give feedback on the current Middle School Student/Parent Handbook. Our first meeting will be scheduled for 2:30 on Thursday, May 30th. Please email me if you are interested: brunog@georgetown.k12.ma.us.
Thank you,
-Mr. Bruno

Middle School Jazz Band is cancelled again this week. We will rehearse again on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday the week after vacation (4/27,28,&29). The schedule for MS Jazz that week is Mon. @ 2:30, Tues. @ 3:00, and Wed. @ 2:30. Sorry for the inconvenience. Contact Mr. Kaminski with any questions: kaminski@georgetown.k12.ma.us

Grade 8:
Mongeau: Preamble project live performances due tomorrow, video performances due Friday!

Mrs. Girard: Split sheet for vocabulario chapter 9 section 1.

Mrs. Reed: Study for Ch 9 test tomorrow. Work on odd problems in book and check answers. Vocabulary due tomorrow. Bring green formula sheets and calculator for test. Friday, Ch 9 project due.

Grade 7:
Mrs. Morrison: A – Voc. assignments are due tomorrow – Reading grid for chapters 5 and 6
B – voc. assignments are due tomorrow – finish class work – questions for chapters 6 and 7
E and F – Study for Voc. Quest for Ch. 8 Sections 1 and 2. Reread Ch. 8 Sections 1 and 2.

SCHAUERMAN: SCIENCE - Test tomorrow on Arthropods!! Use your study guide to review!!
MATH - Quiz on Sections 7-1 & 7-2 tomorrow. B-block - Complete the Cryptic Quiz worksheet. E-block - Complete the 7-2 worksheet.

Mrs. Husak: A- worksheet side 119 and side 120 – Quiz Friday on sections 7.1-7.3 – study guide/notes have been issued to students for the vocabulary. B- page 554 # 2-12 even – some students need to have their quizzes that were taken yesterday signed and returned tomorrow –some students still need to have their parents sign and return their term 3 grade sheets that were completed last week. E – page 554 # 1-9 all except # 3 – quizzes will be handed back tomorrow. F – worksheet side 119 and side 120 – Quiz Tomorrow on 7.1-7.3 – some students still need to have their parents sign and return their term 3 grade sheets that were completed last week.

Mrs. Weldon: All Classes: Vocabulary Lesson 24- Exercises and note cards due tomorrow, test on Friday. Final draft Biographical Sketch due tomorrow. Grammar: pp. 290 and 292
A-Block: Reading Grid—Chapter 8 Briar Rose
F-Block: The Island on Bird Street : Summarize Chapter 3
B-Block: The Island on Bird Street : Summarize Chapters 6, 7, and 8 together

Mrs. Hickey- All Classes: Students in F and E blocks need to complete Questions 1,2,3,4 and 5 on the Analyze and Conclude for the Cricket Lab. We went over the questions in class, as well as what papers are needed to turn in a complete lab report. In A and B blocks, most students need to complete only questions 5 and 6. A and B blocks will have labs collected at the beginning of class. E and F blocks will have time to do question 6 before it is collected in class.

Mrs. Girard: Quiz tomorrow on classroom objects, so study! Also, Sing your alphabet song at least 5 times for practice.

Ms. DiFruscio: ALL BLOCKS: CONTINUE TO STUDY FOR THE VOCAB QUEST WE ARE HAVING TOMORROW (CHAPTER 8 SECTIONS 1 & 2: 24 WORDS (23 REALLY, I WAS COUNTING REMUS & ROMULUS TWICE!)

Grade 6:
Mrs. Lamoly: 5 Lesson 10 vocab sentences

Mrs. Reed: Turn in Picture Dictionaries if you have not done so already.

White: Read 20 minutes and record in log; D Block signed log, paragraph and illustration.

Updates and Homework for 4/14:

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All Students:
Attention Parents:
Because the Georgetown SEPAC believes that every child deserves the right to shine, we are taking a step towards providing information and education to all parents, NOT just parents who have a child with a LD, about the vital importance of whole foods supplements, organics and alternative diet foods. Every day more is being discovered about the importance of nutrition and the link to learning. By making just a few small changes in your family’s eating habits you’ll be rewarded with a noticeable improvement in their ability to focus on school work, resist sickness and improve the over all mood for every member of your family.

If you’d like to learn more we’ll be hosting a FREE lecture with sample foods, recipes and resource information:

DATE: Tuesday, April 14, 2009
PLACE: Georgetown Peabody Library
TIME: 6:30 PM

There will be 2 guest speakers:
Carol Sheehan, owner of My Low Carb Life in Danvers
Heather Driscoll, Speech Pathologist at the Georgetown Middle High School

Middle School Jazz Band is cancelled again this week. We will rehearse again on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday the week after vacation (4/27,28,&29). The schedule for MS Jazz that week is Mon. @ 2:30, Tues. @ 3:00, and Wed. @ 2:30. Sorry for the inconvenience. Contact Mr. Kaminski with any questions: kaminski@georgetown.k12.ma.us

Grade 8:
Mrs. Rydbeck: A block- Worksheet 2.1 exercise: finish the front side; E Block- Practice worksheet 12-4 # 1,3,4 and 12-5 # 1,2,3; F and G Blocks- Practice 8-2 mixed # 1,3,4,5,7

Mrs. Girard: TEST TOMORROW-CHAPTER 8!!!! Study, DO worksheet that is review for the test.

Mongeau: Rubric given for "Preamble Project" Memorize the Preamble to the Constitution

Mrs. Reed: Finish the handout from class – no spheres

Grade 7:
DiFruscio: ALL BLOCKS: CONTINUE TO STUDY FOR THE VOCAB QUEST ON THURSDAY (CHAPTER 8 SECTIONS 1 & 2 24 WORDS)

Mrs. Morrison: A – Voc. assignments – p.282 and 283 in grammar packet – finish ch. 3 and 4 and reading grid for Island on Bird Street; B – Voc. assignments; E and F – Study for Voc. quest on Ch. 8 Sect. 1 and 2 on Thursday.

Mrs. Girard: practice classroom vocab-quiz Thursday!

Mrs. Schauerman: SCIENCE - There will be a test on Arthropods on Thursday. A - block - Complete the Cricket Lab sheets & the Arachnid worksheet. F- block - Complete all of the Cricket Lab. MATH: B - block - Page 293 - 294 # 1 - 20 & 23 - 28; Test corrections due tomorrow. E- block - Complete the Angle packet; Test corrections due Thursday.

Mrs. Husak: A-worksheet D – 30 (this side only); B-none; E-woksheet 10-4 both sides; F- worksheet D – 30 ( this side only).

Mrs. Hickey: Students in all classes are to make sure they bring their Cricket Lab to class tomorrow. There is no other homework.

Grade 6:
Mrs. Lamoly: Vocab Lesson 10 pp 63-66. Change Essay was due today.

Mrs. Carminito: A Block: None; D & E Block: property worksheet; chapter test and binder check Friday; F & G Block: Reteaching 8-3 worksheet; quiz Friday.

Mrs. Harrington: Science Homework - Due: Wednesday—complete questions 1 and 2 on page 97 (Waves) of your textbook. Due: Thursday—folder check pages 16-29.

Mrs. White: Read 20 minutes and record in log; Book orders due May 1st; C Block logs and sentences.

Mrs. Reed: Picture dictionaries due tomorrow.

Updates and Homework for 4/10:

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All Students:
Attention all parents:

SEPAC is hosting a meeting on April 14th which should be of interest to many parents. Would you please post it on the blog so that the word spreads to the middle school parents? Here is the information:

DATE: APRIL 14TH
TIME: 6:30pm
PLACE: Georgetown Peabody Library

The topic is diet & nutrition and the effects they have on learning.
Speakers will include: Carol Sheehan, owner of My Low-Carb Life. Carol is a past PAC president and mother of a child with Down Syndrome, ADHD and celiac disease. she'll be discussing the options for diet which include low and no carb, gluton free and supplements and their link to learning. Recipes and food samples will be provided.

Heather Driscoll, Speech Pathologist at the Georgetown Middle High School. Heather's son is on the autism spectrum. Her journey in addressing her son's autism has included alternative diet and nutrition. Heather has graciously agreed to share her story and the results her son has experienced.

Food samples, receipes and local nutrion resources and references will be provided.

This is a very relevant topic - diet affects every child, not just those who have learning differences, I encourage every parent to attend this discussion.

Lisa Woodford

From Mr. Masys: Middle school track starts next week. Practices will start at 2:30 and end at 4:00. 6th grade will practice on Tuesday and Friday. 7th grade will practice Wednesday and Friday. 8th grade will practice Thursday and Friday. Athletes should be changed and ready to run at 2:30. Thank you.

UPDATE FROM MRS. LYON: Computer6 continues to work on their keyboarding skills. As the quarter closes 54% of the students are half way through learning all the keys. They have evaluated their individual progress and set new goals for quarter four. Each student has created an Excel spreadsheet, which they will use to graph and evaluate their progress.

Computer7 has their blog up and running. We had a few bumps along the way with getting everyone access but now we should be smooth sailing. Their latest blog is on their current exploration of Briar Rose by Jane Yollan and The Island on Bird Street by Uri Orlev. During quarter three they worked on their PowerPoint skills by creating a presentation on Netiquette (Etiquette on the Internet). Currently they are learning how to create tables in Word, animate text, and create hyperlinks using their English vocabulary words. Their final product will be two documents, one a divided page of vocabulary words with definitions and graphics and a separate document with a short story with the vocabulary words animated and hyperlinked to the divided page document. Hopefully they will see the value of the tables as a vocabulary study tool. The students continue to practice their keying skills using MicroType and are keeping track of their progress using an Excel spreadsheet they created.

Computer8 continues to polish their keying skills using MicroType at the beginning of each class. They are tracking their progress using Excel. They have analyzed and summarized their progress in a Word document and incorporated a copy of their charted Excel data. Currently students are creating a PowerPoint based on the Amendments. Their PowerPoint includes background music, a personal recording, images, and animations. At the completion of their PowerPoint they will present their work to the class.

Grade 8:
***Attention all 8th grade parents, the money for the New York Trip is due next Tuesday. It is essential that all students bring in their deposit by Tuesday so that we can purchase our tickets in advance.*****

Mrs. Rydbeck: All class: no homework.

Mongeau: No homework! Happy Easter!

Mrs. Reed: pg. 474 #1 – 14 all

Grade 7:
Grade 7 Team notes:
It’s allergy season and we are once again out of tissues! Please send in a box with your student! Thank you!

Mrs. Husak: A-finish worksheet 7-2 # 12-17, and get grade sheet signed by parent; B-finish page 547 # 1- 19 all , and get grade sheet signed by parent – Quiz Tuesday on sections 10.1-10.3.

Mrs.Hickey-All Classes: Students working on the Cricket Lab MUST bring the lab on Monday. Those students working on the bubonic plague story should bring their work.

Mrs. Weldon: No Homework!

DiFruscio: All blocks have a vocabulary quiz next Thursday on 24 vocab words from Chapter 8 Sections 1 & 2! There will be no written homework in SS between now and then. Just study and review. Have a nice weekend!

Mrs. Schauerman: No homework!

Grade 6:
Mrs. Carminito: A Block: Chapter test and binder check Tuesday; D & E Block: Chapter test and binder check Friday; F & G Block: quiz Friday.

Mrs. Lamoly: Proofread Change essaywe have been working on this all week and many of them are AWESOME!
Finish up rough draft… Essay will be due TUESDAY APRIL 14…Here are expectations
Change Essay
In ELA we have been discussing “ethical, responsible and respectful citizens”. After working hard at Kieve, reading poetry about change and even listening to music about it, your assignment is to write an essay about change. Using the brainstorm you have created, your essay should include these topics: 1) people you know who have made changes to make a difference; 2) examples of changes you would like to make in your life, and 3) explain changes you would like to see in the world and what you can to do become involved in that.
· Introductory paragraph- Topic of change- a question, a definition, a statement; introduce your three topics for body of essay in a thesis statement
· Three main body paragraphs –use catchy topic sentences and details for each of your (3) topics about change.
· Clincher/Closing paragraph- a wrap-up of your essay with your final thoughts and feelings of changes you can make.
· This essay should be done on the computer (double-spaced, 14 font) or in cursive with pen on white-lined paper.

Mrs Reed: Finish the Rent-a-Car packet if not done.

Mrs. White: Read 20 minutes and record in log. F Block-signed log, paragraph and illustration.

Updates and Homework for 4/9:

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All Students:
Friday, April 10, 2009 will be a half day. Dismissal will be at 11:02 a.m. and lunch will not be served.

Grade 8:
8th Grade News: Please be reminded that 8th grade students must have their deposits for New York in no later than Tuesday, April 14th. We have to secure our numbers as soon as possible. The cost for the trip is $75.00.

Mongeau: No homework
Mrs. Girard: Worksheet in Packet chapter 8 on Helping verbs-Both front and back.

Ms. Bailey: No Homework

Mrs. Rydbeck: All classes: No homework

Mrs Reed: pg. 461 # 1 – 14 all

Grade 7:
Mrs. Husak: A – worksheet 7-2 Reteach side# 1-12 all, Practice side # 1-7 all, get grade sheet for term 3 filled out and signed; B – page 542-543 # 23-28 all, # 35-41 all, checkpoint # 1-9 all – calculators can be used but you must show each step and formulas used. Get grade sheet for term 3 filled out and signed – Quiz Tuesday on 10.1-10.3; E – see B; F – worksheet 7.2 both sides – get grade sheet for term 3 filled out and signed.

Mrs. Hickey- All classes: There is no written homework tonight. Those students who did the Cricket Lab today were reminded not to lose it. A and B blocks will complete the lab tomorrow. E and F blocks do not meet tomorrow, so will finish it on Monday/Monday night.

Mrs. Morrison: A – study for voc. test – do p. 280 in Grammar Packet

Mrs. Girard: Nada

Grade 6:
Mrs. Harrington: Science Homework - Due: Friday—No Homework
Extra Credit: Students may receive up to 40 points extra credit. The Andover library will be hosting many events related to the Dust Bowl of the 1930’s beginning on April 1st. You may attend any of the events seen on the library’s website www.mhl.org/andoverreads ,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. You will receive 10 points for every event attended and/or viewing of the Dust Bowl photo exhibit.

Mrs. Carminito: A Block: chapter test and binder check Tuesday; page 320-321 not #22 & 23; page 518-519 #1, 2, 5, 7; D & E Block: page 69-70 #31-50; chapter test and binder check next Friday; F & G Block: none.

White: Read for 20 minutes and record in log.

Updates and Homework for 4/8:

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All Students:
Friday, April 10, 2009 will be a half day. Dismissal will be at 11:02 a.m. and lunch will not be served.

From Mr. Masys: the last day for middle school track sign-ups is 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.

Grade 8:
The eighth grade team is pleased to announce a trip to New York on Friday June 12th. Students have been given a permission slip to be signed and returned no later than April 14th. Please send a check made out the the Georgetown Middle High School. The total cost is $75.00The eighth grade team is please to announce a trip to New York on Friday June 12th. Students have been given a permission slip to be signed and returned no later than April 14th. Please send a check made out the the Georgetown Middle High School. The total cost is $75.00

Mrs. Mongeau: No Homework

Mrs. Rydbeck: No Homework

Mrs. Reed: pg. 451 # 5, 7, 114, 15 pg. 456 #11, 13, 15 – check answers in back of book.

Grade 7:
Mrs. Hickey: A and B block classes have 4 questions to answer on the Cricket Lab. The answers are in the lab packet. Students may use page 63 in their text if they want to. Some E and F block students may not have finished these questions in class. They had long block Science classes today so had additional time. E and F block students will have homework tomorrow due on Monday. A and B blocks will have long blocks tomorrow and should not have homework, as they will have the time to complete the work in class. Thanks!

DiFruscio: A-B-E NONE; F- FINISH WAVE ASSIGNMENT DUE TOMORROW.

Mrs. Husak: A-page 289-290 # 1-16 all; B-page 541 # 1- 16 all – Quiz Tuesday on sections 10.1-10.3; E – see B; F – page 293-295 # 2-40 even.

Mrs. Weldon: Study for Vocabulary Lesson 23 Test and Grammar Test (comma usage), exercises and note cards; Rough Draft-Biography~ for Author’s Research Project—notes, rough draft, and bibliography. Grammar Packet: pp. 282 and 283

Mrs. Schauerman: SCIENCE - Complete questions 1 - 4 in the Cricket Lab Packet; MATH - Chapter 1 Test tomorrow. Please study Sections 1-1, 1-2, 1-4, 1-5 & 1-9. Pratice 1-9 Worksheet all.

Mrs. Girard: 7th grade- no homework—see you next week!

Grade 6:
Thursday—Test on Unit 5--Weathering, Erosion and Deposition. Students should use study guides 19(2), 24 and 25 for Thursday’s test.

Extra Credit: Students may receive up to 40 points extra credit. The Andover library will be hosting many events related to the Dust Bowl of the 1930’s beginning on April 1st. You may attend any of the events seen on the library’s website www.mhl.org/andoverreads ,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. You will receive 10 points for every event attended and/or viewing of the Dust Bowl photo exhibit.

