Sunday June 10, 2018:
Dear 8th Grade Students:
While we know that weekends are reserved for you, family, and friends, Mrs. Hesterhagen and I were disappointed that none of you represented your class or our school at either the Michael Ollis Run or the ceremony at the Armory. Both events have been posted all week and Mrs. Hesterhagen made a final plea to each of you and your families last night at the Supper.
You are asked to have your fifes in school this week per Mrs. Hesterhagen's request. Please make sure that you have them in.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Campbell
Friday June 8, 2018:
1. Tomorrow is the Graduation Mass and Supper. Please be in the 8th grade classroom no later than 4:30 PM. Parents must go directly to the Church.
2. For Monday: please make sure you have a device (not a phone) that you can access the Internet with. If you do not have one, we will see if you can borrow some Chromebooks from the lower grades.
3. For Sunday: if you can, please participate in the Michael Ollis Run by playing your fifes. Permission slips went home a few days ago. Also, if you can, the Armory is having a ceremony at 6:30 PM. If you come to either or both, please wear your veterans t-shirt. Thank you in advance.
4. Wednesday is a half day, however, that is the day of the U.S. History and Government Regents. All 8th graders will be participating in this exam. The test will commence at 9:15 AM and will officially end at 12:15 PM. Normal school dismissal for that day is 11:00 AM.
5. Thursday is the last official day of school for the 8th grade class. We will have a class party in the morning. Graduation practice will be in the afternoon.
*U.S. HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT REGENTS IS ON WEDNESDAY JUNE 13.
(There is an 11:00 dismissal that day. The exam begins at 9:15 AM and ends at 12:15.)
THURSDAY JUNE 7, 2018:
1. The following students still have not returned the Authorization to Release Records form. This is MANDATORY or else your school records do not leave this building. PLEASE return the form! Jake, Barbara, Ismael
2. Fife and Drum students are requested to play at the Michael Ollis Run on Sunday morning. Notices went home the other day. Please come.
3. Sunday evening, 6:30, at the Armory: students to represent our school are asked to attend the ceremony. If you can go, please try to go.
4. MASS and SUPPER: students need to be in the classroom by 4:30. I'll be here.
5. iPads will be collected tomorrow
6. Please bring your own device (NOT a phone) to school starting tomorrow. We have two more projects we will do together that require you to have Internet access. If you do not have a device, we will try to get a ChromeBook for you from one of the lower grades.
Thursday May 31, 2018:
1. Science dissection tomorrow!
2. You must return the slip telling us of your high school choice so that your records can be sent there. This is mandatory.
3. Religion: Archdiocesan Exam is on Monday
4. $2.00 Dress Down tomorrow
5. Sno-Cones for the 8th grade courtesy of Mrs. Campbell!
6. 9:00 Mass tomorrow for First Friday
7. iPad collection is on June 8th
*PARENTS: BELOW IS THE BREAKDOWN OF WHERE YOUR CHILD WILL BE SITTING AT THE GRADUATION MASS AND THE GRADUATION CEREMONY. In years past, we have had the girls on one side and the boys on the other, but since there are only five boys and nineteen girls, we decided to divide it and put twelve per side.
TABERNACLE SIDE: Jalethea, Kaitlyn, Samantha C., Giselle, Gabrielle, Mary, Olivia, Erin, Sanaya, Michael, Reillyanne, and Dorian
ORGAN SIDE: Melanie, Chloe, Angelica, Barbara, Ismael, Bianca, Amelia, Samantha D., Jake, Minha, Jolie, and Christopher
Tuesday May 29, 2018:
1. Social Studies Final tomorrow (DBQ: World War II)
2. Religion: if you did not finish the morning work from this morning, please finish it. Check over any mistakes that you have made.
3. ELA Final on Thursday
4. Dissection Friday
*YOU MUST RETURN THE SLIP TELLING US OF YOUR HIGH SCHOOL CHOICE SO THAT YOUR RECORDS CAN BE SENT THERE.
Thursday May 24, 2018:
*Have a wonderful 4-day weekend!
*Remember that finals begin on Tuesday!
*If you are able to walk with our school at the Memorial Day Parade on Monday, you are to meet at Forest Avenue and Hart Boulevard at 11:45 AM. Wear your veterans t-shirts!!
(Check Blackboard for assignments not submitted. I am not making any more copies. I've already given out three extra copies in some cases!)
Tuesday May 22, 2018:
1. Tomorrow is the 8th Grade Mass at Our Lady Star of the Sea Church. Please adhere to the following:
a. FULL DRESS UNIFORM IS TO WORN (No shorts/sneakers)
b. Full uniform requires you to have gray socks. If you don't have gray socks, please wear black or white socks. No colors, please.
c. The uniform must be fresh and clean--no stains.
d. We will be eating lunch when we return.
e. I trust you to be on your best behavior. I know you will make me proud--you always do! :-)
f. Samantha Chicaiza and Christopher Long have been chosen to present roses at the beginning procession of the Mass. You will join students from all of the other Staten Island Catholic schools.
2. Finals Schedule has been posted in the classroom for some time, but here it is below:
a. Tuesday May 29: Math
b. Wednesday May 30: Social Studies (this will be a DBQ about World War II--there is no need to study)
c. Thursday May 31: ELA (Please study Vocabulary lessons 13-16; there will be two reading passages with questions; one essay that you will be permitted to use your iPad to look up facts only--NOTE: you will not be able to use your iPad until the vocabulary and reading passages have been completed and handed in)
d. Friday June 1: Science (DISSECTION!)
e. Monday June 4: Archdiocesan Exam (the study questions had been uploaded to Quizlet over a month ago and the updates were recently added; please study from the QUIZLET STUDY SET)
3. Thursday--Veterans' Ice Cream Social (8th grade will be responsible for meeting and greeting the vets and their families; your posts/assignments will be given on Thursday morning; make sure you check in for attendance in the classroom before moving to your spots)
4. No school Friday or Monday
5. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER ICE CREAM FROM THE ICE CREAM SOCIAL, PLEASE SEND IN $2.00 TOMORROW. THANK YOU!
Tuesday May 15, 2018:
MAP TESTING TOMORROW--PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A FULLY-CHARGED IPAD!
1. You have been notified of missing work for the past two weeks. Today it was posted on the bulletin board with extra copies in the mailboxes of those who are missing work. I ask that you look through your school bags, desks, and mailboxes for the worksheets. Some of you have already been given a second copy of work.
2. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU GIVE ME YOUR T-SHIRT SIZE TOMORROW FOR MRS. EDMONDS REGARDING YOUR "CLASS OF 2018" SHIRT.
3. Final Outlines will be posted to Blackboard by Friday.
Tuesday May 8, 2018:
*Tonight is the Spring Show. You must be here by 5:45 PM and parents must pick you up by 8:30 PM. Wear Spring colors. Do not wear ripped anything.
*Progress Reports will be going home on Friday.
*If you did not return your OLSS Permission slip, they're due.
Reminders:
1) Wednesday:
a. Half-day dismissal: 12:30
b. You will be taking the U.S. History Regents Field Test. You need #2 pencils. The test will take 90 minutes.
2. Thursday:
a. Social Studies Fair projects due--judging will take place after lunch; you will fail if you didn't do your share of the work
b. MAP Practice Test!! You need your iPads charged for this
3. Friday:
a. Carnival (make sure your lunch and bracelet orders are in
Monday April 30, 2018:
*Religion Classwork: Morning Work was: Religion page 233 #1-10 on looseleaf (classwork grade=20%)
*Social Studies Classwork: Create a 5-column chart on Notability. Label the following at the top of each column: a) Name of Battle; b) Date; c) Who Won?; d) Overall Significance; e) Number of Casualties
(Battles to look up: 1. Battle of the Atlantic, 2. Battle of Stalingrad, 3. Operation Torch, 4. Battle of Anzio (Bloody Anzio), 5. D-Day, 6. Battle of the Bulge, 7. VE Day, 8. Philippines (Bataan), 9. Battle of the Coral Sea, 10. Battle of Midway, 11. Guadalcanal, 12. Iwo Jima, 13. Battle of Okinawa, 14. Atomic Bomb (Hiroshima & Nagasaki)
1. Tomorrow is the NYS Math Exam. Please bring #2 pencils and get a good night's sleep. If you are planning to opt out of this examination, you must stay home from school as we will not have any place for you to sit during the examination. You MUST bring in a note from your parent(s) if you opt out.
2. Class trip to Sacred Heart on Thursday--Full school uniform! I'm still missing permission slips. This is a FREE and MANDATORY trip.
3. Permission slips for Our Lady Star of the Sea Mass on May 23rd are due.
Thursday April 26, 2018:
1. ELA: on looseleaf, please answer the following questions based on our reading of Chapter 8:
a. What does Mr. Avery say that bad children cause? What's ironic about this, given Jem and Scout's reaction to the snow?
b. During the fire, Boo Radley has quietly placed a blanket across Scout's shoulders. Why doesn't Jem want his father to return to the Radley family?
c. After the fire is over, how does Miss Maudie feel about the destruction of her house? What does this tell you about her character, her values?
d. Write doewn the line of text from this chapter that shows Jem believes that he and Scout are no better than anyone else in their town.
2. Permission slips for Sacred Heart and OLSS are due. Both are FREE trips
3. $2.00 dress down day tomorrow
Thursday April 19, 2018:
(Students who were absent on Wednesday April 18, you are responsible for completing the morning work assignment: (on looseleaf: How do I achieve my goals?--one paragraph))
1. $2.00 Dress Down tomorrow
2. Permission slips due:
a) Ocean Breeze (50 cents) THIS TRIP IS MANDATORY, NOT OPTIONAL
b) Sacred Heart (free)
3. Social Studies: worksheet, "On the American Homefront"
(If you did not complete the "Fireside Chat 19" assignment in class, please complete for homework.)
4. ELA: What is the Dewey Decimal System? Give a one-paragraph description
**MAKE SURE ALL HOMEWORK IS TURNED IN TOMORROW. ALSO MAKE SURE THAT ALL ITEMS YOU ARE ASSIGNED TOMORROW ARE TURNED IN BY THE END OF THE SCHOOL DAY.
Monday April 16, 2018:
1. Parent-Teacher Conferences:
a) tomorrow from 6:00-8:00
b) Wednesday from 12:00 noon to 2:00
Miss Berardi and I will be conducting the conferences together again.
2. Wednesday is a half day with 11:00 dismissal
3. ELA: Chapter 2 questions for TKAM; please answer on looseleaf and submit tomorrow:
a. Why does Scout's ability to read and write annoy her teacher, Miss Caroline?
b. Atticus says that country people, like the Cunninghams, were hit the hardest by "the crash". To what is he referring? Why would country people be the ones to suffer the most?
c. Why does Jem not want Scout to acknowledge him at school? Is this typical of older brother behavior?
d. What do you think of Miss Caroline as a teacher? Give examples to support your opinion.
4. Permission slips:
a. Ocean Breeze--50 cents
b. Sacred Heart--free
5. Religion: on looseleaf; page 213 #1-10 (answers only)
Thursday April 12, 2018:
**Thank you so very much for the birthday cake, cards, gifts, and song. I am truly touched and love you all.
1. Pizza tomorrow (my treat)! Just bring a snack and a drink.
2. If you were nominated for a superlative, pictures will be taken tomorrow.
3. $2.00 dress down day tomorrow
4. Permission slips and 50 cents due for Ocean Breeze trip.
5. Permission slips for Sacred Heart trip (no charge)
6. Your topic for the Social Studies Fair (May 10) is due for approval tomorrow!
7. If you did not inform me of what high school you're going to, I need to know ASAP!
Thursday March 22, 2018:
**Reminder: You are responsible for all work that was posted to Blackboard from Monday 3/19 and Tuesday 3/20
1. Tomorrow is our class trip to the movies. We will eat lunch when we return. Those who did not pay and did not submit a permission slip, you will sit in a lower grade classroom.
2. $2.00 Dress Down tomorrow
3. Bread of Life Food Drive ends tomorrow.
4. For those who were absent today: morning work is in your mailbox (two worksheets)
5. Tomorrow is the Basket Auction
6. Tomorrow is your test on the quizlet study guides I mentioned on Monday's agenda sheet. There are five roots that you need to study for tomorrow's test.
Tuesday March 13, 2018:
1. FrontRow Assignments for the week are due on Friday.
2. If you did not finish the morning work assignment, please finish (Edulastic.com)
3. 1980s fundraiser on Thursday (we need baked goods, plates, napkins, cups, drinks, etc.)
*THIS IS A STUDENT-RAN FUNDRAISER, while we appreciate the interest, we do not require parental help. We thank you but we can handle it.
4. Bread of Life drive going on this week
5. Green Day on Friday
6. ELA: study the Latin Quizlet study set and the Greek Quizlet study set.
7. Study Root of the Day
Monday March 12, 2018:
1. FrontRow Assignments for the week (due Friday March 16th, 2018):
a. Vaccines
b. Ellis Island
c. History of Cars
d. Amelia Earhart
2. Morning Work assigmnent for today on Edulastic.com (class code: 6C662)
a. Apple Devices Hurting Kids in the Long Run
3. 1980s Fundraiser on Thursday
a. All students who DID bring in the pictures I asked for will receive homework credit
4. Bread of Life Food Drive begins today
5. Green Day Friday
ELA: make sure this is copied on Notability or in a notebook. You will be responsible for this:
ROOT WORD OF THE DAY: "RUPT" (break)
origin: Latin, rumpere, ruptus "break"
1. corrupt: crooked; immortal
2. erupt: to burst forth
3. rupture: to break or burst
4. abrupt: sudden
5. bankrupt: having no money, "broke"
6. interrupt: to cause a break in the flow
Monday March 5, 2018:
1. Complete all FrontRow assignments for the week--due by Friday (Please do not complete the Skills assignments until I assign them to you.)
