Homework for Grades 6-8

February 2nd to February 6th

 National Lutheran Schools Week was sure fun for the kids. Too bad that we had the ice day and cancellation.  Now we begin the month of February and begin thinking about our ISTEP tests with our students.  Good luck and blessings to our ISSMA band students this weekend!!!!  Mid-quarters are just around the corner…..obviously some classes do not have many grades due to all of the weather problems.  If your child did not pass ISTEPS in Language Arts last year, we will be working hard on writing the month of February with the 6th and 7th graders.  The 8th graders are gearing up for the research papers starting this Friday.....going to the library next week.....

6G & S memory

Tuesday....Go, My Children verses 1

Friday....Go, My Children….verses 1 and 2

6G & S Religion

Monday.... working on Lesson 32 possibly or starting Lesson 33 yet...

Tuesday.... Lesson 33

Wednesday....no religion classes....Chapel and 6S has AR today.....

Thursday....hopefully start Lesson 34 today if ready….

Friday.....finishing up Lesson 34 today if possible

8R & S English

A permission slip will be sent home today in preparation for our trip to the Allen County Library to research information for our research papers....please sign and return...thanks!!!

Monday....correct  C.P. #42today....IO jingle practice...quiz soon....review active and passive voice more if needed with notes.....assign C.P. #43 A...start in class...finish at home...

Tuesday....correct yesterday’s homework.... using C.P. 43 Part B as a review for Thursday’s test and 43 A Exercise 3 as a review for the question and answer flow part of tomorrow’s test….Ch. 14 test on Thursday...

Wednesday....Chapter 14 test tomorrow…..Pattern 3 sentences….active and passive voice….and rewrite a paragraph with mixed verb tenses and rewrite it into either all present or past tense verbs...I know that this is a quick chapter…...However, the students have done P3 since the 3rd grade….I have done active and passive all 3 years since the 6th grade…..We also have rewritten mixed verb tenses all 3 years…..This test should be pretty easy if your child is ready for high school….Friday research papers begin.....):

Friday.....Students syllabus of dates and expectations and packet to use to do the paper is being handed out today if students bring a folder just for term papers with them…..must have 3 prongs to hold the handout...3 hole punched….walking through the packet today and tomorrow….focusing on the changes to MLA formats made for citation and documentation….then going through the whole packet….should know topic choices by Monday...permission slips to go to the library due on February 9th ...no slip...do not go with us.

7W & P English

Monday.....Ch. 8 and 12 test today....

Tuesday....ISTEP preparation for the writing part of the test.....notes and review of prewriting

Wednesday.....an actual ISTEP practice writing test.....start in class and finish at home.....25 or 30 minutes to finish.....parents please read the test and sign for me....I will give the next practice writing test a grade to show the importance of this practice and preparation.

Thursday....going over the practice test in class....reading and sharing strengths and weaknesses of work done on this practice test....

Friday.....DOL....going over Ch. 8 and 12 test from Monday.....start Ch. 14 on Pattern 3 sentences.....IO jingle practice....notes on P3 for question and answer flow....emphasis is on core parts....do 1 P3 example....no homework

6S English

Monday…..going over and finish discussing last weeks ISTEP practice writing test....have a list of 5 possible presidents to write on next assignment.....vocab cards due this week!

Tuesday….6S and 6G will meet together...overview of expectations for this major writing assignment....each students has their own president....7/8 paragraph informative essay.....a packet will be given to each student to help in organization of writing.....a rubric will be shared....notes today and answer questions....can start looking for information tonight at home if they want to start early...

Wednesday and Thursday....2 days of research for information to gather...read.....hi-lite what will possibly be used for writing....

Friday...Step #1 Prewriting today.....7 or 8 square.....bullets for supporting details with main ideas for each paragraph of the body.....

Homework for Grades 6-8

January 26 to January 30th

This week is National Lutheran Schools Week....as a school we take on the task of “Raising Faithful Disciples.’  Because of our calling, Jesus asks us to share this faith.  It is our primary purpose in life to go and make disciples for Him.  The family of God realizes how special and significant it is to be faithful to this calling and opportunity to share the Good News of God’s love and His plan of salvation.  We also have an opportunity to participate in Spirit Week with our cheerleaders and basketball teams.  If you have the opportunity, go out and cheer our boys and girls teams to victory.  Good luck, Chargers,...go reckless, play loose, and have fun!!!!

 I am also trying to do my best with the 8th graders and to get something accomplished with them before starting our research papers.  I am starting 1 or 2 days earlier than normal to update them on the changes to the MLA format that is now being used.  A major syllabus should be coming home with your children on February 6th.  Please pray for no more delays or cancellations.  We desperately need to get back to a normal routine.

During the next couple weeks in English, I will be doing some practice writing tests with the 6th and 7th graders for ISTEP preparation. The 8th graders will be starting the research papers so no time.