Mrs. White: Read 20 minutes and record in log; D Block, signed log and figurative language.

Mrs. Reed: Turn in Picture Dictionary group 8 if not done. Turn in MCAS practice packet if not done.

Updates and Homework for 4/7:

2009-04-07T14:27:00.003-04:00

All Students:
Friday, April 10, 2009 will be a half day. Dismissal will be at 11:02 a.m. and lunch will not be served.

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.

Middle school Jazz band will start at 3:00 this week (4/8).

Grade 8:
The eighth grade team is pleased to announce a trip to New York on Friday June 12th. Students have been given a permission slip to be signed and returned no later than April 14th. Please send a check made out the the Georgetown Middle High School. The total cost is $75.00The eighth grade team is please to announce a trip to New York on Friday June 12th. Students have been given a permission slip to be signed and returned no later than April 14th. Please send a check made out the the Georgetown Middle High School. The total cost is $75.00

Mrs. Mongeau: No Homework

Ms. Bailey: No Homework

Mrs. Rydbeck: All classes: no homework. Remember MCAS session 2 starts tomorrow morning.

Grade 7:
Mrs. Hickey: All classes: Students need to finish the Analyze and Conclude section of the Pill Bug Lab. We went over the questions in class to make sure that everyone understands what the questions are asking as well as HOW to answer them. This lab will count 3 times toward the Quarter 4 lab average. There will be no homework assigned tomorrow night. ALSO: Next Tuesday, April 14th, there will be a test on crustaceans and insects. We will begin studying insects tomorrow and complete our study on Friday.

DiFruscio: E & B none; A & F finish vocab from class list today for tomorrow; F – Wave assignment due Thurs.

Math – Mrs. Husak: A – no homework – test today; B- page 536-537 # 2-16 even- quiz Thursday on 10.1-10.3; E- see B; F – page 289-290 # 1-16 all skip 4, and 5.

Mrs. Schauerman: MATH - Page 24 # 2 - 12. We will have a Chapter 1 Test on Thursday. SCIENCE - Page 61 # 1 -5.

Mrs. Morrison: A – Voc. assignments – first draft of the biographical information for author research project is due Thursday; B – Describe where and how Jack lived in one paragraph.
E and F – first draft of The Wave questions.

Grade 6:
Mrs. Lamoly: Vocab Lesson 8- pp. 51-52- Finish the Thought, Write the Derivative and Find the Example- Quizlet.com has vocab8. Continue working on Change essay…at least three paragraphs should be completed by Wed.

Mrs. Fulton: 6th grade reminder: A few students still have not turned in their completed Food/ Exercise/ Screen-time journals. It is crucial that these are completed as they are part of the student’s “Nutritional Guide to Good Health” projects. We are currently completing a computer analysis of this information.

Mrs. Carminito: A Block: quiz tomorrow; chapter test and binder check Tuesday; D Block: page 63-64 #1-43; E Block: page 63-64 #1-43; project due tomorrow; F & G Block: none.

Mrs. White: Read 20 minutes and record in log.

Mrs. Harrington: Due: Wednesday—Lab--“How do Glaciers Change the Land? Students will be making their own glacier and observing how their miniature glacier changes a piece of soap or wax. Due: Thursday—Test on Unit 5--Weathering, Erosion and Deposition. Students will be using study guides 15, 19(2), 24 and 25 for Thursday’s test.

Extra Credit: Students may 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 may attend any of the events seen on the library’s website www.mhl.org/andoverreads ,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. You will receive 10 points for every event attended and/or viewing of the Dust Bowl photo exhibit.

Updates and Homework for 4/6:

2009-04-06T15:25:00.002-04:00

All Students:
Congratulations to all 6th adn 7th graders for wrapping up the ELA MCAS! All students worked extremely hard on all test sessions. Grade 8 students will be taking three sessions of the ELA reading comprehension test this week: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Pelase make sure you are on time and well fed!

Grade 8:
The eighth grade team is please to announce a trip to New York on Friday June 12th. Students have been given a permission slip to be signed and returned no later than April 14th. Please send a check made out the the Georgetown Middle High School. The total cost is $75.00

Mongeau: No homework this week/MCAS

Mrs. Rydbeck: All classes: No homework. Go to bed early and remember to have some breakfast. 8th grade MCAS starts tomorrow morning.

Mrs. Girard: use a minimum of 15 vocabulary words from pages 74 and 75 to write sentences. Underline the vocab words.

Grade 7:
Mrs. Morrison: A – Weekly voc. assignments due Thursday – p. 278 and p. 279 – End Marks and Abbreviations; E and F – Work for 30 minutes on Ch. 8 vocabulary in Section 1 p.262 and Section 2 p.268.

DiFruscio: A&B BLOCKS: Students should finish their worksheets on The Wave and hand in tomorrow. E&F BLOCKS: Chapter 8 Vocabulary for Sections 1 & 2- list is on page 295 (8 words total). Definitions from glossary and at least 1 important fact/connection to the material we are studying about Ancient Rome.

SCHAUERMAN: MATH - Page 21 # 23 & Checkpoint problems #1 - 4; SCIENCE - Complete the Pill Bug Lab.

Mrs. Weldon - All Classes: Vocabulary Lesson 23: all exercises and note cards due on Thursday, Test will be on Thursday. Grammar Packet: pp. 278 and 279.

Mrs. Girard: No Homework.

Grade 6:
Due: Wednesday—Lab--“How do Glaciers Change the Land? Students will be making their own glacier and observing how their miniature glacier changes a piece of soap or wax.
Due: Thursday—Test on Unit 5--Weathering, Erosion and Deposition. Students will be using study guides 15, 19(2), 24 and one other (handed out on Wednesday).
*Extra Credit: Students may 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 may attend any of the events seen on the library’s website www.mhl.org/andoverreads ,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. You will receive 10 points for every event attended and/or viewing of the Dust Bowl photo exhibit.

Mrs. Carminito: A Block: page 500-501 #1, 3, 9; Quiz Wednesday; Chapter test and binder check next Tuesday; D block: project due tomorrow; page 58-60 #1-38; E Block: project due Wednesday; page 58-60 #1-38; F & G Block: Chapter test and binder check tomorrow.

Mrs. Lamoly: 1.) Vocab Lesson 8—Anger and Forgiveness words—p. 49 Write the Correct Word and Complete the Sentence. 2.) 3 rough copy detail paragraphs for “Change” essay.

Mrs. White: Read 20 minutes and record in log; G Block signed log and examples of figurative language.

Updates and Homework for 4/3:

2009-04-03T15:25:00.002-04:00

All Students:
Attention parents: the last projected day of school is Tuesday, June 23, 2009, which will be a half day, dismissal at 11:00.

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.

Grade 7:
Ms. DiFruscio: I wanted to make parents aware that in grade 7 Social Studies this week we have been discussing the events of the Holocaust in preparation for a reading assignment in their Language Arts class. We have discussed the basic history of and the shocking, violent and deplorable nature of these events. Students have watched/are watching a movie* about the concept of mob mentality and we are discussing the ideas of stereotyping, discrimination and scapegoating as they apply here. For many students this is their first experience in education about the Holocaust and therefore and I wanted to let parents know about our discussions in case they wish to further the discussion at home.
Deb DiFruscio
(*ps- movie: The Wave- and ABC Afterschool Special from the 1980’s which I am sure many parents remember watching!)

DiFruscio: All students are reminded to come to school well rested and prepared for the final ELA session on Monday morning. Don’t forget a book to read also! A& B blocks need to complete their THE WAVE writing assignment for next TUESDAY. Have a nice weekend!

Mrs. Hickey-Science: E and F block classes got back their Snail Labs today. These counted 4 times toward their lab average. The labs are to be signed and returned. This is considered an assignment for which the students receive credit. A few students got back their Mollusk quiz today. Everyone who took the quiz has had it returned. I also gave students as extra credit sheet for the Mollusk quiz. They can only do the extra credit if the quiz has been signed and returned. Also, they must complete the entire activity as directed and pass it in by the due date. We are in the middle of our Pill Bug Lab. We should finish it tomorrow, or Monday at the latest.There is no other homework.

Updates and Homework for 4/2:

2009-04-02T15:04:00.002-04:00

All Students:

Attention parents: the last projected day of school is Tuesday, June 23, 2009, which will be a half day, dismissal at 11:00.

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.

Grade 8:

Mrs. Rydbeck: A Block- Practice worksheet 12-4 : do it all. Quiz tomorrow; E Block- Practice worksheet 7-8 # 1-6 and the back side # 1-6; F and G Blocks- Practice questions with exponents on the packet. Quiz on Monday.

Ms. Bailey: All classes are having a spelling/vocabulary test on lessons 21 & 22 tomorrow. A & C blocks are reading chapter 13 in “Sam”; E block is just studying for the test; F block is reading pages 182-190 in chapter 13; G block is also reading pages 182-190 in Chapter 13.

Mrs. White: C block complete vocabulary sentences.

Mrs. Mongeau: Quiz tomorrow on New Jersey Plan, Virginia Plan, 3/5ths Compromise and the Great Compromise. Study guide given.

Math Gr. 8 Mrs. Reed: Reteach & Practice 9-2 all

Grade 7:

Mrs. Morrison: A – Comprehension questions 1-5 on p. 519.

DIFRUSCIO: none.

Mrs. Hickey: There is no homework tonight. My A and B block classes got back their Snail Labs today. These are to be signed and returned. This lab counted 4 times toward their lab average. E and F block Science classes will get their labs back tomorrow. Having the lab signed is a homework assignment for which the students receive credit, or no credit.

Mrs. Schauerman: No Homework

Grade 6:

White: Read 20 minutes and record in log.

Mrs. Reed: Picture Dictionary Grp 7 was due yesterday, finish and turn in if you have not done so.

Mrs. Harrington: Science Homework Due: Friday—complete Monday’s lab “Erosion and Deposition” to the best of your ability. Should you be unable to answer some of your questions leave it blank and will review questions them during Friday’s class.

Updates and Homework for 4/1:

2009-04-01T13:30:00.002-04:00

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.

Updates and Homework for 3/31:

2009-03-31T15:42:00.003-04:00

All Students:
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!

Nightly Homework:

Grade 8:
Mrs. Rydbeck: A Block- Practice 9-5 # 1-9; E Block- No Homework. F Block- Page 382 # 1-18 and # 20-43; G Block- Practice 9-4 mixed Finish # 1-52.

Mrs. Mongeau: No Homework!

Mrs. Girard: Vocab quiz 8-1 tomorrow!

Mrs. Reed: MCAS packet

Grade 7:
Mrs. Schauerman: Please get a good night sleep & eat a healthy breakfast to be prepared for MCAS. MATH - Test corrections due tomorrow.

Mrs. Girard: no homework! See you next week!

Mrs. Hickey: Most students in my E and F blocks got back the mollusk quiz today. These are to be signed and returned.This is considered an assignment for which the students receive credit. There will be no homework assigned until Thursday at the earliest, due to MCAS on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.There will be a quiz on Crustaceans next week, probably on Tuesday or Wednesday.It will be the last quiz counted toward quarter 3. I will give the students a definite date tomorrow or Wednesday. We will be doing a lab with pill bugs (alias “roly-poly” animals) on Thursday and Friday of this week. It will be the last lab counted toward the lab average of quarter 3. I am in the process of correcting the Snail labs. I hope to have them returned by Friday.

DIFRUSCIO: No homework

Grade 6:
Mrs. Carminito: A Block: circle graph worksheet; G Block: page 75-76 #20-44 even.

Mrs. Reed: Picture Dictionary due tomorrow

White: Read 20 minutes and record in log.

Updates and Homework for 3/30:

2009-03-30T14:26:00.002-04:00

Updates and Homework for 3/27:

2009-03-27T14:50:00.005-04:00

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.

Updates and Homework for 3/26:

2009-03-26T14:41:00.002-04:00

Updates and Homework for 3/25:

2009-03-25T14:49:00.002-04:00

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.

Updates and Homework for 3/24:

2009-03-24T14:41:00.002-04:00

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.

Updates and Homework for 3/23:

2009-03-23T13:17:00.010-04:00

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.

Updates and Homework for 3/20:

2009-03-20T14:35:00.002-04:00

All Students:
CHESS CLUB: There will be a meeting on Tuesday, March 24, 2009. Any questions, please see Ms. Weldon.

ACADEMIC DECATHLON: The Academic Decathlon Team will meet Wednesday morning at 7:00 a.m. Any questions, please see Ms. Weldon.

The Wrestling Banquet will be held on Monday, March 23, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. in the cafeteria and auditorium.

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.

The next PTA General Membership Meeting will be held on Thursday, April 30th at 7:00 pm at the Penn Brook Library. Please try to attend as we will be voting on our revised bylaws.

Thanks to all the parents who so quickly responded to my request for updated physical exams for your children. It is much appreciated! -Mary Beth Doherty/School Nurse

Grade 8:
Reminder to all parents that the 8th grade parent/student breakfast will be held Monday in the cafeteria and auditorium from 7:30-9am.

Mongeau: No homework!

Mrs. Girard: Crucigrama #1 (page one of packet 7); Para + inf (page 3 of packet 7)
Poder (page 4 of packet); Weather expressions (page 5 of packet). Students had some time at the ed of class to begin activities.

Mrs. Reed: Reteach & Practice 8-7 all, quiz on Tuesday

Mrs. Sheridan: None.

Grade 7:
Ms. DiFruscio: B block: finish Greek Scavenger Hunt assignment if not completed in class (Q 1-40); A, E & F: none; Have a nice weekend! Happy Spring!

Mrs. Husak: A-page 6 # 2, 4, 6, 7; B-none; E-none; F- page 11 # 1, 11 or gather your own information by developing your own 2 questions and ask 12 people both questions and then create a bar graph and a line graph (Remember, a line graph shows a change or a trend over time so your question should involve a measurement of time, days, minutes, seconds etc).

Mrs. Weldon: Complete the writing prompt in the packet, “Why I Never Shoot Bears”

Mrs. Hickey- All classes: There is no homework over the weekend. Students started a lab (page 53) today. We are observing the activity level of fresh water snails in various water temperatures. Students will continue observing snails in class on Monday, and possibly Tuesday as well. Then we will discuss and compare our results. Students probably will have homework on Monday and/or Tuesday. I hope to have the quiz on mollusks corrected and returned by Tuesday or Wednesday of next week. Have a good weekend. Mrs. Hickey

Mrs. Girard: Write three short comic strips using the greetings, questions for “how are you?” and closings that we learned in class!

Mrs. Schauerman: SCIENCE - Mollusk Quiz on Monday! Please Study! MATH - E- block - Chapter 6 Test on Monday, please study! B- block - Chapter 6 Test on Tuesday, please study!

Grade 6:
Mrs. Lamoly: No Homework- Enjoy the weekend!

Mrs. Carminito: None.

Mrs. White: Read 20 minutes and record in log; E Block, signed log, similes, metaphors and paragraph due.

Mrs. Fulton’s 6th grade classes have been keeping a 3 day Food/ Activity/TV Screen Time Journal. Class B456 received their journals on Wed. Please remind them to complete their journals daily. C 456 and C123 Journals should now be complete and ready to be turned in.

Updates and Homework for 3/19:

2009-03-19T13:01:00.004-04:00

All Students:
Update from Mrs. Lyon:
Computer6 – It’s nice to see the students again after their Kieve experience. They are back to using MicroType and remember they can always go to http://www.gamequarium.com/ for keying practice at home.

Computer7 – Computer7 students are going to be presenting their Email etiquette presentations to the class and then we will begin to explore how email can help with their school work and they will be exploring using a Blog in conjunction with the reading they are doing in English class. They also continue to improve their keying skills.

Computer8 – Students have begun to explore using their class Wiki. They have responded to questions about their reading from My Brother Sam is Dead and next will be working on a combined project with the other Computer8 class. They also continue to brush up on their keying skills.

REMIDER:
FRIDAY IS THE LAST DAY FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARBOOK ORDERS. AFTER THIS YEARBOOKS WILL BE SOLD IN JUNE IF WE HAVE ANY LEFTOVERS. PLEASE REMEMBER WE CANNOT ACCEPT CASH ORDERS.

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 next PTA General Membership Meeting will be held on Thursday, April 30th at 7:00 pm at the Penn Brook Library. Please try to attend as we will be voting on our revised bylaws.

From Mr. Kaminsky: Second payments for the May 8 trip to Six Flags (7th & 8th grade band and 8th grade chorus) are due this Friday, March 20 to Mr. Kaminski or Mrs. Laflamme. Any student who has not at least partially paid for the trip by then will be dropped from the trip.

CHESS CLUB: There will be a meeting on Tuesday, March 24, 2009. Any questions, please see Ms. Weldon.

The Wrestling Banquet will be held on Monday, March 23, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. in the cafeteria and auditorium.

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

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:
Mongeau: Read pages 99 and 100 and complete worksheet on the Articles of Confederation.

Mrs. Reed: Reteach and Practice 8-6 all

Mrs. White: Read 20 minutes and record in log.

