March 2-6

Homework for Grades 6-8

March 2nd to March 6th

ISTEPS start this week starting on Tuesday for most grades.  What an exciting time this is!!!.  The classes should feel very confident and well prepared.  If the students give a good effort on both writing parts of the test, I am confident that they all should do very well.  My 6th grade has had many opportunities in the last few weeks to polish their skills. Wrestlers are preparing for their two big final tournaments....good luck to all the boys and the coaches!!!!

6G & S memory

Tuesday and Friday....no memory this week due to ISTEP testing.....

6G & S Religion

Monday.....finish up 83 if possible

Tuesday..... Lesson 86...

Wednesday....no religion....chapel and 6S has AR today.....remember your offerings

Thursday....finishing up Lesson 86 if possible

Friday....starting Lesson 87…..

8R & S English

Monday....Students should have 32 to 35 note cards and quote cards done for today...source cards do not count for the total....these are for the works cited....work on your outlines if not yet started....2nd spot check for a grade....some people are writing first drafts already.....If we were to have a snow day and you have your outline done and are confident, you have permission to write your introduction and at least some of Roman numeral II of you outline even if I have not given you an okay yet......

Tuesday-Friday....students will be working each day while they wait to get their notecards and outlines approved...after you are approved, writing the first drafts and start revising.....typing of the papers will begin on Friday, March 13th.....2nd period is Operetta….do not get behind and be ready to type....outlines will be typed on that Friday and the papers will be started on Monday the 16th....

7W & P English

Monday.....no DOL today....students will be finishing up Chapter 14 check up and use it as a study guide for their test on either Wednesday or Thursday....

Tuesday...DOL...correcting the chapter checkup....review for the test.....7W will have the test on Wednesday....7P will be on Thursday due to ISTEPS.....

Wednesday and Thursday.....correct the chapter checkups and review for the test...each class will probably miss one day of class due to ISTEPS...so as far as I know now the Ch. 14 test will be Friday....

Friday... the Discovery Plates #8-9-10 assigned form the elearning day will be due on Tuesday next week.......Chapter 14 test today due to cancellation on Tuesday

6S English

Monday….DOL....finish notes on subordinating conjunctions and clauses....assign C.P. #25 and do exercises 2-3 for homework...

Tuesday...DOL....DO jingle....correct the homework...assign Ch. 7 Lesson 1 C.P. 29 and do 1 question and answer flow for P2.......

Wednesday....DOL....DO jingle.....go over the homework....assign C.P. #26 and do exercises 2-3-4 for homework.....

Thursday....DOL....DO jingle.....correct C.P. 26....assign C..P. #30 and do number 1 for question and answer flow P2....

Friday...DOL.....DO jingle quiz today.....correct the homework....introduce action verbs and verb tenses and verb conjugation today....notes....no homework....

Feb 23-28

Homework for Grades 6-8

February 23rd to February 27th

ISTEPS start soon! What an exciting time this is!!!.  The 6th, 7th and 8th graders worked on some practice tests this past week to help get them ready for the real tests.  If the students give a good effort on both writing parts of the test, I am confident that they all should do very well.  My 6th grade has had many opportunities in the last few weeks to polish their skills.  You should have received mid-quarter grades this past Friday.  The ISTEP tests for CLS will start next week on March 2nd. We pray for God's blessings as all students will be testing next week! Have a good week!!!!

6G & S memory

Tuesday.....practicing Go, My Children at chapel this morning for tomorrow

Wednesday....singing for Chapel...please come and listen to the 6th graders....

Friday....no memory test today....a thank you for doing a great job in chapel...

6G & S Religion

Monday….finishing up Lesson 83 if necessary or starting Lesson 86

Tuesday.....Lesson 86

Wednesday....Chapel and 6S has AR today

Thursday....if ready starting Lesson 87 today

Friday.....hopefully be able to finish up Lesson 87 today...

8R & S English

Monday....Students should have 16-18 note cards and quote cards done for today...source cards do not count for the total....these are for the works cited....work on cards....1st spotcheck for a grade....

Tuesday-Friday....students will be working each day in class on their note cards for the paper....The second spot check of cards will be on Monday and 33 to 40 cards should be completed...this is note cards and quote cards and not the source cards.  The students should try to get ahead of this if possible to stay ahead of the dates in the syllabus if they are striving for an A.  A second spotcheck will be March 3rd for a grade.  Next week the outlines and the notecards will be checked for final approval before the start of writing the first drafts.

7W & P English

Wow!!! This winter is crazy again....not as bad but still causing problems.....The practice ISTEPS have to get done so....the plan is push them back day by day. The 8th graders are gone for a special event on Tuesday....so...my suggestion is to look at the planners each day to see what the homework is for this week. I will plan something, but changes will probably occur. Please be understanding to our dilemma and for the students, also.