2. 1/2 day Wednesday--12:30 dismissal
3. Vocabulary: test tomorrow on chapters 1-10 from "The Phantom Tollbooth". Study from Quizlet.
4. Please look on Blackboard to find what you are responsible for looking up for our fundraiser. It's listed under, "19802 Fundraiser"
5. Movie trip permission slips and money are due FRIDAY.
6. Progress reports went home today with the test folders. Please have your parents sign it and return tomorrow.
7. Religion: test on March 12 on chapters 13, 14, and 15
8. Social Studies: test on Thursday (DBQ)
9. Mass and Confessions on Friday
Wednesday February 28, 2018:
1. Religion: on looseleaf, page 169 #1-10 (Please indicate page number in the upper right corner of the looseleaf)
2. Social Studies / ELA: FrontRow assignments due Friday
3. ELA: Vocabulary test Tuesday; Chapters 1-10 from "Phantom Tollbooth" (study from quizlet, please)
4. Tomorrow is "Cat in the Hat" Day. Wear your favorite hat.
*There is an Art and Writing Contest sponsored by the Office of the Richmond County District Attorney's Office. The theme is Crime Victims' Rights Week. They are looking for Art submissions or Writing submissions. It is NOT mandatory. If you are interested in participating, please see Mrs. Campbell for the information.
Tuesday February 27, 2018:
1. FrontRow assignments due Friday.
2. Phantom Tollbooth vocabulary test Chapters 1-10 next Tuesday. Study from Quizlet, please.
3. Tomorrow is "Wacky Wednesday". Inside our or mismatched clothing is acceptable.
4. Religion: on looseleaf,"Which liturgical reforms called by Pope Pius X are you most grateful? Why?" (one paragraph)
5. Start looking for 1980s pictures and memorabilia for our closets.
Monday February 26, 2018:
1. Look on Blackboad for a list of all missing assignments. Read it carefully.
2. Social Studies / ELA: five FrontRow assignments were posted. You have until Friday to finish them.
3. Religion: page 162 "Discover" in workbook, then, on looseleaf, answer, "How do I learn?"
Sunday February 25, 2018:
FrontRowEd Articles Due this Week: (All articles are due by Friday.)
The code to get into the website if you forgot is: 48n4cv
*Make sure you complete the Jesse Owens article if you did not do so. Some of you did not submit it.
1. The United Nations
2. Women's Suffrage Parade
3. Imperialism and Colonialism
4. Jim Crow Laws
5. Immigration
Thursday February 22, 2018:
1. Trip tomorrow:
a) wear full school uniform (no dress down, no sneakers, no gym uniforms)
b) bring sack lunch to eat on the bus (don't spill, no soda, please)
c) rules for the museum: no running, no loud voices, shouting, screaming, etc, don't touch anything, no flash photography)
Security MAY ask you to check your bag if your bring a knapsack
**CHAPERONES SHOULD BE HERE AT 8:45 AM
2. WRITING: due Monday February 26, 2018; "One World, God's People"
(typed, size 12 font, Times New Roman, double-spaced, no more than 1 1/2 pages
In order to help you, you may focus on the following to assist in your essay:
a) Why describe the world as God's people?
b) What makes them "God's" people?
c) How does your faith help you to understand the world?
d) How does your faith help you to unite the world?
Thursday February 15, 2018:
1. Yearbook ads deadline is tomorrow. Ads will NOT be accepted afterwards
2. $2.00 dress down day tomorrow (please don't bring me $10 or $20 bills)
3. No school Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday next week. Enjoy your mini-vacation
Tuesday February 13, 2018:
1. Social Studies:
a) worksheet, "Theodore Roosevelt on the sinking of the Luisitania, 1915"
b) test Thursday on Age of Imperialism
2. Fundraiser for Jeramiah tomorrow. Please bring baked goods.
3. Trip next Friday. Please bring $20 and permission slip ASAP (no more chaperones needed)
4. Make sure your iPads are charged so that you can do your World War I research tomorrow
5. Yearbook ads are due Friday. Last day to submit them.
Monday February 12, 2018:
1. Social Studies:
a) worksheet, "War and Neutral Rights" (in mailbox)
b) test Thursday on Age of Imperialism
2. Fundraiser for Jeramiah on Wednesday
3. Trip next Friday. Please bring $20.00 payment and permission slip ASAP (no more chaperones needed)
4. ELA: please read Chapter 4 in, "The Phantom Tollbooth"
a) Answer the following questions on looseleaf:
i. Who did Milo meet in Chapter 4?
ii. How would you describe these characters based on what you learned about them in Chapter 4?
iii. What was the "confusion" at the end of Chapter 4?
iv. Who caused the crash? Whose fault was it?
b) Highlight, underline, or identify the figurative language elements in Chapter 4 and be prepared to share tomorrow.
Monday February 5, 2018:
1. Permission slip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art is in your mailbox. Cost of trip is $20.00
2. Religion: pages 135 and 136 on looseleaf (answers only, please)
3. ELA: You have one more day to obtain "The Phantom Tollbooth"
4. 11:00 dismissal on Wednesday
Tuesday January 30, 2018:
1. Yearbook:
a) baby picture due tomorrow
b) ad due February 16th (if you're purchasing ads)
2. ELA:
a) please have, "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Monday
b) finish simile assignment if not done in class (assignment is in your mailbox)
3. Valentine Fundraiser Sale hosted by 5th and 6th grades will be on Friday
4. PLEASE BRING IN A PICTURE OF YOU IN YOUR ST. ADALBERT UNIFORM BY FRIDAY. (any grade level or age level is acceptable as long as you are in your St. Adalbert uniform)
5. Religion: finish page 123 assignment on looseleaf if you have not done so in class
Wednesday January 24, 2018:
1. ELA: please obtain, "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norman Juster. We will begin reading that in about two weeks.
2. Friday is an 11:00 dismissal day.
3. Yearbook:
a) please bring in a baby picture by January 31. It will be returned.
b) please have all ads in by February 16. None will be accepted after that.
4. Scholastic Book Fair is tomorrow. Please bring mnoey if you intend to purchase books.
5. ELA: please complete and submit your rough draft for your letter. If you already submitted it or if I already checked it, you are good to go. All you have to do is wait for the next lesson on how to write a business letter or a friendly letter.
Monday January 22, 2018:
1. ELA: worksheet in mailbox (similes and metaphors)
2. Friday is an 11:00 dismissal day
Superlatives Results:
Most Friendly: Angelica
Most Sociable: Jalethea
Most Sassy: Samantha D.
Most Stylish: Melanie
Class Klutz: Jolie
Most Artistic: Erin
Most Quiet: Gabrielle
Most Musical: Giselle
Most Mathematical: Chloe
Most Courageous: Reillyanne
Most Likely to Be President: Reillyanne
Most Likely to Become Famous: Sanaya
Most Comical: Dorian
Most Original: Mary
Most Honest: Giselle
Most Athletic: Dorian
Most Likely to Become Rich: Chloe
Friday January 12, 2018:
1. No school Monday
2. Midterms start next week
3. Black history month projects are as follows:
a) Jalethea, Gabrielle, Olivia: Odell Beckham, Jr.
b) Sam C., Ezequiel, Chris, Angelica: Stevie Wonder
c) Reillyanne, Michael, Erin: Mohammad Ali
d) Sam D., Kaitlyn, Sanaya: Betty Okino
e) Ismael, Chloe, Amelia: Wilma Rudolph
f) Mary, Jolie, Bianca: Malcolm X
g) Giselle, Melanie, Dorian: Whitney Houston
h) Minha, Jake, Barbara: Prince
Monday January 8, 2018:
1. MAP Assessment: Wedneseday, Thursday, and Friday. Make sure that your iPads are FULLY charged.
2. Social Studies: DBQ (Please do not do the essay question, just the scaffolding questions.) Due tomorrow.
3. Religion: Study quizlet set, "Archdiocesan Midterm Review"
4. Morning Work: Vocabulary pages 55-58 for absentee students (we did this in class)
YEARBOOK INFORMATION: Your children went home with a flyer for yearbook ads. It is NOT mandatory to purchase if you do not want to. If you are purchasing, you are to submit any pictures and sentiments you want. I will coordinate the page based on the templates provided to me by the yearbook company. Cash only, please. Deadline is February 16. Any ads given in after that WILL NOT be accepted. I have deadlines too. Thank you for your understanding.
Wednesday January 3, 2018:
1. Social Studies: "Reform Movements" worksheet due tomorrow. This was given out yesterday. (Absentees: the worksheet is in your mailbox)
2. Religion: If you did not finish your practice essay, please finish it for homework and submit it tomorrow morning.
MIDTERMS:
Jan 16: Math
Jan 17: Social Studies
Jan 18: Religion (Quizlet review already posted over a month ago.)
Jan 19: ELA
Tuesday January 2, 2018:
HAPPY NEW YEAR! I would like to extend my gratitude for your generous Christmas gifts. They were very much appreciated and it was so thoughtful of you to think of me.
1. Tomorrow is a 1/2 day. 12:30 dismissal.
2. Social Studies: worksheet in your mailbox, "Reform Movements" due THURSDAY.
3. Religion: on looseleaf, list at least 10 individuals or organizations that work to preserve what's important. For example: the Humane Society of America works to protect animals against cruelty and extinction
Absentee Students:
a) Morning Work--worksheets were placed in your mailbox
b) Social Studies--we worked in small groups discussing what issues in 21st century America need to be reformed based on the reforms that we discussed during the 19th century Progressive Reform Movement (child labor, immigration, segregation, womens' suffrage, etc.)
MIDTERM SCHEDULE:
1. TUESDAY JANUARY 16: Math
2. WEDNESDAY JANUARY 17: Social Studies
3. THURSDAY JANUARY 18: Religion
4. FRIDAY JANUARY 19: ELA
5. SCIENCE--To be announced
Tuesday December 19, 2017:
1. ELA: TEST is postponed until tomorrow. Please make sure that you have your book with you so that you can cite textual evidence. You will need looseleaf as well.
2. Tomorrow is the Grandparents' Show. MAKE SURE YOUR FIFES ARE HERE!
3. 12:30 dismissal tomorrow
4. If you did not submit payment for the movie trip on Thursday, you CANNOT pay not. Tickets were purchased in advance. Since the whole school will be on this trip, we have no where to place you while we are out of the building.
Monday December 18, 2017:
1. Social Studies: TEST tomorrow (DBQ) Immigration
2. Reading: TEST tomorrow on Chapters 1-5 of "Hidden Figures" Please make sure that you have your book with you so that you can cite textual evidence. You will need looseleaf as well.
3. Tomorrow is Christmas sweater day.
4. "Kwanza Lady" presentation tomorrow
5. 1/2 Day Wednesday
6. Movie trip on Thursday. A reminder...all trips are MANDATORY, NOT OPTIONAL. Unless you are sick with a doctor's note or there is a problem in the family, you are expected to participate in all trips.
7. Friday: Santa Trial in the morning / class party in the afternoon
8. PROGRESS REPORTS WENT HOME WITH TEST FOLDERS TODAY. PLEASE SIGN AND RETURN BY FRIDAY.
Friday December 15, 2017:
1. Social Studies: TEST on Immigration on Tuesday December 19th (DBQ)
2. Reading: TEST on Chapters 1-5 of "Hidden Figures" on Tuesday December 19th. Please have your book with you as you will be referencing it during the exam. (Reading Comprehension exam / Standards-based assessment)
3. 1/2 Day on Wednesday: 12:30 Dismissal
4. Class trip to the movies on Thursday December 21st. I am awaiting permission slips and/or payment from THREE students. Would you kindly let me know if you are coming or not BEFORE the day of the trip?
5. On Friday, we will have our Santa trial in the morning. In the afternoon, we will have a party in the classroom. You may bring snacks and Christmas cards to pass out to your classmates. We will watch a movie (if I am able to connect my laptop to the SMART TV)
Wednesday December 13, 2017:
*GOOD LUCK TO AMELIA MUINGA WHO IS REPRESENTING OUR CLASS AT THE SPELLING BEE TODAY!
1. Social Studies: worksheet in mailbox; test on Tuesday (Immigration DBQ)
2. Tomorrow is Dress Down Day. Friday--full uniform for Moore Class Trip.
3. Some still haven't paid for class trips. If you are not attending, would you kindly tell me. I've been waiting to receive payment, as is Miss Venturini. She needs to pay the movie theater before our school goes. Please let me know tomorrow.
Monday December 11, 2017:
1. Social Studies:
a) worksheet in mailbox
b) Test on December 19 (Immigration--DBQ)
c) Santa's trial is on December 22nd (morning)
2. Religion:
a) Bible detective: On looseleaf, read the following Bible passages and in a brief answer, identify the symbol of the passages. For these passages, there is one common symbol: Genesis 6: 11-22, Genesis 7: 17-8:12, Genesis 20-29:17
3. ELA: please read Chapter 14 in "Hidden Figures"
4. The following people still owe either trip money, permission slips, or both:
a) Movie Trip (December 21): JG (owes fee); BH & Ch.Lo (owes permission slips and fee) $15.00
b) Moore Trip (December 15): JG( owes fee); BH, Ch.Lo, EP (owes permission slips and fee) $1.00
Thursday December 7, 2017:
1. Religion: on looseleaf, read the following Bible passages and in a brief answer, identify the symbol of the passages. This will also be graded to see if you have a grasp on answering questions based on the ELA standards prescribed by the Archdiocese.
a) Genesis 1:1-2:3
b) Genesis 2:4-3:24
2. Social Studies:
a) worksheet in mailbox
b) TEST on December 19 (Immigration)
Wednesday December 6, 2017:
1. Religion: on looseleaf, read the following Bible passages and in a brief answer, identify the symbol of the passages. This will also be graded to see if you have a grasp on answering questions based on the ELA standards prescribed by the Archdiocese.
a) 1 Samuel 16:1-13
b) Isaiah 11:1-10
2. Social Studies: worksheet in mailbox (both front and back)
3. Social Studies: DBQ exam on Tuesday December 19th regarding immigration
4. ELA: (This was classwork.)
Review the textual evidence in the book, "Hidden Figures": page 87, "The nearest women's bathroom..."; and page 95, "Katherine graduated..." (stop at "Unusally Capable"); then answer the following question: "Based on the two excerpts, why was being intelligent in the 1940s and 1950s both an advantage and disadvantage to African Americans?"
5. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: The 73rd Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge; December 16 at 11:00 AM at Wolfe's Pond Park. Please make an effort to be there, especially the Student Council, Color Guard, and White Table students.
Tuesday December 5, 2017:
1. Religion: on looseleaf, workbook page 83. Please complete numbers 1-8 in blue or black ink ONLY.
2. Social Studies: worksheet located in mailbox
3. Social Studies: TEST on Chapter 20 on Tuesday December 19th--DBQ
4. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: the 73rd Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge; December 16 at 11:00 AM at Wolfe's Pond Park
5. ELA: Please read Chapters 11 and 12 in "Hidden Figures"
6. If you have no intention of attending either trip, please send in a note. Some students have not submitted payment and/or permission slips. We need a head count. Thank you.