Mrs. Sheridan: Gr 8 Sci - Complete Cell Structure and Function packet: #16 – 22 (skip 15 – we’ll complete the chart in class)

Grade 7:
Mrs. Weldon: All Classes: Study for Vocabulary Lesson 21 Test; Final copy of Object Poem.

Mrs. Schauerman: SCIENCE - Mollusk Quiz on Monday. Begin studying now! MATH - Reteach 6 -11 Worksheet # 4 - 19.

Mrs. Hickey- ALL Classes: There is no homework tonight. Students took the quiz on mollusks today. We are starting a lab experiment.

*Update from yesterday (we were experiencing technical problems): Mrs. Hickey- ALL classes:
The students have a quiz tomorrow on mollusks. The students have known about this quiz since last Wednesday, as it was originally scheduled for Tuesday. Today in class we reviewed the study sheets that were started last Wednesday. They will be collected and graded tomorrow. Students were given a list of items to study, including the diagram on page 51 and a list of 3 essay questions that will appear on the quiz. Students will have to choose 2 essay questions to answer. We have been discussing the importance of answering open-response questions, as they appear on the MCAS. Thank you.

Mrs. Husak: A-none; B-page 486-488 #2-32 even, #42-46 even; E- see B; F- page 6-7 # 2, 6-7, 12, #14-21 all.

Grade 6:
Ms. Harrington: Due: Friday—complete page 28 in the “Erosion and Deposition” packet.

Mrs. Fulton’s 6th grade classes have been keeping a 3 day Food/ Activity/TV Screen Time Journal. Class B456 received their journals on Wed. Please remind them to complete their journals daily. C 456 and C123 Journals should now be complete and ready to be turned in.

Mrs. Reed: Finish and turn in picture dictionary that was due on Wednesday. Remember 5 points off for every day late.

Mrs. Carminito: A Block: quiz tomorrow; D & E Block: circle graph worksheet; quiz tomorrow; F & G Block: Chapter test and binder check tomorrow.

Mrs. White: D,F &G Blocks bring in similes and metaphors from your reading.

Mrs. Lamoly: Study for vocab 9 for test tomorrow- Quizlet.com- -vocab9 (no caps or space) in search window

Updates and Homework for 3/18:

2009-03-18T14:42:00.002-04:00

All Students:
2008-2009 GMHS YEARBOOK ORDERS ARE DUE NOW. The cost of each yearbook is $24. Please enclose full payment IN AN ENVELOPE! on the outside of envelope please write STUDENTS NAME, HOMEROOM TEACHER, NUMBER OF YEARBOOKS REQUESTED. Only checks will be accepted. Please make checks payable to Georgetown Middle/High School (GMHS).

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 next PTA General Membership Meeting will be held on Thursday, April 30th at 7:00 pm at the Penn Brook Library. Please try to attend as we will be voting on our revised bylaws.

From Mr. Kaminsky: Second payments for the May 8 trip to Six Flags (7th & 8th grade band and 8th grade chorus) are due this Friday, March 20 to Mr. Kaminski or Mrs. Laflamme. Any student who has not at least partially paid for the trip by then will be dropped from the trip.

Grade 8:
Mrs. Mongeau: Journal Write: Write a journal entry explaining what happened after the Declaration of Independence was signed and how America actually became its own nation. Use the notes that we took in class today. Be sure to use specific facts./ Due tomorrow

Mrs. Rydbeck: A Block- Finish the probability and scientific notation worksheet; E Block- Practice 7-8: do the questions with compound interest; F Block- Practice 7-6 example # 7-15; G Block- Practice 7-6 example # 16-33.

Mrs. White: C Block comprehension questions

Mrs. Girard: Quiz tomorrow on stem changing verbs. Quiz Friday vocab 7-2. Study for both!

Mrs. Reed: Reteach & Practice 8-5 all

Grade 7:
Mrs. Morrison: A – voc. assignments due tomorrow – final draft of the letter to the editor is also due; B – Best Friend Essay.

Schauerman: SCIENCE - Page 52, Section Review # 1 - 4; MATH - B-block - Page 273 # 12 - 15 & Practice 6-10 worksheet # 7 - 16; E -block - Page 270 # 1 - 18.

Mrs. Weldon: All Classes - Vocabulary Lesson 21 due tomorrow (all exercises and note cards); Study for test on Friday; A and B Blocks: Reading Comprehension and questions #14-17-“Why I Never Shoot Bears”; E and F Blocks: Outline Sample Essay.

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

Grade 6:
Mrs. Carminito: A Block: finish scale drawing worksheet; quiz Friday; D & E Block: page 311 #6-29; Quiz Friday; F & G Block: page 320-321 not #22, 23 page 518-519 #1, 2, 5, 6, 7; chapter test and binder check Friday.

Mrs. White: Read 20minutes and record in log. D Block Log, worksheet, and paragraph due; D, F & G bring in similes and metaphors to share.

Mrs. Fulton’s 6th grade classes have been keeping a 3 day Food/ Activity/TV Screen Time Journal. Class B456 will be receiving their journals on Wed. Please remind them to complete their journals daily. C 456 and C123 Journals should now be complete and ready to be turned in.

Mrs. Harrington: complete page 27 in the “Erosion and Deposition” packet.

Mrs. Reed: Turn in Picture Dictionary if you did not do so today.

Updates and Homework for 3/17:

2009-03-17T15:03:00.003-04:00

All Students:
2008-2009 GMHS YEARBOOK ORDERS ARE DUE NOW. The cost of each yearbook is $24. Please enclose full payment IN AN ENVELOPE! on the outside of envelope please write STUDENTS NAME, HOMEROOM TEACHER, NUMBER OF YEARBOOKS REQUESTED
Only checks will be accepted. Please make checks payable to Georgetown Middle/High School (GMHS).

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 next PTA General Membership Meeting will be held on Thursday, April 30th at 7:00 pm at the Penn Brook Library. Please try to attend as we will be voting on our revised bylaws.

From Mr. Kaminsky: Second payments for the May 8 trip to Six Flags (7th & 8th grade band and 8th grade chorus) are due this Friday, March 20 to Mr. Kaminski or Mrs. Laflamme. Any student who has not at least partially paid for the trip by then will be dropped from the trip.

Grade 8:
Mongeau: Quiz today, no homework!

Mrs. Reed: Reteach and Practice 8-4 all

Mrs. Girard: Worksheet 7-7 and 7-8 in packet. Quiz TOMORROW on the verbs Poder, Querer and Pensar. You need to be able to conjugate these stem changing verbs in sentences.

Mrs. White: Read 20 minutes and record in log; C Block log due. Vocabulary sentences due.

Grade 7:
Mrs. Morrison: A –Final draft of Distant Education – letter to the editor and voc. assignments; B- Finish essay – Qualities of a Best Friend; E and F – Study for quiz – Ch. 5 Sections 1 and 2.

Mrs. Husak: A-page 284 # 9-15 skip 10 and 12; B-worksheet 9-2 – quiz on sections 9.1-9.3; E – see B; F- study chapter 6 for test tomorrow- optional to earn 5 points on test complete page 282-283 # 1-29 all after you have answered the questions check your answers in the back of the book to correct yourself. Answers only will not be awarded the extra points. Please show your work (you may use a calculator to help but they will not be allowed on the test).

Difruscio: A- Socratic method questions as discussed in class; B- Socratic method questions as discussed in class; E- none; F- finish Chapter 4 Section 2 reading checks and review.

Schauerman: MATH - B-block - Reteach 6-10 worksheet # 7 - 10 & Practice 6-10 worksheet # 1 -6; E-block - Page 273 # 12 - 15 & Practice 6-10 worksheet # 7-16. SCIENCE - Complete the Gastropod worksheet.

Mrs. Weldon: All Classes - Vocabulary Lesson 21—Exercises and Note Cards due on Thursday; choose three authors as possibilities to write about and research for the Author’s Research Report.

Mrs. Girard: write 3 short comic strips using the greetings, questions and closings we learned in class!

Grade 6:
Mrs. Lamoly: ELA- Vocab 9 pp 57-58- WTC and FTE- Quizlet.com- vocab practice; Final Copy of Poem—ask to read them- they’re awesome.

Mrs. Fulton’s 6th grade classes have been keeping a 3 day Food/ Activity/TV Screen Time Journal. Class B456 will be receiving their journals on Wed. Please remind them to complete their journals daily. C 456 and C123 Journals should now be complete and ready to be turned in.

Mrs. Carminito: A Block: scale drawing worksheet #1-6 on back; quiz Friday; D & E Block: page 302-303 #8-48 even; quiz Friday; F & G Block: page 500-501 #1, 3, 9; Chapter test and binder check Friday.

Mrs Reed: Group 5 picture dictionary due tomorrow.

Mrs. Harrington: complete page 26 of “Erosion and Deposition” packet.

Mrs. White: D, F, & G Blocks, bring in any similes or metaphors to share that you find when reading.Book order due 3/18

Updates and Homework for 3/16:

2009-03-16T15:08:00.002-04:00

All Students:
Boy’s lacrosse is going to have a team meeting (Friday, 3/13/09) @ 2:30pm in the health room.

Middle school and high school that strength and conditioning @ 6:00am will be cancelled on Monday, March 16th.

Boys in grades 7-9 that are trying out for the baseball team should meet Coach Daron in the locker room on Monday, March 16th, at 2:30. You should be prepared to go outside for practice.

Softball tryouts begin Monday, March 16. Weather permitting tryouts will be outside from 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. If inside, tryouts will be in the gym from 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Tryouts will be all week Monday through Friday. Please bring gloves and bat if you have one. Dress warmly!

Grade 8:
Mrs Reed: pg. 381 # 1 – 25 all

Grade 7:
Ms. DiFruscio: A- Chapter 5 Section 2- reading checks and q 1-6 page 173; B- Paragraph about your motivation for learning for the rest of the school year; E- none; F- 10-15 questions using the Socratic method of questioning: my topic: Why do we need homework? Or choose your own. Remember questions should “grow”/ morph as they progress.

Mrs. Schauerman: SCIENCE - No homework; MATH - B-block - Page 270 #1 -18; E-block - Reteach 6 -10 worksheet # 7 - 12 & Practice 6-10 worksheet # 1 - 6.

Grade 6:
Mrs. Fulton’s 6th grade classes have been keeping a 3 day Food/ Activity/TV Screen Time Journal. Class B456 will be receiving their journals on Wed. Please remind them to complete their journals daily. C 456 and C123 Journals should now be complete and ready to be turned in.

Mrs. Carminito: A Block: congruent and similar figures packet; quiz Friday; D & E Block: page 215-216 #2-46 even; quiz Friday; F & G Block: page 494-495 #1-33; chapter test and binder check Friday.

Mrs. Lamoly: ELA- Vocab 9 p. 55- Practice on Quizlet.com if you have time- search- vocab9
Also- poem about you, the animal and your experience from last week
*Anyone who forgot to pick up medications from Kieve trip, they have been given to the nurse and she can disperse them to parents

Mrs. Reed: Math Enrichment: Group 5 Picture Dictionary due Wednesday.

March 13, 2009

2009-03-13T07:54:00.006-04:00

All Grades:

Boy’s lacrosse is going to have a team meeting (Friday, 3/13/09) @ 2:30pm in the health room.

Middle school and high school that strength and conditioning @ 6:00am will be cancelled on Monday, March 16^th.

“Boys in grades 7-9 that are trying out for the baseball team should meet Coach Daron in the locker room on Monday, March 16^th, at 2:30. You should be prepared to go outside for practice.”

Softball tryouts begin Monday, March 16. Weather permitting tryouts will be outside from 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. If inside, tryouts will be in the gym from 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Tryouts will be all week Monday through Friday. Please bring gloves and bat if you have one. Dress warmly!

Grade 8 Announcements:

Mark your calendar for the eighth grade graduation ceremony which will be held on Monday, June 22nd from 3:30 to 5:30. More details will be sent home with students soon.

Cedardale, Groveland Field Trip scheduled for Wednesday June 17th! The trip will take place during school hours. FUN!

Grade 8 Homework:

Mongeau:

Study Guide given for quiz on Tuesday/causes for independence and the Declaration of Independence

White:

Read 20 minutes and record in log.

F Block, log, worksheet, and paragraph due

Book order due 3/18

Math/Mrs. Reed:

MCAS D.2 and N.12 packet after test

Lyons:

Computer 8 (D123) students are all registered for our class Wiki (D456 will be by next week) and we are learning as a group how to use a Wiki in the classroom. The focus will be on sharing projects and blogging on the book My Brother Sam is Dead that they are reading in English.

Mrs. Rydbeck

All classes: No homework.

Grade 7 Homework:

DiFruscio

No homework unless you didn’t finish your Book Jacket Project. I have about 10 students who did NOT pass theirs in today- PLEASE finish over the weekend so your grade is not reduced any further!

Have a nice weekend!

Mrs. Weldon

Grade 7 Language Arts

All Classes: Rough draft essay—letter to editor of the school newspaper

Lyons:

Computer 7 students are working on a unit on Email safety and will then begin to participate in a classroom blog focusing on the reading from the English class. They will also learn how using their email can help them with their school work by emailing assignments back and forth.

March 12, 2009

2009-03-12T07:26:00.010-04:00

All Grades:

****** Progress Reports will be going out with students tomorrow. 6th Graders will receive their reports on Monday. Please be sure to ask your child to share his/her 3rd quarter progress with you!******

The second phase of MCAS testing, which will occur later in the spring, will be administered from Monday, May 11^th through Thursday, May 28^th, for students in grades 6, 7, 8. Depending upon the grade level of each student, testing will be administered in:

Mathematics &
Science & Technology/Engineering
Both of the above subject areas above will consist of two 60 minute sessions.

Students in grades 6, 7, & 8 will be administered the Mathematics Test, which will consist of two 60 minute sessions.

Students in grade 8 will be administered the Science & Engineering/Technology which will consist of two 60 minute sessions.

Mini Melts ( Dippin Dots) are coming to Georgetown High School on Wednesday, March 11^th. Come enjoy a treat after school and during Dodgeball.

SADD ( Students Against Destructive Decisions) is sponsoring Mini Melts.

News from the Art Department: Several great opportunities for students -

Art Workshop at the Georgetown Library-

Call the Children’s room to register 978-352 – 5728

Space limited

SILK PAINTING WORKSHOP

Students will learn resist dies and create a stained glass effect wall hanging.

FOR AGES 10 – 14 YEARS OLD

APRIL 8 Time: 6:30 – 7:30

Georgetown Artist Sanda Golbert

Budding Artist Show 2009

Newburyport Art Association

An exhibit by area Middle School and High School Students

Students can submit painting, pastel, drawing, photography computer art and sculpture.

These can be works of art make at home or something you liked from school.

To enter ($ 2.00 Fee per entry) download application

http://www.newburyportart.org/

March 17 deadline

Grade 8 Announcements:

Mark your calendar for the eighth grade graduation ceremony which will be held on Monday, June 22nd from 3:30 to 5:30. More details will be sent home with students soon.

Cedardale, Groveland Field Trip scheduled for Wednesday June 17th! The trip will take place during school hours. FUN!

Grade 8 Homework:

Mongeau:

Worksheet on the Declaration of Independence/Explain the meaning of three quotes from the primary source document. Begin to memorize the quotes as you will have to know them by next Tuesday!

Sheridan

All Blocks: Page 31, questions 1-5

Girard:

8^th grade E, F, G

Page 27 act 3 & 4

Page 28 1-5

Mrs. Rydbeck

A Block- Practice 8-4: Do it all!

E Block- Practice 7-7 # 19-24. Make sure you use the flowchart.

F Block- Chapter 6 review questions: Do it all.

G Block- Chapter 6 review questions: do it all

Grade 7 Homework:

DiFruscio

Ancient Greek Book Jacket Project is due tomorrow.

Mrs. Weldon

Grad 7 Language Arts

All Classes:

· Study for Vocabulary Lesson 20 Test

· Writing Prompt: Create an outline, write a thesis and first paragraph for your letter the editor of the school paper

Mrs. Morrison

A and B – study for Voc. test

E and F – biography book jacket is due tomorrow

March 11, 2009

2009-03-11T07:32:00.007-04:00

All Grades:

Mathematics &
Science & Technology/Engineering
Both of the above subject areas above will consist of two 60 minute sessions.

Students in grades 6, 7, & 8 will be administered the Mathematics Test, which will consist of two 60 minute sessions.

Students in grade 8 will be administered the Science & Engineering/Technology which will consist of two 60 minute sessions.

Mini Melts ( Dippin Dots) are coming to Georgetown High School on Wednesday, March 11^th. Come enjoy a treat after school and during Dodgeball.

SADD ( Students Against Destructive Decisions) is sponsoring Mini Melts.

News from the Art Department: Several great opportunities for students -

Art Workshop at the Georgetown Library-

Call the Children’s room to register 978-352 – 5728

Space limited

SILK PAINTING WORKSHOP

Students will learn resist dies and create a stained glass effect wall hanging.

FOR AGES 10 – 14 YEARS OLD

APRIL 8 Time: 6:30 – 7:30

Georgetown Artist Sanda Golbert

Budding Artist Show 2009

Newburyport Art Association

An exhibit by area Middle School and High School Students

Students can submit painting, pastel, drawing, photography computer art and sculpture.

