Feb 2-6

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.....