Monday December 4, 2017:
1. ELA/SS: Contest essay due tomorrow (instructions were given out last week)
2. Social Studies: worksheet, "Chinese Immigration" (located in your mailbox)
3. Religion:
a) read workbook pages 277-279
b) practice "Arch Review" on Quizlet (this will help with the midterm)
c) have Bibles ready for class
4. ELA: Make a chart on looseleaf indicating the responsibilities of a defense attorney and a prosecuting attorney. Have no less than five points of information on each side of the chart.
5. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: the 73rd Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge; December 16 at 11:00 AM at Wolfe's Pond Park
6. Religion: If you did not finish this in class, please finish for homework: "What is one material present you want for Christmas and one hope you have this Advent season?"
Friday December 1, 2017:
1. Remember to bring your fifes in on Monday to practice. This is mandatory.
2. ELA: Essay contest due on December 5th (Tuesday). Instructions were put in your mailboxes several days ago. Turn in the instruction sheet with your essay. I do not have extra copies, so please don't lose it.
Tuesday November 28, 2017:
1. 11:00 Dismissal tomorrow
2. Half-Day Hijinx tomorrow: (bring your earphones)
3. ELA: Essay contest due on December 5th. Instructions were put in your mailboxes. Make sure you turn in the instruction sheet with your essay. I do not have extra copies, so please don't lose it.
Monday November 27, 2017:
1. Religion: TEST tomorrow on Unit 1
2. Permission slips and trip money are due on Friday!
3. Parent-Teacher Conferences tomorrow and Wednesday--Appointments were made. If you did not make an appointment by sign-up sheet, you will need to wait until appointments have been seen. Thank you for your understanding.
4. WEDNESDAY--11:00 Dismissal
5. Pasta Day Friday
Tuesday November 21, 2017:
1. TOMORROW IS THE LAST DAY TO SUBMIT PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL APPLICATIONS! I'm missing a few.
2. Religion test on Tuesday--study from Quizlet, please.
3. If I don't receive parents' request for Parent Teacher Conferences, Miss Berardi and I will not be able to meet with them. Appointments only.
Friday November 17, 2017:
*REMINDER: If you volunteered to go to Richmondtown Library tomorrow, then you must be there by 2:00 PM. Thank you for volunteering.
1. Social Studies Test on Tuesday.
2. Trip permission slips and trip money due.
3. Public High School applications due Wednesday
4. Religion: TEST November 27th
Thursday November 16, 2017:
1. Social Studies: TEST: The Age of Industry (DBQ--Tuesday November 21)
2. Religion: TEST: Unit 1 (Chapters 1-6) on Monday November 27
3. Trip permission slips and trip money
4. Public high school applications due next Wednesday
5. Bring in Monopoly tomorrow
6. Volunteers needed for Saturday at the Richmondtown library at 2:00 (Clark Avenue) (Student Council should go if they can.)
7. If you want, please wear an "Ugly Christmas Sweater" tomorrow.
8. Tomorrow, Dr. McNiff (Superintendent of the Archdiocese of New York) and Mrs. Herrera (Superintendent of the Staten Island Region of Catholic Schools) will be visiting our school tomorrow. Please be on your best behavior!
Tuesday November 14, 2017:
1. Social Studies: TEST: The Age of Industry (DBQ--Tuesday November 21st)
2. Religion: TEST: Unit 1 (Monday November 27th)
3. Please remember to bring back permission slips and trip money.
4. Please bring home the notice regarding parent-teacher conferences.
5. Please bring in Monopoly on Friday.
6. Public High School Applications are due on November 22nd.
7. Friday is the Christmas Fair--make sure you have your lunch order forms in before then.
Monday November 13, 2017:
1. Social Studies:
a) worksheet: "J.P. Morgan..."
b) worksheet: "Your Ancestors" (We will use this for our Social Studies class tomorrow. Please have as much information as you can filled in.)
c) TEST: The Age of Industry (DBQ--Tuesday November 21st)
2. Religion:
a) pages 71 and 72 on looseleaf
b) UNIT 1 TEST: Monday November 27th (Chapters 1-6) A study guide will be made available on Quizlet by the end of the week.
3. Friday is the Christmas Fair
4. If you have the game, "Monopoly" at home, please bring it in on Friday.
5. Public High School applications are due to me by Wednesday November 22nd.
Tuesday November 7, 2017:
IT'S ELECTION DAY! REMIND YOUR PARENTS TO GO TO THE POLLS TO VOTE FOR NYC MAYOR!
1. Tomorrow is the Veterans' Breakfast. Please wear your uniform pants and your veterans' t-shirt. You will be part of the welcoming committee. You will receive your assignments before the day ends.
2. Robotics afternoon: Bring in all materials needed for constructing the chariot and making the posters. NO ONE will be playing games on their iPads during this time period. We are dedicating the afternoon to Robotics.
3. Thursday is a half-day. 12:30 dismissal.
4. No school on Friday in observance of Veterans' Day.
5. Social Studies: In your opinion, what is the greatest invention ever created? Why do you think this is the best? Has this invention evolved over time? If so, how? Could the invention be improved further?
Monday November 6, 2017:
1. Religion: please read page 54 in the workbook. On a piece of looseleaf with a full heading, copy the chart that is on page 54 in the Activity section. Read the directions, fill in the chart based on the information found in the text.
2. ELA: finish rough draft for the "1918" essay. The rough draft is due by Wednesday if you did not submit it already. The final copy is due Wednesday November 15th.
3. Wednesday is the Veterans' Breakfast. You are to wear your veterans t-shirt and your uniform pants and dress shoes. NO GYM UNIFORMS OR SNEAKERS!
4. Thursday is a half-day. 12:30 dismissal
5. There is no school on Friday in observance of Veterans' Day.
6. Robotics afternoon on Wednesday. Make sure you have the supplies you need for the group you are in. We will allot some time to make the chariot and the posters.
7. Mighty Milers tomorrow
Wednesday November 1, 2017:
1. Tomorrow we will be creating our veterans' displays. You need to have your pictures, art supplies, construction paper, etc.
2. Religion: TEST tomorrow on Chapters 3 and 4.
3. Robotics tomorrow.
4. TACHS Exam on Friday. DO NOT come to school on Friday. If you are taking the exam, please go directly to the school you are assigned to. Be there by 8:15 AM. Eat a good breakfast.
Tuesday October 31, 2017:
1. If you have a veteran in your family (past or present), would you kindly bring in some pictures of them by Wednesday? We are going to be decorating the hallway for the Veteran's Day Breakfast. You will need construction paper, your art supplies, and photographs that can be cut or used for the project. Please do not bring in original photographs. If there is no one in your family who was a veteran, then you may use any other veteran, for example, Fr. Capodanno, President Eisenhower, President Kennedy, etc. We will be creating our projects on Thursday afternoon.
2. 1/2 Day Tomorrow: 12:30 dismissal
3. Social Studies: TEST tomorrow (DBQ) Westward Expansion
4. Religion: TEST Thursday on Chapters 3 and 4--you will need your Bible for the test.
5. Mass tomorrow for All Saints Day / 8th grade Confessions are tomorrow as well.
6. REMINDER--DO NOT COME TO SCHOOL ON FRIDAY! IF YOU ARE TAKING THE TACHS EXAM, REPORT DIRECTLY TO THE SCHOOL YOU ARE TAKING THE EXAM. IF YOU ARE NOT TAKING THE TACHS EXAM, ENJOY YOUR DAY OFF.
7. NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY APPLICATIONS ARE DUE TOMORROW! THEY WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER TOMORROW.
Monday October 30, 2017:
YOU ARE ALLOWED TO WEAR HALLOWEEN COSTUMES TOMORROW--8TH GRADE ONLY!
1. TACHS tickets went home today. Students who were absent today, their tickets are on my desk. Below you will find the codes for the high schools:
a) Monsignor Farrell High School 116
b) Moore Catholic High School 306
c) Notre Dame Academy 224
d) St. John Villa Academy 221
e) St. Joseph by the Sea High School 328
f) St. Joseph Hill Academy 223
g) St. Peter's High School for Boys 117
*STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT TAKING THE TACHS DO NOT HAVE TO COME TO SCHOOL ON FRIDAY.
2. Applications for the National Junior Honor Society are due on WEDNESDAY. They will not be accepted after Wednesday.
3. Social Studies: TEST Wednesday
4. Religion: TEST Thursday
Thursday October 26, 2017:
1. Social Studies: worksheet: "Robert Fulton"
2. Social Studies: TEST November 1, DBQ--Westward Expansion
3. Religion: Finish classwork if you have not done so (Chapter 4 Assessment page 49 on looseleaf)
4. Religion: TEST November 2, Chapters 3 and 4
5. Quizlet: Please review the two study sets for Religion and Social Studies
6. Finish morning work if you have not done so today
7. ELA: Rough draft is due tomorrow by the end of the day. I will give you some time tomorrow to finish it up.
8. $2.00 Dress Down tomorrow
9. QUIZLET FUN TOMORROW!
10. If you have a veteran in your family (past or present), would you kindly bring in some pictures of them by Wednesday? We are going to be decorating the hallway for the Veteran's Day Breakfast. You will need construction paper, your art supplies, and photographs that can be cut or used for the project. Please do not bring in original photographs. If there is no one in your family who was a veteran, then you may use any other veteran, for example, Fr. Capodanno, President Eisenhower, President Kennedy, etc. We will be creating our projects on Thursday afternoon.
Wednesday October 25, 2017:
1. Social Studies: worksheet: "Robber Barons"
2. Social Studies: TEST November 1, DBQ--Westward Expansion
3. Religion: TEST November 2, Chapters 3 and 4
4. Quizlet: Study the two sets for Religion and for Social Studies
5. Robotics tomorrow with Mr. C.
6. NOTICE: SOME OF YOU WENT HOME TODAY WITH A NOTICE REGARDING MISSING WORK. I WILL POST THE MISSING ASSIGNMENTS ON THE FRONT CORKBOARD TOMORROW.
Tuesday October 24, 2017:
1. Social Studies: worksheet: "Early American Factories" (located in your mailbox)
2. Social Studies test: November 1st, DBQ--Westward Expansion
3. Religion: test November 2nd on chapters 3 and 4
4. Religion: ON LOOSELEAF: "What are the three theological virtues? Define them. Give one example to illustrate each one."
Monday October 23, 2017:
1. Social Studies: worksheet, both sides
2. Social Studies: test November 1st, DBQ Westward Expansion
3. Religion: test November 2 on Chapters 3 and 4
4. Reading: ReadWorks packet on Alexander Graham Bell
5. Reading: Reread the Prologue of "Hidden Figures"
Wednesday October 18, 2017:
1. Social Studies: worksheet "Supplying the Wagon" (located in your mailbox)
2. Social Studies DBQ exam on Westward Movement (Chapter 18) on Wednesday November 1st.
3. Religion: Test on Chapters 3 and 4 on Thursday November 2nd.
4. Reading: Please have the book, "Hidden Figures" (Young Readers' Edition) in school by October 23rd.
5. Salem Trip on Friday. WEAR COMFORTABLE CLOTHING!! Bring electronics at your own risk. STAY WITH YOUR CHAPERONE!
*YOU MUST BE HERE AT SCHOOL NO LATER THAN 7:15 AM!! WE WILL LEAVE WITHOUT YOU IF YOU ARE NOT HERE!
High Schools: A second notice was sent home to the students who have not already given me their choices for public high school. The first notice was a teacher-created copy. The second notice is a DOE printout. Please send back by Thanksgiving.
SHSAT: Tickets were placed in the students' mailboxes today. Students who are taking this exam should bring the tickets home and show their parents. Follow all directions.
*NOTE REGARDING SALEM TRIP: A few students have dropped from the trip. I've had to scramble to find chaperones to fill in the gaps. I understand the reasoning for it, but you must understand my position as well. The trip was already paid for by my coordinator with the intention that all students were attending. It puts me in a difficult position because we will be short on the balance if I cannot fill the seats. Therefore, the money MUST be in by Tuesday, or I will have to cancel the trip. I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and am asking for your cooperation. I thank those parents who have stepped up to help.
Thursday October 12, 2017:
1. Mighty Milers tomorrow (weather permitting). Bring or wear sneakers.
2. $2.00 Dress Down tomorrow
3. Fundraiser tomorrow for UPK and K. Lots of goodies for sale. Please be supportive.
4. No school Monday--the teachers have a professional development.
5. Salem trip money and permission slips are due Tuesday, please
6. Religion: On looseleaf: Please respond to the following question: Discuss what the world would be like if everyone truly followed Jesus's New Commandment. What is one thing you can do today to bring about this kind of world?
7. ELA: If you did not finish Vocabulary Lesson 4 or the revised copy of your narrative, you must finish it for homework.
8. MONDAY IS THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER FOR THE TACHS EXAM!!!
PLEASE HAVE THE BOOK, "HIDDEN FIGURES (YOUNG READERS EDITION)" AT SCHOOL BY OCTOBER 23RD. THANK YOU!
Wednesday October 11, 2017:
1. Permission slips and money for Salem are due on Tuesday.
2. Deadline for TACHS registration is October 16; Deadline for the SHSAT registration is tomorrow.
3. Religion: on looseleaf, please complete the chapter 3 assessment on page 39. Answers only please.
4. Friday is the Pee Wee Harvest Pumpkin Sale
5. Reading: TEST on Four Perfect Pebbles next Thursday October 19th.
Tuesday October 10, 2017:
1. Scrapbook Page is due today. If you did not finish it in class, it MUST be finished for homework and submitted TOMORROW. This is being counted as a Religion grade.
2. A new, revised permission slip for Salem, Massachusetts is being sent home today. The new price is $132.00 per student / per chaperone. Please have your payment in full in CASH by Tuesday October 17th. The chaperones are Chicaiza, Gordon, McCarty, and Medina. If you are following us in your own cars, please let me know so I don't place your child in a chaperone's group, they can walk around with you. Thank you all for your help in fundraising.
3. The deadline for TACHS registration is October 16th. Remember, YOU are responsible for registering your child for the exam, not me. I am responsible for entering the public school information. Thank you!