These can be works of art make at home or something you liked from school.

To enter ($ 2.00 Fee per entry) download application

http://www.newburyportart.org/

March 17 deadline

Grade 8 Announcements

Mark your calendar for the eighth grade graduation ceremony which will be held on Monday, June 22nd from 3:30 to 5:30. More details will be sent home with students soon.

Cedardale, Groveland Field Trip scheduled for Wednesday June 17th! The trip will take place during school hours. FUN!

Mongeau:

Page 90 Do the practice skills numbers 1,2 &3

Mrs. Reed:

Reteach & Practice 7-8 evens, use a calculator. Reminder, Ch 7 Test on Friday. You will need to bring a calculator for the test. Ch 7 Vocabulary due on Friday.

White

Read 20 minutes and record in log.

Vocabulary sheet

Girard:

8^h grade E, F, G-

Pages 16-21 reading activities.

Split sheet pages 24-25

Please COVER all new book!

Grade 7 Homework

DiFruscio

Students should continue to work on their projects (Ancient Greek Book Jackets). These are due Friday. I am happy to look at rough drafts between now and then.

This is the only homework this week.

SCHAUERMAN

MATH

B- block - Page 261 - 263 # 1 - 7 odd, 22- 36 even, & 46 - 52 even. Quiz corrections due tomorrow, (Thursday).

E-block - Page 268 # 1 - 27 odd

SCIENCE

A-block - No homework

F - block - Study for Quiz on Echinoderms. Complete the Echinoderm drawing packet if you did not finish in class.

Mrs. Morrison

A - Voc. - sentences, flashcards, and exercises are due Thursday

B – All voc. assignments are due tomorrow.

E and F – work on book jacket project

6th Grade News From Kieve

Everything is going well! We had a snowy morning and wet afternoon but the fun and learning continues. Today students are setting goals and learning the importance of teamwork. Many families will be visiting tonight, however, if you can't make it, check out the pictures on the blog from the last two days.

6th Grade Kieve Pictures!!!

2009-03-10T19:36:00.005-04:00

Parents and Community Members,
I am writing to you on behalf on the students and staff up here at Camp Kieve! Greetings, we are having an incredible week thus far. Despite the power outage in Georgetown, we left on time Monday morning and were here by 11:00 am. It has an incredible experience to share with your children and we look forward to seeing many of you tomorrow for Parents' day. We know many of you are missing your children, and so, thought we'd share with you some photos of your children's accomplishments.

http://georgetownkieve.shutterfly.com/

password: gmhs (must be lowercase)

Keep checking back for updates!

Chris Lynch
6th Grade Special Ed Aide

March 10, 2009

2009-03-10T07:45:00.015-04:00

All Grades:

Mini Melts ( Dippin Dots) are coming to Georgetown High School on Wednesday, March 11^th. Come enjoy a treat after school and during Dodgeball.

SADD ( Students Against Destructive Decisions) is sponsoring Mini Melts.

Middle School Jazz Band tomorrow (Wed. 3/11) @ 2:30 in the band room.

Grade 8 Homework:

Mongeau:

Timeline is due on the causes for declaring independence/Be sure to have your rubric to pass in as well.

White/Reading

Read 20 minutes and record in log.

C Block-comprehension questions

Girard/Spanish

8^th grade- finish all reading activities through page 15.

Math Mrs. Reed:

pg. 363 # 1- 7, optional homework for extra credit, finish the worksheet we started in class.

Mrs. Rydbeck

A Block- Finish Worksheet practice 8-1.

E Block- Practice 7-7 # 13, 14.

F Block- No Homework.

G Block- Practice 7-4 mixed # 1-44

Grade 7 Homework:
DiFruscio

Students should continue to work on their projects (Ancient Greek Book Jackets) These are due Friday. I am happy to look at rough drafts between now and then.

This is the only homework this week.

Girard/Spanish

7^th grade- it was a pleasure working with you! Have fun in Mandarin!

Mrs. Weldon

Grade 7 Language Arts

E, B, and A -Blocks: Final Draft “Tribute” essay due tomorrow

The Treasure of Lemon Brown—p. 539 Readers Response, Thematic Focus and Apply #6

F- Block: Final Draft “Tribute” essay due tomorrow

The Treasure of Lemon Brown—p. 539 Readers Response, Thematic Focus

All Classes: Vocabulary Lesson 20 due on Thursday (exercises and note cards)

SCHAUERMAN

MATH

B-block - Percent scales worksheet, # 1- 6 & page 262 # 14 - 21. Quiz corrections due Thursday.

E -block - Page 261 - 263 # 1 -7 odd, 18 -36 even & 45 - 51 odd. Quiz corrections due tomorrow, ( Wednesday).

SCIENCE

A-block - Study for tomorrow's quiz on Echinoderms.

F- block - Complete the Echinoderm worksheet. Study for Thursday's quiz on Echinoderms

Mrs. Morrison

A – Voc. assignments and first draft of writing assignment – tribute to someone you admire

B –finish class work – MCAS prompt – paragraph

E and F – work on book jacket project

Grade 6~ Message from Kieve

It's a beautiful day today 40 degrees and sunny! The kids are climbing, learning how to avoid risky behaviors and about assertive behavior as opposed to passive or aggressive behavior. Everyone is smiling!

March 9, 2009

2009-03-09T08:44:00.014-04:00

All grades: Mini Melts ( Dippin Dots) are coming to Georgetown High School on Wednesday, March 11^th. Come enjoy a treat after school and during Dodgeball.

SADD ( Students Against Destructive Decisions) is sponsoring Mini Melts.

As a reminder, there will be an 8^th grade student/parent breakfast on Monday, March 23^rd, between 7:30 am and 9:10 am. Students and parents will be served breakfast from 7:30 to 8:00 am in the cafeteria. There will then be a Guidance presentation from 8:00 am to 8:30 am, in the auditorium which will focus on grade 9 curriculum and overall high school curriculum. Between 8:30 am and 9:00 am there will be tables set up in the cafeteria by the English, mathematics, science, social studies, foreign language departments, and guidance departments. Department heads and counselors will be available to answer questions from parents.

Grade 8 Homework:

Mongeau:

Using the rubric given, complete your formal write up on the causes for declaring independence from Britain. Due tomorrow. Must be typed.

Girard/Spanish
No homework, enjoy the game tonight! Go Royals!

Teacher: Mrs. Rydbeck

All classes: No homework. Enjoy the game today!

Math /Mrs. Reed:

pg. 258 # 1-21 all, you may use a calculator

Grade 7 Homework:

Mrs. Weldon

Language Arts

All Classes:

Vocabulary Lesson 20—Note Cards and exercises due on Thursday
Rough Draft “Tribute” essay due tomorrow

SCHAUERMAN

SCIENCE - Complete the Echinoderm activity that we started in class. Quiz on Echinoderms on Wednesday!

Updates and Homework for 3/6

2009-03-06T09:20:00.003-05:00

All Grades:
The Girl’s Basketball team plays tomorrow at Emmanuel College in Boston at 4:00 pm. Please show your school spirit and attend the game. Parking is very limited so try and carpool or take the T in! Travel safe and we will see you all there! GO ROYALS!

6th grade parents,

All of this information has already been sent and posted on the middle school blog, however, I thought I would send all attachments this one last time in preparation for our departure Monday morning from Penn Brook (students should be dropped off by 7am!) We are getting excited for the trip!

The time has finally arrived! Students and staff are very excited for the “school away from school” experience. These are the last items of interest, we promise!

1. Students need to report to the Penn Brook Cafeteria at 7 am Monday morning and check in with their homeroom teachers so we can depart at 7:30 am sharp.

2. All medications need to be given to the students’ homeroom teacher (original packaging mandatory), preferably in a Ziploc bag with child’s name on it.

3. Access to phones on site is available, therefore, no cell phones or electronics (ipods!) are needed at Kieve.
4. Buses will be arriving at GMHS Friday, March 13 about 2:45.

Equipment list:
sleeping bag or 3 blankets and 2 sheets hats/gloves
a heavy outerwear jacket flashlight (optional)
2 towels snow pants
camera (optional) socks (many!)
pillow toiletries
boots or hiking shoes warm clothing(layers)

Mini Melts ( Dippin Dots) are coming to Georgetown High School on Wednesday, March 11th. Come enjoy a treat after school and during Dodgeball. SADD ( Students Against Destructive Decisions) is sponsoring Mini Melts.

Attention Parents off 8th graders: On Monday, March 23rd, there will be a breakfast for eighth grade students and their parents in the high school cafeteria between 7:30 am and 8:00 am. The breakfast will be followed by a Guidance Department presentation focusing on high school and, especially, ninth grade curriculum, from 8:00 am to 8:30 am, in the auditorium. We will then return to the cafeteria in which tables will be set up for each of the academic departments (English, math, science, social studies, and world languages). Department heads, administrators, and guidance counselors will be available to answer questions that parents may have.

A letter regarding an upcoming teacher retirement:
Dear Mr. Lucia,
My name is Cheryl Lachnendro, and I teach 4th grade at Penn Brook. One of our long time teachers is retiring in June, Casmera Tagliamonte. She taught first grade for 20 years at Perley, and after coming to Penn Brook has taught 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades. I was wondering if you could include this in your system of communication to parents and students that asks students/parents who know or have had her for a teacher to share a special memory with Mrs. Tagliamonte, give her a best wishes message, or a note of thanks to her. People who are interested, could drop it in an e-mail to me either at chewalsh@aol.com, or lachendroc@georgetown.k12.ma.us. I will compile these for Casmera in a memory book. I greatly appreciate your help.
Sincerely,Cheryl Lachendro(Grade 4 Penn Brook)

Grade 8:
Ms. Bailey: No Homework over the weekend

Mongeau: Formal write up of the 5 causes for declaring independence/due Monday.

Mrs. Reed: pg. 353 #2 – 36 evens not # 32

Grade 7:
Mrs. Morrison: A – Do final draft of the writing response on p.125 in Voc. Book.

Mrs. Weldon: All Classes: Writing Prompt: Create a Web and Outline.

DiFruscio: Students should finish the research side of their “book jacket” handout and us this to write their 2-3 paragraph book summaries by Monday. Many students have completed this already in class. This should be at the least a rough draft of this summary. It should not be an outline or notes, but actual written paragraphs per the assignment requirements.

Schauerman: SCIENCE - No homework -- There will be a quiz on Echinoderms next Wednesday; MATH - B- block -Complete the worksheet titled Pratice 6-3 --This is actually a review of sections 6-3 - 6-5 & will help you prepare for Monday's quiz. This is a graded homework assignment.

E-block - Complete the worksheet titled Practice 6-3 -- this is actually a review of sections 6-3 - 6-5. This is a graded homework assignment.

Grade 6:
White: Read 20 minutes and record in log. Book orders due 3/18.

Harrington: No Homework!

Updates and Homework for 3/5:

2009-03-05T16:45:00.002-05:00

All Students:
6TH GRADE PARENTS!!!!
The time has finally arrived! Students and staff are very excited for the “school away from school” experience. These are the last items of interest, we promise!
1. Students need to report to the Penn Brook Cafeteria at 7 am Monday morning and check in with their homeroom teachers so we can depart at 7:30 am sharp.
2. All medications need to be given to the students’ homeroom teacher (original packaging mandatory), preferably in a Ziploc bag with child’s name on it.
3. Access to phones on site is available, therefore, no cell phones or electronics (ipods!) are needed at Kieve.
4. Buses will be arriving at GMHS Friday, March 13 about 2:45.
Equipment list:
sleeping bag or 3 blankets and 2 sheets
hats/gloves
a heavy outerwear jacket
flashlight (optional)
2 towels
snow pants
camera (optional)
socks (many!)
pillow
toiletries
boots or hiking shoes
warm clothing(layers)

Grade 8:
Mrs. Rydbeck: A Block-Study for Chapter 7 Test tomorrow. E Block- Worksheet Test Your Skills #1-10; F Block- Practice 7-3 example # 12, and 15; G Block- Practice 7-3 example # 12, and 13.

Mongeau: Research your topic (download information) on “Causes for American Independence”. Read and highlight important information

Ms. Bailey: Test on lessons 17 & 18 tomorrow. Read ch 4 and do the vocabulary worksheet for chapters 4&5.

Mrs Reed: MCAS N.10 on percents

Grade 7:
Mrs. Husak: A-finish worksheet “what is the title” and “why did the coffee taste like mud” both sides; B – study chapter 6 – Test tomorrow – page 343-348 #1-52 all for 5 extra points on test and it helps you study for the Test – What a deal !!!!; E – see B; F – see A

SCHAUERMAN: SCIENCE - No homework; MATH: B-block - Page 519 # 15 - 21; Quiz on proportions & scale drawings on Monday; E-block - Page 519 # 10 - 21 & page 252, # 7 - 12; Quiz tomorrow on proportions & scale drawings.

Grade 6:
Mrs. White: Read 20 minutes and record in log; C Block-comprehension questions; Book orders due 3/18.

Mrs. Reed: Finish Million Dollar Mission tables and return by tomorrow.

Updates and Homework for 3/4:

2009-03-04T13:46:00.002-05:00

All Students:
To all registered participants of the 3rd annual spelling bee: please make sure you are at the GMHS auditorium by 5:30 tomorrow evening. We are looking forward to a great event!

Middle School Jazz Band is cancelled for this week. We will meet again on Wed. March 11 at 2:30. Please see Mr. Kaminski this week for practice CD's.

From Mrs. Lyon: Middle School 6th, 7th, and 8th graders are well underway in there computer classes. Sixth graders are focusing on their keying skills. We use a program called MicroType in school and Dance Mat Typing (a free keying site they can use to practice at home). Students are also given access to www.gamequarium.com a web site which among many other things offers several free keying programs and games.

Seventh grade students are brushing up on their keying skills by warming up at the beginning of each class with MicroType. Students will participate in a private classroom blog that will focus on the reading they are doing in their English class. This will give students the opportunity to use technology directly with their core curriculum.

Eighth graders warm-up each class by practicing their keyboarding with MicroType. We will be focusing on using applications such as PowerPoint, Word, and Excel by doing projects that relate to their core curriculum. Their activities and progress will be tracked and communicated through a private classroom Wiki.

If you have any questions or concerns feel free to email me at lyonm@georgetown.k12.ma.us

-Mrs. Lyon

Grade 8:
Ms. Bailey: All exercises for lesson 18 are due for correction and review tomorrow. Chapter 3 questions for My Brother Sam is Dead are due tomorrow also. There will be a test on lessons 17 and 18 this Friday.

Mrs. Rydbeck: A Block- Finish Chapter wrap up on Page 370 #1-28. Remember Chapter test on Friday; E Block- Worksheet Practice 7-6 Percent of Change # 1-24; F Block- Practice 7-3example # 8, and #11; G Block- No homework.

Mongeau: No homework

Mrs. Sheridan: Quiz tomorrow (Thursday): Organic Compounds pp 33 - 37 and Discovering Cells pp16 - 22 in textbook. HINT: **Bonus questions** on microscope lab and scientists’ contributions to early microscope work. It pays to read the blog!

Mrs. Reed: Optional homework to help study: 2 handouts, each side counted as a homework. Quiz tomorrow: 7-1 thr 7-5

Grade 7:
Mrs. Weldon: All Classes: Finish reading In Search of My Mother’s Gardens and complete the following questions on p. 116—Readers Response, Thematic Focus, and Critical thinking #1, 3, 6, and 7. Study for the Spelling Bee! All participants should arrive by 5:30. Good Luck!

Mrs. Hickey- All classes:
Sorry about yesterday’s blog- I don’t know what happened. Apparently you got an old message.The only homework students had last night was to get their Earthworm Responses lab report signed.Having it signed counts as an assignment. Students who did not get it signed already should do so tonight. It counted 4 times toward their lab average. I wanted to let you know that I am in the process of correcting the Planaria quiz and hope to have them returned to students by this Friday.
TONIGHT: Students have an “Echinoderms” worksheet to complete. It says “Review and Reinforce” on top.
NEXT WEEK: There will be a quiz on echinoderms on Tuesday, March 10th.

Mrs. Schauerman: SCIENCE: Complete the Sea Star diagram & the Echinoderm Study Sheet. MATH: Make a scale drawing of your bedroom. Please use proportions to show your calculations on a separate piece of paper. The drawing should be drawn neatly on graph paper with a ruler & should include:
Title
Labels
A key that shows the scale
Actual dimensions of your room should be included as labels on your drawing
Add your bedroom furniture drawn to scale in the correct locations of your room

Mrs. Girard: Parents: Please ask your student if he/she handed in the project that was due on March 3rd (yesterday)! I still have 8 students (!) whose projects are not done! We had three FULL class periods to work on the assignment last week which is more than ample time for the research. Students just had to put the information into a travel brochure, they have the requirements. This will count as a test grade and I would hate for students to receive a zero on a test grade—it will result in many changing from passing to not passing status. In a pass/fail class I find that unacceptable. I need your help—please be sure your student hands in the work! Gracias!