6G & S memory

Tuesday....Baptism Part 3

Friday....Baptism Part 4

6G & S Religion

Monday.....Lesson 32 today

Tuesday....finish Lesson 32 hopefully....pick up books and grade for first time this quarter....

Wednesday....no religion classes....Chapel and 6S has AR today.....

Thursday....Lesson 33

Friday.....finishing up Lesson 33

8R & S English

A permission slip will be going home this week in preparation for our trip to the Allen County Library to research information for our research papers....please sign and return...permission slips due by Monday, February 9th.....thanks!!!

Monday…..going over our test from Friday....answering questions.....start Ch. 14 on indirect objects and Pattern 3....notes....teach core parts....do 1 example on the board for themn...     

Tuesday....IO jingle and review of jingles needed for ISTEPS....a little review of noun....adjective....adverb clauses....assign 1 P3 sentence to do for homework....

Wednesday....IO jingle.....vocab words 21-22-23-24 for Monday....grading 3rd quarter vocab words next week......notes on Ref. Box 146...assign C.P. #41 and do exercises 1 and 3......

Thursday.....practice the IO jingle....correct the homework....notes and review of active and passive voice....will be on the test.....assign C.P. #42 and do exercises 1-3-4....

Friday….finish vocab cards and be ready for me to grade them....practice the IO jingle...correct the homework....start 43 A in class....assign parts to do and give work time.....possibly finish it????

7W & P English

Monday....DOL....practice the Sub. Conjunction  jingle and transition word jingles...finish going over the homework on poorly written paragraph….assign C.P. #38 A and do core parts only for assigned work....daily grade tomorrow...

Tuesday....DOL...review of jingles........correct the homework….daily grade…..do the Chapter 8 and 12 checkups to prepare for the test on Friday....exercises 2-3-4 and sentence #1 in Ch. 12 for question and answer flow.....groups of 3 or 4 to help each other....

Wednesday.....finish up the work for the Chapter 8 and 12 checkups

Thursday….no DOL today….review of 2 jingles for ISTEPS…...correct the Chapter 8 and 12 checkups and review for test tomorrow....make sure 3rd quarter vocab cards are all done....will be graded next week sometime....

Friday…..Chapters 8 and 12 test today.....vocab done and ready to be graded?????

6S English

Monday…..DOL…..review of sub. conjunction and transition word jingles for ISTEP prep...correct Chapter 5 checkup and review for the test tomorrow....vocab cards done and ready to be graded.....

Tuesday…Chapter 5 test today.....be thinking of which possible presidents that you may want to write on....pick later this week....

Wednesday..... doing a practice ISTEP writing practice test today in class and will be brought home to finish up.....work time 25 or 30 minutes to finish at home.......then I would like the parents to read the prompt....read your child's writing of the prompt....please sign and add comments on how you think your child did on this practice test......bring back tomorrow done....very important!!!!

Thursday.....spending the class period going over our practice ISTEPS together.....discussing strengths and weaknesses.....sharing time to improve our skills....

Friday....beginning a major writing assignment on a president.....purpose to prepare for ISTEP tests.....7 or 8 paragraphs on the president selected....most of the work begins on Monday...will draw today for which president will be assigned to each student......

Homework for Grades 6-8

January 19th to January 23rd

Martin Luther King, Jr. remembrance today......activities will be done in the literature classes as CLS also remembers this leader and what he did to make our great country even better!!!!!

6G & S memory

Tuesday....Baptism Part 2….

Friday....Baptism Part 3

6G & S Religion

Monday.....both classes will be starting Lesson 30 hopefully

Tuesday....finishing up Lesson 30...

Wednesday....no religion classes....Chapel and 6S has AR today.....

Thursday....starting Lesson 31 in both classes hopefully

Friday....continuing Lesson 31

8R & S English

Monday....reviewing the transition word jingle for ISTEP usage...DO jingle practice... quiz this week….....correct Friday’s homework.….talk about short choppy and long rambling sentences and paragraphs….assign 38 A exercises 1 & 3 for a daily grade

Tuesday...practice our jingles…correct 38 A and do exercises 1 and 3….for a daily grade….Do the Ch. 8 &12 by doing parts of the chapter checkups...test is on Thursday...

Wednesday...DO jingle quiz today....correct checkups and review for the test tomorrow

Thursday...Test today on Chapters 8-12…..start vocab words # 17-20 due Monday....

Friday....start Ch. 14 on Pattern 3 and indirect objects.....review of transition word jingle....start the IO jingle....notes on P3 sentences and core parts...do some examples....finish vocab words if needed.....

7W & P English

Monday....DOL....practice the DO jingle and the transition word jingle....correct homework from Friday…...finish notes on subordinate clauses….assign C.P. 26 and do exercises 2-3-4

Tuesday....DOL....go over the 2 jingles....correct C.P. #26....notes today on short choppy sentences and paragraphs and also long rambling paragraphs….