Thursday October 5, 2017:
*My apologies for the late hour*
1. Social Studies:
a) TEST tomorrow (DBQ-Reconstruction)
b) Worksheet: Pony Express
c) Please print out and bring in pictures of Fr. Vincent Capodanno tomorrow. We are creating scrapbook pages for the pope!
2. $2.00 dress down tomorrow
3. First Friday Mass tomorrow
4. Mighty Milers tomorrow (bring or wear sneakers)
5. Your high school forms should start coming in.
6. CAR WASH ON SATURDAY! Students who have submitted forms can participate. I will inform those who have submitted forms what they need to do.
7. ELA: make sure your rough draft is completely finished. Tomorrow we will have peer review for revision.
8. NO SCHOOL MONDAY! HAPPY COLUMBUS DAY!
9. Class trip on Tuesday (with Miss Berardi) to St. Joseph by the Sea.
Tuesday October 3, 2017:
1. Social Studies:
a) TEST on Friday (DBQ-Reconstruction)
b) Worksheet (located in your mailbox) "The Donner Tragedy"
c) By Friday, please have some pictures and / or information for scrapbooking. On Friday, each student will be creating their own scrapbook page regarding the cause for canonization for Fr. Vincent Capodanno. This is mandatory, so all students need to bring in their own pictures, markers, etc. No embellishments are necessary. The pages are going to be photocopied.
2. Religion:
a) TEST on Thursday (Chapters 1 and 2 notes)
b) Quizlet review tomorrow
3. ELA:
a) bring in information regarding your views on gun control
b) make sure your iPads are fully charged
4. CAR WASH on Saturday from 10:00 to 2:00.
5. High School forms should start coming in.
6. Please have the book, "Hidden Figures" (Young Reader's Edition) by Tuesday October 17th.
7. HALF DAY TOMORROW--12:30 DISMISSAL
Monday October 2, 2017:
1. Social Studies:
a) TEST on Friday (DBQ-Reconstruction)
b) Worksheet (located in your mailbox) "Trails Led West"
c) By Friday, please have some pictures and / or information for scrapbooking. On Friday, each student will be creating their own scrapbook page regarding the cause for canonization for Fr. Vincent Capodanno. This is mandatory, so all students need to bring in their own pictures, markers, etc. No embellishments are necessary. The pages are going to be photocopied.
2. Religion:
a) TEST on Thursday (Chapters 1 and 2 Notes)
b) On looseleaf, please answer the following question in paragraph form: "Why do I need to follow laws?"
3. CAR WASH Fundraiser this Saturday. Please bring home the volunteer sheet that is in your mailbox.
4. High School forms should start coming in. I have to register you for the SHSAT by next week.
5. Mighty Milers tomorrow (WEAR SNEAKERS with your Gym uniform)
Friday September 29, 2017:
1. Class pictures / Graduation pictures are on Monday. FULL SCHOOL UNIFORM REQUIRED! No makeup permitted. If you come in with make up, you will be asked to wash it off.
2. Social Studies: TEST Friday October 6th on Reconstruction (DBQ)
3. Religion: TEST Thursday October 5th on Chapters 1 and 2 from the NOTES.
4. Car Wash will probably be on October 7th. Sign up sheet to follow.
5. CHAPERONES SELECTED FOR SALEM TRIP: Chicaiza, Gordon, McCarty, Medina
6. TEST FOLDERS WERE DISTRIBUTED TODAY. PLEASE SIGN COVER SHEET AND RETURN THE WHOLE THING ON MONDAY. This is counted as homework, so if it is not returned, it is counted as missing homework.
Thursday September 28, 2017:
1. Class pictures / Graduation pictures are on Monday. FULL SCHOOL UNIFORM REQUIRED! No makeup permitted. If you come in with makeup, you will be asked to wash it off.
2. $2.00 Dress Down Day tomorrow
3. Mighty Milers tomorrow (either wear sneakers or bring a pair with you)
4. Grade 2 Fundraiser tomorrow (book sale)
5. Social Studies:
a) Worksheet: "Jim Crow Laws and Segregation"
b) Review PowerPoint Notes: "The Amnesty Act", "Compromise of 1877", "Voting Restrictions", "Jim Crow Laws" and "Plessy vs. Ferguson"
6. Religion:
c) TEST on Friday October 6th. DBQ
a) TEST on Chapter 1 and 2 notes on Thursday October 5th
b) Review PowerPoint Notes: "We are responsible for forming our conscience" and "God gives us the gifts of forgiveness and grace"
7.Reading:
a) Our next book that we will read is, "Hidden Figures (Young Readers' Edition)" by Margot Lee Shetterly
8. Ring Orders due tomorrow. No orders will be taken after tomorrow.
a) If you lost the ring order form, you need to know the following:
--The cost of the ring is $54.00.
--If you are writing out a check, it should be made out to "Schwartz, Kirwin, and Fauss, Inc."
9. Scholastic orders due tomorrow.
--checks ONLY made out to "Scholastic, Inc."
Wednesday September 27, 2017:
1. Class pictures / Graduation pictures Monday: FULL SCHOOL UNIFORM REQUIRED! NO MAKEUP PERMITTED!
2. Social Studies:
a) TEST "Reconstruction" on Friday October 6th
b) Review PowerPoint Notes: "Scalawags and Carpetbaggers", "The Ku Klux Klan", and "Public Schools."
c) Worksheet: "Southern Congressmen Turned Away"
3. Religion:
a) TEST on Chapters 1 and 2 on Thursday October 5th
b) Review PowerPoint Notes: "Our Conscience Helps Us to Make Good Moral Decisions" and "How Can We Tell if an Act is Morally Good?"
4. Vocabulary TEST on Friday September 29th Lesson 1.
Tuesday September 26, 2017:
Class pictures / Graduation pictures next week: FULL SCHOOL UNIFORM REQUIRED! NO MAKEUP PERMITTED!!
1. The Car Wash will be rescheduled. Date to follow.
2. Social Studies:
a) Worksheet: "How Congress Passes Laws" (the worksheet is in your mailbox)
b) TEST on "Reconstruction" on Friday October 6th
c) Review PowerPoint notes: "Black Codes", "Civil Rights Act of 1866", and "Reconstruction Act of 1867". These notes are in the files above.
3. Religion:
a) TEST on Chapters 1 and 2 on Thursday October 5th (Quizlet Live to follow / Kahoot to follow for review)
b) Review Powerpoint Vocabulary Notes for Chapter 2. These notes are in the files above.
REMINDERS FOR THE WEEKEND (SEPTEMBER 22, 2017):
1. NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY!
2. All students making Confirmation MUST go to the retreat from 10:00 to 12:00 at St. Roch's parish hall. THIS IS MANDATORY!!!!!
3. If you have not already submitted your Patriot's Pen (long overdue, by the way), you must give it to me on Tuesday.
4. Mighty Milers on Tuesday. Gym on Tuesday.
5. Make sure your iPads are fully charged.
6. MAP Assessment for ELA and Mathematics will be on Tuesday for students who were absent from school today.
7. All ring orders must be in by Friday September 29th. Any orders coming after that will not be accepted. Notices for this went out the first week of school.
AFTERNOON ASSIGNMENTS FOR THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 2017:
1. ELA: Please select one of the writing prompts and compose a response. Choose only ONE. It must be on looseleaf and written in script, please.
Writing prompt one: "It's 1935 and the Nuremberg Laws have been passed. Jews are not longer considered citizens, so they can no longer vote and many of their rights are taken away. Jews forbidden to marry Germans and must add "Israel" (for men) or "Sarah" (for women) to their names so they won't be mistaken as Germans. Jews' jobs are taken away and Jewish children can no longer attend German schools. One day, on your way home, you see your Jewish neighbor, Mrs. Schloss, on her hands and knees scrubbing the street as your non-Jewish neighbors surround her, yelling "clean up this filth, you dirty pig!" Use IMAGERY to describe the scene and your reaction."
Writing prompt two: "It's 1939 and Jews are being forced to leave their homes and move into ghettos. You are given just a few days notice and after looking at the map of the area for the ghetto; you wonder how it will fit all of the Jews in your town. What do you and your family bring? What are your new surroundings like? Use IMAGERY to describe the scene and what you do."
2. Social Studies: finish researching answers for your Holocaust victim on your worksheet we started this morning.
3. Religion: Read Chapter 1 in the workbook. Highlight key information. Then, please complete the assessment on page 19 in the book. NOT ON LOOSELEAF.
Wednesday September 20, 2017:
CHANGE OF DATE: The 8th grade bake sale fundraiser is TOMORROW!! If you can bring baked goods in, either homemade or store-bought, we would really appreciate it. All money raised will go towards the 8th Grade class trip to Salem.
1. ReadWorks: (Article-a-Day)--make sure all six articles are read by Friday and fill in your "Book of Knowledge"
2. Edpuzzle (Tuesday's assignment): Watch video, "What is the 14th Amendment?" (U.S. Government for Kids)
3. Edpuzzle (Wednesday's assignment): Watch video, "Sound Smart: The 15th Amendment)
4. Vocabulary: Test Thursday September 28th on Lesson 1--study Quizlet cards
5. MANDATORY RETREAT ON SATURDAY OCTOBER 23RD FOR ALL CONFIRMATION STUDENTS. PLEASE GO TO THE PARISH HALL. THE RETREAT BEGINS AT 10:00 AND WILL END AT NOON.
6. 8th Grade Car Wash Fundraiser set for October 30th. Please volunteer if you can.
Monday September 18, 2017:
1. ReadWorks: (Article-a-Day) You have been assigned six articles. Read all six by Friday. Create a "Book of Knowledge" on your iPad by writing two to three things you learned from each article. You began this during homeroom.
2. Edpuzzle: Watch video, "History Brief: The Impact of the 13th Amendment"
3. Quizlet: Study "Vocabulary for Achievement Lesson 1" set. You will have your first Vocabulary test next Thursday.
4. Quizlet: Study "Reconstruction" set to build on your Social Studies knowledge
5. Permission slips for Salem and St. Joseph by the Sea trips need to be returned ASAP
6. Bake Sale Fundraiser on Friday
7. NO school tomorrow
Friday September 15, 2017:
REMINDER: IF YOU CAN ATTEND THE CEREMONY AT THE ARMORY ON SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 17TH AT 11:00, WE WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. WEAR YOUR VETERANS T-SHIRTS!
Thursday September 14, 2017:
1. If you did not make corrections and resubmit "Patriot's Pen", you have until Monday! If you don't resubmit it with the errors corrected, it will not be counted. Remember, this was your summer assignment and it will be sent to the contest. There are to be no errors!
2. Please return the permission slips for Salem and for the Museum of Jewish History. You don't have to pay yet, but those permission slips need to come in.
3. Many of you are missing parts of your emergency forms. These were due on September 12th. The following students DID submit everything. If your name is not on this list, please see me: Gabrielle, Erin, Jake, Barbara, Melanie, Chloe, Angelica, Dorian, Ezequiel, Jolie, Kaitlyn, Mary, Michael, and Reillyanne.
PLEASE TRY TO REPRESENT ST. ADALBERT SCHOOL AT THE ARMORY THIS SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 17TH FROM 11:00 TO 12:00. PLEASE WEAR YOUR VETERAN'S T-SHIRT. YOU WILL GET AN EXTRA MARK IN "PARTICIPATION". THANK YOU!
Tuesday September 12, 2017:
1. iPads were distributed today by St. Joseph by the Sea. It is the student's responsibility to make sure that the device is fully charged AT HOME. Students are not permitted to charge iPad in the classroom. Once Mr. C from St. Joseph by the Sea comes for our weekly meeting, most homework assignments will be posted on Blackboard.
2. Gym AND Music tomorrow
3. Social Studies: Using the data you gathered today, create a chart of the three Reconstruction plans, then on looseleaf, indicate which one was least harsh for the Southerners and why. Thank you.
4. Some students received a notice today of a mandatory retreat that will take place on September 23rd from 10 to 12. This is mandatory for all Confirmation students. If you are receiving Confirmation in November, you are required to go. If you are not receiving Confirmation, you do not need to go.
5. MAKE SURE YOUR FIFES ARE IN SCHOOL. This is a mandatory requirement for your Fife and Drum class. You are required to participate.
SS NOTES:
(Radicals)
1. They believed blacks were entitled to the same political rights and opportunities as whites so they were going to give them those rights.
2. Revenge-a desire among some to punish the South for causing war.
3. Concern for the freedmen
Monday September 11, 2017:
1. Vocabulary: Lesson 1 in workbook
2. Current Events: bring in an article about either Hurricane Harvey or Hurricane Irma regarding service and volunteerism
3. Gym tomorrow
Friday September 8, 2017:
On Monday, the Archdiocese of New York is having a dress down day to collect donations for the Hurricane Harvey victims. If you choose to participate, please dress in red, white, and blue colors. The minimum donation is $2.00. Please give what you can to help those affected. Thank you!
Thursday September 7, 2017:
Welcome Back to School!
1. Please make sure you view the websites below and eventually sign up and / or log in when your iPads are in your possession.
2. Please have some art supplies for class tomorrow.
3. Bring your FIFES to school on Monday. You are REQUIRED to bring your FIFES. It is part of your Music curriculum. You are not permitted to opt out.
4. View the "Open House" tab above.
5. Consider shadowing in a high school in the next couple of months.
Sunday August 27, 2017:
When you receive your iPad from St. Joseph by the Sea and have your email address, please complete the following:
1. We have a new class name for Common Lit. "Grade 8 Class of 2018". Please join: www.commonlit.org/student/D3KGD
2. We have a new class name for Quizlet. "Grade 8 Class of 2018". Please join: quizlet.com/join/KnZ6t9GAv
3. We have a new class name for Edpuzzle. "Grade 8 Class of 2018". Please join: edpuzzle.com/join/hopinra
4. We have a new class name for ReadWorks. "Grade 8 Wildcats". The default password is 1234, but you are advised to change it to something more personal to you. Please join: www.readworks.org/student The class code is: S2KFG3
5. We have a new class name for Vocabulary.com. "Grade 8 Wildcats". Please join: vocab.com/join/144WS4V
6. We have a new class name for Newsela. "Grade 8 Wildcats". Please join: newsela.com/quickjoin/#/226EGJ
7. Please sign up at noredink.com. The class code is: nimble sheet 25
August 2017:
Greetings, 8th Graders:
At this point, you should have already finished your summer assignments and are relaxing these last few weeks of summer. I am expecting you all to come back to school in September relaxed, refreshed, and ready to work.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Campbell
Dear 8th Grade Students:
While we know that weekends are reserved for you, family, and friends, Mrs. Hesterhagen and I were disappointed that none of you represented your class or our school at either the Michael Ollis Run or the ceremony at the Armory. Both events have been posted all week and Mrs. Hesterhagen made a final plea to each of you and your families last night at the Supper.