Grade 6:
The time has finally arrived! Students and staff are very excited for the “school away from school” experience. These are the last items of interest, we promise!

1. Students need to report to the Penn Brook Cafeteria at 7 am Monday morning and check in with their homeroom teachers so we can depart at 7:30 am sharp.

2. All medications need to be given to the students’ homeroom teacher (original packaging mandatory), preferably in a Ziploc bag with child’s name on it.

3. Access to phones on site is available, therefore, no cell phones or electronics (ipods!) are needed at Kieve.
4. Buses will be arriving at GMHS Friday, March 13 about 2:45.

Equipment list:
sleeping bag or 3 blankets and 2 sheets hats/gloves
a heavy outerwear jacket flashlight (optional)
2 towels snow pants
camera (optional) socks (many!)
pillow toiletries
boots or hiking shoes warm clothing(layers)

Mrs. Harrington: Study for Friday’s quiz: “Weathering, Erosion and Soil Formation”

Mrs. White: Read 20 minutes and write in log; C Block comprehension questions; D Block log, worksheet, and paragraphs due. Book order due 3/18

Mrs. Carminito: A Block: quiz Friday; D & E Block: scale drawing worksheet; quiz Friday; F & G Block: circle graph worksheet; quiz Friday.

Mrs. Fulton’s 6th grade classes will be keeping a 3 day Food and Activity Journal. This will be due the week after they return from Camp Kiev. If possible, turn in before going to Kiev.

Mrs. Reed: Turn in Grp 3 Picture Dictionaries if you have not done so.

Updates and Homework for 3/3:

2009-03-03T13:39:00.005-05:00

All Students:
MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARBOOKS ARE NOW BEING PREORDERED AT A PRICE OF $24.
CHECKS SHOULD BE WRITTEN OUT TO GMHS AND ARE DUE BY MARCH 17TH TO YOUR HOMEROOM TEACHER.
CASH ORDERS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Honor Roll Breakfasts will be this week: 6th grade tomorrow (Wednesday), 7th grade on Thursday, and 8th grade on Friday.

Middle School Spelling Bee will take place this Thursday, in the Auditorium - doors open at 5:30. We have over 70 participants registered! Study those words!!

Middle School Jazz Band is cancelled for this week. We will meet again on Wed. March 11 at 2:30. Please see Mr. Kaminski this week for practice CD's.

Dance Tryouts with Mrs. Mongeau will be Tuesday (today) and Thursday (March 5th) in the auditorium from 2:30 to 4. Please come prepared with a 30 second routine.

Grade 8:
Mrs. Sheridan: Read pages 16 - 22 and answer questions 1,2,4& 5 (NOT 3); Quiz on Thursday: Organic Compounds pp 33 - 37 and Discovering Cells pp16 - 22 in textbook.

Mrs. Rydbeck: A Block- Practice 7-8 # 13-20; E Block- Percents and equations worksheet # 7-16; F and G Blocks- No homework.

Mrs. Reed: Reteach & Practice 7-5 all

Mrs. Girard: Page 270—make a rough draft for an advertisement of an article of clothing. We are having a chapter 6 test on Thursday for E, and G blocks and Friday for F block. Students should review daily.

Grade 7:
Schauerman: MATH - Practice 6-5 worksheet, # 10 - 23 & measure your bedroom, (the perimeter of your floor-space). Please bring in a road map. SCIENCE - Reflecting on the 3 videos we've watched recently, write 2 - 5 paragraphs discussing an ocean ecosystem. Discuss the impact one species has on another and how that affects the balance of the ecosystem.

Mrs. Hickey: Some students in A and B block may have a worksheet to finish. ALL CLASSES: Students got back their planaria labs (on Monday) to be signed. There is an open lab report quiz tomorrow. Students have been told that if their lab report is not signed, or they come to class without the lab report, they WILL NOT be allowed to use it during the quiz. I have been reminding them to write it in their agenda book since MONDAY, but some students still did not have it signed today. Also, I told students that they could take notes from their book about planaria ( most information is on one page- 38) and put the notes on their planaria lab report.They are not allowed to use any other pieces of paper during the quiz, and will not be allowed to use their book during the quiz. Also, I answered any questions students had about the lab report today in class.Hopefully, students will take advantage of this opportunity. Because this is an open lab report quiz, there will not be any extra credit offered after the quiz.There will be no homework assigned tomorrow.

Mrs. Morrison: A – Finish first draft of MCAS prompt – voc. exercises for Lesson 19; B – Work on Hero essay –final draft is due Thursday; E and F – Finish the voc. for ch. 5.

Mrs. Weldon: Blocks A and B: Vocabulary Lesson 19—All exercises pp. 121-126 due on Friday—
Blocks E and F: 1. Vocabulary Lesson 19—All exercises pp. 121-126 due on Friday—2. Writing Prompt: Final Draft of essay due tomorrow. *Study for Spelling Bee!

Ms. DiFruscio: Finish C5 vocab- Sections 1,2,4 if not completed in class. Term, definition and relation to Ancient Greece.

Mrs. Husak: A-reteaching worksheet 6-7 # 4-31 all; B-page 762 # 24-42 even, quiz tomorrow on 6.5-6.9 and chapter 6 test Friday; E – see B; F – practice 6.7, quiz on scale drawings and maps, and probability tomorrow.

Mrs. Girard: some students are presenting their projects tomorrow.

Grade 6:
Mrs. Reed: Grp 4 Picture dictionary due tomorrow. For those who did not finish MCAS practice in class, finish for homework and bring back tomorrow.

Mrs. Fulton’s 6th grade classes will be keeping a 3 day Food and Activity Journal. This will be due the week after they return from Camp Kiev. If possible, turn in before going to Kiev.

Mrs. Harrington: Due: Wednesday—complete the worksheet “Acid Rain.” Quiz—Friday--weathering and soil composition.

Updates and Homework for 2/26:

2009-02-27T14:29:00.002-05:00

All Students:
There is a middle school dance this Friday night, sponsored by the sixth grade from 6:30-9pm - $5 at the door. Note to parents: please, if you are willing to donate and/or purchase snacks and juice/water/soda to be sold at the dance, we would welcome any assistance you could provide! Please drop off any refreshments or snacks at the main office by Friday afternoon. Thank you for your help!

Playoff Game: Boys Basketball Georgetown vs. New Mission Home game on Saturday, February 28 at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $5.00 for students and $7.00 for adults. THERE ARE NO DISCOUNTS FOR BASKETBALL PARENTS/SIBLINGS! Come early, as the game will probably sell out.

GET YOUR REGISTRATION FORMS IN FOR THE SPELLING BEE! Forms are due no later than this Friday, February 27th! Click on the following link on to print out the necessary forms: http://www.georgetown.k12.ma.us/GMS/NewsDetail.aspx?FromHome=1&categoryID=10109&RootCatId=10081&itemID=16617For more info contact Laurie Kosciuszek at kosciuszeks@comcast.net.The Spelling Bee will be held Thursday, March 5th in the GMHS Auditorium starting at 5:30pm. Mr. Bruno will be the moderator, Superintendent Jacobs will be the master of ceremonies, and Officer Jones will be a judge! Come test your skills and win up to $100 in savings bonds!!!

DANCE CLUB TRYOUTS will be held next Monday and Tuesday, March 2 and 3, from 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the auditorium. Be ready to perform a 30 second choreographed routine. All candidates must attend both practices.

SPRING SPORTS SIGN-UPS are scheduled for Wednesday, March 4, 2009. Coaches meetings from 6:00 to 6:30 p.m., sign-ups in the café from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Forms are available on the table in front of the Main Office. If you are interested in playing a spring sport, please come to the coaches meeting and sign up on Wednesday, March 4.

Grade 8:
Mrs. Rydbeck: All classes: No homework.

Ms. Bailey: No homework this weekend!

Mrs. Mongeau: Study guide given for test on Chapter 4 sections 1 & 2 test Tuesday

Mrs. Girard: Finish packet work.

Mrs. Sheridan: Reminder: bring 6 – 8 colored pencils. (Do NOT run out and buy a new pack of 99 colors! If you have some at home bring them in; otherwise, a small pack of 8 is fine.) A few people still need to cover the new Cells & Heredity textbooks. A few other people need to search their lockers and homes - thoroughly - for the Chemical Building Blocks textbook. Avoid being billed - textbooks are expensive!

Mrs. Reed: Practice 7-4 all problems show work.

Grade 7:
Mrs. Husak: A – same shape different dimension worksheet; B- page 335 # 2-22 even, quiz Tuesday on 6.5 to 6.9, Chapter Test Friday, cumulative test to follow; E – see B; F – finish worksheet both sides of same shape different dimensions – quiz Tuesday.

Mrs. Girard: finish projects—DUE MONDAY!

Mrs. Weldon: Study for the Spelling Bee!

Grade 6:
Mrs. Lamoly: Kieve notice is attached: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dcv3xfns_26dd56cqf7. No ELA homework….great job to all students this week during writing response practice!

Mrs. Reed: Grp 4 Picture Dictionary due on Wed

Mrs. White: Read 20 minutes and record in log. F Block-Signed log, worksheet, and paragraph; Book Order due 3/18/09.

Mrs. Fulton: Mrs. Fulton’s 6th grade classes will be keeping a 3 day Food and Activity Journal. This will be due the week after they return from Camp Kiev. If possible, turn in before going to Kiev.

Mrs. Carminito: A Block: page 287 #1-14; quiz Wednesday
D-G Block: None

Updates and Homework for 2/26:

2009-02-26T14:33:00.003-05:00

All Grades:
There is a middle school dance this Friday night, sponsored by the sixth grade from 6:30-9pm - $5 at the door. Note to parents: please, if you are willing to donate and/or purchase snacks and juice/water/soda to be sold at the dance, we would welcome any assistance you could provide! Please drop off any refreshments or snacks at the main office by Friday afternoon. Thank you for your help!

Playoff Game: Boys Basketball Georgetown vs. New Mission Home game on Saturday, February 28 at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $5.00 for students and $7.00 for adults. THERE ARE NO DISCOUNTS FOR BASKETBALL PARENTS/SIBLINGS! Come early, as the game will probably sell out.

GET YOUR REGISTRATION FORMS IN FOR THE SPELLING BEE! Forms are due no later than this Friday, February 27th! Click on the following link on to print out the necessary forms: http://www.georgetown.k12.ma.us/GMS/NewsDetail.aspx?FromHome=1&categoryID=10109&RootCatId=10081&itemID=16617For more info contact Laurie Kosciuszek at kosciuszeks@comcast.net.The Spelling Bee will be held Thursday, March 5th in the GMHS Auditorium starting at 5:30pm. Mr. Bruno will be the moderator, Superintendent Jacobs will be the master of ceremonies, and Officer Jones will be a judge! Come test your skills and win up to $100 in savings bonds!!!

DANCE CLUB TRYOUTS will be held next Monday and Tuesday, March 2 and 3, from 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the auditorium. Be ready to perform a 30 second choreographed routine. All candidates must attend both practices.

SPRING SPORTS SIGN-UPS are scheduled for Wednesday, March 4, 2009. Coaches meetings from 6:00 to 6:30 p.m., sign-ups in the café from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Forms are available on the table in front of the Main Office. If you are interested in playing a spring sport, please come to the coaches meeting and sign up on Wednesday, March 4.

Grade 8:
Mrs. Sheridan: 1. Cover your new textbook. 2. Answer questions 1-4 on page 37. 3. Due Monday, March 2nd: bring 6 – 8 colored pencils. (Do NOT run out and buy a new pack of 99 colors! If you have some at home bring them in; otherwise, a small pack of 8 is fine.)

Mrs. Rydbeck: A Block- Worksheet: Lesson6 proportions: do it all-both sides! E Block- Worksheet: Factory tour: do it all. F and G Blocks- Finished the cumulative review questions.

Ms. Bailey: 10 sentences from lesson 17 words due tomorrow. Read Ch. 2 in “Sam” and write out 5 important facts from the chapter to share in class.

Mrs. Mongeau: Read pages 91-94 create a chart listing the influences of American government. Test on Chapter 4 sections 1 & 2 Tuesday of next week.

Mrs. Reed: Reteach & Practice 7-3 evens.

Grade 7:
Mrs. Weldon: All Classes: Study for Vocabulary Test; Rough Draft for Writing Prompt. *Registration forms for the Spelling Bee are due tomorrow!

Mrs. Schauerman: MATH - Complete the 3 Worksheets on Proportions that we began in class. Please show all work!! SCIENCE - Read pages 73 - 77 & complete the guided reading worksheet for Echinoderms.

Mrs. Hickey- E and F block Classes Only:
Students started a worksheet about echinoderms- starfish, sea urchins, sea cucumbers and sand dollars. Their homework is to finish it if needed, and proofread their work. A and B block students are likely to have the same homework tomorrow.

Ms. DiFruscio: Using notes from class today, write 1 well written paragraph ( best spelling, grammar, capitalization etc..) to answer the following: EXPLAIN the impact that Pericles has had on our lives today. (How can you relate him to your life?)

Mrs. Morrison: A – Study for Voc. test – Lessons 17 and 18. Finish web for the writing prompt and write the introductory paragraph; B – Work for 20 minutes on your Hero Essay; E and F – P. 149 – Primary Source – Analyze – Read and answer questions #26 and 27.

Grade 6:
Mrs. Lamoly: Final Kieve Payment Due tomorrow!!! Click on the following link for Kieve reminders: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dcv3xfns_25c3hpv5c4

Mrs. White: Read 20 minutes and record in log; C Block worksheet; Book order, March 18, 2009.

Updates and Homework for 2/25:

2009-02-25T07:06:00.003-05:00

All Students:
There is a middle school dance this Friday night, sponsored by the sixth grade from 6:30-9pm - $5 at the door. Note to parents: please, if you are willing to donate and/or purchase snacks and juice/water/soda to be sold at the dance, we would welcome any assistance you could provide! Please drop off any refreshments or snacks at the main office by Friday afternoon. Thank you for your help!
Playoff Game: Boys Basketball Georgetown vs. New Mission Home game on Saturday, February 28 at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $5.00 for students and $7.00 for adults. THERE ARE NO DISCOUNTS FOR BASKETBALL PARENTS/SIBLINGS! Come early, as the game will probably sell out.

From Mr. Kaminsky: MS Jazz Band at 3:00 (not 2:30) this Wednesday in the band room.

GET YOUR REGISTRATION FORMS IN FOR THE SPELLING BEE! Forms are due no later than this Friday, February 27th! Click on the following link on to print out the necessary forms: http://www.georgetown.k12.ma.us/GMS/NewsDetail.aspx?FromHome=1&categoryID=10109&RootCatId=10081&itemID=16617For more info contact Laurie Kosciuszek at kosciuszeks@comcast.net.The Spelling Bee will be held Thursday, March 5th in the GMHS Auditorium starting at 5:30pm. Mr. Bruno will be the moderator, Superintendent Jacobs will be the master of ceremonies, and Officer Jones will be a judge! Come test your skills and win up to $100 in savings bonds!!!

DANCE CLUB TRYOUTS will be held next Monday and Tuesday, March 2 and 3, from 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the auditorium. Be ready to perform a 30 second choreographed routine. All candidates must attend both practices.

There will be a Mandatory Preseason Baseball meeting on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 right after school in the café.

SPRING SPORTS SIGN-UPS are scheduled for Wednesday, March 4, 2009. Coaches meetings from 6:00 to 6:30 p.m., sign-ups in the café from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Forms are available on the table in front of the Main Office. If you are interested in playing a spring sport, please come to the coaches meeting and sign up on Wednesday, March 4.

YEARBOOKS: Attention ALL students: Do not miss out on the opportunity to purchase your copy of the 2009 yearbook. The price is $65.00. Seniors, your cost is only $50.00 because of a senior class donation. Order forms are located by the front office. See Ms. Dodge is you have any questions.

Grade 8:
Mrs. Reed: pg. 340 #1-24 all,#28-30 all

Mrs. Rydbeck: A Block- Finish the review questions (Ch.7.3-7,7). Quiz tomorrow during the second half of the class; E Block- Worksheet Lesson 6 proportions: do the back side of the worksheet; F and G Blocks-No homework. Good job on the chapter 6 test!

Mrs. Sheridan: No Homework.

Mrs. Mongeau: Vocab worksheet fill ins and vocab divided page (4 words on page 91)

Ms. Bailey: Exercises for lesson 17 will be corrected tomorrow in all classes. Four question worksheet for chapter one in My Brother Sam is Dead are due tomorrow in classes also.

Grade 7:
Mrs. Hickey’s classes:
A and F blocks have section 5 and 1 vocabulary definitions from page 77 to complete for homework. E block has no homework. B block needs to complete the above only if they did not complete the definitions in class

Mrs. Morrison: A – All voc. assignments are due tomorrow – flashcards, sentences, exercises; B – Final draft of paragraph; E and F – work for 20 min. on class work – p. 148,149.

Mrs. Husak: A – finish practice worksheet 6-2 and reteach 6-4 side; B – none
E – none; F – finish both sides of worksheet 6-4.