Wednesday...DOL....practice the 2 jingles..finish up notes if needed....assign C.P. #27 and do exercises 2-3-4 for a daily grade.....

Thursday....DOL....quiz today on the DO jingle.....Correct C.P. #27 daily grade....assign C.P. #38 bA and do exercise 3 and do core parts only for a daily grade....start the Ch. 8 and Ch. 12 checkups for homework and will finish up tomorrow...

Friday....no DOL today....work day on Ch. 8 and Ch. 12 checkups assigned yesterday and due for Monday....

6S English

Monday.....DOL.....practice the transition jingle all week to prepare for ISTEPS…..Sub. Conj. jingle...correct C.P. #20 assign C.P. #21 and do Q and A flow for exercise 1 #1....

Tuesday....DOL.….review jingles….correct the homework…..notes on Ref. Box #98 if needed…..assign C.P. #21 and do exercises 2-4…..daily grade

Wednesday.....DOL….practice jingles for ISTEPS….correct the homework daily grade today….assign C.P. #22 and do exercises 2-3-4-5….for a daily grade...

Thursday....DOL….review of jingles….correct homework for a daily grade today….start the Chapter 5 check up today with groups of 3 or 4 and finish up tomorrow to prepare for test

Friday.... No DOL….continue work on the Chapter 5 checkup and due on Monday…..test next week!!!! Vocab words for 3rd quarter should be done or close.....

3rd Quarter

Homework for Grades 6-8

January 12 to January 16th

Wow!  Can you believe two hour delays or no school for almost 1 entire week?  That has not happened since the 1980s if my memory serves me correctly.  That will definitely create some changes for this week.  This schedule of homework will be affected because the spelling bee scheduled for last Friday will probably now be held on Monday.  Chapel will be on Thursday this week instead of Wednesday. We have a guest speaker from Phil's friends. They help cancer patients and families. There will be slight changes to this so please check the planners each day…..thank you!!!!

6G & S memory

Tuesday....The next memory test will be on January 16th on Baptism Part 1

Friday.....Baptism Part 1

6G & S Religion

Monday.... try to finish up Lesson 28 today....

Tuesday.... Lessons 29 if ready

Wednesday.....try to complete Lesson 29 if started yesterday

Thursday....no religion classes....Chapel and 6S has AR today.....

Friday.....finishing up Lesson 29 or starting Lesson 30

8R & S English

Monday....going back and starting Pattern 2 on direct objects...combining Chapter 8, and 12....Chapter 8 isPattern review......subordinating conjunction jingle and start working on subordinate clauses and nouns, adjectives, and adverbs...notes...finish vocab words for 3rd quarter by the end of January...#11 to #24. Correct the homework from Thursday....Spelling Bee will probably be today and then there would be no classes....

Tuesday....DO jingle and reviewing the sub. conjunction jingle....finish notes from yesterday...assign C.P. # 26 and do exercises 3-4-5-6.

Wednesday.....DO jingle....sub. conjunction jingle....correct C.P. #26 and assign a P2 sentence from C.P. #37

Thursday.....DO jingle....sub. conjunction jingle...correct homework......work on vocab words #14-15-16....

Friday.....DO jingle and sub conj. jingle.....assign C.P. #27 and do selected exercises....see planners....

7W & P English

Monday....DOL...assign Discovery Plates 2-3-4....correct the P2 sentence assigned if still needed

Tuesday…..DOL….DO jingle….sub. conj. jingle practice….finish notes as needed….assign Ch. 12 C.P. #37 and do exercise #1 do sentence #2 for question and answer flow….

Wednesday….DOL….review of our 2 jingles practice….correct the homework….assign C.P. #25 and do exercises 3-4-5….

Thursday….DOL….DO jingle and sub. conj. jingles review….correct the homework….start notes on subordinate clauses…..break down ADV clauses….ADJ clauses….NOUN clauses….give examples…...notes….

Friday….DOL…..finish notes if needed....talk about CX sentences....dependent and independent clauses....if ready assign C.P. #26 and do selected exercises....

6S English

Monday....DOL....notes on HV.....teach NOT as an adverb....notes on coordinating conjunctions.....finish up 3rd quarter vocab words started by January 31st if not yet done.......

Tuesday...DOL....practice the sub. conjunction jingle.....take notes on subordinate clauses as dependent clauses and adverb clauses.

Wednesday...DOL....review of the transition word jingle and the sub. conjunction jingle....finish up notes on subordinate clauses....assign C.P. #20 and do exercises 2 and 3 only.

Thursday...DOL...review of our 2 jingles.....correct C.P. #20 from yesterday....notes on Ref. Box #98....finish up vocab words if possible by Monday..... still more time if needed....

Friday....DOL....review of 2 jingles....assign C.P. #21 and do selected exercises....see planner