You are asked to have your fifes in school this week per Mrs. Hesterhagen's request. Please make sure that you have them in.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Campbell
Friday June 8, 2018:
1. Tomorrow is the Graduation Mass and Supper. Please be in the 8th grade classroom no later than 4:30 PM. Parents must go directly to the Church.
2. For Monday: please make sure you have a device (not a phone) that you can access the Internet with. If you do not have one, we will see if you can borrow some Chromebooks from the lower grades.
3. For Sunday: if you can, please participate in the Michael Ollis Run by playing your fifes. Permission slips went home a few days ago. Also, if you can, the Armory is having a ceremony at 6:30 PM. If you come to either or both, please wear your veterans t-shirt. Thank you in advance.
4. Wednesday is a half day, however, that is the day of the U.S. History and Government Regents. All 8th graders will be participating in this exam. The test will commence at 9:15 AM and will officially end at 12:15 PM. Normal school dismissal for that day is 11:00 AM.
5. Thursday is the last official day of school for the 8th grade class. We will have a class party in the morning. Graduation practice will be in the afternoon.
*U.S. HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT REGENTS IS ON WEDNESDAY JUNE 13.
(There is an 11:00 dismissal that day. The exam begins at 9:15 AM and ends at 12:15.)
THURSDAY JUNE 7, 2018:
1. The following students still have not returned the Authorization to Release Records form. This is MANDATORY or else your school records do not leave this building. PLEASE return the form! Jake, Barbara, Ismael
2. Fife and Drum students are requested to play at the Michael Ollis Run on Sunday morning. Notices went home the other day. Please come.
3. Sunday evening, 6:30, at the Armory: students to represent our school are asked to attend the ceremony. If you can go, please try to go.
4. MASS and SUPPER: students need to be in the classroom by 4:30. I'll be here.
5. iPads will be collected tomorrow
6. Please bring your own device (NOT a phone) to school starting tomorrow. We have two more projects we will do together that require you to have Internet access. If you do not have a device, we will try to get a ChromeBook for you from one of the lower grades.
Thursday May 31, 2018:
1. Science dissection tomorrow!
2. You must return the slip telling us of your high school choice so that your records can be sent there. This is mandatory.
3. Religion: Archdiocesan Exam is on Monday
4. $2.00 Dress Down tomorrow
5. Sno-Cones for the 8th grade courtesy of Mrs. Campbell!
6. 9:00 Mass tomorrow for First Friday
7. iPad collection is on June 8th
*PARENTS: BELOW IS THE BREAKDOWN OF WHERE YOUR CHILD WILL BE SITTING AT THE GRADUATION MASS AND THE GRADUATION CEREMONY. In years past, we have had the girls on one side and the boys on the other, but since there are only five boys and nineteen girls, we decided to divide it and put twelve per side.
TABERNACLE SIDE: Jalethea, Kaitlyn, Samantha C., Giselle, Gabrielle, Mary, Olivia, Erin, Sanaya, Michael, Reillyanne, and Dorian
ORGAN SIDE: Melanie, Chloe, Angelica, Barbara, Ismael, Bianca, Amelia, Samantha D., Jake, Minha, Jolie, and Christopher
Tuesday May 29, 2018:
1. Social Studies Final tomorrow (DBQ: World War II)
2. Religion: if you did not finish the morning work from this morning, please finish it. Check over any mistakes that you have made.
3. ELA Final on Thursday
4. Dissection Friday
*YOU MUST RETURN THE SLIP TELLING US OF YOUR HIGH SCHOOL CHOICE SO THAT YOUR RECORDS CAN BE SENT THERE.
Thursday May 24, 2018:
*Have a wonderful 4-day weekend!
*Remember that finals begin on Tuesday!
*If you are able to walk with our school at the Memorial Day Parade on Monday, you are to meet at Forest Avenue and Hart Boulevard at 11:45 AM. Wear your veterans t-shirts!!
(Check Blackboard for assignments not submitted. I am not making any more copies. I've already given out three extra copies in some cases!)
Tuesday May 22, 2018:
1. Tomorrow is the 8th Grade Mass at Our Lady Star of the Sea Church. Please adhere to the following:
a. FULL DRESS UNIFORM IS TO WORN (No shorts/sneakers)
b. Full uniform requires you to have gray socks. If you don't have gray socks, please wear black or white socks. No colors, please.
c. The uniform must be fresh and clean--no stains.
d. We will be eating lunch when we return.
e. I trust you to be on your best behavior. I know you will make me proud--you always do! :-)
f. Samantha Chicaiza and Christopher Long have been chosen to present roses at the beginning procession of the Mass. You will join students from all of the other Staten Island Catholic schools.
2. Finals Schedule has been posted in the classroom for some time, but here it is below:
a. Tuesday May 29: Math
b. Wednesday May 30: Social Studies (this will be a DBQ about World War II--there is no need to study)
c. Thursday May 31: ELA (Please study Vocabulary lessons 13-16; there will be two reading passages with questions; one essay that you will be permitted to use your iPad to look up facts only--NOTE: you will not be able to use your iPad until the vocabulary and reading passages have been completed and handed in)
d. Friday June 1: Science (DISSECTION!)
e. Monday June 4: Archdiocesan Exam (the study questions had been uploaded to Quizlet over a month ago and the updates were recently added; please study from the QUIZLET STUDY SET)
3. Thursday--Veterans' Ice Cream Social (8th grade will be responsible for meeting and greeting the vets and their families; your posts/assignments will be given on Thursday morning; make sure you check in for attendance in the classroom before moving to your spots)
4. No school Friday or Monday
5. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER ICE CREAM FROM THE ICE CREAM SOCIAL, PLEASE SEND IN $2.00 TOMORROW. THANK YOU!
Tuesday May 15, 2018:
MAP TESTING TOMORROW--PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A FULLY-CHARGED IPAD!
1. You have been notified of missing work for the past two weeks. Today it was posted on the bulletin board with extra copies in the mailboxes of those who are missing work. I ask that you look through your school bags, desks, and mailboxes for the worksheets. Some of you have already been given a second copy of work.
2. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU GIVE ME YOUR T-SHIRT SIZE TOMORROW FOR MRS. EDMONDS REGARDING YOUR "CLASS OF 2018" SHIRT.
3. Final Outlines will be posted to Blackboard by Friday.
Tuesday May 8, 2018:
*Tonight is the Spring Show. You must be here by 5:45 PM and parents must pick you up by 8:30 PM. Wear Spring colors. Do not wear ripped anything.
*Progress Reports will be going home on Friday.
*If you did not return your OLSS Permission slip, they're due.
Reminders:
1) Wednesday:
a. Half-day dismissal: 12:30
b. You will be taking the U.S. History Regents Field Test. You need #2 pencils. The test will take 90 minutes.
2. Thursday:
a. Social Studies Fair projects due--judging will take place after lunch; you will fail if you didn't do your share of the work
b. MAP Practice Test!! You need your iPads charged for this
3. Friday:
a. Carnival (make sure your lunch and bracelet orders are in
Monday April 30, 2018:
*Religion Classwork: Morning Work was: Religion page 233 #1-10 on looseleaf (classwork grade=20%)
*Social Studies Classwork: Create a 5-column chart on Notability. Label the following at the top of each column: a) Name of Battle; b) Date; c) Who Won?; d) Overall Significance; e) Number of Casualties
(Battles to look up: 1. Battle of the Atlantic, 2. Battle of Stalingrad, 3. Operation Torch, 4. Battle of Anzio (Bloody Anzio), 5. D-Day, 6. Battle of the Bulge, 7. VE Day, 8. Philippines (Bataan), 9. Battle of the Coral Sea, 10. Battle of Midway, 11. Guadalcanal, 12. Iwo Jima, 13. Battle of Okinawa, 14. Atomic Bomb (Hiroshima & Nagasaki)
1. Tomorrow is the NYS Math Exam. Please bring #2 pencils and get a good night's sleep. If you are planning to opt out of this examination, you must stay home from school as we will not have any place for you to sit during the examination. You MUST bring in a note from your parent(s) if you opt out.
2. Class trip to Sacred Heart on Thursday--Full school uniform! I'm still missing permission slips. This is a FREE and MANDATORY trip.
3. Permission slips for Our Lady Star of the Sea Mass on May 23rd are due.
Thursday April 26, 2018:
1. ELA: on looseleaf, please answer the following questions based on our reading of Chapter 8:
a. What does Mr. Avery say that bad children cause? What's ironic about this, given Jem and Scout's reaction to the snow?
b. During the fire, Boo Radley has quietly placed a blanket across Scout's shoulders. Why doesn't Jem want his father to return to the Radley family?
c. After the fire is over, how does Miss Maudie feel about the destruction of her house? What does this tell you about her character, her values?
d. Write doewn the line of text from this chapter that shows Jem believes that he and Scout are no better than anyone else in their town.
2. Permission slips for Sacred Heart and OLSS are due. Both are FREE trips
3. $2.00 dress down day tomorrow
Thursday April 19, 2018:
(Students who were absent on Wednesday April 18, you are responsible for completing the morning work assignment: (on looseleaf: How do I achieve my goals?--one paragraph))
1. $2.00 Dress Down tomorrow
2. Permission slips due:
a) Ocean Breeze (50 cents) THIS TRIP IS MANDATORY, NOT OPTIONAL
b) Sacred Heart (free)
3. Social Studies: worksheet, "On the American Homefront"
(If you did not complete the "Fireside Chat 19" assignment in class, please complete for homework.)
4. ELA: What is the Dewey Decimal System? Give a one-paragraph description
**MAKE SURE ALL HOMEWORK IS TURNED IN TOMORROW. ALSO MAKE SURE THAT ALL ITEMS YOU ARE ASSIGNED TOMORROW ARE TURNED IN BY THE END OF THE SCHOOL DAY.
Monday April 16, 2018:
1. Parent-Teacher Conferences:
a) tomorrow from 6:00-8:00
b) Wednesday from 12:00 noon to 2:00
Miss Berardi and I will be conducting the conferences together again.
2. Wednesday is a half day with 11:00 dismissal
3. ELA: Chapter 2 questions for TKAM; please answer on looseleaf and submit tomorrow:
a. Why does Scout's ability to read and write annoy her teacher, Miss Caroline?
b. Atticus says that country people, like the Cunninghams, were hit the hardest by "the crash". To what is he referring? Why would country people be the ones to suffer the most?
c. Why does Jem not want Scout to acknowledge him at school? Is this typical of older brother behavior?
d. What do you think of Miss Caroline as a teacher? Give examples to support your opinion.
4. Permission slips:
a. Ocean Breeze--50 cents
b. Sacred Heart--free
5. Religion: on looseleaf; page 213 #1-10 (answers only)
Thursday April 12, 2018:
**Thank you so very much for the birthday cake, cards, gifts, and song. I am truly touched and love you all.
1. Pizza tomorrow (my treat)! Just bring a snack and a drink.
2. If you were nominated for a superlative, pictures will be taken tomorrow.
3. $2.00 dress down day tomorrow
4. Permission slips and 50 cents due for Ocean Breeze trip.
5. Permission slips for Sacred Heart trip (no charge)
6. Your topic for the Social Studies Fair (May 10) is due for approval tomorrow!
7. If you did not inform me of what high school you're going to, I need to know ASAP!
Thursday March 22, 2018:
**Reminder: You are responsible for all work that was posted to Blackboard from Monday 3/19 and Tuesday 3/20
1. Tomorrow is our class trip to the movies. We will eat lunch when we return. Those who did not pay and did not submit a permission slip, you will sit in a lower grade classroom.
2. $2.00 Dress Down tomorrow
3. Bread of Life Food Drive ends tomorrow.
4. For those who were absent today: morning work is in your mailbox (two worksheets)
5. Tomorrow is the Basket Auction
6. Tomorrow is your test on the quizlet study guides I mentioned on Monday's agenda sheet. There are five roots that you need to study for tomorrow's test.
Tuesday March 13, 2018:
1. FrontRow Assignments for the week are due on Friday.
2. If you did not finish the morning work assignment, please finish (Edulastic.com)
3. 1980s fundraiser on Thursday (we need baked goods, plates, napkins, cups, drinks, etc.)
*THIS IS A STUDENT-RAN FUNDRAISER, while we appreciate the interest, we do not require parental help. We thank you but we can handle it.
4. Bread of Life drive going on this week
5. Green Day on Friday
6. ELA: study the Latin Quizlet study set and the Greek Quizlet study set.
7. Study Root of the Day
Monday March 12, 2018:
1. FrontRow Assignments for the week (due Friday March 16th, 2018):
a. Vaccines
b. Ellis Island
c. History of Cars
d. Amelia Earhart
2. Morning Work assigmnent for today on Edulastic.com (class code: 6C662)
a. Apple Devices Hurting Kids in the Long Run
3. 1980s Fundraiser on Thursday
a. All students who DID bring in the pictures I asked for will receive homework credit
4. Bread of Life Food Drive begins today
5. Green Day Friday
ELA: make sure this is copied on Notability or in a notebook. You will be responsible for this:
ROOT WORD OF THE DAY: "RUPT" (break)
origin: Latin, rumpere, ruptus "break"
1. corrupt: crooked; immortal
2. erupt: to burst forth
3. rupture: to break or burst
4. abrupt: sudden
5. bankrupt: having no money, "broke"
6. interrupt: to cause a break in the flow
Monday March 5, 2018:
1. Complete all FrontRow assignments for the week--due by Friday (Please do not complete the Skills assignments until I assign them to you.)