Ms. DiFruscio: finish in class assignment if not completed in class today: Chapter 4 Section 4: Vocab; reading check ?’s; Section review 2-6.

Mrs. Weldon: All Classes: Vocabulary Lesson 18 (exercises and note cards-five sentences) due tomorrow; A and B Blocks: Writing Prompt: Web, Template and rough draft; E and F Blocks: Writing Prompt: Web, Template and rough draft Opening Paragraph.

Schauerman: SCIENCE - No homework; MATH - Reteach 6-4 Worksheet all & Practice 6-4 worksheet all.

Grade 6:
Mrs. Harrington: Due: Friday—students need to complete a “Comic Strip” using characters that help to explain some of the new vocabulary terms related to weathering and erosion. Make at least 5 frames and include a minimum of 5 new terms. Please make your comic strip colorful unless black and white is part of your theme. Also due Friday is your soil from home. I realize it’s been very cold so I’m hoping with Thursday’s warmer weather you can dig up just enough so you will be able to test it for next week’s lab. Please put your name on your soil baggie.

Mrs. Carminito: A Block: page 283 #1-12, 25 page 284 #32-35; quiz Tuesday; D & E Block: page 287 #2-34 even; quiz Friday; F & G Block: Practice 7-6 worksheet; quiz Friday.

Mrs. White: Read 20 minutes and record in log. D block Strategy sheet, log and paragraph.

Updates and Homework for 2/24:

2009-02-24T13:54:00.004-05:00

All Students:
From Mr. Kaminsky: MS Jazz Band at 3:00 (not 2:30) this Wednesday in the band room.

GET YOUR REGISTRATION FORMS IN FOR THE SPELLING BEE! Forms are due no later than this Friday, February 27th! Click on the following link on to print out the necessary forms: http://www.georgetown.k12.ma.us/GMS/NewsDetail.aspx?FromHome=1&categoryID=10109&RootCatId=10081&itemID=16617For more info contact Laurie Kosciuszek at kosciuszeks@comcast.net.The Spelling Bee will be held Thursday, March 5th in the GMHS Auditorium starting at 5:30pm. Mr. Bruno will be the moderator, Superintendent Jacobs will be the master of ceremonies, and Officer Jones will be a judge! Come test your skills and win up to $100 in savings bonds!!!

DANCE CLUB TRYOUTS will be held next Monday and Tuesday, March 2 and 3, from 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the auditorium. Be ready to perform a 30 second choreographed routine. All candidates must attend both practices.

There will be a Mandatory Preseason Baseball meeting on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 right after school in the café.

SPRING SPORTS SIGN-UPS are scheduled for Wednesday, March 4, 2009. Coaches meetings from 6:00 to 6:30 p.m., sign-ups in the café from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Forms are available on the table in front of the Main Office. If you are interested in playing a spring sport, please come to the coaches meeting and sign up on Wednesday, March 4.

YEARBOOKS: Attention ALL students: Do not miss out on the opportunity to purchase your copy of the 2009 yearbook. The price is $65.00. Seniors, your cost is only $50.00 because of a senior class donation. Order forms are located by the front office. See Ms. Dodge is you have any questions.

Grade 8:
Ms. Bailey: All classes are working on lesson 17 exercises which are due Thursday.
Read ch. 1 of My Brother Sam is Dead…write down what the 5 most important facts or events are for discussion tomorrow.

Mrs.Rydbeck: A Block- Worksheet: Test your skills-The factory tour: do it all; E Block- Worksheet Lesson 6 Proportions: finish the front side; F Block- No homework. Go job on the chapter test today; G Block- Study for Chapter 6 test tomorrow.

Mrs. Reed: Last page of each handout (Estimating Percent Practice and Tipping Practice)

Mrs. Girard: practice worksheets 6-1 through 6-3 and 6-5 through 6-7 (your whole packet EXCEPT 6-4 and 6-8).

Mrs. Sheridan: Quiz Tomorrow: Review organic compounds: carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids. Know the common name, elements present, uses by living things, and examples (for extra credit, know sub-units) for each of the four organic compounds.

Grade 7:
Ms. Girard: work on brochure project.

Mrs. Morrison: A – Correct Preposition Test – voc. assignments; B – Write your paragraph from your class notes/web; E – Timeline Activity 5; F – Voc. Activity 5-3.

Mrs. Husak: A-worksheet 6.3 side; B- page 322 # 2-22 even; E – see B; F – finish both sides of worksheet practice 6.3 and 6.2.

Mrs. Schauerman: MATH - Page 248-249 #8 - 14; SCIENCE - A-block - Page 41 #1 - 5; F-block - No homework.

DiFruscio: E block- finish timeline on worksheet if not already completed. A, B, F- none.

Grade 6:
Mrs. Harrington: due wednesday—complete the “Freezer Straw” experiment at home. Step 1: Make a prediction of what will happen to a straw and plugs after you remove them from the freezer.Step 2: Materials: 1 straw, 2 small pieces of clay (plugs)Step 3: Procedure: take one end of your straw and plug it up with a piece of clay. Next, fill the straw with water and plug up the other end with the clay. Place the straw in the freezer overnight. The next morning take the straw out of the freezer and record what happened to the straw and plugs. Due: Wednesday—bring in a small amount of soil from your yard (if possible)

Mrs. Carminito: A Block: page 279-280 #1-32 not #21; D & E Block: page 283 #28 page 284 #36-44; quiz Friday; F & G Block: scale drawing worksheet; quiz Friday.

Mrs. Reed: Picture Dictionary Group 3 due tomorrow.

Mrs. White: Read 20 minutes and record in log; C block Log & vocabulary sheet; D block Strategy 3 & 4.

Updates and Homework for 2/23:

2009-02-23T13:25:00.005-05:00

All Grades:
GET YOUR REGISTRATION FORMS IN FOR THE SPELLING BEE! Forms are due no later than this Friday, February 27th! Click on the following link on to print out the necessary forms: http://www.georgetown.k12.ma.us/GMS/NewsDetail.aspx?FromHome=1&categoryID=10109&RootCatId=10081&itemID=16617
For more info contact Laurie Kosciuszek at kosciuszeks@comcast.net.
The Spelling Bee will be held Thursday, March 5th in the GMHS Auditorium starting at 5:30pm. Mr. Bruno will be the moderator, Superintendent Jacobs will be the master of ceremonies, and Officer Jones will be a judge! Come test your skills and win up to $100 in savings bonds!!!

DANCE CLUB TRYOUTS will be held next Monday and Tuesday, March 2 and 3, from 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the auditorium. Be ready to perform a 30 second choreographed routine. All candidates must attend both practices.

There will be a Mandatory Preseason Baseball meeting on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 right after school in the café.

SPRING SPORTS SIGN-UPS are scheduled for Wednesday, March 4, 2009. Coaches meetings from 6:00 to 6:30 p.m., sign-ups in the café from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Forms are available on the table in front of the Main Office. If you are interested in playing a spring sport, please come to the coaches meeting and sign up on Wednesday, March 4.

YEARBOOKS: Attention ALL students: Do not miss out on the opportunity to purchase your copy of the 2009 yearbook. The price is $65.00. Seniors, your cost is only $50.00 because of a senior class donation. Order forms are located by the front office. See Ms. Dodge is you have any questions.

Grade 8:
Mrs. Mongeau: Read pages 84-89 and complete the guided reading worksheet/study the information for class tomorrow!

Mrs. Rydbeck: A Block- Worksheet:Test Your Skills- Do it all!; E Block- Practice 7-3 # 1-13; F Block- Study for Chapter 6 test tomorrow; G Block- Study for Chapter 6 test on Wednesday.

Mrs. Girard: Pages 262 and 263 activities 2 and 3. Write out questions and answers.

Mrs. Reed: pg. 332 #2-50 evens, #56 – 60 evens.

Mrs. Sheridan: Return your textbook tomorrow! “Chemical Building Blocks”

Grade 7:
Mrs. Hickey – All classes:Students in all classes received their Planaria lab reports back today. These should be signed and returned. The Planaria lab counted 2 times. TONIGHT- Students in all classes are completing the page 42 Earthworm Responses lab report. We completed the bar graph in class and went over the 4 Analyze and Conclude questions. These are on the bottom of the Lab Report Formal sheet given to the students. We talked about how to answer the questions in class, using the bar graph information to support the conclusions. This lab report is due tomorrow. It counts 4 times, due to the amount of class time we have spent on the lab.

Mrs. Schauerman: MATH - Page 248 # 1 -7 & 14 -28; SCIENCE - Complete the Segmented Worms questions # 1 - 7.

Mrs. Husak: A – page 248 -249 # 6, 9-12, 18-23 all; B – page 316 -317 # 22-68 even; E – see B; F – see A.

Mrs. Morrison: A and B - Voc. Lesson 18 assignments; E and F – Guided Reading Activity 5-3.

Mrs. Weldon: All Classes: Vocabulary Lesson 18—Exercises and note cards due on Thursday (pp. 115-120), Note cards (five of them should contain sentences). Bring highlighters to class starting Wednesday. Students will need the following colors: blue, green, pink and orange or yellow.

Mrs. Girard: work on travel brochure project.

Ms. DiFruscio: none

Grade 6:
Mrs. Carminito: A Block: none; D & E Block: page 283-284 #1-35 not #28; quiz Friday on notes #1-5; F & G Block: get quiz and writing sample signed; congruent and similar packet; quiz Friday on notes #5-7.

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

Mrs. Reed: Group 3 Picture Dictionaries due on Wednesday.

Mrs. Lamoly: Read through Journal, choose one as your best work and explain why you chose it.

Mrs. Harrington: complete the worksheet “Rocks and Weathering” (1-5).

Updates and Homework for 2/13:

2009-02-13T14:23:00.003-05:00

All Students:
There will be a mandatory Preseason Baseball Meeting on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 right after school in the café.

SPRING SPORTS SIGN-UPS are scheduled for Wednesday, March 4, 2009. Coaches meetings from 6 to 6:30 p.m., sign-ups in the café from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Forms are available on the table in front of the main office. If you are interested in playing a spring sport, please come to the coaches meeting and sign up on Wednesday, March 4.

Announcing the 2/26/09 second meeting of…..GeorgetownCARES, a substance abuse prevention coalition *Healthier decisions, healthier lives, healthier futures* Do you know how to protect your family from dangerous substance abuse? We want to help our children by reducing the rates of alcohol, drug and tobacco use among Georgetown youth. By working together as a community, we can do this. Keynote speaker: Police Chief Mulligan. Agenda: keynote speaker: questions & answers, updates on school resource officer funding; summary of Teen Drug Recognition, a community prevention approach; Addiction in the family: What is the risk and how can we reduce it?
Meeting: February 26th, 7-9pm, @ the Penn Brook School library.
Questions? Please call or email Pam Lundquist, 352-5407 tenhawkway@comast.net or Sherri Edwards 352-9632 sherri.edwards@verizon.net

YEARBOOKS: Attention ALL students: Do not miss out on the opportunity to purchase your copy of the 2009 yearbook. The price is $65.00. Seniors, your cost is only $50.00 because of a senior class donation. Order forms are located by the front office. See Ms. Dodge is you have any questions.

From the Art Department: Any students wishing to collect their artwork from last semester in Miss Murphy’s classes should stop by her room today after lunch. Please be sure to double check that you have all your fantastic works as the art room must be cleared out by the end of this week to make space for current art students. Thank you!

Click on the following link to take part in Mrs. Weldon's poster contest: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dcv3xfns_24d3vnz7gk

Click on the following link to view February's newsletter: http://www.georgetown.k12.ma.us/GHS/assets/files//Peter/newsletter_0209.pdf

Grade 8:

Grade 7:
Mrs. Weldon: Register for the Spelling Bee today! The registration deadline is February 27!
No homework ---enjoy the vacation!

DiFruscio: Have a great Vacation!

Grade 6:
White: Read for 20 minutes and record in log for extra credit.

Mrs. Lamoly: Enjoy a healthy well-deserved vacation, everyone!

Mrs. Harrington: No Homework

Mrs. Carminito: None

Updates and Homework for 2/12:

2009-02-12T14:24:00.002-05:00

All Students:
YEARBOOKS: Attention ALL students: Do not miss out on the opportunity to purchase your copy of the 2009 yearbook. The price is $65.00. Seniors, your cost is only $50.00 because of a senior class donation. Order forms are located by the front office. See Ms. Dodge is you have any questions.

From the Art Department: Any students wishing to collect their artwork from last semester in Miss Murphy’s classes should stop by her room today after lunch. Please be sure to double check that you have all your fantastic works as the art room must be cleared out by the end of this week to make space for current art students. Thank you!

Click on the following link to take part in Mrs. Weldon's poster contest: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dcv3xfns_24d3vnz7gk

Click on the following link to view February's newsletter: http://www.georgetown.k12.ma.us/GHS/assets/files//Peter/newsletter_0209.pdf

Grade 8 students who would like to submit a baby picture for the MS yearbook need to do so no later than Friday the 13th. Pass these into your A block teacher. Pictures should have the student’s name and a block teacher name written on the back of the picture (not on an envelope)Please no photographs that are copyrighted by professional photographers. Any questions- please see Mrs. DiFruscio.

Attention all Middle School Students: The Georgetown PTA will be holding its 3rd annual spelling bee sponsored by the Georgetown Record.
When: Thursday, March 5, 2009 registration at 5:30 contest at 6:00
Where: GMHS Auditorium
Registration forms must be received by Friday, February 27, 2009 to participate in this event.
Savings bond prizes will be awarded to the top 3 students.
Important information and forms regarding the rules, word lists & the registration form are posted on the middle/high school website: http://www.georgetown.k12.ma.us/GMS/NewsDetail.aspx?FromHome=1&categoryID=10109&RootCatId=10081&itemID=16617
For more info contact Laurie Kosciuszek at kosciuszeks@comcast.net.

Grade 8:
Mrs. Rydbeck: A Block- Practice 7-7 # 13-24; E Block- Finish the work sheet (Similar figures and congruent figures);F and G Blocks- We have finished the last section of Chapter 6, start to put the notes and worksheets together and review.

Mrs Reed: Ch 6 and 4 Chapter Test tomorrow (6-1 thr 6-8, 4-8 thr 4-10) Vocab for these chapters due tomorrow. Review packet due tomorrow.

Mrs. Mongeau: Great job debating today! We will continue tomorrow. All paperwork must be passed in at the end of class.

Mrs. Girard: No written homework tonight! Practice vocabulary ch 6 if you have 10 minutes J.

Grade 7:
Mrs. Morrison
A – Study preposition list. Finish reading Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Ms. DiFruscio: All blocks: finish class assignments if not completed in class today.
(Peloponnesian Wars notes & questions, Chapter 5 Section 3 questions)

Mrs. Girard: Work on brochure project

Mrs. Schauerman: SCIENCE - Lab reports for Worm Responses Lab due tomorrow. This lab report will count as a test grade (100 points). MATH - B-block - No homework; E-block - Please complete the fraction word problem worksheet.

Grade 6:
Mrs. Carminito: no homework

Mrs. Harrington: Due: Friday—complete the worksheet (#10) 1-6 “The Geology of Massachusetts.”

Updates and Homework for 2/11:

2009-02-11T14:00:00.003-05:00

All Students:
From the Art Department: Any students wishing to collect their artwork from last semester in Miss Murphy’s classes should stop by her room today after lunch. Please be sure to double check that you have all your fantastic works as the art room must be cleared out by the end of this week to make space for current art students. Thank you!

Click on the following link to take part in Mrs. Weldon's poster contest: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dcv3xfns_24d3vnz7gk

Click on the following link to view February's newsletter: http://www.georgetown.k12.ma.us/GHS/assets/files//Peter/newsletter_0209.pdf

Grade 8 students who would like to submit a baby picture for the MS yearbook need to do so no later than Friday the 13th. Pass these into your A block teacher. Pictures should have the student’s name and a block teacher name written on the back of the picture (not on an envelope)Please no photographs that are copyrighted by professional photographers. Any questions- please see Mrs. DiFruscio.

Attention all Middle School Students: The Georgetown PTA will be holding its 3rd annual spelling bee sponsored by the Georgetown Record.
When: Thursday, March 5, 2009 registration at 5:30 contest at 6:00
Where: GMHS Auditorium
Registration forms must be received by Friday, February 27, 2009 to participate in this event.
Savings bond prizes will be awarded to the top 3 students.
Important information and forms regarding the rules, word lists & the registration form are posted on the middle/high school website: http://www.georgetown.k12.ma.us/GMS/NewsDetail.aspx?FromHome=1&categoryID=10109&RootCatId=10081&itemID=16617
For more info contact Laurie Kosciuszek at kosciuszeks@comcast.net.

Grade 8:
Attention parents and students: Whittier Interviews have been rescheduled for March 5th at 8:30am. If you are still interested in applying the application deadline has been changed to February 27th.

Mongeau: Debate tomorrow on the question, “Does the United States have the right to limit civil rights of certain Americans during a National Emergency? (based on the famous supreme court case, Korematsu v. United States. Students need to have 2 pieces of research read and highlighted. They also have to list 5 key points on a separate sheet of paper that support his/her position. Dress to impress!