Monday….DOL...Because of the elearning day at home on Thursday of last week, the schedule could become changed due to the practice ISTEP testing. We have to finish the practice tests before starting the real test on March 2nd. Today could end up both 3rd and 6th period being a 2nd practice ISTEP English test.....I will try to keep you updated if and when I find out.

Tuesday....Possibly ISTEPS for English practice tests....or....DOL....practice the IO jingle....quiz possibly Thursday....correct the homework from last week Wednesday depending what happnes....do not forget to finish the elearning responsibilities....assign the next 3 Discovery Plate for homework.....

Wednesday....maybe the 3rd and final English practice ISTEP????....or.....DOL....IO jingle practice.....assign 43 A and do exercise #3 only....1-10 and do core parts only for Patterns 1-2-3 only.....daily grade tomorrow.....

Thursday....DOL...IO jingle quiz if I feel that they are ready.....correct 43 A for a daily grade....assign 43 B and do exercises 4 and 5 only....also for a daily grade....

Friday.....DOL.....start the 8 parts of speech jingle....correct 43 B for a grade....have students start the Chapter 14 checkup and use as a study guide for test next week if all goes as planned....finish for Monday.....then the test would be on Tuesday if all falls into place....

6S English...please note that some of this will probably change due to the elearning day last week on Thursday.....the practice English ISTEP test of 75 minutes will be Friday I am sure and the 2nd English ISTEP for Friday will probably be what is done during class on Monday during class time. I will try to keep you posted. If this does happen, then all my assignments would change for 1 day or possibly two.....the best solution....look at the planning book each night to see what is the assignment for that day....thanks!!!!

Monday…....DOL.....starting to learn the DO jingle....combining Chapters 6 and 7 so class start Pattern 2 sentences with transitive verbs and direct objects today.....notes on DO.....teach P2 core parts and add steps 3-4-5-6 to identify DO and verb transitive.....some homework will come from both chapters...

Tuesday....DOL.....practice the DO jingle and 2 jingles for the ISTEP....notes today will finish up yesterday and start CX sentences.....dependent and independent clauses.....notes on subordinating conjunctions....assign C.P. #25 and do exercises 2 and 3 only....

Wednesday....DOL....DO jingle and 2 for ISTEPS.....correct the homework....discuss P2 sentences and review notes if needed.....assign from Ch. 7 C.P. #30 doe sentence #1 from exercise 1 question and answer flow from go to whoa!!!!

Thursday...DOL...go over the 3 jingles....correct the homework....assign C.P. #26 and do exercises 2-3-4 for homework......

Friday....DOL go over the DO jingle hard...quiz next Monday....correct the homework.....assign C.P. #31 and do sentence #2 for homework...question and answer flow for P2....

Feb. 16-20

Homework for Grades 6-8

February 16th to February 20th

ISTEPS are just around the corner.  The 6-8th grade classes will be working on practice tests to help them get ready. This is a huge change from past years. They will have 4 or 5 practice tests that will take close to 4 hours of testing.  Eighth graders are off to a pretty good start on term papers, and they will be starting notecards and quote cards this week.  All resources for the paper should have been located by Sunday night.  On the following Monday, the first spotcheck of cards will be done and graded.  Hopefully, we will not miss much more school or delays.  If not, all students should take advantage and get some work done….get ahead of the game!!!!

6G & S memory

Tuesday.....all 4 verses of Go, My Children...sing for chapel next week...

Friday....What Is Confession?....be reviewing our song

6G & S Religion

Monday.....Both classes will be starting Lesson 77 this week…..this is about Lent, Holy Week, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and The Resurrection for the next weeks of study...

Tuesday….finish up Lesson 77...I will be picking up the books and grading…...

Wednesday....Chapel and 6S has AR today

Thursday....Lesson 83

Friday.....finishing up Lesson 83...

8R & S English

Monday....Students should have all materials needed by Sunday night.....students should be starting their note cards today...work hard and try to get ahead….. I would get notecards done for at least 1 source if you feel confident over the weekend to get ahead....start with a newspaper or magazine article type of source…..

Tuesday-Friday....students will be working each day in class on their note cards for the paper....The first spotcheck of cards will be on Monday and 16 to 18 cards should be completed...this is note cards and quote cards and not the source cards.  The students should try to get ahead of this if possible to stay ahead of the dates in the syllabus if they are striving for an A.

7W & P English

Monday....DOL....go over the transition, subordinating conjunction and IO jingles…Assign C.P. #41 and do exercises 1-3for tomorrow…..