2. 1/2 day Wednesday--12:30 dismissal
3. Vocabulary: test tomorrow on chapters 1-10 from "The Phantom Tollbooth". Study from Quizlet.
4. Please look on Blackboard to find what you are responsible for looking up for our fundraiser. It's listed under, "19802 Fundraiser"
5. Movie trip permission slips and money are due FRIDAY.
6. Progress reports went home today with the test folders. Please have your parents sign it and return tomorrow.
7. Religion: test on March 12 on chapters 13, 14, and 15
8. Social Studies: test on Thursday (DBQ)
9. Mass and Confessions on Friday
Wednesday February 28, 2018:
1. Religion: on looseleaf, page 169 #1-10 (Please indicate page number in the upper right corner of the looseleaf)
2. Social Studies / ELA: FrontRow assignments due Friday
3. ELA: Vocabulary test Tuesday; Chapters 1-10 from "Phantom Tollbooth" (study from quizlet, please)
4. Tomorrow is "Cat in the Hat" Day. Wear your favorite hat.
*There is an Art and Writing Contest sponsored by the Office of the Richmond County District Attorney's Office. The theme is Crime Victims' Rights Week. They are looking for Art submissions or Writing submissions. It is NOT mandatory. If you are interested in participating, please see Mrs. Campbell for the information.
Tuesday February 27, 2018:
1. FrontRow assignments due Friday.
2. Phantom Tollbooth vocabulary test Chapters 1-10 next Tuesday. Study from Quizlet, please.
3. Tomorrow is "Wacky Wednesday". Inside our or mismatched clothing is acceptable.
4. Religion: on looseleaf,"Which liturgical reforms called by Pope Pius X are you most grateful? Why?" (one paragraph)
5. Start looking for 1980s pictures and memorabilia for our closets.
Monday February 26, 2018:
1. Look on Blackboad for a list of all missing assignments. Read it carefully.
2. Social Studies / ELA: five FrontRow assignments were posted. You have until Friday to finish them.
3. Religion: page 162 "Discover" in workbook, then, on looseleaf, answer, "How do I learn?"
Sunday February 25, 2018:
FrontRowEd Articles Due this Week: (All articles are due by Friday.)
The code to get into the website if you forgot is: 48n4cv
*Make sure you complete the Jesse Owens article if you did not do so. Some of you did not submit it.
1. The United Nations
2. Women's Suffrage Parade
3. Imperialism and Colonialism
4. Jim Crow Laws
5. Immigration
Thursday February 22, 2018:
1. Trip tomorrow:
a) wear full school uniform (no dress down, no sneakers, no gym uniforms)
b) bring sack lunch to eat on the bus (don't spill, no soda, please)
c) rules for the museum: no running, no loud voices, shouting, screaming, etc, don't touch anything, no flash photography)
Security MAY ask you to check your bag if your bring a knapsack
**CHAPERONES SHOULD BE HERE AT 8:45 AM
2. WRITING: due Monday February 26, 2018; "One World, God's People"
(typed, size 12 font, Times New Roman, double-spaced, no more than 1 1/2 pages
In order to help you, you may focus on the following to assist in your essay:
a) Why describe the world as God's people?
b) What makes them "God's" people?
c) How does your faith help you to understand the world?
d) How does your faith help you to unite the world?
Thursday February 15, 2018:
1. Yearbook ads deadline is tomorrow. Ads will NOT be accepted afterwards
2. $2.00 dress down day tomorrow (please don't bring me $10 or $20 bills)
3. No school Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday next week. Enjoy your mini-vacation
Tuesday February 13, 2018:
1. Social Studies:
a) worksheet, "Theodore Roosevelt on the sinking of the Luisitania, 1915"
b) test Thursday on Age of Imperialism
2. Fundraiser for Jeramiah tomorrow. Please bring baked goods.
3. Trip next Friday. Please bring $20 and permission slip ASAP (no more chaperones needed)
4. Make sure your iPads are charged so that you can do your World War I research tomorrow
5. Yearbook ads are due Friday. Last day to submit them.
Monday February 12, 2018:
1. Social Studies:
a) worksheet, "War and Neutral Rights" (in mailbox)
b) test Thursday on Age of Imperialism
2. Fundraiser for Jeramiah on Wednesday
3. Trip next Friday. Please bring $20.00 payment and permission slip ASAP (no more chaperones needed)
4. ELA: please read Chapter 4 in, "The Phantom Tollbooth"
a) Answer the following questions on looseleaf:
i. Who did Milo meet in Chapter 4?
ii. How would you describe these characters based on what you learned about them in Chapter 4?
iii. What was the "confusion" at the end of Chapter 4?
iv. Who caused the crash? Whose fault was it?
b) Highlight, underline, or identify the figurative language elements in Chapter 4 and be prepared to share tomorrow.
Monday February 5, 2018:
1. Permission slip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art is in your mailbox. Cost of trip is $20.00
2. Religion: pages 135 and 136 on looseleaf (answers only, please)
3. ELA: You have one more day to obtain "The Phantom Tollbooth"
4. 11:00 dismissal on Wednesday
Tuesday January 30, 2018:
1. Yearbook:
a) baby picture due tomorrow
b) ad due February 16th (if you're purchasing ads)
2. ELA:
a) please have, "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Monday
b) finish simile assignment if not done in class (assignment is in your mailbox)
3. Valentine Fundraiser Sale hosted by 5th and 6th grades will be on Friday
4. PLEASE BRING IN A PICTURE OF YOU IN YOUR ST. ADALBERT UNIFORM BY FRIDAY. (any grade level or age level is acceptable as long as you are in your St. Adalbert uniform)
5. Religion: finish page 123 assignment on looseleaf if you have not done so in class
Wednesday January 24, 2018:
1. ELA: please obtain, "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norman Juster. We will begin reading that in about two weeks.
2. Friday is an 11:00 dismissal day.
3. Yearbook:
a) please bring in a baby picture by January 31. It will be returned.
b) please have all ads in by February 16. None will be accepted after that.
4. Scholastic Book Fair is tomorrow. Please bring mnoey if you intend to purchase books.
5. ELA: please complete and submit your rough draft for your letter. If you already submitted it or if I already checked it, you are good to go. All you have to do is wait for the next lesson on how to write a business letter or a friendly letter.
Monday January 22, 2018:
1. ELA: worksheet in mailbox (similes and metaphors)
2. Friday is an 11:00 dismissal day
Superlatives Results:
Most Friendly: Angelica
Most Sociable: Jalethea
Most Sassy: Samantha D.
Most Stylish: Melanie
Class Klutz: Jolie
Most Artistic: Erin
Most Quiet: Gabrielle
Most Musical: Giselle
Most Mathematical: Chloe
Most Courageous: Reillyanne
Most Likely to Be President: Reillyanne
Most Likely to Become Famous: Sanaya
Most Comical: Dorian
Most Original: Mary
Most Honest: Giselle
Most Athletic: Dorian
Most Likely to Become Rich: Chloe
Friday January 12, 2018:
1. No school Monday
2. Midterms start next week
3. Black history month projects are as follows:
a) Jalethea, Gabrielle, Olivia: Odell Beckham, Jr.
b) Sam C., Ezequiel, Chris, Angelica: Stevie Wonder
c) Reillyanne, Michael, Erin: Mohammad Ali
d) Sam D., Kaitlyn, Sanaya: Betty Okino
e) Ismael, Chloe, Amelia: Wilma Rudolph
f) Mary, Jolie, Bianca: Malcolm X
g) Giselle, Melanie, Dorian: Whitney Houston
h) Minha, Jake, Barbara: Prince
Monday January 8, 2018:
1. MAP Assessment: Wedneseday, Thursday, and Friday. Make sure that your iPads are FULLY charged.
2. Social Studies: DBQ (Please do not do the essay question, just the scaffolding questions.) Due tomorrow.
3. Religion: Study quizlet set, "Archdiocesan Midterm Review"
4. Morning Work: Vocabulary pages 55-58 for absentee students (we did this in class)
YEARBOOK INFORMATION: Your children went home with a flyer for yearbook ads. It is NOT mandatory to purchase if you do not want to. If you are purchasing, you are to submit any pictures and sentiments you want. I will coordinate the page based on the templates provided to me by the yearbook company. Cash only, please. Deadline is February 16. Any ads given in after that WILL NOT be accepted. I have deadlines too. Thank you for your understanding.
Wednesday January 3, 2018:
1. Social Studies: "Reform Movements" worksheet due tomorrow. This was given out yesterday. (Absentees: the worksheet is in your mailbox)
2. Religion: If you did not finish your practice essay, please finish it for homework and submit it tomorrow morning.
MIDTERMS:
Jan 16: Math
Jan 17: Social Studies
Jan 18: Religion (Quizlet review already posted over a month ago.)
Jan 19: ELA
Tuesday January 2, 2018:
HAPPY NEW YEAR! I would like to extend my gratitude for your generous Christmas gifts. They were very much appreciated and it was so thoughtful of you to think of me.
1. Tomorrow is a 1/2 day. 12:30 dismissal.
2. Social Studies: worksheet in your mailbox, "Reform Movements" due THURSDAY.
3. Religion: on looseleaf, list at least 10 individuals or organizations that work to preserve what's important. For example: the Humane Society of America works to protect animals against cruelty and extinction
Absentee Students:
a) Morning Work--worksheets were placed in your mailbox
b) Social Studies--we worked in small groups discussing what issues in 21st century America need to be reformed based on the reforms that we discussed during the 19th century Progressive Reform Movement (child labor, immigration, segregation, womens' suffrage, etc.)
MIDTERM SCHEDULE:
1. TUESDAY JANUARY 16: Math
2. WEDNESDAY JANUARY 17: Social Studies
3. THURSDAY JANUARY 18: Religion
4. FRIDAY JANUARY 19: ELA
5. SCIENCE--To be announced
Tuesday December 19, 2017:
1. ELA: TEST is postponed until tomorrow. Please make sure that you have your book with you so that you can cite textual evidence. You will need looseleaf as well.
2. Tomorrow is the Grandparents' Show. MAKE SURE YOUR FIFES ARE HERE!
3. 12:30 dismissal tomorrow
4. If you did not submit payment for the movie trip on Thursday, you CANNOT pay not. Tickets were purchased in advance. Since the whole school will be on this trip, we have no where to place you while we are out of the building.
Monday December 18, 2017:
1. Social Studies: TEST tomorrow (DBQ) Immigration
2. Reading: TEST tomorrow on Chapters 1-5 of "Hidden Figures" Please make sure that you have your book with you so that you can cite textual evidence. You will need looseleaf as well.
3. Tomorrow is Christmas sweater day.
4. "Kwanza Lady" presentation tomorrow
5. 1/2 Day Wednesday
6. Movie trip on Thursday. A reminder...all trips are MANDATORY, NOT OPTIONAL. Unless you are sick with a doctor's note or there is a problem in the family, you are expected to participate in all trips.
7. Friday: Santa Trial in the morning / class party in the afternoon
8. PROGRESS REPORTS WENT HOME WITH TEST FOLDERS TODAY. PLEASE SIGN AND RETURN BY FRIDAY.
Friday December 15, 2017:
1. Social Studies: TEST on Immigration on Tuesday December 19th (DBQ)
2. Reading: TEST on Chapters 1-5 of "Hidden Figures" on Tuesday December 19th. Please have your book with you as you will be referencing it during the exam. (Reading Comprehension exam / Standards-based assessment)
3. 1/2 Day on Wednesday: 12:30 Dismissal
4. Class trip to the movies on Thursday December 21st. I am awaiting permission slips and/or payment from THREE students. Would you kindly let me know if you are coming or not BEFORE the day of the trip?
5. On Friday, we will have our Santa trial in the morning. In the afternoon, we will have a party in the classroom. You may bring snacks and Christmas cards to pass out to your classmates. We will watch a movie (if I am able to connect my laptop to the SMART TV)
Wednesday December 13, 2017:
*GOOD LUCK TO AMELIA MUINGA WHO IS REPRESENTING OUR CLASS AT THE SPELLING BEE TODAY!
1. Social Studies: worksheet in mailbox; test on Tuesday (Immigration DBQ)
2. Tomorrow is Dress Down Day. Friday--full uniform for Moore Class Trip.
3. Some still haven't paid for class trips. If you are not attending, would you kindly tell me. I've been waiting to receive payment, as is Miss Venturini. She needs to pay the movie theater before our school goes. Please let me know tomorrow.
Monday December 11, 2017:
1. Social Studies:
a) worksheet in mailbox
b) Test on December 19 (Immigration--DBQ)
c) Santa's trial is on December 22nd (morning)
2. Religion:
a) Bible detective: On looseleaf, read the following Bible passages and in a brief answer, identify the symbol of the passages. For these passages, there is one common symbol: Genesis 6: 11-22, Genesis 7: 17-8:12, Genesis 20-29:17
3. ELA: please read Chapter 14 in "Hidden Figures"
4. The following people still owe either trip money, permission slips, or both:
a) Movie Trip (December 21): JG (owes fee); BH & Ch.Lo (owes permission slips and fee) $15.00
b) Moore Trip (December 15): JG( owes fee); BH, Ch.Lo, EP (owes permission slips and fee) $1.00
Thursday December 7, 2017:
1. Religion: on looseleaf, read the following Bible passages and in a brief answer, identify the symbol of the passages. This will also be graded to see if you have a grasp on answering questions based on the ELA standards prescribed by the Archdiocese.
a) Genesis 1:1-2:3
b) Genesis 2:4-3:24
2. Social Studies:
a) worksheet in mailbox
b) TEST on December 19 (Immigration)
Wednesday December 6, 2017:
1. Religion: on looseleaf, read the following Bible passages and in a brief answer, identify the symbol of the passages. This will also be graded to see if you have a grasp on answering questions based on the ELA standards prescribed by the Archdiocese.
a) 1 Samuel 16:1-13
b) Isaiah 11:1-10
2. Social Studies: worksheet in mailbox (both front and back)
3. Social Studies: DBQ exam on Tuesday December 19th regarding immigration
4. ELA: (This was classwork.)
Review the textual evidence in the book, "Hidden Figures": page 87, "The nearest women's bathroom..."; and page 95, "Katherine graduated..." (stop at "Unusally Capable"); then answer the following question: "Based on the two excerpts, why was being intelligent in the 1940s and 1950s both an advantage and disadvantage to African Americans?"
5. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: The 73rd Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge; December 16 at 11:00 AM at Wolfe's Pond Park. Please make an effort to be there, especially the Student Council, Color Guard, and White Table students.
Tuesday December 5, 2017:
1. Religion: on looseleaf, workbook page 83. Please complete numbers 1-8 in blue or black ink ONLY.
2. Social Studies: worksheet located in mailbox
3. Social Studies: TEST on Chapter 20 on Tuesday December 19th--DBQ
4. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: the 73rd Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge; December 16 at 11:00 AM at Wolfe's Pond Park
5. ELA: Please read Chapters 11 and 12 in "Hidden Figures"
6. If you have no intention of attending either trip, please send in a note. Some students have not submitted payment and/or permission slips. We need a head count. Thank you.