Mrs. Rydbeck
A Block- No homework.
E Block- Practice 6-8 # 1-10
F and G Blocks- no homework.

Mrs. Bailey: Lesson 16 exercises due tomorrow….test on lessons 15 & 16 on Friday.

Mrs. Reed: Work on review packet through first 7 pages at least. Vocabulary for Ch 6 & 4 due on Friday. Chapter Test 6 & 4 on Friday.

Grade 7:
Mrs. Hickey’s classes:
Students in A and B blocks should have completed questions 1, 2, and 3 out of the 7 questions listed on the bottom of the typed notes I gave them. Most students finished these in class, but those who did not should complete them for homework- complete sentences, no pronouns used as subjects of the sentence. This work is part of the page 42 lab we are doing tomorrow “Earthworm Responses” Blocks E and F had short blocks today, so this may be homework for them tomorrow night if the work is not completed in class. It is likely that all classes will have homework associated with the lab tomorrow night, due Friday.

Mrs. Husak
A – worksheet 6-1 side only – Quiz Friday on sections 6.1-6.3
B – both sides of worksheet 6-3 – quiz Friday on sections 6.1-6.4
E - both sides of worksheet 6-3 – quiz Thursday on sections 6.1-6.4
F- worksheet multiplication of fractions and word problems – another test on fractions on Friday

SCHAUERMAN

MATH - Complete the MCAS packet (most students completed this in class), and complete page 229 # 1-12.

SCIENCE - Complete the 1st five sections of the Earthworm Response Lab Report using page 42 in your text. This includes: Title, Objective, Hypothesis, Materials & Procedure, following the lab Report Format handed out in class. This will prepare each student for tomorrow's lab activity. The final Lab Report is due on Friday and will be equivalent to a test grade.

DiFruscio
E & F blocks- no homework
A& B blocks; if not completed in class, finish for homework
Chapter 5 Section 3
1. Read
2. Answer the 2 reading check questions on pages 176 & 179
3. Complete the Section review on page 179- all questions

Mrs. Morrison
A –Finish reading Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry and do the comprehension questions for ch. 11.
E and F – Finish Reading check questions for ch. 4 section 4.

Grade 6:
Mrs. Reed: Turn in Pict. Dictionary Group 2 that was due today if you have not done so already.

Mrs. Lamoly: No homework tonight!

Mrs. Harrington: no homework

Updates and Homework for 2/10:

2009-02-10T14:35:00.003-05:00

All Students:
From Mr. Kaminsky: Middle school jazz band will meet tomorrow from 2:30 to 3:30 in the band room.

From the Art Department: Any students wishing to collect their artwork from last semester in Miss Murphy’s classes should stop by her room today after lunch. Please be sure to double check that you have all your fantastic works as the art room must be cleared out by the end of this week to make space for current art students. Thank you!

Click on the following link to take part in Mrs. Weldon's poster contest: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dcv3xfns_24d3vnz7gk

Click on the following link to view February's newsletter: http://www.georgetown.k12.ma.us/GHS/assets/files//Peter/newsletter_0209.pdf

Grade 8 students who would like to submit a baby picture for the MS yearbook need to do so no later than Friday the 13th. Pass these into your A block teacher. Pictures should have the student’s name and a block teacher name written on the back of the picture (not on an envelope)Please no photographs that are copyrighted by professional photographers. Any questions- please see Mrs. DiFruscio.

GAME DAY: The SADD ( Students Against Destructive Decisions) is hosting a Game Day for Middle School students on Tuesday, February 10, 2009 in room 3070 ( Ms. Difruscio’s room) from 2:30 until 4:00pm. Come have some fun playing board games with high school students. Snacks will be provided. Door prizes too!

Attention all Middle School Students:The Georgetown PTA will be holding its 3rd annual spelling bee sponsored by the Georgetown Record.
When: Thursday, March 5, 2009 registration at 5:30 contest at 6:00
Where: GMHS Auditorium
Registration forms must be received by Friday, February 27, 2009 to participate in this event.
Savings bond prizes will be awarded to the top 3 students.Important information and forms regarding the rules, word lists & the registration form are posted on the middle/high school website: http://www.georgetown.k12.ma.us/GMS/NewsDetail.aspx?FromHome=1&categoryID=10109&RootCatId=10081&itemID=16617
For more info contact Laurie Kosciuszek at kosciuszeks@comcast.net.

Grade 8:
Mrs. Rydbeck: A Block- Finished Page 365 # 1-11 Quiz on Proportion and Percent of change tomorrow; E Block- No homework; F and G Block- Correct questions on the quiz.

Mrs. Reed: Review Packet due by Friday. Friday Ch 6 and 4 Test. Vocabulary due Friday

Mongeau: Read pages 59 & 60 take notes on the famous Supreme Court Case, Korematsu V. United States

Grade 7:
Mrs. Hickey’s classes:
A,B, and F block classes do not have homework. E block has to copy the title, objective (problem) and materials from page 42 in their text. E block students also need to find two quotes from their text(pages 39-41) to support the hypothesis they copied off the board in school today. This work is in preparation for the “Earthworm Responses” experiment that appears on page 42. We are doing the experiment on Thursday and Friday.

Mrs. Husak: A – page 519 # 1-19 all; B – MCAS question # 29 – Quiz Thursday on sections 6.1-6.4; E –page 312 # 2-32 even – Quiz Thursday on sections 6.1-6.4; F – page 519 # 1-19 all – Quiz Wednesday on sections 6.1-6.3.

Mrs. Weldon: All Classes: Personal Experience Essay –from the point of view of a character from Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.

Schauerman: SCIENCE: A-block - Complete Worm Reading Packet; F- block - Complete the Planarian lab; most of the answers to the questions can be found in your textbook in section 1-4 or on the Planaria Information Sheet. MATH -- Quiz tomorrow on Sections 6-1, 6-2 & 6-3; B- block - Practice 6-2 worksheet # 2 - 8 even, Practice 6-3 worksheet # 7 - 13, 14, 15, 17; E-block - Page 519 # 1 - 19 odd.

Ms. DiFruscio: Study for Chapter 4 Section 3 quiz. We have been on this section for the past week and have reviewed the following assignments in class so students should have correct information to study….Topics are based on: green reading Check questions on page 133 & 137
Section 3 Review Questions 1-3; Page 178 Questions 9 &10; Vocab: Cyrus, Persia, Marathon

Mrs. Morrison: A – Study preposition list. Complete Prepositional Packet. Read next chapter in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry and finish discussion questions; E and F – Reread and study Ch 4 Section 3 – p. 132 – 137. Review Reading Check Questions on p.133 and 137. Also review Section Review 3 on p. 137. Quiz tomorrow.

Grade 6:
Mrs. Lamoly: ELA- Response in journal; KIEVE PAYMENT

Mrs. Reed: Picture Dictionary Group 2 due tomorrow.

Mrs. Harrington: Science Homework: Due: Wednesday—“Topography” quiz. Students should be able to demonstrate their understanding of topography , using their handouts, by matching contour lines of equal intervals with a profile (refer to both sides of page 5), key concepts and terms (page 2), rules for reading topographic maps (page 3), what does a saddle/pass look like (page 6)?

Mrs. White: Read 20 minutes and record in log; C Block-Logs due and Comprehension worksheet.

Updates and Homework for 2/9:

2009-02-09T15:16:00.002-05:00

All Students:
Click on the following link to view February's newsletter: http://www.georgetown.k12.ma.us/GHS/assets/files//Peter/newsletter_0209.pdf

Grade 8 students who would like to submit a baby picture for the MS yearbook need to do so no later than Friday the 13th. Pass these into your A block teacher. Pictures should have the student’s name and a block teacher name written on the back of the picture (not on an envelope)Please no photographs that are copyrighted by professional photographers. Any questions- please see Mrs. DiFruscio.

GAME DAY: The SADD ( Students Against Destructive Decisions) is hosting a Game Day for Middle School students on Tuesday, February 10, 2009 in room 3070 ( Ms. Difruscio’s room) from 2:30 until 4:00pm. Come have some fun playing board games with high school students. Snacks will be provided. Door prizes too!

Attention all Middle School Students:The Georgetown PTA will be holding its 3rd annual spelling bee sponsored by the Georgetown Record.
When: Thursday, March 5, 2009 registration at 5:30 contest at 6:00
Where: GMHS Auditorium
Registration forms must be received by Friday, February 27, 2009 to participate in this event.Savings bond prizes will be awarded to the top 3 students.
Important information and forms regarding the rules, word lists & the registration form are posted on the middle/high school website: http://www.georgetown.k12.ma.us/GMS/NewsDetail.aspx?FromHome=1&categoryID=10109&RootCatId=10081&itemID=16617
For more info contact Laurie Kosciuszek at kosciuszeks@comcast.net.

Grade 8:
Mrs. Mongeau: Read pages 56 – 58 define all vocabulary terms/divided page Due tomorrow.

Ms. Bailey: All classes- lesson 16 flash cards and 5X each

Mrs. Girard: Pages 238-239 # 1-4; Read page 240 and answer questions page 241; VOCAB QUIZ TOMORROW pages 232-233.

Mrs. Reed: Practice and Reteach 4-10 all

Grade 7:
Mrs. Schauerman: MATH - Reteach 6-3 worksheet # 1 - 18; SCIENCE - F-block - Complete the Worm Reading Packet.

Mrs. Hickey-
Blocks E and F do not have homework tonight. Blocks A and B are to write the title, objective, materials and hypothesis for the experiment on page 42 of their text. I wrote the format on the board, and students need to read pages 39-41 so that they can develop a hypothesis. These 4 parts of the lab are worth 25 points (of 100) for our next lab report on earthworm responses.
Blocks A and B finished the planaria labs today; blocks E and F will complete them tomorrow and have the above homework tomorrow night.

Mrs. Weldon: All Classes: Rough Draft Personal Experience ---from the viewpoint of a character from Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry: Chapter 11 - E-Block: Discussion questions #1-6; A,B, and F Blocks: Discussion questions #1,14,16,17, and 23.

Grade 6:
Mrs. Harrington: Due: Tuesday—complete the other side of the “Knuckle-Up” worksheet, “Map Symbols.” Be sure to use your textbook (page 30) for a guide. Due: Wednesday—“Topography” quiz (in-class). Use pages 2-6 as your study guide.

Mrs. White: Read 20 minutes and record in log; C Block- Write 5 homographs; D Block-Book covers; F Block-Strategy 1; G Block-Worksheet, signed log and paragraph.

Mrs. Lamoly: HMWK- Response in Journal

Updates and Homework for 2/6:

2009-02-06T14:42:00.003-05:00

All Students:
Grade 8 students who would like to submit a baby picture for the MS yearbook need to do so no later than Friday the 13th. Pass these into your A block teacher. Pictures should have the student’s name and a block teacher name written on the back of the picture (not on an envelope)Please no photographs that are copyrighted by professional photographers. Any questions- please see Mrs. DiFruscio.

GAME DAY: The SADD ( Students Against Destructive Decisions) is hosting a Game Day for Middle School students on Tuesday, February 10, 2009 in room 3070 ( Ms. Difruscio’s room) from 2:30 until 4:00pm. Come have some fun playing board games with high school students. Snacks will be provided. Door prizes too!

Attention all Middle School Students:The Georgetown PTA will be holding its 3rd annual spelling bee sponsored by the Georgetown Record.When: Thursday, March 5, 2009 registration at 5:30 contest at 6:00Where: GMHS AuditoriumRegistration forms must be received by Friday, February 27, 2009 to participate in this event.Savings bond prizes will be awarded to the top 3 students.Important information and forms regarding the rules, word lists & the registration form will be posted on the middle/high school website within the next couple of days.For more info contact Laurie Kosciuszek at kosciuszeks@comcast.net.

Grade 8:
Mrs. Bailey: No homework for the weekend.
Next week we will be reviewing
MCAS strategies, as well as beginning the background study for our book, ”My Brother Sam is Dead’. This book is set in the Revolutionary War period of our country’s history in Connecticut. The classes will al be reading this book together. There will be no book report book this month.

Mrs. Reed: Reteach & Practice 4-9 all

Grade 7:
SCHAUERMAN: SCIENCE - No homework; MATH; B-block - Page 239 # 4 - 18 & Practice 6-2 worksheet # 15 - 17; E - Block -Page 239 #5 - 16 & Practice 6-2 worksheet # 9 - 17.

Math – Mrs. Husak – no homework – enjoy your weekend

Mrs. Weldon
Grade 7 Language Arts

All Classes:
Personal Experience Essay-(from the viewpoint of a character in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry)
· Rough draft due Tuesday
· Final draft due on Wednesday

***Look for attached information regarding the Middle School Spelling Bee on March 5th! —please encourage your child to participate***

Grade 6:
White
Read 20 minutes and record in log
C Block finish sentences
D Block Book Cover
F Block Worksheet, signed log and paragraphs
G Block Strategy 4

Mrs. Reed: Finish Classroom cookbook project if not done in class. Remember to return it on Monday. If you have not brought a binder in for your picture dictionaries, please do so by Monday. Please parents, make sure your students come to school with a pencil to write with.

Updates and Homework for 2/5:

2009-02-05T13:46:00.003-05:00

All Students:
Students will be receiving 2nd term report cards tomorrow (Friday, 2/6) at the end of the day.

Grade 8 students who would like to submit a baby picture for the MS yearbook need to do so no later than Friday the 13th. Pass these into your A block teacher. Pictures should have the student’s name and a block teacher name written on the back of the picture (not on an envelope)Please no photographs that are copyrighted by professional photographers. Any questions- please see Mrs. DiFruscio.

GAME DAY: The SADD ( Students Against Destructive Decisions) is hosting a Game Day for Middle School students on Tuesday, February 10, 2009 in room 3070 ( Ms. Difruscio’s room) from 2:30 until 4:00pm. Come have some fun playing board games with high school students. Snacks will be provided. Door prizes too!

Attention all Middle School Students:
The Georgetown PTA will be holding its 3rd annual spelling bee sponsored by the Georgetown Record.
When: Thursday, March 5, 2009 registration at 5:30 contest at 6:00
Where: GMHS Auditorium
Registration forms must be received by Friday, February 27, 2009 to participate in this event.
Savings bond prizes will be awarded to the top 3 students.
Important information and forms regarding the rules, word lists & the registration form will be posted on the middle/high school website within the next couple of days.
For more info contact Laurie Kosciuszek at kosciuszeks@comcast.net.

Grade 8:
Mongeau: Study for quiz on Social Institutions/information on what to study given in class. A block, projects due tomorrow.

Mrs. Girard: E-Act. 2 pages 235 write out question and answer; F and G blocks—act. 1 and 2 pages 234 and 235 write out question and answer.

Mrs. Reed: 4-8 Reteach & Practice all

Grade 7:
Mrs. Morrison: A – Voc. and Prepositional Phrase test tomorrow – Make sure to reread The Silk Road … in Voc. Bk. – finish Study Guide for Ch. 9; B – Voc. Test tomorrow; E and F – Reading check questions on p. 133 & p. 137 – also Section Review 3 on p. 137.

Mrs. Husak: A-page 234-235 # 2-18 even, 28-32 even; B & E – page 300-302 # 2-40 even, 54-60 even; F – page 239-240 # 2-22 evens, 30-34 even.

DIFRUSCIO: SOCIAL STUDIES: if not completed in class: ALL BLOCKS FINISH MAP OF ANCIENT GREECE; E&F BLOCKS COMPLETE CHAPTER 4 SECTION 3 2 READING CHECK QUESTIONS AND SECTION REVIEW PAGE 137 Q 1-3.

Mrs. Girard: see you next week!

Mrs. Weldon: Study for Vocabulary lesson 17 Test and Preposition Test. Create a Web and title for “Personal Experience of a Character” essay-Rough draft due on Tuesday and final draft due on Wednesday.

Schauerman: SCIENCE - Study for the quiz on Cnidarians & Sponges. Use the study guide we created in class today. MATH - B- block - Reteach 6-2 worksheet #1 -13 & practice worksheet # 9 - 12

E - block - Reteach 6-2 worksheet # 1 - 13.

Learn your units of measurement!! All students are required to take the measurement quiz until they get 100%!!

Grade 6:
Mrs. Lamoly: No homework…enjoy the afternoon

Mrs. Reed: Bring in Pict Dictionary binders if you haven’t done so. Finish your Classroom cookbook recipe worksheets and return for tomorrow.

Mrs. Harrington: Due: Friday—complete the worksheet, “MapMaster Skill: Reading a Contour Map.

Mrs. White: Read for 20 minutes and record in log. C Block-vocabulary sheet; D & F Block Strategy 4; G Block Strategy 5; Book orders due 2/25/09.

Updates and Homework for 2/4:

2009-02-04T14:59:00.002-05:00

All Students:
To 8th grade parents and students: Whittier Regional Vocational Tech. High School interviews will be on February 12th at 8:00am in the guidance office. If you would like to apply please return your application to Ms. Francis by Monday February 9th.

Grade 8:
Mrs Reed: MCAS open response question.

Mrs. Bailey: Lesson 15 exercises and 10 original sentences are due Thursday.