Tuesday….DOL….transition, subordinating conjunction, and IO jingles….correct C.P. #41….assign C.P. #42 and do 1 P3 sentence from exercise 1…

Wednesday…..DOL….go over the three jingles for this week….finish the rest of C.P. #32 and do exercises 2-3-4for tomorrow….

Thursday....7P no regular class...doing a practice ISTEP English test today…..no DOL today….7 W go over the jingles quickly…..correct C.P. #42...start working on next 3 Discovery Plates for Monday

Friday....7W no class of English and will be doing another ISTEP English test today for practice....7P will do what 7W did on Thursday....same assignment only due for Tuesday...

6S English

Monday...Step #4 editing and final corrections 2nd day of this for writing assignment on Presidents….7 or 8 paragraph expository essay...to help prepare for the ISTEP….

Tuesday and Wednesday…..Step #5 typing of the final drafts....turn in on Thursday

Thursday….Practice ISTEP test today during class....

Friday.....another day of practice ISTEP tests during class

Feb. 9-13

Homework for Grades 6-8

February 9th to February 13th

ISTEPS are coming soon in March.  With all of these snow days, the students are out of sync.  The last test by the 7th graders show that it has impacted the learning.  The 7th grade classes will be working on practice tests to help them get ready. Mr. Creutz and the faculty discussed the possibility of having elearning days. As of right now, that is the plan and will happen starting this week if bad weather occurs again. Please refer to an email to get the required work if an elearning day goes into effect for CLS!!!!   Have a great week!

6G & S memory

Tuesday....Go, My Children....verses 1 and 2 for today.....Mrs. Cathy Werling has graciously agreed and volunteered to play the piano for us. We are scheduled to sing for chapel on February 25th....mark your calendars.

Friday.... test today is verses 1-2-3 of our song....

6G & S Religion

Monday.....the classes still remain apart due to 2 hour delays….6G can hopefully finish up Lesson 32 if needed and 6S should be ready to start Lesson 33….

Tuesday....continuing where they are….6G hopefully start Lesson 33 and 6S finishing up Lesson 33 or start Lesson 34 if ready...

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

Thursday...working to get classes back together…..Lessons 33? and 34???

Friday.....Lessons 34 if ready and Lesson 35 hopefully today

8R & S English

A permission slip was sent home 1 and a half weeks ago in preparation for our trip to the Allen County Library to research information for our research papers....please sign and return...thanks!!!  I do not have all of them as of Friday.  It is due today....Monday the 9th.

Monday....research papers continue today....going over information with a complete syllabus of dates and expectations....overview....look at packets and answer questions....pick a topic.  I gave the Chapter 14 test to be done as homework.  I handed this out last Friday….this is due for tomorrow and will count as a daily grade.

Tuesday....teach how to narrow a topic....teach source cards and how to write them....start teaching quote cards....teach notecards

Wednesday.....going to the library and learning the process of how to research and begin finding materials.....students can go back starting tonight to finish up....please go with a parent or in groups of 3 or 4 classmates.....must have all materials by Sunday.

Thursday.....practice doing source card, quote card and notecards today from a newspaper article......teach to read and hilite information to be used....make 3 to 6 cards and have at least 1 quote card for tomorrow

Friday.....looking at old papers and cards and checking homework to be certain how cards are to be done......finish getting all sources that will be used.....start cards over the weekend and on Monday if no school.

7W & P English

Monday…..finish up the ISTEP ….55 minutes total of writing time….parents, could you please at least read the prompt and the writing and then please sign it for me…..comments are welcomed….bring in tomorrow….

Tuesday….going over tests and sharing strengths and weaknesses…..doing more practice later…

Wednesday....DOL....go over the Chapter 8 and 12 test.....Start Chapter 14....IO jingle start today....notes on P3....teach core parts

Thursday...DOL...review of jingles for ISTEP....IO jingle....teach transitive and intransitive....review core parts of P1 P2 P3 sentences....assign Discovery Plate #????

Friday....DOL....review jingles....assign C.P. #31 and do 1 P3 sentence and exercises 3 and 4

6S English

Monday....Last Wednesday and Friday if labs were abailable...used the computer lab to allow students to find information needed to write a quality 7 or 8 paragraph essay on the president that they have.....print and hi-lite information that will be used on the prewriting by Monday…...finish looking for information at home over the weekend if needed and finish your hi-liting....be ready for Step #1 on Monday.......Step #1 prewriting for President’s 7 or 8 paragraph essay

Tuesday and Wednesday.....Step #2 writing the first drafts....

Thursday.....Step #3...revising of first drafts....

Friday....Step #4....peer editing and final corrections.....