Monday December 4, 2017:
1. ELA/SS: Contest essay due tomorrow (instructions were given out last week)
2. Social Studies: worksheet, "Chinese Immigration" (located in your mailbox)
3. Religion:
a) read workbook pages 277-279
b) practice "Arch Review" on Quizlet (this will help with the midterm)
c) have Bibles ready for class
4. ELA: Make a chart on looseleaf indicating the responsibilities of a defense attorney and a prosecuting attorney. Have no less than five points of information on each side of the chart.
5. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: the 73rd Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge; December 16 at 11:00 AM at Wolfe's Pond Park
6. Religion: If you did not finish this in class, please finish for homework: "What is one material present you want for Christmas and one hope you have this Advent season?"
Friday December 1, 2017:
1. Remember to bring your fifes in on Monday to practice. This is mandatory.
2. ELA: Essay contest due on December 5th (Tuesday). Instructions were put in your mailboxes several days ago. Turn in the instruction sheet with your essay. I do not have extra copies, so please don't lose it.
Tuesday November 28, 2017:
1. 11:00 Dismissal tomorrow
2. Half-Day Hijinx tomorrow: (bring your earphones)
3. ELA: Essay contest due on December 5th. Instructions were put in your mailboxes. Make sure you turn in the instruction sheet with your essay. I do not have extra copies, so please don't lose it.
Monday November 27, 2017:
1. Religion: TEST tomorrow on Unit 1
2. Permission slips and trip money are due on Friday!
3. Parent-Teacher Conferences tomorrow and Wednesday--Appointments were made. If you did not make an appointment by sign-up sheet, you will need to wait until appointments have been seen. Thank you for your understanding.
4. WEDNESDAY--11:00 Dismissal
5. Pasta Day Friday
Tuesday November 21, 2017:
1. TOMORROW IS THE LAST DAY TO SUBMIT PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL APPLICATIONS! I'm missing a few.
2. Religion test on Tuesday--study from Quizlet, please.
3. If I don't receive parents' request for Parent Teacher Conferences, Miss Berardi and I will not be able to meet with them. Appointments only.
Friday November 17, 2017:
*REMINDER: If you volunteered to go to Richmondtown Library tomorrow, then you must be there by 2:00 PM. Thank you for volunteering.
1. Social Studies Test on Tuesday.
2. Trip permission slips and trip money due.
3. Public High School applications due Wednesday
4. Religion: TEST November 27th
Thursday November 16, 2017:
1. Social Studies: TEST: The Age of Industry (DBQ--Tuesday November 21)
2. Religion: TEST: Unit 1 (Chapters 1-6) on Monday November 27
3. Trip permission slips and trip money
4. Public high school applications due next Wednesday
5. Bring in Monopoly tomorrow
6. Volunteers needed for Saturday at the Richmondtown library at 2:00 (Clark Avenue) (Student Council should go if they can.)
7. If you want, please wear an "Ugly Christmas Sweater" tomorrow.
8. Tomorrow, Dr. McNiff (Superintendent of the Archdiocese of New York) and Mrs. Herrera (Superintendent of the Staten Island Region of Catholic Schools) will be visiting our school tomorrow. Please be on your best behavior!
Tuesday November 14, 2017:
1. Social Studies: TEST: The Age of Industry (DBQ--Tuesday November 21st)
2. Religion: TEST: Unit 1 (Monday November 27th)
3. Please remember to bring back permission slips and trip money.
4. Please bring home the notice regarding parent-teacher conferences.
5. Please bring in Monopoly on Friday.
6. Public High School Applications are due on November 22nd.
7. Friday is the Christmas Fair--make sure you have your lunch order forms in before then.
Monday November 13, 2017:
1. Social Studies:
a) worksheet: "J.P. Morgan..."
b) worksheet: "Your Ancestors" (We will use this for our Social Studies class tomorrow. Please have as much information as you can filled in.)
c) TEST: The Age of Industry (DBQ--Tuesday November 21st)
2. Religion:
a) pages 71 and 72 on looseleaf
b) UNIT 1 TEST: Monday November 27th (Chapters 1-6) A study guide will be made available on Quizlet by the end of the week.
3. Friday is the Christmas Fair
4. If you have the game, "Monopoly" at home, please bring it in on Friday.
5. Public High School applications are due to me by Wednesday November 22nd.
Tuesday November 7, 2017:
IT'S ELECTION DAY! REMIND YOUR PARENTS TO GO TO THE POLLS TO VOTE FOR NYC MAYOR!
1. Tomorrow is the Veterans' Breakfast. Please wear your uniform pants and your veterans' t-shirt. You will be part of the welcoming committee. You will receive your assignments before the day ends.
2. Robotics afternoon: Bring in all materials needed for constructing the chariot and making the posters. NO ONE will be playing games on their iPads during this time period. We are dedicating the afternoon to Robotics.
3. Thursday is a half-day. 12:30 dismissal.
4. No school on Friday in observance of Veterans' Day.
5. Social Studies: In your opinion, what is the greatest invention ever created? Why do you think this is the best? Has this invention evolved over time? If so, how? Could the invention be improved further?
Monday November 6, 2017:
1. Religion: please read page 54 in the workbook. On a piece of looseleaf with a full heading, copy the chart that is on page 54 in the Activity section. Read the directions, fill in the chart based on the information found in the text.
2. ELA: finish rough draft for the "1918" essay. The rough draft is due by Wednesday if you did not submit it already. The final copy is due Wednesday November 15th.
3. Wednesday is the Veterans' Breakfast. You are to wear your veterans t-shirt and your uniform pants and dress shoes. NO GYM UNIFORMS OR SNEAKERS!
4. Thursday is a half-day. 12:30 dismissal
5. There is no school on Friday in observance of Veterans' Day.
6. Robotics afternoon on Wednesday. Make sure you have the supplies you need for the group you are in. We will allot some time to make the chariot and the posters.
7. Mighty Milers tomorrow
Wednesday November 1, 2017:
1. Tomorrow we will be creating our veterans' displays. You need to have your pictures, art supplies, construction paper, etc.
2. Religion: TEST tomorrow on Chapters 3 and 4.
3. Robotics tomorrow.
4. TACHS Exam on Friday. DO NOT come to school on Friday. If you are taking the exam, please go directly to the school you are assigned to. Be there by 8:15 AM. Eat a good breakfast.
Tuesday October 31, 2017:
1. If you have a veteran in your family (past or present), would you kindly bring in some pictures of them by Wednesday? We are going to be decorating the hallway for the Veteran's Day Breakfast. You will need construction paper, your art supplies, and photographs that can be cut or used for the project. Please do not bring in original photographs. If there is no one in your family who was a veteran, then you may use any other veteran, for example, Fr. Capodanno, President Eisenhower, President Kennedy, etc. We will be creating our projects on Thursday afternoon.
2. 1/2 Day Tomorrow: 12:30 dismissal
3. Social Studies: TEST tomorrow (DBQ) Westward Expansion
4. Religion: TEST Thursday on Chapters 3 and 4--you will need your Bible for the test.
5. Mass tomorrow for All Saints Day / 8th grade Confessions are tomorrow as well.
6. REMINDER--DO NOT COME TO SCHOOL ON FRIDAY! IF YOU ARE TAKING THE TACHS EXAM, REPORT DIRECTLY TO THE SCHOOL YOU ARE TAKING THE EXAM. IF YOU ARE NOT TAKING THE TACHS EXAM, ENJOY YOUR DAY OFF.
7. NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY APPLICATIONS ARE DUE TOMORROW! THEY WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER TOMORROW.
Monday October 30, 2017:
YOU ARE ALLOWED TO WEAR HALLOWEEN COSTUMES TOMORROW--8TH GRADE ONLY!
1. TACHS tickets went home today. Students who were absent today, their tickets are on my desk. Below you will find the codes for the high schools:
a) Monsignor Farrell High School 116
b) Moore Catholic High School 306
c) Notre Dame Academy 224
d) St. John Villa Academy 221
e) St. Joseph by the Sea High School 328
f) St. Joseph Hill Academy 223
g) St. Peter's High School for Boys 117
*STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT TAKING THE TACHS DO NOT HAVE TO COME TO SCHOOL ON FRIDAY.
2. Applications for the National Junior Honor Society are due on WEDNESDAY. They will not be accepted after Wednesday.
3. Social Studies: TEST Wednesday
4. Religion: TEST Thursday
Thursday October 26, 2017:
1. Social Studies: worksheet: "Robert Fulton"
2. Social Studies: TEST November 1, DBQ--Westward Expansion
3. Religion: Finish classwork if you have not done so (Chapter 4 Assessment page 49 on looseleaf)
4. Religion: TEST November 2, Chapters 3 and 4
5. Quizlet: Please review the two study sets for Religion and Social Studies
6. Finish morning work if you have not done so today
7. ELA: Rough draft is due tomorrow by the end of the day. I will give you some time tomorrow to finish it up.
8. $2.00 Dress Down tomorrow
9. QUIZLET FUN TOMORROW!
10. If you have a veteran in your family (past or present), would you kindly bring in some pictures of them by Wednesday? We are going to be decorating the hallway for the Veteran's Day Breakfast. You will need construction paper, your art supplies, and photographs that can be cut or used for the project. Please do not bring in original photographs. If there is no one in your family who was a veteran, then you may use any other veteran, for example, Fr. Capodanno, President Eisenhower, President Kennedy, etc. We will be creating our projects on Thursday afternoon.
Wednesday October 25, 2017:
1. Social Studies: worksheet: "Robber Barons"
2. Social Studies: TEST November 1, DBQ--Westward Expansion
3. Religion: TEST November 2, Chapters 3 and 4
4. Quizlet: Study the two sets for Religion and for Social Studies
5. Robotics tomorrow with Mr. C.
6. NOTICE: SOME OF YOU WENT HOME TODAY WITH A NOTICE REGARDING MISSING WORK. I WILL POST THE MISSING ASSIGNMENTS ON THE FRONT CORKBOARD TOMORROW.
Tuesday October 24, 2017:
1. Social Studies: worksheet: "Early American Factories" (located in your mailbox)
2. Social Studies test: November 1st, DBQ--Westward Expansion
3. Religion: test November 2nd on chapters 3 and 4
4. Religion: ON LOOSELEAF: "What are the three theological virtues? Define them. Give one example to illustrate each one."
Monday October 23, 2017:
1. Social Studies: worksheet, both sides
2. Social Studies: test November 1st, DBQ Westward Expansion
3. Religion: test November 2 on Chapters 3 and 4
4. Reading: ReadWorks packet on Alexander Graham Bell
5. Reading: Reread the Prologue of "Hidden Figures"
Wednesday October 18, 2017:
1. Social Studies: worksheet "Supplying the Wagon" (located in your mailbox)
2. Social Studies DBQ exam on Westward Movement (Chapter 18) on Wednesday November 1st.
3. Religion: Test on Chapters 3 and 4 on Thursday November 2nd.
4. Reading: Please have the book, "Hidden Figures" (Young Readers' Edition) in school by October 23rd.
5. Salem Trip on Friday. WEAR COMFORTABLE CLOTHING!! Bring electronics at your own risk. STAY WITH YOUR CHAPERONE!
*YOU MUST BE HERE AT SCHOOL NO LATER THAN 7:15 AM!! WE WILL LEAVE WITHOUT YOU IF YOU ARE NOT HERE!
High Schools: A second notice was sent home to the students who have not already given me their choices for public high school. The first notice was a teacher-created copy. The second notice is a DOE printout. Please send back by Thanksgiving.
SHSAT: Tickets were placed in the students' mailboxes today. Students who are taking this exam should bring the tickets home and show their parents. Follow all directions.
*NOTE REGARDING SALEM TRIP: A few students have dropped from the trip. I've had to scramble to find chaperones to fill in the gaps. I understand the reasoning for it, but you must understand my position as well. The trip was already paid for by my coordinator with the intention that all students were attending. It puts me in a difficult position because we will be short on the balance if I cannot fill the seats. Therefore, the money MUST be in by Tuesday, or I will have to cancel the trip. I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and am asking for your cooperation. I thank those parents who have stepped up to help.
Thursday October 12, 2017:
1. Mighty Milers tomorrow (weather permitting). Bring or wear sneakers.
2. $2.00 Dress Down tomorrow
3. Fundraiser tomorrow for UPK and K. Lots of goodies for sale. Please be supportive.
4. No school Monday--the teachers have a professional development.
5. Salem trip money and permission slips are due Tuesday, please
6. Religion: On looseleaf: Please respond to the following question: Discuss what the world would be like if everyone truly followed Jesus's New Commandment. What is one thing you can do today to bring about this kind of world?
7. ELA: If you did not finish Vocabulary Lesson 4 or the revised copy of your narrative, you must finish it for homework.
8. MONDAY IS THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER FOR THE TACHS EXAM!!!
PLEASE HAVE THE BOOK, "HIDDEN FIGURES (YOUNG READERS EDITION)" AT SCHOOL BY OCTOBER 23RD. THANK YOU!
Wednesday October 11, 2017:
1. Permission slips and money for Salem are due on Tuesday.
2. Deadline for TACHS registration is October 16; Deadline for the SHSAT registration is tomorrow.
3. Religion: on looseleaf, please complete the chapter 3 assessment on page 39. Answers only please.
4. Friday is the Pee Wee Harvest Pumpkin Sale
5. Reading: TEST on Four Perfect Pebbles next Thursday October 19th.
Tuesday October 10, 2017:
1. Scrapbook Page is due today. If you did not finish it in class, it MUST be finished for homework and submitted TOMORROW. This is being counted as a Religion grade.
2. A new, revised permission slip for Salem, Massachusetts is being sent home today. The new price is $132.00 per student / per chaperone. Please have your payment in full in CASH by Tuesday October 17th. The chaperones are Chicaiza, Gordon, McCarty, and Medina. If you are following us in your own cars, please let me know so I don't place your child in a chaperone's group, they can walk around with you. Thank you all for your help in fundraising.
3. The deadline for TACHS registration is October 16th. Remember, YOU are responsible for registering your child for the exam, not me. I am responsible for entering the public school information. Thank you!