Mrs. Mongeau: Worksheet “Education for All” Due tomorrow. And study for a Quiz on the social institutions Friday! Information of what to study given in class.

Grade 7:
Mrs. Hickey- All classes: Students in blocks A,B,E, and F have a quiz on the microscope tomorrow. They should use the papers from the first microscope lab to study. This is the same lab that came home attached to a parent note about a week ago. Students who did not complete the study guide on sponges in class need to complete it as homework for Wednesday.

Mrs. Husak: A – worksheet both sides 132/142; B – page 294 # 2-32 evens; E – page 294 # 2-32 evens; F – page 235 # 19, 20, 33, 14-18 evens, 22-32 evens calculators can be used to change ratios to decimals.

Schauerman: SCIENCE - Quiz on Cnidarians & sponges on Friday; Complete the sponge worksheet that we started in class today. MATH - All students are required to retake the measurement facts quiz until they receive a 100%. B- block - Practice 6-1 worksheet. Quiz corrections are due tomorrow. E- block - Page 221 # 1 - 10. Quiz corrections are due Friday.

Mrs. Morrison: A – Voc. assignments – flashcards, sentences, exercises and Wed.’s Prepositional Phrases assignment; B – Voc. assignments.

Grade 6:
Mrs. Carminito: A Block: quiz redo; D & E Block: none; F & G Block: page 283-284 #2-44 even.

Mrs. Lamoly: Every class should write a response in their journal; Kieve payments.

Mrs. Reed: If you did not turn in the Grp 1 Pict. Dictionary, please hand it in tomorrow.

Mrs. White: Read 20 minutes and record in log; D Block-Log and Strategy 3 due 2/5; F Block-Strategy 3 due 2/5; G Block-Strategy 2 due 2/5.

Mrs. Harrington: No Homework

Updates and Homework for 2/3:

2009-02-03T15:51:00.003-05:00

All Students:
Mrs. Fulton’s 6th, 7th and 8th grade Foods classes should have Safety and Video Permission Sheets signed and returned to class.

Message from the PTA: Thank you to everyone who helped to make the teacher luncheon such a success. Your contributions were very much appreciated & helped to make the day very special.

MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARBOOK MEETING WILL BE THIS WED. AFTER SCHOOL IN MS. DIFRUSCIO’S ROOM FROM 2:20-3.

From Mr. Kaminsky: Permission slips and deposits for the May's music trip to Six Flags are due this Friday. Please return what you can to Mr. Kaminski and Mrs. Laflamme this week so we can plan for you.

From the Art Department: The second semester has begun! Any students wishing to collect their remaining artwork may stop by the art room anytime after D-Block to pick their work. (l have 6th grade passports, 7th grade drawings and 8th grade sculptures to return.) I thank everyone for letting me keep their beautiful works up on display in our hallways!*To all new art students: A reminder that you may want to bring in an extra shirt to keep in class for those messier days!

Georgetown Middle High School is producing Bye Bye Birdie on Feb. 5, 6, and 7th at the GMHS auditorium, at 7 p.m. The snow date performance is Sunday, Feb. 8 at 2 p.m. This hilarious comedy features students in grades 6-12 in the cast and crew. Tickets ARE ON SALE NOW during middle and high school lunches (about 10:15-11:30 and 12:15-1) and in the lobby from 2:15-3:15, each day until Wednesday, Feb. 4. It is highly recommended to purchase tickets ahead of time, as the play may very well sell out. Seats will be assigned.

Grade 8:
Sheridan: A, G: “Getting Together: An introduction to compounds” Read and answer # 1-8 (green worksheet); C: “Metals, Nonmetals, and Metalloids” Read and answer # 1-8 (blue worksheet); E, F: “ Molecules and Compounds” Read and complete sketches: 1 a, b, c (orange worksheet)

Mrs. Reed: Quiz tomorrow 6-5 thr 6-8 (dilation of figures with scale factors, word problem proportions, indirect measurement proportions).

Mrs. Rydbeck: A Block- Practice 7-3: do it all; E Block- study for the quiz (proportion) tomorrow; F and G Blocks- Prepare for the quiz (solving system of linear equations) tomorrow.

Grade 7:
Mrs. Husak: A – Chapter 5 test tomorrow – get grade sheet filled out on the back and signed - worksheet D – 20; B – fill out grade sheet and signed – page 290 # 2-32 evens – clean out notebook; E – no homework; F – no homework.

Schauerman: SCIENCE - Page 33, questions #1 - 4; MATH - quiz tomorrow on the customary units of measure; B-BLOCK - Reteach 6 - 1 worksheet all problems Quiz corrections due on Thursday; E-BLOCK - Practice 6-1 worksheet # 1 -15 & page 227 #36 - 43.

Grade 6:
Mrs. Harrington: Due: Wednesday—Complete the worksheet on topography #’s 7-15.

Mrs. White: Read for 20 minutes and record in your journal; C Block-logs and paragraphs due 2/4; D & F Blocks Strategy 2 due 2/4; G Block Strategy 3 due 2/4.

Mrs. Reed: Grp 1 Picture Dictionary due tomorrow.

Updates and Homework for 2/2:

2009-02-02T13:37:00.004-05:00

All Students:
Message from the PTA: Thank you to everyone who helped to make the teacher luncheon such a success. Your contributions were very much appreciated & helped to make the day very special.

MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARBOOK MEETING WILL BE THIS WED. AFTER SCHOOL IN MS. DIFRUSCIO’S ROOM FROM 2:20-3.

From Mr. Kaminsky: Permission slips and deposits for the May's music trip to Six Flags are due this Friday. Please return what you can to Mr. Kaminski and Mrs. Laflamme this week so we can plan for you.

From the Art Department: The second semester has begun! Any students wishing to collect their remaining artwork may stop by the art room anytime after D-Block to pick their work. (l have 6th grade passports, 7th grade drawings and 8th grade sculptures to return.) I thank everyone for letting me keep their beautiful works up on display in our hallways!*To all new art students: A reminder that you may want to bring in an extra shirt to keep in class for those messier days!

Georgetown Middle High School is producing Bye Bye Birdie on Feb. 5, 6, and 7th at the GMHS auditorium, at 7 p.m. The snow date performance is Sunday, Feb. 8 at 2 p.m. This hilarious comedy features students in grades 6-12 in the cast and crew. Tickets ARE ON SALE NOW during middle and high school lunches (about 10:15-11:30 and 12:15-1) and in the lobby from 2:15-3:15, each day until Wednesday, Feb. 4. It is highly recommended to purchase tickets ahead of time, as the play may very well sell out. Seats will be assigned.

Grade 8:
Mrs. Mongeau: Visual project is due tomorrow on comparing and contrasting social institutions/rubric given.

Mrs. Sheridan: Friday, February 2 (Punxsutawney Phil says, "6 more weeks of winter!") A: "What's the Story? The Periodic Table" - beige color worksheet 1)Checking In: # 1,2; 2) Think About It: #1 -4; C: Textbook page 80 "Organizing the Elements" and pink worksheet: 1)Outline the chapter (Chapter title, headers, and sub heads); 2) vocab cards; E: page 105 # 1 a,b,c; #2 a,b,c; F: Blue sheet:"Metals, nonmetals & metalloids" Answer questions 1-8; G: none.

Mrs. Reed: Reteach & Practice 6-8 all problems. Quiz on 6-5 thr 6-8 on Wednesday.

Mrs. Rydbeck: A Block- Practice 6-8 # 1-10; E Block- Page 299# 23-27; F and G Block- Prepare for the quiz (on solving system of linear equations).

Mrs. Girard: All classes have a chapter 5 test on WEDNESDAY! E block-study for test! Review vocab page 227, practice verbs tener and ser. F and G blocks- study for test! Review vocab page 227, practice verbs tener and ser Act. 2 page 221 and act. 3 page 221.

Grade 7:
Ms. DiFruscio: We will be having our Quiz on Chapter 4 Sections 1 &2 this Wednesday (change from Tuesday…) Students should review vocab and in class notes/homework we have been discussing in class in order to prepare for this quiz. This means: Chapter 4 Sections 1 &2 all green reading check questions, all questions from each section’s Section Review

Mrs. Husak: A – Chapter 5 test Wednesday – Chapter review for 5 extra points page 226-227 # 6-15, 24-33,36-43 due on day of test - Tonight for homework worksheet D – 18 side only ‘What is the Title’ and get grade sheet filled out on back and signed; B – calculate grades for term 2 and fill out grade sheet on back; E – calculate grades for term 2 and fill out grade sheet on back; F – worksheet 132-142 and fill out grade sheet on back and get it signed.

Mrs. Morrison: A - Voc. Lesson 17 - Flashcards, sentences, exercises - Finish reading Ch. 8 and complete Study Guide – quiz on Ch. 8 tomorrow – Grammar Packet – Mon.’s assignment Voc. assignments are due Thursday; B – Voc. Lesson 17 – Flashcards are due Wed. All other voc. assignments are due Thursday; E and F – Quiz on Ch. 4 Sect. 1 and 2 on Wed.

Mrs. Weldon: A and B Blocks: Vocabulary Lesson 17: Exercises and Note Cards due on Thursday: p. 35 and 36—Main Idea; E and F Block: Vocabulary Lesson 17: Exercises and Note Cards due on Thursday - Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, p. 37 All circled questions.

Mrs. Girard: no homework.

Grade 6:
Mrs. Carminito: A Block: Practice worksheet; quiz Wednesday on multiplying and dividing fractions; D & E Block: Midterm postponed until Wednesday; study using packet and answers; F & G Block: Chapter 6 writing sample.

Mrs. Lamoly: ELA- Take Home reading Comp. Quiz- use PQA, due Wednesday; KIEVE-2nd payment due Feb. 9.

Mrs. Harrington: Due: For Tuesday—complete questions 1-6 on the reverse side of page #3, “Reading a Topographic Map.”

Mrs. White: Read 20 minutes and record in log; C block-Worksheet; D & F Block Strategy 1 due, Tuesday,2/3.

Mrs. Reed: Group 1 Picture Dictionaries due on Wednesday. If you have not returned your signed expectations sheet, turn it in TOMORROW. Also, bring in your classroom binder for picture dictionaries.

Updates and Homework for 1/29:

2009-01-29T14:04:00.003-05:00

All Students:
From the Art Department: The second semester has begun! Any students wishing to collect their remaining artwork may stop by the art room anytime after D-Block to pick their work. (l have 6th grade passports, 7th grade drawings and 8th grade sculptures to return.) I thank everyone for letting me keep their beautiful works up on display in our hallways!
*To all new art students: A reminder that you may want to bring in an extra shirt to keep in class for those messier days!

*Important Reminder to Students and Parents:Tardy to School - Semester 2 started on Monday, January 26, 2008Students must come to school on time and prepared to learn. Students who are not seated in their classroom by 7:30 are tardy and must sign in at the main office. If a student has 4 or more excused tardies throughout the semester, professional documentation may be required by administration in order for the tardy to be excused.The first three unexcused tardies of each semester will not lead to consequences. Upon the fourth unexcused tardy in a semester, the consequences listed in the Student-Parent Handbook, page 21, will come into effect. This incudes after school office detentions and could lead to in-school suspension for chronic offenders.It is the responsibility of the student who misses work due to tardiness to school to make arrangements for work missed within 24 hours of his/her return. A grade of zero may be given to any student failing to do so.

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.

Georgetown Middle High School is producing Bye Bye Birdie on Feb. 5, 6, and 7th at the GMHS auditorium, at 7 p.m. The snow date performance is Sunday, Feb. 8 at 2 p.m. This hilarious comedy features students in grades 6-12 in the cast and crew. Tickets ARE ON SALE NOW during middle and high school lunches (about 10:15-11:30 and 12:15-1) and in the lobby from 2:15-3:15, each day until Wednesday, Feb. 4. It is highly recommended to purchase tickets ahead of time, as the play may very well sell out. Seats will be assigned.

ROYALS BACKPACKS on sale for only $10! All proceeds to benefit the boys basketball program. Royal blue color with Georgetown Royals Lancer and "Royals" logo on front (slingback type backpack). If interested....email or call for delivery...Missi Bjork: 6672 or mommybjork@hotmail.com

Grade 8:
Mrs. Mongeau: No homework A Block/ The rest of the blocks need to follow the rubric given comparing and contrasting a social institution in Guatemala versus the United States. The visual is due Tuesday.

Ms. Bailey: No homework over the long weekend. ENJOY!!!!!!

Mrs. Rydbeck: All classes: no homework. Have a good long weekend!; F and G Blocks- Get started with Practice 6-3 questions odds only if you want to. Remember Quiz early next week.

Mrs. Sheridan: A, C blocks: “Why Do Atoms & Elements React” worksheet (beige color sheet) Questions 1 – 4; E block: “The Periodic Table” worksheet (yellow). Checking In questions 1-2 and Think About It questions 1-4; F, G blocks: “Organizing the Elements” 1. Rough outline of pp 80-87 of your textbook. 2. Complete vocab cards.

Mrs. Reed: Reteach & Practice 6-6 all problems

Mrs. Girard: Family tree projects were due today! I had a number of students who did not hand in their projects! There is a 10% penalty per day that the project is late! I gave each student that did NOT have his/her project a letter to be signed by parent/guardian. Ask your student if he/she handed in the project—if he/she did no homework! If he/she did not than there is a letter to be signed and to finish the project! Thank you.

Grade 7:
Mrs. Husak: A – worksheet 137 column B and back side #138 word problems; B & E – chapter 5 test moved to Monday – MCAS questions 1 to 19 due Monday; F- cumulative review worksheet # 1-24 all due Monday. *Change in Policy – Students will no longer be allowed to retake any test or quiz in my math classes for Terms 3 and 4. Students were told this information on Monday the first day of Term 3.

Mrs. Hickey- All classes: There is no homework tonight, as long as students have completed the “My Day as a Hydra” assignment that we worked on in class yesterday ( and in come classes, today). Just a reminder- Students who returned the parent note sent home last week ( with the last quiz and lab attached) received extra credit if they were interested. That is due January 29th.

Ms. DiFruscio: A block only- do Venn Diagram of Sparta vs Athens using facts from Chapter 4 Section 2. We had a vocabulary quiz today. Those students who did not earn at least a 75% should restudy these terms over the weekend as they will be on the quiz on the sections next week, and help form the basis of our study of Ancient Greece. Please note: I have changed the chapter 4 sections 1 & 2 quiz to next Wed. to accommodate other assignments early in the week.

Mrs. Schauerman: MATH - Page 220 # 1 - 32 Study for quiz on customary measurement conversions. You must memorize all conversion factors. SCIENCE - Complete the "My Day as a Hydra" drawings that you began in class.

Mrs. Weldon: All Classes: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry-Read Chapter 8, Answer questions 31-5 p. 31; Blocks A and B: Notebook Check on Monday.

Mrs. Girard: quiz on Monday on numbers 0-39…spelling counts!

Grade 6:
Mrs. Lamoly: Kieve paperwork and payment; ELA all classes-Quiz on reading Monday and a second response in journal is due.

Mrs. Harrington: Due Monday-after reading the rules of the “Reading a Topographic Map,” students need to complete 1-5 on a separate sheet of paper.

Mrs. White: Read 20 minutes and record in log; C Block-Picture sheet; D Block-Cause/Effect paragraph; F & G Blocks-book and notebook.

Mrs. Reed: Bring in signed Expectations and Procedures BY MONDAY. Bring in ½ inch or 1 inch binder BY MONDAY. Picture Dictionary due next Wednesday.

Updates and Homework for 1/28:

2009-01-28T06:57:00.004-05:00

*Notice for any Georgetown Parents who may work in healthcare and/or with at-risk youth:
DRUG ABUSE RECOGNITION FOR YOUTH PROFESSIONALS:
The GEORGETOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT INVITES YOU to see Marilyn G. Belmonte, presenter, Substance Abuse Prevention/Drug Recognition Specialist.
· What are the latest trends in youth drug abuse?
· Can you tell the difference between an impaired student and a sleepy student?
· How do drugs affect grades, MCAS, SAT’s and athletic performance?
· What should you do if you suspect a student is drug-impaired?
CERTIFICATES PROVIDED FOR APPLICATION OF PDP’S AND CEU’S
FRIDAY JANUARY 30, 2009, Georgetown Public Library 10:00 am -12:00 noon - Admission is free. RSVP required to Pam Lundquist at 352-5407 Or tenhawkway@comcast.net.

*Important Reminder to Students and Parents:
Tardy to School - Semester 2 started on Monday, January 26, 2008
Students must come to school on time and prepared to learn. Students who are not seated in their classroom by 7:30 are tardy and must sign in at the main office. If a student has 4 or more excused tardies throughout the semester, professional documentation may be required by administration in order for the tardy to be excused.
The first three unexcused tardies of each semester will not lead to consequences. Upon the fourth unexcused tardy in a semester, the consequences listed in the Student-Parent Handbook, page 21, will come into effect. This incudes after school office detentions and could lead to in-school suspension for chronic offenders.
It is the responsibility of the student who misses work due to tardiness to school to make arrangements for work missed within 24 hours of his/her return. A grade of zero may be given to any student failing to do so.