Thursday October 5, 2017:
*My apologies for the late hour*
1. Social Studies:
a) TEST tomorrow (DBQ-Reconstruction)
b) Worksheet: Pony Express
c) Please print out and bring in pictures of Fr. Vincent Capodanno tomorrow. We are creating scrapbook pages for the pope!
2. $2.00 dress down tomorrow
3. First Friday Mass tomorrow
4. Mighty Milers tomorrow (bring or wear sneakers)
5. Your high school forms should start coming in.
6. CAR WASH ON SATURDAY! Students who have submitted forms can participate. I will inform those who have submitted forms what they need to do.
7. ELA: make sure your rough draft is completely finished. Tomorrow we will have peer review for revision.
8. NO SCHOOL MONDAY! HAPPY COLUMBUS DAY!
9. Class trip on Tuesday (with Miss Berardi) to St. Joseph by the Sea.
Tuesday October 3, 2017:
1. Social Studies:
a) TEST on Friday (DBQ-Reconstruction)
b) Worksheet (located in your mailbox) "The Donner Tragedy"
c) By Friday, please have some pictures and / or information for scrapbooking. On Friday, each student will be creating their own scrapbook page regarding the cause for canonization for Fr. Vincent Capodanno. This is mandatory, so all students need to bring in their own pictures, markers, etc. No embellishments are necessary. The pages are going to be photocopied.
2. Religion:
a) TEST on Thursday (Chapters 1 and 2 notes)
b) Quizlet review tomorrow
3. ELA:
a) bring in information regarding your views on gun control
b) make sure your iPads are fully charged
4. CAR WASH on Saturday from 10:00 to 2:00.
5. High School forms should start coming in.
6. Please have the book, "Hidden Figures" (Young Reader's Edition) by Tuesday October 17th.
7. HALF DAY TOMORROW--12:30 DISMISSAL
Monday October 2, 2017:
1. Social Studies:
a) TEST on Friday (DBQ-Reconstruction)
b) Worksheet (located in your mailbox) "Trails Led West"
c) By Friday, please have some pictures and / or information for scrapbooking. On Friday, each student will be creating their own scrapbook page regarding the cause for canonization for Fr. Vincent Capodanno. This is mandatory, so all students need to bring in their own pictures, markers, etc. No embellishments are necessary. The pages are going to be photocopied.
2. Religion:
a) TEST on Thursday (Chapters 1 and 2 Notes)
b) On looseleaf, please answer the following question in paragraph form: "Why do I need to follow laws?"
3. CAR WASH Fundraiser this Saturday. Please bring home the volunteer sheet that is in your mailbox.
4. High School forms should start coming in. I have to register you for the SHSAT by next week.
5. Mighty Milers tomorrow (WEAR SNEAKERS with your Gym uniform)
Friday September 29, 2017:
1. Class pictures / Graduation pictures are on Monday. FULL SCHOOL UNIFORM REQUIRED! No makeup permitted. If you come in with make up, you will be asked to wash it off.
2. Social Studies: TEST Friday October 6th on Reconstruction (DBQ)
3. Religion: TEST Thursday October 5th on Chapters 1 and 2 from the NOTES.
4. Car Wash will probably be on October 7th. Sign up sheet to follow.
5. CHAPERONES SELECTED FOR SALEM TRIP: Chicaiza, Gordon, McCarty, Medina
6. TEST FOLDERS WERE DISTRIBUTED TODAY. PLEASE SIGN COVER SHEET AND RETURN THE WHOLE THING ON MONDAY. This is counted as homework, so if it is not returned, it is counted as missing homework.
Thursday September 28, 2017:
1. Class pictures / Graduation pictures are on Monday. FULL SCHOOL UNIFORM REQUIRED! No makeup permitted. If you come in with makeup, you will be asked to wash it off.
2. $2.00 Dress Down Day tomorrow
3. Mighty Milers tomorrow (either wear sneakers or bring a pair with you)
4. Grade 2 Fundraiser tomorrow (book sale)
5. Social Studies:
a) Worksheet: "Jim Crow Laws and Segregation"
b) Review PowerPoint Notes: "The Amnesty Act", "Compromise of 1877", "Voting Restrictions", "Jim Crow Laws" and "Plessy vs. Ferguson"
6. Religion:
c) TEST on Friday October 6th. DBQ
a) TEST on Chapter 1 and 2 notes on Thursday October 5th
b) Review PowerPoint Notes: "We are responsible for forming our conscience" and "God gives us the gifts of forgiveness and grace"
7.Reading:
a) Our next book that we will read is, "Hidden Figures (Young Readers' Edition)" by Margot Lee Shetterly
8. Ring Orders due tomorrow. No orders will be taken after tomorrow.
a) If you lost the ring order form, you need to know the following:
--The cost of the ring is $54.00.
--If you are writing out a check, it should be made out to "Schwartz, Kirwin, and Fauss, Inc."
9. Scholastic orders due tomorrow.
--checks ONLY made out to "Scholastic, Inc."
Wednesday September 27, 2017:
1. Class pictures / Graduation pictures Monday: FULL SCHOOL UNIFORM REQUIRED! NO MAKEUP PERMITTED!
2. Social Studies:
a) TEST "Reconstruction" on Friday October 6th
b) Review PowerPoint Notes: "Scalawags and Carpetbaggers", "The Ku Klux Klan", and "Public Schools."
c) Worksheet: "Southern Congressmen Turned Away"
3. Religion:
a) TEST on Chapters 1 and 2 on Thursday October 5th
b) Review PowerPoint Notes: "Our Conscience Helps Us to Make Good Moral Decisions" and "How Can We Tell if an Act is Morally Good?"
4. Vocabulary TEST on Friday September 29th Lesson 1.
Tuesday September 26, 2017:
Class pictures / Graduation pictures next week: FULL SCHOOL UNIFORM REQUIRED! NO MAKEUP PERMITTED!!
1. The Car Wash will be rescheduled. Date to follow.
2. Social Studies:
a) Worksheet: "How Congress Passes Laws" (the worksheet is in your mailbox)
b) TEST on "Reconstruction" on Friday October 6th
c) Review PowerPoint notes: "Black Codes", "Civil Rights Act of 1866", and "Reconstruction Act of 1867". These notes are in the files above.
3. Religion:
a) TEST on Chapters 1 and 2 on Thursday October 5th (Quizlet Live to follow / Kahoot to follow for review)
b) Review Powerpoint Vocabulary Notes for Chapter 2. These notes are in the files above.
REMINDERS FOR THE WEEKEND (SEPTEMBER 22, 2017):
1. NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY!
2. All students making Confirmation MUST go to the retreat from 10:00 to 12:00 at St. Roch's parish hall. THIS IS MANDATORY!!!!!
3. If you have not already submitted your Patriot's Pen (long overdue, by the way), you must give it to me on Tuesday.
4. Mighty Milers on Tuesday. Gym on Tuesday.
5. Make sure your iPads are fully charged.
6. MAP Assessment for ELA and Mathematics will be on Tuesday for students who were absent from school today.
7. All ring orders must be in by Friday September 29th. Any orders coming after that will not be accepted. Notices for this went out the first week of school.
AFTERNOON ASSIGNMENTS FOR THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 2017:
1. ELA: Please select one of the writing prompts and compose a response. Choose only ONE. It must be on looseleaf and written in script, please.
Writing prompt one: "It's 1935 and the Nuremberg Laws have been passed. Jews are not longer considered citizens, so they can no longer vote and many of their rights are taken away. Jews forbidden to marry Germans and must add "Israel" (for men) or "Sarah" (for women) to their names so they won't be mistaken as Germans. Jews' jobs are taken away and Jewish children can no longer attend German schools. One day, on your way home, you see your Jewish neighbor, Mrs. Schloss, on her hands and knees scrubbing the street as your non-Jewish neighbors surround her, yelling "clean up this filth, you dirty pig!" Use IMAGERY to describe the scene and your reaction."
Writing prompt two: "It's 1939 and Jews are being forced to leave their homes and move into ghettos. You are given just a few days notice and after looking at the map of the area for the ghetto; you wonder how it will fit all of the Jews in your town. What do you and your family bring? What are your new surroundings like? Use IMAGERY to describe the scene and what you do."
2. Social Studies: finish researching answers for your Holocaust victim on your worksheet we started this morning.
3. Religion: Read Chapter 1 in the workbook. Highlight key information. Then, please complete the assessment on page 19 in the book. NOT ON LOOSELEAF.
Wednesday September 20, 2017:
CHANGE OF DATE: The 8th grade bake sale fundraiser is TOMORROW!! If you can bring baked goods in, either homemade or store-bought, we would really appreciate it. All money raised will go towards the 8th Grade class trip to Salem.
1. ReadWorks: (Article-a-Day)--make sure all six articles are read by Friday and fill in your "Book of Knowledge"
2. Edpuzzle (Tuesday's assignment): Watch video, "What is the 14th Amendment?" (U.S. Government for Kids)
3. Edpuzzle (Wednesday's assignment): Watch video, "Sound Smart: The 15th Amendment)
4. Vocabulary: Test Thursday September 28th on Lesson 1--study Quizlet cards
5. MANDATORY RETREAT ON SATURDAY OCTOBER 23RD FOR ALL CONFIRMATION STUDENTS. PLEASE GO TO THE PARISH HALL. THE RETREAT BEGINS AT 10:00 AND WILL END AT NOON.
6. 8th Grade Car Wash Fundraiser set for October 30th. Please volunteer if you can.
Monday September 18, 2017:
1. ReadWorks: (Article-a-Day) You have been assigned six articles. Read all six by Friday. Create a "Book of Knowledge" on your iPad by writing two to three things you learned from each article. You began this during homeroom.
2. Edpuzzle: Watch video, "History Brief: The Impact of the 13th Amendment"
3. Quizlet: Study "Vocabulary for Achievement Lesson 1" set. You will have your first Vocabulary test next Thursday.
4. Quizlet: Study "Reconstruction" set to build on your Social Studies knowledge
5. Permission slips for Salem and St. Joseph by the Sea trips need to be returned ASAP
6. Bake Sale Fundraiser on Friday
7. NO school tomorrow
Friday September 15, 2017:
REMINDER: IF YOU CAN ATTEND THE CEREMONY AT THE ARMORY ON SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 17TH AT 11:00, WE WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE IT. WEAR YOUR VETERANS T-SHIRTS!
Thursday September 14, 2017:
1. If you did not make corrections and resubmit "Patriot's Pen", you have until Monday! If you don't resubmit it with the errors corrected, it will not be counted. Remember, this was your summer assignment and it will be sent to the contest. There are to be no errors!
2. Please return the permission slips for Salem and for the Museum of Jewish History. You don't have to pay yet, but those permission slips need to come in.
3. Many of you are missing parts of your emergency forms. These were due on September 12th. The following students DID submit everything. If your name is not on this list, please see me: Gabrielle, Erin, Jake, Barbara, Melanie, Chloe, Angelica, Dorian, Ezequiel, Jolie, Kaitlyn, Mary, Michael, and Reillyanne.
PLEASE TRY TO REPRESENT ST. ADALBERT SCHOOL AT THE ARMORY THIS SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 17TH FROM 11:00 TO 12:00. PLEASE WEAR YOUR VETERAN'S T-SHIRT. YOU WILL GET AN EXTRA MARK IN "PARTICIPATION". THANK YOU!
Tuesday September 12, 2017:
1. iPads were distributed today by St. Joseph by the Sea. It is the student's responsibility to make sure that the device is fully charged AT HOME. Students are not permitted to charge iPad in the classroom. Once Mr. C from St. Joseph by the Sea comes for our weekly meeting, most homework assignments will be posted on Blackboard.
2. Gym AND Music tomorrow
3. Social Studies: Using the data you gathered today, create a chart of the three Reconstruction plans, then on looseleaf, indicate which one was least harsh for the Southerners and why. Thank you.
4. Some students received a notice today of a mandatory retreat that will take place on September 23rd from 10 to 12. This is mandatory for all Confirmation students. If you are receiving Confirmation in November, you are required to go. If you are not receiving Confirmation, you do not need to go.
5. MAKE SURE YOUR FIFES ARE IN SCHOOL. This is a mandatory requirement for your Fife and Drum class. You are required to participate.
SS NOTES:
(Radicals)
1. They believed blacks were entitled to the same political rights and opportunities as whites so they were going to give them those rights.
2. Revenge-a desire among some to punish the South for causing war.
3. Concern for the freedmen
Monday September 11, 2017:
1. Vocabulary: Lesson 1 in workbook
2. Current Events: bring in an article about either Hurricane Harvey or Hurricane Irma regarding service and volunteerism
3. Gym tomorrow
Friday September 8, 2017:
On Monday, the Archdiocese of New York is having a dress down day to collect donations for the Hurricane Harvey victims. If you choose to participate, please dress in red, white, and blue colors. The minimum donation is $2.00. Please give what you can to help those affected. Thank you!
Thursday September 7, 2017:
Welcome Back to School!
1. Please make sure you view the websites below and eventually sign up and / or log in when your iPads are in your possession.
2. Please have some art supplies for class tomorrow.
3. Bring your FIFES to school on Monday. You are REQUIRED to bring your FIFES. It is part of your Music curriculum. You are not permitted to opt out.
4. View the "Open House" tab above.
5. Consider shadowing in a high school in the next couple of months.
Sunday August 27, 2017:
When you receive your iPad from St. Joseph by the Sea and have your email address, please complete the following:
1. We have a new class name for Common Lit. "Grade 8 Class of 2018". Please join: www.commonlit.org/student/D3KGD
2. We have a new class name for Quizlet. "Grade 8 Class of 2018". Please join: quizlet.com/join/KnZ6t9GAv
3. We have a new class name for Edpuzzle. "Grade 8 Class of 2018". Please join: edpuzzle.com/join/hopinra
4. We have a new class name for ReadWorks. "Grade 8 Wildcats". The default password is 1234, but you are advised to change it to something more personal to you. Please join: www.readworks.org/student The class code is: S2KFG3
5. We have a new class name for Vocabulary.com. "Grade 8 Wildcats". Please join: vocab.com/join/144WS4V
6. We have a new class name for Newsela. "Grade 8 Wildcats". Please join: newsela.com/quickjoin/#/226EGJ
7. Please sign up at noredink.com. The class code is: nimble sheet 25
August 2017:
Greetings, 8th Graders:
At this point, you should have already finished your summer assignments and are relaxing these last few weeks of summer. I am expecting you all to come back to school in September relaxed, refreshed, and ready to work.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Campbell